What is the difference between cam v4 and cam OG?

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Life hackster or something like that.

Okay thanks.

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That jibes with my experience, as well. Iā€™ve used my Cam OG in different settings with the Night Vision Mode set to Auto, Night Vision Conditions set to Dark, and Night Vision IR Lights enabled, and the image clarity is much better than I wouldā€™ve expected under those conditions. I havenā€™t done a side-by-side comparison with Cam v4 for myself, but Iā€™m definitely pleased with what I get from Cam OG, especially at its price.

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Yep, thatā€™s the one. Normally I donā€™t put a lot of stock in that sort of review/comparison, but even if you put it on mute, ignore everything he says, and just look at the image/motion comparisons, he does a good job. I think I even grabbed still frames and just looked at them side by side.

I looked at his when I was originally trying to decide between v3 and OG. I did see the v3 in his videos seemed to have more ghosting and blocking, but figured maybe it was something on his end. Nope, got them both and saw the exact same thing and sent the v3 back. So since then Iā€™ve figured his videos give a pretty good idea of what to expect.

There have been a couple where he did one when it was brighter out than the other, that was with the older cams, and obviously thatā€™s essentially useless. Now he knows to mount them both and do them as close together as possible.

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Overall Iā€™m really impressed with both the OG/OG Tel and the Panv3s I have. Obviously they are not perfect but for what I paid and what I need them for, they exceeded my expectations.

Several neighbors have Blink/Ring cams and one of them frequently just tells people ā€œgo ask Dave, he has the nice camerasā€.

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Why arenā€™t any of us working? :rofl:

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I went on a permanent vacation. Retirement is my job. Hours are good and I like not having a boss. I have a corner office, my own bathroom and garage.

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Iā€™m self employed, so I pick and choose when to work. Itā€™s nice to have employees and give them the crap you donā€™t feel like doing :grin:

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Iā€™m just your typical deadbeat. :joy:

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Same. :roll_eyes:[1]

  1. Lest there be any confusion, the eye roll is directed at myself. ā†©ļøŽ

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Me too, but unfortunately I have multiple bosses, I just call them clients :frowning:

Me too, both at home and at the office, okay I donā€™t have a garage at the office :wink:

However, my favourite place to work is at the cottage. I donā€™t have a corner office thee, I have a small desk and a chair but I have a million dollar view of the bay. One bathroom that I share with the wife and a tool shed instead of a garage :grin:

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Not married?

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Iā€™ve been home based for like 15 years when they closed our local office (commuting to NYC from Boston every day is not feasible obviously). Iā€™ve been here 19 years and am the only one left that knows how everything works. So basically I can do whatever I want and nobody would dare make a peep. That being said, I take pride in my work and everything gets done and done right, so nobody would have any reason to question anything anyway.

Plus, itā€™s Friday. Nobody gives 100% on Friday :rofl:

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My bathroom is my corner office :poop: :computer: :rofl:

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Happily and sheā€™s different kind of boss :wink:

EDIT: I just realized that this question wasnā€™t directed at me. What can I say, Iā€™m self centered :grin:

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No, I rent. :wink:

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Definitely the way to go, at least in that area.

Just try not to ā€œborrowā€, the owner tends to get mad.

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Like with :beer:?

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I tried an OG and returned it.
The Color night vision was about the same as my Tapo C320 and nowhere close to the V3ā€™s, V4ā€™s and Pan V3ā€™s I have.
It was a less noisy picture, but much less sensitive which is probably to be expected if the non OG cameras have more gain available.
I use some of my cameras for night sky watching and capturing the Aurora Borealis. The V3, V4, and Pan V3 produce good colour video when the Aurora is barely visible to the naked eye. The OG (and the Tapo) are virtually useless and see nothing but the most intense events.

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I find my OG and Pan v3 have similar color night vision, but Iā€™m not aiming them at the sky either. When I was comparing the OG and v4 night vision on various reviews, looking over normal areas the v4 was darker and more grainy with things not as clearly defined, which is probably due to the higher resolution and thus higher light requirements.

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Bummer. I was hoping Tapo was a good alternative. I was told they were better than Wyze cams.

Balloon :balloon: popped.