New Outdoor Cameras with 2 Way Audio

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Currently it seems there are only 2 outdoor POE Camera options that support both AI Deterrence and Cam Pro:

The VC727P which looks very basic and not what I call professional grade.

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The VC729P which is great but is not mountable on everyone’s soffit because the base is very large. In my case I wanted to install one on the trim outside my garage but it won’t fit, whereas my current Bullet Camera VC838PF fits fine.

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What would be great is more form factors. I love the 838PF and imagine an 838PF with 2 way audio and maybe some red and blue strobe LEDs. This would fill the gap in the line-up.

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Plus I would love to see some Alarm.com wifi floodlights too similar to what Ring has to augment the cameras. I would replace all my existing floodlights with those.

Does anyone know what we can expect from the pipeline of upcoming 2025 products?

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Alarm.com did reveal some new POE cameras at ISC West. Looks like they have a new Prism series which appears to have a two way audio POE dome option. Supposedly some of these will be 8mp. Here’s an announcement post from ADC.

Optimistically they should be out this year.

There are additional new models replacing the V515, V523, V723X, and VDB770 which are expected this year.

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It is basic but I’m curious, what do you look for in a camera to consider it professional grade?

I think of build quality, durability, and details that a professional installer would care about.

Check out the new Prism Series in this video (5:21).