Ubiquiti G5 Bullet and G4 Bullet Compared!

[@velodyneman]

I am using the G4 Pro's in high traffic areas along with a G5 Bullet in my garage. For the money the G5 is a pretty good camera.

[@Col_Crunch]

4:10 I haven't seen any info on actual sensor size for either camera so it very well *could* be bigger... but with all the mentions of fuzzy/less sharp images (especially at night) that I have seen around the internet, I would guess that either a) the sensor is actually larger, but still denser than the G4 or b) it is the same size just a more dense sensor. In either case pixel density usually has a negative effect on performance since each pixel on the sensor is gathering less light.

[@JenxTech]

Whats weird from my testing is that the nighttime pics on the G5 are far better. But I'm going to do a follow up after multiple people have mentioned bad night images.

[@Soladaddy]

I'd like to see sensor size as well.

[@eyesonly4451]

@@JenxTech Don't know that I'd call the G5 image better. It's certainly brighter, but the luminance noise is substantial. I'm wondering how they would compare if the two were adjusted to a common brightness level. I'm guessing that the if the brightness of the G4 were brought up the same level of the G5 it would look pretty similar.

[@sawsaw2388]

I thought the g5 was aluminum based on their site description 😅 I have really rough weather were I am at, plastic become really brittle real quick. Kinda need it for night and day-time. the night time looks really good, and affordable obviously 🤣

[@JenxTech]

@@sawsaw2388 unfortunately plastic. I would not leave these anywhere with strong sun. Will probably overheat and will probably degrade the plastic

[@genepierson1728]

I wonder if the metal housing keeps it cooler vs. the plastic housing. That matters over time.

[@JenxTech]

Yeah, something I missed, the operating temp is smaller on the plastic ones, while I found the image quality better, seems they reduced the specs for other things, there max temp is lower two, which is bad for us as means can't put them in direct sun here in CO they will probably overheat. How ever the plastic will be better if your near the sea, that salt air will eventually rust everything!

[@Volnodumez63]

My g4 pro has stopped being detected online. Only the backlight diodes are lit. It does not respond to the reset button. Tell me what can be done?

[@Jeff-rg9io]

Doesn't the G4 has audio? And no for the G5?

[@JenxTech]

They both have audio as in have mics on the camera. Neither have speakers to do talk back.

[@michalpitra913]

Nice review, I had the G5 for a few days, everything worked well, especially the high brightness compared to the G4 bullet, I was really impressed. However, that was until I tried the person detection at night. I had trouble recognizing myself in the video, which was a huge disappointment for me. There was a lot of ghosting and the image was not sharp. Could you try walking by a few times during the day? The image itself is beautiful, but with movement at night, I was not satisfied and returned the camera. Thanks

[@JenxTech]

Oh interesting I'll do a follow-up

[@imyour_huckleberry]

Is the field of view different? Looks like the G5 had a zoom?

[@JenxTech]

It's slightly wider from what I can tell, don't think the zoom was any different (although as it's a higher res sensor digital zoom, should, be clearer)

[@TomasIgnatavicius]

Why is the G5 cheaper then?

[@JenxTech]

Thats a good question. Probably a couple of things: 1. Plastic construction (steal/metal prices and fabrication have sky rocketed, plastic is still cheap) 2. Probably tweaked internals, it's a 100mb LAN over the 1GB on the G4. I'm guessing they probably put in "Just enough" electronics vs off shelf parts on previous models. 3. Post pandemic production, might have tweaked factory/parts sourcing. If someone has dead ones, would love to open them up!

[@FastRedPonyCar]

G4 can use the optional IR extender also.

[@n25992]

Is the G4pro still the best ?

[@FastRedPonyCar]

Yep

[@JenxTech]

There's a G5 Pro but I can't release the video until it's fully public

[@michalpitra913]

@@FastRedPonyCar @JenxTech Yesterday I installed the G4 Pro and except for some lens fogging that occurred after 2 hours and fortunately disappeared on its own after another 4 hours (apparently this is normal), I am completely satisfied. I had the opportunity to try out the G5 bullet as well, and in addition to that, I have the G4 bullet with the original IR extender, and several G3 Flex cameras, but The G4 Pro is simply on a different level in terms of image quality during the day and especially at night. I regret not buying it earlier 😊 I also considered getting the AI bullet, but ultimately decided to go with the G4 Pro. I know I don't want the G5 bullet anymore, and I was considering getting the G5 Pro in early access, but I am now a bit hesitant and will wait until some reviews become available. The same goes for the G5 Flex.

[@mandalorian5038]

Did you already have ethernet run to the outside of your house or did you do that post build?

[@JenxTech]

We spec'd the house with ethernet runs to external places on the property during construction, would be a nightmare now, after building I wish I added a couple more locations tho, pro tip, ALWAYS add more even if you don't plan on using them straight away.. you never know. Some of the things I've thought about is just using ethernet to power Z-Wave/ZigBee sensors etc, much easer than screwing around getting AC/DC power to a location.

[@mandalorian5038]

@@JenxTech I’m kicking myself now for not taking more time to figure out where I wanted cameras and other devices during the build. Of course, now it’s going to be a pain in the ass but needs to be done :(

[@JenxTech]

@@mandalorian5038 oof yeah I spent a couple of days going over our floor plan thinking about cabling. All I can recommend is if you cut drywall you can get neat little panels that slot in the hole so you now have an access panel for the future

[@siiNke]

What if the price is same? Which to pick

[@JenxTech]

Good question, in that case that would depend where you're installing them, by the sea where you are going to get allot of wet weather the G5 probably makes sense as it's a plastic housing and should hold up longer. The G4 will be better with extreme temps and direct sunlight as it has higher operating temp ranges. But as you can see the picture is very similar.