Unifi G5 PTZ : The perfect camera for your home

In this video I take a look at the brand new Unifi G5 PTZ camera from Ubiquiti networks. This is the second PTZ camera in the Unifi protect lineup and I have to say after using it for a couple months it has become one of my favorite.
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0:00 Intro
0:53 G5 PTZ mounting options
1:08 G5 PTZ specs
1:50 Looking at the G5 PTZ in Unifi protect
7:03 Testing camera at night time
7:38 Final thoughts

[@kenwhiteproductions]

I literally waited 6 months for out of stock g5 turrets, and 1 day later this drops..........

[@IndianaDiy]

Yup, I Got one turret need another one but have to wait.

[@kenwhiteproductions]

@@IndianaDiy and now I've got two sitting here that I don't want anymore 🤦‍♂️

[@IndianaDiy]

@@kenwhiteproductions nice, always fun buying tech getting hopes up and excited only to have disappointment.

[@BMRStudio]

And now, this is out of stock too!😂😂😂

[@RicardoJimenezlmhc]

And there's the drop! It's at a great price

[@TheCloudWalking]

Very affordable and decent quality too. Well done ubiquiti.

[@DPCTechnology]

Great review bro! these are gonna be crazy popular!

[@XxAsxsaxssxinxX]

Very happy with this camera design and price! Great review video!

[@itaco8066]

Great review!

[@jfkastner]

Very interesting, thanks, Cody!

[@mikepp7616]

Great Review.... and ordered. !!

[@JasonsLabVideos]

This is looking good Cody !! Nice !!

[@AlphaKai91]

I ordered three to cover all corners of the house. Cant wait!

[@spencerbigum1309]

No sold out! Thanks for the overview, will keep it on my watch list now!

[@ozmosyd]

Excellent messing review. After your walk through demo this lil beaut is on the list. Learning a lot from you chap. Love ya work

[@The_Tech_Ninja]

Nice to see a PTZ at a lower price, but 2k with 4MP is not the standard today! Hope they will bring more in the future. Black edition i agree with you.

[@jrmbtr]

Thank you! If this were on the exterior corner of a carport facing the street, would the person tracking cause the camera to rotate backward or does it stop at some point?

[@scut1179]

For the wall mount, do the mounting holes match the g4/g5 bullet cam's mounting points? I'm hoping I don't have to drill new holes on my stucco wall.

[@ahmod_ali-6seo]

Nice video. Very helpful

[@ColumCusack]

Hi, Any info on the plate recognition for gate control access? Thank you. Great video.

[@DeejayDanny11]

Again really good review! And if i'm correct everything out of the standard field of view will not get recognized or picked up by the camera? Like for example; you're default starting point is to the left and when i'm approaching from the right side the camera will turn when i walk in the image and start following me. It doesn't include motion sensors behind the default field of view to immediatly turn to the other side and start tracking. But for this price really nice camera. And i also hope they will sell it in black (actually i hope so with all the camera's of the G5 generation because it would make it a better option for the customers also to choose)

[@ronsullivan132]

Would have liked for you to show the zoom feature in the video. Does it support digital zoom too?

[@jamieosh70]

How far left/right does the camera turn? It looks all 360 degrees? Can you set what angle is the default centre? I would want to mount this in a location where the default straight ahead is at a right angle to how it’s mounted

[@frfotografie]

finally ordered 😎

[@Plague_GG]

Have you installed any of the new PDU HDs for clients? Would like to see a install/review of one.

[@Wiplasher]

Anyone know if the mounting holes match up with some of the other G4 and G5 cameras? Was hoping to swap a G4 bullet I have with the new PTZ and was gonna ask the better half to install it haha.

[@ronm6585]

Thanks.

[@IndianaDiy]

Yeah I need that for trespassers in my yard. And it’s already sold out, so if you needed it now it’s a waiting game. Just like the 10g Sfp+ from ubiquity, I finally got one after like a year of being out of stock. I’ll buy a AI version of the G5 PTZ for $599 but it’s needs at-least 3-5x optical zoom.

[@tomgosy]

As much as I dissed this thing when it was announced, I can actually think of a couple of uses for it that could be interesting

[@ionbuilds]

Just received the camera and installed it. Overall it’s good but I’m seeing if you walk by it , normal speed it struggles to catch up to you and goes back to home. Tested serval times anyone know how to fix that or is it normal. I have another one still in box thinking to return it if there’s no fix for it.

[@d3m3tr3s]

We are in the Ai era, why they have in white color? DOes it come with the Ai features that the rest Ai cameras have?

[@HyRax_Aus]

This looks great. Definitely want one, but I can fully expect my local Aussie retailers to flog it off for 500-600 Dollar Bucks.

[@tech4fun115]

No patrolling? That’s kinda weird. Nice cam though. Great vid!

[@MactelecomNetworks]

@@tech4fun115 hopefully in a future firmware update

[@nq2847]

Nice, I wonder if they’ll make a dedicated license plate ready one day. 🤞

[@ArnoSchmidt70]

Any idea when it comes out?

[@kelemvor3333]

Sucks that there's no patrol mode. Hopefully it gets added. Any idea how person tracking works if there's multiple people on opposite side of the field of view?

[@tonyk6916]

How would this handle tracking multiple people in a single room? Lets say around 20 people or so

[@DonnieKluck]

Nice very good video. So the only cameras that do license plate recognition are the AI camera lineup correct? This one just does the basic recognition of people, animal and vehicles?

[@gift3rs]

Which AI detections to the G5 PTZ have?

[@ASUSfreak]

What is that 'patrolling' you spoke about? (is that some sort of 'scanning the perimeter' thing?) And indeed please make black models... since I have everything black/antraciet at my house lol... roof, drains, windows, overhangs... Greetings from the Dutch part of Belgium 😊

[@2dfx]

PTzed, Cody!

[@richardrodgers1009]

Pretty impressive for the price point

[@aa-fp5ui]

5g pts 請問哪時會出商品

[@hunseder]

I need one with 20x zoom to replace my old analog Bosch unit...

[@apaulson85]

Can you pan / tilt through the protect app?

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Yup you can just like the PTZ industrial

[@AM93000]

Thanks for the review. When I saw the specs a few months ago, it didn't wow me, and this video has confirmed it. 2k and 2x zoom are a completely joke in today's standard. The night color? Forget it. Ummmm probably a g5 pro ptz at some point for 4k and 10x zoom?

[@santiagodraco]

Great video. Would have been nice to see people at night without the color. It seems to significantly reduce video quality, so much so that it's a really horrible camera for night security where the ability to recognize a face is important.

[@its_Tricky83]

This looks fabulous. Will probably and unfortunately cost over AU$1K when it makes its way down to Australia.

[@NateAsOfLate]

Do you feel like the spotlight is bright enough to help much?

[@MactelecomNetworks]

My street is very bright as is but I think if you live somewhere with less light it would definitely help

[@dsuh4100]

How loud is the motor in the camera when you are panning, tilting, etc? Can you hear it from 10 or 20 feet away?

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Can’t hear it from 2 feet away it’s very quiet

[@dsuh4100]

@@MactelecomNetworks Awesome, thank you!

[@Reedith]

Wasn't there going to be a black one?

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Hopefully they make one black

[@rs3370]

It kind of looks like the drone from Oblivion. Especially with the ceiling mount version.

[@MactelecomNetworks]

That should be enough to buy it! Love oblivion

[@dukeseb]

Does it do plate detection?

[@MactelecomNetworks]

It does not

[@dukeseb]

@@MactelecomNetworksstill pretty cool

[@Mitchs]

No cover for rain? Rain gets all over the lens??

[@eyefly001]

thats a poor picture for $300. I really like their protect software, but they need to do better with the cameras.

[@MQY-gf7qv]

No tracking for vehicles yet vehicle detection? Not good. Any linkage with other cameras, i.e. tracking to the linked camera? That is a must really. And Patrol function?! hmm. Looks like undercooked to me

[@yourpcmd]

Yeah, went to order 8, sold out. Damn Ubiquiti.....

[@adenlewis6256]

Will this camera auto track a animal like deer and fox's.

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Only tracks people as of right now

[@MajorTendonitis]

Well I’m a little disappointed,but for $400 Canadian it’s pretty impressive. I would have happily paid a few hundred dollars more if it had at least 10 times optical zoom though . I’m kind of in disbelief it’s 2K also . UniFi , the 80’s called and they want their camera back . Seriously though I may just order this to monitor the inside of my garage

[@Maschinenbauer31]

Only 2K? Why not 4K….😢

[@DanWalshTV]

Only their 'Pro' cameras are 4K. Wouldn't be surprised if we get a G5 PTZ Pro and AI PTZ eventually.

[@paologaidano6802]

great vid. the cam is as usual sold out. is always sold out! WTF???

[@aa-fp5ui]

你好

[@TexmerYT]

Looks like Wheatley 😂😂❤

[@tedev]

i don't like the night vision quality for the price

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Well same with the g5 pro I wasn’t super happy with the night vision then poof a firmware update fixed it

[@craigkautz431]

Wow this vs the g4pro's I have is a no brainer and cheaper....... Guess next time 🤣

[@MrSkyl1ne]

That "color nightvision" is a complete joke. I have a couple of Tapo cameras that cost a fraction of this thing, the C325WB has full color nightvision without any kind of spotlight. It's just full color in pitch black darkness. My C520WS also has person tracking, it has the patrol feature and costs a quarter of the price of this G5. Sure, it's "consumer grade", but if you are using it at home, you don't need industrial grade cameras.

[@BMRStudio]

Ui must fix the price first….😂

[@tld8102]

Will they sell me a joystick?

[@patti4832]

Still waiting for the Intercom Ultra

[@aa-fp5ui]

我是台灣地區

[@roger38888]

But is out of stock 😂.

[@djheckler92]

Personally don't like the look of it, don't think would look good on my house, a G5 ultra turret is more discreet.

[@jasonluong3862]

Hope the neighbors across the street are not the paranoid type.

[@MactelecomNetworks]

🤷‍♂️ if they are they could come talk to me lol.

[@jasonluong3862]

@@MactelecomNetworks If they do, tell them the camera can see through walls. The Luddites will believe anything.

[@ml4319]

Fascinating that you're allowed to film neighbours in Canada.

[@MajorTendonitis]

@@ml4319if you had a Ring doorbell camera ,in all probability it would be most likely be looking at my neighbours across the street . I wonder how that works?

[@brianhansen2202]

If my neighbor had a camera that was filming my house and front door, I would have a very loud talk with him

[@MactelecomNetworks]

@@brianhansen2202 you could always just yell by the camera it has a microphone In all seriousness it’s legal to have it where I live. You need to follow the laws of where you live

[@brianhansen2202]

@@MactelecomNetworkswhere I live, it is not legal to have cameras that can see anything but your own property

[@MactelecomNetworks]

@@brianhansen2202 well then you make a privacy zone and everyone’s happy.

[@dave24-73]

Why so big on top, shame the design sucks.

[@HARLEYMLM1966]

While it’s nice to have it is a big fail! Ubiquity put out a PTZ from 5 years ago. You can tell management is from Apple

[@courtenaybotterill5591]

Don't buy this stuff if you live in the UK. The returns process is done by sending stuff to the Netherlands. Your products get customs charges for returns! This stuff is garbage! I was offered instore credits to cover the customs charges! I will not be buying more items to send to the Netherlands! Very poor customer service.

[@MactelecomNetworks]

@@courtenaybotterill5591 alright so you’ve commented this twice in my videos and another video was just straight up negativity. If you don’t like Ubiquiti don’t buy it or watch Ubiquiti videos 😂

[@youdontneedmyrealname]

2x? Omegakek... Not a shot for $300

[@GITSSAC]

Garbage night Vision. Definitely not getting this now.

[@Agamerfr0zed]

I'll be replacing my old G4 domes with this.