Cisco Meraki Varifocal MV72 Outdoor HD Dome Camera With 256GB Storage - Network surveillance camera - dome - outdoor - vandal / weatherproof - colour (Day&Night) - 4 MP - 1920 x 1080 - 1080p - vari-focal - wireless - Wi-Fi - GbE - H.264 - PoE

Product Overview

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For £867 ex-VAT, the Meraki MV72 is one of those “you’re paying for simplicity and reliability” buys. The varifocal outdoor dome design makes sense if you need flexible framing without swapping hardware, and the weather/vandal focus is exactly what you want for UK sites that get hammered by rain, wind, and the odd bit of abuse. Where it really earns its keep is if your business already runs a Cisco Meraki environment (or you’re willing to standardise on it): the management experience tends to be painless, and you get solid day/night performance for the money spent on keeping things working rather than tinkering.

That said, it’s not a slam-dunk for every reseller customer. If you just need a couple of basic cameras and you’re comfortable with more DIY setups, you can usually do better on cost with non-Meraki options. Also, that built-in 256GB storage sounds convenient, but if you expect heavy retention or lots of analytics-driven recording, you’ll still want to sanity-check recording settings and retention targets—otherwise you end up paying for features you can’t fully use. Buy it when you want dependable outdoor coverage, minimal fuss, and centralised management; skip it when your budget is tight or your team prefers to manage systems manually.