Hikvision Ezviz Tested

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Ethan Ace
•Published Dec 28, 2015 05:00 AM

**** *****,********* ******** ****** *** **** ***** **** ***** ***** ****, **** ******* ****** and *** *** ******** ****** ** consumers.

** ****** ***** *-******* ***** ***** *** [link ** ****** *********] *** $*** online ** *** *** ** ****** up ** ***** **********, ********* *** OEM ******* *******, **** *** *** IP.

**** ******* ***** ********** ******** ** this ***:

********* *** ***** ***** ***** ** hide *** *********** *************** ** *** *********.

*** ** *** ******** ******* **** competes ****, ************* **** * ******, ******** "*** ********, ********, *** operation structure ** ***** ******** *** ********** ********* from *********". *******, *** ******* ** Ezviz ****** **** ***** ****-****, ****-**** and *** ***** ******* **** **** Hikvision ** *****.

Summary/Market ******

***** ***, ********* '********' *** ******* ** *********** ****** ************, with ***** *** **** *** ******** OEMs, ****** ****** ******** *** ***** **** ********** prices.

***, **** ***** ******** ****** ** *** users, *** ********** ********* ** ***** own ********** ****, **** *** *********** ********* to ********* ***** *** ******** ******* (especially **** * *** ** ******* versions **** **** *****), *********'* *** OEMs *** ***** ******* ** *** SMB *****.

*** ***** *** *****, **** *** now *** ***** **** ****** *** use *** ******** ********* **** *** 4500 *** ******* ** ****** ****** large ******* ** ****.

Key ********

***** ******* *** *** *** ********* with **** ********* *** **** ********* changes. ***** *** **** ********* *** address, ** ************ *** ********* *****/***, and **** * *** ********* **** only ********* ******* (********* ***** ******, some ********** ********).

** *** *****, ***** *** ****** performance *** ******* ** ********* *** OEM ***** ***/** ****** ** **** light *** *** ***** ******.

***** ***** ******* *** **********, **** QR *** ************ ***** ********* ************ failing, ***** **** ********* (** **** scanning) *** ****** ******* (******** ****** number).

***** *** ********* *** ****** ** use, **** ****** *** *****-****** **** viewing. ******** *** ******* ** *** camera ****, **** ******** ******* **** continuous *** ***** *****.

******* ***** *** *******, *********** ******** in ***** **, *** ****** ** be ************ ***** ** *****. **** streaming ** **** ******* ********** ******* issues.

Pricing *** ************

***** ** ***** **** *** ****** retailers, ******* ****** *** ******, *** *** box/club ****** **** *****'* ****. *** *** ***** *** ~$*** USD ******.

**** ** **** ********* **** ***** HD ****** **** ** **** ******, such ** ****-*** *** *** (~$***)*********'* *** *** ($***), **** ** ***** *** ****.

Kit ********

**** ***** *** **** ****, ***** contains *** **** *** ******* *** DVR, *** ****** (****, *****, ****, network), *** ***** ******** *** ****. Also ******** *** **** ********* *** each ******* (********* ** **** **** 12VDC *****), ***** *** ******* ** eliminate **** ***** ****** ****** ****** ** analog *******. 

***** ******* ** ***** *****, ****** green *** ** ****** ** **** for **, **** ** *** *** of *** *** *** ** * band ****** **** ******. **** ***** may *** **** *** **** ** the ****** ***** ****, ** ** may *** *** **** *** ********** of ***** **** ** ********, *** blend **** *** ***********.

**** ** ******* **** *** *** and *** ** *** ******* ****** is *** ******* ** *********. *** labels *** ********** ******* ***** ****, with ** ******* ** ***** ****** company ********.

** ****** *** *** ******** ** this *****:

Physical ********

*** *** ****** ** **** ******* to ********* *** ***** *** **** compact **** ** * **** **** factor. * ** **** ** ******* on *** *** ** *** **** which ***** *** ** *** *** DVR ** ***** *******. ** **** ** the *** ** **** *****:


*** ***** ** ****** ***** ****** is **** ******* ** ********* ******* models, ******* **** ******** **** ** the ** ******, **** *****, *** cable ****. *** ******* ****** ** more *******, **** *** ********** ***** band ****** *** ******:


Adding Devices ** *****

*** ***** *** ***** **** * QR **** ** *** ***, ***** users **** *** ****** *** ** add *** ****** ** *** ******. Alternately, *** ****** ****** ****** *** verification **** (***** ** *** *** label) *** ** ******** ******* *** the ****** *** ** ***** *** interface.

***** ****** ******, **** **** ******* works, ** ** ****, ****** **** 1-2 ******* ** ******* *** ******. However, ** *** *****, ********* ** codes **** **** ** *******, ** verification ***** *** ********, **** **** using ****** ***** *******. 

** *********** *** *******, *** ***** issues, ** **** *****:

******** *******

**** ********* ** *****, ******** *** recorders *** ******* ** ************* **** up ** ****. **** ******* *** chance ** ******* ***** ******** *************** ********. 

Ezviz *********

*** ***** ********* ** ****** ** use *** **** ******* *** ********, similar ** ***** ***** ********. ** offers ****** ****** **** **** *** playback *** * ******** (**** ****** event ******* ** **** ** ********** video). ** ** **** **** ******* may ** ****** ************** ** * 2x2 ***** ****, *** ******** ** limited ** * ****** ******.

**** **** ***** ********* ** *********** for ****, **** ***** ****** ******* ****. Additionally, ** ****** ** ********* **** devices ***** ****** *******, **** ** DVRs ** ******* ***** ** *****.

** ****** **** ********* ****:

*** *********

[[****, ****-**-**: ** ******* ******** ********, the *** ********* ** ***** **** is ** ****** *********. ***** **** view/manage *** ****** *** *** ***** interface (*****/******* *********) ** *** *** Ezviz ***** *********.]]

*** *** ********* ** *** ***** DVR ** *********** *** **** ** Hikvision ******, ***** * ********* ***** scheme, *** ******** *** ******** ** some ** ********. *** *******, *** controls *** ****** **** **** **** swapped **** ** ***** ** *** live ******. ********* *** ********* *******.

iVMS-4200 *************

***** *** *** *********'* ****-**** *** (*** *** ****) *** ****-**** ****** *** ** view ***** *******, ** ******** ** Hikvision *** *** ******. 

***** *** **** ***** ***** ******* in **** *** ****** ***** ******* they **** ** ****. **** **** cameras/DVRs **** ** ***** ** ***** prior ** ****** *** ******* ** iVMS. 

****-**** (** **** ** *********'* **** discovery ****) **** **** ***** ********* on *** ***** *******, *** ** *** tests, ** ***** *** ******* ******** to ***** ******, **** **** ****** credentials. 

**** ***** ************ ****-**** **** *****,*********, ****-*** *******.


ONVIF/RTSP ***

**** ********* *********, *** ***** *** includes *********** ***** ********* *** *******, ** **** ** **** *********.

*******, ***** ***** ****** ******* ******** to *** *** ******* ******, ** were ****** ** *** ** ** Exacq, ********, ** ********* ************. ***** VMSes *** ******** ********.

**** ********* *** *** ******** ****** without ******.


Comments (2)
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Undisclosed #1
•Dec 28, 2015
IPVMU Certified

Ezviz product is color coded, either green for HD analog or blue for IP, seen on the top of the DVR and on a band around each camera. Some users may not like the look of the bright green ring, as it may not fit with the aesthetics of their home or facility, nor blend into the environment.

IMHO, it's not meant to blend in, but to stick out. Judging from the review, it may be the most obvious differentiator between the PRO and Ez lines.

It's a bone thrown to the integrator to make their neutral colored cameras seem better, even if the specs underneath are the same.

Customer: I found these cameras online that look like they could do the job.
Integrator: Don't tell me, they have a bright green band around them.
Customer: Yeah, how did you know?
Integrator: Listen, here's the problem with those...

@Ethan, is the band removable or does it seem to provide ingress protection?

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Ethan Ace
•Jan 05, 2016
In reply to Undisclosed #1

No, it's not removable.