Hikvision TandemVu PTZ Tested
Hikvision combines two cameras in one with its TandemVu PTZ models, but how well do the cameras work?
IPVM bought and tested the Hikvision TandemVu DS-2SE4C425MWG-E PTZ against the Hikvision DeepinView iDS2CD7546G0-IZHSY (See in Shootout), Hikvision Pro Series DS-2CD2347G2-LSU (See Test), and Axis M3536 (See Test), in this report we provide our fully tested results, including:
- *** **** ** *** *** ******* work ********?
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- *** **** ** *** ** *** face *******?
- *** **** *** ** ******** *** reliable ****** *********?
- **** ** *** ****** ****** ** outdoor ******* ****** ***** ******?
- *** **** ** ****** *** *** white ***** ****** *** *********?
- *** **** ** ****** *** *** IR ****** *** *********?
- *** **** ******* ******* ** ***** models?
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Potential *** **** ********
*** ** **** *** *** ****** smart ******** *****/********* **** ** ******* to ******* *** *** ** * tour, ** ******* *** *** ** view * ***** **** ** ********, while *** ***** ****** ******* ***** the *** *** ******* ** ******** of *** ***** ** ********. ***** is ** *******:
Physical ********
***** ** *** ******** ******** ** the ********* ******** ***:
******** **-***********-* ** ******* ** **** to ***** ********* *** ****** **** as **-********-**.
Pricing *** ********
********* ******** **-***********-* *** ** ********* online *** ~$***. ***** ** * pricing *** ******* ********** ** *** cameras ******** ** **** ****.
Executive *******
********* ******** ******* ****** ****** **** each *****, ******* **** ******** ***** limits *** *** ** ******* * single **** ** ******** (**** *** fixed ****** ********* ** ********), ******* a ***** ****, ** ********* **** operators.
***********, *** ********* *********** ******** **** false ****** ** *******, ***** *******, headlights, *** *** ***-*****, *** **** image ******* *** ****, ******** **** commonly *********** ** ******* *** **** capture *** *** **** **** ** on.
** *** ******** ****, *** ********* TandemVu ******* ******** ***** ****-***** ***********, and ****** *********, ********** **** * major ***** **** *** ******** *********, had ***** ***********/**** ********, *** ***** in ****-*** ********** **** ******** **********, however, *** *** *********** *** ********.
Smart ******** *******/********
***** ********* ******** ***** ******** ** various *** ******, ********* **** **** this ******* ** *** ********* **** the *" ******** *** ******.
*******, ****** *******, **** *********** *** camera, *** "*****" ****** *******, *** then ******* **********.
*** ****** ******** ******* ***** ****** that *** *" *** ****** ** not ******* ***** ********, *** *** "panorama ********" **** *** ******* ** "panorama *******."
************, **** **** ******** ********* ********** **** ***** ************* ***** ****** *****/****-******** ******** ***** upgrading ********.
** *** ********* ******** ***, ********* indicates **** *** ************** ** *** camera *** ** ******* ******* ******.
*******, **** ********** ** ******** ***** on ********* *** ***** ********, *** not ****** [** ******** **** **** Axis, *****, ******, *****, ***.].
Optical **** ******* (*** *******)
**** *** ***** ********** ** ~**' away, *** ******** *** ******** ~** PPF **** ** ******* **** *** provides ~*** *** **** *** ******* zoom ************, *** ******** *** *** zoom *** ***** **** ** ** 25x ** ~* ******* (***** *****).
IE ************* **** ********
**** ** *** *******' *** ** the ******** ***** **** **** ********* when ********* ** ** ************* **** (*** Report)*** *** *** ******* *** ******** boxes *** ***** ******** ***** ******* with ****** *** *******. *** **** information ** ** ************* ****, *** the ****** ****** *****.
Solid **** ******* ** **** ***** (~*** ***)
****** *******, ** *** ********* ** set ** *** **** ******* *** the ******** ***, ** **** ******** would ******** ***** *** ***** ********* require * **** ***************/************ ** ********.
*******, **** ********* ** ~*.*' *** PTZ ************ ******** ***** ******** ***********, at **°, *** ** **° ** the **** ***** (~*** ***) *****.
*******, *** ******** *** ******** **** a "***** ******" **** ** **, when **** ******* ** *******, ********* in ** **** ******** ** **** scenes (***** *****):
Solid ***** ********* *** ******** ** **** ***** (~*** ***)
*** ******** *** *** ***** ******* provide ***** ***** ********* *** ******** in **** ***** (~*** ***) **** the ******* ** *******, *******, *** crawling.
****** *******, ** ***** *** ******* PFF ******** *** ******** ****** ********* was ~***** *** *** *** *** ~10PPF *** *** ***** ******.
Solid ********* *** ******** *** ******** ** ******
*** ******** *** *** ***** ******* provide ***** ***** ********* *** ******** on ****** ** ****** ** *** outdoor *****.
Solid ***** ********* *** ********, ************ **
*** ******** *** *** ***** ******* provide ***** ***** ********* *** ******** in *** **** (20') **** ************ ** **** *** subject ** *******, *** *******, *** intermittently ****** ******** ********.
Solid ******* *********, ********* ******
*** ******** *** *** ***** ******* provide ***** ******* ********* *** ******** day *** ***** *** ******** ***** alerts ********** ** *****.
False ****** ** ******* *** ***** *******
*** ********* ******** ******* *** ***** alert ****** ** ******* *** ***** light *******.
Solid **** ***** (~*** ***) ***** *******
** **** ***** (~*** ***), **** Hikvision ******** ******* ******** ****** ****** and ***** ******* *** ***** ******** comparable ** ********* ********** *** *** Series ******* *** **** *****.
**** ****** *****, *** ********* ******** cameras ******* ******* ****** ******* ** the ********* ********** ******, **** ****** blur, ***** *** ********* *** ****** and **** *****, ** *** ******* motion **** *** ******* ******** ****** details **** *** ****** *******.
Poor ***** *** ***** (~* ***) ***********
** *** *** ***** (~* ***) scene, *** ********* ******** ******* ******** noise ** ****** *******, *************** *** Pro ****** ****** *** *********** *** chart ********* **** ****** **** *** Hikvision *** ****** *** **** ***** cameras.
**** ****** ***** ** *** ***** low ***** (~* ***) *****, *** Hikvision ******** ******* ******** ******** *** noise, *** *** ******* *** ********** to *** ******* ******.
Poor *** ***** ***********
** *** *** ***** (~* ***) scene **** *** ******* ** ********* settings, *** ********* ******** ***** ****** underperformed *** ******* ** ** ********** overexposed *** *****, *** ******** **** facial *******. *** *** ****** ******** noise ** ****** *******, *************** *** Hikvision ********** *** **** ***** *******, but ******* ***** ******* ** *** chart.
**** *** ********'* ***** ***** **, the ***** ****** ******** *********** *** chart, ********* *** ******* *** ********* poor ***** ******** ******** ** *** Pro ****** ***** ******.
**** *** ** ************ **, ******** PTZ ******** ***** ****** *** ***** details **** *** ********** *** **** cameras.
**** ****** ***** *** ************ ** (white ***** ** **), **** ******** cameras ******** ******** *** ****** **** and *** ***** ******* **** *** Axis ***** ******.
** *** ***** (~* ***) ***** with ***** ***** **, *** ***** camera ******** ******** *** ******** ** motion.
** *** ***** (~* ***) ***** with ** **, *** *** ****** produced ******** ****** *** *******'* **** while ** ******.
Dark/IR *********** **** ************
** *** ****, (with ******* ** ********* ******** **** illuminators **, *** ******** ***** ****** produced ****/******* ****** *** ***** *******, producing *************** *** *** ****** ***** camera.
********* *********** **** ** ****** *** in **** ****** *** *** ***, and ** * ******, ***** *** increased ***** *** ** ******* ******** on *** *******. **** *** **, the *** ******** * ******* ***** than *** ********** ******, *** *** image ******* *** ***** **** *** Axis *****.
**** ****** *****, ******** ***** ****** produce ******** *** ****** **** *** produced ***** ******* **** *** *** Series ******. *** ******** *** ******** noise ********/*** ******* ****** *** ******* and ******** * ******* ***** ******** to *** ********** *** **** ***** cameras.
********* *** **** (is ******** **** *** **, **** the ****** ********* **** ***** *** facial *******. **** *** ***, *** subject ** *********** **** ** ********** and ****** ******.
WDR ***********
** ****** *** *** *********** ** an **** **** ***** **** ~**** variance **** ****** ** *** ***** is * ****** ** *** ***** and *** ************* *** ************ ** target.
******* ** *** ******** ***, *** fixed ****** *********** ******* ** *** background ** *** ******-*** ***** ** the *****.
********* *** *** ******** ******* ** other ******, *** *** *********** *** similar ****** *** ****** ********* *******, while *************** *** **** *****.
**** ****** *****, *** ******** *** partially ************ *** ******* ** ** re-enters, **** *** ********* *********** ********** details.
*** ******** ***** ****** ********* ********* to *** ***, ********* ************* *** subject, ***** ********* ************ *** **********.
Tested ***** ***** ***** *** ******
***** ********* ****** * ***** ***** range ** ~**' (~** *), **** testing ***** *** ***** ***** ********* is ******/******* ** *** ****** ** the ***, *** *** * ***** dropoff ** *** **** *** *** after ~**'.
Tested ** ***** *** ******
***** ********* ****** ** ** ***** of ~***' (~*** *), **** ******* found *** ** ********* ** ******* on *** ****** ** *** ***, and *** * ***** ******* ** the **** *** *** ***** ~**'.
*** ** *********** ****** ** *** TandemVu *** ** ***** *****, **** the *** ****** ** ** ** and *** (****** ***** **** **** Q3536-LVE). **** ****** **, *** ******** ~8x *** ** ********* ** *** center ** *** ***.
*** ***** ** ~**' ** *********** with *** ** ** ** *** 25x **** ** *******:
*** ******** ****** *** * ** LEDs ** *****, *** ** *** camera ***** *** ****-***** *** ** the ****** ***** **, ** ***** below:
Bandwidth ***********
*** ********* *********** ** *** ********* TandemVu *** *********** **** *** ***** cameras ****** ** **** ***** (~*** lux), *** ** *** **** (lux) **** ******** ****** ** *** scene *** ********* *********** *** ****** than *** ***** ******* ******.
3rd ***** *** ***********
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Firmware ****
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