Avigilon Alta H6SL Cloud Camera Tested
Cloud cameras are a growing trend, with Avigilon's new H6SL marketing support for its cloud Alta Aware platform, its conventional on-premise Avigilon Unity, and as an ONVIF device, but how well does the camera work?
IPVM tested the Alta H6SL Cloud Camera against the Axis P3267-LVE, Hanwha QNV-8080R, Meraki MV72, and Verkada CD52-E cameras. In this report, we examine:
- **** *********** ***** ******* *** **** cloud ******** *** *** ***** **-**** firmware?
- *** **** **** ****** ******* ****** Axis, ******, ******, *** *******?
- *** **** *** ******* ** *** H6SL?
- *** **** * ******* ** ****** affect ***** *******?
- *** **** *** ****'* ********* *********** compare ** ** *** ***** ***** cameras ** *** *** ***** ********?
- *** **** *** ****'* ***** ******* compare ** ** *** ***** *******?
- *** **** ** ** ** *** the **** ** **** *****?
- *** **** ******* ******* ** ***********?
- **** ** *** ******* ** ****** of *** **** ****?
Pricing **********
*** **** **** *** ** **** of ~$*,*** ***, ***** ** ***** than *** ******* ***** ******'* **** of ~$ $*,*** *** ************* ***** than *** ****** ****'* **** ** ~$ $*,***. *******, *** **** **** costs **** **** *** **** *****, which ***** $*** **** *** ** significantly ****** **** * ****** ***-*****, with **** ******* ** $***.
Physical ********
*** ******** **** *.**-****-***-**-** *** * 5 ** ****** **** * ~**° degree ****, * *.*** - **.*** varifocal ****, ********** **, * *** connection ** ***** *** ******, *** 30 **** ** *****-** *******. ***** the ***** ****** ** * **** with ** **** ** *******, **** does **** ****** **** ********* ******* and ** * ****** **** ******. In *** ***** *****, ** **** the **** **** ****-**-**** **** *** Axis *****-***, ****** ***-*****, ****** ****, and ******* ****-* *******:
Functionality **** ******** **** ******-**-***** ********
*** **** **** *** ***-********* **** cloud ********, ***** *** ****** *** only ** **** ** **** *****, Avigilon's ***** *******.
******* ****** **** *** **** **** had ***** *********** *** *** ******* Avigilon's ***** ******, **** *****. **** other ******-**-***** *******, *** **** **** has ******* ****** ********, **** **** configurable ******* ********* ******* ****, **, HDR, *** ***** ********. *** ******** can ** ********** ** **** *****, as ***** ** *** **** ***** below:
****** ***** ******-**-***** *************, ******** ****** for ********** **-******* ******** ***** ******** on *** ****, ******** ** ** function ** * ************ ** ******.
On-Premise ************* **** ******** ***** ********
********* **** ********'* **** ***** ******** to **-******* ***** ********, **** ******* showed **** *** **** **** ****** offers ******* *********** ** ***** ** IP ******* *** **** ************ ****** settings.
***** *** ***** ******** ******** **** integration ******* *** ****** ******** **** the **** ********, ******** *** ****'* firmware ****** *** ****** ** ******* settings, ******** ****, **** ***** *** not ****** * ********** ******** ******, and *** *** ** **** ******* once *** **** *** ******** * new ** *******.
*** ***** *** **** ** **-******* camera ******* ** * ***** ******, Avigilon ****** ***** **-**** ******** *** the **** ****. **** ******** ****** the ****** ** ********* **** ********'* Avigilon ******* ****** *** *** *****-***** VMSes *** *****, ********* ********* ********, Genetec ******** ****, *** ** *******. We ******* *** ** ******** ***** the ********** ** *** ********, *** Avigilon *********, ******* **** **** ********* may **** *** ***** ******** ** they **** ** ****** **** **** Aware ** *** ** ***** ***** VMSes:
*** ***** *******, *** **** **** to **** ***** ******** **** *** camera ** ***** ** *** ** as ** ***** ******. **** ** for *** ******** ** ******** **** customers ** **** ** * *** party *** ***** ** ** **** is **** **** **** ** **.
** *******, ** ********** *** **** H6SL **** ***** ******** **** ***, Milestone ********, ******* ******** ****, *** NX *******, *** ** ****** **** found.
*** ***** **-**** ******** *** *** H6SL ******** **** ************ ****** ******** than *** **** ***** ********. *** on-premise ******** ****** ***** ** ****** the ****'* ********, ****, ********* ************, and ***** ******** ********* **** **** IP *******, ********* *** **** *** Hanwha ******. ** *** ***** *****, we **** *** ****** ******** ********* on *** **** **** *** ***** firmware ** ***:
Poor *** *********** ******** ** ** *** ***** *******
******* ******** **** *** **** **** had ****** *** *********** **** ** cameras **** ** **** *** ****** and ***** ******* **** ** ****** and *******.
*** *********** *** ****** ** ** exit **** ***** **** ************ ******* from ~**,*** *** ******* ** ~*** Lux ******. ***** *** **** **** provided ************ ****** *** ***** ******* in **** *** ****** *** ******* scenes, *** **** ******** *********** *** background, ************* *** *******'* ****:
****: ** ****** *** **** **** the **** *** ***** ********, *** saw ** *********** ************ ** *** performance ******* *** *** ********.
WDR ****** *********** ********
*** **** ***** ***** ***** *** performance ***** *** **** **** ******** overexposes *** ******* *****, ************* *** subject's ****** ******* ** **** *****:
*** **** **** *********** *** ********** more **** *** **** *** ****** IP ******* *** *** ******* *** Meraki ***** *******. **** *** ****** provided *** ********* *** ***********, ******** exposing *** ********** ***** *** ************* the ******* *** ********* ****** ****** details:
Bandwidth *********** ********
*** **** **** ******** ~* **/* of ********* ** *** ****** ******, significantly **** **** *** ******* *** Meraki ***** ******* *** **** **** the **** *** ****** ** *******:
*** **** **** ******* *** ******* at ** *** **** ** ****** settings ** ***** *** ***. ** standardize *** ********* *******, ********* *** recorded ** ** *** ** *** Axis *** ****** *******, *** * maximum ** ** *** *** ****** and *******.
High ***** *** ****** **** ** * ******* ** ****** ** *** ***** ******
*** **** **** ******** **** ****** blur *** ***** ******** **** ******** identifiable ******* ******* **** * ******* walked ******* *** ***** ** ***-***** scenes, ** **** ** *** ***** below:
** * ***-***** ***** (~* ***), a ******* ******* ******* *** ***** experiences ****** **** *** ***** ******** that ******** ************ ******* ** *** subject ** **** ***** ******* *** scene:
*** ****, ******, ******, *** ******* cameras *** *** ********** ****** **** or ***** ******** ** **** **** the **** ****.
Image ******* ********
******* ******** **** *** **** **** produced ****** ***** ******* ** *** scenes ******. *** ***** ******* *** comparable ** ** ******* ** **** and *** ***** *** ************ ***** cameras ** *** ***** *** **** scenes.
** ****** *** ***** ******* ** the **** **** ******* *** **** P3267-LVE, ****** ***-*****, ****** ****, *** Verkada ****-* ******* ** ~**' *** ~40' ** **** ***** (~*** ***), low ***** (~* *** ~* ***), and **** (< *.* ***) ** see *** *** ***** ******* ********.
Full ***** (~*** ***) ***********
**** * ******* ~**' ****, *** tested ******* ******** ****** ***** ****** on *** ******* *** *****, **** the ******* ****** ********* *** ********* color ********:
** * **** ***** ***** **** a ******* ~**' ****, *** **** H6SL ******** ****** ***** ******* ** the ******* *** ***** ********** ** the **** *** ****** ** *******, along **** *** ******* *** ****** cloud *******:
Low ***** (~* *** ~* ***) ***********
******* ***** **** *** **** **** provided ******** ****** *** ***** ******* than *** ******* *** ****** ***** cameras *** ********** ***** ****** ** the **** *** ****** ** *******.
** * *** ***** (~* ***) scene ~**' ****, *** ****** ****** produced *** ******* ***** ******, **** the ****, ****, ******, *** ******* cameras *** ********* ****** ***** ****** on *** ******* *** *****:
********** *** *** ***** ** ~* Lux ** ~**', *** ****, ****, Hanwha, *** ******* ******* ******** ****** facial *** ***** *******, ******** ******** the ******* *** *****. *** ****** camera ************ *** ******* *** *****, obscuring ****** *******:
** * *** ***** (~* ***) scene **** * ******* ~**' ****, the **** **** ****** ******** ******** subject *** ***** ******* **** *** Axis, *******, *** ****** ******* ***** producing ********** ***** ******* ** *** Hanwha:
********** *** *** ***** *** ** ~5 *** ** ~**' ***** **** while *** ******* ******** ******** ***** that ******** ************ ****** *******, *** Alta **** ******** ******** ***** ******* than *** ***** *******:
Dark (< *.* ***) ***********
****** ******** **** *** **** ******** stronger ***** ******* **** ***** ****** cameras ** **** *** *** *********.
*** ******* ******** ****** ****** *** chart ******* ** * ******** ** ~10' ****, **** *** ******'* ** properly ******** *** ******* *** *****. The **** ******** ******, ************ ****** and ***** ******* ** **** ********:
** * ******** ~**' ****, *** tested ******* ******** **** ***** **** obscures ************ ****** *******. *******, *** Alta ******** *** ********* ***** ******* on *** *****'* *** **** **** the ***** ****** *******:
Above ******* *********
******** ******* ***** **** *** ******** Alta **** ****** ************* *****-******* *********, as **** ** ******* ********* ********. *** ****'* ********* ******** ***** alerts ** **** ****** *******. *******, it *** ********** ***** ********* ** rain *** ****** ****** ******* ********* in *** *****.
Country ** ******
*** ******** **** ****'* ******* ** Origin ** *** ***:
Firmware ******** ******
- ******** **** *.**-****-***-**-**: * *.*.* **** Aware *** *.**.*.** ******** *****
- **** *****-***: **.**.**
- ****** ***-*****: **.**.**
- ****** ****: ** *.*.*
- ******* ****-*: ** ** ****
** *******, ****** *** **** *******. Yes, *** ******* ****** *** ******* to ***, *** * ******* *** phrasing ** ****** ***********.
** ***** **** ********* ***** ******* are ********* *** **** **** *** Unity **** *** ***** ** **-**** use. ** **** ******* *** ** Avigilon ****** ***** *** *********** ******* the **** ******** *** ***** ********, and ******** ********* **** ** ***** wish ** ****** **** **** ***** to *** **** ****, **** *** update ** *** ***** ******** ** connect ** ****** *** ** *****-***** VMSes ***** **, ***** ** **** able ** ** **** *** **** H6SL **** ***** ******** ** *******, and **** ******* *** ****** **** that ********:
*** ***** *******, *** **** **** to **** ***** ******** **** *** camera ** ***** ** *** ** as ** ***** ******. **** ** for *** ******** ** ******** **** customers ** **** ** * *** party *** ***** ** ** **** is **** **** **** ** **.
***** *** *** ******** *** *** typo **** "****." * **** ******* the ****** *** ****.
*** ***** *** ******/******* ********* ********* when *** **** ******* ** ****** with *** ***** ********? ******** *'* imagining, * ******** ** **** ***** we *** ** **** ****** *** the *** ***** *****'* **** ********* costs. *** * **** ***** ******** onto ***** ******* **** *** **** analytics *** ********* **** ** *******?
** ******* *****'* ******* ******** *********. You *** *** ******** ***** *** get **.
****** *** *** ****** **** **** reoccurring *****.
* ***. ** *** *** ******** with ***** ** ** ****** ** Avigilon ******* ******* *** *** ***********.
********. *** *** *** *** ********'* VMS ** ***********? * *** *** any ** *** ******* *** ****** here ********* ** *** *** *** ONVIF ** ****** ** ******* ***. I *** **** *** ******** ** on ***** *******.
"**** ******** ****** *** ****** ** integrate **** ********'* *********** ******** ******* Center ***"
**** **** ******* ***** ** ***** that *** ***** *** **** **** camera *** ******* ***** ******** ** you **** **** ****** ** **** on ***** *** **** ** ****** not *** **** *****. ***** ** dedicated **** ****** *** ***** **** cameras ** *** **** ** *** them *** ** *** **** ** UNITY ** ****.
"***** *** ***** ******** ******** **** integration ******* *** ****** ******** **** the **** ********, ******** *** ****'* firmware ****** *** ****** ** ****, Alta ***** *** *** ****** * successful ******** ******, *** *** *** UI **** ******* **** *** **** was ******** * *** ** *******."
**** ** ****?
"***** *** ***** ******** ******** **** integration ******* *** ****** ******** **** the **** ********, ******** *** ****'* firmware ****** *** ****** ** ****, Alta ***** *** *** ****** * successful ******** ******, *** *** *** UI **** ******* **** *** **** was ******** * *** ** *******."