The HIVIDEO $31 Face Detection DVR Tested

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Rob Kilpatrick
Published Apr 25, 2019 14:22 PM

**** ********* ** * $** ***? That ** **** "*******" (*** ** be ******** **** *********, **** ** the ******* ******* ** ** ****) was********* ** *** **** ****.

** ****** ********** **-******* *** *** ** *****, ********* what ** ***** ******* ** *** entry ***** ** ***** ************.

*******

***** ** *** *****, ***** **** some ********* ** *** **-*****:

  • ****** *****:**** ********* ***** *** **** *** intuitive, *********** **** ********* ***** ** select ***** ******* **** ********* *** enabled ** *** **** * ****** of ********, **** ***** ******** ******* optional.
  • **** ********:********* **** ********* ****** *** ****, with ***** ****** ******-******** *** ******* face ** ****** ********. **** ****** also ********* * ***** ******* ** captured *****, **** ***** ***** ****** clicking ** ***** ********.

*******, ********* *** ******** ******:

  • ** ********* ** *** *****/**:** *** ***** ****** ~* *** and *****, *** *** ****** ** detect ***** **** *** ******* ****** through *** ***** *** ****** ******** at *** ******, **** ** ******* integrated **.
  • **** ********* **** ******* **** *********** Down ****: *** *** ****** ** ******** ****** the ******** *****' **** ******** ******* than ~**°, **** *** ******* ****** straight *****.
  • **** ********* **** **** ** ******: *** *** **** ****** ** ******** detect *** ******** **** **** *** head *** ****** ** **** ** crossed *** ***** ** * ~**° or ****** *****.
  • ***** ******* ********** ** *****: **** *** ******* *** ** ** a ********* *****, ***** **** ********* detected ** *****, ****** ******* "********" was ****** ** *** ***** ** them.

*******, ** ****** ***** *** ***** can ** ******* **********, **** ******* mounted *** *** ***** ****, **** detection *** **** ****** ****. ******* of ***** **********, ** **** ****** be **********.

************* *** ******* (*** **** ****** ** **** ** pages **** *** **** *** **** mention ****** *********), ******* *** *** ***** *** web ****** ******** ********** ** ******** unsigned ******* *******.

*******

** ********* *** **-***** ** *** floor ** *** **** *** $** USD. *** *** *** ** ***************** **** *******/*** **** (*** ***** ***** **** ****). ******, ** ** *****, ** are *** ************ ** ** ** as *** ******* **** ** ******** and ******** ****** *** ***********, ******* of *** ******* ** ****** ********* in * ******* ** ***********.

Physical ********

*** ***'* **** ****** ** ******* to ***** * ******* ** ****** models ** **** ******, ******* ** size ***********'* ***** **********.

***** ******* ***** *********** ******* ** other ** ****** ******, ** ****.

Face ********* ********

**** ********* ** *** **-***** ** set ** ***** *** ***'* ***** UI. ** ** *** ********* *** its *** *********.

***** ** ******, **** ***** *********** only *********** ***** ******* **** *** face ********* *** ***** ****** ** interest *****. ** *** **** ** configured ** ****** ** ********** **** when * **** ** ********, ****, or ***** ************ *******.

**** **********, ***** *** ** ******* reviewed ***** *** ********* **** *** (double ***** ** **** ******** *****) or ***** **** ******, ***** ***** a **** ** ******** **** **********.

**** **** ***** ******** *** *** available ***** *** *** ********* ** their ****** ****** ********.

Face ********* ******

**** * **** ** ********, *** DVR ********** *** ******* **** * green ******** *** *** **** *** face ** *** ********* ******** ****. In *** *****, ******** ***** **** sometimes ************, ** *****, **** *** box ******** ****** *** *******.

Face ********* ******

**** ********* *** **** ******** ********* when ******** ****** ******** ** *** camera ** ****-*** ******. ***** ********* resulted ** ******* ****** *********.

*** *******, *********** ****** **** **** (>26°) ******** ** ****** **********, **** with *** ******* ******* **** *** head **, ******* *******.

Face Detection Fails With Downtilt Beyond ~25°

******** ******* ***** ***** ** ******* through *** ***** ********** **** ******** in ****** *********:

Subjects Must Be Close To Head-On

*******, ** *** *****, ********* **** using ********** ** *** *** *** not ****** ***** ** *** *****.

Face Detection Fails In Low Light

Objects ******** ** *****

**** ******** **** ****** **********, ***** were ************ ******** ** ********* *******, such ** *****, *******, ** ********.

Boxes Detected As Faces

Unsigned ******* ******** *** *** ******

** ****** *** ***'* *** *********, users **** ******* ** ******** ******* control (***** ** ******** *** *** recommended).

Unsigned ActiveX Required For Web Access

** *** *** ******* **** ******* of *** *** ** ***** **** basic ******, ** ** **** *** include **** ********* ************. ** ****** for **** *******, ********, *** ************* similar ** ***** ***-**** ****.

Hisilicon ********* ****

*** ******* *** **** * ********* processor, *** ******:

********* **** *** ************ ******* **** detection ************ ** *** ****** *****, but **** **** "*********** ***** ********" features:

******* **** **** **** ********* *** facial ********* ********** ****** ** ***** not ****** **** *** *** ********* generally ** *******, ***** ***-**** ****** claims.

Versions ****

*** ********* ******** **** **** ****** testing:

  • ******* *****: *.*.*.****
Comments (9)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Apr 25, 2019

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U
Undisclosed #2
Apr 25, 2019

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**** ***** ***** ** ** ***-**** Chinese ************ **** *** "*** ***** of **** ****** **** *** ******** it ** *** ** *** ******".

(1)
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Sean Nelson
Apr 25, 2019
Nelly's Security

*** ***** *** *** ** ******** to * ******* **** ***** ** 3000% ****** ** *****?

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Sean Nelson
Apr 25, 2019
Nelly's Security

* **** *** *** **** ***** win "*** **** *** *******" **** should **** **** * ******** ** these ** **** ***** **** *** their ***** *** **.

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JH
John Honovich
Apr 26, 2019
IPVM

>> *** ***** ** * **** <<

"*** ****** ****** ** * *****, how **** ** **** ** *** 3000% ****!"

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Lv
Louis van Daalen
Apr 26, 2019

****, ** ***** ** **  * more ******* ******* **** *** ******** recorder ** **** ******. ** ***** ago *** **'* ***** ******* ** B/W. *** *** ******** *** *** changed * *** ** *** ***** years... 

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Apr 29, 2019

**** * *** *** ************* **** in *** ****, *** ***** * letters ********. ***** **** *** *** to ****** ** ** ***** *** it ***** ***** ** **.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
May 01, 2019

** *** ********* ***** ** **** viewing ***** ********, ***** **** ********* shots ** * ****** ***** ******** detection. ** **** * **** ***** and **** * **** ******** *****.

***** ** * ****** ******** *** no ***** ****. *****'* ****** ** it ********** ** **** * ** 2. ** **** ** ** *****'* identify **** ** ***.

***** * ***** ****.

JH
John Honovich
May 01, 2019
IPVM

#*, *** *** *******? **** ** you **** ** '********* *****'? ***** cannot ****** *** ***** ** '*****' the ******. ** ***** **** *** camera. ** ***** **** *** *** wider, ** ***** ****** *** *****, etc.