Is it just me or did the lowest priced Acti D11 appear to have the cleanest image under normal lighting conditions of all the models tested?
Testing Vivotek Cube Panoramic (CC8130)
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- *** ****** ****** *** ** ******* ****** **** ~*' (** ~8' **** *** ******** **° ****** mount) ** ****** ******* *** ** lost. For **** *********** ********* ******** ******, review *** ******* ****** ****** **. ***** ******* ******.
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- ** ****** ****** **** ******* ********, enabling *** ********* ************* ******** ***** quality.
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- *** ******'************* *** ******* ******** **** ****** many ***/*** ******* **.
- *** ****** ** ************* ******* **** standard *** ********* *** ******* ***** or **** **** **** ******.
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*** ****** ** *** *********** *** covering **** ***** ***** *********** ******* are ******** ****** *-*'. *******, ****** resolution **** ***** ** ********* ******* ** capture ***** ******.
****, *** ****** ** *** *********** for ******** ** *********** ************ ****** height ** **', **', ***.
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Sample ****** / ******
** **** ******** * ******** **** containing ***** **** ****** ** *** Vivotek ****** ** ********* ****** *** lighting, **** ** *** ********** **** and ********* ******. (**.*** ********):******* ****** *******.
Physical ********
** **** *****, ** ****** *** physical ************ ** *** ******. *** highlights *******:
- ******** **** ** ********* ******* *** cube **** *******.
- ******** **** ***** ********* *** **'* application.
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*** *** ********** *********** *** ******. Users ****** **** *** *********:
- ********** *** *********, **** ***** ******* than ******* ******* ********* *******.
- *** ** ******* ** ******* ** 3Mbps, ******* ********** *********** *** ******** image *******.
- ***** *** ******** *** ************ ***** when ***** *** ****, *** ******** found.
Indoor ***********
***** *** ******* ** **** **** have ****** ********* ****** ** ****, we've ******** **** ***** *** *********:
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** * ****, *** ****** ******** well ******** ** *** ***** ***° panoramic *******. ***** *-* *** ***************, as **** ** **** ****, **** style, ****** ********** *** ********.
** ** ****, ******* *** ******* start ** ********, *** *** ******* can ***** ** **********, *** **** 1 ** *** ***** ** ***** readable.
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** * **** ** *** ******** (~30 ***), *** ***** ** *** CC8130 ******** ******* ******* ** **** light.
** ** ****, *** ***** ** the ****** ** **** ** ****, with **** **** * *******. *** Vivotek ******'* ***** ****** ** ****** at **** *****, *** ******* *** still ***************.
** ** ****, *** ******* ******* become ********* ** *******. *** **** D11 *** **** ***** ******* **** in **** *****, ***** ******** *** the************* ******* ****** ** ****.
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** ** **** ** ~* ***, only ********* ** ********. ** ****** see *** **** ******* ** *** ACTi ***, *** *************-***** ** ******* ******** **************** *****.
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*** ** *** ***° ***, ***** amounts ** ****** ***** (**** ** lighting ********) ** ****** **** **** consume *********, *** ***** *** ***** a******* ****** ********* ****** ***** ** *** scene *** **** ~**-**% ** ********* and *******. ******** ** *** ********* for **** ******.
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That's because it has the narrowest FoV by far of all the cameras. The FoV degrees are listed on top of each image in the comparison, like so:
The ACTi was chosen due to its similar size and price point to the Vivotek panoramic cube to show the tradeoff with a traditional cube.