Performance ********
***** ** *** *****, performance ***** **** * groups:
- *** *********:********* **-**********-*. *** ********* Performance ****** *** ******* top-level ** ******* *** coverage, ******* *** *** details, *** *** ********, as **** ** ***** VMS ***********.
- ******* ***********:*****, ******, *** ******* each *** *********** ********** in ** ***** *** area, ***** *** ******* FD8379-HV **** ** *** middle ** *** **** in **** **********.
- ******:*** **** *****-*** ** II *** ******* ****** in ********* ***** *******, evenness ** ************, *** range **** ***** ******, while **** *** ******* price *****. *** ** MTT4Wi ****** ** ** range, **** **** ******** and *** ******* *** integration ** ******* ******.

**** **** ***** ******** do *** **** ***** into *******, ******* **** at *******, *********, *** integration ******, *** ** is ******** ** *** chart ***** *** **********.

Hikvision ******/**** ******
*******, *** *** ********** Hikvision **** *** **** the ****** ***** ** this ****, ****** ******** in ***** ******* ** time *** *******, *** using ***** ********** ******* and ****.
** ********, *** **** M3106-LVE *** ********** ** mid-2016. ***** * ****** generation ** ** ***** was ******** ** ****, it *** *** ***** improved ******* ************, ****** size, ** *** **** its ***** ********** *********** (but ***** *.*** *** reduced ***** *********** *** to **** ******* ** components).
** **** ** ****** release *** ********** *** models ******* **** *** cameras ****** ****, ** will **** **** *** amend *** *******.
IR ***** ******* (
***** ******* ** **** scenes **** ********** ** varied ******, **** ************ and **** ************ **** issues ** ******** *******.

** * **** (~*.** Lux) *****, *** ***** and ******* ******* ******* the ********* ******* ** close ***** (~**'/** ***), with *** *******'* **** clearly ************ ** **** cameras. ** ********, *** Hanwha *** **** ****** details *** ******, **** the ******* ****** *******/******, with ******* ************ ** the ****** ***-*****.

** ****** ***** (~**'/** PPF), ***** ***** ******** better *******, **** ***** especially *******, ********* *-* legible ***** ** *** test *****. *** ******* IPC3614 ** **** ******* than ***** ******, *** produces ******** ******. ** contrast, **** ********* *** available ** *** **** M3106, ***** ** ********** darker **** ****** ** this *****, *** ****** QNV-7010R, ***** ******** ***** detection *** ** ******* due ** **** ****** (an ********* **** ** *** indoor *******).

**** **** **** *** Hanwha **** ***** *** shortest ** ****** ** cameras ****** (***/*** ************ compared ** *** ** others), ********* *****.
IR ************ ********
******** *** ******** ** IR ************ *** ******* to *****, **** ********* and ******* **** ***** the **** ****, *** Axis *** ****** ********** worst. **** **** **** cameras ****** *********** ** least * ****** **** in ************ ** *** edges ** *** ***** of ****, **** **** the ********* ******* *** same ************ *****.

***** *****, *** ********* 2345 ******** ***** ************ of *** ******* ** the **** ** *** field ** ****. *******, details *** ***** ******* due ** ** ******** in ******* *****, ** well ** ****** **********.

** ********, ** *** Axis *****-***, ** ****** details *** ** **** in *** ******* ** the **** ** *** field ** ****, **** the ******* **** **** dimly ***********.

IR ************ *****
*** ******** ** ******* in **** **** ***** 30m/~98' ** *****, ********* Dahua, *********, *******, *** Vivotek.

*******, *********** ****** ****** among ***** ******, **** detection **** ** *** Dahua, ***** *********** *** subject ******* *** **********, borderline ********* ** *** Hikvision ****, *** ********* impossible ** *** ******* and ******* *******.

****, ******* ********, *** Hanwha **** ***** ***** at **** *****, ******** shorter ** ******, *** in **** *** *** in ** *** ******.
Daytime ***** *******
******* *********** *** **** closer **** *********, **** all ******* ********* ****** details ** *** ******* at ***** ***** (~**'/** PPF).

*** **** ***** ******* from ****** ************ ** this ***** ***** ****** do ***.

** ~**'/~** ***, *** Hikvision ****** ******** *** most **** ******** ** cameras ******, **** ******** better ******* ** *** subject's **** **** *** Hanwha ***-*****. ******** ** closer *****, *** ******* FD8379-HV *** **** ***** both ********** **** ** the **** ***** *** subject.

WDR ***********
*** ****** ****** ******** true *** ***********, **** multiple ******* ********** ***** well ** *** *****. Contrast **** ** **** ~2 ***** ***, **** true *** *** ***** regarded ** * ****-*** feature *** ***** ***** of *******.

*** ******* *** ********* cameras ******** *** ******** details ** ******** **** against ****** ********* *** in ****** ***** ** the *****, ***** *****. Vivotek ***** *** ********* in *** *** ** stronger ******* ** *** subject ** *** ****** area ** *** *****. By ********, *** **** M3106-LVE ******** *** ******* facial ****** ** ******* in *** **** ******* backlight, **** *** ***** N44CL52 ******* *** *** subject **********, **** ****** halos *** ********* ****** objects ******** *******.

Note: ******* *** ******** ********** ********* (~*%)
****** ***** ****** ** this ****, *******'* ******-** requires ***** ** ****** to **** ** (~*.***) mode ** ****** **** WDR, **** **** ******* WDR **** ** **** 4MP **********. **** ******* in * ~*% ********* in *** (**** **. 2688) *** ******* *** from ** ** **.

Bandwidth **********
**** ******* ****** ******** smart ****** ** **** as *.***, **** *** exceptions:
- ******* ******** *** *** include ***** ******, **** H.265, *** **** ****** lacking **** ** **** test.
- ******* *** *** **** model ***** *** *** include *.***, *** ** did ******* ***** ***** Stream ** ***** *****.

*** ******* ******** ** cameras ****** **** ******* (at ***** **** ** on) ** **** * MB/s *** ******* ******** (day) ** **** *** Kb/s. ** ********, *** Axis *****-*** ******** ***** 1 **/* **** *** and *****, **** *** Hikvision **** **** ******** higher.
*** ****** *** ***** cameras ****** *********** ** night, ****** ***** ******* bitrates **** *********** ** lower **** *******.

VMS ***********
*** *********** ******** ****** among *******, **** *.*** streaming ********* ** ****** all *****, *** *.*** and ****** **** *** support **** **** ********. We ****** ***** ****** in ****** *****.

Basic ***********: *.*** *********
***** *****, *** ***** 4MP ****** ****** ********* and ******** *.*** ***** via ***** ** ****** drivers ******* *****, **** two **********:
- *** ******* ******** *** camera ****** ** ******** connect ** *******. *** camera ***** ** *** VMS, *** ************ * few ******* *****, ********** of **** ******** **** used, *** **** ****** in *** **** ** do **.
- ********* *** *** ****** with ******* *** ** the ***'* *********** ** acquire ** ********** "********** camera *******", *********** ******** the ******* ****. ********** ****** ************ **** ******* ** this ***********.

***** **. *********** ****** use ******** ********* ** the ****** *** ***, with **** ***** ***** a ****** ****** *** Axis, ******, *********, *** Vivotek, ***** *****, ** (a *** *** ******), and ******* **** ***** used *****.
H.265 ******* ******
*****, ******, *** ********* H.265 ******* **** **** widely *********, *********** *** streaming ******** ** *****, Genetec, *********, *** ******* Optix. ****' *.*** ****** was **** *********** ** Nx *******, ***** *** not *** ***** ******* to ***** **** ******.
** *** ******* **** supported ** ***** *****, with ** ********* **** in ******* ***** (***** OEMs ******* ********'* ******** VMS) *** ******* ******* only ** ******* *** Network *****.
**** **** *.*** *** not ****** **** ******** as *** *** **** not *** ******* *** codec, *** *******'* ******-** streams **** ** *.***.

Camera **** ***
****, ******, *** ********* camera **** *** ********** with *** ****** *****. Dahua, *******, *** ******* support **** ****** *** or *** *****, **** Network ***** ********** *******. However, *** ** ****** was ********* ** *** fewest *****, **** ******** and ******* *****, ******* that ****** ****** **** VMD ** ********** ********* must ** **** **** Exacq, *******, *** *********.

*******
******* ** *** ********** falls **** ***** ***** categories, **** *** **** expensive ****** (****) **** than ***** ***** *** price ** *** ***** expensive (*******/*****). ******* ******* was ~$*** ***, ******* to *** ***-***** ** these ****** (*********/******/*******).

Test ***** *****
******* *** ****** ****** use ***** ******, ******* were ********* ** ******** from *** ****** ** achieve *** **** *** in **** *****. **** results ** ****** *********** in ***** ** ********* at ***** ***** *** background ***** ** **** seen ** ******* ******* below. ********* ****** ** each ***** ********* *** distance *** ******** ** cameras **** ******.
************, ***** *** ***** cameras **** ****** **************, for ****** ********** ** fine ******* ** **** only ******** **** ******* side ** **** ** comparisons ***** ************ *** most *******/*********** ********.
Firmware ******** ****
*** ********* ******** ******** were **** ** **** test:
- **** *****-*** ** **: 8.30.1.1
- ***** *******: *.***.*******.*.*
- ******* ******** ***-********: *.*.*.*(*****
- ****** ***-*****: *.*********
- ********* **-**********-*: **.*.** ***** 180622
- ******* **********-*****: *********-*************
- ******* ******-**: *****
Country ** ******
**** ****** ** ****** with *** ********* ******* of ******:
- **** *****-*** ** **: Made ** ******
- ***** *******: **** ** China
- ******* ******** ***-********: **** in *****
- ****** ***-*****: **** ** Korea
- ********* **-**********-*: **** ** China
- ******* **********-*****: **** ** China
- ******* ******-**: **** ** Taiwan
Comments (51)
Clint Hays
The Hikvision shots are pretty nice, but I'm even surprised bull the UNV images up close.
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Rafael Oneda
Good comparison!
Axis used to be better than almost all concurrents, both in image quality and bandwidth. I'm impressed by the low-price manufacturers performance...
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Undisclosed Integrator #1
Waiting on Sean's post about how great Hikvision is and this test now somehow proves they are not a cyber security threat :)
Seriously though, great report and great shootout comparison as always.
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John Bazyk
IPVMU Certified | 09/24/18 01:13pm
We have been using more DW cameras these days. My biggest issue has been bandwidth. We don't use the model you tested, we find their MV84WIA works much better for us. We get a DW license everytime we purchase one of these cameras. If it weren't for the bandwidth I would have zero complaints.
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
On the Bitrate Comparison testing what is the actual bitrate of the camera set at?
10FPS at 4MP with h.265 and Smart Codecs is listed but what was the bitrate setting at?
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
Outstanding report guys!
Great detail and sound test process.
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Rafael Oneda
In my oppinion you should compare more features, like on board analyctics... I gess its a Axis's great strong point
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Sergey Bystrov
09/25/18 02:51am
It's been a few times I read similar articles here.. Shame on me, but what's is camera side VMD? I guess, but not sure...
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John Honovich
So evidently this test has upset a few Axis proponents, from FB comments:
Sigh...
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Robert Shih
10/02/18 05:30pm
Yikes on Dahua's WDR performance! What's happened there?
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #8
I really love when people reject test results for no other reason than the results themselves.
Reminds me of DC today..............
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