4MP Camera Shootout - Axis, Dahua, DW, Hanwha, Hikvision, Uniview, Vivotek

*** ***** ********* ** climb, ********** *** *** cost ***** **** ******. To *** *** *** best, ** ****** *** tested ***** *** ****** from ****, *****, ******* Watchdog, ******, *********, *******, and *******.

****** **** ******, ** **** *********** ******* *** ****** major ********** *********:

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***** ********** ** ********** cameras *** ******:

• **** *****-*** ** ** 4MP ****** ******
• ***** ***-**** *** ****** Tested (*******)
• ******* ******** *** **** 4MP ****** ******
• ****** ***-**** *** ****** Tested (***-*****)
• ******* ***** *** **** 4MP ******
• ******* *** ****** ****** (FD8379-HV)

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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 ***********

*** ****** ****** ************ **************, **** ******** ******* performing ***** **** ** our *****. ******** **** to **** ~* ***** ago, **** **** *** was ***** ******** ** a ****-*** ******* *** upper ***** ** *******.

*** ******* *** ********* 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, *******, *** *********.

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******* ** *** ********** 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:

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• ********* **-**********-*: **.*.** ***** 180622
• ******* **********-*****: *********-*************
• ******* ******-**: *****

Country ** ******

**** ****** ** ****** with *** ********* ******* of ******:

• **** *****-*** ** **: Made ** ******
• ***** *******: **** ** China
• ******* ******** ***-********: **** in *****
• ****** ***-*****: **** ** Korea
• ********* **-**********-*: **** ** China
• ******* **********-*****: **** ** China
• ******* ******-**: **** ** Taiwan