Hikvision ColorVu Camera Tested

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Rob Kilpatrick
Published Jun 24, 2019 13:53 PM

********* **** ******** ******* ************ "***** ********* ****** ** ********", with ************** ***** ***** ************* ******* most ******* *** ********.

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** *** *** ***** *** ****** perform, ** ****** *** ****** *****-*********-*, *********:

  • *** **** *** ******* ***** *** white ***** *** ** *** ****?
  • *** ** ******* ******* ******* *** LED?
  • **** ** ********** ****** ** *** scene?
  • *** ** ******* ** ******* *****?
  • *** **** ********* ******* ** ******* Hikvision *******?

*******

*********'* ******* ******** ***** ******* *** high ***** ******** ** ***** **** the ********** ***** ***** ** ** close ***** (~**-**') **** ******* ******* lighting.

************, ** ****** ** ************ ********, effectively * *** **** *** *****, much **** ********* **** ****** **** voltage ******** *** ******* **** ****** a ********** *** *****. ***** **** little ** ** ******* ******** ** seeking ** ***** **** ***** *** find **** ********** ******.

*******, *******'* ***** ***** ******* **** key ***********:

  • ************ ******:** ***** **-**' *** ****** ** the ******, ******** **** *********** ** our *****, ********* ** * ******** loss ** ****** *******.
  • ****** ************:*******'* ************ *** **** ****** ** the ***** ** *** *** **** the ******, ******** ****** *** ***** fidelity ** ***** *****.
  • **** ** ************ ** ****** *****:*******'* ************ ***** **** * ******** ~2 *** ** ~**' ******** (***** default ********) ** *.* ** ~**' and ~*.* ** **', *** **** to ******** ********** ********.

*** ***** ******* ** ****** ** plan ****** ***** ******, ******* ** an *********** *********** ** ******* ********** IR ****** ***** ******* **** ********** images ** ***** ****.

*******

*** ********* ******* ****** (**-**********-*), ******~$*** USD ****** ** ~$** **** ********* than *** ********** ** ******* (**-**********-*) which ***** *** ~$***.

Size **********

*** ******** ******* ****** ** ********** bigger **** *********'* ******* ** ****** camera, *** **-**********-*, *** **** ****** and **** ********** **** * ******* Dahua ***** **** ******.

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Physical ********

*** ******* ****** ** ******* ** other ******* ** **** ******, *** uses * ******* ***** ***** *** instead ** *** ****** ** *** below *** ****.

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***** **** **** *** *** ****** size, ************ ** *** **** ** similar ** *********'* ***** *******, **** the **** ******** ******* *** ***** whip.

White ***** ************ ****

** *** ***** ***** ** **** the ******* ** *** ******'* ***** light *********** ** * ****-* *** scene. *** ***** ***** ******* *********** details ** ***** ***** ***** *** camera ** ****** ******* ***** ******* illumination. ** **** *****, ************ ***** decreases *************, *** *** ******* ** still ****** ******** ** ** ** ~100' **** ** *******.

Bright ***** ****** ** **** ***** / ** ****** ** ***

** *** *****, *** ******* ****** produced ****** ***** ****** ** ***** at **** ***** (~**' ********/~** *** shown), **** ************ ******* ******* **** the ***** ***** *** **, **** clearer **** ****** ******* *** ***.

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****** ******** ****** **** ** **** scenes **** ***** *** ***** ***** LEDs, ****** **** **** *********** *** lost, **** ** *** **** ** the *** ***, *********** ******* ****** yellow *** *****, *** **** **** shades. *******, ****** *** **** ******* than ******* ***** *** ****, ***** they *** ********* *****************.

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Colors **** ** *** ***** *** ******

*******, ** ****** *****, *** ***** light ***'* ***** ** ******, **** subject ******* *** ****** **** ** ~40'/~30 ***, ***** *****, **** ***** noticeably *********. *******, ******* *** ***** light ***********, **** ********* ******* **** difficult, **** ** ******* ******* ** text *********.

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Weak **** ************

***** *** ******* *** *********** **** at ******* ***** ** *** ****** of *** ***** ** ****, ************ is ******, **** *** ***** ************* darker.

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**** ******* ** ******* ******* ******* of ******** **** *** **** *** to ****** ***** *** ***** *** digital *****. ************, ****** *** *********** lost.

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Near ***** ************

************, ******** ****** **-**' ** *** camera **** ***** ** ***********, ****** all ****** *******. ***** ****** ******** regardless ** ******* *** ***** *** set ** **** ** ****** *** whether "***** ************ ********" *** ******* or ***.

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Slow ******* ******* (*/***)

**** **** ****** **** ********* ******, ColorVu ********* ** */*** ******** ********* in ********** ********, *** ******* ** 1/30s.

slow-shutter-default-causes-ghosting

** ******, ** ****** **** */*** shutter *****, ****** *** *** ***** above ** **** *** ********* ** the ******* */*** *******.

White ***** ******

*******'* ************ *** *** **** ******, producing **** ~* *** ** ~**' distance, ** *** ****** ** *** FoV, ***** ******* ********* ***** ********, though ******** **** (*.*.,******* ****** ***), **** ** ~*.* *** ** 40' *** **** ~*.* ** **'. The ***** ***** *** **** ** manually **********, ***** ******* ** ~** the ***** ****** ** *******, ***** in *** ***** *****, *** **** increased *** ******** ** ************ (*****).

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***** ************ **** **** ** * scene **** ********** ************ ** *.** lux ******* *** ******'* ***** ***** illumination.

Low **** *** ********

******* *******'* ***** ****** *** ****** on ** ***** (** *** ** a *****), ** *** ** **** as * ********** *** ** ******* light. **** *** ** ********** ********** to ***** **** ****** ** ** exterior ********. ************, *** ** ********* less ********* ** ******** *** ******* than **** ******* ********** ******, ****** installation **** ****** ****** * *****.

*******, *******'* **** *** ***** *** moderately *****, ********* **** **** *** light ** * ********** **** ******, more ********* ******** ******* ***** *** accustomed **.

*** *******, *** ***** ***** ***** the ******* ****** (*****) ******* ~**-**' away **** ** ******** ******** ***** (left). *** ******** ***** ** ****** and ****** **** *****, *** ** diffused ********** *** **** ****** **** ColorVu, **** *** ****** ** *** wall ***** ** ****** *******, ***** details ** *** **** ****** *** ColorVu ****** *** ********* ** ***.

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******* ******* ******** ** **** ********* brighter *** **** *******. *** *******, the ***** ***** ******** ******* ** a ******* ******* ***** **********. *** ColorVu ****** ** ****** ******** ** front ** **, *** ***** ** the **** ** *** *** *** dark. ** ********, *** ***** ********** bulb *********** ******** ** ***** ** it, **** ******* **** *******, *** also *********** **** ** *** **** of *** ****, **** ***** ** the **** ** *** ****** ********** lit, ******* *** ******* **** ** ColorVu.

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******* ** ***** ******, ***** **** little ** ** ******* ******** *** find ******* ******. *******, ***** **** neighbors ***** ** ** ********* ******** may ** ****** *** **** ******** lighting *** ******* ******* ** *******

Higher ********* **** ******* ********* ******

*******'* ********* ******** **** ****** **** average *** *** ****** ** **** tests, ****** * **/* ** ***** with ***** ***** **, ******** ** 1-2 **/* ** **** ***** ** IR ******. ******* ******** **** ******* to ***** ******.

**** **** ******* ********* **** ***** light ****** ***, *** *** ** much ****** ******, **** *** ****** details ********* ** **** ***** *****.

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Country ** ******

*** **-*********-* *** ************ ** *****.

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Test **********

******* **** ****** ***** ******* ******** with **** *******:

  • *.***+/*.***+ **** *******
  • ******* ******** *** *** ** */*** instead ** *** ******* */***
  • *** ***** ***** ******** **** ***** using ******* ******** (*********) *** ***** Supplemental ***** *******

*** ********* ******** ******** **** ****, the ****** ********* ** *** **** of *******:

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Comments (27)
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Matthew Del Salto
Jun 24, 2019
Hudson Security

**** *** *** ***** ***** ***** as * ******** ** ****?

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Undisclosed #1
Jun 24, 2019
IPVMU Certified
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Ethan Ace
Jun 24, 2019

**, * ****** ***** *****. ***** is******** * *** *, ***, ** ****.

** ******* **** **** ***** **********, I'd ** ********** ** **.

(3)
U
Undisclosed #1
Jun 24, 2019
IPVMU Certified

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

******* **** ******** **** *****, *** the *** ***** **** *** * dead ********.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Jun 25, 2019

**** ***** *** ********* ** ***** light *** ********** ***** *** ********* spider ****? **** *** ***** ***** help ** **** ******?

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Rob Kilpatrick
Jun 26, 2019
IPVM • IPVMU Certified

** *****'* ****** **** ************ *** I ***** ***** *** ***** ***** would ***** ******* **** ** *****, which ***** **** ******* *******.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Jun 26, 2019

**'** **** *** *** ******* *** about * ***** ** ** *** found *** ******* ** ** ********** thus ***; ********** **** ******* ******* comparable ****-**** ******** */ "****** ** " ** **** ******* **********. 

******** ***'** **** * ********** ** (3) ****-***** ******** ** (*) **/* color *** ** *** **** *** taken ** *** **** **** (~* AM) **** ***** * ********* **** zero ******* ********.

*********** ** *** **** *** ********* version *** * *** **** ******* available ** ** ******* ** *********** the ******** ** *** *** ****** within *** ***...****** ****. ***'* ****** the *** ******** ****** ***** ********.

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U
Undisclosed #1
Jun 27, 2019
IPVMU Certified

...**** ***** * ********* **** **** ambient ********.

*** *** **** **** ************, *****?

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Jun 27, 2019

???

*** **** **** *** *** *********; this ********** ********** ****** ***** *** lighting ** **** * **, ** aside **** ***** ******** ** *** cam ******, **'* ****** **** ***** black *** *****.

JH
John Honovich
Jun 27, 2019
IPVM

#* ** ******** ** *** ***** in *** ********** ** *** *****.

* ** **** **'* **** ***** but, *** ****** ********, ** ***** a ********** ** *** *** ***** is *.* ** *.* ** * or *, ***. *******, *** ** them *** ************ ** ********* ** dark ***, ** * ******, ** can **** * ******** ********** ** performance.

**** ********** ********** ****** ***** *** lighting ** **** * **

*** *** ******* ****? ** **** dealership ****** ***** *** ********* **, how ** ** ******* ** ***** the ***** ***** ************ ** *** camera **? ** * ******* ********* here?

(2)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Jun 27, 2019

#* ** ******** ** *** ***** in *** ********** ** *** *****.

* ** **** **'* **** ***** but, *** ****** ********, ** ***** a ********** ** *** *** ***** is *.* ** *.* ** * or *, ***. *******, *** ** them *** ************ ** ********* ** dark ***, ** * ******, ** can **** * ******** ********** ** performance.

***, ** ******...****'* ****** ******* ***** have ***** **** ******* *********** ** literally ;) *** ***, ********* "***** in *** **********" **** **** *** camera ***; *** ***** **** **********. In **** ***** ********* *** ******** lots ********* ******* ** ***** ****** area ******** ** **** **** *******...****'* primarily **** * *** ********* ** as *** ******* ****** ** "*******" light. ** **** ******** ******, **** unfortunately ***'* ********. 

*** *** ******* ****? ** **** dealership ****** ***** *** ********* **, how ** ** ******* ** ***** the ***** ***** ************ ** *** camera **? ** * ******* ********* here?

******** **** * ******* ** ******* is **** **** **** *** ***+ lumen **** ****** **** ********** *********** the ****** ***. ***** * *** amendment ** **** ****, **** ********** dealership ** ** ****** ******* ** produce * "********" ***** ** ********...******* the ****** ******* **** **** **** under **** *********.

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U
Undisclosed #1
Jun 27, 2019
IPVMU Certified

...** ***** **** ***** ******** ** the *** ******, **'* ****** **** pitch ***** *** *****.

 *** *****, (** *** **** ****** ****** and ***’** *********), ******* *** *** *** a ****** *** **** * ********.  if ***** ** ** ******** ************ the *** ****** *** **** **** the ***, **** ** ****** ***** see *** **** ** ******* ****** but * ***** ******* ***.

 

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Jun 28, 2019

** *********, *** *** *** **** not ******* ****** ** ******** ******* the ***.

* ******* ** ******* * *** different *********** ** ******* ******* ****** though (***** ****'* ** *******) **** 1/12 ***** *** **** ******* *******...**** taken ** ~**:** **.

1/12

1/250

1/500

1/1000

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U
Undisclosed #1
Jun 28, 2019
IPVMU Certified

** *********, *** *** *** **** not ******* ****** ** ******** ******* the ***.

******* *** *** **** *** (***********) the ******* ***** ******** ** ** the **** ** *** *****, *** then ***** *******.

********, *** ***** **** **** ** consider *** ****** ** *** ** CUT ******, *** * ***** ****** it’s *** ********** ******, *** ****** on, ****** *’* *** ********.

@*****, **** ** *** ***** ***** the ** *** ******, ****** ** or?

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Sean Nelson
Aug 12, 2019
Nelly's Security

** **** *** ***** ** *** I **** **** ******* **** *** they *** ******. **** ********* **** the *** ***** *******. **** ** my ******** ** ******** **** ********** no ******** ***** **** *** **** light. *******, *** ****** * **** moon *** **** ** *****! (**** is **** *** ************ ***** ****** OFF)

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U
Undisclosed #4
Aug 12, 2019

"*** **** *** ****"

******* **** ****:)

******* **** ** ****** *** *** last * *****

*** ***** ***%

**** *** ******

 

 

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Sean Nelson
Aug 16, 2019
Nelly's Security

*** ***** **** **** ***** ** where *** *** **** *** ***** turn ** **** ** ***** *******? Or *** **** *** * ** missing *********?

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Ethan Ace
Aug 16, 2019

*** ******** **** *** ********** * ****** *** ***** ***** which *** *** ******** ** *****. We **** *** ** ***** ** order, *** **'* ****** ****** ** ship. * ****** ** **** ** in *********.

***** *** **** **** ****** ******** with **** *** *** ******, *** not **** ** ****'** ****** ** the ** ** ***. ***** ****:

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Sean Nelson
Aug 16, 2019
Nelly's Security

****** *****. *** *** ********* **** as ****. ****** ****. ******** *** only * ****** *****.


**** ***** ** **** ** *** colorvu's ** ** *** ***** ****** it **** * ****** ********* *****.

U
Undisclosed #1
Oct 04, 2019
IPVMU Certified

**** ***** ** **** ** *** colorvu's ** ** *** ***** ****** it **** * ****** ********* *****.

*** ***** ** ****** *** ****** in *** ****?

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Ethan Ace
Oct 16, 2019

**'** ***** * **** ***** ** the ****** **** ******* ******* *** effects ** *** ***** ***** *********** being ****** ** *** *** ** a ****** ***** **** ***** (~*.**-*.** lux):

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
Feb 02, 2021

* ********** ***** ***** *** * think **** ***** ** "***" ** not ***** -- *** *** ** not *** ******* *******. *** ********* of *** ******* ******* ** **** they **** **** **** ** **** dim (** ******) ***** ********. *** LED ***** ** **** ** ** "emergency" *******. ** ******* ***** *************, there *** **** *** ********* **** no ******* ***** (************, *****, ***** lights, ***).

*'** ********* ***** ** ** ***** and ******** ***** ****. * ***'* think ***** ** * ****** ************ in ***** *** ****** ******** **** the **-***** *** *****. ***, ** is **** ** *** *** *********** in * ******* **** ********* -- but * **** ********** **** ***** be ** ******** ******* ******* ** real-life, ******* ***** ***** ***** **** are ***** * ****** *** ********* technology.

JH
John Honovich
Feb 02, 2021
IPVM
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
Feb 02, 2021

****,

***, * **********. *** * ***** install ***** *******'* **** ******* * working *** *** **** *********. **** users ***'* **** ******* **** *** white *** ** *****. **** ***** see ** *******. *** *** ** just ** ***-**, *** * **** feature **** ***** *** **** ** outdoor *********. (* **** **** ********* some ** * *** -- **** they **** *** ****** ***, *** cameras ***** **** **** **** *** light ****** **** *** ******, *** beer *****, *** *** ******. )

JH
John Honovich
Feb 02, 2021
IPVM

****, ****'* ****. ********* ******* **** using *** ***** ***** **** **, we **** **** **** **** **, it *** ********.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #6
Feb 03, 2021

****** *** ******* ** *** *** and *** **** ****** *** ***** performance *** *** *** ******** ********* as ****. **** **** **** * 4MP **** ******* *********** *** **'* excellent ** *****, **** *** * built-in *** (**-*******).

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
Feb 04, 2021

**** *** *** ****** ** * realize **** ****** *** **** **** in *** ******: *** ****** ******* I've **** ***** (*** *********) **** LTS ********. *** ***** ***** ***-***** cameras "*******/*" (** ***** **** "*******"). I ***** **** *** ********* *** I'm *** ****.