Wyze Image Quality Tested vs Axis, Hikvision And Nest

Published Aug 27, 2019 13:19 PM

********'* *** ** *******, ** ** strong ** *********, *** *** **** ** *** camera's ***** *******? ** ** **** as **** ** ********** **** ****, Hikvision, *** ****?

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** **** ***, ** ****** *** Wyze *** ** ******* $*** ******* from ****, ******* ********* *** **** *************'* ***** ******* **** ****, ***** **** ******* ********/*** **********, *********:

  • *** **** ******* ***** ******* ******* to ****, ****, *** *********?
  • **** *** **** *** **** *** 30' ** ***** ****?
  • *** **** ** ******* ** *** dark, **** ** **?
  • *** **** ** ******* ** *** light ***** (~* ***)?
  • *** **** ***********/************ ******* ** ****** and **** ** ****** ***** *******?

*******

**** *** **'* ***** ******* ** inferior ****** *** **********, ******* **** modestly ** ****-*** ******* ** ******** in *** ***** *** ***:

  • ** ****-*** *******, ** ******** ***** quality ***** ** ***-**** ********** ****** and ******'* **** ***. *******, ** suffers **** ************ ***** ******** ******* of *** **** *****, *** **** in ***** ******.
  • **** *** ***** (~* ***) *** dark/IR (~*.** ***) *******: ** *** light *** **** ******, ******* ******* are *********** **** ****** ~**' ********, with ********* ********* ** **'+, ***** low-cost **** *** ********* ****** ******** details ** **'+ *** ********* ** over **'.
  • **** *** ***********: ** *** ********* to ******* * **** ******* ** both ****** ********* (~*,*** ***) ** well ** ****** ***** ** *** test ***** (~** ***).

** *** **** ***** ******* ** 'good ******' *** ***'* *********** (*** often ** ** *** ***** ******* a $** ******), **** ** ***** makes ***** ** *** ******* ***** that ****'* ***** ******* ** * significant **** **** **** **** ***-**** commercial *********.

Pricing *** ************

*** **** *** ***** ***~$** *** ******** ** ****'* *******, ************* **** ********* **** **** typical ***-**** ********** ******. *** *******, the ********* ***** ******* ****** ***** for~$**-***, ***** ****' ****** **** ********* model ***** ***~$*** ******.

Quantization ****** **** *******

** *** *****, *** **** ***'* quantization (******** **** ********** *****) ******** 30-33, ********** ****** **** *** **-** range **** ** **** ********** ******. By ********, *** **** *** ******** a **** *** ~**-** ************.

**** ****** ************ ****** *********** ** Wyze's ***** ******* ****** **** *****, as **** ***** *********** ******** ****** impact **********.

Daytime ******* ***** ** ********** ******

** ~**', ~** ***, *** **** camera ******** ***** ******* ** *** subject, ****** *** ******* ** ***********. However, **** *********** *** **** ***** past **** *, ****** **** **** illegible.

Moderate Overexposure In Daytime Images Reduced Detail 10

** ****** ******** (~**' / ~** PPF), **** ****** **** ******* **** its ********** ***********. ****, *** **** camera ***** *********** *** **** *****, not ** ***** ** ******.

Moderate Overexposure In Daytime Images Reduced Detail 20

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

** *****, **** ** **, *** Wyze ***'* ********** *********** ******** **** illumination ** ~**', **** ****** ** details ** *** *******, ******* ***** specified *** ~**' *****.

Weak IR Illumination At 20' Distance (30' Specified)

Poor *****/** ******* (~*.** ***)

** *****, **** ** ** (*.** lux), *** **** ****** ** ********** dimmer **** ***** ****** ******, ********** fewer *******. **** **** *** **** cam ** **** ***** ** ******* brighter **** **** ****** ****** ******* are ********* ****.

Weak Dark IR Image Details At Close Range

** **', **** **** *** ******* details ** *** ******* ** **** chart, *** **** ****, ***** *** Axis *** ********* ****** ******* **** recognizable *******.

No Subject Details At 20'+

*******, ******* ***** ***** ** "******* up ** ** **** **** **** in ***** ********.", *** **** *** is ****** ***** ** **** *****, with **** ****** ********** ** *** subject.

Detection Difficult At 30'+

Poor *** ***** ***** ******* (~* ***)

** ***** ****, *** **** *** provides **** ***** ******* *******, **** his **** ********* ******* *** ***. All ***** ****** ****** ******* ***** subject *******.

Rough Details In Low Light  Color

** ~**'+, *** **** *** *** not ******* *** ******* ** *** subject, **** **** ******** ********** ** the ***** **** ** *** **** chart.

No Subject Details At 20'+ In Low Light Color

Poor *** ***********

** ****** *** *********** ******* ********* of ~*,*** *** *** ~** *** in *** ****** **** ****** *** door, ***** ****:

WDR Test Field Of View 2

*** ******* ** ************* ****** *** by ********* ** *** **** ***, obscuring ****** *******, ***** *** ***** models ****** ******* ***** ******* ** his ********. ** *** ****** **** next ** *** ****, *** **** Cam ******** *** ****** *******, ***** others ***** ******* ************ ********.

Weak WDR Performance In Bright Dark Areas

Bitrate **********

**** ******** **** ********** ** *********'* Value ******* *** *** *****, ****** higher **** *** **** ********* **** L ** **** ******. *******, ****'* quantization ****** (**-**) *** ******* ****** than **** *** *********, ***** **** average ~**-**, ******* **** **** ** more ******* *********** ***** **** **** similar ** ****** *** *****. *** Nest ***, **** **'* **** ***** quantization, *** *** ******* ******** ** all ******* ****** *** *** *****.

Bitrate Comparison1

Test **********

******* **** ****** **** **** ******** defaulted, **** *** ********* *******:

  • ******* *** ************ ** * ******* of */*** ** ****** ****** ****.
  • ***** ****** **** ******* ** **** and ********* ******. *** ********* *** Mini *** ** ***** ***** ********, but ** ****** *******. ********* ******** a ****** **/*** *** *.***+.
  • *** *** ******* ** **** *** Hikvision ******. **** *** **** **** no *** ********.

**** ******** *.*.*.*** *** **** ** testing.

Comments (9)
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Tony Warren
Aug 27, 2019

* ********* *** **** *** *** inside *** ***** ** ***** *** dogs ****** *** ***. **'* **** to ** **** ** **** ** around ** ********* ********* *** **** plug ** **** ** ******. * even ****** ** ***** * **** cabinet ** *** *** ******** * phantom ***** ****. ***** ** **** well ** *** *** ** ****. not *** *** ***, *** $** on ******.....

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Sean Nelson
Aug 27, 2019
Nelly's Security

** ** ****, *** *** *** 100 **** ******* *** ******* **** for *** **** ***** ** * Axis ****** *** ******** *** **** better ****** *** ***.

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John Honovich
Aug 27, 2019
IPVM

****, *** ** *** **** ***** TRAIN!

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John Nino
Aug 27, 2019

*** * ***** *** *** **** camera ***** ** *** ***** *** IR **** ***** *** **** ** be **** ** *** **** ***** lighting ******* *** *** ****. *** $20 *** *** ***'* *** *** much ********** ***** **** ***** ** AI *** **** **** ****** ********** cameras.

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Undisclosed #1
Aug 27, 2019

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Ethan Ace
Aug 29, 2019

* *********'* * **** ***, **** default ******* ****** ** ** *** account, ********* ********, *** ******* *****.****** ** *** **** ** ****.

* ******** ***** * *** ******* packets *** *** ** ******** ** anything ***** ** *****. *** ******** of ******* ** ** ***. ***** are *** ********:

** ***** ******* ******* ** ***.***.**.*, which ******* ** ** ** ****** if *** ***** ****** **, *** Wyze **** **** ** ******* ** their *** ******** *** ** ******* in *******.***** ** * ****** ****** ***** this ***** **** *******.

***** *** * ****** ** ***** IPs **** *** ***** ******* ** well. **.***.***.** *** ******* ***** ******** results **** ******** ********. ** ****** belongs ** *** *** ******** ** well.

*** *********,**** *** ************ **** ********** ** their *** ********.** **** * ******* **** ** them, ** ****.

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Trae Stubblefield
Nov 19, 2019

*** ******* * $** ****** ** a $*** ****** *** **** ******** that *** $*** ****** ** ** fact ******? ***!

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John Honovich
Nov 19, 2019
IPVM

****, *** ****** ** **** * lot ** ******, ********** ** *** mainstream *****, *** **** **** ** just ** **** ** **** ********* cameras.

****, ** *** ******** ** **** test,****'* ********* *** ****** **** **** and *********, ***** ** *** ******** ** 'duh!' ** *** *** ****.

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Trae Stubblefield
Nov 19, 2019

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