Uniview Color Low Light Camera Tested Vs Hikvision ColorVu

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Derek Ward
Published Jan 07, 2020 14:12 PM

********* *** **** ****************************. ***, ********* ******** ***** ******* (UNV) ** ******** ********** ******* *** their *** ***** ***** ***** *** camera.

** ****** *** ****** *******'* ***** low-cost ***** ***** *********** *****, ********** *******-**-****-*-**** *** *** ** ******** ****** recent ***** ***** *********** ****** **** AVTech *** *********. ** *******:

  • *** **** **** ***** ******* ******* in **** ***** (~*** ***), *** light (~* ***), *** **** (~*.** lux) ******?
  • *** ** ***** ******* ***** *** light ******* ******* ** ******* ****** in ******** *** ***** **** ********?
  • *** ** ***** ******* ******* **** and ******* ***** ***** ************?
  • *** **** ** ******* ** *** scenes?
  • *** **** **** ** ********* ** common *****?

*******

*******, *** ******* *******-**-****-*-** ***** ***** camera ****** ******** **** ********* *******, *** ***** **** ************ *******. *** ***** ********* **** *********'* political ******** *** ******'* ***********, ******* is ** ********** ***********. *******'* ***** low ***** ****** ** **** *********** the ********* ***** ***** *** ***** we've ******, *** ***** **** *********.

*******, *** *******'* ***** *** ***** scene ******* *** ****** *********** *** blurred, **** **** ***** ******** *** to **** ***** *********, ****** ** standing *****. ****, *** ******* **********-***** with ********** ** *** *********** ***** and *********** ** *** *****. ******** to *** ******** **** ******** *** ***** ********, ***** ******* **** ****** ******* to *****-*******.

Key ********

***** ** *** *****, *******'* *** light ******* *** **** *********:

  • *********** *** ***********: *** ******* *** light *****'* *** *********** *** ***** when ******** ** *** ****** *** Hikvision *******, **** ******* ******* ****** discernible ******* ****** ********* *** ** darker ***** ** *** *****.
  • ***** **** ***** ***********: ** **** light, **** ******* ***** *** ***** models ******** ***** ****** **** ** artifacting ** **** ** *******.
  • ***** *.*** *** *******: *** ******* low ***** ******* **** **** ** connect *** ****** *** *.*** ** all ***** ******, ****** ********, ***********, Genetec, ********* *** ** *******.

*******, ***** **** ******* *************:

  • ***** ***** ************: *** ******* *******-**-****-*-** (white ***** ******) ******* **** *********** overexposure **** *** ***** ***** *********** on, **** ******* ******* ******* ** ~20' **** *** ******** ****** *** at ~**' *** ******.
  • **** *** ***** ***********: ** *** light (~* *** *** *****), **** Uniview ******* ********* ******. ****** ****** overexposed *** ****** ** ****** ****** or ****** ******.
  • ******** ** ***** *** ***** ********, Uniview ** ******* ** ***** *******: Both ******* ******* ****** ********* ** cameras ***** ** *** ******* ** below ******* ***** **** *** ********* Color *** ***** ********. *********** ******** similar ** *** ***** *******, ****** XNV-6080R *** ********* **-******* ****** ** both ****** *** ****** ****** ** various *** ******.
  • ** ***** *********** ** ****** **** White ***** *** ***** *****: *** Uniview ***** ***** ****** ****** ***** to ****** * ***** ***** ******* 1000 (***) *** * (***), **** "800" ***** *******. ***** ******* ******* ranges, ***** *** *** ****** ** be * ***** ********** ******* ****, as ************ *** **** *** ********** on **** *** ******* *** **** chart **********.
  • **** *********: *** ******* **********-***** (********** IR ******) *** **** ********* **** moderate ***** ****** ** **** ***** (~200 ***) *** **** (~*.** ***) using *.*** *** *-**** **. *** rates ******** ******* ~* **** ** ~3.5 ****, ******* *** ******* ***** light ****** *** *** ******* ~* Mbps ****** *******.

*******

****** ***** *** *** ******* *******-**-****-*-** ~$60, *** ~$*** *** *** ******* IPC262EBR9-HDUPZ. *** ***** ***** ******* ** cheaper **** **** ** ***~$** ****** ******, *** ************* **** ********* **** the~$*** *** *************** *******.

Low ***** (~* ***) ***********

*** ******* *******-**-****-*-** (***** ***** *** camera) *** *** ********* ******* ******* white ***** ************ ** *** ***** white ***** *** ******* ** **** tested (****** *** ********* *******). *******, white ***** ************ ** ******, **** the ***** ** *** *** ********* noticeably ******.

*** ******* *******-**-****-*-** ***** ***** *** camera ****** ***** ** *** *** illumination ***** ** *** ******, ******* a ***** ** **** ** *. Below ** ** ****** **** *** web ***:

*******'* ***** ***** ************ *** *** brightest **'** ****** ** ***.

*******, ********** ** **** ***** ***** was ****, ******* ** *** ****** any ******* **** * ***** ******* between ***** ****** ** **** **** to ***. ** ************ ***** *, there ** ********** **** ****** *** subject.

**** ***** ***** **** *** ** a *** ***** ***** (~* ***), the ******* ******* *** ****** ********** both *** **** ***** *** ***** chart ** ***** ******** **** *** Hikvision *******.

Dark (~*.** ***) ***********

** *** **** (~*.** ***), *********** for *** ******* ***** ***** ****** was ******** **** *** ****** ******, with ******** **** ****** *********** ** our *******'* ****, ** ** *** less ***********. *******, *** ******* **** both ***** ***** *** ******* **** even ******** *** ****** ***** *******. The ******* ** ****** ******** * clear ***** ** *** *******'* **** and ****** ******* ** *** **** chart.

**** *** ******* ** ~**', *** white ***** *** ******* **** ******** more **** ** ***** ** ***** fidelity ** **** ** ******. *** Hikvision ******* ******** ***** ***** **** down ** **** *, *** ***** is ********** ***** ** *** **** subject. *** ******* ***** ***** ****** provided ******** ****** ************ ** *** test *******, *** *** ****** *** able ** ******* **** **** ** the **** *****. *** ******* ** camera *** ********** ***** ** *** subject *** **** *****.

**** *** ******* ******* ******* *** cameras, *** ******* *** ****** ***** light ******* *********** *** ******* *** subjects ****. *** ********* ******* ******** strongest ** *** ***** ***** *******, but ***** ** *********** *** ******** on ********* ***** ** *** *******. The ******* ** ****** ******** ************ quickly *** ***** ******* ****** ******* on * ***** ****** *******.

Compared ** ***** ***** *** ***** ******* ******

******** ** ******** ******* ****** ** our ***** *** ***** ********, *** Uniview ******* *** ******* ******* *** the ***** ***** ***/*******-** ***** *** below ******* *** *** ********** ********** IR *****. ***** *** ***** ******** appears ******* ** *** ***** *******, Hanwha ***-***** *** ********* ******* ** a ~* *** *****.

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

** ****, **** ******** (~*** ***), subject *** ***** ******* ****** *****, with ** ***** ****** ********** **** image *******.

WDR ***********

*******, ** ****** *** ******* ***** low ***** ******* ** *** ******** mandoor *****, **** * ****** ********* setup ****** *** **** *****. ***** is *** ***, **** *** ******* in *** **** ** ~*,*** ***, and *** **** ******* ** ~** lux.

**** ******* ******* ******** ******** **** the ****** ******* **** *** ******* and **** ***** ** ***** ** the *********, **** ****** ************* ** our *******'* **** ** **** *****. In *** **** ******* ** *** scene, ******* *** ** **** ** his **** *** ** *** *****, but **** *** ******* ***** ***** camera ********* ****** **** ***** ******* tested ****.

H.265/Smart ***** *******

******* ******* ******* *.*** ** **** as ***** "*-****" ***** *****, **** two ***** ****** ******* "*****" *** "Advanced." ** *** *****, *** *** modes ******** *********** ********* ********.

********* *** **** ****** **** ******** motion ** *** ***** **** **** cameras ***** *******'* *.*** ***** *** U-Code *** ** "********". ******* *-**** H.265 ******** **** **** *** *** IPC262EBR9 ********** ** ******, ** ~* Mbps ** **** ***** (~*** ***), and ~*.* **** ** *** **** (~0.02 ***). *******, *** ******* ***** light ****** *** **** *****, ** ~660 **** ** **** ***** *** ~760 **** ** *** ****. **** was * ******* **-**% ********** ********* on *****.

VMS ***********

**** ******* ***** *** ***** ******'* H.265 *** *.*** ******* ********* *** were ************ ** *** ***** ******. Camera **** ****** *** ********* **** only ********* ** *****, ****** *** Milestone, *** *** ** ******** ** Network ***** (*** *** **** ** *******'* *********/***).

Uniview *******

******* ********* ****** ***** ** ******* (even ****), **** ******** ****** ** ************, ****** **** ***** ****** ***** can ** ***** *********** ********. **** may ** ********** ** **** *********** wary ** ********* ***** ******** ***** products.

*******, **** ********* ** ********** ********. In **** *****, *** **** ******* results *** ******* ******* **** ***** on **** ** *******. *******, ** 2019, ******* ****** *** *** ** found ********* ****** ************, **** ** *** ******. ***** not ** ********** ** ********* ** Dahua, **** ** * ******** ********* in ***** ******* *********.

Similar **** ** *********** *******

*** ******* *** ***** ******* *** similar ** **** ** *** ********* Smart ****** *** ****** *-****** *********** cameras.

*******, *** ******* ***** ***** *******-**-****-*-** model **** *** **** ******** ******** hardware ** ******. ******* ********** *** a *** ****** ********* *** **** camera, ****** *****-****-*,**-****-*-**, *****-****-*-**.

No ********* ******, *** ************ *********

*** ******* ********** ** **********-***** ****** did *** ******* *** ***** ** autofocusing *** ****** ******* ******** *** view, ****** ** ******** **** ** rotating *** ***** ** *** *** interface (**/***/***). **** **** * ******* field ** **** ***** **** ******* than ***** ****** **** ******* **** feature.

Country ** ******

*** ******* ******* *** ********** **** made ** *****:

Test **********

*** ****** *** ********* ***** ** testing **** * *** *********** ** standardize ******** **** **:

  • ******* ************ ***** *** **** *** the ******* ***** ***** ******.
  • *** *** ******* (***** *, *******).
  • *.*** *** *******, **** *-**** ******** used.
  • ************ *** *** ** ~** ***** to *-**** ***** ******* ***, **** smart ***** *******, **** ****** ****** depending ** ***** ********.

Versions ****

*** ********* ******** ******** **** **** for *******:

  • ******* *******-**-****-*-**: ***-*****-*************
  • ******* **********-*****: ***-*****-****************
  • ****** *******: ****-****-****-****
  • ********* **-*********-*: * *.*.*
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Sean Nelson
Jan 07, 2020
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Derek Ward
Jan 07, 2020
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Jan 07, 2020
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Jan 07, 2020
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Jan 17, 2020
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Derek Ward
Jan 17, 2020
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Jan 17, 2020

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Jan 10, 2020

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******** ** ******** ******* ****** ** our ***** *** ***** ********, *** Uniview ******* *** ******* ******* *** the ***** ***** ***/********** ***** *** below ******* *** *** *******-** ********** IR *****.

**** *********** ** ****** *** *********.

** ***** **** ******-** *** ********** were ****** ******* *** ******-** ********** IR ***** *** ****** ***** *******

*** *******-** *****'* ********** ** *****.

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Derek Ward
Jan 10, 2020
Hanwha

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Jan 13, 2020

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'******* *** *** ***** ***** ***/******-** model' *** '***** ******* *** *** IPC262EBR9 ********** ** *****’ ?

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Derek Ward
Jan 13, 2020
Hanwha

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Jan 10, 2020

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