Verkada 2020 Cameras Image Quality Test

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Derek Ward
Published Oct 06, 2020 15:25 PM

*******'* *****-********** *************** **** ******** ***** ******* ********. ***, **** **** ******** * second **********, *** *** ** ***** these ******?

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** ****** *** ****** *** *** Verkada ******, ********** ** ****-* *** ****** *** CD41** **** ***** *** ***** *** Hikvision **-******* *** ********* **-*******.

***** ******* ********* ** **** ******** but ** * *** **** ** have ***** **** ****** ** **** testing.

** **** * ******** **** ** these ******'* ***** ********* *********** *******.

Executive *******

*******'* ****-* ** *** **** *** image ******* ****** **** ********** ***** (with ********* ********) ** **** ***** (with ********* *******). ***** *** ******* default ** ********* *******, *** ***** quality, ** *******, ** ************* ***** than ********** **** *** ********* *******.

***** *********** ******** ***** ********* ********* and ****** ******* ******* ****** *** (users ****** ** ** ** **********) the ******* ***** ******* ***** ******* than **** *** ********* *** *** by ** ****.

******** *** **** ******** ** *********** cameras, ********* ***** ** * **/*, regardless ** ***** *** ******** ****** (~50 - **% ****** **** ******), while **** ********* ********************** **** *********** (***-** **. **-** typical, ***** ** ******, *** ****** equal). ** **** ***** ********, ***** is ** *** *** ***** ** adjust *********** ** ******* ** ******* cameras.

******* ** **** ****, ******* **** 7-8 ******* ******* *** *** '*****' stream *** **+ ******* *** *** remote ******.

Verkada ********

******* **** *** ********* ******* *** disabling *** ** *******:

** **** *** ****** ********* ****** on ***-*** ********, ** ** ** not ****** *** ** *******. ** are ******** *** [**** ********] ****** for ***-******* ****** *** * ****** release.

******* *** *** **** * ******** for ***** ******* ******** ******. ***** having ******* ****** ***, *********** ******** significantly *** ***** ***** **** ******, discussed *****.

** *** *****/** ***********, ******* **** IPVM **** ******** ****** ********* ********* shutter *****, ********* ****** ****** *** shorter ********* ** *****:

***** *** ****** ***** **** **** with ****** ********* ***? *** ******* shutter ***** ******* ***** ********** ** night ****.

********* ****** ********* ********** ****** ** dark/IR ******, ****** ****** ******** ********** blurring ** ****** *******, ***** *****.

******* *** *** ******* **** ******* on ***** *********** ********, ********* *********** artifacts/pixelation, *******, *** ******.

Increased ********** *** ** **** ***********

**** ******* ******* ********* **** *********** that ******* *******, ** *******'* ****** features *** ***** **** ** **** clear *** ******** ******* *** ** artifacts, ***** *****. *******'* ******* ************ was * ********** **** ~**-**, *********** artifacts, ***** **** *** ********* ******** 28/29 (**** ***** ********* **** ********* than *******).

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******** ** **** *** *********, *** Verkada ** ****-*'* ****** *********** ******* in * ********** **** ** ******, while **** *** **** *** ********* cameras ******* ******** **** *******, **** to **** *-*, *** ******** ****** images.

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*** ******* *** **** **** ******** worse **** *** **** *** ********* cameras, **** *** **** ***** ******* illegible ** **** *, *** ****** edges ****** *** *******'* **** *** face.

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

*******'* *** ***** *********** ** *********** reduced **** ***** ****** ********* *** enabled (** ** ** *******), ** shutter ***** ** ********* ** ******* motion ****. *******, ***** ** ** documentation ** **** ******** ****** ** warning ** *****, *** *** *** to ******* ******** ********. *** ********** below ***** **** ******** ********* **** impact *********, *** ******* ** ********* about ****/** ***** *******.

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**** ********* *******, ****** *** ************* darker, ******** ********* ** ***** ** ~20' ** *** ****** ** *** image, ** *** **** ** *** image ******* *** **** ** *** subjects. *** ***** ***** ***** *** 4K ****-* **** ********* ******* ** the ****, **** **** *** ******* at *** ****** ** *** *** visible. *******, **** ********* *** ********, the ******* ** *** **** ** the ***** ** **** ******* *******, as **** *** ********** ** *** scene.

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*******, **** **** ********* ********, *** CD61-E ** ****** ** ******* ******* as ***** ** **** *** *********, shown *****, *** ** ****** ***********.

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*********** *** ******* ** *** *** Verkada ****, **** ****** ******* ********* and ******, ******* *** **** *** Hikvision ******* ******* ****** ****** *******.

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HDR ******** ** *******

*** ** ******** ** ******* ** Verkada *******, ***** ***** ***** *** install ***** ******* ** * *** scene **** **** **** *********** ***** contacting *******. ******* ******* ***** *** the ******'* ****** ******, ** ******* does *** ***** ***** ** ****** that ******* **********, * ****** ******** in *** *******.

***** *****, ***** ******* ********, *** subject ** ****** *** ******* *** open ****, ** **** ** ** the **** **** ******. *******, **** HDR *******, *** **** ******* **** clear, **** ********** ******* *******. ** remains ********* ** ********* ** *** dark **** ****** *** ****, *** chart ********** ** ********.

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WDR *********** */*** *******

**** *** *******, *** ******* ******* improve ** *** ******, *** *** compared ** ****-*** ******* **** **** and *********. *** ** ******* ****-* produces **** ******** ** ******* ******* (better **** *********), ****** ****** ** has ***** ******* *** ** ** difficult ******* ****** *******.

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** **** *** ** *******, *** 5MP **** ******** **** ******** ** exterior ********, ****** **** ******** *** artifacts *** **********. ******, *** **** is ******* ********, **** **** **** and ********* ********* ****** ******.

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**** * ******* ****** ******* *** scene, **** ******* ******* ****** ******* enough ** ******* * *** ****** of *** *******'* **** ****** ******* the *****.

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High **** **** *******

********* **** ********** ***** (***/**) ** both ******* ******** ** *-* ****** latency, ***** ** ****** ******* *** ~2-3 *******. ** **** **** ******* in *** ***** *****:

**** **** ***** ************ **** ***** using *******'* "*****" *******, ************* ******** when ** *** **** ******* ** the *******. **** ** * ********* network ** ******, ******* ********* ** over ** ******* ** **** ** and *** **** ********** *******.

Not **** *** / ******* *** *********** **** ****

** **** *** ******* ******* ******* IPVM *** ******, **** ******* *********** bitrates ** *** **** ****** ** a ******* **% *****, ********* *.*-* Mb/s, **** ************ ******* ****** **** average, ******* **** ** ** ** in *** ** ***** *** ~**-** in *** *** ******.

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Physical ********

**** *** ******* ****-* *** **** cameras ** *** **** **** **-****** features, ****** **** **** **** **** hardware ******** *** ********/************. ** ***** can ** ***** ** *** **** and ****** ** *** ****** ****, and **** ******* **** ***** *******, microphones, *-**** ******* *** *** ******** ports. *** ***** ***** ************ *** shows ***** ***** *** *******.

*** *** ******* **** ******* *** similar ** **** ** *********** ******, such ** *** **** *-****** *** Hikvision *********** ****** *******.

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Made ** ******

**** *** ******* ** ****-* *** 5MP **** **** **** ** ******.

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Hisilicon *** ****/********* ****

**** ** *** **** ******* ******* tested *** ********* **** ******* ** the********* **** ******* ******* ******* *** used.

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*******

****** ** *** ******* **** ** this ****:

  • **** *** ****** **** */** **** storage: ~$*** *** ****** / $*** MSRP
  • ****-* ** ******* **** */** **** storage: ~$*,*** *** ****** / $*,*** MSRP

Testing **********

******* ******* **** ****** ***** ***** defaults, ** **** ** *** ***** configuration ** ***** ***********, *******, ** other ********.

*********** **** ***** **** *** ******* cameras **** ***** ****-********** ******.

********* ** *******, ******* *** ********** to *.*** ** *** **** ** export *** ******** ******** ************* **** the **** ********** ****** ***** ** compressed *** ****** *** *.*** ** the ******. ** **** *********, ***** is ** ******* ** *********** *** storage ** ******.

Versions ****

*** ******* ******* **** ***** *** most "**-**-****" ******** *** *******:

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*** ***** **** *** ********* ******* used **** ******* *** ********* ******** versions:

  • **** *****: **.*.*
  • **** *****: **.*.*
  • ********* **-*******: *.*.*
  • ********* **-*******: *.*.**
Comments (17)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Oct 06, 2020

* ******* *** ***** ** ****, and *** **** ** *** ***** and *******...

(1)
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Derek Ward
Oct 06, 2020
Hanwha

*******! ****** *** ******** ****. ****** the **** *** **** ******* *** callout ** *** *****.

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
Oct 06, 2020

** *** ***-**** ***** ** **** kbps ** *** ***** *** **/* in *** ******** *****. *** ********* paragraph ******** "********* *.*-* **/*". *** I ****** *** ****** ** *** graph *** ******** *****/* *** ***/* ?

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Derek Ward
Oct 06, 2020
Hanwha

**, ** **-******* *** *********** *******(**/*)** *********** ******(**/*). ** *** *** *** **/* or **/*, ***** **************.

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

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
Oct 06, 2020

********* ** *******, ******* *** ********** to *.*** ** *** **** ** export *** ******** ******** ************* **** the **** ********** ****** ***** ** compressed *** ****** *** *.*** ** the ******.

**** ******** ***'* ******* *.*** ******** (*** * ***... )**** **** **** *** **** ****** is * ******** *.*** ***** ****** to **** ** ******** ** ******? Or **** ** **** **** **** local ***** ******* ** ******* ******* their ***** *** *********?

U
Undisclosed #3
Oct 06, 2020

**** *** **** ****** **** ** make *** ******* **** *** ******* and **** ****** ****** **** *** raffle **** *** ** **** *******?

*'* ******** * *** **** ***** and * ***** *** *** ********-****** bookends.

(12)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
Oct 07, 2020

*** ********* ** *** ********* *** inability ** ****** *** ********. * just ***'* ********** **** ***** ***** is. *** **** *** **** ** a **** ** ** **** ** (in *** **** *****) *** ******* on * ****** ** *** *** want ** *** *** *** ****** would **** ** *****? ** **** to **** * *******, **** ***** the **** *** *** ******* ** change *** *******, **** ***** **** night *** *** ** ** ******, and ** ***, **** ******* ******* and **** ******* *** ** ***** over. *** ****** ** **** ** have ****** ** ***** **** *** months *********** *** ******* *** ****** is ******* ** ** **** ** other *********.

**'* *** *** **** **** *** just *** ********* ** ***** *********. I **** **** *** ******** ******* of ***** ******* (* ******* ****** in *** *.*. **** *** **** cameras) *** *** ****** *** ****** than **** *** *** ******* **** some ********, *** ************** **** *** their ******** ** * ******** *******, not **** * ******** ********, *** it's ******* **** **** **** *********** security ****** **** *****, **** **** keep ****** *** **** ******** **** and ****......*** *** **** **** ***** is *** **** **** *** ****** at...well, **** ****** *** ** **** real ***** ** **** ***'* *** their *** ********

(4)
(5)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #5
Oct 07, 2020

**** ****** **** *** ************* *** cameras *** *******?

JH
John Honovich
Oct 07, 2020
IPVM

******* ** *** ******** ************ *** Verkada *** *** ******** (**** ** bad) ** *******'*, *** *******.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
Oct 07, 2020

****'* **** * *******. ** ** would ** *********** ** **** *** Vivotek ********** *** *** ** ** performs ****** ***** *** ******** ***** most ****** ** ********

JH
John Honovich
Oct 07, 2020
IPVM

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

***** ** ** ******* **********. **** is *** * ********* ***** ***** they *** ****** *********. ******* ** making ** *** ******* *** **** do *** ****** ** *** ******** Vivotek ******* *** *******.

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Alex Sigalovsky
Oct 08, 2020

***. * ********, ***** ***, **** I ***** ******** **** *******'* ****** cam ** **** *****-** *** ******** to ******, "*** ****'* * ** this *******"...

(1)
MM
Michael Miller
Oct 07, 2020

*** **** *** **** ***** ******* is *** ****** *** ******* *** I **** ***** **** ******** ****** that ******* *** ****** ** ********* amount ** ******* ******* ******* ** client *****. ****** **** ******* ****?

(5)
JC
Jason Crist
Oct 12, 2020
IPVMU Certified

**** *** *** ********* ******* *** the ********** *******? ******* ** *** Hik *** ****

JH
John Honovich
Oct 12, 2020
IPVM

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

**** *** *** **** ******** **** budget ****** ** *** ****.

** *** *** ******** ** *** testing ********* ** ***, ** *** have *****,****** **** *** ******* ***** *** Hikvision ******** ******* ** ***** ****** Abuses?

JC
Jason Crist
Oct 12, 2020
IPVMU Certified

**** *** ******, *** **** * camera ** ******** ** * **** and **** **** ** * **** for **** *******, **'* ********** * showcase. *** **** **** * ************ has ** ** ** **** **** spotlight. **'* * ****** ***** ** today's *********** ******* ****** ******* **** a ****** ************ **** **'* **** in ***** ****** ********** ***** ***'* the ********* *********; * ***** ***** in * **** *******, **** ******** society **** **** ***** ***** ** worthy ** *********. ******* *** *****'* know ****** ***** ***** **** ******** from ************ ***; * ** ****** know ****** *** *'* ***** ** John's ********* ********* ** ******** *** objectivity

(1)
(1)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #6
Oct 03, 2022

***** **** ****** ****** ******* **** from -

  • **** *** ****** **** */** **** storage:~$*** *** ******/ $*** ****

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