8MP / 4K Fixed Lens Camera Shootout - Dahua, Hikvision, TVT, Uniview

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Performance ********

***** ** *** *****, ****** *********** falls **** ***** ******:

• *** *********:*** ********* **-*********-* ********* **** ** multiple **********, **** * *********** ** strong **** *****, *** *****, **, and *** *******.
• ******* ***********:*****, *******, *** *** ********* **-**********-* each *** ********** ** **** ***** and ********* ** ******, **** ********** than *** ********* ****.
• *****:*******, *** *** *** ****** ********* worst ** ******** **********, ****** ** hands **** *** ***** ****** ******.

**** **** ***** ******** ** *** take ***** **** *******, ******* **** at *******, *********, *** *********** ******. However, ** ** ******** ** *** chart ***** *** **********.

Advantages ******** ** ***

** **** *****, **** *** ******* ******* ****** advantage **** *** *** ********* **** 1080p ******. *******, ** *** *****, 8MP ****** ******* ***** ***** ******* advantages ** **** ****** **** **** the ****** ********** *** ****** ******, shown ***** ******** ** *** **** and ***** ********** ******* ** **** scene.

** **** *****, ** **** ***** (~20' ********), ****** ******* *** ****** in *** ******* *** ** *** high *** ****** (~** ** ** models, ~** ** ***). **** **** differences *** *******, ***

** * ****** ******** (~**', ~**/** PPF), *** ******* ****** ******** **** 4MP, **** *** **** ********* **** facial ******, *** ******* ** *** 4MP *** *** ** *******, *** much ****** ********** ** *** **** chart. **** *** ***** ********** *** model, *** *** *** ******, ******** better ******* ** *** ******* *** multiple ***** ** ******* ****, *** present ** *** *** ******.

** **** ****** **** ** ** (<1 , ** *********** *** ***** notably ****** **** ***, **** ******** facial ****** *** **** ******* **** at **** ***** (~**'), ** ~** PPF/48 *** ************.

** ****** ***** (~**') ** ********** decrease ******** ** ******* ******, **** no ****** ******* ********* ** *** camera. *******, ** **** *****, ** coverage *** **** ****** **** **********, with **** ******* ******* ** ***** specified ** ***** (***/~**').

4K / *** ** ***** ******* (

***** ******* ** **** ****** **** integrated ** ****** *************, **** **** illumination ********* **** ******* ** ******** past ***** *****.

** **** ***** (~**'), *** ***** N84CG54 ******** *** ******** ******* ** the ******* *** **** ***** ** ~0.02 ***, ****** ** ** ********** darker **** ***** *******, ** ****. The ********* **** *** ******* **** perform *********, **** ******** **** ******, while *** ********* **** ********** *********** the **** ***** *** *******, *** seen ** ***** ******. *** *** camera ******** **** ******* **** *** rougher *******, **** **** ******* ***** than ******.

IR ************ *****

*** ******* ** **** **** ***** 30m/~98' ** *****, *** **** **** noticeably **** ** **** ~**'/*** *****.

** **** *****, **** *** ********* 2383 ******** *** ******* ** *** subject ** ***, ****** **** ******** for **************. ****** ********* * ****** object, ******* ***** *****, *** ** usable *******.

IR ********

********** ** ******** *** ****** ** all *******, ********** ****** ** *** edges ** *** ***** ** **** than ** *** ******, **** ******* the **** ****** ********** **** **** to **** ******** (**** **** *********).

*** ******* **** ****** *** ****** width ** *** ***** ** ****, with ****** ********* ** *** *****, but *** **** **** ***** *******.

** ********, ** ** ********* ********* to ****** ** *** *** ******, which ** *********** ******** ** *** center ** *** ***** ** ****.

*** ********** ***** ******** ******* **** the ****** *** **** ** *** field ** **** ** **** ******, with ******* ******* ******** **** ******, while *** ********* **** *** ***** model ******** **** ********* ** *** edge ** *** ***** ** ****. TVT ******** ** ******* ** ***.

Full ***** ***********

******* *********** ****** **** **** ******** than ********* ** ***** *****, *** significant *********** ** ****** ******, **** Dahua *** *** ********* **** ********** best.

** ***** *****, ******* *** ******* between *** ******* *** ** *** high *** ***** (~** ***). ******** is ********** **** **** ** *** Uniview ****, *** ******* *** ******* similar.

** ****** ***** (~**'/~** ***), *** Hikvision **** ******** ********** ****** ******* of *** *******'* ********, ** **** as **** ******* ****. ******* **** rougher ** ***** *******, ********** *** Hikvision **** *** *** *****.

Wide ******* *****

*** ****** ****** ************ ************** ****** *** ***. *********** ***** true *** ******* ****** **********, **** Hikvision's ****** ********** **** ** *** tests.

*** ********* **** *** **** ********* similarly, **** ********* ****** ******* ******* backlight *** ** ****** ***** ** the *****. **** *** ***** *** Uniview ****** **** *** *** ******* moderately ******* ****** *********, *** ***** provide ****** *********** *******. *** *** camera ******** ***** ** ***, ******* out *** ******* ****** ******* ******* backlight *** **** ******* ******* ******* in *** **** ***** ** *** scene.

FPS **********: **** ****** *****/**, *** **** **

**** ******* ** **** **** ****** be ********** **** ** *******, ***** the ******** ******** ** *** ********* and **** **** ******* ** *** 20 ***, ***** *****. ** *** cameras ** **** ********, **** *** is *********** * **** ** ******, offering ** *** (********* ** *** tests).

** *** *****, *** ******* ******** their ******* ********* ***** ******* ******** frames, ********* *** ***, ***** **** a **** ** *** ******, ****** others (***** ***** ** *****).

Bandwidth **********

*** ******* ****** ******* **** *.*** and ***** ******, ****** ********* ****** drastically, **** ~***-*** **/* ** **** 2 **/* ** *****.

*** ******* ******** ** ******* ****** were *** **** *** (~*.* **/*) and ***** (~*.* **/*), **** ******* nearing ***** ** *** ****** *** day (~*.* **/*). ** ********, **** Hikvision ****** ******** ~*** **/* ** night, **** *** ****'* ******* ******** notably ***** **** *** **** (*** Kb/s **. ***).

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

*** *********** ******** ****** ***** *******, with *.*** ********* ******* ** *** cameras, *** *.*** *** ****** **** VMD ******* **** **** ********. ** review ***** ****** ** ****** *****.

Basic ***********: *.*** *********

** *** *****, *** ******* ****** were **** ** ******* ** *** VMSes ***** *.***. **** **** ********* models **** ********* ** ******* ***** the ***** ******, *** *** *** direct ********* ****** *** ** ************ ************. *** ******* *****, ********, *** allowed ***** ***** ************* **** *** VMS.

***** **. *********** ****** *** ******** depending ** *** ****** *** ***, with **** ***** ***** * ****** driver *** ***** *** *********, ***** TVT *** ******* **** *****.

H.265 ******* ******

*****, *********, *** ******* *.*** ******* were ****** *********, *********** *** ********* properly ** *****, *******, *********, *** Network *****. *******, ***'* *.*** ****** was ********* **** ** ***** *** NxWitness.

**** **** *.*** *** *** ****** with ******** ** **** ********* ******* H.265 **** ** ******** ******.

Camera **** ***

***** *** ********* ****** **** ****** were ********* ** *** ****** *****. However, ******* *** *** ********* ** Avigilon, *****, ** *******, ***** *** was *** ********* ** ***** *** Genetec, ******* **** ****** ****** **** VMD ** ********** ********* **** ** used.

Pricing **********

******* ** ***** ******* ****** **** ~$200-260 ******/********* ****** ***** ** ***** America. **** **** ***** *** ** these ************* *** *** ****** *** may ** ******* ***** ****** *** unauthorized ***** **** ***************, ***** *** ****** ** **** to **** ***** ****** *** ****. However, **** *** ****** ** ********* warranty ** **** *******, *******,*********, ************* **** ************ ************ ********.

Test ***** *****

******* *** ****** ****** *** ***** lenses, ******* **** ********* ** ******** from *** ****** ** ******* *** same *** ** **** *****. **** results ** ****** *********** ** ***** of ********* ** ***** ***** *** background ***** ** **** **** ** testing.

************, ***** *** ******* **** ****** simultaneously, *** ****** ********** ** **** details ** **** ******** ***** ******* side ** **** ** **** *********** to ********* *** **** *******/*********** ********.

Firmware ******** ****

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