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

Author: IPVM Team, Published on Dec 17, 2018

8MP / 4K fixed lens models are now common in lower cost lines, with nearly every Chinese brand and their OEMs now offering multiple options.

To see which fixed lens 8MP/4K models performed best and how they compare to new generation 4MP models, we bought and tested five models:

4mp camera shootout

The models are:

In this shootout report, we rank performance overall and across major dimensions including:

  • Night/IR image quality
  • IR coverage/evenness
  • Max IR range
  • WDR image quality
  • Daytime image quality
  • Bandwidth efficiency
  • VMS integration
  • Performance compared to 4MP
  • Street pricing

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4mp camera shootout

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  • *****:*******, *** *** *** ****** ********* ***** ** ******** **********, making ** ***** **** *** ***** ****** ******.

fixed lens 4k shootout rankings

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fixed lens 4k shootout summary

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

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1

** **** ***** (~**'), *** ***** ******* ******** *** ******** details ** *** ******* *** **** ***** ** ~*.** ***, though ** ** ********** ****** **** ***** *******, ** ****. The ********* **** *** ******* **** ******* *********, **** ******** less ******, ***** *** ********* **** ********** *********** *** **** chart *** *******, *** **** ** ***** ******. *** *** camera ******** **** ******* **** *** ******* *******, **** **** visible ***** **** ******.

fixed 4k dark ir detail differences

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

*** ******* ** **** **** ***** ***/~**' ** *****, *** most **** ********** **** ** **** ~**'/*** *****.

3

** **** *****, **** *** ********* **** ******** *** ******* of *** ******* ** ***, ****** **** ******** *** **************. Others ********* * ****** ******, ******* ***** *****, *** ** usable *******.

fixed 4k dark ir detail differences 60

IR ********

********** ** ******** *** ****** ** *** *******, ********** ****** at *** ***** ** *** ***** ** **** **** ** the ******, **** ******* *** **** ****** ********** **** **** to **** ******** (**** **** *********).

2

*** ******* **** ****** *** ****** ***** ** *** ***** of ****, **** ****** ********* ** *** *****, *** *** less **** ***** *******.

uniview most eveb illumination

** ********, ** ** ********* ********* ** ****** ** *** TVT ******, ***** ** *********** ******** ** *** ****** ** the ***** ** ****.

tvt strong center hotspot

*** ********** ***** ******** ******* **** *** ****** *** **** of *** ***** ** **** ** **** ******, **** ******* notably ******** **** ******, ***** *** ********* **** *** ***** model ******** **** ********* ** *** **** ** *** ***** of ****. *** ******** ** ******* ** ***.

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

******* *********** ****** **** **** ******** **** ********* ** ***** range, *** *********** *********** ** ****** ******, **** ***** *** the ********* **** ********** ****.

4

** ***** *****, ******* *** ******* ******* *** ******* *** to *** **** *** ***** (~** ***). ******** ** ********** less **** ** *** ******* ****, *** ******* *** ******* similar.

near range well lit performance similar in all cameras

** ****** ***** (~**'/~** ***), *** ********* **** ******** ********** better ******* ** *** *******'* ********, ** **** ** **** legible ****. ******* **** ******* ** ***** *******, ********** *** Hikvision **** *** *** *****.

long range well lit performance similar in all cameras

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

*** ****** ****** ************ ************** ****** *** ***. *********** ***** **** *** ******* ****** moderately, **** *********'* ****** ********** **** ** *** *****.

5

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wdr performance comparison

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

**** ******* ** **** **** ****** ** ********** **** ** cameras, ***** *** ******** ******** ** *** ********* *** **** vary ******* ** *** ** ***, ***** *****. ** *** cameras ** **** ********, **** *** ** *********** * **** 4K ******, ******** ** *** (********* ** *** *****).

** *** *****, *** ******* ******** ***** ******* ********* ***** without ******** ******, ********* *** ***, ***** **** * **** 30 *** ******, ****** ****** (***** ***** ** *****).

Bandwidth **********

*** ******* ****** ******* **** *.*** *** ***** ******, ****** bandwidth ****** ***********, **** ~***-*** **/* ** **** * **/* at *****.

*** ******* ******** ** ******* ****** **** *** **** *** (~1.6 **/*) *** ***** (~*.* **/*), **** ******* ******* ***** of *** ****** *** *** (~*.* **/*). ** ********, **** Hikvision ****** ******** ~*** **/* ** *****, **** *** ****'* daytime ******** ******* ***** **** *** **** (*** **/* **. 685).

bandwidth comparison

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

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

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h264 streaming support

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

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

*****, *********, *** ******* *.*** ******* **** ****** *********, *********** and ********* ******** ** *****, *******, *********, *** ******* *****. However, ***'* *.*** ****** *** ********* **** ** ***** *** NxWitness.

**** **** *.*** *** *** ****** **** ******** ** **** currently ******* *.*** **** ** ******** ******.

Camera **** ***

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camera side vmd support

Pricing **********

******* ** ***** ******* ****** **** ~$***-*** ******/********* ****** ***** in ***** *******. **** **** ***** *** ** ***** ************* OEM *** ****** *** *** ** ******* ***** ****** *** unauthorized ***** **** ***************, ***** *** ****** ** **** ** **** ***** ****** for ****. *******, **** *** ****** ** ********* ******** ** tech *******, *******,*********, ************* **** ************ ************ ********.

4mp fixed lens camera price comparison

Test ***** *****

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Comments (29)

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | 12/17/18 04:10pm

**** ** *******: **** test ******** *** ********* models, *** *** ******, because *** **-*********-* *** recommended ** ******** ******* as ***** **** ********** 8MP *****. *******, ** is *** ********* ** North *******. *** ****** generation *** ***** ********* shipping ** ***** ******* is *** **-**********-*. **'** included **** ** *** test *** ************.

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Ethan Ace | 12/20/18 12:56pm

**** ** ******* **** they ***’* ***** *** 2383 ** *** ** market, ******* **** ** offer ** ** *** 2363 (***) *******, *** stop *****.

Ben Molloy

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Ethan Ace | 03/18/19 05:49pm

****** ******** - **** is *** ***** **** you **** *** ** the ******* ******* **? I'm ******* *** ********* similar.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Ben Molloy | 03/18/19 06:07pm

**'* * ** ******** tripod. * ***'* **** you ******* **** ***** because ****'** ******** ************ the ***** * *********. I ***'* **** * new ******** ***. *** last **** * ******* were**** *****, *** *'* *** sold ** **** ***.

*** **** ************ ** make ** ** ***** additional ***** ** *** cross ***. ** **** has **** ******** ****** from *** *******. ** usually *** *-* ****. There ** * ********** somewhere ***** * ****** some ** *** ***** stuff ** ***, *** I ***'* **** ** at *** ******. *'** post **** **** ** if * **** **.

**** *******:*** ** ****-***** **** Cameras

Decoux Guilhem

In reply to Ben Molloy | 03/19/19 08:38am

**,

** *** **** ***, pretty ****** *** ****** support ****** ** ******, even *** :******* **** ** ******

Undisclosed Distributor #1

12/18/18 03:20pm

**** ** ****** **********, *** ***'* *** ** ******** ** a ****** ******.

Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #1 | 12/21/18 02:11pm

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

Decoux Guilhem

12/18/18 07:43pm

**,

*'* ***** ********* ** bandwidth ** ********* ******* to ******, **** **** using *** **** ** limit **** ** ****** ? **** *** ******* is ****** **** ********* cameras ?

****, ********** *** *** lux ******, *** ******* was *** **** ********** DNR *** **** ******* ? ** ******* ***** settings *** ******* *** quality ** ***** *****, but *** ***** *** so *** **** ***** is ****** (****** ** IPC3618 **** *******).

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Decoux Guilhem | 12/20/18 01:00pm

*** *** *** ******** are ****** *** ** when ***** ********* ********. Axis *** ********* *** the ****** ** *** most ******** **** *** both *** **** ********* conservative.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

12/19/18 02:21am

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

Jiang Chengyuan

12/19/18 08:51am

** **** ****,
****** *** **** ********* work ** **** ******** testing.
** ****** ** **** 9-10, ******* ****'* ** Evenness *********** ** ****, 'notably ******** **** ******',***** ** *** '****** VS. **** ************ **********' at **** **, *******’* camera *** ****** *** out ** * *******.
******* ***** *** ****** in *** *******, ** found **** **** ** a ***** ******* ***** in *** ********** *****, we ******* **** ** are ****** **** *** ranking ** ******* ******* IR *********** ***** ** used ** **** ********** table.
*****, ****** *** **** valuable ******* *** **'** put ******* ** ********* our ******** ** ******.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Jiang Chengyuan | 12/19/18 03:21pm

****** *** ******** **** out, *** *** *** totally *****. **** *** a ******* ****** *** graphic ****** ******* *** it's **** ********* ** the ****** ***:

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 12/19/18 04:23pm

* ***** ******* ** start ***** ****** ***** night **** ***** *** the ** ***** *** real ***** *** ********. I ** **** *** tests **** *** *** charts *** * ***** you ****** *** ** additional ****** **** ******* rarely **** ******** ***** still ** *** **** world. **** ** ***** that **** ** **** on *** ***** ***** rez ***** ******** ******'* perform ** **** ** some ** *** ****** than ****** ***** ** we *** * ****** test.

**** *** *** ******* speed ** *** **** for * ***** *****, the ***** ***** *****, but **** ******* *****, the ***** ** ******* and ****** *******.

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Vincent Tong

In reply to Sean Nelson | 12/19/18 08:30pm

*** ** *** **** ? * ******* * can ********* **** ***** with **** ***, **** gain *** ***** ** the ***.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Sean Nelson | 12/20/18 12:45am

** *** *******, **** of *** ******* **** slow *******. **** ** them ********* ** **. 1/30s *** *** ******* shutter *******. ** ***** where **** ******* ** allowed, ** ***** *********** it ** */*** *** make * **** ** it.

** ** ***** ***** as **'** ******* *** motion **** *** **** it *** ***** ** see **. ** ******* it *** ******** ** some ***** *** *****, *** *******. ** typically ***** **** **** levels ** ******* ***** reduction ***** ****, ** most ************* **** ******** that ********* **** ****** smart ****** ** **** slow ******* ** * bad ***** ** **** point, *** ********** ** has ******* *** **** for **, ******.

**** ** ****** *****, I **-******** ******* ** make **** ** *****'* missing *** **** ****** and ******* *** ********* similarly ****. ** *** post **** ****** ***** tomorrow.

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Vincent Tong

In reply to Ethan Ace | 12/20/18 05:02am

* *** **** ****** to ** ********* *** funny ** *** ***** votes, * ***** * failed ** ****. ******* speco.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Vincent Tong | 12/20/18 06:04am

***** *** **** ***** too...intense.

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Sergey Bystrov

NetworkOptix | In reply to Ethan Ace | 12/21/18 10:19pm

** **-****** ***********, ** understanding ** **** ****** blur *** ** ****** not **** ** *** shutter. ****** **** ***** be * ****** ** noise ************(**** *******), ** I ** ******* *** should **** *** **:

*) ****** ***** *******

*) ****** ****

*) *********

*** *** ** *** same ****(!)

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Sergey Bystrov | 12/22/18 02:07am

***, **** ** ********** true *** **'** **** it ** *** *****, as ****. **** *** levels **** ****** **** common ********* **** ******** ** some *****. ** ** ********, though, ** **** ****, we ****'* *** ***** effects.

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Sergey Bystrov

NetworkOptix | In reply to Ethan Ace | 12/26/18 07:41pm

*****, *** ***** **** your ********* "** ****'* see ***** *******" ** like ****** "** *** not *** ****** **** image *******".

*** ***** ** *****, but **** ***** ****** motion ****** ******** **** static.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Ethan Ace | 12/26/18 07:47pm

***, *** * ***** you ****** **** ** tests ***** *** ******** default ******** ***** *** latest ********** ******** **** no ******* ** *** unless ** ** ************ stated ** *** ******** notes ** **** ******** statement ** *** ************ to ** **.

************* *** ******* ***** on **** ******* *** did *** **** */*** is ******** *********** ** most ***** **** ****** install *** ****** *** not **** **** *** settings ** ***. ** the ************ *** * particular ******* ******* **** is *** ******* *** basic ***** **** *******, then **** ** ***** own ***** *** ****** be ****** ***********.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Sean Nelson | 12/27/18 02:41am

* ***** **** ******* with *********** ******** ****** be ******, *** ** normally **. ** **** called *** **** ******* defaults *** **** *** settings ******* **** ** multiple *****. *******, ** this **** ** *** not *** ****** ***** in *** **** ******.

* *** **** ***** that **** ***** **** not **** **** *** settings ** ***, *** leaving ****** ********* ******** a ****** ** ********** for ** ** *******. It's **** ****** *** manufacturers, ***********, ************, ***., of ******* ******** ** come **** ** ** and *** "** *** just ****** *, **** Y **** *******, ****** setting." ** **** **** it's ****** *** ****** to *********** *** **** out ***** ******** *** questionable ** ***********.

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Sean Nelson | 12/20/18 01:08pm

* ***** **** *** that * ***** **** to *** *****, ***-** shots ***** ** *** tests. ** **** **** so **** ****** ******* to ** **** ** avoid ** ** ********. Too **** ****, ***********, etc **** ** *** try ** **** ***** low ***** (***********, ***********) cameras *** ****** ***** low ***** **** ** a ******. **** ** especially **** *** ******* cameras. ** **** ********* turn *** ******* ** Day, ***-** **** *** test *** ***** *******. I ***’* ***** ** one ****** **** ****’* perform ****** ** ***** in ****** ********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

12/20/18 06:19pm

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

***** * **** ***** *** **** **** ***** ********* *******?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 12/21/18 06:44pm

* ***'* *** *** it ******'* ****** *** results, *** ***** ***** are ** *** ***** of **** ** ********* and *******. ******** **** all *** *** **** mount, **** ***** **-**** with * ****** ****.

Undisclosed #6

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #4 | 12/21/18 08:14pm

******** ** *-****

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 12/21/18 07:28pm

******** ***** ***** ******* are *** *******. *** cameras ****** **** *.*** or *.***, *** ****** only ** ***** *° (79-87° ****** ** ****). Cameras **** ********* ** two ******* ****** *******, accordingly, ** ** ***** in *** ******.

*** ******* ******** ** see ** ******* ** in **** **********, ***** is **** **** ** an ***** **** ******* at *.*** **. *** or ***, ** *** wider **** ******** ****. The ********** ******* *.*** and *** ** *****. I ** *** ***** results *****'** **** *********** different ** ***** *** 3.6mm ** ***.

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

***** ***** *** ** the ***** ** **** is *********

**** ** ********** ****. It *** ******** ****** annoying *** ****** **** time ** *** *** cameras ** *** *** in ******* **** ****** were *** ***** *****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

12/21/18 07:31pm

"**********-******" - ** *** *.*** *******

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 12/21/18 07:37pm

******, *'** ***** **** in *** ******. *** model ****** ** *** DPF40M.

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