Avigilon 12MP Fisheye Camera Tested

Author: Ethan Ace, Published on May 03, 2018

12MP fisheye cameras have become mainstream, with nearly every major manufacturer offering their take on this segment. To see how these new higher resolution models compare, IPVM will be shooting out 6 models from popular manufacturers.

For this first report in a new IPVM series, we bought and tested Avigilon's 12MP H4 Fisheye camera and examine:

  • Dewarping performance in Avigilon Control Center
  • Third party dewarping support
  • Full light image quality
  • Low light/IR image quality
  • IR illumination range
  • Smart codec support
  • Bandwidth consumption

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  • *** ***** ***** ********:******** ***** ***** (**** **********) ******* ******** ** **-**% ** our ******, **** **** ********** (*********) ** *** ** ~*** Kb/s.

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Avigilon ********* *******

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ImmerVision/Third ***** *** *********

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

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Versions ****

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Comments (18)

John Honovich

IPVM | 05/03/18 01:51pm

** *** ******** ****** **** ***********, *** ** **** **** it * *******? ******* ***** * ******* ***********'* ********* ** that ***** ****** *** ****** **** *******.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to John Honovich | 05/03/18 02:16pm

****'* * **** ********. ***********, **** ****** ** *** ** ImmerVision**** ** ********* *******, ***** *** **** ******* ** */**. *'** ***** **** for ********.

**** ***** ****, ** ******* ******* ****** ***** ** ******** VMSes. ******** ******* ******* ******** ** ***.

****, **'* ***** ****** *************** *** ******** **** *********** *** **** ******* ** ******* ******** ******* ******, ** contrast ** ***** ***** ******* **** **** **********. **** ***** their ******** *********** *** **** ****** ****** *** ***** ** view, ***** ******* ******** ***** ** ********* ** *** ****** or ****.

Jeremy Ellis

05/03/18 02:37pm

*** ******* ******* ********** ********** *** *** *****. **** *** a ***** ****** ** ***** *******, *** **** *** **** completely ************. *** ****.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Jeremy Ellis | 05/03/18 03:18pm

* ***** **** ************ ****** **** **** ***** *************, ******. But ** ***** ***** ******, ** *** ******** ** *** improved ******* ** ****** *****, *** **** **** ****** *** light *** ** ************ ***********.

** **** ******** ***** ******* ****** ***** *** * ******** coming *** **** ** ********* **** ****** ** ***** *** and *** ** ******* ************ ** **** ***** ***********.

Undisclosed End User #1

In reply to Jeremy Ellis | 05/03/18 12:23pm

**'** *** *** **** **** ******* ** ** *** * fairly **** ****** ****, ***** *******, ******* ***** ***.

**'** *** **** **** **** **** ****** ** ****** ******** areas **** * ***** *****, ******* *****, ***.

**'** **** *** **** **** **** **** **** ******* ** a *********. **** **** * **** ****** **** ** *** landings, ***** *** ****** ** *** **** **** * ************ camera ****.

**'** ****** **** *** ***** **** *** **** *** *****.

Michael Miller

In reply to Jeremy Ellis | 05/03/18 05:12pm

* ********. ** **** * *** ** ***** ******* ******* and ********* **** ****. *** **** ** ********** *** *** and ***** ***** ******* **** **** *** ***'* **** **** them.

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Michael Miller | 05/04/18 07:44am

* ***** **** *******. **** ** ** ******* ****, ******* love **** *** *** ** **** **** ************ *** ****. We ******** **** *** ****** ******** ** **** :)

Mark Knirr

In reply to Michael Miller | 05/03/18 09:49pm

******'* ***** ****. *** *** ***** ******* *********** ************ *** not *************. *** ****** ******** ** *** ***** **** ******** are ***** *** ******* *********, *** **** ****** **** ******* more **** **-** **** ****. **** **** ** **********, ********* love ****. **** *** ********, *** *** ******** **** ** IPVM *****, **** ***** *** ** ********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

In reply to Michael Miller | 05/03/18 10:47pm

* ***** **** ******* ****. ** **** **** **** **** of *** * ** ** ** ******** *** ** **** hardly *** *** ******* *** *** **********. ***** *** ******** cameras *** ****** ** **** ** ****- **** *** *** identification *******. ** *** ******** ******* ***** **** ** ****** then ** ****** ** ************.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

In reply to Michael Miller | 05/04/18 03:21pm

* **** ******** ******* *****, “**’* *** ***** ******** ************”

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

05/03/18 11:32pm

*******, ****** **** ******, ***** *** ** ******* *** ********* or **** ******** *****, **** ******** ******* *** *******

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

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 05/04/18 05:01am

********/**** ******** *** **** ***** ******** ** *** ****** **** dewarping *** ** * ****** ** ***** *************, ** **** as ****** **** ********* ** ****.

***, *** *** **** *** ****** **** ******** ***** *** view ******** ***'* ****, *** *** ****** ** ****** ***** and **** * ******** ** *******, ********** *** ********** *****.

*** *******, ** *********** ****** ** ***** ***** ******, ********, and **** **** *******:

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to Ethan Ace | 05/04/18 10:59am

** *** ****** * **** (****** ***** ** *****-***** ** your ********* *****) *** **** *** ****, *** *** ****** drag *** **** **** ****** **** ** **** ****. *** sure **** ***** ** ******.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 05/04/18 03:03pm

* ***** *** *** **** * ****, *** **** ***** well, *** * ***** ***** **** ***** ******** *** ******** to ****** ** **** * ******** ** ****** **** ****** to ****** *** ******** * ***** ****. * ***** **'* a ******* *** **** *** * ******* ****** *******, ** not * **** ********* ***********, **** ******** *** **** ****** have **** ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to Ethan Ace | 05/04/18 10:52pm

******. *** * ***** * ***** ******* ** ****** ******* views ****** *** ****** ** ******* *** **** ***** ***** available ** *** ***** ** * ***** ** ************* ********** and **** *** ********* ** * ********* ** *** *****. Every **** ***** ** *** ** *** ******* **** **** as **** *** ****** ** ******** **** *** ***** ****** of ******. ****** ***** ** ***** *** **** ** **** screen ** ****** **** ***** *****, ****** ****, **** ***** (and **** *** ******* ** *** ***** ****) *** *** a ******* **** ** ********** ****** **** *** *** *** defined ******** ***** ** **** ******** ********/*****. *** * *** deal *** *'* **** ********... *** ** ** **** * want ** ** *** ****** ** ********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

05/04/18 01:52pm

“**** **** *** ****** *** *** ****** **** ******** ******, as ******* ******** * ******* "****** ****** *******" ** ******* Avigilon *******.”

**** **** **** ******* ***** **** ******* ******* **** ******* requires *** *** ** *** ******* *****-***** ****** *************? * know ****’** **** ********* ******* **** ********* ******* *** ***** security ********, *** **** ** ********** **** *** ******** *******? What’s **** ******** ** **** *** ******** **** ***** ** accept **. ********?

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #4 | 05/04/18 02:49pm

**** ********. ** ***** ******* *** ******* *** **** ****** when ** ******* ****. ** ** ******* ** ******** ** how **** ****** *********, ****** ***** **** ***** "**********" *******, while ******** ******** "******."

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Ethan Ace | 05/04/18 03:02pm

**’* * ******** *****, **? ** ********* ******’* **** ******** aboooot **.

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