Avigilon H4 Multi-Sensor Adds 32MP, H.265, Analytics

By: Ethan Ace, Published on Jun 13, 2018

Avigilon has announced the H4 Multisensor, the successor to their repositionable multi imager line, adding features like H.265, integrated IR, higher resolution, smaller sensor modules, and more.

In this note, we look at the features of this new line, how it compares to existing models, and how it impacts Avigilon's positioning.

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  • ****** ********** *******:** ******** ** *** sensors, *** *** *** models **** ** *********, as ****, ********** *** ********** from **** ** **** (4 * ***) ** the * ****** ******* and **** ** *** 3 ****** *****.
  • ********* ** *** ********:*** ****** **** ** capable ** ******* ********'* analytics ** *** ********, with ******* *** ********** ******. Previous ****** ******* *** only.
  • ********** **/************:*** ** *********** ******** 360° ** ************, **** a ********* *** *****, as **** ** ********'* "Lightcatcher" ***** *** ***** processing. **** ****** **** true ***/*****, **** ******* to ***** ******* *** light ***********.
  • ***** *.***:*** *********** **** ** Avigilon's ***** ***** ** ******* H.265, ** **** ** their **** ***** *****.

*** **** ****** ** the ****** *** **** changed ** ** **** flat, **** *** **** P3707 ** ********* ****, ***** 50% ***** **** ******** models ~**" **. *", but **** ***** *******.

Fixed ****** ****

****** **** ****** ***** used ********* ********* ******, the ** *********** **** instead ** ******** **** fixed ***** ****** ******, either **° ** **°, depending ** ***** *** configuration. ******** **** **** this **** ******* **** ** reduce ****** ****** ****, so ******* *** ** placed ****** ********.

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*** ** *********** ** expected ** **** ** Q3 ****. ***** ****** do *** *********** ******* the ******** ** *********** line.

Key ********** **. ***********

*** ** *********** *** several **** ********** **** other ******:

  • *** ** ***********'* *** and *** ****** ******* are ****** **** **** other ************** ******, ***** generally *** ***** *******. Some ****** ********** ****** are *********, **** ** the **** ****** *** and ********* ****, *** these *** **** ******, and ***** ***** ** Avigilon's ** (*-******) *** 32MP (*-******) *******. *******, Panasonic's *********** *****-****** **** will **** *** ****** options.
  • ************, *** ************** ***** imager ******* ***** ********** IR. *** ********* **** (*** *** ****) *** **** *****-*** (not *** *********) ******* this **********, *** ***, if ***, ***** ****** are *********.
  • *******, *** ** ***********'* ability ** *** ***** self-learning ********* ** *** channels ** ******** ** multi ****** ******. **** allow **** *-* ******** to ** ********* *** none **** *** *********** track ****** **** ********'* analytics ****.

Fixed **** ************

*** ** ***********'* **** disadvantage ** *** ***** lens *******, ******* ** varifocal ******* ** *********** repositionable ******, **** ** Axis, ******, ** *********. This *** ** * limiting ****** ** ******** applications, ** ** ** 90 ****** ****** *** not **** *** * given ******'* ****** **** where ***** *** ****-**** the *** ***** ********* or ********* ******.

Competitive ******

**** **** ********** ********'* end-to-end *********, ** **********, the ******** ** ********* in ** *** ********, which **** ****** **** in ****** ******* (**** as **** ** ****** surveillance), ********** **** ******** in *********** **** **** / ****** / *********, Genetec, ***.  ********, ******** dealers *** ****** ** be ******* ** ***** new ***** ****** ****** and ***** ***** ********, especially *********** *** *** of *** ******* *********** line (****** * *****). 

*******, *** ** ***********'* broader ****** ** ******* by ********'* **** ** analytic *********** ** *****-***** VMS, ***** ***** ********* promoting *** **** ** their *** *** **** constrain *** ***** ** applications ***** ****** *****.

** **** ** **** these *** ***** ******** multi ****** ****** ** see *** **** *******.

Comments (25)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

06/13/18 03:59pm

Fixed **** ************

***** * ***** **** it ** * ************ I **** ***** **** we ****** **** * need *** ********* ** these, **** * ******* of **********.

*** ********* *****-**** ***** shown ** *** ******* a ******* ****** ***** *** I ** ***** ** is **** *******.

**** ***** ******* *** been **** *******.

Undisclosed #2

06/13/18 08:33pm

**** ***** ***** ****. Show ** *** ****** kit!

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 06/13/18 09:42pm

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

*** ***** ******* *** IR **** *** *** dome ***** *** **** darkening.  *******, **** ***** the **** ** *** industry ** ** **** freely ************ *****-****** *******.  Aesthetics *** *** ***** that **** ** **** to **** * ******** with * *******.

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 06/16/18 03:54pm

**********, ******, **********, *********, Visionary, ********, *********, ***********, Original *** ******** ** the ***** **** ***** to ** ****.

****** *** *** ****** of *** ***** * imager *******, **** *** all ************ ****.

***** ** **** **** are **** ** ****** products ******* *********** *******.

*** **** ** ** not *** ******* *** same **** ** *** cell ******. ***** *** a *** ** ************ that * **** ***** camera ***** **** **** if ** *** ** include *** ******** ****** in * **** ***********/***********.

***** ** **** ***** back ****** ******* *** with *******.

******** ********** ** *******, cannot **** *** *** comet ** ****.

 

Michael Miller

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 06/16/18 04:43pm

* ***** **** ** see **** ****** :)

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Michael Miller | 06/16/18 05:54pm

*** ************ *** ******** I ***** *** *** hexagon *** *********** * imagers. *** ****** *** side ****** *** *** mounted ****. *** *** imager ****** ******** ** 360° ******* ** *** center. **** ****** *** interchangeable ***** ***** *** see **** ****** *** the ****** ******. *** covers ******* ******** *** be **** ** ****** pending *** ***********. *** imagers *** ****+, **** size ** *** *** in **** ***** *****.

********** **** *** **** IPVM ****** **** ** vertex ** ****** **** is *" * *.*" with * **° **** side ** ****** **** angle. 

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* ***** * **** on *********** ** **** is ***** * ******, perhaps ** ***** ** Alexa **** ********* ** also ******* ***** ******** such ** ****, **, Notification, ****** ******* **** as ** ******* ********* I ****** ** **** somewhere.

******** ***** **** **** makes ** **** *** devices ** ** *****, so ****** *** ******* running *** ** *******? Think ** *** **** more * ****** ***** do ** * *******. The *****'* ******* **** go ***** *** ** multi-tasking ****** ****** ** simplify ******* ******* *** performing ** ********** ****.

*** ****** *** ****** control ****** ****** ** one ** * ****** and ******* **** ***** building **********. ***** ** simplify *** ****** **** we *** *********** ** fulfill *** ********* *** leisure.

*** ***** ** ******!

 

Undisclosed #3

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 06/16/18 11:55pm

** ********** **** **** might ******* ********** ********* division ************ ***** ****** ******* ******* ****.  

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

Ashley Schofield

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 06/19/18 01:08am

*** ************ *** ******** I ***** *** *** hexagon *** *********** * imagers. *** ****** *** side ****** *** *** mounted ****. *** *** imager ****** ******** ** 360° ******* ** *** center.

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

 

Michael Miller

In reply to Ashley Schofield | 06/19/18 01:11am

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

Ashley Schofield

In reply to Michael Miller | 06/21/18 12:41am

*** **** * ** aware **... *** *** next ***** ******** ***** as *** ****** ****** Dallmeier ******* *** *** shipping **** ********* *******

Undisclosed #3

In reply to Ashley Schofield | 06/19/18 02:41am

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

** ****** ****** ** paper ;)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 06/19/18 10:49am

* *** *** ********* Holmes ** ******* ** disrupt *** ******** ********...

Damith Jayasinghe

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 06/20/18 03:51am

** *** *** ******** dealers **** ******* *** this ***** **** ****.

Undisclosed #3

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 06/16/18 04:59pm

*** *** *** **** a **** ****** ****** contest ******* *******?

 

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 06/19/18 12:58am

******* ****’* **** ** my ***** *** * decade.  * ****’* **** aware **** *** * multi-head.  **** ****.

Randy Lines

06/15/18 04:26pm

**** ** *** ******* *** of *** * *******. Can * **** *** sensors ******** ** *** 4*45 ** *** ****** FOV ** *** **** fixed ** * **** 360 *** *** *********** blind **** ***** *** camera.

***** ** ******* ** this ** ******* ;)

***

Michael Miller

In reply to Randy Lines | 06/16/18 01:20pm

Randy Lines

06/16/18 04:59pm

****** ******* :) 

* *** **** *** still ***'* ******* *** it. ***** ** ******* if **** **** **** all * ******** ***** to **** *******?

****** ******** ... **** is ************* * *** ******* with *** * ****** and * ****** ******. Is ** ******* ** the ******* ***** ****** or *** ******** **** bumping **** **** *****.  For ******* * * lens **** **** **** lens *** ** *** (32.5 *******) ***** ******* I ***** **** * 97.5 ****** *** **** no ***** **** (** the **********).  

*** ******* ******** **** a ******* ** ** degree *** ** ********. 

****** ***** *** **** contributions :)

***

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Kevin Bennett

In reply to Randy Lines | 06/20/18 03:26pm

* ***** *** ******* FOV **** ** ********** by *** ******* ***** imager ***** **** **** together. 

* *** ******* ***** the ******* ** **** when **** ***** **** out, *** **** ***** they **** *** ** versatile ** ** *** hoped.  *** ***** *** huge *** **** *** come **** ***** ********.   Hopefully **** **** ******** that ***** ** *****. 

*** ****** ********** ******* that **** ** ********* with *** ** **** may ** *** ********** for *** ****** * vari-focal ****. 

Michael Miller

In reply to Kevin Bennett | 06/20/18 03:30pm

* ***'* *** * **** for ****-***** ******.  ** never **** **** **** the ** ******* *** without ****, ***** ** less ** ** ***** in *** *******.

Undisclosed #3

In reply to Michael Miller | 06/20/18 04:50pm

** ***** **** **** with *** ** ******* and ******* ****, ***** is **** ** ** wrong ** *** *******.

*** **** “** *****” often ** *** **?  

** *** ****** ***** lenses ** *******?

Michael Miller

In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 06/20/18 05:09pm

****-***** ****** **** ****** with ********* *** ***** **** with *** ******* * have ****.  **** ******* reboot ********* **** ***'* come **** **** ***** without ****** ************. . With *****-****** *******, * smaller **** ** ********* ** you *** **** *********** in ****** *** *******.  

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Kevin Bennett

In reply to Kevin Bennett | 06/20/18 03:45pm

*** *** ******* (** even *** ** **** use *****) * *****.  At *** *** *** resolution ** *** *** vari-focal ** ****** *** of *** ** ******* we **** ******** ** set *** *** *** get ******** ***.

*** **** ******, **** old ******* ** ****** song **** ****** ** my **** . . .

"*** **** **** ***?

--****, *** **** **.

***'* **** **** ***?

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

Matt Alvey

04/25/19 07:30pm

*****'* ******* ***** **** 3 ******** ******* ***** tested *** **********.

**** ******* **** ** Avigilon's ** *********** ****** will ******** **** ** Exacq?  *** ***** * test ** **** ** IPVM **** * *** not **** ** ****?

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Matt Alvey | 04/25/19 07:36pm

** *****'* *** ****** the ** ***********. *** order ******* ***** *** we're ******* ** ******* it ************ ***. *'* hoping ** **** *** replacement ****** ** **** soon ** ** *** wrap **** **.

** *** **** ** the ******* ***********, **** ****** ***** to *****, *** ** used * ******* *** each ****** *** *** didn't **** ** *** time.

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