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Comments (29)
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
I selected "ship now, buyer beware" but would have selected "ship now, inform buyer in advance" if available.
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Undisclosed #2
I don't understand why they're so adverse to IR. Is it a bloom issue?
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Undisclosed #3
I have seen this type of resolution problem before and normally it can be easily fixed with firmware updates.
I think this is an innocent mistake by one of Axis engineers. he has used standard resolution which is closest to 4MP but Dahua and HIK have used a non standard resolution to achieve the 4MP image.
The low light performance is horrible however I would say by the look of the specs it is targeted at indoor areas which have reasonable lighting levels.
The HDMI output for connection to nearby monitors is awesome and the virtual PTZ would be very handy in certain situations.
I think comparing this camera to the above HIK and Dahua models is doing this great little Axis camera an injustice. There are not any truly comparable Dahua or Hik models that i am aware of.
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Undisclosed #4
A lot of manufacturers are shipping 4K cameras that are 3840 pixels wide, not 4096, or even (using disk drive math), 4000.
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Undisclosed Integrator #5
This has been going on for years everyone that sold a 1MP and 2MP was just under the true 1MP 2MP. Sounds like someone just doesn't like Axis.
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Undisclosed End User #6
Yes, and again Chinese are the best. In the near future IPVM will have china as a second language. Go ahead like this and you'll have readers only from China.
I had one month free from IPVM and now I'm 100% sure that I can't continue anymore. It is obvious for me that here is only Chinese propaganda.
Yhank you very much IPVM.
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Jason Brown
I think this is a petty article with a petty complaint.
32" TVs are 31.5" diagonal and have been forever. It's called rounding up, and rounding 3.69 to 4 is not egregious.
Cameras over 2MP are almost always listed in whole numbers. Nobody calls a 3MP camera (2048x1536) a 3.14MP camera. And nobody is mentioning that 12MP fisheye cameras have maybe 6-7MP of actual usable image.
4,000 x 3,000 imager = 12MP
Only uses 3,000 x 3,000 square in the middle = 9MP
and the corners are black = 7MP
and the edges of the image are blurry = 6MP
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John Honovich
The point is that Axis marketed one thing and delivered something inferior unlike their direct competitors that marketed the same thing but actually delivered the full resolution.
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David Lieberman
They released the product before it was ready. Revenue was more important to them than quality. They should be held accountable.
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John Honovich
With 140 votes submitted, very interesting distinction between manufacturer and integrator perspective.
Manufacturers, listen to your integrators. Shipping like this imposes costs and headaches on your customers.
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John Honovich
Axis is now shipping new firmware (6.15.4 download here 62MB) that adds the full 4MP resolution.
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