Axis Shipping 4MP Camera That Is Not 4MP

I think this is an innocent mistake by one of Axis engineers

Axis is a large organization. It employs managers to ensure such mistakes (if this was a single engineers fault) do not fall through to production.

Dahua and HIK have used a non standard resolution to achieve the 4MP image.

Axis listed the same 'non standard' resolution on the 3046's spec sheet, so obviously that was the intent of the product.

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.

So the fact that the Axis model is indoor only but the Dahua and Hikvision models are not only less than half the price but include outdoor IP66 ratings is a negative for Dahua and Hikvison?

I think comparing this camera to the above HIK and Dahua models is doing this great little Axis camera an injustice.

Have you tested the M3046 to know it is 'great'? And in what way outside of the HDMI output is the 3046 'great'?

You should always trust what a manufacturer puts in the sales literature! That's why LUX and Lumens are so important to document and use. There is an exact science to how these are presented!

Awhile ago....a large manufacturer went from 470TVL to 550TVL without changing the hardware, just firmware. How...re-scanning and some creative math.

Okay, I was kidding about the literature, but not the firmware update.

It is obvious for me that here is only Chinese propaganda.

The Chinese don't feel the same way about IPVM articles like this:

• Hikvision and the China Communist Party
• Hikvision And The Chinese Government
• Hikvision Exec Simultaneously Chinese Government Security Leader

Your short exposure to IPVM has led you to confuse our general critical approach to manufacturers with bias against your preferred manufacturer.

Thank you also, End User 6, for your altruistic approach to the industry. It's not often that an End User, such as yourself, comes to the aid of those who prefer to keep lines intact and margins high.

It's easy to see why such aid is rarely seen: the "race to the bottom" has many losers, but only one clear winner - You, The End User.

Whether a they be a CSO, or facilities manager, or SMB owner, or your neighbor, no one could deny that the End User's buying power has greatly increased over the last several years, mainly due to tremendous growth of Chinese/Asian manufacturers.

Even if not directly purchasing Chinese goods, End User's benefit enormously from the price pressure put upon the Western manufacturers.

But, you are the exception, putting your own End User gain aside, you stand on principle and integrity.

We actually have called out and criticized the fisheye imager versus sensor resolution issue here.

Except for the fact, it isn't a rounding thing here. They specificly state in their datasheet 2688x1520. But they aren't delivering that.

"Axis is now shipping new firmware (6.15.4 download here 62MB) that adds unlocks the full 4MP resolution." ;)