Axis vs Hikvision vs Sony Encoder Test

Author: Derek Ward, Published on Mar 18, 2015

In this report, we share test findings of three popular four port analog SD encoder models:

Below, we share our findings in areas including:

  • Image quality
  • VMS licensing and integration
  • PTZ control
  • Bandwidth and framerate

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Comments (9)

Luke Maslen

IPVMU Certified | 03/18/15 10:10pm

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03/19/15 12:54am

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IPVMU Certified | 03/19/15 11:39am

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Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 03/22/15 01:28pm

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IPVMU Certified | 04/10/15 03:31am

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