Axis Network Radar Tested (D2050-VE)

By: Ethan Ace, Published on Dec 19, 2017

Axis is expanding into a new market - radar.

The company has released their D2050-VE Network Radar Detector, claiming to minimize false alarms, in any weather, day or night.

We bought and tested the D2050-VE to see how it performed, testing:

  • Detection range
  • False alarm issues
  • VMS integration
  • Setup and calibration
  • PTZ autotracking

And more. See our full results inside.

**** ** ********* **** a *** ****** - radar.

*** ******* *** ******** their*****-** ******* ***** ********, ******** ** ******** false ******, ** *** weather, *** ** *****.

** ****** *** ****** the *****-** ** *** how ** *********, *******:

  • ********* *****
  • ***** ***** ******
  • *** ***********
  • ***** *** ***********
  • *** ************

*** ****. *** *** full ******* ******.

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***** ** *** ***** of *** **** ******* Radar *****-**, ***** *** several **********:

  • ***** ********* ****** *** specified *****:*** ***** ******** ******** humans *** ******** **** few ****** (********* *****) at ********* ** ** 50m, *** ********* *****.
  • *** ***** ******:***** *******, *****, *******, debris, *** ***** ****** sources ** ***** ****** in ***** ********* *** not ******* *** *****. The **** ***** ****** seen ****** ******* **** due ** *** **** it *** ******* ** swaying ** **** ****, eliminated ** ********* ******* objects.
  • **** *** ***********:*** ***** ***** ** an **** ****** ** all ***** ******, ********** a *** ********* **** target ********, ******** *********** required ******** ** ******, which ********* **** ****** location ******** *** ******* the *** ** ******* this *********** ** * map.
  • ****** ***** *** ***********:***** ** *** ***** was ******, ********* **** a ********* *** ** be ***** *** **********, along **** ******** ******, taking **** * *** minutes ** ********.

*******, ***** ****** ****** of ***** *** ***********:

  • ***** ******* ***** *********:****** ******* ** ****** metal ******* **** ** cars *** ****** ****** spotty *********, ** ** worse, ***** ****** ** human ********. ***** ****** carefully ******** ********* ** the ***** ** **** of ******** *** *** off *********.
  • ******* *** ************:******* ****' ****** **** the ***** "******* ************ for *** *******", **** tracking *** ******* *** could **** ** *** to *** **** ******/**** FOVs. ********** **** ***** resulted ** ******** ***** ********* cut *** ** ***** out ** *** ******'* field ** ****. 

**** **** **** ****** little ** ** ****** on ***** *********** *** to *******. *******, ** have *** *** ****** this ** ********** **** been ****. ** **** to **** ** **** and/or **** ** *********.

*******

*** **** *****-** ***** for ~$1,200-1,300 *** ******. * VMS ******* **** ********* beneeded *** **** **** for **********.

Pros ** *********

******** ** **** ***** analytics ** ************ *******, the *****-** ******** ******, completely ******** ****** ***** alarm ******* **** ** shadows, ******, **** ******* foliage ** ******, ***. These ****** ***** **** false ****** ** **** the top ********* ** **** tested.

******** ** ***** ********* on ******* *******, ***** alerts **** ********* ** much ****** *** ******* cameras *** ********* *********. One ***** **** ** thermal **** ********* ** long *****, ***** *** Axis ***** ***** ******** limit.

** *** ****** **** *** finds ****** ****** ***** analytics (****** ******* ********* or ******** **** ******** ones), **** **** ****** be **** ****-********* **** the **** *****. **** you *** ** * separate ******, *** **** of **** ***** ******, the **** ** ********** the ***** *** *** cost ** *** *** license, **** ** * significant ****** ** ***** if * '*****' ****** can ** ***** *** alerting *********** ** ***.

Physical ********

*** ***** ** * wall ***** **** ***** 12" **** ** *" tall, **** *** ****** (black) ******* *********** **** for ***** ***** *** the ***** ****** ********* in *** *****, ******* portion.

*** *****'* ******** ***** is ****, *** *** radar ****** ****** *** be ****** ** +/- 25°, ****** ** **** the ******** **** ** the **** ** * building, *** *******. *******, no ************ ****** *** available, ** *** ***** may *** ** ****** to ***** ***-****** ***** which *** *** **** covered **** *** **° mounting *****, *** ***** up ** **** ** compensate *** ******.

*** ***** ******** *** Form * ***** *** 4 ************ */** ***** may ** **** ** trigger ***** ******* ** specific ***** ****** *****. Note **** **** *** Form * ***** *** carry *******.

** ****** ***** ******** in **** *****:

Reference *** ***********

*********** *** ***** ******** only * *** *****, asking *** **** ** input ******** ****** *** pick *** ****** ** the *** (***** *****). In *** *****, ********* distances **** ******** ***** this ***** *****.

RMD ***** ******* ** ***

******* ** *** ***** found ** ** *******, the ***** ******** ************* for ***** ****** ********* zones (***). ***** *** create ** ** ** include ** ******* ***** which *** ******** **********, allowing *** **** ** cover **** * ******* lot ***** ******* ****** the ***** ******, *** example.

***** *** ** *** to ******* ** ***** sized ******* ***/** ******** and/or ***** *** ******* objects ** **** **** detection.

VMS ***********

*** *****-** **** ** VMSes ** * ******, instead ** ***** ***** integrations ** *******, *** uses * *** ****** channel *******. **** ******* the ****** ** *********** work ***** **** ** performed, ** ** **** the **** ***** ***. However, this ***** ***** **** multiple ********* **** **** them *** **********, ******* of ***** **** ** place **** *** ** a ****** *** ****. Other ********* ********* ******* (*********,*****,********* *********) ********* **** ****** and ******** ********, *** a ***** ******, *** require ********** *** *********** ** place ***** ******* ** a *** ****.

********* *** ******* **** integrate ***** **** ******, which *** ** **** to ***** ******, *********, etc. *** ******* ***** shows ******** ********* *** two ***** ***** ** Milestone:

Detection *****

** *** *****, *** radar ******** ******** ******** out ** ~***/~***', *** specified *****, **** ** both ******** *** ***** targets. *********** *** ******** better **** ******** ******* moving ****** ** **** from *** ***** ******* of ***********, *** ***** was ****** *** **** in **** *****. ** the ******* *****, *** subject ***** 

************, ** *** ** false ****** ****** ** blowing ******* ** ***** animals, ******* *** *****'* coverage ********* **** *** brush ***** *****.

Metal ******* ***** *********

***** ******* **** ** vehicles, ************, ***** ********** poles, ***., ******* ********* performance ** ******* ** entirely. *** *******, **** the ******* ***** ****** the vehicle ** *** **** below, *** ***** ***** to ***** *** ***** he ** **** *** other ****. ***** ****** beware ** **** ***** when ******* *** *****, as ***** ** ******** or **** ***** ************/***** may ************* ******* *********.

PTZ ************ ****

*** *****-** ******** * PTZ ************ **** ******* installed **** *** *******, used ** ********* ****** ****** ***** ******** *******. In *** *****, **** tracking *** *** ******** properly **** ******* ********, as **** **** ****** cut *** ******** ** missed **** ********. *******, autotracking ***** **** ***** zoom ****** (~**-**% ******* of **% *******), *** fine ******* *** ** unavailable.

*** ******* ***** ***** a ******* ******** ** ~125' *** ******* **** and **** *** ***** and ******, ************* ******* properly **********.

**** **** **** **** to ******* ************ ** future ******** ********. 

******** ******* ******

*** **** ****** ******** available ** *** **** of ******* *** ****: 7.15.4.1

Comments (17)

Scott Sheldrake

12/19/17 04:21pm

*** **** ***** **** cool! 

Undisclosed Integrator #1

12/19/17 05:53pm

**** *******. ** **** been ******* **** *** a ***** ** ****.

** ***** *** ********* range *** **** *** it ***** ** ********* well **** *********. ** has **** ******** *** false ***** **** ** are ***** ** ** very ***** ***** / Snow.

***** ***** *** ***** that **** ** **** it **** *** ****** the ******* **** **** the ***** ******** *** to *** ******* / military / ********* ****.

 

***** **** ****, *** very **********, **** ***** and ******* ***.

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Brian Anderson, CPP®

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 12/21/17 02:29am

******** ** * ******* product, ******* **, *** price ***** ** **** fair. *******, ******* ** has * **** ****** distance.

Undisclosed Distributor #2

12/20/17 08:49am

***** ******, ******!

Undisclosed #3

12/21/17 03:32am

***** *** *** *** on * ***** **** ptz ***** ******* * fast ***-**** ***** **** to *** *** ****** airport ***** ***** ********?

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Rafael Oneda

In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 12/21/17 12:05pm

* **** **** ** I ********* **** ********.... 

*** *****-** ** **** compatible **** **** **** PTZ *******... * ***** that **** *** *** Q61 ******. ***** ** an **** *** ************ plug-in ***** ** ***** integration, **, *** ********** to *** ***** **** PTZ

Alexander Bakke

In reply to Rafael Oneda | 12/21/17 01:09pm

** ***** ** ***** it ** * **** panning ******** ** ** would **** **** * radar.

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Rafael Oneda

In reply to Alexander Bakke | 12/21/17 01:58pm

**... * *** **

fox vision

02/07/18 08:55am

   * ** ********** in **** ****** ** there *** ***** ******* that *** ** *** same ********* , **** greater ******** *** ***** cost .

 

 

** ***** ** ***** options *** *** *** help ??   

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to fox vision | 02/07/18 06:59pm

* ***** ***'** ***** to **** ** ********* to **** * ****** range ***** **** *** less **** $*,*** ***. As *********,************** ****** ***** *****, but ******* ** ****** 8X ****.

Zachary Brunette

08/08/18 03:14am

***** *** *** **** review, ***** ****.

**** *** **** ** test ********* ******* ** a ***** ******* ****** within *** ****** ******** ** the ******** ****?

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Daniel Cyr

Sirix Video Monitoring Central | 08/27/18 12:15am

**** ****** *** ******* to *** ************. ** are ********** * **** that *** ***** *** installed ** * ***** post *** *** ********** had ** **** ** as ** ******* **** false ****** **** ***** was **** *****. ********* we ******* ** ******* Genetec ******** ****** *** it's ******* ***** **** there ** * *********, we *** *** **** video *** *** *** overlay **** **** * small *** ****** **** a ** ****** **** of *** *****.  ** is **** ********* *** our ********* ** ******* identify *********. ******* * good ******** ** ****** the ****** ** ***** alarms *** ***** **** a **** ******** ** your *********.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Daniel Cyr | 08/27/18 02:58pm

******, ****** *** *** info! *** ********: ** the ***** ***** ***** alarmed ** **** *****, what **** ** ***** post *** ** ******* to? *** *** ****? It **** **** **** swaying ***** * *** to ***** ** ****.

Chris Chambers

In reply to Ethan Ace | 03/23/19 06:10am

*** ***********.  **'* ** GHz ********* ********* ********** wave, ***** *** ******* Effect ** ****** ********.  With *** ***** **********, small ************ ** *** site ** *** ***** unit ***** ******** ********* with *** ******* ** discern **** ** ****** versus **** ** *** moving.

** *** ** **** the **** ****** ********* for ***** ***** ***** systems ** ********, **** as ***** *** *******/*******/***.  76 ** ** *** is **** *** **** range *****, **** ******* looking ** *** ** I'm *****.

** * ***, *** radar ****'* ***** (** some ***** ****** ***** processor) **** **** *********** about *** ***** ** the ******* ** **** it *** ********** *** the ********* ***** **** in *** ********* ********* "chirps" **** ******** ** the ***** **** ****** movement ** ******* ****** the *******, ***** *** Axis ****** ***** ** expecting ** ******** ** the **** ** ***.

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Daniel Cyr

Sirix Video Monitoring Central | 08/27/18 06:34pm

*** *****! ****** *** post *** ****** ** to ** **** **** as ** **** ** could *** ** *** camera (* ****'* *** the ******* ***** ** only ******* **** ****). The **** ***** ** be * ***** ***** post *** *** ******* ones **** *** * little ****** **** *** ones **** *** **** fence ********.  ** ****'* swaying **** **** **** the **** ** *** of *** ****** ******** in **** ********* *** enough ** ***** ******** of ***** ****** *** day.

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Franky Lam

RICOH (HONG KONG) LTD | 09/11/18 08:03am

** ****** *** ** Dahua *-*** *** *-*** model?

Undisclosed Integrator #4

11/25/18 04:33pm

*** *** *** ****** Dahua ** *********

*****://***.*********.***/**/********/*****/********-*****/**-***-**

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