Axis Network Radar Tested (D2050-VE)

Author: 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.

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*** **** *****-** ***** *** ~$*,***-*,*** *** ******. * *** license **** ********* ******** *** **** **** *** **********.

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

******** ** **** ***** ********* ** ************ *******, *** *****-** performs ******, ********** ******** ****** ***** ***** ******* **** ** shadows, ******, **** ******* ******* ** ******, ***. ***** ****** cause **** ***** ****** ** **** *** *** ********* ** have ******.

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** *** ****** **** *** ***** ****** ****** ***** ********* (either ******* ********* ** ******** **** ******** ****), **** **** likely ** **** ****-********* **** *** **** *****. **** *** add ** * ******** ******, *** **** ** **** ***** itself, *** **** ** ********** *** ***** *** *** **** of *** *** *******, **** ** * *********** ****** ** money ** * '*****' ****** *** ** ***** *** ******** effectively ** ***.

Physical ********

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** ****** ***** ******** ** **** *****:

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

*********** *** ***** ******** **** * *** *****, ****** *** user ** ***** ******** ****** *** **** *** ****** ** the *** (***** *****). ** *** *****, ********* ********* **** accurate ***** **** ***** *****.

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

******* ** *** ***** ***** ** ** *******, *** ***** includes ************* *** ***** ****** ********* ***** (***). ***** *** create ** ** ** ******* ** ******* ***** ***** *** activate **********, ******** *** **** ** ***** **** * ******* lot ***** ******* ****** *** ***** ******, *** *******.

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

*** *****-** **** ** ***** ** * ******, ******* ** using ***** ************ ** *******, *** **** * *** ****** channel *******. **** ******* *** ****** ** *********** **** ***** must ** *********, ** ** **** *** **** ***** ***. However, **** ***** ***** **** ******** ********* **** **** **** all **********, ******* ** ***** **** ** ***** **** *** on * ****** *** ****. ***** ********* ********* ******* (*********,*****,********* *********) ********* **** ****** *** ******** ********, *** * ***** stream, *** ******* ********** *** *********** ** ***** ***** ******* on * *** ****.

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Detection *****

** *** *****, *** ***** ******** ******** ******** *** ** ~50m/~164', *** ********* *****, **** ** **** ******** *** ***** targets. *********** *** ******** ****** **** ******** ******* ****** ****** or **** **** *** ***** ******* ** ***********, *** ***** was ****** *** **** ** **** *****. ** *** ******* below, *** ******* *****

************, ** *** ** ***** ****** ****** ** ******* ******* or ***** *******, ******* *** *****'* ******** ********* **** *** brush ***** *****.

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

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

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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

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

* ** ********** ** this ****** ** ***** any ***** ******* **** can ** *** **** operation , **** ******* distance *** ***** **** .

** ***** ** ***** 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 *** ****** ******** of *** ******** ****?

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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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