Axis Vs. Hikvision IR PTZ Shootout

Published Sep 20, 2018 13:06 PM

********* *** ***** ****-*** ****-******************. **** *** ***** ****-*** ********* IR*****-**.

***** ** ******?

** ****** **** *** ****** **** head-to-head.

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*** ******** ******** ****, ********* *** following *********:

  • ***** ******** ****** *** ***** *******?
  • *** **** ***** ****** ***** *******?
  • *** ** *** ***** (~* ***) and **** ****** (
  • ***** ****** ***** ****** ** *** light?
  • *** ** ******** *******?
  • *** ** **** ******* ** **** and ******?
  • ** *** ****** ** *******?
  • *** **** ******* *******?

******* ****** **** *** *** ******** individual ******* ** ******* *****-************** ************

*******

*** ********* ************ ***** ******* *** superior ** *** **** *****-** ****** with ***** *******:

  • *********** * ****** ** **** *** light (** **** ***** ** **** **** scenes, *** ************ *** ******** ******* better ******* ** *** ******* *** test ***** **** *** **** *****-** due ** ****** ****** ******** ******** by ****** ******* ******* ***** ***********.
  • **** ****** ** **** *** ***** (<1 ***), ** ****** *****, *** *****-** ******** stronger ******* **** ****** ******** *** clearer **** **** *** ************ ********* moderately ******, * **** ****** ** combining ***** *** ** ******.
  • ********* ** ******** *** ***** (~* lux):** ******** ******, *** ************ ****** clearly ******** ******, *** ** ********** overexposed. ** ********, *** *****-** ******** clearer *******, **** **** ********, *** is ********** ****, **** ** ***** information.
  • ********* ****** ******* ******:*** ************ *** ******** ******* ******* details ** *** ******* ** *** ranges ** **** ********, **** *** Q6125-LE ********** **** *** ******** *****, with ************ ** *** **** *****.

*******, *** **** *****-** *** ***** advantages **** *** ************ *** ** other *****:

  • ** ***** ******** ******:*** *****-** ******* ***** ****** **** actively ********* ********, ****** **** *-* seconds ** *****, ***** *** ************ suffered **** *********** ***** ******, ****** up ** ** ******* ** **** in *** *****.
  • *******, *******, ****** ** *******:*******, *** *****-** ** ***** ** pounds (~***) ******* **** *** ************, and **** *******, **** * ***** lock ******* ****** ***** ***** ** much ****** *** * ****** **** to *******.

Pricing **********

*** **** *****-** ** ********** **** expensive **** *** ************ *** ******:

  • **** *****-**: ~$*,*** *** ******
  • **-*********-****: ~$*,*** ******

**** **** ******* ****** ***** **** a *****, *** **** ******* *** injectors.

Hikvision *******

** **** ****, ****-***** ****** (~***' below), *** ************ ******** ***** ******* of *** *******, **** *-* ***** of **** *******, ******* ** ***** is ******** ** *** *****-**.

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Axis *******

** *** **** ***** *** ** relatively ***** ***** (~***' ***** *****), the *****-** ******** ******* ****** ** the ******* *** **** *****, **** better ******** *** ******* ***** **** the ************ ***. *** ******* ** clear **** *-* ******* ***** ** text ** *** **** ****** *****, but ********** **** **** **** * clearly ******* ***** ** **** ** Hikvision.

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Low ***** (~* ***) *********

** ******** *** *****, ~* *** shown *****, *** ********* ******* *** two ******* *** *****:

  • *** **** *****-** ****** ******* *** subject *** **** *****, **** ***** details ** ****, *** ** ***** information.
  • ** ********, *** ************ ******** ****** colors, *** ******* **** ******** ************, reducing ******* ******** *** ******* *** some ***** ****.

*******, **** **** *** ******* ** clearly ************ ** **** ******.

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Hikvision ***** ******** ******

****** *******, *** ************ ****** *********** significant ***** ****** ******* ** ***** IR **** ******. ** *** ******* below, *** ****** ***** ** ***** during *** ****** **** ~** *******.

** ********, *** *****-** *** *** suffer **** ****** ***** ****** ***** in ***** ****** ***** ******** ********. In **** ***** *** ****** ******* in **** *-* ******* ***** ********, even **** ******* ** **** **** wide.

Hikvision ******* ******* *******

** ******* ******, *** ************ ****** produces ******* ******* **** *** **** Q6125, ***** ********** *********** *** ***** and ******* ******** ****.

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** ****** *****, ********* ******* ****** stronger (****** ******* ******* ******** ** close *****), **** *** *****-**'* ******** increasing *** *** ***** ********* ******** overexposed.

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Axis ***** ******* ******

** ****** **** ***** ***** ***********, such ** ****** ** ***** **** heavy *******, *** *****-** ********* ******* blue-tinted ******, *** ******* ** ***** areas **** ** ******* **** (**** for ******* *********** *****).

**** ***** ** **** ***** ** due ** * ***** ******* ***** in ******* ******** *** ***** ** fix ** ** ** ******** *******. In *** ********, ***** ******* *** be ******** ************* ** ******** **** the ******* "*********" **** ** "********* Outdoor", ***** ******** ***** ********, ****** is ***** ******** ******. "***** *******" mode *** **** ******* ******, ****** maybe ****** ********, ***** *****.

Axis *******/*******

*** *****-** ** ************* ******* **** the ************ ***, ***** *****, *** almost */* *** ****** (*.* *** vs. ~**.*):

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Axis ****** *******

******* ** **** ********** ** **** and ******, ** **** ** * twist-on ******** *****, *** ***** *** be ********* ****** ** *** **** on * ******. ** ********, *** size *** ****** ** *** ********* model *** **** ************ ********* **** a ****** *** *** **********. ** look ** **** ********** ** ******** in **** *****:

Axis ***** *** ******* ********

*** **** *****-** ******** * *** midspan **** *****-** *** ******, ******* of *** ******** *** **** ******** included **** **** ******* (********* *** DarkfighterX ***).

** ************ ********* ***** ***** *****, this ******* ********** *** **** ** provide * ******** ***** *********, ~$***-***. Further, ***** *** ********, **** ****** a****/**** ***************** ******** ** ******* **** *******, eliminating *** **** *** * ******** weatherproof ********* (**** ***** *****).

********* **** *** ***** ***** *******, requiring ***** ** ********** ******** *** find ** ******* ******** *** * media *********.

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Similar *.*** ********

** *** *****, *.*** ***** ***** bitrates ** *** *** ******* **** similar, **** ********* ******** *****, **** day *** *****. ***** ************ **** taken ****** ****** ******** ** ******* real-world *** ********. ***** ***** ******* driven ** ****** ** ** **** are ****** ** *** ******** ********* in ********.

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Comments (22)
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Ross Vander Klok
Sep 20, 2018
IPVMU Certified

**** **** ****!  **** *****'* *** the *********!  *****'* **** **** ** blown. 

********* ******, ***** ******** ******

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
Sep 20, 2018

***** ********, *** ****** *** ***** into ******* **********.  **** ** ******* is ****** * **** **** ******** these ***** ***'* ** *** ***** of *********.  

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
Sep 21, 2018

**** ******, *** *** ******* *** mentioned ** *** **** ****** ** that *** *** **** ** ** government ******** ** *** ***.

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JH
John Honovich
Sep 21, 2018
IPVM

******* *** ********* ** *** **** camera ** **** *** *** **** it ** ********** ******** ** *** USA

(*) ***'** ******* **...

(*) #* ** *** **** ****, just *** *** ******.

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BK
Birger Kollstrand
Sep 21, 2018

*** ****** ** ***** ********* **** the ********* **** ***** * ***** function *** *** **** *** *** bubble. ***** *** ****** ** *** test **** **** ** ********* **** on *** *****? ** ***** ** interesting ** *** ** *** ***** actually **** **** ***** ** ***** or **** **********.

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BK
Birger Kollstrand
Sep 21, 2018

* ******** ** "Low ***** (~* ***) *********". The T-shirt color on the Axis is inverted. T-shirt looks white and the IPVM logo is black. But other dark details remain dark?

 

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Ethan Ace
Sep 24, 2018
IPVM

*'* *** ***** **** **** *** mean ** "***** **** ******* ****** dark?", *** *** *******? *** **** camera ** ** ********** **** **** IR ** (** ******** ************* **** at *-* ***), *** *** ************ is ** *** ****, ********** *****, which ** *** ******* *******.

BK
Birger Kollstrand
Sep 24, 2018

*'* ***** **** ** ******** ** not *****.

*** ******** ***** *-***** ***** ***** and *** **** ***** *****.

*** ******** ***** *** ******** ***** dark ** *** **** ***** *****.

*** **** *** *** *-***** **** black **** ** **********/** ****?

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #7
Feb 01, 2020

** ************** ** *** ******** ** absorptive ********** ** *** ****** ****. A *** ** ******** ** ** reflective ***** ********* ** ****** ***** under ** *****, ********** ** **'* color ***** ***** *****.

**** ** *** **** ****** * no ****** ******** ** ** ***** and **** *** ****** **** *** Darkfighter ** *******; ** *** **** to ********** ******** * ******* ** night, ** *** *** ***** *** real ****** ** ***** ********. *** technology *** ******* ******* *** *** is ******* *** **** **** *******, which ** ******** *********** ***** *** their *********/********* ******** *** ********* **** a ***** ** *********** ***********, ******** you *** ***/** **** *** ****.

JH
John Honovich
Feb 01, 2020
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BP
Bas Poiesz
Sep 21, 2018

******* ******* ** *** ***** ***** test! ** *** **** ***** **** these ** ***.

U
Undisclosed #3
Sep 22, 2018

******** ** ********** ** ***** ***** into *** "******* ****** * **** ever ****" ***********. 

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BP
Bas Poiesz
Sep 23, 2018

*** *** * *** **** ***** unhelpful ****. **** **** ******* *** subjectivity.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #4
Sep 22, 2018

*** *** **** ** **** .... Surely *** **** ** **** ** how **** ***** **** ***** ******** and ** *** ***** **** *** installation **** ***** * ***** *** savings ** *** **** ***** ** considerable ?

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Ethan Ace
Sep 24, 2018
IPVM

***** *********** ** *** ** *** things **** *** ******** ***** *** Q6125-LE. ** *** * *** *********** spec ** *** *** *** *** on ******** ***.***. ** ********, *** DarkfighterX ***** **** * *** *** midspan *** ** ********* *** * max *********** ** ***. 

** ****'* ******* *********** ** *** tests. ** ***** ****** ******* ***** in ****** **********, *** ***** ** gets **** *** ******* ***** ** kick ** ** ***'* **** **** accurate "*******" ************.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
Sep 24, 2018

**** ** *** ** *** ****** have * ************? *** *** ******** won't *** ** ** ******-***** ******** fridge, *** *** **** ****.

******** ** ****-***** **********, *** ***** testing **** **** ****/***** *****/****** ** night ** *** ** *** **** has ** "********" ********.

DL
David Leinenbach
Sep 24, 2018

**** ** ***********, **** ** * non-starter.  *** *** ****** ***, *** the **** ****, *** **** ***** exceptions, **** ******** **** ** ***** accounts **** ***** ********** *** *** have **** **** ****** ** ***** and........government. (********** ************ ***** *** ******** when ********* *** ***).  ** **** as ** *** ** *** *** comparison, ** *** *** ** *** day, ********* ***** ** * **** chunk ** *** *** ****** ** default, **?

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JH
John Honovich
Sep 24, 2018
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** **** ** ** *** ** see *** **********, ** *** *** of *** ***, ********* ***** ** a **** ***** ** *** *** market ** *******, **?

****** **** **** **** ****** *** world ** *** *** *** ** but ** ** **** ***** *********.

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UE
Undisclosed End User #6
Sep 30, 2018

***** **** **** ***** ** *** with **. ***** ** ** *** they *** ***** *********** ** **** continue ** ***** ***-**** ************* ** produce ******** **** ******* ** ****** performance ** ***** ***** ******. ***, it's **** ** *******. ****'* * plus...once. 

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Ethan Ace
Oct 01, 2018
IPVM

* ***** **** **** ** **** comment *** *'* ******** **** **'* only * **** ****. *** **** camera ** *.* ******. *** ************ is **.*. **'* ****** ****** ** bring ** * ****** *** *** into ********. **** *****, *** **** mounts **** *** ****** ** *** camera **** *** ***** *** ***** posts **** ********, *** *** *** screw ** **** ******* ****** ** support *** ******. ** ********* ****** you **** ** ***** **** **** the *** ** *** *****, ***** can ** * ****** ****** *** to *** ***** *** *** ****** of *** ******, **** **** *** camera ** ***** *** ***** ** on. 

*** ********* ******* ******* **** *** a ****** ****** **** ****, *** the **** ******* ** **** ***** simpler *** *** ****** ** ************ lighter.

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JL
Joey Leone
Feb 01, 2020

*** ***** **********, ******* + **** markets ** **** ***- ** **** it *** ****/**** ** **** **** other **** *** ** *** ****** "dome" ***** (** ** *** ****** look ** *** *** **** ******* via * ******* *****, *** *******) - *** *******, *** ********* ** point **** ******.

***** ****** ** ***** (* **** the ****/**** **** **** **** ***** graphics/animated **** / ******!).

**** ***** **** ** *** ***** of ****** ********, **** *** *** is ********** (** ** *** *** motion **** / *** ***** ******) as **** ** * ****-***** ********

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #7
Feb 01, 2020

*** ***** ** *** **** ** monitor *** ***??