Axis Z-Wave IP Camera Tested Poorly

By: John Scanlan, Published on Mar 20, 2018

Z-Wave is drawing notable interest for video surveillance use. In IPVM's initial coverage, 84% expressed interest in it, with nearly half being very interested. As integrator John Bazyk astutely noted:

Integrating inputs/outputs with cameras has always been a little annoying especially in smaller applications where the customer doesn't want to pay too much. Z-wave will make all of that easier and less expensive.

We bought and tested Axis' recently announced M5065 PTZ camera along with their sensors to see whether this new model with built-in Z-Wave is just a novel idea or effective in real-world scenes.

Inside we look at these questions:

  • How well do Z-Wave device integrate with the M5065?
  • Do third party sensors work?
  • Is there latency in Z-Wave activation?
  • How good/bad is image quality in full light, low light, and WDR scenes?

In particular, we detail multiple areas where the camera worked poorly.

*-**** ** ******* ******* interest *** ***** ************ use. ******'* ******* ********, **% ********* ******** in **, **** ****** half ***** **** **********. As ********** **** ************* *****:

*********** ******/******* **** ******* has ****** **** * little ******** ********** ** smaller ************ ***** *** customer *****'* **** ** pay *** ****. *-**** will **** *** ** that ****** *** **** expensive.

** ****** *** ****** ****' ******** ********* ***** PTZ ****** ***** **** ***** ******* ** see ******* **** *** model **** *****-** *-**** is **** * ***** idea ** ********* ** real-world ******.

****** ** **** ** these *********:

  • *** **** ** *-**** device ********* **** *** M5065?
  • ** ***** ***** ******* work?
  • ** ***** ******* ** Z-Wave **********?
  • *** ****/*** ** ***** quality ** **** *****, low *****, *** *** scenes?

** **********, ** ****** multiple ***** ***** *** camera ****** ******.

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***** **** ******* ****** with *** ***** ** our *****:

  • *** ****** *****:** *** *****, ***** was * ~*.*-* ****** delay ******* * *-**** device ********** *** *** M5065 ****** ** * PTZ ******, *** ****** ** missed ******** ** **** move ******* *** ***** at **** * ****** walking *****.
  • *-**** ****** ********: ****** PIRs ******* * * minute ***** ****** ****** they **** **-*******, ******* subjects ** **** **** during **** ******. **** sleep ********* *** ** configured *** *** *-**** protocol, *** *** ***** does *** ***** **** function.
  • ***** ***** *-**** ****** integration:** *** *****, * third ***** **** ****** did *** ******** **** the *****. *** ****** was ************ *** ********* added ******* *****, *** never *********. *** ****** is ********* ******* **** another *-**** ***. ** the ******** ****, * 3rd ***** ****** ****** did ***** ********* **** Axis.
  • **** *******:**** *****, *** *****, and *** ****** **** poor, **** ******* ******* details *** **** **** in **** *** ******. The ****** ** ***** only, ** ********** *** filter, **** *** **** integrated ** *** **** * **** 1/4.85" ******.

******* ** ***** ***********, users *** **** *** M5065's *********** ************* ** anything ***** **** ****** lit ***** **** ******* controlled ***** ******* ** PTZ *******.

*******

******* ********** ***~$*** *** ******. *-**** ********* ******* ranges **** ~$**-**:

Physical ********

*** ***** ***** ******** a ******** ******** ** the ****** *** *-**** ***********.

**** **** *** ****** includes * *' ***-********* cable **** ***** ********** may **** ********* ** manage, ** ** **** be ****** ** *** ceiling **** ********.

Z-Wave *****

*** ***** ******** * new ****, ******* "******** I/O", ***** ***** *** turn *-**** ** *** off ** **** ** add *** ****** *******.

****** * ****** ***** less **** * ******. Z-Wave ** ******* **** as ***** ******** ** Axis ******* ***** ** enter * *-***** *** to *** *** ****** to *** ******, ***** can ** ******* ** each ******. **** **** is *** ******** *** non-S2 *******, ***** ****** add ** *** ****** once *** ** ********* mode. **** *****, ******* appear ** *** ***** list *** ****** *** may ** **** ** trigger *******, ******, *************, etc. **** ******* ** shown ** **** *****:

**** **** ** ***** to ***** ****** * Z-Wave ****** **** *** M5065 (** *** **********), users **** ** ******* a ******* ******* ***** forces *** ****** ** unlearn *** ********** *** vice *****. *** ****** ****** be ***** ** ******* controller without ********** **** ****.

Z-Wave ***** ******* ** ****** ******

** *** *******, ***** was * ~*.* - 2-second ***** ******* * Z-Wave ****** ********** *** the ***** ********* ** move. **** ***** **** in ***** "******* ***** *** sensor *** * ******* of ****** *.* – 1.5 ******* ********* ***** the ******’* ***** ******." This ***** ******* ** subjects ***** ****** ** they **** ******* *** scene *** *******, ** shown *****. 

***** *** ** **** to ***** ******* ******** by ********* ******* ** wider **** ** ****** them ** *** ********* where ******** *** ****** to ****. *** *******, in *** ***** *****, the ****** ** ****** to ***** ******* ***** two **** *** * door *******. *** ******* is ******** ** *** three ****** *** ** the ***** *** ****, and *** ****** ***** angled **** ** *** direction ** ** ****** to ****.

Z-Wave ****** "*****" ******** **********

**** **** *** **** T8341 *** *** * sleep ****** ** ***** minutes ******* ***********, ******** to ****** ******* *********** due ** ***** **********. However, **** ***** *** not ******* ****, ******* thinking *** ****** ** simply ******* ** ********. *** Z-Wave **** ******** ******* to ****** **** ***** period, *** *** ***** does *** ******* **** ability.

Third ***** ****** *************

** ****** *** ***** with ******** *****-***** ******* with ***** ***********. ******** *********** ******* ******* ***** *** worked ******** ** *** tests.

*******, ***** ******** ****** door/window ******* ****** ******* problem *** *** ***** in *** **** ** Z-Wave ******, **** *** not ******* ****** ** the ******. *** ** ***** sensors **** ****** **** the **** *******.

Poor ***** *******

*** ***** **** * small */*.**" ******, ********* in ***** ******* ****** at *** ***** ******. In **** *****, ******* details *** ******* ** ~60 *** *** ******* by ***** *** *********. In *** ***** *** dark ******, ** ******* are ********, **** **** detection ********** ** *** dark (~*.****) *****.

Full ***** ****

*** ** ***** ******* issues, *** ***** ********* blur **** ** ****-*** ****** (~200-300lx) ** */*** *******, shown *****. ***** *** ********** of *** ***** ******* clear, *** *******'* **** is moderately ******* ** ** passes ******* *** *****, ********* facial *******.

*** ********** ***** ***** the ***** ****** ******-*** ** **, * ****** **** 1080p *****. *** *****-*** does *** ******* *** blur **** ** *** M5065, ******* **** ***** set ** */** ****** max *******, ***** ******* exposure ******** (******** ******* "low *****" *** "*** motion ****" *****). **** that *** ***** *** a *** **** ** 39dB ******** ** **** in *** *****.

Wide ******* ***********

******** ******* ********* ** ** ********** 'WDR'. *******, ** *** tests ***** * ***** with ***** *****, *** outdoor ***** ** ******** overexposed, **** ** ********** objects *******. 

******* *** ***** ***** (~700lx) *** ****** *** vestibule (~****), ******* ******* are ************** ******* *** strong ******** ****** (~**,*****).

Scream *********

*** ***** ******** ****** analytics, ** ******** ** simpler ***** ***** ******. In *** *****, ****** analytics ******** **** **** levels ***** ****** ** increased ***** ** *** ******'* audio ******. ************, ********* gain *** ****** ** false ********** *** ** other **** ******, **** as ********. 

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*** **** ******* ******** ********* was **** ** *** time ** *******:

  • **** *****: *.**.*.*

Comments (6)

Undisclosed End User #1

03/20/18 05:12pm

**** ***** ** *** support ** *****? ****** alarm ****** ********* ** the *****.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed End User #1 | 03/20/18 06:34pm

** **** ******* ********, Exacq, *******, *** ********* and *-**** ****** *** not directly ********** ** *** of ****. *** *** use ***/**** ******* ** send ************* ** ***** which ******* **** (***** and ******* *****/**/****), ***** we **** ***** ** our *-**** ******* *****.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

03/20/18 09:17pm

*'* ********* **** *** tests *******. * **** with **** ***** ** years *** * ***** saw **** *********** **** products **** ****, **, I ***** * **** do * ***** **** I ***** *** ******... criticize *** ****.
****, ** ***** *********** manufactures **** ***** *** Sony, ****** *** ********** wit ******* *** *****-***********, and **** ** *** of *** *** ************** that ******* ***** ****** againt ******* *************, **, its ******** ** ******* is * ********** ***** and * ***** *******.

**** * *** **** Z-wave ********* ****** * imediatly ******* *** ********* to ***** *** ***********, but, ********* **** ****** would ***** *** *******. This ** * **** of ***** **** ** canot *** ** **** sheets.

*** **** *** ***** some ********** ********* *** a *** ** &%@# to **.

***** ****... *'* ****** a ***, ***, **** time, *** ******.

George Redpath

03/21/18 08:09am

* ****** ***** ** be ** ****** ** the ******, *** * would ******** *** ****** of ***** *-****. *** delay ** *** ** managing ******* ****, **** the **** **** ** is * (*******) ****, and *** ****** *** have **** *********** ******** times ****** ******** *** hub ******, ** *** intended *** **** ********** not ************ ** ******.

****, *** ******** ******** different *********** *** ********* global *****.

** ** **** ** the ****** ******* ** the **** **** ** work **** ****, ** uses*********** ** * *.***** mesh ********, ****** ******** shorter *****, ********** ******.

******* ****** **** ** Bluetooth *, ** ***** products *** ********.

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Walter Holm

IPVMU Certified | In reply to George Redpath | 03/21/18 02:03pm

*** ***** **** ******** you ***** ** ** ZigBee.  ******* **** ****** is *** *** ** standard ** **.  ******* with ***** ** *** latency *** * ** not ** **** ****** doesn't **** ******* ****** either.  ** ** ** mission ********, * ** not **** ******** **** ever *** ** *** too **** *******.

*** ******* ** *** of ****** (******** ********** to ***** *** ******* of **) ** ********.  It *** ** **** pretty ********, *** ****** needs ****** ******* *** if *** *** ***** to ***** ** ****** its **** ** **** confident ** **** **** with ****** ********, **** versions ** ***** ********.  Some **** **** **** but **** **** ***.  ****** *** ********* ****** and *** **** ******* a ****** ** ************ claiming **** **** ****** it.  * ** ***** waiting *** **** ** show.

***** *********** **** ***** vendors *** **** ******* and **** ** *****'* recognize * ****** *** because *** ****** ****** as *** ********** *** rules ** ***** **** for **** ******.

*** **** **** *********** now ******* **** ***** and *** ****** ****** and ***** ** * way ** ******* ** commercially *** ****** *** equipment ** ******** ** success.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

03/21/18 07:29pm

***** ****** ********* ** the **** ****** ****** this *** *** * 5x ******* **** ***** is **********. ******* ***** this ** ********** ***** to ** ** ****** camera **'* ************ *** will ****** **** **** much ****, *** **** might **** **** ****** to ***** ******** ******* zoom *** * ****** sensor.

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