Hikvision ColorVu Integrated Visible Light Cameras Examined
UPDATE: Hikvision ColorVu Camera Tested
When it comes to low light, infrared light has become the defacto standard in surveillance. But IR is limited to monochrome images, making colors impossible to distinguish.
Hikvision has the DarkfighterX (see IPVM test results), a dual imager camera aimed at delivering low-light color images but those units are relatively expensive.
Now, Hikvision is adding a low-cost option, integrating visible light LEDs into their cameras in the new ColorVu series, claiming 'round-the-clock vivid color images'.
Is this smart or foolish? Based on our Hikvision IFSEC meeting, we examine the ColorVu line, its potential outlook, pros and cons inside.
Visible ***** **** + ***********
******* **** ***** ***** ************ (**** IR) ** * *********** *****, ***** below ******* ***** **** *****.
********* ***** **** *** ******* ***** illuminators *** ** ******** ********** (**/***, on ******, ********* ********* ***** - 15%, **%, ***.)
Other ************: ***** *-****/***** ******** *****
********* *** **** ********* *** ***** additions ** ***** ******:
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******* ******* *** **** ** *********'* low-cost**** ** *.* ************** *.* *** ****, **** ******** ** ***** ******** in ** ****.
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Big ******* - **** ******* ********
**** ******* ******** ** ****** ** many ***** ************ ************. **** ******** visible ******** **** *** *** ****** and *** ****** ** *** ******'* area.
Challenge: ****** ***** ********
*** ***** ********* *** ******* ** how **** *** ******* ***** ******** is ** ** ***. ** ********** seen ** ** ************, ********** ***** cost ******, ************ *** ***** ****** in *** ******, ************ ********, *** dark ** *** ***** ** *** field ** ****, ****** ********* ********* to ***.
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Challenge: **** **********
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Benefit: ******** ** **********
******, **** ***** *** **** **** integrated ******* ******** ** * ******** benefit, ********* ** ********* ***-**** *** to *** ******** ** * ********* to ***** *** * *** ** make ****** **** **** *********** ******* in ** **** ** *****.
Other ***** ***** *******
*** **** ******* *********** ***** ***** illuminator ****** ******'* ***-******, * ***** ****** **** *****-** white ***** *** ** ************. *******, the *****'* ***** ***** **** *** intended *** ***** ***, *** **** time, *.*., ********* ** ********* **** a ******* **********. ************, *** ****** sells *** ~$*,*** ***, ***** *** ColorVu **** **** ** *** **** expensive.
Worth ******
** ********* ***** **** ** ***** trying. * - ** ***** ***, many ******* ****** ** ************ ** cameras *** * *** **** *** now ** ** *********** ************ ****** all *************. ***** ** * *********** that **** *** ****** ****.
Test ***********
***** ** ****** ********* ******** *** concerns, ** ** **** ** ********* how *********** **** *** ***** ** test. ** **** ** ** ** when **** *** ********.
Vote / ****
**** *** ***** ****** ** ***** ****** camera.
*******,
**** *** **** *****, ***** * quote / **** ********:
Other ***** ***** *******
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** **** ** **** ********* **** that **** ** *** ****** ****** days. *** ******* ****** **** *** we **** * *** ** *** beginning *** ****** *** ******* **** the ****** ***** **** ***** * while *** ** *** ****** *** product ** ****.
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**** ***** *** ** *** ****** be *******/**********?
**** **** *** ***/***** ********** ****** upon?
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* ******* **** ** ** *** ** to **** ****** ********* ***** **** *** ******* "**********."
* ***** **** ***** ****** **** prevalent ** **** ******* ************* * know ******* *** ******** ****.
*** *********** * ***** *** **** as ****** ********. ***** *** ** much *** *** ****.
******* ***** *** ********** ******* **** and ****** ******? **** **********?
**'* ** ********** ** * ****** ** European *********** ***** ***** ******.
* **** *** **** ... ** ONE *** ** **** **** **** cameras ********** ** ********* ***** **** ALSO ***** ***** ********* **** ***** be ****** *** * ****** ** scenarios.
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* ******** **** *** ********* * super ******* **** **** *** ***** light **** ?
* ******** **** *** ********* * super ******* **** **** *** ***** light **** ?
****, ***,****'* ***** (*** *** ****). ** *** ******* *** (*** analytics) ** ** ** ********** ** the **** *** ** *** ****** while ********* ******* ** ********** ** the *** *** / **** *****.
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*'* ******** **** **** ** **** syndrome. ****** ******* ***** *** * use *** ** ***** ** *** available...
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**** :
- ** ********* ***** **** ****** enough ** ***** ** ** **** to **** ** *** ****** ******* being * ******** , ** ***** turn *** ****** ** * **** sensor ***** ******* *** ********
- *** ***** **** ** ***** them ** * **** ** ************* lighting ** ***** , *********** *** easily ********* **** * *** *****
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- ** ****** ************ * ***** the ********* **** ***** ** ******. In * ****** **** ** ***** is ** ***** ( ********* ? ) **** **-** ****** ** *** area *** ******* ** *** ******** the **** .... ****** ****
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* ******** ** ************ ** ** house ************ *** **** *******. * once ****** **** ****** **** ****** to ***** **** ** ******* *** the ** **** *** ****** **** white. ** *** **** * *** dressed *** *** *** ** *** house ** *** **** ****** *** corner *** * **** ***** ** him. * *** ***** ** **** an ********** *** ******* *** *********** except ** *** ******* *** *****. So ** **** *** **** ***?
***** ******* ** ***** ** *** future ** ************.
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**********, *** **** *** ********** ** 10-20 ***** ** **** ** ******** at *** ****** ** ** ******* of ***** ********* *** ** **** got **.
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*** *******, **** **** **, ** hot ******** *** ******* **** ***** LEDs. *** **** ******* *** ***** to ****** *** **** *******, *** hopefully **** ****** ***** ****** ***** light ** ********.
* ***** *** ********** **** * significant ******** ** ************. * ** not ***** *** ******* ***** ***** well. *** ***** **** ********* ** was * *** ****** *** **** to ******* *** ***** *** ****. White ***** ***** **** **** * garage **** ********* ***** ** ***** of *********... *** ** **** *** some ******** ********* ******.