Dahua 4K Micro 4/3 Camera Tested (IPC-HF8835F)

Author: John Scanlan, Published on Apr 03, 2018

Dahua is going big.

Their new 4K HF8835F Micro Four Thirds sensor is one of the largest now on the market. Dahua is claming:

Starlight Technology and Ultra Wide Dynamic Range to produce crisp, clear images with minimal ambient light

How well will Dahua face in this segment against Axis' Q1659 or Sony's 35mm VB770? And how does it compare to 1/2" super low light models like Hanwa's ExtraLux or Hikvision Darkfighter?

We bought and tested the HF8835F to find out. Inside we report our findings on:

  • Dark (<0.1lx) monochrome image quality
  • Low light (<1lx) color image quality
  • Daytime image quality
  • WDR performance
  • Lens options
  • Physical features
  • VMS support
  • Bandwidth

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********* ********** *** ***** **** ******* ***** ** ******* *****, clear ****** **** ******* ******* *****

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*** *******'* ******* ** **** ******* **** ********* **** */*" models ****** ****:

Physical ********

*** ******* ** ******* ** ******* *** *******, **** *** most ******* ********** ***** *** ****** ***** **** ****** **** mount. *** **** ****** *** ******** *** ********* ******* ** typical ** ***** *** *******, **** *****, ******, *******, *** microSD ******* ** *****, ******* ** *** **** ** *** camera. ** ****** ***** ******** ** **** ******** ********:

Closer ** **** ** ******* *** *******

*** ****** ** ********** ****** **** ******* ** ***** *** camera ******, **** ** *** ********* **** ***** *****, *** notably ******* **** ****** ****** ****** **** ** *** **** Q1659 (***-* ******). ************, *****'* *********** *.*** **** ** **** smaller **** ******* **-***** ******, **** ** *** **-**** ***** shown ** *** **** ****** *****.

Imager **** **********

*** ***** ******'* ***** **** ****** ****** ** ******* ******* than *** **** ***-* ******, ***** *****.

Lens *************

***** ****** **** * ****** *** ****, **** * ***° angle ** **** (*.***, **.*). ************, ***** ***** **** ***** states:

"**** ****** ** ********** **** *** **** ** *** ******, including ***** *** ********* ****-***** ******."

*******, ** *** *******, *** ****** *** ****** ** ***** when ***** ** *** ***** **.* *********/***** **** (***** *****). When *****, ***** **** ******* ****** **** **** ** *** support ***-***** ******.

Axis ***** *********: **** ***********

*****'* **** ** **** ******* ** * *** ************ *** one *** ****** ** ***** ***** ****** *******. *** *******, the **** ***** ***** **** ***** ********* **** ******* *** was ********** **** ****** ** *** *****, ******* **** **** angle (~***°) ** ********* (~**°).

** **** ****, *** **** ***** **** *** **-**** **** option (**** * **** **.* *-****) ** ***** **** ****** were *** ****** ** ****** **** ******* *** ***** *****'* wide ***/**** * ****. ******* ** ****, *** ***** *********** of *** ***** ** ******* ** **** ****, ** ******* would **** ****** ** ** ********* *** *** ***** *** realistic ******* ** ********** *** *** ***********.

*** *******, ** *** ******** **** ** *** *****, ****** at ******* *** ****** (** *** ***** *****) **** ************* brighter, ****** ***** ****** *******.

***** ******* *** ***** ******** ** ***** *** ***** *********** should *** *** *****:**** **** ***** ****** ************* ** **** ***** **** ******** (***** ** ***-*****).

Versus **** ***-*****

******** ******'* **** ***-***** (*** *** ****), *** ******* ******** ****** ****** **** **** ******. *** example, ********* *** ******* ******* ****** **** **** ***** ****, the **** ****** ******** **** ******** ******, **** ********* **** easier, ****** ****** ****** ******* *****.

Super *** ***** *********** (

** **** *** ***** ***** *.***, *** ****** ******** ***** detail ** *** ******* ** **** ***** (~** ***), ****** than *** ********* **** ***** ******* **** ***** ******* ***** and *** *****, ***** **** *** ******* *** ******* ** test *****. *** ****** ******** ****** ******** *** **** ****** at **** ***** *****.

******** ********, *** ***** ****** **** *** ******* ****** ******* of *** *******, **** ***** *********, ****** ***** ******** ****** than ********* *** ****.

*******, ** ~**', *** ***** ****** ***** *** ******* *******, with **** *** ****** ****** ********* ***** *********.

Low ***** *********** (*-***)

**** **** ******** ****** **, *** ******* ****** **** ************ of *** ******* *** **** *****, *** *** ***** ****** provided *** ******** ****** ** *** *******. *** **** ***** was ******* *** ***** *** ****** ********** *** *********** *** (122 **. **).

******** ********, ****** **** ****** ****** *********** *** *******, ***** the ***** ****** ***** ******** ***** ****** ******.

Full *****

** **** *****, *** ***** ****** ******** ******** **** ****** of *** **** ***** **** *** **** *****, **** **** even ********.

******** ********, ******* ** *** ******* *** ******* ** *** Axis *****.

*******, ** ~**' ********, ******* ** *** ******* ****** ******* to *** **** *****, *** ****** **** ******.

Lens **********

******* ** *** **** ***** ** ****/***** ***** ******, *** Dahua *.*** **** ******** ********** ********** ** *** **** ** the ***** ** ****. *** *******, *** ******* ** ********** slanted ** *** ***** ** *** ***** *****:

************, **** ******* ******* ** *** ******* *** *****, ***** below. *** **** ***** ******* ************* **** **** **** *****. While *** ******* ** ***** *******/******, ******* ****** ******* ** the **** ******.

WDR ***********

*** ***** ******* ****** ***** "***** ***", ***** ** ****** in * ********* *****, ***** *****. **** **** **** ***** was ****** ** ******* ******* ** *********** *********** ***********, ****** users *** ******** ** ***** * ********* **** **** * single ** ** **** ******.

*** ******* ********* ****** **** *** ***** ****** ** **** scene, **** ***** ****** **** ******* ****** *********, ** **** as ** *** ****** *** ****** *** ****, ***** ***** models ******** ***** *******.

VMS *******

** *** *****, *** ******* ********** ***** *** ***** ****** in ********, *****, *******, *********, *** *** ***** ** ******* Optix/Hanwha ****, ****** ** ** *** ************ ****** ** ********* by *** ** ***** *****. ****** ************* ****** ******** ** all ***** *****, **** ****** **** *** *** ****** ******* supported ** ********, *****, *******, *** *********.

** ***** *****, *** *.*** ****** ********** ******** ** *****, Genetec, *** *********.

Bandwidth **********

***** *.***, *********'* ***** ***** *******, *** *******'* ******** *** ******* ***** **** *** **** Q1659 *** *** *****, ****** **** ****** **** *** ***** models ******.

*******, ****** **** *** *********, *** ***** ****** ******** ***** both *** *** *****, ******* ****** *** **** ******* *** megapixel ****** *** ***, *** ~**% ****** ** *****.

Limited ***** ******* **** *******

****** *** *****, *****'* ***** ******* **** ******* ******** **** were ********** **** *** *******. *** ********* ***** ******** ****** a **** **** ** * ****** ***** ** ******.

*** ********* ** ******** **** *******, *** *****. *** *******, when ****** ***** ***** ***** **** ******* (********* *****), ***** did *** ******* *** ******* *** ******* ** *** ***** they ******** **** *** ******, ** ******* ********** ******* **** planned, **** ******* **** *** ****** **** *** ******* ***** lenses.

Firmware ******** ****

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IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 04/03/18 06:56pm

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IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #2 | 04/04/18 01:56pm

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In reply to Ethan Ace | 04/05/18 03:27pm

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04/06/18 09:12pm

* ****'* ********** *** ** ** * ********** ******* **, 20MP *** ***** *******.. ** ****** **** ** ******* ******* and ***********, **** *** **** *****. * ***** *** ***** Axis ****** ** ** ******** **** ***** ******* ** *****, dont *** *****?
** ****** *** **** ****** ****** **** ******* ***** ** dark *** **** ******** * ***** *** *********.

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IPVM | In reply to Rafael Oneda | 04/06/18 10:41pm

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