Dahua Multi-Imager Tested (PDBW8800-A180)

By: John Scanlan, Published on Nov 28, 2017

Dahua has released their latest generation of multi imager models, including the PDBW800-A180, a 4x1080p dome model claiming 30m/~100' IR and Smart H.265+, making it one of few IR multi imagers available.

We tested this new model against several multi-imagers from past reports, including:

See our full results inside.

******** ******** ***** ****** generation ** ***** ****** models, ********* **********-****, * ******* **** model ******** ***/~***' ** and ***** *.***+, ****** it *** ** *** IR ***** ******* *********.

** ****** **** *** model ******* ******* *****-******* from **** *******, *********:

*** *** **** ******* inside.

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*** ******* ****** *** IR ** *** *****'* PDBW8800 ********* ******* *** detection *** ******** **** the ***-** **** ***** and ********* ******. *******, the ******* ** *****-****** provided ******** *** ***** images **** *** *****'*. Secondly, *****'* *.*** ***** codec ******** **** ***** than *** ***** ****** models' *.*** ********.

*******, *** ******** ******** from ******** ****** ***** should ****** **:

  • **** ** ********:** *** ****** **** specified, ******** **** ~**' in *** ***** ** the ****** ** *** field ** ****, *** only ~**' ** *** right *** **** *****. By ********, *** ******* MS8391 ******* *** ****** 180° ***** ** **** evenly ** ~***' ********.
  • *** ***** *******:*** **** ******** ***** details **** **** *** Vivotek ** **** ***** scenes *** ** *** much ***** ***** ******* (PPF / ***), * result ** *** ********** rotated ******* (** *:** instead ** **:*, ******* to *** ********* ******).

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*** ******** ***** *** about ~$*,*** *** ******, lower **** **** ***** imager ******, **** ** the ******* ****** (~$*,***) and **** ***** (~$*,***) tested ****, *** ******* to *** ********* ****** which **** ***** *** ~$1,000.

**** **** *** ****** may ** ********* **** overseas ******* *** **** lower (~$***-***), *** ***** ****** be ******* ** ***** may *** ***** ******** or ***** **** ******* on **** ****** *******.

Physical ********

*** ******** ** * dome **** ****** ***** imager *****, ***** (*) 1080p *******. *******, *** construction ** **** ******* to * ***** ****** than ***** *****-****** ****** we **** ******, **** a ******* ****** ********** the ******/** ***** ** a ****, **** ** removable ****. **** ************ may ***** ************ ********, as ** **** **** be *******/*********** ***** ******, with *** *********** **** to *** ******'* ***** whip.

Size **********

*** ******** ** *** of *** ******* ***° multi-imager ******* ** **** tested, ****** **** **** Axis *** ********* ******, shown *****, **** ******* to *** **** ** an ******* ***.

Stitched ******

*** ***** ******** ******* a ****** ******** ******, 4096x1800 ******, ******* ** an ********** ****** *** each ******. **** ******** is ******* ** *** Hikvision ****** **** *** Vivotek ******, ***** ****** such ** ****, ********, and ******* ****** * stream *** **** ******.

*** ******** ******** ******* results ** * **** taller ****** ***** **** other ******, **** ** Axis *** *******, ***** below. **** ******** **** area ** ***** **/***** the ******, *** ******* in ******* **** ** the ***** *******, ******* to *** ********* ******.

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

*** *********** ****** **** in ********* (*.***/*.***), ******* (H.265/H.264), *** ***** (*.*** only), **** *** ***** adding *** ****** *** direct *******. *** ***** VMSes ********** ***** *** I/O ** ******** ** video.

*******, **** *.*** ******* worked ** ******* *****, with *** *.*** ****** freezing *** ******** ********** in *** *****. *******, while *** ****** ***** to ******** ** *** tests, ** ******** ** error, **** *** ****** dropping **********.

LED ****** / ******

*** ********** *** ** LEDs ******* ** *** front ** *** ****, shown *****. **** **** these **** ** *** match ** ** *** individual *******, ****** *** Vivotek ******, ***** **** a *** ** **** for ****.

IR ***** ***** ****

*** ********'* ** ************ reached **** ~**-**', ***** of *** ***/~***' *************. With *** ******* ** ~100', ***** *****, ** is ****** ************.

*** **** ***** ***** the ******* *********** *** camera **** ~***' ** the ****** ********, ******** visible ** **-**'.

Worse ** ******** ** *****

** *** **** *** right ******** ** *** camera's ***** ** ****, the ****'* ** ************ performs **** *****, **** illumination ******** **** **-**' range.

Nighttime ***** *******

******* *** ****** **** below **** ** ************, the ******** ******** ****** second **** ** *** other ** ***** ****** tested, *** ******* ******, due ** *** **** lower *** (~** **. ~160 ** *******). ** provides ******* ** *** subject ** ~**' ********/~** PPF, ***** *** **** and ********* ****** ****** provide **** *********, ** most.

** ~**' ********/~** ***, details ****** **** *********** noise *** **********, **** illumination ******* ******** ** close *****, ***** ******* still ******** ****** ******* details.

** ***', ** ***** previously, *** ******** ******** no ****** ***** ** the *******, **** **** the ******* ****** ********* detection.

Full ***** ***** *******

** **** *****, ******* provided ** *** ***** camera *** **** ******** to *** **** **** and ******* ****** *** to *** **** ***** PPF, ****** ******* ** the ********* ****** ****.

****** ******* **** *** cameras, ** **'/~** ***, the ***** ****** ******** the ***** ******* ** cameras ******, **** ********/******** present. ******* ******* ***, the ********* **** ******** better ******* ** **** the ******* *** *****, with *** ****** ********** Axis/Vivotek ****** ***** ********* identifying *******.

*******, ** **** *****, both *** ***** *** Hikvision ******* ******* ********* only, **** ***** ***** notably *****, ***** **** and ******* ******* **** rough ******* *******.

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*** ******** *** *** lowest ***** ******* ** all ******* ******, *** and *****.

*******, **** ****** **** into ********* *** *********, the ***** **** ** slightly ****** **** *** Vivotek ****** *** ************* similar ** *** ***** during *** ***. ** night, *** ******* *** megapixel ** *** ******, about **% ***** **** Vivotek, *** **** *******.

Test **********

*** ********* ******** ******** were **** *** **** test:

  • ***** ********-****: *.***.****.**.*, ***** 2017-08-02
  • **** *****-***: *.**.*.*
  • ********* **-********-*: **.*.* ***** 170122
  • ******* ******-**: ****

Comments (17)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

11/28/17 07:50pm

* ******* *** ********* ****** *** **** ****** ** ******** to ** * ***** *** *, *******? ****** ***, ****** for ******** *** *** ******* *** *********, ** ****** **** it ** ** ***** ** ***** ********** **** ** ***.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 11/28/17 07:51pm

** ***, ****** *** ******** **** ****. **'** *** **** sorted.

Undisclosed #2

11/28/17 08:09pm

*** ******** ** *** ** *** ******* ***° *****-****** ******* we **** ******...

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

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Brandon Knutson

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 11/28/17 09:46pm

**** ********** ****** ** **** ***, *** * **** ********** camera ** ******'****-*****

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 11/28/17 09:50pm

**'* ******* ** ******** ** ***** *" (*.*" **. **.*"), but ******** ******. **'* *** *** *** *****-****** ***** ****** models.

Robert Shih

IPVM | 11/28/17 10:18pm

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******* ***** *** *********. *******, * ******* ******** ***** *******.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Robert Shih | 11/29/17 04:29pm

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* *** **** *** *******/***** ** ***, *** ** ********* as ********* ** ***** ******* *** **** *******, *** ******’* any ** *** ******* ** ***** ******* ****** ** ******* to ******* ****?

Robert Shih

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 11/29/17 09:52pm

*** ******** **** ****** *** .**, *** .**

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

11/29/17 08:13am

**** ** ******** **** ** * ***** ***** **** * testing *** *** *** ********-**** ******** **** ****** ***** **** and *** **** *** ** ** **** * * ****** image *******. **** ***'* ********* **** ***** ******** ****** *** but **** ** ****** *** ** ***** ***** ** *** channel *** *** **** ** ***** ************ ******* ** * new *********** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 11/29/17 11:29am

***********-**** ** *** ********* ******** *** ***** ***** ******* *******:

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to John Honovich | 11/29/17 11:37am

** *** ** ** *** ************* ******* ** *** ******* and **** ** ***** ****** ** ******* ***** ***** *** can *** *** **** ******** ******:

****://***.*************.***/********/***********************************(***)*.***

***'* ***** ********** ***** ******* ******** **** ** *** **** but * ******* ** ** ** ** **** ***** ******* in *** ******* *******. ** *** *** ********** ***** ***** from ***** *** *** *** *** *** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 11/29/17 11:42am

** *** *** ********** ***** ***** **** ***** *** *** now *** *** ****.

*** **** ***** ******* *** ****? ******* ** ***** *** problems **** *** ******* ** ****** **** *****, **** **** most ****** ****** **** ** *** ******* * ******* **** has *** **** ****** / ******** *** ******* ******* (******** issues, ******** *******, ** ******, ***.).

**'* * ****** *** ** * *****-**. ** **** ********* that ** ********** ********* *** **** ** ***** *******, ** get ********** *** *** ******* ********* **** *** ********* ** that *********. ** **** ********* **** ** *** ********** ********* for **** ** ***** *******, ** *** ********** *** ******* something **** ** *** ***** / ********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to John Honovich | 11/29/17 04:13pm

*'* *** *********** ****, *'* **** **** ******** *** ***** issues ** ****** ************* ****** ***** ******* ***. *** ***** tested **** ****** ** **** ** ** *** *** **** available *** * ************ ****** ** ****.

*** ** *********, ** **** **** *** ************* *** *** carrying *** *****?

Robert Shih

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 11/29/17 03:50pm

******** **** **** ****'* ****** ********* ** *****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to Robert Shih | 11/29/17 04:04pm

*** ** ** ********* ***, ***** *** ** ** *** yet *** *'* **** ** **** ****.

** * **** ********** **** ** **** * ***** *****. Dahua's *** ******* ** ***** ****** ****'* ***** ** ** opinion ** *** *** ********** * ***** ******** ** ********* areas.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 11/29/17 09:01pm

***** ***** ********** *** ******** ******** **-***-********-*-****, **? ***** ***** ******* ** ** *** ****** **** factor. ** ********* **** ******* **** *** *** ** *** poor *****, *** *** ******** *** ****'* ****** *** ** a **** ************* ******** **** ******. **'** ******** ** ************ of *** ******** ***.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to Ethan Ace | 11/29/17 09:52pm

*'* *** ***% ****, **** ***** ***** *** **** *** it ** * **** *** ******* **** *** **** ** maybe **** **** ** *** ***** ********* **********. ** *** true *** ** ****** **** *** **** *** *** **** trumps ** ** *** ********** ****.

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