DoorBird D101 Tested Vs Ring and Axis

By: IPVM Team, Published on Sep 01, 2017

Video doorbells are a big growth market, with Ring, in particular gaining a lot of attention on the consumer side and Axis making a push on the commercial side. See IPVM's Ring Pro Test and IPVM's Axis Door Station Test.

DoorBird is emerging as a rival to those two, less expensive than Axis, but greater integration (e.g., ONVIF support) than Ring. But how well does DoorBird work?

We bought and tested the DoorBird D101 IP door station, with results on:

  • Video quality
  • Audio quality
  • Echo cancellation
  • Noise reduction
  • VMS integration
  • WDR performance
  • Low light image quality
  • Mobile App / Usability

And more. See the full results inside.

***** ********* *** * big ****** ******, **** Ring, ** ********** ******* a *** ** ********* on *** ******** **** and **** ****** * push ** *** ********** side. *******'* **** *** ***********'* **** **** ******* Test.

********** ******** ** * rival ** ***** ***, less ********* **** ****, but ******* *********** (*.*., ONVIF *******) **** ****. But *** **** **** DoorBird ****?

** ****** *** ****** the******** ****** **** *******, **** results **:

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*** ****. *** *** full ******* ******.

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Key ********

**** *** *** *** findings **** *** **** of ********:

  • ***** *****:** *** ****** ******, subjects ******** **** *** Doorbird **** ********* ** hear ***** ******* ***** and ******. ******** ******** noise ************, *** ***** are ** ******** ** increase/decrease ******, **** ** overall ***** ******* ***** increases **** ***** *** speech.
  • **** ***** *******:******** ******** **** ******** image ******* ******, ********* high ***********, **** *** performance, *** ***** ****** ***** at **** *******, ********* to **** ******* ***** quality **** ******** ** other ******* ******.
  • ***** *********** *****/***** *** only:******** ****** *** ***** with ********, *****, *******, and *********, ********* * video ****** *** ***** output, *** ** *****.
  • ********** ***: *** ******** ***, ***** simple *** **** ***, was ********* *** *******/********, displaying **** ********* *** button *******/****** ******, **** no ********** ***** *** video *****, ****** ******** events ********* ** ****.
  • **** ** *************:******** ***** ******* ***** configuration ******* ******** ** typical *******/*********. ********* *** passwords *** *** ** customized, * ****** ** address ****** ** ********, no *******/***/*********** *********** *** available, ***.

Axis/Commercial ******* **********

******** ** ********** **** stations **** ** *** Axis *****-*, ******** ****** poorer ***** ******* *** lacks **** ***** *** I/O *********** ** *****. However, ********'* ***** ** **** lower ***** ** ********** especially *** ******* ***** or budgets. **** *** ***** setup *** *** *** are ******* **** ****** (if **** ***** ***** features ** ***), ****** it ****** ** ****** plug ** *** ****** calls *** ***.

****/*******/******** *********

******** ** **** *** and ******* **, ********'* video ** ***** ******* and *** ******* ****** is **** $*** **** expensive **** ***** *******. However, **** *** ******* lack *****, ****, ** other *** ***********.

*****

*** ******** **** *** be********* ******** **** ***** website *** $***. **** ** ~$*** more **** *** **** Pro, ****** **** ***** the */* ***** ** Doorbird. *** ******** ** less **** **** *** price ** ***$********-* **** *******.

Physical ********

*** ******** ** ***** than *** **** *****, making ** ****** ** be ******* *******. ** is ******* ****** **** most ********/*** ******* *********, as ****.

******** *** ** ********* via **** ** ******** ***** an ******** ******. ***** may ** ******** **** ******** doorbell ****** ***** ** included ***** ******, ** via ***.

** ****** ***** ******** in *** ***** *****:

Noisy *****

********'* ***** ** ********* to **** ******* *** mobile ***, **** *** issues:

  • **** ***** ************:*******'* ***** *** ******** to ******** ******/*****. ******** includes ***** ************ *** no ***** ** ********* it ** ** ****. Even ******* ** ** unoccupied ********** ****, ***** levels **** **********.
  • **** **** ************:****** *** ** ****** as ******* ***** ******, we *********** **** ****** during ******* ** *** scenes, **** *** ********'* voice (***** ****** ***) echoing **** **** *** DoorBird, **** ******* ******* with ** ********** ******* nearby.

*** ******** ***** ********** these ******.

  

Below ******* ***** *******

** ****** ***** ******* in ****** *** ******* scenes **. *** **** A8105-E **** *******.

*******, ******** ***** ** sufficient ** ********* ******** using *** *******. *******, video ** ****** ********** 720p (***, *** *****), resulting ** *********** ******** and ********* ******** ** the **** **** *******.

********, ******* **** **** worse, **** *** *******'* face ******** *** ***********/******** more ******.

************, ** ******* ******, details *** **** *****, as *** ******'* **** appears ******* ****** ** near *******, ****** *** background *** ******* **** only *-*' ******.

Low ***** ***********

*** ** *** ***** in **, *** ***** image ******* *** ******* to *** **** *****-* (no **) **** **** added ***** (***** * lux ***** *****).

*******, ** * ******* dark ***** (~*.****), ******** provides **** ****** *******, with *** *******'* **** still ************, *** ******** in *** **** **** station.

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

******** ********** **** *** VMSes ****** ***** *****, including ******** ******* ******, ExacqVision, ******* ******** ******, and ********* ******** *********. Users ******* ***** *** same *********** **** *** the *** ("*********", ***.). 

**** **** ***** ******** a ***** ****** *** control ** ********'* ***** output. ** **** *** integrate *** ***** ******, button *******, ** ********* input. 

 

Limited ********/****** *******

*** ******** ****** *** displays **** ***** ********** for ****** ******* *** motion ******. ******* * given ********* **** *** load *****. ***** ***** are ********* ** ******** order ** * ******** tab. *******, ***** ** not **** **********, ******* users **** **** *** time/date **** *** ********* for ** ****** ******** clips *** ** * time ************ ***** **** find **.

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

******** ************* ** ******* in ******* *** ****:

  • ** **** *************:***** *** ******** * unique ***** ***** *** not ** **********. ********* are ****** "**********" ***** X ** ****** * ********** number. ********* *** * 10-character ****** ****** *** may **** *** ** customized, **** ******* ** another ****** ******.
  • ** ***** *************:****** ******* ********** *******, DoorBird *** ** ***** options, **** ** ***, compression, *******, ***. ***** is ****, ** ***, with ** ***** *******.

** ****** ********'* ***** options *****:

*********/*********** 

********* ******** ******* *** and *****, ** ***** that ************ *** * steady ** *******, **** higher **** ******* *******, which ******* ~**-**. ************, the ****** **** * steady * ****** *-***** interval. **** ******* ** noticeable *********** ******** *** artifacts **** ** ****** above.

******** ****** **** ~***-*** Kb/s ** ******** ****** during *******. ***** **** bitrates **** ***** **** daytime *** ** ******* visibility/details ***** **.

Test **********

******* **** ****** ***** default ******** ****** ********* specified. *** ********* ******** versions **** **** ** this ****:

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Comments (16)

Undisclosed

09/01/17 03:32pm

******* ******** ** **** ** *** ***** ** **** ** it **** ******** ** ***** ******.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

09/01/17 05:39pm

* **** *** ******* ** ** ** ****. **** ********** is ******* *********, **** ** *********, ****, ***** *********, *******'* server, ***., **'* *******. **** *** *** ** ***** ****** is *** ******* ****, **'* ***********. *** ******* ** *** a ***** ******, *** ** **** **** **** **** ******* a ***** **************, ***'** **** ** ****** *** **** ****** if *** **** ** ** **** **** **** **** * week, *** **** **** **'* ********* ***'** *** **** ***** when * ******* ***** *******. **** ******* **, **** **** you **** ******** ****** *****. ******* ********** *.***** ******, *** I ***** ***** ** ****** ****** ** **** ******.

Tyler Graham

09/01/17 07:14pm

** ******** ** **** ******* *** ********? ** ***, * don't ***** **'* **** ** **** **** ** **** *** Axis ***** ***** ** * ********** ***** *** ********, *** functionality *** *****. ** *** ********** ***********, **** *** **** into * *** *** *** ******** **** * *** ***** - *** * ****** ***.

Duncan Miller

In reply to Tyler Graham | 09/02/17 01:23am

******** **** ******* ***. * **** ****** ** **** ******* and *** ******* ** *****.

Jack Woods

In reply to Tyler Graham | 11/08/18 03:31pm

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

Undisclosed Integrator #3

09/01/17 09:11pm

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

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 09/02/17 12:27pm

#*, ** **** **** *** ********* ********. ** **, * believe ** ** **** ******** ** ****.

****** ** ******* ******** ** ******* ********* *** ***** ****** control *******, ** **** **** *** ***** **** ** **** series **** **** *** ***** **** *** **** *****.

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Jim Kirk

In reply to John Honovich | 09/17/17 07:57pm

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*********** **** **** **** ****** **** ("** ****") **** ***** can ** ***** ** * ********* *** ********. ***** ******* if ** **** ***.

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*,NO ***** ******* in the original package,If you need a Power adapter for the camera of us, please go to the link of ***** ********* *** *** ***.

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** ******** ** ****** *** ******** **** **** * ********* NVR.

What ***** **** ********* ***** ** *********** ** *** *********** ** **** *********** (*.*. ** *** ***** **** ********) with an existing all Hikvision residential video surveillance system I am using (Hik IP Cam's>DS-9632NI-I8 IP NVR).

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jim Kirk | 09/17/17 08:41pm

***, ***** ****(*) ** ****** ** *** *** **********. **'** ask ********* ***** ******* *** ***** ***** ** ** ***'* want ** **** **** ** ******* ****** **** ***** ***** confusion / ******* ***** *** ******** ** *** *******.

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Jim Kirk

In reply to John Honovich | 09/17/17 09:14pm

****,

*** ********* *** **** *** * **** ******* ****** ** video ********* (*.*. *********). ** *********** ** *** **** *** get.

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Brian Hampton

IPVMU Certified | 09/06/17 02:42am

* ******** ********* *** ** ***** (******** * ***** ** was * **** ** **** ***** ***** ******) **** *** integrated ** ** * **** **** *** **** ** **********. Combined **** * ****** *** * ******* ******** ****** ********** it ***** ****** ****. ** **** **** **** ***** ******* for *** **** ** *** ******* (******** ** ** ****** than *****'* * **** ***********.) *** ***** ******* ** ****** for ***** ***** ***** ** ********* ***** **** ******** **** be ********. *** ******* *** *** ** *** **** ** can ** ****** **** ******** *******. **** *** **** **** button ** ********* ** "**** *****" *** **** ******* ***** in *** ********* ** **** ** **** ********'* **** ****** simultaneously. **** ********** ******** *** *** **** * ******* ***** line *** ** *** **** *** ******* * *** **** would **** ******** ****** ** ******* ******** *****. ** **** was *** **** ******** * ***** **** **** ***** **** over * ******** ****** ** *** *****.

Jason Meens

Greenwave Technology Solutions | 09/22/17 01:16am

*********** **** *** **** ******* ** ** * ****** **** station **** ***** ** **** ******* ** *** **** ***** tested **** *** ******** **. * *** *** *** **** not ****** ** ***. ** ** * *** ******** **** and ******** *****. ** ** **** ***.

****://***.***********.***/********/********-********/*****-****-*******/*******/*******

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jason Meens | 09/22/17 01:20am

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

****** *********** *** ***** **** * *********** ************ ****** ********, they *** ****** *********** ** *** ***** ****, *** *** cost. ** **** ******** **.

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

Jason Meens

Greenwave Technology Solutions | In reply to John Honovich | 09/27/17 05:16pm

*** *** *******. * **** *** *** **** ** **** the *********** **** ******* *** *** ****** ***'* **** **** for ***** * *****. ** *** **** ********** ** **** it *** ****** * ***** ** ******* ** **** ** to *** ** **** ** *** **** *** ******** *** return ** *****. *** ** ****.

Jason Meens

Greenwave Technology Solutions | 09/22/17 01:20am

****** ** ******* *** *********** ******* ** **** ***** $*** as **** ** ***** *** **** ** *** ********. ** is **** *** ********** *** ******. ******** * **** ****** which *** **** ** ********** ********* *****.

Tony Chuah

In reply to Jason Meens | 02/23/19 10:08am

***, **** **** ** **** ** ***, ******** **** *** commercial ***, ** ********** **** **** *****.

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