Dual Imager Camera Shootout - Avigilon, Axis, Dahua, Hanwha, Hikvision

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Katie Ferry
Published Jan 12, 2023 14:32 PM

**** ****** ******* *** * ******* niche **** *** ****** ************, *******, and *** ********* *****, *** ***** dual ******* **** **** ** *****?

** *** *** ****** ***, **** tested *** ******* **** **** *************:

** **** ******, **** ******** *** ranks *********** ****** ***** ******** *** dual-imager *******, *********:

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  • ***** *** ***** (~* & * lux) ***** *******
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**** *** *** ***** ****** ****** shootouts:

Executive *******

**** ***** *********** *********** ******* *** best *** *****. ***** *** *** rankings *** *** **** ******* ******:

**** *******:*** **** ***** *** * *** performer ****** *** ******, ********* *** noise ** ***-***** ****** ******** ** other ******, ****** ******* ** **, and ****** ******* ** *** **** fast (~*-* ******) ******** **********. **** camera *** * ****** ********* ** full ***** ******, ** ** *** the ****** ********** ***** (***) ******, though **** **** ********** **** ** other ******.

**** ***********:*** **** ***** *** ***** **** the **** ****** ****** *** ****** positioning, **** * **** ***-****** ***** of ***, ****, *** ****** ******* and *.** ******* ****, ********* **** positioning *********** **** ***********.

**** ***** *** ***** ***********:*** **** ***** ******** ******* *** subject ** **** ~* *** ~* lux ***** ********* ***** ***** ********. With ****** *****, **** ****** *** competitively *** ***** ******** *** ******** among *** ****** ******.

**** **** ** ***********:*** **** ***** *** *** **** model ****** ** **** ****** **** IR, ***** ************ *** *** *** properly ******** *** ******* *** *****. With ****** *****, ******** **** ******** exposed, *** *** ******* ******** **** competitively ********.

**** *** ***********:*** **** ***** *** *** ********* performer ** *** ******, ********* ****** subject *** ********** ****** **** * solid ~*-* ****** ********** ******* ***** backlighting.

***** *******:*** ***** ***** *** *** ********* 6D52 **** *** ******-**** ******, ******* ~$600 *** $*** ***, ************, *** were *** ***** ****** ****** ******* due ** **** ********* *********** ** imagers **** ***********. **** ******* ********* poorly ** *** ***** *** **** scenes, ********* ******* ******* ****** *** to ************, *****, *** ****** ****.

***** ****** ***********:*** ***** ***** *** ********* **** were *** ***** ** ****** ***********, as *********** *** **** ********* *** to *** ***** **** ** *** imagers, *** *** ******* **** **** limited ** **** ****** **** ***** lens ******.

***** ***** *** ***** ***********:*** ********* **** *** *** ***** performer ** ***** *** *****, ******** overexposing *** ******* *** ***** ** stationary ****** (~* & * ***). With ****** *****, ******* ******* *** obscured *** ** **** ***** *** motion ****.

***** **** ***********:*** ***** ***** *** *** ***** performer ** **** ****** **** **. In ********** ******, ******* *** ***** details **** ******** ** ************ *** noise. **** ****** *****, ******** **** overexposed ~**' **** *** ******.

***** *** ***********:*** ******** ***-**** *** *** ***** performer ** *** ****** ** ** had *** ******* ******** ********** (~*-* seconds), ********* ******* ********** ****** ** motion ******, *** ******* ****** *** partially ******** ** *********** *** *********.

Key *********** ******* ********:

***** ** **** *******/***********:*** *** ******* ********* *********** ** the ***** ** **** *******/*********** **** the ***, ****, ********, **** ** manual ***********, *** ******* ****.

***** *** ***** (~* & ~* lux) ***********:*** *** *********** ******* ********* ***** quality ** ***** *** ***** **** facial ******, *****, ********, ****** ****, and ***** ******. ***** ******** *** also **********, ****** ** * ****** extent.

**** (*** *** *********** ******* ********* *********** in **** ****** **** ****** ******, noise ******, ****** ****, *** ***** detail.

*** ***********:*** *** *********** ******* ********* *********** in *** ****** **** ******* *******, time ** **********, ********** *******, ***********, and ****** ****.

********* ***********:********* *** ******** ** *.***, ***** codecs ******* *** ***** ** **** light, ***** *** ***** (~* ***), and **** (~*.** ***) ******.

**** ***** *********** (~*** ***) *** also **********, ****** *** ******** ******* the ****** ****** *** *** ** significant.

Features **********/*******

*** ***** ***** ********** *** ******* and ************** ** *** ****-****** ******* tested:

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Manufacturer *********

** *** ******** *****, ** ******* a ***** ******* ** **** ************. If ***** *** ******** ****** *** would **** ** *** *****, ** feel ** **** ******, ******* ******* *****.

Avigilon **.**-****-***-**

*** ******** **.**-**** *** *** **** expensive ***** ****** (~$*,*** ***), *** was ** ******* ********* ******* ** this ********. ** *** ******** ****, positioning *** *****, *** *** ****** supports ********'* ****-******** ********* ** **** channels. *******, ** *** *** ***** performer ** *** *** ****** *****, with *** ******* ******** ********** (~*-* seconds) ** *** ****** ******, ********* minimal ********** ******.

Axis (*****-**** *** *****-****)

*** **** ****** ****** **** *** performers ** **** ********. **** *** the ****/ **** ******** *********** ** imagers ******* ****** ******, ******* **** Object ********* ** **** ********, *** had ************* *** ********* ******* *** models ******.

*** **** ***** ******** *** **** overall *********** ** *** ***** *** dark ****** *** ****** *** **** a ***** ~*-* ****** ******** ********** to ***** ******** ******* ********* ***** details ** *** ******* *** *** background.

*** **** ***** ************ *** ****** in *** (~*-* ****** ******** **********), providing **** ****** **** *** ****. However, **** ****** ********* ****** ** color *** ***** (~* *** ******), underexposing *** *******.

Dahua ***-*********-**-**-*.***

*** ***** ***** *** * *****-**** model (~$***) **** **** ****** *********** and *********** ** ***** *** *****, obscuring ******* ****** **** **** ****** of ***** ** **** ~* *** ~5 ***. ***********, *** ****** ********* in **** ****** **** ** **, overexposing ******** ~**' **** *** ******. On *** ******** ****, *** **** supports *** ***** ******* ********* ** both ********.

Hanwha ***-*********

*** ****** ***** *** *** ****** most ********* ****** ****** (~$*,*** ***), had ***** *********** *** ********* ** low ***** *** **** ****** **** motion, *** *** *** ******* ********* consumption *******. *******, *** *********** *** above ******* (~*-* ****** ******** **********), providing ***** ******* *** ********** ******, and ********** ***** ******* *** ***** in *** ****** ******.

Hikvision **-*********-***

********* *** *** ****** **** ***** tested (~$*** ***), **** **** ****** positioning *** * **** ********* *******. Furthermore, ********* *** ******* ** * single *******, *** *** ****** *** the ***** ********* ** ***-***** ****** due ** ************, *****, *** ****** blur.

Positioning ********

*** *********** ******* *** ********, ****, and ****** ****** **** ******* ** design; *******, *** **** ****** **** more ********/****** *** ** ***-****** *** and **** ***********, ******* ******** *** Hanwha ****** **** **-****** *** *** tilt ***********.

*** ********* *** ***** ****** **** the ***** ** *********** ** **** were ********* ** ********** ******** *** to *** **** *** ****** ** the ****** ********. *******, **** ****** were ******* ** *** ***, ****, and ****** ************ *** ************* ********.

********* *** *********** ************ ** *** 6D52, ********* ******:

*** ****** **** **** **** *** have ***, ****, *** ****** ******. This ** ******* ******, *** ** issue.

***** ** *** ******* ******* *** positioning ** *******:

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*** ***** ***** ******** *** ******** differences ******* *** ****** ******:

Field ** **** ********

*** ********, ****, *** ****** ****** tested **** *********, ******* *** ********* and ***** ****** **** **** ***** 2.8mm ******.

**** * **** *** ** ******** for **** *******, *********** ** ******* among *** ****** ******. *******, **** an **** ** ******** ***** ** be ********, ********* ******* *** ***** on *** **** **** *** ** both ******* ********* **** ******* ******:

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Dark ****** ******* ****** ***********

***-********** ****** ******** ******* *** ******* throughout *** *****, ********* ******* *** facial ******. *** ***** ********** ******** overexposed *** *******, ********* ******* ******.

*** **** ***** *** *** **** performer, ******** ******** *** ******* ********** the ***** *** ********* *** **** usable ******* *** ****** ******* ** all ******* ******.

*** ********* **** *** ** ******* performer. *** ******* *** ******** *******, however ***** *** ****** **** ******* most ****** ******.

*** ***** ***** *** *** ***** performer, ** *** ******* ** *********** ~12’ **** *** ******, ********** ********* detail.

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Dark *****-******* ****** ***********

**** ** ********** ******* *** ***** to *** **** (~*.** ***) *****, detail ******** ** *** ***** ******* was ******* ** ******-******* ****** ***********. However, **** ****** ******** ********, ********* solid ****** ** *** ***** ******* while ************* *** **** *******.

*** **** ***** ******** ******** ******** on **** ********, ****** ****** ***** levels ********* ******* ****** ** *** back *******.

*** ******** ***-**** ******** ******** ** the ***** ******* ***** ********* ************* the ******* ** *** ****, ********* detail.

*** ***** ***** *** *** ******, overexposing *** ******* ** *** *****, while *** ******* ** *** **** is ******** ** **** ***** ******, providing *** ***** ******* ******.

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Dark (~*.** ***) ********** ***********

** ********** ******, *** ******* ******** some ******* ****** *** ** ***** at ~**'. *** ********** ******** ******* the ******* *** ***** *** ******** less *****, ********* ***** ***** *** facial ******. *** *****-********** ****** ******* detail *** ** ******* ************ ** facial *** ***** ******* *** *****.

*** ****** ***** *** *** **** performer ** **** ********** ******, ******** exposing *** ******* *** *****, *** providing ***** ****** ******, ****** ****** noise ********* ******** ****** ** *** face.

*** ********* **** *** ** ******* performer ** **** ******; *** ******* and ***** *** ******** *******; *******, increased ***** ******** **** ****** ******.

*** ***** ***** *** *** ***** performer ** ********** ******. *** ******* and ***** **** ***********, *** ****** details **** ******* ******** ** *****.

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***** *** *** ******* **** *********** rankings:

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

*** ** ****** ** *** ******* tested ****** *************, **** **** ***** illuminating *** ******’* **** ***, ***** others *** * ******** ****** *** dark *****.

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*** ******* ************* ****** ************* ******* models ******, **** ~**' ** ~**’. In *** ****** ******, *** ******* and ***** **** ******* ** *** maximum ** *************. *******, ****** ****** between ******, **** **** ****** ********* minimal ****** ******.

*** **** ***** ******** *** **** detail ** *** *** **** ** ~50’, **** ***** ******* *** *******, and *** *******’* **** ** **********.

*** ********* **** ******** **** ***** detail ** *** *** **** ** ~33’; *******, ******* ******* **** ******** by ***** *** *************.

*** ****** ***** ******** ******* ****** at *** *** **** ** ~**’, the ******* *** ***** *** ****** visible, *** ***** *** ** ******* on *** ******* ** *****.

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***** *** *** ** ********* ****** at **', **' ****, **', *** max ************** *** *** ****** ******.

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** *** ****** ******, *** **** and ****** ****** *** ** ************ positioned ** *** ******* ** *** camera, *** ** *** ********** ********.

*** ********, *********, *** ***** ****** had ** ************ ********** ** **** individual ******, **** ******** ******** *** each ******.

**** *** ******** ***-**** ******* ****** or ***-****** ************* *** ** ************ and *** *** **** ***** ****** which ******* ** ***** **** ******* zoom.

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

** *** ********** ******, *** ***-********** provided ****** ******* *** ********** ****** with ******* ***** *** ***********. *** lowest-performing ****** ******** ******* ******, ********* the ******* **** *****/*********** *** ************ the **********.

*** **** ***** *** *** **** performer ** *** ********** ******. *** subject *** ********** ******* **** ******, with ******* *****.

*** ******** ***-**** *** ** ******* performer. ******* ******* *** ********* ******** by ***** *** *********, ***** *** background ** ********* ***********, ********* **** detail.

*** ********* **** *** *** ***** performer ** *** ********** ******; ***** shadowing ******** **** ****** ** *** subject *******, ****** ****** *** *********** on *** ******* ** *** ******.

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

**** ****** *****, *** ********** ******* best *** ***** *** *****. ***-********** models *** ***** ******** ********** (~*-* seconds) *** ******** ****** ******* *** background ****** **** ******* ***** *** artifacting. ***** *** *****-********** *** * slow ******** ********** (~*-* *******), ******** subject ******, *** ******** ******* ********** detail.

*** **** ***** *** *** **** performer, **** ******* ***** *** ***********, providing ****** ******* *** ********** ****** and ***** ******** ********** (~*-* *******).

*** ****** ***** *** ** ******* performer, **** * ****** (~*-* ******) exposure **********, *** ********* ******** ****** detail *** ******** ********* ******* **** detail.

*** ******** ***-**** *** *** ***** performer, **** *** ******* ******** ********** (~7-8 *******) *** ******* ******* ****** due ** *****, *********, *** ********* shadowed ****** *******. ***********, *** ********** details **** ********** ****** *** *** to ************.

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**** *** *** ******* ******** *** WDR ***********:

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Color *** ***** ****** *********** ********

**** ****** ***** ** ~* ***, all ******* ********* *** ** ***** and ****** **** ********* ******* *******. All ******* ****** ******** **** ****** detail, *** **** ******** ***** ******** and ******** ***** ******* ******** ******.

*** **** ***** *** *** **** performer ** *** ***** ****** ** ~1 ***, **** **** ****** ***** trailing *** ******* ********. ****** ******* on *** ******* *** ***********.

*** ****** ***** *** ** ******* performer ** **** *****; ***** *** motion **** ******* **** ******* ******, and ***** ******** ** *******.

*** **** ***** *** *** ***** performer ** *** ***** ****** ** ~1 ***, ** *** ***** ** dark *** ******* ******* ****** ** discernible.

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** ~* ***, *********** ******** ******** in **** ****** (**** ~* ***), as **** ******** *** ******* ****** all ******, ****** ****** ********** ****** was ******** ** ~* *** *** to **** ***** *** ****** ****.

*** **** ***** *** *** **** improvement ** *********** ** ~* *** as *** ***** *** ********, ********* more ******* ******; *******, ******* **** still ******** ** ***** *** ****** blur.

*** ***** ***** *** *** **** significant *********** ** ~* ***, ***** trailing *** ******** **** ***** ******* on *** *******, *** ****** *** minimal *** ** ************, *****, *** motion ****.

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Color *** ***** ********** *********** ********

** ********** ******, *** ******* ******** facial ****** **** *****, *** *** difference ******* **** *** ***** *** clear. *** ***-********** ****** ******** **** facial *** ***** ***** ******, ***** lower-performers ******* **** ****** ****** *** to ***** *** ************, ******* ********* detail. *******, **** ******* ****** ******** poor ***** ******** ** *** ***** low-light ******.

*** ****** ***** *** *** **** performer ** ***-***** ********** ****** ** ~1 ***, ********* *** **** ****** detail ** *** ****** ****** *** solid ***** ******. *******, ***** ******** was **** ** **** ****** *** a ******** ****** ** *** ****** at ~* ***.

*** **** ***** *** ** ******* performer *** ********* ************ *** *****, obscuring **** ****** ****** *** ********* poor ***** ********.

*** ********* **** *** *** ***** performer ** **** *****, ************ *** subject *** *****, ***** ******** *** chart *** ****** *******.

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** ~* ***, *** ****** ****** had ******* ***** ** *** **** at **’, ********* ******. *******, ** lower-performing ******, ************ *** **** ****** than ** ~* ***, ******** ***** details *** ********* ****** ***** ********.

** *** **** *****, *** ***** was ********, ********* ***** ****** ****** and ***** ********.

** *** ******** ***-****, **** ***** is ***** ******* ** *** ****, obscuring **** ******, *** ***** ******** is ******** *****.

** *** ********* ****, ****** ******* are ******** ** ~* ***; *******, the ***** ** **** ******** ***********, obscuring ****** *** ****** *** ******** color ********.

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**** *** *** **** ******** ** color *** ***** ***********.

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

** ********** ******, ********** ******* *********** more ** **** ***** **** ** other ******. *******, ** *** *** the **** *********** ****** ** ***********, as ***** ******** *** ***** ****** between ****** ******.

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**** ****** *****, *********** *** ******* across **** ****** ******; *** ****** obscured **** ****** **** ****** ****. However, *** ***** ***** ******** **** motion **** **** *** ***** ****** tested, ********* *** **** ****** ****** detail.

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Analytics ******* ********

*** **** ******* ****** ******* **** learning *********; *** * **** ******, please *** ****’******* ********* ********. **** *** ********* ***** ******* deep ******** ********* ************* ** **** 1 ******, *** ***** ****** ******* configuration ** **** *******.

Bandwidth *********** ********

********* *********** ****** ****** *** ****** tested, **** *** **** ***** ***** the **** ********* *********/** *********** ***** all ****** ****** *** *** ****** C1208 ********* *** **** *********/** ***** all ****** ******.

********* *** ******** **** *.*** **, smart ****** **, *** ** ***.

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

*** ****** ****** ********* *** ****** into *** * ***** **** ** H.264 *** *.***; ** *** *****, and ******* * ****** *******.

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Manufacturer ********/***************

**** ************ *** ***** ** *********** to ******* ************* ** ******* ** eliminate ****** ***** ****** *******. *** manufacturers ******** ******** ****** *** *****.

Avigilon ********

********* ***** ******* ***********:

** **** * **** ** *** images *** **** ** **** ** with *** *********** ************.

Axis ********

**** ******** *** ********* ******** ********* the ~* *** *********** ** *** P4707:

** ** ******** **** ***** ******* a *** **** ** *** ***** scenes *** ** *** ******* ***** size ** *** ***** ******.

Hanwha ********

****** ******** *** ********* ******** ********* IR *********** ** *** *** *************:

*** **** ******** *** **** *** when *** **** ** ********** ** the **** ********* ** *** ** or **** *** **** ** ********** straight ************ (** *** ****** ** direct **** *******), *********** ***** *** the * ** *** ***********. **** is *** ** *** “***** ** the *****” ** *** *********.

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Hikvision ********

********* ********* ******** *** ** ******* performance ** ** ****** ******, ****** this ******* ******* ****** **** ****** noise ******.

** *****-******* ******, ******** *** ******** more ****** ** *** **** ******* due ** ********** ********. *******, *** front ******* ****** ***********, *** ****** was ******** ******* ** ****** ***** and ****** ****.

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********* *** ********* ********** ** *** scenes, ********* ********* ********* ********* **** WDR *******. ********* *** ***** ******** a ~*** ******** ** ********* **** WDR *******, **** ~*.* **** ** full ***** ****** ******* *** ** ~12 **** **** *** *******.

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Country ** ******

*** ********* ** ****** *** *** models ****** *** ****** *****:

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Cameras *** ******** ****

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  • **** *****-**** ******* **.*.**
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  • ***** ***-********* *.***.*******.**.*, ***** ****: ****-**-**
  • ****** ***-********* *.**.**
  • ********* **-*********-*** ***********.*.**********

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

  • ******** ******* ******:*.**.**.**
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Comments (5)
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Ross Vander Klok
Jan 12, 2023
IPVMU Certified

***** ******! * **** *** **** factor ********* *** ********* *********, ** really *** ********* ** *** *** performance ** *******. *** **** *****/*** most ****** *** ***** *****?

*** ***** **** ******* ** ***** anywhere? *** ***** ****** * ******* show **** **** **** ******* **** no ********* ****. * ***** **** to *** ***, *** *** ***** to **** ** ****** ****** ** get ***.

JW
Jermaine Wilson
Jan 12, 2023
IPVMU Certified

** ****,

***** ****** *** ********* ******* ** stock ** *&*:

**** *****&**** *****

****, ***** ** * ********** ***** this, ***** ****:****-****** ********** **********

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Ross Vander Klok
Jan 13, 2023
IPVMU Certified

******! *** **** ***** ***** * order **** ** ***, *** * guess *'** **** ** *** *&* to ** ****.

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Ryan King
Jan 29, 2023
Pacific Audio and Communications

** *** *** *** ** ** a ******* *** *** *** **** Axis ***. **** **** ********* ******* per *********** *** *** ****** ** internal *********** ** **** ******** ****** available. *'** *** ** ****** * few ******* *** ** ************ *** the *********** ******** *** *******.

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U
Undisclosed #1
Jan 12, 2023

***** ********! *** ************ *** ********* already ****. ***** ***!

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