48MP 180 Camera (Digital Watchdog) Test

Author: Ethan Ace, Published on May 10, 2017

Camera resolution continues to advance, with Digital Watchdog offering the MegaPIX PANO 48MP 180° camera, the highest resolution mainstream camera available, outside of $10,000+ specialty cameras (such as Dallmeier's Panomera).

But, with this high resolution historically come tradeoffs in bandwidth and low light performance, and coming from less well-known manufacturer Digital Watchdog, the question is how it compares to more mainstream multi imager options.

We bought and tested the 48MP to see how it performed against the Axis Q3709-PVE, Pelco Optera, and Vivotek MS8391 in full light and low light, how bandwidth compares, installation issues, and more.

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*** ***-******** ***** *** ~$*,*** ******, ******* ** *** **** Q3709-PVE. **** ******* ** ************* ****** **** **** ****** **** as *** ***** ** ******* ****** ****, **** ~$*,***.

Physical ********

*** ******** *** ** ******** ********* **** **** ******, *** really **** **** ***** *******, **** *** **** ******* **** aiming ******* ** ********** ****** (******* ** *** ******* ******). We ****** *** ******'* ******** ** **** *****:

Limited ****

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Sensor ********/******** *********

** *** ***** ** ***** **** *** ** ****'* ******* required ****** ********* ** ******** "******" *** ********. **** **** adjusted ** **** ** ********, ******* ******* ******* *** ***** present, ***** *****.

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

Autofocus ******

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Camera *************

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DW ******** **** ******** *** *******

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Genetec ****

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Not ***** **********

******* ***** ****** ** ******* * ********** ** *** ******* features, *** ******** ** *** ****** ** ***** ** ********** (******* ******** ** *** ****** ** ** ***** ******). *** ***** "****" ***** ** *** *** ********* ******* DW ******** *** ******* ** ****** *** *** *** *** be ********. ******* ******** **** ***** *********** ** ******* *** a ****** ******.

DW **** **. **** ****

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

** ***** *****, *** ** **** ****** ******** **** **** details **** *** ***** ******* ******, ********* ****' ****, **** legible **** ** **** ** ** *** **** *****. ******** and ****** ******* **** **** **** ** ** ** ****. Note **** ******* ** **** ***** *** ****** ** *** cameras ** *** ** **** **** (~***-***).

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

** **** ****** **** ******** ****** **, ~*** ** ***** range, ******** ** ~*.* *** ******* **** ** *** *****.

** **** ***** *****, *** ** **** ******** *** **** images ** *** *******, *** *** **** ***** ** ******** washed *** ******** ** *** **** *****. **** **** *** Vivotek ****** ******** ********** **.

****** ** ~**' **** *** *******, ******* *** ******* ** all *******, **** ********* ****, ** *********** *******. ******* ********** 2x *** *** ** ***** *** *******, ******* ***** *** artifacting ******* ******* ******* ** **** *****.

*** **** ** **** ** ~***' ********, **** *** ******* very ********* ** ******* ******* *****/********* ** *** *******. *** Vivotek ****** ***** *** **** ********* ** *** ******* ** this *****, *** *** ** **** ***, ****** ********* ***** difficult.

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Bandwidth **********

*** ** **** ******'* ******** **** **** **** *** *** night ** *** *****, ***** **% ****** **** ****, * logical ******** ** ** **** * ******* ******* ** *. Bandwidth *** **** **** ***-***% ****** ** *** ** **** Pelco *** *******, ** ****, **** ******* ***** **********.

*******, **** ****** ** ******** *** *********, *** ******* ******** 48MP's ******** *** ******** ***** **** ***** ******* **** *** and *****, ******** ***** **** ****, *** ************* ***** **** the ***** ********** ***** *** *******.

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Test **********

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Comments (9)

Nicolas Heyman

05/10/17 06:01pm

*** ***** **** * *****-****** ***** *** **** *** ****, Vivotek, *****, *** ********? ******* *** *** ***** ****** ** the ** ******** *** ** ***** ****** ****** (***** ***** in **** ** ******* *******). ***** *** **** ***** ** from ******* ***** *** **** **** ** ***** ******* ***** like * ***-*******. *** ** ***** ** *** **** **** an **** ** ***** ****** **** *** **** ** *** your ****** ***.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Nicolas Heyman | 05/10/17 07:17pm

** **** ***** ** *** ******** ** *********** ****, ******* ****, *******, *** ***** (******* *** *** *** released).

******** *** ** ***** ****** ****** (***** ***** ** **** of ******* *******)

*** *** ***** **** *** ****** ** ** *** ***** the ******** **** ** **** ***** ** ** ****** ***° option. *** **** ** *** *** * ****** *** *** manually *** **** ** *** ********. * ***** ***** ******* would ****** *** ****** ** **** **** ** * *** camera ********** *** ***** **** *** *******, **?

Nicolas Heyman

In reply to Ethan Ace | 05/10/17 10:59pm

****** *** *** ****! * ****** **** *** ********, *** or *** **** *** ***** ** *** *********... **** *** both ******* **** ** *** *****.

Jordi Ibero

In reply to Ethan Ace | 05/11/17 07:17am

* ***** *** ******** ******** ** ******* *********. * ***'* think **** **** * ***º ****** (** *** **** ***** was * *** *** *** ********** ******** ******). **'* *** about ***********, *** **** *** ** ***. *** ******* ** point *** ****** ***** *** ****. ** **** **** **** 3 ** * ******* ** * *******.

*** ** ** * ****** ******** **** * ********** ****. But, **, ********* **********.

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Kevin Bennett

In reply to Ethan Ace | 05/15/17 02:20pm

* ***** ********'* **** *** ** **** * **** "********" camera. *******, **** *** **** ****** ***** ** ***** ******, it ** ***** **** ** ********** ** *** **** *** much **** ******* * *********. *** ***** **** ** ** smaller ** **** *** **** ** ******* ***/** *****/***** **** other ** ***** ** ** ***** *********.

Jordi Ibero

In reply to Kevin Bennett | 05/15/17 02:34pm

******* ***** **** *** **** ** ******* *****. *** ** I ****, * ****** *** ******** *********, *** **** **** to ******* *** **** *****.

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John Bazyk

IPVMU Certified | 05/10/17 08:25pm

* **** ** ********** **** *** ** *****. *** ***** is *** ******** ***** ** ****, *** ****** ** *** slow *** ********** *** ** **, *** ****** ***** ** take ******* ** **** **. ** **** ******** * ****** of *** ***** **** * **** **** ******* ***** ******. We **** **** ******* ** **** *** **** *** ** our ******** *** *** *** **** **** **** **** ***** with ****.

***** ***** ******* **** ** *** **** ******* ** ****'* sell ***** ****** *** * *****, **'* **** ** *** companies ********* ****** ********.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

05/10/17 08:50pm

* *** ****** ******* ******* ** ****** **** ******, *** of ** ********* *** ****** ** ** **** ***** *** West. ***** **** **** ** ****, ** ***** *** ****** for ** ** ******* **** **** *** **** *****? *** price ****** *** ******* *** ** ** ******* *** ***** quality ** **** *******. *** ***** * *********** ****** ** a **** **** **** (***) ******* ******? *** ***** ********* doesn't **** ***** **.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 05/10/17 09:04pm

** ***'** ***** ** ******** ** * ***, * ***** actually ****** *** **** ******. *** ********* ** *** **** imagers **** * ****** **** *** *** ******* **** ** the ***** ******* *** ********** ** ****, ** ** ******. And ***** ******* ** * *** ****** **** **** ** some ******. *** *******, **'* *****, *** ** ***'** *** using ** ********, *** **** ** ****** **** ***** *** immediately.

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