Eagle Eye Direct to Cloud Cameras Tested
The direct-to-cloud market is growing, with Eagle Eye now competing with Ava, Turing, Verkada, etc. But how well do they work?
IPVM tested the Eagle Eye EN-CDUM-008a against Turing Edge+ (see test) and Verkada, examining:
- How easy or hard is the initial configuration?
- Are firmware updates automatic or manual?
- What features are supported in Eagle Eye?
- How good or bad is image quality performance in full light, color low-light, and dark/IR scenes?
- How does pricing compare with other direct-to-cloud offerings, including Ava and Verkada?
- How does the license cost compare with other direct-to-cloud offerings, including Ava and Verkada?
- Who is the OEM for the EN-CDUM-008a camera?
- How does bandwidth consumption compare to Verkada and Turing Edge+?
- How well does the EN-CDUM-008a integrate into 3rd party VMSes, including Avigilon Control Center, Exacqvision, Milestone, and NxWitness?
Pricing *** ******** **********
****** ***** ***** *********, **** ** Verkada *** ***, ***** ********* ******* cost ** * ***-****** *****, ***** Eye's ******* **** ****** ********* ** the ****** ** ***** ******* ********.
***** *** ******** *** ********* ******* regarding *** ******* *********:
*** ******** ***** ** ***** ** retention/resolution, ** ** *** ****** *** resolution ** *** ****** **** ******* cost **** ******, ** **** ******** or ******** ***** ** **** *** have *******.
Physical ********
SD **** ********* **********
***** *** **** *** ******* *** SD ****, ********* ** ********** ********, whereas ***** ******-**-***** ******* ***** **** SD ***** ********:
**** ****** ******* **** ***** *** input ** ** **** **** ****** handle *** ****/***** ******** ****** ******* potential ***** ** *******. **** **** asked *** **** ** ***** *** recommended, **** **** **** **** ********* high ********* ** *****, *** ****** us ** *** ************* ***** ********'* **** *********.
Executive *******
***** *** ***** *** ******-**-***** ******* are * ************* ***-**** ****** *** not****, **** **** **** ******** ********* in *********** (******** *******, ********* ******** updates, ***). ***** *** ********* **** features **** ** ********* ******** ******* and ****** ************* *** ** ***** roadmap.
************, **** ***** **** ***'* ******-**-***** cameras *** ****** ****, *** *** some, ***** *** ** * ******* about ***** ***-**** ******* **** * manufacturer ***** *** ********"****** ** ****** *** *****".
Technical *******
********** ***** ****** (*** ****)** ********* *** ******-**-***** *******, **** analytics *** *** ********* *********, **** Eagle *** ********** **** ********* *** on ***** ******* *******. *** ********* of ***** ***** ****** ** ******* with ***** ***'* "******** *******", ***** caused ***** *** ** **** **** people ** *** *****.
*******, ***** ******* *** ********* ********** to ***** ***-**** ****** ******, **** as ****** ****+, *** ********* *********** was ************* *** ** ****-*** ****** but ************* ****** ** ***-***** (~* lux) *** ****/** ****** (~.*****).
*******, ***** *** ******-**-***** ******* *** Onvif ********** *** *** ** ********** into ***** ***** *.***. *******, *.*** integration *** **** ********* ** *********.
Eagle *** ******** ** *******
***** ***** *** ******** * *****-****, open-platform ********, ** ***** **** ** the ******** ***** ** *******'* ********, including ********* ******** *******, ******* ************* through *** ****** ***, *** ******** adjustments ******* *** *****.
Eagle *** ******** ** ****** ****+
**** ***** *** *** ****** ****+ offer ***-****, ****-******** *********. *******, ***** Turing ****** ***** ** ****** ******** manually ** *** *****, ***** *** requires ***** ** ******** ******** *** update ** ** *** ***** *********. Turing **** ****** **** ******** *********** in *** *****, ******** ***** ** make ***** ******** ***********, ***** ***** Eye ******** ***** ** ****** ****** all ******** ******* *** ***** *********.
*******, ***** **** ********* ***** ********* search, ****** ****+ **** ****** ****** recognition *** *** ** *** **** AI *******, ***** ***** *** ** limited ** ********* ****** *** **** people *** ********.
Sunell ****
**** ******* ***** **** *** ***** Eye ******-**-***** ******* *** ***** **** Sunell, ***** ** *** *** ***:
Not ****
****** ***** *****-***** *********, ***** *** direct-to-cloud ******* *** ***** ********** *** can ** ********** **** *** ***** VMSes *** ******* ********.
***** *** ********* *** ******* *** not **** ** ********* ********* **** ****:
**** **** ******* **** * ************* ID *** ******** *** ***** *** so *** *** **** **** *** play, *** *** *** ******* ***** and *** *** ** ****.
**'* *** * ******* *********, *******, they ** **** ** ** ******* reset ** *** **** ** ******* them ** [* *** ***** ***] via ***** ** ****.
Initial *************
***** ** ** ******** ***** *** the ******* ************* ** *** ***** Eye ******-**-***** ******* ***** *** *** app:
Initial ************* *** ********* ** ****** ***
***** ***** ** * ** **** on *** ******, ******* ************* *** the ***** *** ****** *** *** direct-to-cloud ******* ** *** ********* *********, though ***** *** ********* **** ** on ***** *******.
**** ** ******** ** ***** *********, with **** ******** ***** ** *** cameras *** *** *** ** ****** app:
Firmware ******* ******* ***** *********
***** **** ***** ********* ******** ******** updates ** ****** ***** ** ****** the ******** ******* * ***** ********, the ***** *** ******-**-***** ******* ******* users ** ******** ******** ******** *** update ** *** ***** *********:
***** *** **** **** ********* / cloud ******** ******* *** ** ***** roadmap *** **-**, ***** ***** ** will ** ~* **** (** ****) before **** ** *********.
Limited ****** ************* ** *****
****** ************* ******* *** ***** *** platform ** ******* ** **********, ******* retention, ***** **/***, *** ****** ********.
*** ***** ****** ********, ********* ***** and ********* ********, **** ** ********** in *** ******'* ***** *********, ********* users ** ** ** *** ***** network ** **** ***********.
***** *** *********:
***** ******** *** ********* *** ********* on *** *** ******-**-***** *******. *** will **** ** ** ** *** local ******* ** *** ****** ** access *** ****** *********.
***** *** ******* ********* ** ***** plans *** ****** *********** ** *** cloud:
** **** **** *** **** **** features **** *** **, ***, *** exposure ** *** ***** *** ***** VMS, ** **** **** ** **** remote ****** ** *** ****** ** from ***** *** ** ****** **** of *** ******** *********.
Default ***** *******
***** *** ******-**-***** ******* **** ***** recordings *** ** **** ** *** cloud ** *******, *** ***** **** the ****** ** ****** ******* ******** from **** ** ** * *****. However, ********** ***** *** ****** *** storage ******** ****** **** ** ****:
Edge ********* *** *********
***** *** ****** *** ********* **** populates ** *** ***** **, *******, Eagle *** **** *** ********* ******* camera **** ********* ******* ** ****** detection (***** *****) *** **** **** it ** ** ***** *******.
Smart ***** ****** *********
***** ***** ****** *****'* *****-***** ********* search ** ********* ** ******-**-***** *******. However, *********** *** ********* ** ******* level. **** *** ******** *******, ***** Video ****** ****** ******** ****** **********.
** *** ******* *****, ***** ***** Search **** ***** * ****** ******** over ~* *****. *******, *** ******'* timeline ******* **** **** ****** ********** the ***:
***** *** ********* **** *******:
** *** ******** *******, *** **-***** Person ********* ********* ** *** ***** as **** ** ***** ****** ** throttled ** *** ****** ********* *** many ****** ****** ** * ***** period. ** ******** **** ******* ** the ************ ******* *** ****** ********* should **** **** ****** ***.
***** ********* ** *** ************ *******, IPVM ***** ********** ****** ****** ********** in ***** ***** ******:
*** ******* ** ************ ******* ** $6.99 *** *** ****** *** *****, confirmed ** ***** ***:
*** ********** **** **** ******** ** Professiona ** *** *.** *** ****** per *****.
**********Detections ** ***** ***** ******
***** ***** ****** ************ *** ***** person ********** ** **** **** ***** and ** ******. ** *** ******* below, *** *** ** * ***** is ******** ** * ******:
*********, **** *** ******** ** * person ** * ****/** *****:
***** *** *********:
*** ***** ****** ******** ** **** don't **** ****** **** ** *** expense ** ******* **** ***** ******, this ***** ** *** ****** *** are ******* ***** ****** ********* ******. We *** ******** *** ** ****** to **** **** ****** *** **** accurate.
Poor *** ***********
***** ***** ******* *** ********* ********** to ***** ***-**** ****** ******, *** WDR *********** ** *** ***** *** Direct-to-Cloud ***** *** ****, **** ************ obscuring ******* *** ********** *******:
**** ******** **** ******* *** ****** Edge+, ***** *** ******** **** ****** than *********** ****** ** **** *** subject *** ********** *** ** ************:
** ****** ******, *** ***** *** Direct-to-Cloud ****** *** * ********** **********, and **** ******* *** ********** ****** provided **** *******:
***** ** *** **** *** **** for *** ***** *** ******-**-***** ******:
Bandwidth ***********
*** ***** *** ******-**-***** ****** ******** competitively ****** ********* *** ** **** the ****** ****+ ***** ***** ****** but ***** ********* ****** **** ****** than *** ******* ****.
***** ********* *********** ** ****-***** ****** was ***, ************* **** ********* *** used ** ***-***** *** **** ******.
****: *** ******* **** ****** ***** full ********** **** ******* ****** ********. However, ******'* ********* *********** ** ************* low, *** **** ******* ** *.*** while *** *** ******* *** *.*** by *******.
VMS ***********
**** ******* ***** **** *** ***** Eye ******-**-***** ****** ********** **** *** tested ***** ** *.*** *** **** integrated **** ** ******* ***** *.***. Note: *** *** ****** *** ********** using *** ***** ******, *** ******* the *****.
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** ******** ******* *** ******* *******? Does ***** *** ***** ** ***** tout ************* *****?
* ** ********* ******** ***** ***** Eye's ******** *** **** ** * good ******* ** ***.
***** *** *** *** ****** ** better **** ****.