Geovision GV-EDR2100 Tested Vs Hikvision

By: John Scanlan, Published on Oct 16, 2017

A number of ADI's top selling IP cameras are, at least surprisingly to us, from Geovision.

We recently bought and tested the Geovision EDR2100 1080p IR minidome, which is priced below Hikvision and Dahua 1080p IR models.

Inside, we share our results from shooting out the Geovision vs the Hikvision DS-2CD2125FWD-I, including:

  • Full light and low light image quality
  • WDR performance
  • IR range
  • IR illumination pattern
  • Lens distortion
  • Bandwidth consumption

* ****** ** ***'* top ******* ** ******* are, ** ***** ************ to **, **** *********.

** ******** ****** *** tested*** ********* ******* ***** IR ********, ***** ** ****** ***** Hikvision *** ***** ***** IR ******.

******, ** ***** *** ******* from ******** *** *** Geovision vs*** ********* **-**********-*, *********:

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** *** *****, *** Geovision ******* *** ******** in ****** ***** ******** to *** ********* ****:

  • ***** ** *****: *** *******'* ****** ** range *** **** ~**% of *** ********* *** distance, ******** ***** ***/~**', while *** **** ******* its *** ***** ****.
  • ****** ****** ** *******: ** ******** ** *** short *****, *** *******'* pattern *** ******, **** a ****** ****** ******* and ****** ******* **** edges.
  • **** ********* ***********: ********* *********** *** **** even *** ******** (*** smart *****) *.*** *******, with ******** **** ** higher **** ** **/* day *** *****, ******** to in ******* ****** ***** the *.***+ ***** ***** 2125.
  • **** **** ***** ******: **** ***** *********** *** poor, **** **** ******* and **** ************ **** the ********* ****.
  • ***** *** *********: *******, *********'* *** ********* is ***** ******** ** many *************, ********* ******* which *** ****** ******* on **** ******** ******, required ********** **** ** IE ******** ******, *** was ****** *********.

******* ** ***** ******, the *******'* **** ********* ** price, ********** ***** **** Hikvision ****** ********, *** on **** *** ***** $100 ** *** **** of *******.

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*** ********* ******* *** be *********** *** ~$*** ***, ********** ***** **** Hikvision's **** ** **** test (~$*** ******). *******, note **** ** ********* the ****** *** ~$** on ****. 

Physical ********

*** ******* ** ********** similar ** ***** ***** lens ******* ** *****, moderately ******* **** *** 2125, *** **** ******* featureset.

Web ********* ******

**** **** ********* *******, the *** ********* ** the ******* ** *****, using ** ******* ******* which ********** ***** ** run ** ******** ******* security ****** ** ******** Explorer. 

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** ****** ***** ******* outdoors *** *** ***** in *** ***** ** view *****.

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*** ******* ******* ************** its *** ** *************, reaching **** ~***/**', ***** 50% ******* **** *********. 

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Poor *** ***** ***********

** ~**' *****, *** *******'* face ***** *** ******* in *** *******, ***** ** *** 2125 *** ******** ****** details *** ****** *******, and *** ***** ******** an ***** **** ** two of ******* **********.

**** *** ******* *** chart *** ***** **** to ~**' *** ******* is ********* ** ****** in *** *** **** the *********'* **** **, while *** **** ******** solid ** ************, ****** only ***** ******* ** the *******.

******, ** ~**' ********, the ******* ** *********** black, ***** *** ********* 2125 *********** *** ******* and *****, ****** **** easily **********. 

**** ******* ******

** ~**' *** ********* is ************ ** *** Hikvision ***** ******** **** detail ** *** ******* and *****. ***** *** Hikvision ** ******** *********** on *** **** **** of *** *****, *** Geovision ** **** ***********.

**** *** ******* *** chart *** ***** ** a ~** ******** **** the ***** *** ********* continues ** ******* **** detail **** *** ********* 2125.

Edge *** / **** **********

**** *** ******* ** a ~**' ******** ** tested *** **** ********** at *** ****** **. the **** ** *** field of ****.

 

***** ***** ** ********** stretching / ******* ** the ***** *** ******* provided *** **** *******.

Very **** ********* **********

*** *******'* ******** **** extremely ****, **** *** non ***** ***** *.*** cameras, **** ******** **** 10 **/* **** *** and *****. ** ********, using *.*** **** ***** codec ** *** ********* 2125, ******** **** **** low ** ******* ******, well ***** *** **/*. 

Digital *** ***********

*** ******* ******** ******* WDR (***** ********* ****** ***** "WDR"), ***** **** *** cost ****** *** ******* true *****-******** ***, ********* the ********* ****. ** see *** ***** *******, we **** *** ******* in * ********* *** scene **** **** ******** door.

*** ******* ******** ***** details ** *** ******* both ******* ****** ******** outside *** ** *** darker **** ****** *** door, **** *********** ******* difficult ** *******. ** contrast, *** ********* ***** produces ******* ** *** subject *** ***** ** both *****.

Test **********

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Comments (11)

Undisclosed #1

10/16/17 01:34pm

**** * ***!

John Coyle

10/16/17 02:12pm

**** ** ******** *** Geovision ******* ** *** a ***** ****** *** would ** ** *** of ***** *** ********. You ****** ** * test ******* *** ****** range *.* ******* *** above

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Coyle | 10/16/17 02:16pm

****, ** **** **** form ******* ******* **** others ** **** ** possible. ** ***** ** a ****** ********* **** at ******** ******* *****, we ***** ********. *** us **** **** *** recommend *** *****.

John Coyle

In reply to John Honovich | 10/17/17 07:45am

* ***** ********* ******* the **-*******

 

Undisclosed #3

In reply to John Coyle | 10/18/17 01:09am

******* ** *** **** platform ** *******.
***** ** ** *********** difference ** *** ***** quality ** ****.
** ***** ** ** additional *****, * ********* the ******* (*** *******, but **** ******* *.*** codec) ** ******* (***, support **** *.*** ***** stream).

Undisclosed Integrator #2

10/16/17 04:41pm

*********...****. **** ***** **** have ***** ** ******* the ****** *****, *** cameras ****** **** ** function. ****’** *** ***** of ***** ****** *** something **** *****’* **** great *****. **** ****** stop ******* ** ***** name *** **** ** to *** ***** ** performance ********* ****’** *** next *****.

Scott Sheldrake

10/17/17 12:58am

*** *** ** ** ActiveX ********.  ******

Undisclosed #3

10/17/17 01:04am

*'* ***** *** *.*** smart ***** *** (******) but ** ******** **** bandwidth *** *** ****** of *** ******* *** collapsing, ******** **** ***** HFW8331E.
** ***** * ** function *** *********** ********* looks ****.
**** ** **** *** have *** *** ******** other **** ****** *** tamper ********* *** ***** analytics ******** ** **-*** is *** **** *********.
*'** **** ***** *** for **** ***** *** I ***'* ***** ** see ******* *********.
** **** *** ********* with *** ******* *********, sooner ** ***** ****** pelco, * *****.

Shirley Lee

10/20/17 12:53am

**** **********? *.*** ** 6mm?   ******** ** to15m

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Shirley Lee | 10/20/17 03:37am

*** **** *** *.*** on *** ***-**** ******.

Undisclosed Integrator #4

10/20/17 02:00am

**#* * ***** *****. I ***'* ***** **** have *** ******* ** develop ******** **** ***** without *******. ***** ************** on ***** ***** ***** cameras ** ****. ** ******* with ********* **** **** you ******* ******** *** its **** **** ******* construction. **** ********* ***** entry ***** ******* **** feel **** **** *** going ** *****. * lost ******** **** * tried ** *** ******* ******** dollars ***** ** ****** cameras **** *** ******* leaked ******* *** ****** entry. *** ***** *** the ***** ***** **** inside ** *** ****** housing. **** **** ** I ********* *** **** cover ********** *** ****'* warranty ****. **** ****** tweaked ** * ****'* aiming **** ** ******.  * never *** **** ******* again. "***** ****** ******* one" *** ***** ****.

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