Hanwha 20MP Multi-Imager Tested (PNM-9081VQ)

Author: Ethan Ace, Published on Oct 09, 2017

Hanwhwa has introduced the latest in their multi-imager camera line, the PNM-9081VQ, a Wisenet 5 20MP model with four repositionable 5MP camera heads.

We bought and tested this camera to see how it performs, examining:

  • Physical construction
  • Imager positioning issues
  • Full light image quality
  • WDR performance
  • Low light image quality
  • VMS compatibility
  • Streaming capabilities
  • Frame rate performance (including the 30fps claim)
  • Bandwidth

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****: ** ***** ****** *** ******* ** ******* ** *** camera *** **** **** ******** *** * ***** ****** ** time. ** ** **** *******, ** **** **** ****.

Physical ********

*** ***-****** ** **** ****** **** ***** *****-****** ******, **** 12" ****, *** ****** ** ******. **** ** **** ******* size ** *** ** *** **** ** *** ********** *******, which *** ****** **** **** ***** ****** ******, *** ******* with ** ********** ****** ***** ********* ******** *** ****'* ******** and ***** *** ****** **** ***** ******* *** **** (********* further *****).

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** ****** ***** ******** ** *** ****** ** **** *****, more ******* ** ******** **** ******, ********* **** *******, *****, I/O, *-**** ******, *** ****.

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

******* ** ***** **** *** ****** ******, ******* ****** ** placed ** ****** ********* **** **° ** **** *****. **** means **** ** ** ********* ** *** *** ******* ** the **** ******* *********, ***** ****** ********* ************, *** ******** the ****** **** ***** **** ** * ***° ********* ************* (Hanwha ********** ***** ******* ***° ****** ** **** **** ** their ***-**** ******). ****** **** ***** *** ****** *** *******, but ** ** *** *********** ** *********** ** *** ******** of *** **** *** ********. ***** ** ********** ******** *** tightly ******* *** ** ****** **** ** **** *****, *** aiming ******** ******* ** *** ********* ** ***** *********.

Sample ******

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  • ****** ***** (**** ***) *** ********
  • ******* ******** ******
  • ******* ******** ****/******* ****/******* ***

Indoor *****/********

*******, ** *** ** *** ****** ** **** ** ***** lobby **** ****** ***** *****, ***** **** *** ********, **** these ******* ******* **° ***** ******'* ******* **** ** ****** cover *** ****/****** ****. *** ****** ****** *** ***** ******** down ** ***** *** *****/******* ******* *********, ** ** ***** not ** ******* ** ***** *****.

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Building ******

****, *** ****** *** ********** ** ******* * ***° ****, mounted ** * ******** ******, **** ***** ******* ********** *** parking *** *** *** ******* ****. *** ****** ** **** to **** *** * ****** ******* *** **** ** **** as *** **** ******** ******* *** ****** ******* ******.

Building ****/******* ****/*******

*******, ******* **** ***** ** ***** ******** ** ******** ** one *********, ******** * ***** ***° ***** ** **** (****** with **** *******), **** *** ****** ****** ******* ****, ******* the ********* ******** ****.

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Image *******

*** ***** ***** ***** ***** ******* ** ~**' ********/~**' **** width, ***** ** ***. ******* ******* **** ****** ****** *** day *** ** *** ***** **** **** ***** ************ ** low *****. **** ******** ****** ***, ~*.****, ***** ******* ******* are ***** *******, **** ******* ***** ** *** **** ***** legible.

****: *** ****** *** *** **** ******* ***** ***** ****** models *** ** *********** ** ************, **********, *** ***** *******. We **** ** ***** **** ****** ******* ****** ** **** similar ***** ****** ******* ****** *********. *******, ******** ** ****** at ******* **** *** ***** ****** **** **** *****, *** PNM-9081VQ ******** ****:

VMS *******

** *** **** ** ******* *** ***-****** *** ***** ********* only ** ******* *** ********* (*.***, *.***, *****). ******* ***** supported *.*** *******, *** *** *.***.

***** *** **** ** ******* ** *** **** *******, *** only *** ***** ****** ********* *** *.***, **** ****** ********* in ***** ****. ***** **** **** *** ******* ** ***** integration ****** ** ** ***** ** * ****** *******.

******** ******* ****** ****** ** ******* ** *** ****** ** all, ****** ****** *** **** ********** ** *** **.

Stream ******

****** *******, ** *** ******** ****** **** ****** *********, **** streams ******** ** *****, *** **********, *** *** ********* ******** times, **** ** ***** ***** ***** ***** ********* *** ****** (Genetec/Milestone/NxWitness).

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Test **********

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Comments (17)

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Skip Cusack

10/09/17 04:33pm

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10/09/17 05:43pm

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IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 10/09/17 07:54pm

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