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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** ****** *** ****** **** ****** ** *** *** ** performs, *********:

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  • ***** ******* ***** ***********:*** **** ** ********** ******* *** ***** ******** ******* ****** how ******* **** *** ** **********, ****** ** ********* ** aim ******** ******* ** *** ******* ********* (**** **** **° apart).
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  • ******* *** *******:*** ***-******'* *.*** *** *.*** ******* *** ********** ********* ** Milestone ******** *** ******* ******** ******, *** ****** ** *** tests, *** ******* ***** ******** *** **** ******* ***** *.*** (though ********* ****** **** *******, *** *****). *******, ***** *** unable ** ****** *** ******** ** *.***, **** ******* *-* displayed ** ***** ****. ******** ******* ****** ******** **** *** first ******.
  • ******* ********* ** *****:**** *** ***** ***** ***** **** **** ** ******** *** the ******, ** ******** ********* ******* *-* ******** ** * FPS ***** ******* ** *.*** ** *.***, ********* *******, ********* and **********, ** ********** *** ****** ** ******.

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

Physical ********

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

*** *******, *** ***** ***** ***** *** ****** **** ** an ******* ************* **** *** ******** ** ***********, **** **** smaller *******. *** ****** ******'* ******* *** **** ****** **** the ******* *****, ****** ****** ** **** ** ******** (***** also ******** ****** *****/****).

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

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

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

Sample ******

** **** *** ***-****** ** **** ****** ******* *** *** to **** ********* ************** ** **** ** *********** *********** *** to *** **** ** *******, *********:

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

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

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

**** **** *** ******* ******* ** *** ******** ****** ****** may ** ******* ** **** ****** *** ******** ** *********** closeups ** *** *******'* **** ** **** ***** *** ** the *-*' ****** ******* ******** ******, ** ** **** ****** the ****** *** ** ***** ****.

Building ******

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

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

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

**** **** ***** ** ** ****** ********* *** ** ***** imagers ** * ***° *********** (******* ** ****** **** **********'* ** ***** ******). ******* ** **** ***** **** *** ** ******** **** with **** ******* ** ***** ** **** **** *** *****, keeping ******* *****. ******* ***** ******* ** ****** ****** ******* in ****** ****** *** ****** *** (**** ******' ***** ****** ******). ***** ******* * ****** ***° ***** ** **** *** likely ****** *** ***** ******'****-********-************ *****.

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).

30 *** ** *** *******

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*** ** ****** *** *** ************* ******, *** **** *** we ***** ******* **** **** *** ********* ********, ***** ******** 30 ***, ***** *****:

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*** ** *** ********* ***.************'* ********** ** ***** ***** (*** *** ****), *** ***-******'* ******** **** ***** **** ******* *** ***** imager ******. ******, **** ** ************ ************** ************** ****** ******** ** *** ****** ******* **** ***** ********** (8 *** ** **, ************, **. ****).

Test **********

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Comments (17)

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Skip Cusack

10/09/17 04:33pm

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Undisclosed #1

10/09/17 05:43pm

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In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 10/09/17 08:01pm

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In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 10/10/17 01:24pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

10/09/17 07:50pm

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Ethan Ace

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

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10/10/17 03:42pm

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10/11/17 05:18am

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10/24/17 01:15pm

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11/02/17 04:29pm

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In reply to Undisclosed #5 | 11/02/17 06:00pm

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11/02/17 06:19pm

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11/14/17 08:09pm

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | 04/17/18 06:05pm

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In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 04/17/18 07:39pm

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Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #6 | 04/17/18 07:52pm

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