*******
** *** *****, *** Hanwha ***-****** ******* ***** image ******* ** ***, night, *** *** ******, as **** ** *** bitrates *** ** ******'* Wisestream ***** *****, **** superior ** **** ***** imager ******* ** **** tested.
*******, ***** *** ******* key ********* ***** **** be **********:
- ***** ******* ***** ***********:*** **** ** ********** imagers *** ***** ******** shrouds ****** *** ******* they *** ** **********, making ** ********* ** aim ******** ******* ** one ******* ********* (**** than **° *****).
- ***** ******* ****:*******, *** ****** ******* is **** *****, **** 12" **** ** *" tall, **** ****** **** other ***** ****** ******* and *********** ****** **** typical ******* *****. ***** prioritizing ********** *** **** its **** *** ****** a ********, *** *** to *** **** *** weight ** *** ****** from **** ********* ** strong ***** **** ******* models.
- ******* *** *******:*** ***-******'* *.*** *** H.265 ******* *** ********** supported ** ********* ******** and ******* ******** ******, and ****** ** *** tests, *** ******* ***** streamed *** **** ******* using *.*** (****** ********* issues **** *******, *** below). *******, ***** *** unable ** ****** *** channels ** *.***, **** imagers *-* ********* ** MJPEG ****. ******** ******* Center ******** **** *** first ******.
- ******* ********* ** *****:**** *** ***** ***** which **** **** ** properly *** *** ******, on ******** ********* ******* 2-4 ******** ** * FPS ***** ******* ** H.264 ** *.***, ********* reboots, ********* *** **********, or ********** *** ****** to ******.
****: ** ***** ****** VMS ******* ** ******* as *** ****** *** only **** ******** *** a ***** ****** ** time. ** ** **** updates, ** **** **** here.
Physical ********
*** ***-****** ** **** larger **** ***** *****-****** models, **** **" ****, and ****** ** ******. Much ** **** ******* size ** *** ** the **** ** *** individual *******, ***** *** larger **** **** ***** imager ******, *** ******* with ** ********** ****** which ********* ******** *** lens's ******** *** ***** the ****** **** ***** against *** **** (********* further *****).
*** *******, *** ***** below ***** *** ****** next ** ** ******* SurroundVideo **** *** ******** HD ***********, **** **** smaller *******. *** ****** camera's ******* *** **** larger **** *** ******* model, ****** ****** ** size ** ******** (***** also ******** ****** *****/****).

** ****** ***** ******** of *** ****** ** this *****, **** ******* of ******** **** ******, including **** *******, *****, I/O, *-**** ******, *** more.
Limited ****** *********** ***********
******* ** ***** **** and ****** ******, ******* cannot ** ****** ** angles ********* **** **° to **** *****. **** means **** ** ** difficult ** *** *** imagers ** *** **** general *********, ***** ****** potential ************, *** ******** the ****** **** ***** used ** * ***° panoramic ************* (****** ********** those ******* ***° ****** of **** **** ** their ***-**** ******). ****** says ***** *** ****** the *******, *** ** is *** *********** ** reflections ** *** ******** of *** **** *** possible. ***** ** ********** improves *** ******* ******* may ** ****** **** to **** *****, *** aiming ******** ******* ** one ********* ** ***** difficult.
Sample ******
** **** *** ***-****** in **** ****** ******* and *** ** **** potential ************** ** **** as *********** *********** *** to *** **** ** imagers, *********:
- ****** ***** (**** ***) and ********
- ******* ******** ******
- ******* ******** ****/******* ****/******* lot
Indoor *****/********
*******, ** *** ** the ****** ** **** an ***** ***** **** double ***** *****, ***** with *** ********, **** these ******* ******* **° using ******'* ******* **** to ****** ***** *** long/narrow ****. *** ****** imager *** ***** ******** down ** ***** *** lobby/monitor ******* *********, ** it ***** *** ** focused ** ***** *****.

**** **** *** ******* present ** *** ******** facing ****** *** ** reduced ** **** ****** but ******** ** *********** closeups ** *** *******'* head ** **** ***** due ** *** *-*' office ******* ******** ******, so ** **** ****** the ****** *** ** avoid ****.
Building ******
****, *** ****** *** configured ** ******* * 270° ****, ******* ** a ******** ******, **** three ******* ********** *** parking *** *** *** looking ****. *** ****** is **** ** **** the * ****** ******* lot **** ** **** as *** **** ******** beneath *** ****** ******* issues.

Building ****/******* ****/*******
*******, ******* **** ***** as ***** ******** ** possible ** *** *********, covering * ***** ***° field ** **** (****** with **** *******), **** the ****** ****** ******* down, ******* *** ********* overhead ****.
**** **** ***** ** no ****** ********* *** to ***** ******* ** a ***° *********** (******* to ****** **** **********'* ** ***** ******). ******* ** **** scene **** *** ** slightly **** **** **** overlap ** ***** ** best **** *** *****, keeping ******* *****. ******* outer ******* ** ****** stitch ******* ** ****** images *** ****** *** (seen ******' ***** ****** ******). ***** ******* * simple ***° ***** ** view *** ****** ****** off ***** ******'****-********-************ *****.

Image *******
*** ***** ***** ***** image ******* ** ~**' distance/~50' **** *****, ***** 50 ***. ******* ******* were ****** ****** *** day *** ** *** light **** **** ***** overexposure ** *** *****. With ******** ****** ***, ~0.07lx, ***** ******* ******* are ***** *******, **** several ***** ** *** test ***** *******.

****: *** ****** *** not **** ******* ***** multi ****** ****** *** to *********** ** ************, resolution, *** ***** *******. We **** ** ***** this ****** ******* ****** as **** ******* ***** imager ******* ****** *********. However, ******** ** ****** at ******* **** *** light ****** **** **** tests, *** ***-****** ******** well:

VMS *******
** *** **** ** testing *** ***-****** *** fully ********* **** ** Genetec *** ********* (*.***, H.264, *****). ******* ***** supported *.*** *******, *** not *.***.
***** *** **** ** connect ** *** **** imagers, *** **** *** first ****** ********* *** H.264, **** ****** ********* in ***** ****. ***** says **** *** ******* on ***** *********** ****** to ** ***** ** a ****** *******.

******** ******* ****** ****** to ******* ** *** camera ** ***, ****** timing *** **** ********** to *** **.
Stream ******
****** *******, ** *** frequent ****** **** ****** stability, **** ******* ******** to *****, *** **********, and *** ********* ******** times, **** ** ***** VMSes ***** ***** ********* the ****** (*******/*********/*********).

30 *** ** *** *******
*** ***-****** ** ******* of ********* *** ** FPS ** *** ******** simultaneously, ****** **** *****-****** models ***** ****** ** a *** ** ** or ** ***. **** makes ** *********** **** useful ** ************ **** minimum *** ***********, **** as *******, ************, ***.
*** ** ****** *** VMS ************* ******, *** only *** ** ***** confirm **** **** *** Milestone ********, ***** ******** 30 ***, ***** *****:

*********
*** ** *** ********* of*.************'* ********** ** ***** codec (*** *** ****), *** ***-******'* ******** were ***** **** ******* for ***** ****** ******. Others, **** ** ************ ************** ************** ****** ******** ** all ****** ******* **** lower ********** (* *** 12 **, ************, **. 20MP).

Intrusion ********* ***********
** *** *****, *** Hanwha ********* ********* ******* to ***** ***** ****** on ****** ******* **** as ******** ****** ** the *****, *******, *** drastic ***** *******. ******** when ***** *******, *** camera ********** ******* ** swaying ***** ** *** scene.

Test **********
*** ********* ******** ******* were **** *** **** test:
Comments (18)
Skip Cusack
Embedding videos into the reviews is really very helpful and a trend I applaud. Great job IPVM. Again.
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Undisclosed #1
With it's large size and high-frame rate and lack of stitching, this unit seems more like a multi-camera dome with built-in switch, than a multi-imager.
Which wouldn't be a bad thing necessarily/
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Undisclosed #2
One interesting note (and maybe I just missed it) would be to list how many licenses are required from each VMS. For example, the Axis Q3709 requires 3 licenses in Exacq, but only one in Genetec. Salient only requires one license for all Arecont multi-imagers, etc.
Usually not a huge decision-point when selecting a multi-sensor camera, but something that is relevant, in my opinion.
Otherwise, great report.
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Undisclosed #5
Thanks! Excellent report! Very timely!
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Attila Szucs
Arecont LOL
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Robb Larsen
Thanks for testing this guys.
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Paresh Desai
How much bandwidth and disk space would this camera require?
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Undisclosed #5
Just installed one a few days ago. FoV is grassed area, property, road way and parking. Scene dynamics are fairly low, especially at night. Property is lit.
Each sensor (camera) set to 2560x1920 @ 30fps, h.264, colour 24x7,
with VMS defaults (Genetec Security Center 5.6 sr4)
Unit is H.265 capable , but did not test this yet.
My findings:
per sensor: 3-6 Mbps, with only a minor increase at night
At 5 Mbps per sensor, continuous recording, that would be 210 GByte total storage per day for entire unit.
I'm seeing ~ 140 Gbyte actual storage per day (all four cameras continuous recording)
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Brandon Knutson
Have you (IPVM) retested with the newest firmware to see if the streaming issues have been resolved?
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Jon Dillabaugh
04/17/18 06:05pm
Does anyone know the minimum coverage I can get using all four imagers side by side? Meaning I don't want to use the center imager firing downward and I want minimal overlap between imagers. I need to cover about 200-240 degrees (50-60 degrees each imager) with as much resolution as possible, with maintaining low light capability.
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Rob Kilpatrick
Update:
Added section explaining Hanwhas intrusion analytic performance. The Hanwha intrusion analytics managed to avoid false alarms on common sources such as blinking lights in the scene, shadows, and drastic light changes. Although when taken outside, the camera frequently alerted on swaying trees in the scene.
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