Hanwha 9MP Fisheye Camera Tested (PNF-9010R)

By John Scanlan, Published on May 09, 2017

12MP sensor fisheye panoramic cameras are becoming increasingly common.

We have tested Hikvision's DS-2CD63C2F as well as Panasonic's SFV481 4K panoramic.

Now, we bought and tested the Hanwha / Samsung PNF-9010R fisheye camera against those two cameras, covering:

  • Image quality in full light and low light scenes
  • Integrated IR range
  • Wide dynamic performance
  • VMS integration
  • Dewarping/distortion issues

And more. See our results inside.

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** *** *****, *** PNF-9010 ********* **** *******, strong ****** ** **** light, *** *****, *** WDR ******, **** *** best *** *********** ** client **** *** ****** side ********* ** ******* tested. 

*******, *** ********* ********* the **** ******** ********* / ***** ********** ***** the ****** **** ******** appear ******** *** *** Panasonic **** ******** ******** stretched *** (******** ********** images ******).

********, *********'* *** ***** bit ***** **** *.***+ were ************* ***** **** Hanwha *** *********, ******* the ****** *** ********** longer ** ***** ** low *****.

Key ********

**** *** *** *** findings **** ******** **** scenes:

  • ***** ** ** ***********: *** ***-**** ******** ****** ** range **** *** ********* 63C2 ****** ******, *** range **** ***** ** its ********* *** (~**') range, ************ ** ***** 10-12m/35-40'.
  • *******: *** ***-**** ******** **** details ** ****** *** ranges, *** *** *****, than **** ********* *** Panasonic.
  • ******* **********: *** ****** ******* ******** from ****** ** ******** distortion ** ******** ** fisheye ******, **** ******** appearing ******** **** *******. However, ****** **** **** severe ** *** ********* SFV481, **** ******** ********* very ****. *** ********* 63C2 ********* ******** ******* proportionately ** *******.
  • ****** **** *********:****** **** ******* ********* was ********* ** *****, Digital ********/******* *****, *******, and ********* (***** *** ImmerVision ***). **** ******** did *** ****** *** fisheye ******. 
  • ******** ****** ***********: ** ***** ******, **** ExacqVision *** **** ** make *** ** ****** side ******** ******* (******** and **** ****). ****** were **** ** ****** the ******* ****** ****.

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*** ***-********** *** ~$***, ***** ************* **** ********* than ***** *** ********* ******, such ** ************ **-****** (~$*,*** ******), *** *** surprisingly **** ********* **** the ********* **-********-** ********** *** ~$*** *********.

Physical ********

** *** ***** ***** we ******* * ******** overview ** *** ******.


12MP **. *** ****

****** ******* *** ***-***** as * *** ******, though ** **** * 12MP ****** *** *** a **** ********* ****. However, **** **** **** differs **** *** ******* 9MP **** ** **** it **** *** ****** wasted ***** ***** **** the ***** ** *** fisheye *****, ******* * full **:* ***** ******* of *** *******, ****** 9MP ****. **** **** **** *********** ********* **********.

****** **. ****** **********

**** **** *** *** cameras ** **** **** use **** *******, ****** they *** *********** *** cameras, ***** *** ******** fisheye **** *** **** the ****** ***** (*********** above). **** ****** *** Hikvision ******* *** **** mode ****** ***** *****. This ******/****** ********** *********** is ****** ** ******* cameras. *** **** ***********, see *** ****** ****** ****** ** ****** Resolution.

Streaming *****

*** ****** ***-***** ******** three ******* ** *******:

  • *******:*** **** ***° ***** of ****
  • ********:* ******** **** ** single ******** (********* ** ceiling ** **** *****)
  • **** ****:*** ***** ****** ******* PTZ ******

***** ***** *** ***** here:

VMS *******

**** **** *** *** of ***** ******* *** supported ** *** *****, however. ***** ****** ***** VMS ******* *** ******'* multiple ******* *********. ** our ***** ** ***** the ********* *******:

  • ******** ******* ******:******* ****** ****. ** dewarping.
  • ***********:******* **** ****** **** dewarp ******* ********* (******** and **** ****), *** client *** ******** **** only ***-**** **** **** window. ****** **** ********* is ********* *** *********** SDK.
  • ** ********/******* *****:******* ****** ****, ** secondary *******. ****** **** dewarping ********* (******* *********).
  • ******* ******** ******:******* ****** ****. ****** side ********* *** *********** SDK.
  • ********* ********:******* ****** ****. ****** side ********* *** *********** SDK.

******'* *** ** *** ImmerVision *** ***** ** an *********** ********* **** many ***** ******* *******, such ** *** ********* and ********* ****** ****** here, ***** *** * proprietary *** ***** *** not **** *********** ** most ***** *** ****** side *********. ** *** tests, **** ** ********/******* Optix ******** ***** *** cameras ****** ****, *** to ***** *** ** a ******* ********* ******.

Fisheye **********: ******** ******/******* *********

** ***** *********** *****, readers **** **** *** varying ****** ****** ** all ***** *******, **** Hanwha ********* ******** *****, Panasonic ********* ****, *** Hikvision ************* ********.

***** ******* *** *** to ********** ** *** fisheye *****, ********** ** objects ******** *** ***** of *** ***** ** view. 

**** ******** ****** ****, effects *** ******** ** the ********* *****, ***** below. *******, **** ****** is *** ********** **** all ***** (*** *****).

IR *****

*** **** ***** ***** IR ***** ** * full, ******, ******* *****, to **** ********** *** camera's ** ********. *** subject ******, ***** ****, becoming ******* (****** ******* details) ** ~***/~**', **** illumination ********* ** ** nears *** ****** *** enters *** ******** ** the *****.

***** *** **** ******** this ****, ** **** as *** **** ******** in ***** ********* **** ~**** .*** file.

Solid *** ***** ***** *******

** ****** ***** ******* at *****, **** ******* lights ***, ** *** how *******' ********** ** (or **** *******) *********. Note **** ** *** comparisons *****, ******* **** dewarped ***** ** ********'* universal ********* ** ***** to ******* *** **** similar ****** ******** *** eliminate ********** ** ********** manufacturers' *********.

** ~*' **** *** cameras, *** ****** ****** provides *** *********** ***** ******* of *** ******* *** test *****, ****** **** distortion ** *******, ******* the ******* ** ******** than *******. *** ********* 63C2F ******** ***** ******* of *** ******* *** similar **** ***** **********, while *** ********* ****** shows *******.

** **', **** *** Hanwha ****** ******** ********* of *** *******, ****** no *******.

*******, ** ~**', ************* the ******* ** ***** of ****** *** *********, no ********* ** ******* are ******** ** *** camera.

****, ** ****** ******* indoors, ** * ***** room ** *** *** IR ********* ** **** smaller ****. ** **** scene, *** ****** ****** again ******** *** **** images ** *** ******* and **** *****, ****** with **** ****** ************. Due ** *** **** of ********** **, *** Panasonic *** ********* ***** in **** *****.

**** *** ****** *** and ** ** ** tested *** ******* *** light ***********. ** *** comparison ***** *** ****** and ********* ******* ******* similarly **** ****** ********* less *****.  *** *********, lacking **, ** ****** able ** **** *** subject.

 

** ~**' ********, *** Hanwha ****** ******* **** overexposure, **** ** ******* details. **** *** ********* camera ******** **** **** one **** ** *** test ***** ** **** scene.

Outdoor **** *** **********

** ****** ******* ******** at ****** ** ** 50' ** *** *** they ********* ** ****** sunlight. **** **** ***** images **** ***** ** early *********, **** *** sun **** ********, ****** the ******* ***** ** heavily ******* **** ** one **** ** *** face ** **** ******, most ******* *********.

** ~*' ********, *** Hanwha *** ********* ******* provide ******* ******* ** the ******* *** **** chart. *******, *** ********* SFV481 ***** **** **** even ******** ** *** subject ******** ** *** others, ******** *******. **** that ********** *** **** be **** ** **** range, **** ****** ********* squat *** ********* ********* to ******* **********.

** **', ********** ** much **** **********, **** Hanwha ********* ******** *** Panasonic **** *********. ******* ** this, *** ********* **** provides *** **** ******* of *** ******* *** chart ** **** *****.

*******, ** ~**', ********** is ******* ** *** subject ********** *** ***** of *** ***, **** no ******* ** *** subject ** ***** ********* in *** ******.

Indoor **** ********

** * **** ****** lit *****, ** **** range (~*'), *** ***** cameras ******* *********** *******, though ****** ******* **** evenly *******, ********** ******* of *** *******'* ****.

** *** ******* ***** further **** *** *** decreases *** ***** ** details ******* *** ****** and *** ***** ****** increases, ***** **** ** the ***** *** *** subject. ** ***** *** ** feet **** *** ****** the ****** ********* ** perform best, continuing to **** *** ******** ******* in *** ***** ** well ** *** *******.

Wide ******* *****

*** ****** ***-**** *** the **** *** ********* in *** ****, ***** below. ***** ******* *** washed *** ******* ** partially ** *** ******* opens *** ****. 

Bandwidth **********

*** ******'* ******** **** lower **** ********* ** both ******, ***** *.*** and *.***. *******, *********'* H.264+ ******** **** ***** than ******'* *.***/********** ******** day *** *****.

**** **** *** ******* in **** **** ************ ******, ******* *** ***** measurements.

Test **********

*** ******* **** ****** using ******* ******** ****** otherwise *********, **** *** following ******* ** *** cameras:

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*** ********* ******** ******** were **** *** **** test:

  • ****** ******* ***-*****: *.*********
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  • ********* **-******: *.**

Comments (16)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

05/09/17 12:48pm

Have you considered tested Dahua's 12MP fisheye, model # DH-IPC-EBW812A0N ?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 05/09/17 01:03pm

No, but not in a particularly negative or positive way. Is there some features of that Dahua model that specifically standout?

Btw, the main reason we tested this Hanwha is because it had a 4:3 output that allowed us to improve the scene previews in our Calculator.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

05/09/17 01:15pm

I was curious to see how the Dahua 12MP fisheye stacked up against the Hikvision and the Hanwha, overall.  Without a Dahua camera in the mix, it's hard to dertermine whether or not we are putting the right OEM's hardware in our lineup.

Marty Calhoun

IPVMU Certified | 05/09/17 04:31pm

Without a doubt stay away from the Panasonic, disagree?

Undisclosed End User #2

In reply to Marty Calhoun | 05/09/17 05:19pm

I agree with Marty, go with the Hanwha

Eddie Perry

05/09/17 10:02pm

I think the 481 did pretty good considering it is the oldest camera in the bunch by a year. or year and half

Sadly it need a model refresh with IR Now that other companies are just starting to put out 4K fish-eyes / single imagers

Glad Hanwha is finally doing camera side de-warp though, much better than the old 7000 series.

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Guilherme Barandas

05/10/17 11:09am

I was surprised by * samsung *.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Guilherme Barandas | 05/10/17 11:32am

Vivotek is better.

Guilherme, please stop posting promotional Vivotek comments. You do it regularly and it makes Vivotek look bad.

If you have some specifics facts, evidence, explanation about why Vivotek is better, by all means share it but posting simplistic comments like "Vivotek is better" is inappropriate.

Jordi Ibero

Imago IP Solutions
05/11/17 07:25am

 It will be nice to compare with the new FE9382-EHV and the Avigilon 6MP FishEye

Jeff Barrett

05/11/17 04:25pm

We have the SNF 8010 with Genetec and we get the panorama, quad and full ptz conrol.  Perhaps you are using an older version of Genetec. 

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to Jeff Barrett | 05/11/17 11:53pm

Completely different camera.  This is the new wisenet x

Jeff Barrett

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 05/12/17 02:02am

Agreed but the integration has been there on many of the previous versions of the fisheye. That is why i questioned the version. I have a Wisenet x version coming soon and will comment when received. But I have found if the firmware is current and the Genetec is close to a current version then all features work.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Jeff Barrett | 05/12/17 02:31am

How are you accessing the other streams? I know you can switch to them by setting up streams for live vs. low res vs. recording vs. remote, etc., like typical multistreaming, but that's less usable than simply being able to pick them like different cameras as in some other VMSes.

Jeff Barrett

In reply to Ethan Ace | 05/12/17 02:02pm

When the fisheye camera is selected a viewing mode button between the microphone and view stream button on dashboard appears and allows you to select between single, quad or double panorama.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 05/12/17 01:47pm

Actually, this is the Wisenet P Series, which was released before the X series, and is somewhat different.  The X series has the Wisenet 5 chip SoC.

Also, regarding the dewarping, Hanwha has partnered with Immervision to use their dewarping SDK.  The lens in all 3 Hanwha/Samsung fisheye models (7010/8010/9010) are Hanwha, NOT made by Immervision.  We simply have a compatible lens type to allow dewarping in any Immervision-enabled system.

You simply need to know the Immervision lens type code.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

05/11/17 11:54pm

Dewarping works with OnSSI 5.3 SP1 as well

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