*******
***** ** *** *****, the ***-***** ****** **** of *** **** *** light *********** ** **** seen ** ** *******, standing *** ** *** *** areas:
- *********** *** ***** *********** with **** *****: ****** ** **** "****" a */*" ***** ******, the ***-***** *** *********** with ****' ****** ***-* equipped *****, ********* ********/******* images (** ***** ** well ** **********/** **) when ***** ****' *********** varifocal **** *** **** slightly ***** **** ***** Axis' **** *** ***** lens (**.*).
- ****** ***** *** ***** than *********** */*"+ ******:******** ** ~*/*" ******* from **** *** *********, the ***** ******** **** brighter ***** ****** ** dark ******, ********** ***** information and ********** ******* **** as ******** *** ****** features ***** *** ********* to ******* ** ***** models ** ********** ***********.
*******, *** *****'* ********** IR *********** *** *****, but *** ***********, ******** similar ******* ** ***** models ****** ** **** scenes. ************, **** ***** performance *** *******, **** subject ************ ******* ** other ******* ****** (***** from *** **** *****).
******* ** ***** *******, its ****** ***** ******** to ********* *********'* *** *************** ** ** ***** to **** ***** *** do *** ******* **** end ***** *** ***** performance.
*******
*** ***-***** *** * street ***** ** ~$*,*** USD. **** ******* ** notably **** ********* **** other ***** ***** *** light *******, **** ** Hikvision's **-**********-* (~$*** ******) or ******'* *** ******** Wisenet * ****** (***-*****, ~$600 ******).
Physical ********
*** ***-***** ** ***** for * **** ***** bullet ******, **** * larger **** *** ****** bullet **** **** *********'* 4A26, ***** *****.

*** **** ****** ** larger ** **** ** it ** ******** ** mount ** * ******* of ********* (******/****** ****, 4" ******, ***.) *** is ***** ** *********** the ******** ******** ***** required *** ***** ******* screw ********.

*** ********* ***** (*** many ******) ******** * separate ******* ***** *** backbox ********, ***** ********* ordering *** ************ ********** and **** ~$** ** ******** cost.
*** ****** ******** *** typical **** ** ***********, such ** ***, *****, I/O, ** **** ** two ******* *****. ** review ***** ******** ** this *****:
Low ***** *********** *********** **** **** *****
** *** *****, *** XNO-6080R ******* *** ***** performance *********** **** ****' large ****** ***** *** light *****, **** *********** varying ********* ** **** lens ****** ****. ** tested **** *** **** models ************ ******* ***** options:
- ***** **** **.* ***** lens, *** **** ********** low ***** **** *********** by ****, **** * very ****** **° ***** of ****.
- ***** **-**** **.*-*.* ****, more ******* ** "******" varifocal ***********, **** * 96.6°-54° ***** ** ****.
**** ***** **.* ****: Advantage *****, *** ****** AOV
********* *** *** **** using ****' *********** **** F1.2 ****, *** **** Q1659 ******** ******** ****** in *** ***** **** the ****** *****, **** or ******* ** *******, with ******** **** ******* detail ** *** ******* and ******* **** **********. Note **** *** ***-***** was ****** *** *** way ** (**.***/**°) ** this **** ** **** closely ***** *** **** camera's ******* **° ***** of ****, ***** ********* the *****'* *-**** ** ~2.4.

**** ********* ****: ********* Hanwha
*******, **** ***** ****' recommended ********* **** **** the ***** (**.*-*.*), *** XNO-6085R ******* ******** ******, with ******* ****** ** the ******* *** **** chart, **** ** ***** are ********* ** ********* in *** **** *****. The ***** *** ****** further *** ** **** example, ******** *-**** ****** to *** **.** *******.

** ****** *********, ************ details *** *** ******* in *** ****, *** detection ******* ****** **** the **** *****.

Better ***** *** ***** *********** **** ***** ~*/*" *******
** *** ***** ***** mode *** ***-**** ******** brighter, ******* ****** **** other */*" ** ****** imager ****** ****** **** Axis *** *********, ***** below.
** **** *****, *** 6085R ******** **** ************ details ** *** ******* and ******* ********** ** the **** *****.

***** ** ******* ***** (~60'), ********* ** **** easier ** *** ***-***** due ** **** ******** between *** ******* *** background, ***** ** ** not ******** ** ***** cameras ******.

Above ******* ********** ** ***********
** ******** ** *** color **** *******, *** XNO-6080R's ********** ** *********** was *******, ********** ********* to *** ********* **** at **** *****, ****** with **** ************ **** the ***-*****.

** ~**' *****, *********** is ***** ******* ** subject *** ***** *******.

Even ** ************
*** ***-*****'* ** ************ was **** ****** *** field ** ****, ***** below ** *** ****** angle (~***°). *** ***** of *** ***** ** view **** ****** ******* compared ** *** ******, but *** ******* ** still ****** ****.

**** **** ** **** not ******** **** ******** to ***** ******* ****** as ****** ** ****, IR *****, *** ** coverage ******* **** *** cannot ** ************, *** we discuss *** ***-****'* ** performance ** *** ****** ******* * ****, *** **** ***** the ********* **** ** a ****** ******.
Long ** *****
*** ***-***** ******* *** maximum ********* ** ***** of ***/~***', ***** *****. However, ** **** ********, PPF ** **** ~** even ** *** ******'* max **** ***** (**°), and **** ***** **** set ** *** ****** AoV (***°), **** ***** 4 ***. ******* ** this, ** ******* ** the ******* *** *******, but ** ** ****** spotted, ***** *****.

Full ***** *********** *******
** **** ***/******* ******, all ******* *** *** Axis ***** ********* *********, providing ******* ** *** subject *** ******* **** legibility ** **** *****, but **** ******** ************ of *** *******'* ****. Overexposure *** ******** ** the *****.

** ******* *****, **** PPF ** ~**, *** Axis ***** ******** ******** better **** **********, *** **** of *** ******* ******* recognizable ******* ** *** subject.

Bitrate **********
*** ***-*****'* *.*** ******** were ***** **** ***** cameras ****** ** *** light *** **** ****** (color *** **********, ************), shown *****. *** ******* were ****** **** ***** codecs **, ***** *** following ********:
- ******: ******* *** **, Wisestream ****
- ****: ********* ****, ******* GOP ****
- *********: *.***+ **

***-***** *.*** ******** **** about **% ***** **** H.264 ** *** ***** using ******* ********:

Test **********
*** ********* *********** **** made ** ******* ** this ****:
- ******* **** *** *** to */*** ******* ** faster. **** **** ******* to *** **** *******. Note **** ****** **** to ******* ** */** shutter (***** ** ***** manually ******), *** ** this ****, *** ***-***** defaulted ** */**.
- ***-***** ******* ***** ********* was ******** ******** (**** level ** ******* ** about ***** *) ***** did *** **** **** visible ********** *** ******* some ****** ****.
- *********** ** ************ ** quantization ** **-** (***** to ********** ***** ***** dynamic ***********).
Firmware ******** ****
*** ********* ******** ******** were **** *** **** test:
- ****** ***-*****: *.*********
- ****** ***-*****: *.*********
- **** *****: *.**.*
- ********* **-**********-*: **.*.******* ******
Comments (28)
Sean Nelson
01/11/18 05:57pm
Another great article. Just a suggestion but whenever you test low light cameras with the test subject specifically being low light, I would like to see video of moving objects. I mentioned in another article that I was also recently blown away by the low light image of a particular camera, then I was let down when objects started moving. The camera manufacturer had the default shutter speed set so low that motion blur was a major factor. When speco intensifiers were popular a few years ago, this was the same deal, looked great on a still image but big time blur when objects moved.
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Undisclosed Integrator #1
It seems 6080 and 6085 is mixed up quite a few times. Would be nice if that was corrected to remove any doubts of what's what.
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Claudio Almeida
Hi! A friend of mine, that is very specialized in Hikvision products, suggested you to redo this test with camera model ds-2cd4026.
He told me that this one would be better for this type of situation.
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Undisclosed #2
Does Bosch have anything to throw in the ring?
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Ethan Ace
To be clear: we always test with moving objects. If there is blur, we call it out, as we have in past tests. We will start adding a standardized moving object to future low light tests with clips.
Likely not the Rotakin, because it's prohibitively expensive and sort of strange. I think we can figure out something improved and more analogous to real world use.
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Brandon Knutson
Thank you for showing the dark scene results with the IR off and cams in color mode.
Your dark scene is pretty darn dark, so I bet this would be a great camera to leave in color mode around the clock for minimally illuminated exterior areas of campuses and parking lots.
Looking at Hanwha's website, the dome versions of this camera are remotely adjustable! That is a real labor saver during install and for when someone later on wants a high-up camera turned "just a little more to the right."
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Kevin Kosch
Would be very interested to see it compared against a Sony Camera, say a SNC-VB642D...
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vincent hoffmans
interesting test.
So the Hanwa is performing better at a much lower price than the Axis Q1659
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David Johnson
I would have thought that at F0.94 (maximum aperture F-stop, not minimum) the depth of field would be really limited.
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Matt Alvey
FYI - correction:
You’re showing a bullet-style camera when doing a size coparison to Hikvision and Hanwha. The Part number of XNV-6085R is actually a dome camera. The camera you’re showing is a XNO-6085R.
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