Hikvision IP Villa Door Station Tested
Hikvision recommended we test Hikvision DS-KV9503-WBE1 IP Villa Door Station for a product they viewed as comparable to the Avigilon Alta Video Intercom Reader Pro and Axis A8207-VE MK II we tested.
We bought and tested that model. In this report, we examine:
- What were the tested key positives and negatives?
- How well does facial recognition work?
- How does the DS-KV9503 compare to the Avigilon Alta Video Intercom Reader Pro?
- How does the DS-KV9503 compare to the Axis A8207-VE MK II?
- What are the DS-KV9503's different operation / viewing methods?
- What other additional hardware and software are required?
- What are the different methods of entry available on the DS-KV9503?
- How well do those methods of entry work?
- What is the remote latency on video and audio of the DS-KV9503?
- How is the sound quality, with or without added background noise?
- How does the DS-KV9503 perform in Full Light (~180 Lux), Low Light (~5 Lux), Dark (< 0.1 Lux), and WDR environments?
- How does pricing compare to Avigilon or Axis?
- What is the bandwidth consumption in both day and night lighting?
- What is the country of origin of the DS-KV9503?
This is the tenth test in a series included in our 2024 Intercom Rankings, with the previous tests: Aiphone IX-DVM, Akuvox E12W, Alocity F3D100, Avigilon Alta Video Intercom Reader Pro, Axis A8207-VE MK II, Axis 2N IP Style, DoorBird D1101V, Hanwha TID-600R, and Verkada Intercom TD52. The Intercom rankings will be updated with the DS-KV9503's testing results in the upcoming weeks.
Pricing **********
*** ********* **-******-**** *** ** ****** price ** ~$*** ***, ***** ** the ****** **** ** *** ****** intercoms, ********* *** ******** **** ***** Intercom ****** *** ** ~$*,*** *** the **** *****-** ** ** ** ~$1,600.
*******, *** ********* ***** ******** ***** components *** ***** ** *** *** features **** ** ********* ******.
Physical ********
*** ********* **-******-**** *** *** *** cameras **** ** **-****** ****, ********** IR, * ******* *** ********** *** two-way *****, * ***** ****** ******* with ** ********** **.** *** **** reader, * ****** **** ****** ** initiate *****, *** * ******* ***** whip *** ******** *****, ** ***** port, **** ******, *** ***** *** audio */*'*.
** *** ***** *****, ** **** the **-******-**** ****-**-**** **** ********* ***-************** ******:
Executive *******
*** ******* ***** *** ********* **-******-**** IP ***** **** ******* ** ***** average ******** ** ***** ****** ********* but ***** **** ********* **** **** adding ** ***** ********** ****** (******** at $***+).
***** *********'* ** **** ******* *** full ***** *** **** ***** ******* comparable ** *********** **** ***** ******** ****** ****** ******* *****-** ** ***** ****** ******** ******* ** *****, the ****** ******* **** ******** *********** limitations, ********* **** ********* ** *** light *** *** ************, **** ***** noise *** **** ************, *** ** ONVIF *** *** ***** *** *******.
***** **** ******* ****** ** *** require ********** ****** **** *******, **** VMSes, ** ** ***** ****** ******* to ******* *** ********* *** ***** methods *******, ********* ***, * ******** shared **** *******, *** ** *** weakest ****** *********.
Tested *** *********
*** ****** *** ********* ***** ****** testing ****:
- ******** ******* ** *****
- ****** **** ***** *** **** ***** quality
Tested *** *********
*** ****** *** ********* ***** ****** testing ****:
- **** *** *** *** ***** ***** Quality ***********
- **** ***** ***** ********* *** **** cancellation
- ***** ****** ******* ******** ** *** KV9503's **** ******
- *** ** *** ****** **** ***** requires * ******** ****** **** ******
- ******* ****** *** ******* *** ***-*******
Compared ** ******** **** ***** ******** ****** ***
*********** **** ***** ******** ****** ************** *** **-******-**** ** ******** *****, including:
- ****** ********** *******
- ******** ****** *** *******
- ******** ***** ********* *** **** ************
- ******** ******* ***** ******* (*** **. 2x ***)
*******, *** ********* **-******-**** *********** *** Avigilon **** ***** ******** ****** *** in **** *****, *********:
- ****** *********** *******
- ** **** *******
- *** **-****** *** * ***** **** cost (~$*** **. ~$*,***)
Compared ** **** *****-** ** **
******* *****-** ** ************* *** **-******-**** ** ******** *****, including:
- ******** ****** *** *******
- ******** **** ***** *******
- ******** ***** ***** ********* *** **** Cancellation
- ******** *** *** ****** ***** ******* performance
- ***** ***** ** **** (***-****** **** vs. **-****** ****)
- ***** ***-***** ******* *** *** ********
*******, *** **-****** *********** *** **** A8207-VE ** ** ** **** *****, including:
- ******** **** ***** *******
- **** *********** *******
- *** **-****** *** * ***** **** (~$430 *****, $***+ **** ***** ********** vs. **** ** ~$*,***)
Additional ********* ***** ********
******* ******** **** *** **-******-**** ******** additional ******** *** ******** ** ******* its **** *************. ********* **** **** that ** ********** **** *****, ****** station, *** ********** ******* *** ******** to *** *** ******** ********.
** *** ** ***** *** **** a **** ******** ***, *** ******** must ** ********** **** *********'* *********** VMS ********** ***, ******* ~$** *** a ***-**** *******.
******* ******** **** *** **-******'* **** button *** *** ******** * **** in *** ***-******* ****** *** ** the *** **. **** *****, ********* confirmed **** *** **-****** **** *** support ******* ** ***-*******:
**** **** *** ********* ******* ******* HikConnect. *** **** ** **** ** indoor ******* *** **** *********
** ********** ****** *******, **** ** Hikvision's**-******-****** *****-******-****, ** ******** ** *** *** DS-KV9503's **** ****** *** ***** ******** the ******'* ***** ** ~$***.
************, ********* **** **** **** ** use *** ******'* ****** **** ***** with *** ******* ** *****, * ~$72****** **** ******* ******** ********:
****** ****** *** **** * ***** for **** *******.If * **-****** ** ********* *** *** ******* *** ****** ****. Right now the second relay is controlled only via PIN code. Card, QR code, face can only control the first relay. [Emphasis Added]
Methods ** ***** ******
**** ****** *** ********* **-******-****'* ********* methods ** *****, *** ******** ***** with ****** ************* **** ******:
****** ***********
**** ****** *** **-******'* ****** *********** using * ******* ** ****** ***********, including * ***, **********, **********, * face ****, *** * ******* ***** to ***** *** ****-**** ********, ***** in *** ***** *****:
*** **-******-**** ****** *** ******* ** facial **********: ******** **** *** ******** or *** ********* * ********** ***** photo. ** ***** ********* **** *** preferred ****** ** **** ********** ** for *** ********, *** ********* **** us **** ** **** ** *** image ******* ** ****, *** ****** of ********** ****** *** ****** **** recognition ***********:
*** *** ****** ****** *** **** station ** *** ******** ******, ** long ** *** ***** ******* ** good.
** ****** **** ********** ******* *** did *** ********** *** *********** ** performance.
** ****** ****** *********** ** **** light (~*** ***), *** ***** (~* Lux), *** **** (< *.* ***, IR **) ************ ** *** *** the **-****** ***** ****** * ****, and ** *** ******** ***** ***** access ** * **** **** * printed ******* ** ** ******** ****.
*** **-******-**** ****** * "**** ****-********" mode, ********** **** **** ********* ********. With **** **** **, ** **** ~100 ****** ******, * **** ********** a ******* ******* *** *** **** access ** *** ******** ****. ******* the "**** ****-********" **** *** ******* access ** *** ******* ***** ~**% of *** ****.
** **** ***** (~*** ***) ************, the ******** ******* ****** ***% ** the **** ** * ******* ******* a ***, **********, ** ********** ** over ~*** ****** ******. ******** ********* when * ******* **** * **** mask, **** *** ******** **** ******** access ~**% ** *** ****. *** video ***** ************ * ********** ****** recognition **************:
******** ********* ** *** ***** (~* Lux) *********, **** ******** ****** ** a ******* **** * **** **** ~4% ** *** **** *** **** allowing ****** ** * ******* **** sunglasses ~**% ** *** ****. * subject ******* **********, ******* * ***, and **** ** ***** *********** *** not *** * ******** ** ********, allowing ****** ***% ** *** **** in **** ~*** ****** ******.
****** *********** *** *** ***** *********** in **** (< *.* ***, ** On) ************, **** ******** ****** ***% of *** **** **** * ******* had ** ***** ***********. * ******* wearing * *** *** ******* ****** ~84% ** *** ****, *** * subject ******* ********** ** * **** mask *** *** ********** **** **% in ~*** ****** ******.
******** **** **********
********* *** ******** * **.** *** Mifare ******* ******** **** ** *** DS-KV9503's ********** **.** *** ****** ************ unlocked *** **** ****** *** ****** of ********** *** ****. ********* **** us **** ********* ***** * ****** Classic *** **** **** *** **-******'* reader.
*** ***** ***** ************ * ********** card **** *** ****** **** *** DS-KV9503-WBE1:
*** ****
** *******, ******** * *** **** the **-****** ************ ******** *** ***** relay ** **** **** *** ****** in **** ~** ******. **** *** be ******** ** *** ****: ******* HikCentral ** *** **-******'* *** **, and *** ****** *** ******* ** to *** ****. *** ***** ***** demonstrates *** * ********** *** ***** into *** **-******:
** ****
******* ** ***** ************ ******* ****** through *** ****** ** ~** ****** tested. **** ****** **** *** ******* to ************, ******* ****** ~* ******* to ******** *** *** ******* ***** up ** *** ********'* ******* ** scan *** ****, ** ***** ** the **** ***** *****:
******* ** ***** **** ******** ******* HikCentral ***, **** *** ******* ** assign ******** ***** *** ***** *** when *** ** **** *** ** used. **** * ** **** ** generated, *** **** *** ********* *** QR **** **** ******** *** *****/**** the **** ** *** ******* *** them ** ***.
****** ******
*** **-****** *** ** ******** ******** via *********'* ***-******* ****** ***. ** the ****** **** ***** ** ********* with *** ********, ***-******* *** ****** both **** ******. ** *******, *** successful **** ******* **** ********* ** Hik-Connect ** **** **** *** ****** in **** ~** ******, ** ***** in *** **** ***** *****:
Call ***** ******* ********
****** *******, *** ***** ******** ****** a **** *** ************ **** ** digital ********* (**** ** ***** ********** noise, ~** ** ******* *****):
*** **-****** ****** ***** ********* *** echo ************, ***** ********* **** ** are ************* ******* ** *** ******. With ***** ********** ***** ** * busy ****** ******** ******* * ******* behind *** ******* ** ~** **, the *******'* ***** *** ************, *** the ********** ***** *** *** ******** by *** ******* ***** ********* *** could ** ***** **** *** *******'* voice, ************ *** ******* ** *****:
Speaker ******* ********
*** ***** ******* **** *** ********* DS-KV9503-WBE1's ******* *** *******, **** ** intelligible ***** ****** ** ~** ** with ** ******* ********* **** **** ~1' **** *** ******:
Image ******* ********
** ****** *** ***** ******* ** the ********* **-******-**** ******* *** ******** Alta ***** ******** ****** *** *** Axis *****-** ** ** ********* ** ~3.3' *** ~**' ** **** ***** (~180 ***), *** ***** (~* ***), and **** (< *.* ***) ** see *** *** ***** ******* ********.
Full ***** (~*** ***) ***********
** ~*.*', *** **-******-****, ******** **** Video ******** ****** ***, *** **** A8207-VE ** ** *** ******* ****** subject *** ***** *******; *******, *** Avigilon **** ******** ******** ***** *** subject *******, ** **** ** ******** color ********, **** **** *** **-****** and *** *****:
** ~**', *** **-****** *** ******** Alta ******* *** ***** *** ******* strong ****** *** ***** *******, **** the ******** **** ********* ******** ***** fidelity **** *** **-****** *** *** A8207. *** ***** ******** ******** ***** that ******** ******** *** *******'* ****** and ***** *******:
Low ***** (~* ***) ***********
**** * ******* ** ~*.*', *** DS-KV9503 *** ******** **** ***** ******** Reader *** ******** ** ***** *** strong ****** ******* ** * ******* and *****, ***** *** **** ***** had **** ***** ******** *** ****** noise **** **** *** ********* *** Avigilon ****:
**** * ******* ~**' ****, *** DS-KV9503 ******** **** ***** **** *** Avigilon **** *** **** *****, *** the ******'* ******* *********** *** ***** and **********:
Dark (< *.* ***) ***********
*** ********* **-******-**** *** ********** ** that ** ****** ******* ** *** device. **** ***** ******* *** ********* by ********* *** ********'* "***** ******" setting ** "****," ***** ********* ********* to ** ** *** ******** ****** for **** ***** *******:
** ** ****** **, *** ******** for ***** ****** ** ** ******* image ******* ***** *** ********
*** **-****** ******** ****** ***** ******* with ** ***** ** * ******* at ********* ** ** ~**' **** from *** ********. ** ********* ****** ~10', *** ******* ** *** ****** produced **** ***** ** *** ******* and ***** ***** ******** ************ *** subject's ****:
Poor ****** ***********
** *** **** ***** (~*** ***) and **** (< *.* ***, ** On) ************, *** **-******-**** ******** *** noise **** ********* ******** ****** *******. In *** **** ******* ***********, *** cameras ******** *********** *** ******* ** he ****** ******* *** *****.
** *** *** ***** (~* *** ~1 ***) ******* ************, *** ******* produced **** ***** **** ******** *** subject's ****** *******. ** *** ~* Lux ***********, *** ******* ******** **** digital ********* ** *** ******* **** completely ******** ****** *******:
WDR *********** ********
*** *********** *** ****** ** ** edit **** *********** **** ************ ******* from ~**,*** *** ******* ** ~*** Lux ******. *** **-****** *********** *** background ***** ********* ****** *** ******** underexposed ****** *** ***** *******:
High ********* ** *** ******
*** **** ***** ***** ***** *** performance *** ******** **** ******* ********* on * ******* ** ***** ***** before ******** * ****** *****-***** ***********. The ******* *********** *** ********** ***** producing ******* ********* ** * ******* in ****** *** ************* *** ****** details.
*** **-****** *********** *** ********** **** than *** ******** **** *** **** A8207, ********* ************ ***** **** ******* facial ******* ** *** ******* ** they ***** *** *****:
Tested *** ***********
*** ********* **-******-**** ** *** ******** as ***** *********, ** *** ****** in*****'* ******** ********** ********:
********, ** *** *** ********* **** widely **** ***** **** ** *******, including ******** ******* ******, *******, *** Milestone ********.
** *******, *** **-****** ************ ********** into *********'* *********** ********** ***, **** 4200, *** *** ***-******* ****** *** without *** *****.
Bandwidth ***********
*** ************ **** ***** **** ******** motion ** *** ****** (******* *******). The ********* **-******-**** **** ******* ******** the ******* ********* **** ~*.** **/* in *** **** (< *.* ***, IR **) ****** ******** ** *** full ***** (~*** ***) *** *** light (~* ***) ******.
*** **** ***** ******** ** **** environments ******** *** ****** ********* ****** seen ****** *******.
Country ** ******
*** ********* **-******-****'* ******* ** ****** is *****:
Firmware ******** ******:
- ********* **-******-****: **.*.* ***** ******
- ********** ***: *.*.*.********
- ***-*******: ******* *.*.**
- ******** **** ***** ******** ****** ***: 4.77.0.1
- **** *****-** ** **: ******* **.*.**
***** ******, ******. *** **** "****-********" for ****** *********** ** **** ***** of *******? ********* ****** ****** ** the ****, ****** ***** ** *** face ******, ********** ***** ** **** way? *** *** *** *****?