Hikvision 4K IR PTZ Tested (DS-2DF8836IV-AELW)

By: Ethan Ace, Published on Nov 10, 2017

The IR PTZ trend continues, now with 4K resolution, with Hikvision releasing its DS-2DF8836IVAEL-W camera, a 4K 1/1.9" PTZ model specifying 200m IR range and 36x zoom.

We bought and tested this model to see how it performs in day and night scenes, testing:

  • Image quality
  • IR performance
  • Focus issues
  • Bandwidth
  • VMS integration

And more. See our results inside. 

Readers interested in 4K PTZs should also see our test of Dahua's 6AE830VNI 4K IR model, which will also be compared in an upcoming shootout.

*** ** *** ***** continues, *** **** ** resolution, **** ********* ********* its**-************-* ******, * ** */*.*" PTZ ***** ********** **** ** range *** *** ****.

** ****** *** ****** this ***** ** *** how ** ******** ** day *** ***** ******, testing:

  • ***** *******
  • ** ***********
  • ***** ******
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  • *** ***********

*** ****. *** *** results ******. 

******* ********** ** ** PTZs ****** **** *** our **** *******'* ********* ** ** model, ***** **** **** be ******** ** ** upcoming ********.

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** *** *****, *** Hikvision **** ** *** *** three *** *********** ******:

  • *********** ********* ***** ******: **** ***** ** **** we **** ******, *** 8836 frequently ***** ******* ******* to ***** ** ***** to ***** ** ***** with ** **. **** was ******* ** **** 3-5lx ***
  • ******* **** *****:****** ***** **** ** have ******, ******* ***** tended ** ** ****, focusing ****** *** ******* when ******** ******* ** moving *** ******.
  • **** ** ********* *******: ** **** **** ******/**** focal *******, *** ********* ** PTZ *********** ******** ~**-**% less ********* *** ******** to *********** (***** ** horizontal ****** ÷ ***** of **** *****). ******* were ******** ** ********** in ***** **** ******/***** AOVs.

******* ** ***** ******, users ****** ** ********** careful **** ********** **** (and *****) ** ** PTZ ******, ** ******* delivered **** ****** *** live ** ** ************.

** *** **** ****, the **** ********** ******* issue ** ********, *****, and *********, **** *** three VMSes **** ** ********* presets *** ***** **** the ***, ** ****. **** that **** ***** ********* cameras,******* ********* *** **** ******* * ********** *******. 

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*** ********* **-*********-**** ***** for ~$*,***-$*,*** ****** ***** is modestly **** **** *** Dahua ********* ***** ***** for ~$*,***-*,*** *** ******. There *** *** **** other ** ** *** models *** ********* *** comparison.

Size **********

*** ********* ** *** is ******* ****** **** the ***** ***. *** Dahua ****** ******** ***** is ******* **** *** an ** ***. **** of ***** *** **** larger **** ******* ***-** models, *******, **** ** the **** *****-*. *** three *** ***** *****:

Physical ********

** ******** ** *** large ****, **** *******, the **** ** *** 8836 ** **** ****** than ***** **** ** have ******, ********* *** Dahua ** ** ***** shown *****. ** ******* this *** ***** ******** in *** ***** ******

IR ****

*** ** **** ******* changes **** ****. ** the ***** *****, ******** left ** *****, *** camera ** ** *** widest *** **** **** smaller ** **** ***********. The ** **** ********** from ***** * ** 6 ****** ***** **** when ***** ****** ** with ******* ***.

 

 

******* ******** ****, ** experienced ******* ************ ****** in *** *****. *** example, **** *** ******* approaching ** ~***', *** camera ******* *********** *** subject ********** *** ****, with ** ******* ** the ******* ********.

Significant ***** ******

*** **** *** *********** focus ****** ** *******, both *** *** *****.

** *****, ********** ** track * *******, *** camera ***** ** ***** throughout *** ***** ** view. *** ** ****** clip ***** ***** *** subject ****** **** ~***' to ~**', **** ***** lost ********** **** ** the **** (*** **** overexposed, ***** *****).

****** *** ***, ***** performance *** ******, *** the ********* ** *** tended ** ***** ****** the *******, ********* ** soft *******. **** *** be ****** *** ********* to ****** **** ****** in ** **** *****, as *** ** **** high (****** *********** *****, see *****), ** ******* are ***** ******.

Image *******

*** ***** ***** ***** daytime, *** *****, *** dark ****** **** *** Hikvision 4K ***. ******* **** solid *** *** ***** (shown ** ~***' ** these ********), **** *** subject ************ ** *** three ***** ******.*******, **** that ***** ****** **** taken ***** *** ******* had ******* ****** *** the ****** *** ***********, due ** *** ***** issues ********* *****.

****: *********** ** *********'* 4K ** *****, *** ***** *********, ** ***** ****** will ** ***** ** an ******** ** *** shootout.

Clearer **** *******

*** ********* **** ********** effective **. ****** *** better **** ***** **** tested, ***** ****** **** quality ****** *** ** long ***** ****** ****** (e.g.***** ** ********** ~**% less ********* ***).

*** *******, ** ~*** PPF, ***** *****, *** image ** *** ******* from *** ********* *** is ******* ** * 100 *** ****** ***** from * ***** ********* camera.

**** ****** *** **** at **** *** ****** (~150+ ***), *** ******* were ***** ****** *** to *** ******* ***. 

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*** **** **** *** include *.*** ** *.***+ codecs, *** ****** ** most ***** *** ********* models, ********* **** **** higher ******** **** *********'* other ** ******, ********* lower **** * **/* day *** *****. ************, note **** ******** **** measured ***** *** *** was ******** ** ****** from ****** ** ******, not ** * ***** position, ** ******* ************ closer ** ****-***** ***.

****: ********* *********** *******'* ****** ** ** PTZ, ***** ******** *.*** and *** ***** ******, will ** ******** ** an ******** ******** ******.

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*** **** ** ******* ** 300 *******, ** **** as * ****** ***** and * ******** ("******" of *** ********* ******** by ** ********), *** more **** **** ********* utilize, *** ******* ** the ***** ******.

************, ******* **** ********** and ***** ** *******/****** via ********, *****, *******, and ********* (***** ***** in ***** ** ** example)

Sample *****

*** ** ****** ****** video ***** ***** ******* subject ********, ***** **** focus ******, ***** ***** in *** ******. ******* with ** ******** *** double ***** *** **** resolution *****.

***** *** **** ******** clips **** **** ****, including ******* *** ********* tracking ** ****.*** **** (~*** **).

Firmware ******* ****

*** ********* ********* **** used *** ****:

  • ********* **-**********: *.*.**

Comments (9)

Undisclosed #1

11/10/17 03:33pm

*** ******* ** ** the ****** **** ***** pretty ****. ***** **** hunting *** ***** ******. 

 

Dennis Ruban

11/10/17 05:31pm

*** ****'* *** **** **-**********-***?** *** "***** **", I **** ******* ***** cameras ********* *** * *****'* noticed *** ********* ***** ******.

** * ** ***(*) adds * ***** *** about $*** *****

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Dennis Ruban | 11/10/17 05:45pm

** ****** ** ******* the ***** *****, *** decided ******* ** ** the **** *** ** price. **'* ****** $**** online, almost ***** *** ***** of *** ***** ****** here, ****** ** **** of * ***** ****. We'll ******** ******* ***** models ** ******** ** high, ******.

Undisclosed Distributor #2

11/10/17 06:13pm

***** ************* ******* ** **** model *** **** **** the *.***+

 

 

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #2 | 11/11/17 04:17am

***** ** * ******* of ********* ******** ***** available *****, ********* **** later ** ***** *******, than ** ******, *.*., from *** ********* ** website *** **** *****:

**** ***** **'* **** to *** **** ******** sources *** **** ** shipped ** *** **. If ****** ** ******* and ****, ****** ***** me ****@****.***

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Rumen Palmov

11/10/17 06:23pm

**** ****** *****, **'** had **** ***** ********* on *** **** ** our ******** *** *-* months *** **'** *** similar ******* ***** **.

**** **** **** ***** is ******** ***** ***, it *** *** ** the ***** ** ** PTZs ** *** ******, now ** ** ***** replaced ** *** *** model **-*********-*** (****://***.*********.***/**/*******************.****?******=&*******=*&*******=*&*******=***&*******=***&**=****).

**** ** **** ** the *** **-*********-*** ********** ** *** PTZs ***** *** **** **** nice ******** **:

- *.***+

- *** ***** ** up ** *.**** ***

- ***** *****

*'* *** **** ***** the ** ******, *** this ***** ** ********* in ****** *******, **'** been ******* *** **** model (**-*********-***) *** *** results **** ***** **********, especially ** *****. ***** of *** *** ** model ***** ** ******* to *** ******** ******** PTZ ******. ** * would ******* ** **** test **** *** ***** at **** *****.

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Attila Szucs

11/13/17 06:01am

**'* ***** ********** ** me. **** ****** **** the ******* ** ** really ******** ** ****.

**** ****** ***** **** more **** ** **** tune. * ***'* **** what ** *** **** reason ******, *** **** manufacturer ***** *** ** the **** ********** ***** **** ****** ** **********. I **** **** **** manufacturers **** **** ** bugs ** *** ** camera ****, *** ** is **** ** ********** (at ***** *** **) *** they *** ******* *** reputation ****...

Undisclosed Integrator #3

11/15/17 03:13am

*'** ********* **** *** customer **** ***** *******.  They **** ** **** it.  *** * *** notice *** ***** ***** while ******* **.  **** almost ****.  **** **** another.  *** *********** ******* would ** ***********.

Sam Hightower

12/20/17 09:49pm

* **** **** **** the **** *** *** 8836 *** *** ** camera ** ** ***** near ***** *** ******** in ****. 

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