Hikvision PanoVu 20MP Flexible Camera Tested

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Ethan Ace
•Published Jun 01, 2018 15:53 PM

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Comments (14)
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Davíð Rúnar Jóhannesson
•Jun 01, 2018
IPVMU Certified

Hi and thanks for a good test,

did you notice when connecting the camera to Avigilon VMS if it used one or four licenses?

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Ethan Ace
•Jun 01, 2018
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In reply to Davíð Rúnar Jóhannesson

It actually uses four. Our system status is shown here with just the PanoVu connected:

We'll update the report with license requirements for each VMS, as well.

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Davíð Rúnar Jóhannesson
•Jun 04, 2018
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Ethan Ace

Ok, thanks.

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Nick Roberie
•Jun 05, 2018
In reply to Ethan Ace

Is this to be expected with Exacq as well? I am in the process of quoting this camera and am curious as to how many licenses I need to purchase. Hikvision recommended one license. Now you've got me worried.

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Ethan Ace
•Jun 05, 2018
IPVM
In reply to Nick Roberie

Nope, it's one license. With just that camera added:

(That's 20 total camera licenses and only one used)

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Ethan Ace
•Jun 01, 2018
IPVM

Update: 

After retesting using firmware shared by Hikvision Corporate (V5.5.30 build 180307), we found the following:

  • Focus improved: Nighttime focus improved significantly, focusing properly in a ~0.1lx room with IR on (below) and off. We experience some issues with the camera focusing on the dome or lens, but a second attempt remedied it and properly focused. We plan to double check this issue outside, as well.

  • Low light blur still an issue: Blur caused by DNR was still present, but difficult to properly compare until the camera can be retested outside at night, planned for next week in a larger, darker space.
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Undisclosed #1
•Jun 01, 2018
IPVMU Certified

Are there any adjustments that can be done to make the IR pattern copasetic with a specific lens config?  

Are they adaptive IR, with each illuminator associated with a sensor?

Or do they all just work at full power all the time once triggered?

 

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Undisclosed Integrator #2
•Jun 15, 2018

Anyway you guys can test this on Salient?

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Sean Patton
•Jun 15, 2018
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In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2

Salient indicated that they have recently tested and support the DS-2DP1636Z-D with their 4.8 software version, but:

We haven’t yet tested the 20MP model but it would likely work as well.

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Undisclosed Integrator #2
•Jul 12, 2018
In reply to Sean Patton

Got it to work with their generic driver  Lens 1 is 101, 2 is 201, etc..  Didn't bother trying to get remote zoom to work.

Hik Panovu

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John Honovich
•Jun 15, 2018
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Not right now but definitely plan to test the next version of Salient (whenever it is released) and can try that combination at that time. Also, I asked Salient if they have any experience integrating this model

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Paul McMillan
•Sep 18, 2018

If this camera is flush-mounted to a ceiling, does it retain the waterproof property, or does it require the hat? I'd like to mount it under an outdoor balcony.

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Ethan Ace
•Sep 18, 2018
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In reply to Paul McMillan

It should be fine. They don't explicitly show that method in the manual, but there is nothing sealing the gap between the sunshield and the rest of the camera, and the top of the plate has a foam gasket across essentially the entire thing:

The housing itself is sealed, with only pigtails exiting:

 

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Rob Kilpatrick
•Jun 20, 2019
IPVM • IPVMU Certified

Update:

Added a section explaining Hikvisions intrusion analytic performance. Intrusion analytics on the Hikvision DS-2CD6D54FWD-IZHS are only available on two out of the four imagers. In our tests, even with optimized settings, the intrusion analytics often alarmed on shadows/noise in the scene.