i-PRO Mini AI Camera Tested
i-PRO claims the i-PRO Mini is the "smallest AI-based surveillance camera", but how well does it perform?
**** ****** *** ****** *** *-*** Mini (**-******-**) *** ******** ** ** the******** **** **** (*** ****),******** ***** **(*** ****), ******* ***** (*** ****), ** **** ****** ** ******* our ***** ****** *******, *********:
- *** **** ***** ******* ******* ** full ***** (~*** ***) ******* ***** smaller **** ****** ******* **** ** the******** **** ****,**** *****, *********** ***** **?
- *** **** ***** ******* ******* ** ~1 *** *** ***** ******* ***** smaller **** ****** *******?
- *** **** **** *** *-*** **** perform ** ~* *** *** *****?
- *** ** ******** *********** ** **** light *** *** ***** ******?
- *** ** *** ***** ********* ***********?
- *** **** ******* ******* ** ***** models?
- *** **** ********* *******, *** *** night ** ***** ****** ******?
- *** **** *-*** **** ********* **** ACC, ***********, *******, *********, *** *********?
Executive *******
***** *** *-*** **** ******** ***** full ***** (~*** ***) ********* *********** and ***** *******, ** ************* *** Alta ****, **** ***, *** ******** Unity ** ** ***, *** *** light (~* *** *** ~* ***) image *******/********* (****** *-*** ********* **** camera *** ******/****** ***). ****, *** i-PRO **** *** * ~**% ****** MSRP **** *** *********** * ** cameras **** ******** ****, ******** *****, and ****, ****** ***** ******* **** depend ** ******** ********.
Pricing *** ******** ***********
*** *-*** **** ** **** ********* in *** *** **** *** ***** any ****** **********, **, ** ***** light ************. ****, *** *-*** **** has * ****** **** **** *** Avigilon **** ****, **** *****, *** Avigilon ***** ** **** ****.
Physical ********
***** ** *** ******** ******** ** the *-*** ****:
*** *-*** **** *** * ***** profile **** ******** **** ****, ******** Unity **** ****, *** **** *****.
Does *** **** **** * *******
*** *-*** **** **** *** **** with * ******* *** ************ *** requires *** ******** ** * ******* from *-*** ** ***** *****-***** *******.
** ********, *********** ****** **** **** and ******** ******* ********.
*** *-*** **** ************ ************* **** ********** ******** *** ****** for ************.
Camera **** ***
*** *-*** **** ****** **** ****** than ********** ******, **** ~***°* ******** on *** **** ** *** ****** and ~***°* ** *** *****. ** comparison, ******** **** **** **** ** ~90°F. *-*** **** ***** **** * sticker **** ***** ***** **** *** camera **** ** *** ** ***** during *********.
***** ** *** *** ** ****-**** reliability *******, *** ******** ******* ** a ****** *********** *** **** *********** problems **** ****-**** ***.
Strong ** ********* *********** ** **** ***** (~*** ***)
***** *-*** **** ****** ******* *********, we *** *** **** ****, ** the *-*** **** ** ******** *** indoor ***.
*** *-*** **** *** ****** ********* performance ** **** ***** (~*** ***), accurately ********* *** ******** ******** ** to ~**' ***** *******, *******, *** crawling.
*******, ****** ***** *******, *** *-*** Mini ********** *** ******* ***** ** a ******.
**** ******* *** ** *-*** ********* the ******* ***** ******** ** * person *** ** **** ****** **** report **** *** ********.
Poor ** ********* *********** ** *** ***** (~* *** ~* ***)
***** *** *-*** **** ******** ****** walking *** ******* ** ~* ***, the ******** *** ************ *****. *** i-PRO **** *** *** ****** ****** crawling ** ~* ***.
** ~* ***, *** *-*** **** did *** ****** ****** *******, *******, or ******** ** *** *****.
No ***** ****** **** ***** ******* *** *******
*** *-*** **** *** *** **** any ***** ****** **** ***** ******* and ******* ****** **** *******.
False ***** ****** ** **** ***********
*** *-*** **** ***** **** ***** analytics *** "*******", "****", "******* ****", "glass *****", *** "*****", **** ***** different ********* ************* (***, ******, ****).
** *** ***********, *** *-*** **** did *** ***** ****** ** ~** dB. ** ****** ***********, ***** ****** were ***** *** ****** ** ~** dB. ***** ** *** *** **** with ********, **** ****** ** **** sensitivity, ***** ~** ** **** "***** break" *** "*******" ******.
*-*** **** **** *** ******** ** ranges *** *** ***** ******:
** ****** *** ********* ** ****** at *** ********** *** **** *********** setting.
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Solid **** ***** (~*** ***) ***** *******
** **** ***** (~*** ***), *** iPRO **** ******** ******** ****** ******* than ******** **** ****, **** *****, and ******** ***** ** **** ****, and ******** ******* ***** ******* *** color ******** **** **** *** ******** Unity ******.
**** ****** *****, *** *-*** **** provides ******* ****** ******* ** **** and ******** ***** ******, **** **** motion **** ** *** ******. *******, Avigilon **** **** *** *** ******* motion **** *** ******** ******** ****** details **** *** ****** *******.
Poor ***** *** ***** (~* ***) ***********
** *** *** ***** (~* ***) scene, *** *-*** **** ************ *** subject, ****** ******** ******** ***** ******* with **** ***** **** *** ******** Alta **** *** *** ******** ***** Mini ****, *** ** ************* *** Axis *****. ***********, *** ***** ******** of *** *-*** **** *** ******** than *** ******** **** ****, *** worse **** *** ******** ***** *** Axis ***.
**** *** *-*** **** *** *** to "**** *** & *****" ****, facial ******* ** ~** *** **** blurred *** *****.
**** ****** *****, *** *-*** **** produced ******** *** ***** *** ******** a ****** ***** **** ***** ******* than ******** ****, ******** *****, *** Axis ******.
Low ***** *********** ******** ** ~* ***
********** *** *** ** ~* *** improved *** ******'* ***********, ** ** provided ******** ****** *** ***** ******* with **** ***** *** ******** ***** fidelity. ** *** **** ****, ***** was **** ***** ** ~* *** compared ** *** ~* *** *****.
Poor *** ***********
*** *********** *** ****** ** * scene **** ************ ******* **** ~*,*** lux ******* ** ~** *** ****** (~100x ***** / ~*****).
*** *-*** **** ******** ***** ***** details ********** ** ***** ******, *** the ******* ** *** ******* ******* was ***********, **** ***** ****** *** background ****** ********.
**** ****** *****, *-*** **** ******** exposure ****** **** **** *** (~*,*** lux) ******, ************ *** ********** *** the ******* *********. *** *-***'* *** performance *** ***** **** ******** ****, Avigilon *****, *** **** ******.
Corridor **** *********
*** ***** *** ****** *** *-*** Mini **° ** *** *********, ****** settings **** *** ********* ** ****** the *****, *** *** ** ** a *:** ****** *****.
Bandwidth ***********
*** ********* *********** ** *** *-*** Mini *** *********** ** *** ******** and **** *** ** **** ***** (~180 ***) *** *** ***** (~* lux) **** ******** ****** ** *** scene, ***** *** ******** **** **** consumed *** **** ********* ** *** models ******.
3rd ***** *** ***********
** *** *******, *** *-*** **** integrated **** ***********, *******, *********, *** NX, **** *.***, *** ** *** issues **** *.*** *********** *** ***********, Milestone, *** **. *** *-*** **** did *** ********* **** ***.
Manufactured ** *****
*** *-*** **** ** ************ ** PRC *****, ** ********* ** *** camera.
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