IP Camera Installability Shootout - Avigilon, Axis, Bosch, Dahua, Hanwha, Hikvision, Uniview, Vivotek

**** *** *** **** and ***** ******* **** an ************ **********? ***** manufacturers **** ** ****** or ****** ** ******* their *******?

** ****** ** ******* from * *************, ** overviewed *****:

*** **** ******** ******** series **** ******* ************* as **** ****** / model ********* *****:

** ******** *** ************ features ********* ** **** members (***:***** ******** *** ****** Installation****** ******** *** **** Camera ************, *********:

• **** *** ****** **** a ***** ****? *** easy ** ** ** manage?
• ** ************ ******* **** in ***** ** **** loose?
• *** *** ****** ***** to ******** *********?
• *** **** *** ******* is *** ****** ** adjust *** **** ** stay ** ***** ***** adjusting?
• **** *** ****** ******* an ************ ********?
• **** *** ****** ******* video *** *** ********** a ******* *******?
• ** *** ****/******* ********* with * ****** *****/*****?
• ** ******* ****** **** out ****** ** **** captive?
• **** *** ****** ******* a ********* ** ***** dehumidifier ******?
• **** *** ******'* *** interface **** ** *** browsers ******* *******?

******, ** ******* **** details ** *** ********, showing **** ***** ***** 25 ******* ****, ***, and *******, ** ********* below:

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Installation ********

***** ** *** *****, performance ***** **** * groups:

• ****:*** **** ******(*) ** each ***** ****** ****** on ****, ** *** all, ** *** ********** tested, **** ** ***** usability ****** *** **** ease ** *** ********.
• ******:**** ***** ********* ******** well ** ******* ************ tasks, *** *** ** missing **** ** *** or ******** ******** ***** on **** ******.
• *******:*** ******* ***** *** perform ***** ** *** or **** ***** ******* features *** ** *******
• *****:*** ***** ***** ******* tended ** **** **** basic ************ ********, **** few ******** **** ** use/bells *** ******** ******** found ** ****** ***** cameras.

** **** ******* ******** by ***** ***** ***** and ********* ********* ***** below, ***** ***** ********* have ********* *********** ******** and *******.

Fixed ***** ****** ********

***** ** *** *****, the ***** ***** ******* fell **** ***** ******:

**** *** ****** *** this ***** *** ****** support *** ****** **** features (*** ********, ** cable *****, ***** *******, etc.), ***** *** ********* Value ******* ***** **** due ** ***** *** of * *-**** ****** and ***** ****.

*** ***** ***** ********* these ******** ** ******:

*** ***** ***** ***** rankings *** **** ********:

Motorized ********* ****** ********

********'* *** *** **** and ******'* ******* * cameras ****** ********* ********, doing **** ****** ***** install ********** **** ** cable ***** (******** ** none ** ***** ******), quality *******, *** ******** adapters, ***** ***, **** safety ******, *** ****. Uniview's *** *** **** series *******, ********* ***** Plus/EasyIP *.*, *** ***** ePoE ******* ********* *****, all ***** ***** ***** (with *** ******* *** Hikvision ****** ***** *** separate ***** ***** *** camera), ******* ******** *** mounting *******, *** ***** loose *******.

*** *******' *********** ** reviewed *** ******* ** these ******:

China ***** ** *******

** *******, *****, *********, and ******* ********* ***** in *** *******, **** most ******* ********* ***** whips (*** ** **** cameras), ******* *** ******** options, ********** ***** *******, and ***** ******** **** of *** ******* **** other *************, **** ** Avigilon, ****, *****, ** Hanwha.

What *** ******* ****** *** *****

** *** *****, ***** were *** ********** ** which ** *** ** issues ** *** ****** tested:

• ******** *********/********:***** ***** ****** ******** an ******** ** ***** template ***** ***** ** used ** ***-***** ***** for ********. **** * few ***** ***, ***** were **** ** ***** quality, **** *****, ******* of *** ******** **** usually ******** ***.

• ******* ****** ****** *******:** *** ********* ******** *** **** Camera ************, *********** ********** ********* captive ****** ***** ** issue, **** **** *************' falling *** ** **** covers **** *******. *******, in *** *******, ******* screws ******** ** *** housing ** *** ******* tested.

Camera **-**************/**********

*** ******* ****** ******** some ****** ** ******** moisture **** *** ****, with **** ********** *** some ***** ********** ********* packs. ********* ***** *** not ** ********** ** other ***** ***** **** must ** ************ ********, but **** **** *** an ***** ** *** of *** ******* ** tested (********* ***** **** and/or ******* ******), *.*., getting ** *** *** of ******* ** ***** connections.

Cable *****

**** ************** ***** *****. ***** ***** ******* additional ****** ****/******* ************, better ********** ** ****** cable, *** ********* ******* additional ********* *** ***********.

******* ** **** **** ranged **** ***** ** cable **** (*********/****) ** using * ****** *****/***** cable ****. ***** *** the ********* ***** ****/****** 2.0 ****** ********* *** Uniview *****/**** ****** *******, which **** *** ***-********* cable ***** ** *** camera, *** *** ********/***** and ******* *** *****, I/O, ***. ***** ***** whips **** ****** *** enough ***** ** ******* multiple **** ************, ****** them **** ********* ** route ******* * ****** 1"+ ****.

** ****** ***** ***** good *** *** ** this *****:

******* ****** **** ****** **** ****** ** cable **** **** *** cons.

Gasket *******

****** ******* ** * key ******* ** ******* cameras. ***** ******* *** be ******* ** **** off **********, ******** ********, dust, ** ***** **** the ******'* *******.

** *** *****, **** models **** ******* ******* which **** ******** **** grooves ** *** **** or ******* *** ***** not **** ***. *******, Hikvision *** ******* ****** were *********** ***** ** loose ******* ****** *** board.

*** **** ********** *** examples, *** *** **********:******* *** *****: ***** Dome *******.

Standard *** ********

******** *** ******** ****** users ** ***** *** camera ******** ** *** or **** ***** ** electrical ***** ** *** voltage *****, ***** ****** users ** **** ****** manage ***** *****/************ *** pre-wire ******* ***** ** installation. ************, ***** ******** mounting ******** ****** ***** to **** **** * failed ** ***** ****** and ******* ** ******* making *** ******** *****.

******** *** ***** ******** were *** * ********* feature, **** ** **** size ********* ********* *****. This ******* *** ****** available **** ** *** cameras ****** ** ****/******, with ****** ******* **.

*** **** ***** ***** camera ***** ******** * box ******** ****** *** the ******** ***********/****** *.* series. ************, **** ***** focal ****** ****** *** smaller **** **** ********** boxes/low ******* *****, ****** this * **** ********* feature **** ** ****** domes, ****** **** ***** it ** ** ***-** accessory (**** ** ****).

** ******* * ********** in *** ***** *****.

Easy/Precise ****** **********

****** ******* **** ****** on ***** *** *******:

1. *** ** *-**** ** 2-axis? ** ****, *-**** gimbals *** ******* ******* upon ** **** ********** camera *********** *** ******.
2. *** **** *** *** gimbal ** ****? *** it ***** ** *****/**** jerkily ** ********? ***** tilt, ***, ** **** all ** ******** ************ without *********** ********* **** other/knocking *** ****** *** of ********?
3. *** *** ****** **** in ***** **** ***** or ****** *** "**** back" ***** ******?

*** **** ******** ** camera ******* ****** **** 3-axis *** ****/******* ** adjust, ** **** ****** motorized ********* ****** *** smaller ***** **** *******. However, ** *** *******, we *** *** *** issues ** ***** ***:

• ********* ***** *******/****** *** Vivotek * ****** ***** lens ******* **** **** 2-axis *******, *** **** models ** *** **** to ** **, ****** them **** ********* *** less ******** ** ********.
• *** ****** ****** ****** were ********* ** *****. Hanwha's ****** ****** ******** users ** ***** ** the **** ** *** imager ** ***** **, making ** **** ** knock *** ****** *** of *** ****/*** ******** and ********* ********** **-******.

** **** ** ******* in **** *****:

Video *** ***********

******** ******* ***** *** allows ********** ** ******* a ******* ******* ** the ****** *** ******/********. This ** ********* ********* analog ***** ***, ****** the **** *** ****** also ****** ****, *** found ** ***** *******.

** ***** ***** *** on **** *****:

• ****: ** ***** ***** out ** **** **** integrated ** *** ****, not ** *** *** of *** ***** ****, whether ********* (***** * pigtail) ** *** (***** BNC/RCA/2.5mm). **** ****** ****** users ** *******, *** the ****** ******* ****** it, *** **********.
• ****: **** **** ** placing ***** *** ** the ******'* ***** ****. This ****** *** **** in **** *************, **** as **** ******* ** when ** ********** ******* is ****, *** ** installations **** **** ******** or ******** *****, *** video *** ********** *** simply ** ************, ****** it *********** *******. ************, these ********** *** **** to ***** **** ****, increasing *********** ****.
• *****: *******, ** ***** cameras **** ** ***** out *****. **** *** have ***** ***** ** connect ** *** ******, such ** ******** ******* or ****** ****, *** these ********* ********** ********** compared ** ***** ***, which **** ***** *** likely ******** ****.

Dome *****/****** *****

**** "*******", **** ****** safety ******, ******* *** camera's **** *** ******* to ******* ** **** falling ** *** ****** while ******* ** * ladder/lift. **** ** * key ******* ** ************, as ***** *** ******** ******* ** ******* which *** **** ******* impact ** ***** *******.

**** ***** *** ****** widely **** ************ ** manufacturer *** ***** ** model *** *** ******** on **** ** *** compact ***** **** ******* tested. ***** *** ********* varifocal ******, **** *** manufacturers *** *** ******* leashes ** *** ******: Axis *** *****. *** others ******** **** *******, except *** *****'* **** series ******.

Camera *********** ********

****** *********** ******** ***** installers ** ******** ******* whether *** ****** ** level. **** *******, **** as *** ***** ********* 7000 ******* ***** ******** (people ** * ******* line) ***** *** ** recognized ******* ********, ***** others *** ******, ***** may ***** ** ** down, ********* ** *** camera.

Wifi ******

**** ******* *** * relatively *** ******* ** IP *******. **** ****** allows ********** ** ****** an **-*** ******** ******* by ******** *** ****** via *** *** ******** in * *** ******, which **** *** **** connect ** ***********/****** ****,****** *******, ** *******.

** ****** ******, **** Avigilon *** ****** ******* these *******. **** ********* and ***** ****** ******* built-in ******** ***** *** be **** *** *** same *******, *** **** is **** ******.

** **** *** ****** the ************ ** ***** dongles, *** **** ** in ******** ********** ****** tests **** *********.

Web ********* ***** ******* ****-***:

*******, *** ** *** parameters ***** *** ******** installation ******, *** *********** also ********* *** **** for ******* ** ****/********* the ****** ***** * significant *****. ****** **** interfaces ***** ********** ** view *** ******'* *** interface **** ****** *** table ** ****** ***** and ****** ******* **** browser ****** **** **********.

******* ****** *** ** ranked ** ***** *********:

• **** *** ***** ****** which ******* *.***/*.*** ***** in *** ******* **** no ******. ** *** tests, **** *** ******* to **** *** ****** on *** ****** ******, and ***** *** ********* on **** ******** ********, not *** ********* ** all ******.
• **** ****** ** ***** which ** *** ******* plugins, *** ******* **** MJPEG ** *** *******, not *.***/*. **** ***** includes ********, ***** (***** interface), *** *******.
• ***** **** ***** ******* which ******* * ****** to **** *** *****, including *****, **** *********, and *******.

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