Panasonic 32MP Multi Imager Camera Tested (WV-X8570N)

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***** ** *** *****, the **-****** *** ******* positives, ********* ****** ******* details, ***** *** ***********, and *** ***** *****/*.*** bitrates ** *** ****** tested.

*******, *** ***** *** dark ***** ******* **** weak, **** *** *** problems:

• *** ****/********: ******* *** settings ****** *********** **** and ******** ******, ******** subject *******. **** ******** could ** ******* ** removed ** ******** *** (to * ******* ** 60-80 ********* ** *** scene), *** **** *** tradeoff ** ******* ********* digital *****.
• **** *** ***** *** dark ******: ************, *** camera ******** **** ******* details ** *** ***** (~1-3 ***) *** *********** dark ****** ***** * lux.

************, *** **-******'* ******* are **** ************ **** other ****** ************** ******, because ** ***** *** of **** ***** ***** lenses (**°) *** *** lack ** ********/******* ****. The ******'* **** *** is ** ***° ** 270° ************ ***** **** level/tilt *********** *** ********, not ** ***** ***** zoomed ** ***** ******* are ******. **** **** Panasonic's *** ***** **** include ********* ******.

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*** **-****** ***** *** ~$2,800 *** ******, ****** than *********** *****-******* (********* $1,200-1,500), ****** **** ****** resolution, **** **** *********** models *, **, ** 20 ** ***** **********. However, **** *********** ****** now ******* ********** **, such ** ******* *****-************* ** *****-******.

**** **** ***** ** also ** *** ******* available, *****-******(~$*,*** ******), ***** ******** motorized **** ****** ******* of ***** **** ** the **** *******.

Physical ********

*** **-****** ** ***** compared ** **** ******* repositionable ***** ****** ******, notably **** ****** **** others, **** * **** prominent **** ******.

** **** ** *** construction *** ******** ******** of *** ****** ** this *****:

Imager ***********

******* **** ****** **** to ********, **** ******** adjusted ***** * "******" track ***** ****** **** into *****. ****** *** was ****** ********, ****** like **** ****** ******* cannot ** ****** ******* than ~**° **** **** other, ** ***** ***** or **** ******* *** a ***° **** ** impossible. *** ****** ****** a ***° ****, ** well, ****** **** ****** rotates *** ****-******* ****** imager ***° ** ********.

******** ** **** ***** current ********** ***** *******, the **-****** *** *** key ***********:

• **** **********/******* ***********:*** **-******'* ******* *** only ** ******* +/- 50°, ******** ** ***** images. **** ****** ** rotated **° ** ***° for ******** ****, *** a ****** ******* ** other ******.
• ***** **** ****:*** **-******'* ****** *** fixed (*.***/**°), ***** ***** models **** ** *** Axis *****-*** *** ***** Multi-Flex ***** ******* ********* lenses. ******* ** ****, pixels *** ****** ** be ******, ****** ** overlapping **** ***** ******* or ** ***** ******* users' ******* ******* ** interest.

** **** ** ****** positioning ** **** *****:

Strong ******** ******* / **** *** ***** *******

** *** *****, *** WV-X8570N ******** ****** ******* details ** ***** ***** (~20' ********/~** ***), **** clear ****** ****** ** ~200 *** *** *****. However, **** ***** ****** details **** ********* ** low ***** (~* ***) and ** ****** ****** were ******** ***** ~*.* lux.

******* **** *** ******, the ******* ** ***** roughly ************ (~**'/~** ***), with ******** ******* ***** of *** **** *****. However, ** ****** ******* are ******** ** * lux ** ***** ** this ********.

Motion ****/****** ****** ** ******* ***

***** ******* ********, *** WV-X8570N ******** *********** ******** and ******** ****** *** to******* ***** ***************** (******* ***), ********* subject *******, ***** *****.

**** **** ***** *** full ***** ** ****, with *** ****** ***** visible ** *** ******* moves ******* *** *****.

********* *** ** ***** levels ******* ******* **** and ******, *** ************* increases ******* *****, ***** in **** **** (***** DNR *** ** **):

** **** *** ** for *** ***** *********** in **** ****, ** default ******** **** ***** to ** *** ****** to ** *********.

Default **** (*) **. *** **** (**)

*** **-****** **** ******** to ***** **** ******* gain ********, *** ** 9 ** * ***** of *-**. ******* ** our *****, **** *** only ******* ****** ** image *******. ******** **** detail ***** ** **** in *** *******'* **** and **** *****, *** images **** *********** *** same.

WDR ***********

** ****** *** ******'* "Super *******" *** *********** door ** ~**** *** with ** ****** *** of ~**, ***** ****:

*** ****** ******** ****** facial ******* ** *** subject ******* **** ********* and ** *** ******, non-backlit ** *** **** of *** *****. *******, details **** ********** ****** out ** **** *****, with ******* ******** *******.

Sample ******

** ****** *** **-****** in ****** *** ******* scenes ** **** ********* configurations *** *** ******* may ** **********.

******* ** *** *********** of **** **** (**°) and ***** ******, ****** two ******* ** *** direction ******** *******. **** effectively ***** *** ****** similar ** * *** (or ***) *****, **** some *********** *** ***** direction *** ********.

*****, ** ** ****** warehouse ***** *** ****** was *** ** ** cover * **** ***° field ** ****, ********* doorways, ******* *** **** areas, *** ****** *****. The ****** *** **** to ***** **** **** without ********** ***** *****, with **** ******* ******* imagers.

** *****, *******, **** lux ******** ** ~* in **** ** *** scene, ******* *** **** and *** ******* ********* to *** ******* ****** backgrounds.

********, *** ****** *** set ** ** * rough ***° ****, **** downtilt *** *** ******** for **** ******. ***** is ********** ******* ******* all *******, ******** *** front ****, *** ******** to *** ******* ***, the ******* *****, *** side ** *** ********.

Bitrate **********

**-****** ******** **** ******** low ** *** ******, with ******** ***** **** many **** (*****) ** even *** (*******) *****-****** cameras ******.

***** ************ **** ***** with ***** ****** *******, with ******** ****** ** the ***** (******** ******* at ***** *****).

Broad *** ***********

*** **-****** *.*** ****** integrated **** ***** *** we ****** ****, **** requiring *** ******* ** Exacq, *******, *********, *** Network *****, *** ******** four ** ******** ******* Center. *.*** *** ****** side *** ********** **** Exacq, *******, *** *********, but *** *** ***** VMSes.

VMD ***********

*** ********* **-****** **** not ******* ********* *********, we ****** *** *********** of *** *** *** camera ******* ** *** simplest ** ***** ***** sources ** *** *****, such ** ******** ****** from ****** *****.

Country ** ******

*** **-****** ** **** in *****.

Test **********

*** ****** **** ****** using ******* ******** **** some *******:

• *** *** *** ** 65 (** * ***** of *-***) ******* ** the ******* ***
• ***** ****** *** ******* as ********* ***** *** bitrate *******
• ***** ******* *** ******* only ****** *** *******
• *** ****** *** *** to ***** **** (***/***** "off") ****** *** ***** testing

*** ********* ******** ******** were ****, *** ****** available ** *** **** of *******:

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