Panasonic Series 6 IP Cameras Tested
Author: Ethan Ace, Published on Jul 21, 2014
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Comments (12)
Marc Lindike
Dear Ethan,
thanks for the test ... i am wondering if you used a more or less static or a rather dynamic scene for your bandwith comparisons. I assume it was rather static.
Our recent tests showed very significant bandwith differences between manufacturers in handling scenes with moving objects.
Best regards
Marc
P.S:
Our test case: A0 Test Chart covering 40% of the FOW, mounted on a whiteboard which is suspened from the ceiling with 2 parallel 3m long ropes, forming a pendulum. This pendulum generates any (reasonable) required target object speed and is repeatable. The test chart contains faces, license plates, barcodes, siemens stars etc and pictures of typical surveilance scenes.
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Luke Maslen
Hi Ethan, thanks for a great review. These new Panasonic models appear to be fantastic cameras. However I can't help myself from saying, "They're ugly!" I don't know why anyone would want the plus sign design and bevelled edge. The Pelco Sarix shown in your Physical Overview video looked much nicer with its clean lines and simple face. I would plead that Panasonic get some really good industrial designers on to their next generation of this camera and make it look as good as it performed in your tests.
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Paul Jakowski
I would like to see Hikvision camera in this test to see how it compares being half price.
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Undisclosed Integrator #1
Clearly Panasonic has done their homework.
Pros:The IR performance was the best in the group tested.
Cons: Tails!
We have one customer who prefers Panasonic dome cameras.
We have been starting to see problems with corrosion on the RJ45 female connection even though they are mounted to boxes.
I would recommend wrapping the connection with a butyl tape or product recommend for this purpose.
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Phil Shanahan
I agree with the comment abouth them being ugly, 90% of dome cameras are installed in shops, offices, hotels...... places where there seen and need to look good, if its a thermal PTZ in an Oil Refinery then its a different story.
The previous generation (or maybe the one before) was even worse, the domes were horrible cheap looking silver/grey plastic things, stick one of them up in a high end office, building lobby and you get shouted at.
Bosch and Sony make the best looking dome's around in my view
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Ethan Ace
For what it's worth on the dome aesthetics discussion: the models tested here are outdoor vandal resistant domes. The interior domes looks like this:
Cleaner look, but obviously whether you like the look of it or not is a matter of preference.
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