Pelco Sarix Pro3 Camera Tested

By: Derek Ward, Published on Oct 16, 2019

Pelco has released their Sarix Professional Series 3 cameras, claiming "more security detail in challenging scenes with excellent low light and wide dynamic range performance."

We bought and tested a Pro 3 dome, the IMP231-1ERS to see how it performs against competitive domes, including the Axis P3225-LVE Mk II and Hikvision DS-2CD2725FHWD-IZS, examining:

How does this new series perform in full light (~400lx), low light(~2lx) and dark (~0.02lx) scenes?
How does installation compare to other dome models?
How does Smart Compression H.264/H.265 bandwidth compare day and night?
How well does the camera integrate to VMSes?
How does it compare in price to competitive 1080p domes?

***** *** ******** ********** ************ ****** * cameras, ******** "**** ******** detail ** *********** ****** with ********* *** ***** and **** ******* ***** performance."

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*** **** **** *** series ******* ** **** light (~*****), *** *****(~***) and **** (~*.****) ******?
*** **** ************ ******* to ***** **** ******?
*** **** ***** *********** H.264/H.265 ********* ******* *** and *****?
*** **** **** *** camera ********* ** *****?
*** **** ** ******* in ***** ** *********** 1080p *****?

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*******, *** ***** ************ 3 **** ******* ******* performance ******** ** ****' P32 *** *********'* *********** Series, *********** ** **** light, ****/** (~*.** ***) and *** ******, *** outperformed ** *********** ** three *** *****:

****** ** ************:*** ***** ******'* ** illumination *** ****** **** others **** ~**-**' ********, reducing ******* *******.
**** ***** ** ************:******** ** ~**' *** closer ** *** ****** suffered **** ** ************, obscuring ****** *******.
********* *********** *********:*******, *** ***** ***** Pro3 **** ********* **** compression ********* **** ***********, making ****** ****** ******, reducing ******* ** *** light *** ****/** ******.

***** ** ***** *******, the ***** **** ** potentially * *** *** those ******* *********** ***-******* / **** ********* *******, especially *********** *** *******, lower **** **** ** Bosch's ******** ******.

Note: ******* ******** ********

***** *** ******** *** firmware *** *** ***** Pro3 ***** **** ***** should ******* ***** ******* results (******* *.**). ** are ** *** ******* of ********* *** ****** and **** ****** *********** as **** ** ********.

NDAA **********

***** *** ******** *** NDAA **********,**** * ******** **** explaining**** *** **** ** along **** ***** ******** and ******** ********* **. All ***** ************ ****** 3 ****** *** ********* and ** *** *** components **** *** *** not ************ ** ********** companies (*.*., *********, *****, Hikvision).

**** **** ***** ****** are *** *********,****** ****, ********* ******** ** **** ****** (see *** ****). ************, ***** *** posted**********************-********* ****.

*******

*** ***** ******-**** ***** for ~$*** *** ******, moderately ***** **** *** Axis *****-*** ** **, which ***** *** ~$*** ******, *** ******* ****** than ******'* ***-***** (~$*** ******) *** *********'* **-*********** (~$*** ******).

Size **********

*** ***** ******-**** ** similar ** **** ** comparable ******* *****, **** as *** **** *****-*** Mk ** *** ********* Performance ****** **-***********-***, ***** here.

Separate ******* ******* *** ***** *******

*** **** **** *** separate ******* *** ******* defaulting *** ********* *** camera. **** ***** ** clearer *** ************* ***** who *** ************* ******* default * ****** **** attempting ** ***** ***** it ***** * ****** button.

IR ************

*** **** ****'* ********** IR *** ********** ****** at *** ***** ** the ***** ** ****, with ******* *******, ***** below. ******** *** *********** less ******* **** ** the ****** ** *** scene.

Near ***** ** ************

** *** *****, ******** moving ****** ~**' ** the ****** ****** ***********. The ****** ******** ** adjust ******** ** *** subject *****, *** *** face ** ******* *********** at **** *****, ***** here:

IR ***** *******

** *** **** **** IR ** (~*.** ***), the ***** **** **** provides ******* ******* ** the **** *****-*** ** II *** ******** ***** than *** ********* *********** Series ****. *** ***** camera ******* ******** **** others, *** ******** ****** details ******* ******* ** Axis *** ********* ***** the **** ***** ** clearest ** *********.

** ********* ** ~**' (~35 ***) *** *******, noise *** **** ************ make ********** ******* ********* in *** *******, ****** the **** *** ******** brighter ****** *** *** Hikvision **** ******** ********** clearer ******* ** *** test *****.

Low ***** ***** ******* (~* ***)

** *** ***** (~****), the ***** **** ******* noisier **** ******, ************* reducing ****** *******. *** Axis *** ********* ******* produce ******* ******* ** the *******, ****** **** Hikvision ******** ***** ****** details.

****** **** ********, ** camera ******** ****** ****** detail.

Full ***** ***** *******

** **** ***** (~*** lux), *** ***** ******-**** suffers **** **** ********* than ****** ******, ********* blocky *** ******** *******, though *** ******* ** still ************. *********** *** similar ** ****** *********, as ****.

Mixed *** ***********

** ****** *** ******'* WDR *********** ** ** exterior ******* ***** ** ~1,500 *** ******* **** an ****** *** ** ~15, * ******** ** ~100x.

**** *** ******* ********, the ***** **** **** shows ******* ** *** subject's **** ** ** opens *** **** *** they *** **** ** he ****** *** ****** interior ****.

** * ****** **** door *****, *** ***** camera ******** ***** ****** details ******* *** ****** backligh, *** ****** *** the ********** **** **** both **** *** *********.

** *** **** ******* of *** *****, ******* of *** ******* *** very ****, *** ********** on *** **** ***** are ****** *******.

Bandwidth ******** ****** **** ***********

*******, ******** **** ****** than ********** ***** *****, with ********* ******** ******* ~1.6 **** ** ~*.* Mbps **** ***** *********** "On" ******* **** *.*** and *.*** ******.

**** **** ***** ************ were ***** **** ******** motion ** *** *****, with ******** ******* **** the ******.

VMS *********** *****, *.*** ********* ******

*** **** ****'* *.*** stream *** ********* ** all ***** ******: ********, Exacq, *******, *********, *** Network *****. *******, *.*** worked **** ** ********, Genetec, *** *********. *.*** was ********** ** ******* Optix, *** *** ****** failed ** ****. *.*** was ****** *********** ** Exacq.

Country ** ******

*** ***** ******-**** *** made ** ******:

Test **********

******* **** ********* ***** to ******* **** **** adjustments ** *********** ******** as **** ** ******** among ***** ******* *** other *****:

******** *** *** ** a ******* ** */***.
** ******** **** **** at ******* (***).
*.*** *** *******, **** Smart *********** "**".

Versions ****

*** *******, *** ********* firmware *** **** *** each ******:

***** ******-****: *.**.*.*.***
**** *****-*** ****: *.**.*
********* **-***********-***: *.*.**

Comments (3)

Ethan Ace

IPVM | 10/16/19 08:24pm

****: ***** *** ******** new ******** (*.**) ***** they *** ******** ***** quality *******. ** *** retesting *** *** **** update **** ****** ** soon ** ********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

10/17/19 01:11am

**** ****** ******* ****** the **** **** *** mounting ** ***** ******** most ******* ****** **** adapters ** ******** ***** to ***** ******* ******* manufacturers *** **** *********** and *******.

**** * **********.

Undisclosed #2

10/22/19 12:50am

...*** ***** ************ * dome ******* ******* *********** compared ** *********'* *********** Series...
*** ***** ******-**** ***** for ~$*** *** ******, notably ****** **** *********'* DS-2CD2725FHWD (~$*** ******).
...*** ***** **** ** potentially * *** *** those ******* *********** ***-******* / **** ********* *******.

** ** ******** ********** camera ******* **% **** really *** **** **** can ** **** *** viable ************ ** **** affected *******?

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