Pelco Low Cost NDAA-Compliant Sarix Value Series Tested

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Derek Ward
ā€¢Published Aug 16, 2021 14:37 PM

***** ***** *********-********* ***** ***** ******** ** "**********, *******, *** ********* security ********" **** ***** ********* "**** regulatory ************ ****** ******", *** *** well **** ** ****** ****?

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** ****** *** ****** ****** ***** ******-****(********* ****, *** ** ****) ******** ***** ******-****(*****-****, *** ** ****) *** **** them **************** *********** ******,******* * ******, *******' *****-*, *********:

  • *** **** ***** ******* ******* ** full ***** (~*** ***), ***** *** light (~* ***), **** (~*.*****) **** IR ** *** *** ******?
  • *** ***** ***/** **** ****** ** low ***** ******?
  • *** **** ******* ******* ** ***** low-cost ******?
  • *** **** **** *** ****** ********* with *****?
  • **** *** *** ** **** *** usability ******??
  • *** **** ***** ***** ******* ** low-cost *****/********* ******?

Vivotek *******

*** ***** ***** ****** ** ********** from *******, ************ ** *** ******'* physical ************, **********, *** *** *********.

*****, *** ******** ************ ** *** cameras *** *******, **** ********* ** arrays, ********** *********, *******, *** ***** whip:

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******* **** *******, **** **** *** the **** ******* ****-**** ***:

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*******, *** ***** ***** *** ******* C ****** *** *** *** ********* similar, **** ****** *** **** ***** scheme, *******, *** ************* *******.

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***** ***** *** ******* ** ***** Vivotek ************, ****** * ******* ********* about ****** *********:

** * ****** ** ***'* ******* on ******** **** ***** ******, *** do ** ******* ** ************ ** have ****** *** ********** ** ******** in **** *********. *** *** ***** products, ***** ***** ********* *** ****** specifications, ************, ******* *** ***********. ** also *** ** ***** ******** **-***** process ********** ** ******** ****. *** of ****** ** ***** ****** *** products **** ******** *** ***** ******* support ********.

Performance *******

***** ** *** *****, *** *********** of *** ***** ***** ****** ** very ******* ***** ******* * ******** *** ******, ********* ******* ******* to ***-**** **** *** ********* ***** models ** **** *****, **, *** WDR ******. ***** ***** ****** ******** slightly ****** **** ******* *** ** contrast ***********, *** ******* *** *********** similar.

*** ***** ****** **** *** ** overexposure **** ******* ** *** ******* tested. **** ***** ** ******* ** turning *** ****, **** *** ******** of ********* ******* *****, ********* *********** similar *******, *** ********** ********. ****, enabling *****'* "************ ********" **** *** not ********* ************.

******* ** **** ** *** ** Vivotek's * ****** *******, **** ***** cameras' ***** *.*** ********* ******** **** high, ~*-** ****** **** ******* ****** (Smart *********** *******, ******* *** **).

******, *****-***** *** *********** ** *****, with *.***/*.*** *********, *************, *** *** events ********** ** *** ***** ****** (Avigilon, *****, *******, *********, ******* *****).

Made ** ******* *****

***** ***** ******* *** **** ** Taiwan, ******** **** ** **** **** plan ** **** *** '**** ********' of ***** ****** ************* ** ***** America:

** ** ******** *********ā€™ ****** ** manufacture *** **** ******** ** *** Pelco *** ******** ******* ** ***** America ** *** **********, ***** *** Richmond, ** **********. ** *** ************ complement *** ******** **** ******** **** are ******** ** *********** **** ****** in ***** ** **** ** ******** areas ** *** ******* ***** ** that ** *** ****** *** ******* of *** ********* *** ******* **** in * ****** ******. ** **** continue ** ******** ***** ******* *** adapt **** ** ******. **** ** do ****** ** ******** ******** ***** takes ********* ** ****** **************, ********* and ******* ********** *** *******, ************* process ********** *** ******* ********** ** ensure **** *** ********, **** *** Sarix *****, **** *** ******* *** reliability *** ********* ******. ** **** stand ****** **** **** ********* ******* support *** * ********. *** ***** products ******** *****, ********* ***** *****, are ****-*********.

*******

*** *** ***** ******-**** ***** *** ~$300 ***, ***** ** ******* ** Hikvision's *** ***** ****** **-**********-***, ***** sells ***~$*** *** ******, ***** ** **** ******* ** the ******* ******-** ***** ***~$*** *** ******.

*** ***** ***** ******-**** ***** *** ~$160 ***, ***** ** ******** **** than *** ******* ******-* **** ***** for~$*** *** ******, *** ******** ****** **** *********'* 1080p***** ******************** ************* ***** (~$***/~$*** ******)

Compared ** ***** *** *********

***** ***** ***** *****'* ******* *********** is *********** **** ***** *** ********* models ******, **** **** * **** limited ******* ****.

*****'* ***** ****** ** ******* ** 1080p *** *** ***********, ******* ***** and ********* ***** ***, ***, ***, 6MP, *** ** ** ***** ***** cost *****. ************, ***** ****** *** only ********* ** ***** ********, *** form ******* *** ******* ** *******, mini ***** *** *******. ***** *** Hikvision ***-**** ***** ******* ***** ***** illumination, ******* **********, ***** ***** *** black ********.

***** ******* *** ***** ****** **** analytics *** ****** *********** **** **** to **** ** ********** **************** *****************. ** ********, ***** *** ********* offer ***** ** ***** ***-**** ***** (see******* ****** *************** ** ****).

Pelco ***** ******* ****** *******

*** ***** ***** ****** ******** ******** duller **** *** ******* * ****** using *** **** ********, ****** ******* were *********** *******. *** **** ***** quality, ********, ****, *** *** ******** (in *** ******) **** ****.

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** *** ******, ******* **** ******** more **********, **** ***** ******** ** the *******'* **** ** *** ***** 5MP **** *** ******* * ******. However, ******* ****** *********** *******.

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

*** ***** ***** ***** ****** ******* tested ******* ** ** **** ****** "overexposure ********" (******** ** *******) ***** is ******** ** ****** ***** **** subjects *** ******* ** *** **** FOV. ******* **** **** **, ******* on ***** *** ****-****** ******** *******, reducing ************ **** ***** *** ******'* default ****.

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*******, **** * ******* ******* ******* the *******, ** ** ***** ********** overexposed **** ************ ******** ******* ********* at ~**' ********.

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** ~**' ******** *** ~*.** *** with ** *******, *** *** ***** and ******* ***-**** ******* ******** ******** better ******* **** *** ********* *********** series ******, ** *** ******* *** test ***** *** *** ** ******* overexposed.

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*** ***** ***** *** ********* *********** series ******* ******** ******* ******* ** the *******, ****** *** ********* **-***********-**** overexposes *** ****** ***** ** *** test *****. **** **** *** **** M3065-V **** *** ******* ********** **, and *** *** ******* ****** ****** at **** ***** *****.

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Even ** ********

*****'* ***** ***** ****** ******* **** a ******** ******* *******, *** *** edges ** *** *** *** **** clearly ***********, ********* ****** *******.

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Weak ******* ** ********* ** *****

**** ** *** ***** ***** ***** Series ******* **** *** ********* ** range. ** **** ********, ******* *** chart ******* *** ************* *** ** low *** (~** ** *** *** model, ~** ** *****), *** ******** may ** ****** ********.

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Color *** ***** (~* ***) ***********

** ~* ***, *** ** *** cameras ****** **** ****** ** ******* clear ****** ******* *** ** ***** and *********. *** *** *****, ******* and ********* ******* **** **** ** produce ******* ********** **** ** **** 4, ****** *** ********* *********** ****** camera *** *** ******* ***** ******** due ** *** *******.

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*** ***** ***** *** ********* ******* produced ******* ****** *******, *** **** produced **** ********* *** ***** **** the **** *****-*.

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**** * ******* ******* ******* *** Pelco ***** ***** ****** ******, **** facial ******* *** ** *********, *** moderate ****** **** *** ***** ****** usable *******.

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

*** *** ****** ** ** ******** man **** *****, ***** *****, **** a ******** ******** ** ~**** ******* indoors (~** ***) *** *** (~*,*****).

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*** ** *** ******* ****** ******** strong ****** *** ******* ** **** the ******* *** **** ***** ***** positioned *******, *** ********* ******** ******.

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******* *********** *** **** **** *** 1080p *****, **** *** ********* ******. Background ******* **** ** *** ***** and *** ****** *** ******* *** be **** **** *** *******.

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Weaker *** *********** ** ******

**** *** ******* (~** *** ** this *****), ******** ** ***** *** noticeable ** ****** ********.

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** ******, *** ***** ***** ***** series ******* *** **** ** ****** exposure ** *** ******* ****, ******* to **** *** **** **** *** Vivotek * ******. *** ******* ** overexposed ***** ******* *** ************ ******, providing **** *******.

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

** ****, **** ******** (~*** ***), details ** *** *** ******* ****** were *****:

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******* ** *** *** ****** ******, the ***** ******* ******** ***** *******, able ** ******* ******* *** ***** details.

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Long *** ** **** *****

******* ** ******* ******* (************ ******* ********* ** ******), *** ***** ***** ***** *******' web ** **** ******* ******* ** load (** ** ~* ******* ** our *****) ******** * **** ********** the ******'* **** ****** *** ******.

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**** **** ***** **** ** ***** were **** ** ******, *******, ******** Explorer *** ****. ***** **** **** a *** ******** **** ** ** during ******* ****** ****** ***** **** times, *** **** ******** ************ ****.

Gain ******* *** *****

************, **** *** ******** ******* ********** a *** ** *** "**** *******" setting ** *** ***** ***** ***** Series *******. *** ****** *** ** from * ** ***%. *******, ***** is ** ********** ** ***** *******/**** when *** ** *-***%, ** *** below ***** *****:

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****** *** ******** **** ***** ** the **** ******. ** **** ****** in *** **** ******** *******.

Bandwidth **********

*** ***** ***** ***** ****** ******* had ****** ********* *********** ** ****, even ***** (~*** ***) ****** ***** H.265 **** "***** ***********" *******, ~*** Kb/s ** *** ***** ****** *** ~640 **/* **** *** *** ******. However, *** ***** **** ~*-** ** ~1 *** ***** *** ***** *** dark */** ******* ****** *** ** noise *** *********.

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VMS ***********

*** ***** ***** ***** ****** ******* H.264 ****** *** ****** **** ****** detection ****** **** *** ***** ***** tested, **** ** ******** ******* ******, Exacqvision, *******, ********* *** ** *******. The **** ***** ***** *** ******* Optix ***** *** ****** *** ***** cameras *** *.***.

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Size **********

*** ***** ***** ***** ****** ******* are ******* ** **** ** ***** competitive *******, **** ** *** *********'* Performance ****** **-***********-* *** *****'* *** Series *******.

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Made ** ******

*** ***** ***** ***** ****** ******* are **** ** ******.

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Test ***********

*** ******* **** ********* ***** ** testing **** * *** *********** ** standardize ******** **** **:

  • ****-************ *******.
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Firmware ******** ****

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Comments (18)
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Kyle Folger
ā€¢Aug 16, 2021
IPVMU Certified

*** ******** ******** ** ********* *** disappointed ** **** * *** * better **** ** *** *****. *** camera ***** **** ********* ** *** it ******** **** ******** ** *** US ** *****, ***** ** *** US ** *****, *** **** *** able ** ** ********** ** * low-cost ***** ******. **'* **** **** I ***** *** **** ******* ******* were **** ** *******. * **** nothing ******* *******, *** **** ***** Verkada **** * ***** ******** ******* that *****'* **** ******* *** *****'* really **** ********.

* **** **** *** ***** ****-***** companies *******, *** *******, ***** **** they ******* * ***-**** ****, **'* never ***** ***. **** ** ******* it's *** ** ***, *** **** recorders ** **. "***** *** *** new ***-**** ******** **** *** * new ******* *** **** ***'* ********** with ******** ******* **********."

** **** ****, ** ***** **** Pelco ****** ** *** ******** ******* other **** ***** **** *********** *** original ******* ** **** * ****** image ** **** ** *** *********.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
ā€¢Aug 16, 2021

***. ** ***** ******* *** ***. A *** ***** ** ******. ** has **** ***** * *****. *** then * ******* **** **** ** amazing ***** **** *** * "***" company *** **** ** *** ********/******** family. *** **** * *** **** it ** **** * ******* *** nothing ** *** ****. ***** **** gives **** ** **** ******, ** really **** ***** ***** ***** ******* it *****'* ***** *** ****** ***** besides ***** ****** *****.

(6)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #7
ā€¢Aug 17, 2021

**'* **** **** * ***** *** that ******* ******* **** **** ** Vivotek.

**** ** *** ******** ******* *** made ** *******. **** ** ****** just ***** ********* *** ******** *****.

*** ****** ***** **** ********* ** had ** ******** **** ******** ** the ** ** *****, ***** ** the ** ** *****, *** **** was **** ** ** ********** ** a ***-**** ***** ******.

*****. ****** * ** ***** ** may ** *********** *** ******** **** in *** ** ** **** ** low **** ****** *** ************ *********** on ******. ************ **** *** ********** are ******** ** ******* ** ****.

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Michael Miller
ā€¢Aug 17, 2021

**** ** *** ******** ******* *** made ** *******. **** ** ****** just ***** ********* *** ******** *****.

**** *** ***** ***** ** ** H4 ****** *** ** ** *** a *******. ** ** *** **** replaced ** ** *** ************ **-*****.

U
Undisclosed #2
ā€¢Aug 16, 2021
IPVMU Certified

***** ****:

****** *** ******** **** ***** ** the **** ******.

******* ****:

****** ***** *** ******** **** ***** on *** **** ******.

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U
Undisclosed #3
ā€¢Aug 16, 2021

** **** ** ******* ** ** an ***** ******.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
ā€¢Aug 16, 2021

* ***** ****** ***** ** *** next ******* ** **** *** **** line ** ** **** ** **********, TX ** ** ** *** *** Motorola *******. **** ** *** **** business ***** **** ******** *** **** following ** ********'* ***********. **** ** want ***% ***** ******** ************* ** some *****.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
ā€¢Aug 16, 2021

******. **** ******** ** *********** **** Vivotek ***** **** **** ** *** works ****** ******** **** *****.

UD
Undisclosed Distributor #6
ā€¢Aug 16, 2021

* ****** ****** **** *** ***** 'badge ***********' ***** & ********** ****** try ** ****** *** ***** ********** product & ** ****** ** *** real ************.

**** ** ****** *** ******* *******, in * ***** **** **** ***** drop *** ******* *** ** *** will *** *** *******? ******** ******* etc?

(4)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
ā€¢Aug 17, 2021

**** ************* **** **** * ****** expected ******* **** *** ***** ********, so *** *** ** ****** **** question ** **** ***** ******* ******* equal **, *** ***** * **** warranty ******. ***** **** *****, *** bets *** *** *** *** *** cost ***** *****. ** ***** **** provide ******** ******* *** * ** 5 ***** ** ******* *** ******* if/when ******* ******** ********* **** ******** or ********.

***** ****** ***'* *** ******** *** this **** ** ***** ***** ***, and **** ****** ************* ******** ***** scenarios ***********. * ********* ****** ********* that * * **** **** ********** for ** ******* ** ******** *******. Once **** *** * ******* ***, customers ******** ****** ***** ***** ********* or ********* **** ** ****** **** whatever ** ******* *** ******* ********/************* concerns ***/** ** ******* ******* ******* due ** ************.

***** **** ***** ** *, * or ** *****, *** ****** **** serious ******** ***** ******** ****** *** be ***** ** ******* ** *** other ** ******* **** *** *-** years *** ****, *** *******, *** not ******* ** ***** *** *.* or *****.

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Josh Reynolds
ā€¢Aug 17, 2021

*'* ********* *** ** ** **** identical ****** *** **** **** ********* picture ******* **** ******* ********. ** my *** *** ****** ** *** Vivotek *********** ***** ** **** *******.

** ******* *** ** ******** ** tune *** ***** ******** ** ******* similar ******* ** *** *******? ** this **** * **** ** ****** poorly ****** ******** (** ***** ******** that *** ********* *** * ********* scenario **** ***** ******)?

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
ā€¢Aug 17, 2021

** ***** **** ** **** *** Pelco ****** ** ***** *** *** a ********* ***** ******, ** ***** components, ***. ** ****** ***** ******** changes *** ******. ** ***** ***** have ******** ******* ***********.

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Ethan Ace
ā€¢Aug 17, 2021

**** ** ***** ** ******** **** contrast, **********, ***., ** ********* ** not ***** ****. ***** **** ***** will *** ****** ****, ** *** to ******* **** **** ***** ***. We ********* **** ****** ******** **** would ******* **** * ******* ** unfair *********, **** * ***** **** shutter ***** *** ** **** **** of **** **** ******.

****** ***** ****'* ******* ** *** differences ******* *** ***** ***** *** Vivotek ******, * ******* **** ********, sharpness, *** ***** ********** *** ***** to ********* ******* ******.

(3)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #8
ā€¢Aug 17, 2021

*****ā€™* **** *** **** ** **** to ********* *****. ****** *** ***** and *** ******** ** * **** raft ** *********** ** ** ******** that *** ******* ********* ***** ****. There ** ** **** ***** **** in *** *****. ** *********** ** the *** **** **** *** ** now ****, (** *** ***) *********** know **** ***** ** *****. **** company **** ********** ******** ** *** dick.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
ā€¢Aug 17, 2021

*****, * *** ** **** ** government ********. **** ********* *** ***** ban *** *** *********** ** *** US **** ** ******** ***** ***** cards ***** **** ***** ** ****. Starting *** **** **** *** **** as * ******* *** ** *** the **** ****** *** ***'* *** what ******* **/**** ******** ****** ************* them ** *** **.

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Undisclosed #2
ā€¢Aug 17, 2021
IPVMU Certified

ā€¦*********** **** **** ***** ** *****. That ******* **** ********** ******** ** the ****.

********, **** **** ********** ******** ** the ******* ;)

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Jaeden Wiens
ā€¢Sep 01, 2022
XLR Security

* ****** ********* ~** ** ***** cameras ** *** **** **** * Uniview **** ***. ***** *** *********, the ********* *** *** *** ****. We *** ** **** ** ***** 20 ******* *** ****** ** ****** the **********, **** * ****!

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John Honovich
ā€¢Nov 15, 2022
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*** ********* **** *** $***

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