Speco Ultra Intensifier Tested

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Rob Kilpatrick and Ethan Ace
Published Apr 22, 2019 14:37 PM

******** **** **** ***** *****'* ***** Intensifier*** **** *** "***** ************ ******* IP", **** ******* ***** *** ****** suffers **** ***********, ******* ********.

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** ****** *** ****** ******** *********** **** (*****)******* ***** *** ***** *** ** models **** ****, ******, *** ********* to ******* ***** ****** *** *** how ** ****** ******** ******* *********** super *** ***** *** ** ******.

Slow ******* / ******** ******** ********

******* ** *** ******, **** ******* was * ******, *** ***********, ********* to **** ****** ******** (*** ****** **** ******* / ******** ******). ** *** **** *** *****, manufacturers **** ***** **** **** **** as ****** ******* ********** *** **** complaints ***** ******** ****. *******, ***** continues ** **** ****. **** *** so ** ************* '***********' (*** ****'* **** ****) *** ******** ** ** ** today.

Key ********

**** ***** ******* ********, *** ***** Ultra *********** ****** ********* **** ** moving *******, ******* **** ****** ** severe, ********* ** ***** *****, *** reducing ** ******* ********* ******* ** moving ******* ** *** *** ***** scenes, ~* *** *** *****.

**** ***** ** ******* ** ********** by ******* **** *********** ******** (**-***, defaulting ** ***) ** ****** ******* speed ** */***, *** ******* *** 2D/3D ***, *** **** ******* ***** brightness *** ********* ******* *****, *********** negating ***********'* **********.

**** *********** ******** *** **/** *** disabled, *** ***** *********** ********* ********** to **** ********* ***** *** ***** cameras, ******* ************ ******* ** *** *****/**** ****** (~****/~*.****).

*******, ** **** **** ****** (~*.****), integrated ** ******* ********** *** ***** Intensifier, **** ******* ******* ** *** ranges ******** ** *** ***** ****** with ***********/*** ********, *** ******* *** severe **** ****** ** *****'* ******* settings.

*******, ***** *********** ********* *** **** higher **** *********** *** ***** ***** models, ********** ** ********, ***** ** the ******* ** **** *** ****** models ** *** *****, *** *-** during *** ***.

Troubleshooting ******

*** ***** *********** ** ****** ** cause *********** *************** ****** *** ************* installers. ***** *** ********** ******* *****'* marketing ****** *** ****** ***********, **** are ****** ** ** ********** ** blur ** *** ***** ****** *** may *** **** *** ****** ** identify ***** ******** *** ******* **.

Results ********

** ****** ***** ***** ******* **** issues *** ***** ********* ** **** video:

*******

*** ***** *********** ***** ***** *** ~$210 ******, ********** ****** **** ******* fixed **** ******* **** ******* (~$***-*** USD ******). *******, **** ******* ** notably **** **** **** ***** *** light ******, ********* $***, ** * minimum, **** ****** *** ***** *** light *********** ******* ***** ** ******* $700+.

Physical ********

*** ***** ***********'* ************ ** ****** similar ** ***** ***** **** ******* domes, **** * *-**** ******, *** limited ******** ******** (** ***** ** I/O). ** ** ******** ****** **** other *****-**** ******, **** *** ********* Performance ****** *** ****** ***-**** ***** here:

Dome Size Comparison

Visible ****** **** ** *** *****, ******* ********* ******

******* ******** ********* ****** ** "***** and *****" ***** ** *** ****, using ******* ******** *** ***** *********** camera ******** **** ** ****** ******** in *** ***** ** *** ***** (shown ** ~* *** *****):

******* **** ***** ** ***** *****. For *******, ** ~*.* ***, ** details ** *** ******* *** ** seen ** ***, **** *** ********** visible ******* *** ******* ** ** walks ******* *** *****. ** **** placed *** ****** ** *** ***** background **** ** **** ******* *** better **********.

Blur ******* *** ********: *** **** ****** *****

**** ***** ** ******* ** ********** by ********* ******** ******** ** *** Ultra ***********:

  • *********** ***:******* *********** *** ******* **** *** most, **** *** **** ******** ****** greatly *********, *** **** ****** ***** visible. ******* ******* **** **** **** fixing ******* ***** ** */***, *** with *********, *** *****.
  • *** ***:** ***** ** ********** ****** ****, both ** *** ** *** **** be ***** ********. ** **** * default ******* ** **, ***** ****** noticeable *********/******** ****** ****** *******, ***** 2D *** * ******, *** ***** visible, ******.

**** **** ****** ******* ***** ** 1/30s ******** ******* **** ******* ** disabling **********. *******, *** ***** ****** does *** *** *******/******* ******* ***** settings, ** ******* ******** ***** ** 1/30s **** ****** *** ***, ******* drastic ************. ******* ** ****, ********* Intensifier ** *** ****** ******.

Scene ****** *** ** ***** *******

** ******** ** **** ******, ***** sources ****** ****** *** *** ***** of *** ***** *********** **** ***** default ********. *** *******, ******* ** an ****** ********** ********** ******* *** camera *** ~* *******, *** ****** out ******* ** **** ** ** was ****** **.

Lights Wash Out Scene At Default Settings

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

** * ~* *** *****, *** Ultra *********** ****** ********* ******** ****** when ********** ** ****** ***-******** ******** than **** *** **** *********** *****-*** Mk ** *** ******'* ***-*****, **** of ***** ******** **** ********* ***** and ********.

Low Light Performance Comparison

***** *** ***** *********** ***** ***** images ** *** ********** ***** *** subject *****, ** ******** ***** **** left ** ******* ********, **** ***** and ********* *** **** ** ***** cameras. **** ***** ************ ********, ** performs ********* ** ***** ******, **** high ****** ** ******* ***** *** little ******* ****** ****.

Low Light Blur Noise Comparison

Dark *********** (~*.* ***)

*******, ** * **** **** ~*.* lux *****, *** ****** ******** ** detail **** ********** ** ******** ******* to ******, **** *** ****** ********* detection ** *** ******* ******* *** brighter **********. ** **** *****, *** Intensifier ******** ****** ****** ** *** stationary **** *****, ***** *** *** blur, *** *** ****** ******** ** the ******* ******* *** ****.

Dark Performance Comparison

Vs. ********** **

*******, **** ***** ***** *** ***** models ** *** *****, *** ***** Intensifier ****** ** ****** ************ ** integrated ** ****** **** *** ** non-blurring ********, ********* ** ****** ***** details. ***** *** **** *****-*** ** II ******* ********** **** ** **** scene, ** ***** ******** ****** ******, with *** ****** ******* * ****** producing ***** ************ ******* ** *** subject *** *****.

Vs  Integrated IR

Similar ******* ***** *******

****** *** ***, ** *** ** significant ***** ******* ****** ** *** Ultra ***********, **** ***** ******* ******* similar ** ***** ***** ****** ** a ************ ***** ** ****.

Daytime Details Similar To Others

Increased *********

***** *********** ********* *** **** ** low *****, ~* **/*, ***** ** the ******* ** ***********, *** **** about *-** *** ********* ****** *** day (~*** ***). **** **** *** Hanwha ****** ******* ***** ******, ***** Speco **** ***.

Bitrate comparison

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*** *********** ***** ***** ****** ******************, ******** ** ****:

Sony Xarina CXD4145GG SoC

***** *** ****** ****** ** *** visible ******* *********** ** **** *** board, *** ***** ** ******* ****** with******, * ****** */*.*" ****** *****, released ** ****.

Sony IMX291 Imager

Test **********

******* **** ****** ***** ******* ******** with **** *******:

  • ***** *********** ******** **** ******** ** noted ** ******** *****
  • **** *** ****** ****** **** *** to *** */*** *** *******
  • ****** **** *** ** ***, ***** the ******* *** *** ****** ***** allow (*****, ******) ** ******** (****) to ***** ******** ** ********* ******
  • ***** ****** **** ******* ** **** and ****** ******

*** ********* ******** ******** **** ****, the ****** ********* ** *** **** of *******:

  • ***** *****:*.*.*.* ********

Country ** ******

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Comments (9)
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Undisclosed End User #1
Apr 22, 2019

** **** ** *** ****** **** new ** ****** ** *** ****? I've **** ******* ***'* ***** ********* and ** ***** ** ** * revenue ********* *** ***** **** ****. ************.

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Jon Dillabaugh
Apr 23, 2019
Pro Focus LLC

*** *** * ********* **** ** hand *** ****’* **** **?

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Ethan Ace
Apr 23, 2019

** *** **** *********** ******* **** it **. *** *****, *** *** the **** ********* ***** ** *** report. ** ****'* ******** ** ** a *** ***** ********, *** * one *** **** ** *** ***** Ultra *********** *** *** ******.

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Ethan Ace
Apr 23, 2019

*** ** ** *****, ** ~* lux, *** **** ********* ********* ** the ***** *********** (**** *** ** non-blurring ********). ** ***** *** ****** (~0.1 ***), ** *** ******, ****** black, ****** ***** ******** **** ******* detection ** **** ***** *****, ****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #2
Apr 24, 2019

* *** ***** ****** ** ***** a **** ****** ** ********* **-*********-* ***** they ****** ** "*******". ********* ****** this ***** ** *** **** **** as ****.

**** ***** ***********, ** ***** ***** all *** **** ***** **** ******* (1/15), *** ********* **** ** ***** special *** *-**** **** ******* **'* only ******* ** *** *** ***.

** *******?, ********** *********. * *** very ************* **** ***** *********** ** the **** *** ******* **** **** be ******* ********* ******* *** * am ***** **** ****.

**'* *** ******* *** *** ***, really. **** ***** **** ** **** this **** ** ***** ** ** Market. **'* ******* ***** **** ** EMEA *******.

*** ** ******* ********* **** ** Color **/*, **% **** **'* *** same *******. *****'* * **** ******* marketing ***** ** ****** ** **********.

*.*. * ** *** ********** **** Hivksion ** ***, **** ** ********** who ***** ** **** *** *****. 

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Ethan Ace
Apr 24, 2019

** **** **** ******* *** *** ColorVu ** ******** ** **** ** North *******. *** *** ********:********* ******* ********** ******* ***** ******* Examined. **** *** ***** ** **.* lens ** ***** ******, ***** ** pretty ***, ********** ** *****-**** ******. 

** **** ** **** **** ****'** available. ** *** *** *** ****** as ****, *** ***** ****** **** for ********* ** **** ***** ***** own *****.

*** ********: **** *** ***** ***** illuminators, ***'* ****, ******* ** **? In **** *****, *** *** **** any ****** **** *** ***** ***** glare?

 

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Jon Dillabaugh
Apr 24, 2019
Pro Focus LLC

** ** **** ** *** ***** models ** ******* **** **** ***** of ** ******** (*/*.*)? ****** *** expect * **** ******* ***** ** field? *** ** ******* ***** *********** for **** ** ***** ** *****, which *** *** ** ******* *** own ******?

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Ethan Ace
Apr 24, 2019

*** ***** ***** *********** ******** **** an **.** ****, *** ** *** not ******* *** ********* ***** ** field ******. * ******* **** ***** these ******* *** **** **** (**°+), you'll *** ******** ** ******* **** PPF ******** ** ********* **** ****** you'd *** ****** **** ***** ** field, ** **** *****. ****'* **** our **********.

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Undisclosed Integrator #2
Apr 24, 2019

***** ** ***** *** *********** ** the ******. ** ******* *******, ** is ****** ***. * *** ** manually **** ** **, *** ***** comes ** **** * **** **** it's *** **** *** ****** **********. I ****'* ***** * ****** *** I ****** ******* **** ********* *** would ** ******* ***** **** ***** launched ** ***.