Testing Geovision Mini IR Camera

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Derek Ward
•Published Nov 01, 2013 04:00 AM

********** ** ********* ** ** * growing *****, ****** **** ******* ** both *** **** *** *** **** of *** ********. *** *** ***** from *********, *** *.*** **-******* [**** ** longer *********] ****** *** ************ ***** and ******** ** ** * ***** point ****** ***** $***. ** *** how **** ***** ****** ** ** tested ** ******* *********** *** **** models **** ***** *** ****, *** integrated ** ****** **** **** *** Q-See.

** ****** **** **** ***** ***** quality:

*** ***** * *** ** **** IR ***** *** ***********:

**** *** *** *** ********* **** this ****:

  • ** **** *****, **** ***** *** widths, *** ********* **-******* ******** ******* image ******* **** *** **** ***, Pelco ***** ****, *** **** *****-*, with **** ******* ******* ** *** test ***** *** **** ******************. **** *** *-*** ***-***** ******** modestly **** ****** ******.
  • ** *** *****, *** **-*******'* ***** quality *** ******** ** *** ****** IR ************ ***** **** **** *** Q-See ******, **** ******* ** ******* and **** ***** **** ********* ** make ***, ********** ** ****** ****** (up ** **').
  • ******* ****** ** ***** ** ***** 6m / **', ****** *** ******* on **************. **** *** *-*** ******* stronger ************ ** ~**' *** ******. 
  • ******** ** *** **********, ******** ** power **** ******* *** ** ***** ranges, ~*-*'. **** ******** ******** ****** in ***** ********** ******** ** *** Axis ** *-*** ******* ******, ***** did *** ******* ******** **, ********* in *********** ******.
  • *******, ** **** ***** *********'* ******** IR **** ** ** ~* ******* to ********* * ******* *** ****** power.
  • ** *** ********** **** **** *****, the ********* ******** ** *** *** of ********** **** ** ******** **** close, ~*-* **** ****. **** ***** be ******** **** ***/***** ****** ***********, but *** ****** ********* ****** ** return ** ***** **** ** **** light **** ****** ***********.
  • *********'* **-******* ***** *********** **** ** shutter *****, ***, **********, ********, ***., must ** **** ******* **** **** using ******* ** ******** ********. ** other ********, ***** ********* **** ***********, with ** ******* ********** ** *** user **** **** ******* *** *********.
  • ********* ********** ******* ******** ** ***** using ***** ******* *.*.
  • ****: **** ****** ** ***** ***** only, **** * ******* -***, ***, 8mm. *** **** **** *** *** lens. 

*****

*** *.*** ********* **-******* [**** ** ****** available] sells *** ~$*** *** ******. ** **********, ******* ****** ******* the **-******* ********:

***************

*** **-******* **** *** ** *** those ******* * *** ****, ***** form ******, ****** ****** **** ********** IR, ********** *********** *** ******** ** capabilities. *******, ** ** **** ****** to *******, ******** ***** (~*****) *** to *** ******* *********** *****.

** *** ******* ******, *** *-*** / ***** *** *** *** ********* overall **********, ***** *** **** ***** price *** ********** **.

Physical ********

***** ** *** ******** ******** ** the **-*******. **** *** ******* **** of *** ****** ******** ** ***** box *******.

Camera *************

**** ***** ******* *** *** ********* of *** *******. **** *******, ** should ** **** *** *************. ******* key ************* *******, ********* ******* *****, WDR, ****** *********, *** ****, *** unavailable ** ***** ********.

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

*** ********* ****** *** **** ** dynamically ****** ** ***** *** ******** close ** *** *****, ** ************ in **** ********** *****. 

******* ** **** ***********, *** ******* IR ***** *** **** ***** ******** causes *** *** ***** ** ****** black/dark.

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

** ***** **** *** *******'* ******* usable ** ************ ***** *** ***** 20', **' ***** ** ***** ********* 30'/10m *****. *** ***** ***** ***** our ******* ** ********** ********* **** the ******, ********* ** *********** ** each.

Indoor **********

**** ***** ***** *** ******** **** of *** **** ******* ** *** test. ******* **** ******* ******** **** each ***** ** ***** ** ******* for *********** ** ********** ***. *********** seen ** *** ********** ***** *** due ** ***********, **** **** ******* located **** ** **** ** ***** of ******.

**** *****, ~*** ***

** **** *****, *** **-******* ******** strong ******* ** **** *** ******* and *****, **** *************** ************ ****** **** ** **** other *******.

****,

***** * ***, *** ********* ****** lags ****** **** *** *-*** *** to ****** ** ************, **** ******* of *** ******* *** ***** ******** hard ** *******. **** **** **** range, **', ** ***** ** *** camera's ********* ** ***** (***/~**'). **** the **** *****-* *** ***-***** *** specified **** ****** ** ******.

Open ******

** ****** *** ******* ** ** open ****** ***** ** ****** ***** quality ** ******* *********. **** ***** shows *** ******* ****.

****** ~****, ******* ** ~**'

** ** **** ****** *****, **** light *********** ** ******* ** **** we *** ** *** ********** ****. Geovision ******** **** ******* **** *** subject ** ~**'. 

****** ~****, ******* ** ~**'

******** ****** ********, ******* *** *******, but ****** ******** **** **** *********** cameras, **** *** ***** ****** ** read *** *** ******* **** ****** identifiable **** ** *** ***** ******* but ****.

**** < ***, ******* ** ~**'

***** * *** ** **** *****, with ***** ********** ******** ****** *** subject ** ** **** ******* **** in *** ********** **** ** *** same ********. *** ***** ** **** easily ********, ** ****. *******, *********'* weaker ** ***** ******** ***** ******* than ***** *******.

*********

*******, ** ****** *** ******* ** a *********, ******* ******** ***** ******** IR *** ** ******. *** ***** below ******** *** ** ************ ******** of *** ***** ******* ******. **** that ***** ** ** ****** **** across *** ***, *********'* ************ ** much ****** **** *** ***** *** models, ********* ** ******* ****** *****.

****, ******* @ ~**'

**** *** ****** ***, **** ***** Geovision's ** ***** ******* ** ***** details ** *** ******* *** *****. 

Bandwidth / ************

** ****** ********* ** **** **** light *** **** ****** **** ** on. *** ***** ***** ******** ********* consumption ** *** *******. *** ******* was ***** ******* ** **** ***** levels, ***** ***** ******* "********" *********** setting (************ **). **** **** *** Pelco **** **** *** ******** ****, with * ******* ** * **/*.

Test **********

*** ******* **** ****** ** ******* settings, ****** *** ******* *****, ***** was ************ ** */***. *** ********* firmware ******** **** **** ** **** test:

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  • **** *****-*: *.**.**.*
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Comments (3)
AG
Alexander Gutierrez
•Nov 22, 2013

Derek,

It would be nice t include the info on the resolution on these models, so I wouldn´t need to google for this info.

JH
John Honovich
•Nov 22, 2013
IPVM
In reply to Alexander Gutierrez

I added a reference to the resolution (1.3MP) next to the first two mentions of the product. Btw, we always link to the camera's product page up front which should save you from googling for any other spec info.

U
Undisclosed
•Jun 16, 2017

(four years later, when I get a breathless advert from ADI covering Geovision...)

Some questions.  Did you do an nmap scan.  did you check if it uses TLS.  did you look for a back door account.  did you put it in an enclosed network with monitoring to look for phone-home traffic.  can you change the passwords to strong values.

It's 90 bucks on Amazon today.