Tiandy Super Starlight Cameras Tested

******** ****** *** ** ***** *********** Dahua *** *********, **** * *** series ** "***** *********" *******, ********* white ***** ************, *** **-***** ****** and ******* *********.

** *** *** **** *******, ** bought *** ****** **** ****** ******, looking ** *** *********:

• *** ** ****** ******* ******* ** competitive ***** ***** ****** *************,*******, ******/*****?
• *** *** **** ******* ** ****** from ******** *** ****************** ***********?
• *** *** **** ******* ** *** scenes?
• *** *** ***** ****** *** ******* detection ********* *******?
• *** **** ** **** ********* ** third-party ***?
• *** **** ********* ******* ** *** and ***** ******?

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** *** *****, ****** ****** ********* better ** *** *****/**** **** ** and ***** ***** ************ **** ***** second-tier ***** ************* **** ** ******, TVT/InVid, *** *******, *** ******* *****-******* analytic ***********. *******, **** **** ************ by********* ************ *******, *** ******** **** **** *** performance *** **** *** ***********.

Key ********

******'* ***** ***** ****** ******** ******** low ***** (and **** **** ***** ***** ************ than *********** ****** **** *****************, *** ****** ******* *************'* *** *******.

******'* ** ******' ************ *** **** across *** ***** ** **** **** smart ** *** *******, **** ****** details, *** ************ ** ***** ***** (~15' *** ******). *******, ******* ******* to ***** ** ***, **** *********** overexposure *** ********.

*** ****** ****** ******** **** **** WDR ******* ** ****** ********, ****** to ****** ** *******/******* *****. *** performance ** ****** ****** ****** **** average ** ****.

******** *********** *** ****** ******, ********** detecting ****** *******, *******, ** ********** in *** *****, *** ******** ****** indoor *** ******* ***** ***** ******* such ** *******, *******, *** ******, but ***** ****** **** ********* ** large ******* **** ** **** *** deer, ***** **** ********** ** ******.

*******, *** *********** *** ****, **** two ******* *** ******* *** ***** with *** *** ******, *.*** ********* not ******* ** ***** ** ** Witness, *** ********* *** ********* ** any *** ******.

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**** ****** ******* *** ********** ****** to ***** ***********. *** *******, *** 1080p ********* ****** **-***** *** * street ***** ** ~$***-***, ***** **** competitive ********* ******* **** ***** *** Hikvision, ** *** ***** ** $***-***.

*******, ***** ***** ***** **-***** *** the **** ********* ***** ** ******, with * ****** ***** ** ~$***-***, higher **** *********'* ********** ******* ***** light ***** (~$*** ******), *** ******* does *** ******* *** ** ** the **-*****.

Tiandy **. *********** ***** *****

***** ** *** *****, **** ***** light ****** ****** ****** (**-***** *** TC-C52LT) ********* ****** **** *** ***** and ******* ***** ***** ****** ** past *****, **** ** ***** ******** from ************ *** ****** *******. *******, compared ** ********* *******, ****** *********** appeared ***** ******* ** ***** ******** and *******, ***** ****:

** *** *****, *** ****** **-***** produces *** ****** ****** ** ****** cameras, ******* ** *********'* ******* (****** less *****), **** ****** ******, **** as *** **-**** *****.

************ ****** ** **** ****** ***** light ******* ** ~**' *** ******, with *** ****** ****** ** ****** quickly ****** *** *** ****** ** the *****. ************ ** *********'* ******* occurred ** **** **** ***** *****, <10'.

Even ***** ***** ************

*** ****** ****** ***** ***** ************ is ****** ****, **** **** ****** to ******** ******* ** *** *****. However, **** ******** **** **** ****** to ****, ******** ******* ** **********, brightening *** ***** ** *** *****.

Smart ** ******** ** ******* / *********** ******

*** ** *** ****** ******* ****** defaulted ** ***** ** "***", ***** produced **** ****** ******* *** ** overexposure *** ******** ** *** *****. Because ** ****, *** *********** ***** are **** **** ***** ** **.

Dark ** ***********

** *** **** **** ** **, the ****** ******* ******** ********* **** IR ********, **** ************ ******* **** edge ** **** **** **** ******** darkening.

** ~**' ******** **** ***** ** enabled, *** ****** **-***** ******** ****** chart *** ****** *******, ******* ** the **** *****-***, *** **** * dimmer **********. *** ****** **-***** *** brighter, ******* ****** ************ ** *** subject *** **** *****, ******* ** the ********* ********.

Wide ******* *****

** ****** *** ****** *******' *** performance ******* ** ********/**** **** ** a ***** ***, **** * ************ of **** **** (** *** ******* vs. *,*** *** ********).

*** ** *** ****** ******* ****** poorly ** * ****** *** *****. The ******* **** **** ** ****** exposure, ******* *** *******'* ****** ******* entirely ***** ** ******* **** *** room. ** ********, **** ******-********** ****** from ****** ****** **** **************** **** ****** *******, **** ** the ********* *****.

*** *** ***** ************ *** *** best *** ********** ****** **-***** *** unable ** ******* ****** ******* ** our ******* ***** ** *** ******* well **** *** ****, **** *** exterior ********** ****** *** *** ****** time.

** * ***** *****, *********** ******* the ****** ******* ****** ******, **** Tiandy **-***** ********* ****** ****** *** chart *******, *** **** ***** ** the ******** *******. *** ****** **-***** was *** ******* ** *** ****** cameras, **** *** ********** ******* *********** against *********, ******** ******* ****** **** clear.

Full ***** (~***+ ***)

** ****, **** ******** (~*** ***), subject *** ***** ******* ****** *****, with ** ***** ****** ********** **** image *******.

Accurate ****** ********* *********

*** **** ****** ******* ********** ******* on ****** *******, *******, *** ********** in *** *****, **** ** ****** detections ****** ** **** ***** ******.

No ***** ****** **** ******* / **********

********, ******* ******* *** *** ***** false ******, * ****** ***** ** other *******.

** *****, ********** **** ******* ******** were *******, * ****** ****** ** false ****** ** ***** ******** *******.

No ***** ****** ** ****** / ******* *******

******* ****** ******* *** ***** ******* did *** ******* *** ***** ******.

***** ***** *******, **** ** ****** being ****** **/*** ** *** **** below, **** *******.

False ****** ** ***** *******

*** **** ******** ***** **** ** our ***** *** ***** ****** ** large *******, **** ** **** *** deer, ***** **** ********** ** ******, shown *****.

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

** *** *****, *** ****** ******* had *********** ****** ****** ** *****, with *** **-***** *** **-***** **** working *** **** ** ***** ***** than *********. ************, *.*** *** *** supported ** ***** ** ** ******* using *** ******.

****** **** *** ********** ** *** VMSes ****** (**** ***** *****, *** RTSP), *** ******'* ******** ****** **** not ********* ** *** ***.

Bandwidth **********

**** ***** (~*** ***) *** ***** were ******* ** ***** ******* ** all ****** ******, **** ***** * Mb/s.

** *****, ******** **** ** ** spiked **********, ******* ** *********** ******* we **** ******, *** ***** ***** bitrates ****** ***********, **** **** ****** IR ********, *** ** ****** ****** of ******* ***** *** ********* **** using ***** *****.

***** ************ **** ***** **** ******** motion ** *** *****, **** ******'* "S+" ***** ***** *******.

** *******, ******'* ******** *** ********* high, **** *+ **/* ** ***** scenes, **** ***** ****** ******** *** a **** *** ~** ************. ******** S+ *** ******** ** ***** ********, bitrates **** ** the **** *****, **** ************ ********* near **.

Physical ********

** *** ***** *****, ** **** a ***** **** ** *** ******** construction ** *** ****** *******.

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

• *** ****** ****** ** *** **** with ****** (**-***** *** **-*****), ******** for ****** *******, **** *** ***** exposed **** *** **** ** *** camera ******* ** ****** ******* *** mount.
• ** ***** ** ****** *** ******'* reset ****** *** ******* ****, ***** must ****** *** *********, *********** **** prone ** *********, *** **** **** time-consuming ** ******** ** ***** ***** must ** ******.
• *******, *** ******* * *** ********* on ***** ***** ***** ***** *** be **** ** ******* * *** thumb ***** ******* ** *******, ** unusual ******* ** ** *******.

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

*** ****** ***** ********* ****** ******* are ******* ** **** ** *** Uniview *******-**-****-*-** *** ********* *********** ****** cameras.

Made ** *****

*** ** *** ****** ******* ****** were **** ** *****.

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

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

• *.*** **** ******* **** ***** ***** "S+" *******.
• *** *** ******* **** *** *** testing.
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