Turing Edge+ Cameras Tested
Turing has released its Edge+ direct-to-cloud cameras competing with Ava, Eagle Eye, Verkada, etc, but how well do they work?
IPVM bought and tested the Turing fixed focal EVC5FD256-1Y and varifocal EVC5ZD256-1Y, against Avigilon Alta and Verkada, examining:
- How easy or hard is the initial configuration?
- Are firmware updates automatic or manual?
- How easy or hard are analytics to configure?
- How well do people detection, vehicle detection, and face detection work?
- How good or bad is image quality performance in color low-light and dark/IR scenes?
- How does pricing compare with other direct-to-cloud offerings, including Ava and Verkada?
- How does the license cost compare with other direct-to-cloud offerings, including Ava and Verkada?
- Who is the OEM for the Turing Edge+ cameras?
- How does bandwidth consumption compare to Verkada?
- How well do the Turing Edge+ cameras integrate into 3rd party VMSes, including Avigilon Control Center, Exacqvision, Genetec, and NxWitness?
See other direct-to-cloud tests:
- Turing Vision VSaaS Tested 2023
- Vivotek Vortex Direct-To-Cloud Cameras + VSaaS Tested
- Avigilon Alta / Ava Flex Tested
- OpenEye VMS/VSaaS Tested 2023
Pricing *** ******** **********
*** ****** ****+ ******* **** **** than **** *** ***** ** *********** offerings **** ******** **** *** *******:
****, ****** ****+ ************ ***** *** less **** **** **** ** ******** Alta *** ******* **** ****** ****+ includes *** ***** **** ************ ****.
Physical ********
***** ** *** ******** ******** ** the ****** ****+ ******* ******:
Executive *******
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Technical *******
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** ************:
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*******, ***** ******* *** ******'* *** MAC *** ****** **** *******'*.
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Initial ***-**/*************
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*** ***:
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Firmware ******* *** *********
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**** ********* **** ***** ***** ********* such ** *******, ******** ****, ***., which ************* **** ****** ******** *******.
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Cloud ******* *** ********* *** ****** ****+ *******
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****** ********* **** "******* **** **** Admin ****** *** ****** ***** **********."
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Varifocal ****** ********* ******
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*****, *** ***** ***** ****** *** multiple **********, ***** *** ********* ****** has ** **********, ******* **** ******* having * ******* *** *** ********* settings:
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********* ***** ***** ******** *** *****.
People ********* ***********
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** ****/** ******, ****** *** *** required *** ******** ****** *********, ***** we ***** ** ** ~** ***/~**':
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****** *** *** ******* ** *** reliable *** ******** *** ****** *********.
Unreliable **** *********
***** ******'***************** "**************" ** ***** ********** *** PPF, ****** *******, ***** **** ***** missed **** ** ****** ***.
*** *******, *** ****** *** *** detect * **** ~*' **** *** camera (~*** ***) **** *** ******* looking ******** ** *** ******:
****** ******** *** ********* ******** ********* face ********* ***********:
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Vehicles ********, ***** *************
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*** *******, *** ****** ****+ ****** generates ** ***** ***** ** *** moving **** ***. *******, **** ********** the ****** ***** ****:
****** ******** *** ********* ******* ********* the ************** ** ****** ********:
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Vehicle ***** ******** ** ******* ******
*** ******* ***** **** *** *** enabled ** *******, *** ******* ***** information *** ******** **** ** *************. However, ******* *****/******* *** ***** ********/********** as ******* ******.
*****, *** "******" ***** ** *** side ** *** *** *** ********** as * "******* *****" ** ****** Vision *** ***** ** ******** ** "License *****:"
************, *** "******" **** *** ********** 3 ********* **** (** *******) ** the **** ****+ ******, ******* *** van ********* ****** ** *** **** place:
****** ******** *** ********* ******* ********* the ***** ********* ** *****/******* ** the **** ** **** ** ******* plates:
** *** ******** ******* ** ******* our ******* ***** ********* ***** ** more ********** *********** ******* ****** ******* plates *** ***** ***** ** ***** on ****.
Color *** ***** ***********
***** ****** ******* "**************" ***** ****** to "*** ******* ** *** *****," IPVM's ******* ***** ***-***** *********** *** weak, ***** ** ****** ******* ******-**-***** camera *********:
** ********** ****** ** ~* *** (~20'), *** ********* ***** ******** ******** facial ****** **** *** ***** ***** model. *******, *** ***** *** *********** in **** *******, ********* ******. *******, the ****** *** ******* ** *** Verkada ****:
**** ****** ***** ** *** ***** low ***** ***** (~* *** ** 20'), ******* ****** *** ******** ** noise *** ****** **** ** *** cameras ****** **** ******** *** ***** trailing *******:
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**** ****** ***** ** ~* ***, noise ****** *** ******* ** *** cameras ******. *******, *** ****** ****+ cameras ********* *********** *** *******, ********* some *******. ****** **** ******* ******** details ** *** ****** ****+ *******:
IR "****-************" *** ** *******
****** *******, ** ***** *** "****-************" setting *** "***" ** ******* ** both ****** ****+ *******, *** ******** "Anti-overexposure" *** *** ******* ***********.
************, ***** ******** *** ********* ********* exposure, ******* **** *******:
Bandwidth ***********
********* *** ****** ** ******* ******** for *** ****** ****+ *** ******* CD52 *******. **** ****** ****+ ******* used ************* **** ********* *** ** than *** ******* ****, *** ********* was ******* ****** *** ****** ******.
*******, *** ************ ****** ** ******* settings ** *** ****** ****+ ******* were ~**-**, ***** ******* ******** * quantization ** ~**.
****: ******* *** ******** *.***. *******, the ********* *********** ******* **** ******** with *.***, **** ******** ****** ** the *****.
3rd ***** *** ***********
**** ****** ****+ ******* ********* **** all ****** **** *** ***** ** H.264. ** ********, ******* ******* *** limited ** **** ***********:
**** *.*** *******, *** *********** *** more *******, **** **** ***** ********** streaming ** *.***:
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