Uniview (UNV) IP Cameras Tested

Author: Ethan Ace, Published on Feb 22, 2017

"We're #3," in China says Uniview (UNV). While the company significantly trails Hikvision and Dahua in total sales, one notable difference is that Uniview is owned by Bain Capital, the American investment firm.

In the past few years, Uniview, has been quietly expanding their international distribution, aiming to take market share from their domestic rivals.

We tested two Uniview 4MP cameras against competitive models from Axis, Dahua, Hanwha, and Hikvision, testing low cost dome models and motorized zoom models in full light, low light, and WDR scenes, as well as bandwidth consumption, physical features, configuration, and more.

"**'** #*," ** ********* *******(***). ***** *** ******* ************* ****** ********* *** ***** ** total *****, *** ******* ********** ** **** ******* ** ***** by **** *******, *** ******** ********** ****.

** *** **** *** *****, *******, *** **** ******* ********* their ************* ************, ****** ** **** ****** ***** **** ***** domestic ******.

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Competitive **********

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Summary ****

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

  • ***** ******* ***:******** ** *****, *********, ******, *** ****, *******'* *** *********** was ****, **** ******** ****** *** ** ****** *********.
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*******/*******

** ******* ******* ** **** ******* ******* ****** **** ** similar ** *********** ******.

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Protected *******

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No ****** ***** *******

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Physical ********

*** ******* ******* ****** *** ********** ******* ** ******* ******* dome ***/** ********* **** ******, **** **** ********/************* ************, **** rated, ***.

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

  1. *** ******** ***** *** *** ****** ** *** ********* **** model, ***** **** ***** ******** ** ***********, **** ** *** to **** ** ** *****.
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*** ******* ******** ** ******** ****** **** *** ********* ****, shown *****:

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*** **** **** *** ******* ** *** ***** ***, ***** now ******** **** ***** *** *.*** (** ******** ** *.*** and *****) ** **** ** *-****, *******'* ***** ***** (********* below).

4MP ***** **** ********

** ****** *** ******* ******* ******* *********** ****** **** ****, Dahua, ******, *** ********* ** *** *** **** ******* ** well ***, *** *****, *** *** ******, ** **** ****** field ** ****:

** **** ***** (~*****), *** ******* ****** ******** ******* ******* of *** *******, **** *** ******** **** *********** **** ** other *******. *******, **** ********** ** ******* *** ***** *** to ****** ************.

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*******, ******* *** ******* ** **** **** **** ****** ******** behind, *** ******* ****** ******** ***** **** **** *** *********, with *** ******** ****** *** ***** ** ** ***** ****** the ****.

4MP ********* ****

** ****** *** ******* ********** ******* *********** *** **** ******, starting ** **** ****** ***** ** ****:

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

** **** *** ******* **** *******, *** ******* *** **** model ** *********** ** *** *** **** ***** ***** ****** the ****, **** ******* ******* ****** ***.


Bandwidth **********

*******'* ******** **** ******* ** **** ***** *** ****** ******, and ************* ***** **** *** ****** ***-***** ** *****, ***** below. **** **** ***** *********** **** ********* **** *.***, ****** the ****** ******** *.*** (*** *****) ******* ** ***** ***** VMSes ******* *******'* *.*** ****** ** *** **** ** *******.

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Test **********

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Comments (12)

Undisclosed Distributor #1

02/22/17 08:58pm

** **** ** ***** ** ** *** **** * ******* testing *** ****** *******

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | 02/22/17 11:09pm

*******, **** **** ** ******** ** **** ****, ** **** have * **** ** *******'* *** ****** ** **** ****.

*** ***** ******* *** ******* ** **** ******: **** ***** Uniview ** ******* **** ***** ****, **** ***** ******** *** lengths ** ** ** ****. **'** ** ******* ** **** in *** *** **** ******.

Ashley Schofield

02/23/17 02:01am

** *****,

*** **** ******** ***** * ****** *** ** ****. *** you *** ** ****** *** ******** ** *** ** **** use **** **** *** ** *** *** ?
*** ****** ** **** ** ***** ****** ** *************. * can *** * ***** ******* *** **** ***** **** ** will ** ******** *** ***** ******.

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**** *** ** ******* *** ***-**** *** **** **** ?

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********** - * **** *** ** *******, *** ********** *********** for *******.
** **** ** ********* *** ***** *******.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Ashley Schofield | 02/23/17 03:27am

******, ******! * ******** *** *** * ***** ******* ** all ******* ****** ******* *** *** ******** ****** ***** **** came **. ** ***** *** ***** ******** ********* **** **** substantial ************, *'* **** ** ***** ****.

** ***'* **** *** ********* ***** ** **** ***** ******* cameras, *** *'* ******* *** *** *** ***** *** ***-**** specifically?

Ashley Schofield

02/23/17 06:13am

***** ** ******** *******, * ***** *** ***-**** * ******** good ****** *** *** ***** *** ***** **** ** *** how ** ******** ** *** ***** ***** *** ***** ******* you **** ******...

*** ** *** ** * *** ******* **** *** *** latest ******** ** *** ***** ******* *****'* **** *** ***.

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Cullen Brannan

In reply to Ashley Schofield | 04/26/17 05:52pm

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John Collings

02/23/17 01:36pm

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Slava H

03/21/17 08:06pm

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***** *** ** **** ** ******** ******* ******** *** **** used ** **** ***** *** *****, *********, ****** ******* *** Bandwidth ********** *****.

***** ***.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Slava H | 03/21/17 09:06pm

*** ** **** ***?

** *** *-**** **********, ** *** ********* *** ****** ** itself (** **** **** ** *****). **'* ****** ******* *** difference ** ******* **** *-**** ******* ****** ********. ** *** left ** *.***, ** *** ***** ** *.***.

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* *** **** *** *** ******* ********, *** ** **** take ** * ****** **** ** **** **** *** * month *** *** **'** **** *** ******* *** ***** ***** since. ********* **** ** **** ***** ******, ** ****** ****** to ******** ***** ********** *******. ********** ******* ***** ******** ***** don't **** ******* ******** ****** ** *** *****. *** **** there ** **** ** **/*** (*****, *********) *** ****** **** level ******** ***** ** ****** ** ***********.

Slava H

03/21/17 09:22pm

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** * **********: * *****'* ****** *-**** ******.

** **** ** *-**** ********** ******* *** **** ********* **** what ********. **** *** ******* ****** ** ** **% ********* on *** ****** ** *******.

* ***** **** ** ******* **** ********** ** *** ***** done ******* ***+*-**** ** *** ** ******* *******.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Slava H | 03/21/17 09:29pm

**, ** ***** **** **** *** ****** ** ******* ******* in *** ******, *** ***** *** **** * *** ********* in ***** ** *****.

**** ***** **% ** *********, *** **'* * **** ************ claim. ** *** ******** **** ** *********, ** *** **** reductions **** **%. ** ********* * **** ******* ***, ** saw ** ** **% ********* ** ***** ******.

*** *-**** ******* ***** **** ** ***** *** *** ***** scenes. *** *.*** **. *.*** ***** **** ********* *******, ** it's * ****** **********/**** ********* ***** ** ******. ** **** testing ** ***** ***** ****** ** **** ****** ****** (********, intersections, ***.), *** ** **** *** **** ** **** *-**** yet.

Slava H

In reply to Ethan Ace | 03/21/17 09:40pm

*****,

** **** **** ******* ***** ***** ** *********, ** ******** result *** ****** ****** ** ***/*** ****/***.

*** ** *** **** **** ***** **** *-**** ****** ** should ** **** ****/*** ******* *-**** *******?

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