Vivotek 4K S-Series Camera Tested

By: Derek Ward, Published on Sep 30, 2019

Vivotek's highest-end S-series camera claims "Supreme Night Visibility", "Smart IR II", "Smart Stream II", "WDR Pro for unparalleled visibility in extremely bright and dark environments" and a "Neural Network-Powered Detection Engine".

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But how do these features hold up in real-world scenes? We bought and tested the FD9391-EHTV to find out.

This is the latest in our continuing series of updated 4K camera testing, following these other reports:

Coming soon: Avigilon H5 and Illustra Pro Gen 3. Additional suggestions? Let us know what other 4K cameras we should test.

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** *** *****, *** FD9391-EHTV *** **** ******* positives:

  • ****** *** ***********:*** *********** *** ****** in ** ******** *** door *****, **** ***** details ******* ****** *********, in **** ***** ** the *****, *** ** motion (**** *** ******* entering). *** ******-**** *** one ** *** ********* performers ** ****** **** ********.
  • ******* ***** ******* *****:***** ******* ** ******* scenes *** *****, **** details ****** ************ *** to ****** ***** (~**-** PPF).
  • *** ***** ***** *******:*** ******* ******-****'* ***** Stream *** *.*** ******** were *** ******** ** many *********** ** ******, ~1 **/* ** ******* with ******** ****** ** the ***** ** **** light, *** ~*.* **/* in *** ****.
  • ******** ****** ********* *********:*** ******-**** ***************'* ***** ****** ********* (see *** **** ****), **-***** ********* **** strong ***** ***** **********, much ****** **** ******* VMD ** **** ****** analytics.

*******, ** ******* **** some *** ******, ** well:

  • *********** ** ************:** *** *****, ******** within ~**' ***** **** overexposed, **** ****** ******* difficult ** *******. ******** IR ** ******** ************ options *** *** ********* in *** ******'* *** interface.
  • **** *** ***** ***** Quality:** *** ***** ****** (~2 ***), **** *** artifacting ********** ****** ***** quality. ******* ****** **** and ******, **** ******** beyond ~**' ********* ** silhouettes.
  • **** *.*** & ********* VMS ***********:*** ****** ** **** fully ********* ** ******* and ********* ***, ********* H.265 *** *.*** *******, camera **** ***, *** camera **** *********. ***** VMSes ********* **** *.*** and ****** ***.

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Size **********

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Similar Size To Competitive Domes

Physical ********

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Mounting *********** ******* ** ************

*** ****** ************* ******* which ** **** *** used *** ************ ***** on * *****-** **** sensor, ******** **** * "Mount ****" ****** ** the ******'* *** *********:

Vivotek FD9391-EHTV Mount Type Selections Screen Layout

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Vivotek IR Illuminator Manipulation

** ***** ******* ***** this ***** ** ** found ** ********* **** LEDs *** *** **** out ** *** *** because ** *** *** changed *** ******** **** and **** *********:

******-**** ** ********* **** (a) ****** ***** ***** actively ****** *** ******* rotation ****** *** **** tilting ****** *** ***** type, **** *** ********* numbers ** ** ************ accordingly. *** ****** ** to **** *** **** experience **** ********** ** illumination *** **** ****** been ******** ** ** reflection ***** ********* ************/*********. Hence, *** ******** ** IR *********** *** ** different **** ***** ****** different ***** ****, *** it ** ********* ** select *** ******* ***.

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

** *** *****, *** Vivotek ******-****'* ******** *********** subjects ** ***** **** IR **, **** ** the ****** *** ***** of *** ***:

IR Overexposure Throughout Scene At 20'

**** ************ *** ** seen ******** ** ~**' distance, **** *** ****** barely ******** ******** ** he ****** ******* *** overexposure.

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**** ************ ************* ******* low ***** *******, ***** below.

Weak *** ***** *** **** *******

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Near Range Image Details

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Mid Range Image Details

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Long Range Image Details

WDR *********** ******

** ****** *** ******-****'* WDR ******* *** ******** mandoor, **** * ~*** differential ******* ******** *** exterior *** ******.

Exterior Mandoor WDR Field Of View

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Exterior Mandoor WDR Performance

** ******, ******* *** also ******, **** ******** shifting ******* ** ******* overexposure ** *** ******* as ** ***** ******* the ****, **** *** background ******* ******* ********.

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Lower **** ******* *.*** ********

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H 265 Smart Codec Bitrate Comparison

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

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VMS Integration Comparison

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

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** **** ** ******* and ******* ******** (**** people ********* ** *******).

*** ***** ******* ** alarm **** ** ******, Smart ****** ********* ** highly ***********.*** *** **** ** SMD *** **** *******.

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Trend ***** ***** ******** ********

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Vivotek VAST Client Event Search And Trends

Country ** ******

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Test **********

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Comments (1)

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