**** ** *** ******* *** ******** ever, **** ** ******* **** * manufacturers:

** ************ *****-******** *********-*** ******, ******* **** ***** ** **, low **** ** ****, ** *** how **** ******* *** ******* *** trends ** *** ** ****.
******* ****** ********:
****: ** **** *** ******* ****** and ***** ******* *** ******** **** be *** *****/****** ** ** ******* new **** *******.
*** ******* ********* *********** ** ****** WDR ********* **** ** **** **** entrance:
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** **** ****** ** *******:
- ***** ****** ****** ******* **** *** worst *******?
- *** **** **** *** *********** ******* to ****?
- *** **** ******* (**) ****** ****** real ***** ***********?
- *** **** *** ****** ***** ******** and **********?
- **** *** *********** ****** *** ***** performance?
- **** ****** *** ************ ************* **** on *** ***********?
- **** ********** ** ***** ******* **** motion/variable *** ****** *** ******?
WDR ****** *******
*********** *********** *********** ** **** ******* than **** **, ** ****, **** cameras ******* ****, *****-******** ***. **** very *** **** ****** ** ** some ***** **** **** ********** (**+) models **** **** *******.
*** ***** ******** *** ********* *** findings:
- *** *********** ******* ******** *******:** ****, **** ******* ********** *** cameras ********** ***** **** *** **** shootout, **** **** ******* ******* ******* strong ********* *** ****** *********** ** darker *****. **** ** *** ** say **** *** ******* *** ****** are **** **********, *** **** ****** will ******* ****** **** ***** ******.
- ******* (**) ******* ** *** ******* performance:***** ** ***** ** **** *** cameras ******* **** *** ** ** 150 **, ** ** ***** **** dynamic ***** ******* ******* *** ***********. Cameras **** "***" *** ** *** dB ******* ********** ************ ***** ******** 130, ***, ** ******, *** **** versa. **** **** ****, ***** ****** be ********* ** ******* ******* **************.
- **** ***** ********/************ ******:**** ****** ****** ********* ****** ** moderate ***** ******** ****** **** *** enabled. *******, ***** ****** *** ******* less ********** **** ******* ******** *****, in ***** ****** **** ***** ****** red ** **** ** ***********.
- ** ****** ** *** ***** ******:*** ****** ****** ****** ******** *** automatically ** *** ***** ** ********* effectively *** ****. ************, ******** *** resulted ** ********* ** *** ***** performance, **** *** ****** ************* ********* it ** *****.
- ** ******** ****** ** ************ *** optimizations: ** ***** **** ************ **** optimizations **** *********** *** *** *********** and ***** * ******* *************** (*****, Dahua, *** ******), ***** *** *** make * ******** **********. ****, *********, and ******* *********** ******** ** ****.
Manufacturer / ***** ***********
**** *** *** **** ******* *********** tested, **** *** *****-*** ** ** providing *** **** ****** ** ******* tested **** ********** ****** *********** ** the ********* *** **** **** *****, while ***** *** ******* **** **** average ** ***** *******. ***** ************* varied **** ******, **** **** **** as ******* *** ********* ********** ***** average ** **** ****** *** ***** average ** ******.
*******, ***** ***** *** **** ***** top **********, ** ************ ********* ******* "worst", ** *********** ****** ****** *** much ** ******* ***** ***** ***********.

****:****** ****** **** *** ****** ** an ********** ********* ** **** ************. Instead, **** **** ******** ** ********* a ***** ******* ** ******* *********** and *** *******. ******* ****** ******** these ************ ****** ** ** ****, but *** * ********** **** ** best/worst ***********.
Newer ******* *** ********* ******
**** **** ****** **** **** *********, newer ******* ** *** ******* ********* better ** **** ****. *** *******, Hikvision's *** *********'* ** ****** *** some ** *** ****** ******, ******** in **** (** ***** *******), *** offer *******/***** ******* *********** ** *** tests. ** ********, *** **** *****-*** Mk ** *** **** ********* ***** early ****.
Camera ***** ********
***** ****** **** *******, **********, ** rating, *** ***** *** **** *****:

Decibel ******* ** *** ******* ***********
****** ************* ***** ****** *** ****** WDR **************, *****, *****, *** **** 150dB. *******, *** ***** **** **** these ****-******* *** *********** *********** *** do *** ******* **** ***** ***********.
*** *******, *** **** *****-*** *** Dahua *******, **** ***** ** *** dB, ************ ****** **** ****** *******, such ** *** ********* ***** ****** 4MP *** ******'* ******* * *****, shown *****.

**** **** ***** ** ** *** the **** ****** *** ****** ** the ******** ***** *** ****** ****-***** outliers **** ** ****** *** ********* uncommon.
2019 *** *********** ******** **** ******** ******
** ****, **** ******* ********** *** cameras ********** ***** **** *** **** shootout, **** **** ******* ******* ******* strong ********* *** ****** *********** ** darker *****.
*** *******, "*******" *********** ****** **** this **** **** ** *** ***** N45DL7Z ********** ******** ***** ******* ******, such ** *** **** ***** ***** below **** ******* *** ****** ********.

************, ** **** *******, *** ***** camera ** *** ******* **** ** facing * ******* ***** (~*,*** *** backlight/~120 *** *******) **** *** **** (~5,500 *** *********/~** *** *******).
**** ** *** ** *** **** all *** *** ****** *** **** performing, ** ***** ** **** ****. However, ******* ****** *** ****** ** outperform ***** ****** **** *** **** manufacturer, *** ** ******* ** ****.
Reduced ***** ******** / ************ ******
** **** *****, ******* ************* ******** from ********** ***** ****** (********** ***) and/or ************ **** ******** ***. *******, in ****, ***** ****** *** ******* reduced.
*** **** ******** ***** ******** ** our ******* *** ***** ** *** Dahua *******, ***** ******** **** ******** reduced ******** *** *** ******** ** all ******.

*** **** *****-*** ******* **** * more ****** **** ** ********, **** the *****, ******, *** **** ******* in *** *** **** ****** ** the ***** ***** ********, ****** ****** are ***** ******* ************.

*******, **** ******* ******* **** ************* red-tinted, **** *** *****/**** ******** ********* pink/purple *** ******* ****** ********* **********.

No ********* ** *** ***** ***********
** *** *****, ** *******' *** light *********** *** *********** ******* **** WDR *******, **** *** ******* ****** automatically ********* *** ** *** *****/***** mode, ** ** ********* ********** ** performance.
*** *******, *** ****** ***-***** ** visibly ******** ****** **** *** ***, but ********* ******* *** *** ****.

*** **** *****-*** ** ** ***** virtually ********* ** ***** **** *** enabled *** ******** ** *** *** interface:

Performance **** *: **** ****** / **** ****** *****: ******* ******** *** ****
** *** **** *********** *** *********** test, ******* ****** * ******* ******** through * ******** *** ****, **** very **** ******* *** ****** (~*,***) vs. **** *** *** *******. **** scene ****** ** ** ******* ***** factors:
- ***** *******/******* *******
- ****** *********/****
- **** ** ****** ********
** **** *****, *** **** *****-*** Mk ** ********* **** ** *** models ******, **** ***** ******* ******* from ******* ** ******, **** **** moderate ********* ** *** ***** (****** the *******'* **** ******* ***** **********). Others ******** ***** ******* *******, **** as *** ***** *** ******* ******* below, *** ****** *** *** **********. The **** *****-*** *** *** *****-********** true *** ****** ** **** ****, with *** ******* *** ********** **** totally ****** ***.

** ******, *** *********** ******* ***** cameras *** **** **** ********** **** best ** *****. ******** **** *** Axis *****-*** ** **, ***** ******* details *** ** **** ** ** enters, **** ******* ** ******.

** ********, *** **** ***** ***** the *****-***, ***** ** ****** *** practically *** ****** **** *** **** is ****.

Performance **** *: ****** / ******* ****** *****: **** ********* ****
** **** ****** *** *********** ******* scene **** **** ******* ******, ** open ********* ****, ** *** *** performance ******** ******** ** *** *** door *****. *********** ****** ********, *** not ***** ***** ***** ********* **** in *** *** **** ***** ********* well ****.
** **** *****, *** *********-*** ***** performed ****. *******, *** ********* **-****** performed **** ****, ** ******** ** its **** *********** ** *** *** door *****. *** ******* **** *** performers **** **** ******'* ***-*****, ***** appeared ********* *** *** *** ******* any ******* ** *** **** **** of *** *****, *** *** ******* FD8379-HV, ***** ******** **** ******* ******** and **** ********* ** *** **** beside *** ****.

** ********, ******* *** **** ***** of **** ** *** ********* **-******, contrast ** **** **** ****** *** field ** ****:

** *** ******* ******-**, ***** ***** only ***** ****** ** *** ******* beside *** ****, *** ******* *** subject's ******** ** *** ****** ** the *****, ********* *******.

WDR ****** *********
** *** *****, **** ******* ********* noticeable ****** *********, ********* ** "******" images ** ******** ******* ****** ********* or ** ******** ******. ***** ******* were **** ******* ******* *** **** overhead **** ** ** ******, ***** below ** *** *******'* **** *** body.
*** **** *****-*** ******** ****** *********, but *** *******'* **** ******* *****. The ***** ******* ** **** ***** display ***** ******** ** ******.

**** **** ** *** ***** *** door *****, ****** ********* **** *** a ********* ***** ** ********' *****. Although **** **** ******* ** **** cameras, **** *** *** ****** ********* usable *******.
***** ********* *** ** **** ********* the ******* ** **** ******* **** the ***** *******:

** **** **** **** *********** *** artifact ****** ** ***** ****** ******* of **** ****, *** ***** ** which *********'* ***, ***** ******** ****** ******* **** WDR ** *******, **** ** ******** very ***** ** *** ******:

Pricing / *********** *********
** **** ********, ****** ****** ******* did *** ************ **** ****** *** performance. *** *** ********* **** *****-*** Mk ** ***** *** ~$*** ***, far **** **** **** ****** ********** models, **** ** *** ********* **-****** (~$1,050) ** ***** ********* ********* ***** (~$1,000+). *** **** ** **** ** the ~$*** ********* **-**********-*** *** ***** N45DL7Z (~$***), ***** ******* ***** ******* performance ** *** ***** ******.
* **** **** ** ********* ******/****** price ******** ** ****** ** *****, listed **** ****** ** ******* *****:

Test ***********
** **** *******, ** ****** ***** on *** **** ********:
- **** ****** ***********:* *** **** *******/******* **** ******* entering, ~*,*** *** ******** *** ~*** lux *******.
- *** ****** ***********:** **** ******** **** **** ******* centered ** *** **** *** ** the **** **** **** ** **, ~7,000 *** ******** *** ~*** *** indoors
** ** *** ************* **** *********, we **** ******* ******** **** ******/*** door *********** **** *** ******, ****** both **** **********.
*** *** ****** ***** ******* ********. Manufacturers **** ***** *********** ** ******* optimizations, *** ** *** *****, ***** settings ******* *** ****** ** ** practical ****** ** ***********.
**** ***** ******** **** ************ ***** all ******:
- *********** *** ************ ** ~**-** ************ in *** ******* ***** ** *******.
- ******* ***** *** *** ** * maximum ** */*** / ****.
Firmware ******** ****
*** ********* ******** ******** **** **** in **** ****:
- ******** ****: *.**.*.**
- ******** *.**-***-**: *.**.*.**
- ******** *.**-***-***-**: *.**.*.**
- **** *****-***: *.**.*
- **** *****-***: *.**.*
- **** **** *****-*** ** **: *.**.*.*
- **** *****-***: *.**.*
- ***** ***-****-*: *.**.****
- ***** ***-****-*: *.**.****
- ***** *******: **.***.*******.*.*
- ***** **-***-**********-***: **.***.*******.*.*
- ***** *******: **.***.*******.*.*
- ****** ***-*****: *.**.*********
- ****** ***-*****: *.**********
- ****** ***-*****: *.*********
- ********* **-*********-**(*)*: **.*.** ***** ******
- ********* ***-****: **.*.* ***** ******
- ********* **-**********-***: **.*.** ***** ******
- ********* **-*********-***: **.*.** ***** ******
- ********* **-******: *.**.
- ********* **-******: *.**.
- ******* ******-**: *****
- ******* ******-****: *****
Comments (23)
Undisclosed Integrator #1
Excellent report, I often have to explain WDR to customers. Being able to show them your sample videos will certainly help in their understanding.
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Ryan Karpilo
Well done.
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Undisclosed Integrator #2
Avigilon just launched their new H5 line. A few weeks too late for this report.
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Slava H
Would be nice to add Uniview camera to this list in the future.
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Damith Jayasinghe
Need to test H5A just came out. H4A were old.
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Undisclosed #3
I find it interesting that Axis has not changed their DB numbers as their products have continued to improve and are clearly better then previous generations. I guess that shows just how useless those numbers are even within the same manufacturer.
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Joe Hernandez
Kudos to the IPVM testing team!!! The comparison and result allows us dealers/integrators to know the real value of a manufacturer's products and saves us a lot of time during product selection for a project.
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Undisclosed Integrator #4
Just curious, were these tests based on out of the box settings or was each device set to WDR on and Full or HIGH setting selected? Only wonder as I know some have WDR enabled from the manufacturer while a few others need to be turned on from default state of "off".
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Undisclosed Integrator #5
I wish you had tested the Hanwha XNV-6085 instead of the XNV-6080R, as this camera has outperformed all the other low light level cameras I have seen. It is a much better low light level camera than than XNV-6080R.
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Ofer Apitz
Hi
How come SONY is not tested ?
SNC-VM642R is a great WDR performer ...
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Takeshi Sumiya
Ecellent report,
But, I want to compare SONY cameras also.
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Stéphane Briard
Hi
Can we expect the same performance as the P3225LVE for the 3225VE or 3225V ? I would say yes based on the specs but I would appreciate your input.
Thx for that shootout
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Jacob Hengel
Curious to see how ARTPEC-7 in the P3245 tests against the ARTPEC-5 of the p3225 (clear current WDR leader).
Any chance to amend that to this article now that P3245 has been out for a bit? I believe the WDR shootouts publish very end of q3 or early q4 so hoping not to wait :-)
Low-light is superb in ARTPEC-7 but I have not seen if WDR has gotten as sizeable of an upgrade with that new chip.
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