Panoramic Fisheye Camera Shootout - Avigilon, Axis, Dahua, Hanwha, Hikvision, Oncam And Vivotek
IPVM tested Avigilon, Axis, Dahua, Hanwha, Hikvision, Oncam And Vivotek 12MP panoramic fisheye cameras head to head, as shown in the test setup below:
Those interested in the individual reports, can review:
- Avigilon 12MP Fisheye Camera Tested
- Axis 12MP Stereographic Camera Tested (M3058-LVE)
- Dahua 12MP Fisheye Camera Tested (NK8BR4)
- Hanwha 12MP Fisheye Camera Tested (PNF-9010R)
- Hikvision 12MP Fisheye Camera Tested (DS-2CD63C2F-IV)
- Oncam 12MP Fisheye Camera Tested
- Vivotek 12MP Fisheye Camera Tested (FE9391-EV)
Inside this report, we rank performance overall and across major dimenstions including:
- Physical differences
- Night/IR image quality
- Night/color low light image quality
- WDR image quality
- Daytime image quality
- Client side dewarping
- Camera side dewarping
- Codec support
- Bandwidth consumption
Performance ********
***** ** *** *****, *********** ***** into * ******:
- *** **********:**** *****-****, ***** ******, ******* ******-**. These ***** ****** ******* *** **** all ****** ******* ** ******* ******, with **** ****** ** **, *** (Axis), ** ***** *** ***** (*****), with ******* ** ***** ********, ***** VMS *********** *** *********. ************, **** of ***** ****** **** ***** ** any *****.
- ******* ***********:*** ******** ** **** *** *** excel ** *** **** ** *** tests, *** *** ** ******* ***** in *** ******** *****, ****** ** a ********** **** ****** **** ****** attractive ** ******** *** *****.
- ****** *****:****** ***-*****, ********* **-********-**, ***** *** 12. ***** ****** ******** **** **** detail *** **** *** ***** *********** (Hanwha), **** ** ******** (*****: ** IR *** ***** ******), ** ****** dewarping, **** ****** **** ***, *** below ******* ****** (*********).
****: *** ***** ***** ********** ** our ***** *** **** *** ****** models ******, **** ****** *** ********* released ** ****, *** ***** ** late ****. ** **** ****** **** report ** *** ****** *** ********.
Overall **********
*** ***** ***** ***** * ******* of ****** ******** *** *******. * few *** ******:
- **** *** ****:**** *** ****** (**** *** ******) included **** *** ********** ** ***** 12MP ******* ******, **** **** ********** much ****** **** *** ****** ******. Others ******* ******* ***** ** *******/******** WDR, *** *********** *** ******* *****, with * ******* ********* ** *******.
- ** ***** **********:****** **** ** ***** ****** ***** 15/20m ** *****, *** ****** ******** only *** ************ ** *** ******* at **** ***/~**'.
- ******* *****, ~$*** ***:******* ****** **** ~$*** ** $*,*** online, **** **** ** *** $***-*** range, ********* ** ***** $***.
Physical **********
*** **** ****** ** ******* ****** were ********* *******, **** *** *** differences:
- ***** **** ******:***** ** **** ******* ** ******** construction, **** ****** *** **** * large ************* **** *** ***** ** other ******. ***** **** ********* ******** may ****** *** ******* *********** ******.
- *****/********* ***** *****:*** ***** *** ********* ******** ******* cable *****, ***** ***** ******* ****** do ***, ***** *** ******* ********** consideration **** ******** *** ******, ** installers **** **** * ***** ** make ***** **** ******** ******* ** running ****** **** *** **** ** the ******.
Outdoor ***** ******* *******
** ****** *** *** ***** ***** quality ** ** ******* ******* ***/*****, with *** ******* ******* ** * single ****** ** ******** ***** ** view ***********. ******* **** ******* ~**' high.
**** **** ***** ***** ******* **** tested, *** ****** ********** ** **** details ** **** **** ******** **** cameras **** ** **** ** *********** below ************ *** **** *******/*********** ********. Users *********** *********** ** *** ***** ******* side ** ****, ** **** (****** *****).
Outdoor ****/** **
** *****, ** ~**' ******** **** IR **, *** ****, *****, *** Vivotek ******* *** ******* ***** ******* of *** ******* *** **** *****, with **** ****** ***********. *** ****** PNF-9010R ******** ***** ** **** *****, with ******* ******* ***** *** **** 3 ******* ***** ** *** **** chart.
** ~**' ********, ******* ***** ****** the ** ************ **** ** *** cameras, *** ******* ** **** ********* to ******* ** *** *****, **** the ********* *** ****** ******* *********** pitch *****. *** **** *** ******** cameras *** **** ** ******* * faint ******* ** *** *******, *** no *******.
**** **** ** ***** ** *** Axis, ******, *********, *** ******* ****** is ******** *******, ***/~**' ** *** first ***** *******, *** ***/~**' ** Vivotek.
Low ***** *****
** ***** **** **** ***** ** the *****, ~*-* ***, *** ***** NK8BR4 *********** ***** ******, **** ***** details ** *** *******'* **** *** test *****. **** *** ******* ******* details ******* ** **** *****, ***** the ****** ***-***** ** ***** *****/********* compared ** ******.
** ~**' ********, ***** *** ******* provide ******* ******* ******, ******** ** the **** *****, *** ****** ***** noticeably *** ******.
Daytime ***** *******
******* ******* **** ****** ******* ****** all ****** ******, **** **** ****** differences ** **** **** *** ****** features. *******, *** ****** **** ****** able ** ******** *** ******* *** 5-6 ***** ** **** ** **** scene.
******* ** ~**' ******** **** *******, as ****, **** **** ********** ** clarity ** ****, *** ********* ******* essentially *******.
Wide ******* *****
*** **** ***** ******** *** **** details ** *** ****** ** * significant ******, **** **** ***** ******* washing *** *** ******* ******* ******* strong *********. **** ******, **** ** the ***** ****** *** ********* **** display **** ****** ** *** ****** area ****** *** ****, *** ****** such ** ******, ******* **** ***** details.
Indoor **** ***** ***********
*******, **** ***** *********** *** ******* to ********, **** ****, *****, *** Vivotek ***** ********* ******* ******* **** others. ** **** *****, *** ******* and ***** ******* ******* ****** ** moderate ********* ** *******/***** *******, **** the **** ********* *******. **** ** at ***** ****** ** ******, **** its ************* **** ******** ** ***** more ****** ** *** ***** ** the ***.
*******, *** **** ****** ******* **** detailed ** ****** ***** (~**'/~** ***), with ******* *** ***** ********* ****** subject ****** *******.
Indoor ** *******
** *** **** **** ** **, details *** ******* ******* ** ~**' distance, **** ****, *****, *** ******* all ********* *********** ******* ** *** subject *** *-* ***** ** *** test *****.
** ****** *****, ******* **** ** all *******, *** *** ***** ******** solid ********* ** *** *******, ***** Vivotek ******** * ***** *******. *** subject ** ********* ** ******* ** the ***** ****.
Client **** ********* *******
***** *** *** ******** *** ******* of ******* ** **** ****, ***** the **** *****-***** ***** ********* ** Avigilon ******* ******. *** ******* *** others *** ****** *******, **** *** cameras ******** ***** ****** *********** ** Immervision **** ** ***** *****, **** two *****:
- ******** *** *** *** ******* *** competitors ***** **** *** ***** *** 12. ****, *****, ******, *********, *** Vivotek *** *** ****** ** ***.
- ******* ****** ******* *** ******** *** Hikvision *******, *********** *********** ******* *** dewarping ***** ****** ****** ***** ******* an ********** ******* ** ****** *******.
- ******* *****'* ********* *** **** * universal ********* ****** ******* ** *********** SDKs *** **** ******, *********** ********* any ***** ********** ** ************ ** lens **** (***********, *************, *******, ***.).
Most ******* ******* *** ********* ***********
********* ** **** ****** *** *******, with ****** ******** *** **** ******, reducing *** *********/********** **** ** **** fisheye ****** *****, *** ******** *********, with ******* ***** ** ****** **** moving ******** *******. *****, ****, *** Vivotek ********* ***** ******** **** ****** than ******, *** *** ****** ** be * **** ********* ********* **********.
Hikvision ****** **** ********* ******
*******, ********* ** ********* ** ***** and ********* ******** **** *** *** issues:
- *********** ****/*******:********* ********* *** **** ********** **** of ******** ********, **** ******* ********* slanted ** *** ***** **** ********. These ****** **** ******* ** *** present ** *** ** ***** *************.
*******/***** **** ****** ******** *******:********* ** ***** ******* **** ****** stutter/jumpiness, **** ******* *** ********* ********** delayed ** * ****** ** **** from *** **** *** ******* ** given. ***** ****** **** *** **** when ***** *** *********** ****** ** our *****.
Camera **** ********* *******
**** ******** *** ******* *** *** support ****** **** ******** *******, ***** may ** * ******** ** **** specific ************, **** ** **** ****** side ********* ** *** ********* (****** in ******** ****) ** **** ***** staff's ********* ****** ** ***** ** specific ***** ** * ******* ***** at *** *****. *** ******* *** discussion ** ****** **** *********, ******* *** *** **** *** **** Of ******-**** ** ******-**** ********* ** Fisheye *******?
Axis/Oncam ****** **** ********* ******* **** ***
**** **** ***** *** *** ***** combinations ******** ****** **** ******** ***** properly, **** **** *** ***** ******* users ** ********** ***** ******* ***** via *** *** ********, ** ***** do *** **** ** ***** *** camera's *** ********* ** ********** *****. This ** ************ ***** ** *** Axis *****:
***** ******* **** ******* *** ***** and *********, ** ****, ****** ******* was ********** ****** ******* **** ****.
H.265 *******
*** *****, ******, *** ******* *******' H.265 ******* **** ********* ** *** VMSes ******, ****** ******** ******* ******, which **** *** ***** *.*** *******. Other ****** ******* *.*** ********* **** (Avigilon, ****, *********, *** *****).
******* ** **** ***** *******, *.*** streams **** **** ** ******* *********** below ** ******* ***** ******* ****.
Bitrate ***********
**** *** ***** *** *** *** include ***** ******, ********* ** *** highest ******* ****** ******** ** *** camera ****** ** * **** ******. Of ***** ***** ******, *** ******** H4's ******* *** ******* ****** **** others. ******* *** ****** ** **** scene, ********* **** **** * **/* for * **** *** ******** ******.
** *****, *** **** ***** ** notably ***** **** ***** ******, ** is *********, ****** **** **** *** 63C2 ******** ******* ****** ****** ** the ******* *** *****. ***** ****** to **** ** **/* *** ** its **** ** **** ***** ****** and ********** **.
Versions ****
*** ********* ******** ******** **** **** in **** ****:
- ******** **.*-***-***-**:*.**.*.***
- **** *****-****:*.**.*.*
- ***** ******:*.***.*******.*.* ***** ****-**-**
- ****** ***-*****:*.*********
- ********* **-********-**:*.*.* ***** ******
- ***** ***-*****:*.*.**-***
- ******* ******-**:*****
**'** *** * ********* ** ***** since ***. ** *** ** **, we've ***** **** *** ********, *** the **** *** ******* ******** ** cameras ****** ****, *** *** ***************.
** *** **** ********** **** *** Illustra *******?
********* **** **** *** *** ****** the ********* **-****** ****** ***** * think *** *** ** *** **** available ** *** ******.
[****: ****** ** * ********* ********]
** **** *** * **-****** ** order ***** ***** ***. **'** **** it ** ******** ** *** "*** of ****", ***.
***** ****** *** *** ********.
***** **** ** *** *** ** stacks **. *** ******* **** * have **** **** *** ** ********* has **** **** **********. *********** **** It *** **** **** **** ********. I ** ***** ** ***** ********* a ****** ** ******** ******* ** get ** ** * ******* ********.
** **'* *****:
*** ** *** **** ********* ** the ******.
*** ***** * ****** ** ******** revisions? ** ** ** ******* *** best ****** **** *** ** **** going ** **** ******* ******?
** ***** ** ***** ********* * couple ** ******** ******* ** *** it ** * ******* ********.
** * ******* ***********, * ***** encourage ************* *** ** ******* ***** the ******* ******** ** *********. ** a ******* ** ***** ** ****, make ** ***** ** ** **** but ***'* **** ********** ** **** prices, ***** *** ******* ** '*******'.
****: **'** ***** * ******* ** indoor *********** *** *** *****, ***** results ****** ****** ******** **** *** outdoor ******* ** ********** ****** *******. Axis, *****, *** ******* **** **** again *** ********** ******, ****** **** particularly ****** *** ** ***** **** or ***** ** * *********** ******.
***** *** ***** (*** ****) ***** shoot *** *** ********** **********. **** has **** **** ******* ** *** customers *** ******* ** *** **** outdoor ***** ******* *******.
**** *** ********** **** ************* *******?
****** ********** *** **** *** **** do *** *** ******* ** *** industry!
** ********, ******* ***** ***** ***** not ***** ********. *** ********:
** ******* **** ***** ****** *** shootout. **** ************ ***** ******* ******** (7000) *** ***** (* ***** ***) and *** *** **** **, ****** "So *************, ** **** ******, ** ** not **** ** ******* **** ********** IR ***** ********* **** ***** *** in **** ******* ****** ****."
* ** ********* *** ******* ** the ********, * **** ** *** Vivotek **** ** ***
** ***** ** **** ** *** a ******* *********** ****** ** *** comparison ** ****.
*** ** ** ********* **** *** Avigilon ** * ********* *******?
**, ******** ** *** ********** ******* because *** ******* ****** ******** **** its *** ********/******** *** ***** **** differences ** *** ********** ********.
***** ******** *** *** ******* ** our ******* *** *******, *** ************ between *** *** ***** **** ************* be ****** ******** ************* ****** **** rebranding ** ******.
*'* ******** ******* ** ****** *** OEMing *** **** *** *******.
*'* ********* **** *** ******** ** the ****** ** ***** ********.
********* ** *** ******** ******* ** the **** (******) ******* ****** **** his *** ********. *** ****** ** the *** ***** *** ***** **** a *** ****** *** *** ****.
*** **** ******* ** *** *** you *** ** **** *** ******** fisheye?
*.* *** * *** **** *** fixed ** *.* *** ****** ** the ***** ******* ** *** *******.
*** *******!
***** *****!
**** ***** ********* *** ** *******?