Would happily sacrifice day-time quality for decent night-time quality. There's a 4MP 2CD2T46G2 with a 1/3" sensor that could work? I'm slowly doing more and more research and have kind of narrowed it down to those 3x options, obviously the preference being with a deterrent/decent day/night quality. Though again, would love a recommendation. I would be looking at a 2.8mm lens for the front 2x cameras for a wider FOV, then maybe a 4mm lens for the rear cameras. By the time we review footage, go to the police etc. There's also an unfortunate event of dog-kidnapping around the neighbourhood which is why we're looking for a deterrent-style camera system. I would classify the street as a low-light street. There are also a few street-lights opposite us as well as ambient lighting from our neighbour's house (likely to be on/off) throughout the night. We didn't opt for a 5th camera on the left-hand side due to the house being in close proximity to the fence and the neighbour's house. As you can see we have an allowance for 4x cameras and these are where we'll be placing them. Just ask my neighbors with their 4k cameras that didn't provide the money shot to get their stolen belongings back, yet my older 2MP camera did capture the money shot that ID'd the thief for the police to find and make an arrest and fortunately still had all the stolen stuff.Įxcuse the amateur-hour drawing. In low light, a 2MP on a 1/2.8" sensor will kick the butt of a 8MP in almost every situation. 8MP on the same sensor will need double the light than the 4MP on the same sensor and even more if it is on a smaller sensor. The best combination right now is 4MP on the 1/1.8" sensor. If you have low light, do not go above 4MP. Look around here for other reviews and comparisions of the Hik versus 5442. At the end of the day ColorVu, Starlight, Darkfighter, etc. We see how close he has to get before the face could be ID'd, and he was approaching much slower and without head movement that a thief would not have - they would be moving much faster. My supplier, Arche, is selling this camera and more on her Amazon site: Ĭlick to expand.The main determination should be getting the correct camera for the area you are trying to cover. Make sure you view it in 4k if you have the capability. If anyone has any questions or comments please don't hesitate to leave them here or on my YouTube page.
Beware I haven't really edited videos in the last 15 years and they are still very rough around the edges (hopefully I can add some commentary in the near future and improve my editing skills). The overview video I created covers most of this information and id rather not reiterate if on here if necessary.
From what my testing gathered was that the captures seemed unaffected at 8mp and still produced crisp, clear and well illuminated videos even during harsh lighting conditions. I primarily was interested in seeing how well the 1/1.8th sensor could capture at night with ambient light and without, especially capturing at 8mp. I mounted the camera which has a 2.8mm lens on a CB-135 mount under my eve which gave me a overview of one portion of the driveway.
Especially with this specific camera, I had to force it out of color mode to test the night capabilities and I still had a very nice picture. Comparative to the ColorVu, which I know is really apples to oranges, in my case where most of my applications are installed in darker scenarios, I would rather utilize a Darkfighter over a ColorVu. As always the Darkfighter inclusion with the 1/1.8th sensor does amazing work in little to no ambient light and is perfect for very dark scenes. Overall I have had no false alarms with the camera when it comes to detecting human and vehicle intrusions. Both the flashing LED light and audible alarm, which is fairly loud, can deter or scare a potential criminal if need be. The active deterrence integration is new for me and after testing it out for a while I can see how It will be very useful in specific applications. The 8mp day and night captures are impressive to say the least and I have not had any real issues with the camera at all. Similar to the G2 ColorVu turret, this camera has impressed me with the inclusion of Acusense combined with its Darkfighter function. For almost 1 month now I have been testing out a OEM version of the Hikvision DS-2CD2386G2-ISU/SL 2.8mm that I received from one of my suppliers.
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