New from Hikvision, its Smart IP cameras. The Chinese company stresses the bandwidth and storage use of the cameras, and image quality and customer convenience.nce market by offering a kit of “SMART” features, is its first answer.
Keen Yao, International Marketing Director at Hikvision, says: “Smart is the latest concept which aims to bring video surveillance into every aspects of professional, intelligent, efficient, and convenient surveillance. Enriched with Smart technologies – such as Smart Codec, Smart Detection and Smart Control – Hikvision Smart IP cameras are specifically designed to deliver this concept to the market and convey the idea of smart security.”
Bandwidth and storage
With its codec algorithm, Hikvision says that the IP cameras deliver images at a very low bit rate without compromising on image quality. Compared to traditional cameras, these four-line cameras can boost image quality up to 30 per cent when under a 2Mpbs bit rate / 720p resolution mode, the makers say. This minimises the system’s load and storage requirements, the company says.
The cameras also support ROI (Region of Interest) codec. This allows the cameras to decrease non-ROI’s image quality to save on maximum bandwidth and storage. These regions of interest will be smartly transmitted with better detail and image quality under identical bit rate streaming conditions, the makers add.
In vertically-shaped areas (such as corridors or hallways), the camera’s horizontal-shaped image may result in pixel waste. However, the cameras address this by using a “Rotate Mode,” which creates a vertically-oriented video feed from the camera. This further maximises image quality while eliminating bandwidth and storage waste. Triple streaming is supported to perform live monitoring with up to three independent streams.
Through an image correction algorithm, defogging noticeably improves image clarity in poor weather conditions, such as rain or fog. To meet various applications where image detail is critically important (such as the handling of cash and financial transactions) the IP cameras offer a frame rate of 60fps in HD or Full HD resolution.
The Auto Focus feature allows cameras to focus the image automatically; there is no need for the user to adjust the focus when scene of surveillance changes.
These models come with Intelligent Video Analytics to detect activity by various means such as facial detection which enables the camera to accurately detect human faces, while intrusion detection helps the camera to detect moving objects within a predefined area of interest. Both features make it possible to automatically trigger an alarm and event recording at the same time. Audio detection gives users another tool to analyse local sound and trigger an alarm based on these parameters. This tool can also filter out background noise interference to help avoid false alarms.
In the event of an issue relating to storage, network connection, lens redirection, defocus, or tampering, built-in VQD (Video Quality Detection) technology allows the cameras to self-diagnose and trigger an alarm accordingly. The IP cameras can be coupled with Hikvision Smart PTZ domes, storage devices, and video management software. The makers say that applications include casinos, banks, residential communities, airports, harbours and highways.
Available models
Box Camera：
DS-2CD4012F-(A) 1.4MP Box Camera
DS-2CD4012FWD-(A) 1.3MP WDR Box Camera
DS-2CD4024F-(A) 2MP Full HD Box Camera
DS-2CD4032FWD-(A) 3MP WDR Box Camera
Indoor Dome：
DS-2CD4112F-I(Z) 1.4MP Indoor Dome Network Camera
DS-2CD4112FWD-I(Z) 1.3MP WDR Indoor Dome Network Camera
DS-2CD4124F-I(Z) 2MP Full HD Indoor Dome Network Camera
DS-2CD4132FWD-I(Z) 3MP WDR Indoor Dome Network Camera
IR Bullet：
DS-2CD4212F-I(Z/S) 1.4MP IR Bullet Network Camera
DS-2CD4212FWD-I(Z/S) 1.3MP WDR IR Bullet Network Camera
DS-2CD4224F-I(Z/S) 2MP Full HD IR Bullet Network Camera
DS-2CD4232FWD-I(Z/S) 3MP WDR IR Bullet Network Camera
Outdoor Dome：
DS-2CD4312F-I(Z/S) 1.4MP Outdoor Dome Network Camera
DS-2CD4312FWD-I(Z/S) 1.3MP WDR Outdoor Dome Network Camera
DS-2CD4324F-I(Z/S) 2MP Full HD Outdoor Dome Network Camera
DS-2CD4332FWD-I(Z/S) 3MP WDR Outdoor Dome Network Cameras.
