» Hikvision DS-2CD2432F-IW 3MP IR Cube Camera Review Network ammunition Camera Critic
For those that need a simple indoor camera, easy to set on table or even mount on a wall or ceiling, provides great video quality at 1080P or 3MP, WiFi and PoE, IR illuminator, PIR motion detector, in camera recording and built in microphone and speaker, this may be the camera for you.
Main Features 1/3 3 Megapixel CMOS sensor H.264 dual-stream encoding Internal Microphone & Speaker MicroSD card slot for up to 64GB internal recording 30fps @ 1080P (1920 x 1080) or 20fps @ 3MP (2048 x 1536) 4mm fixed focal lens (79 viewing angle) 2.8mm & 6mm optional Day/Night IR Cut Filter IR LED advertised working distance 10m Powered by PoE or 12V 3D Digital Noise Reduction Digital Wide Dynamic Range & Backlight Compensation Smartphone apps available
Two very popular request I get is to have a camera with not just 2 way audio, but an actual microphone and speaker built into the camera. Also popular on many people’s wishlist is a PIR motion detector that senses a live heat signature and is very accurate as compared to video motion detection that analyzes changes in pixels and can be easily triggered by a shadow, light or a breeze ammunition blowing magazine or plant. ammunition These two features are not unique ammunition as I’ve reviewed the AVTech and Axis cube cameras that also have this functionality.
What makes this camera more unique is that its a day/night camera, meaning it has an IR cut filter to change to IR mode at night and has a bright IR LED that provides nearly invisible lighting indoors as you’ll see later. Many of the competitors like AVTech and Axis are day only cameras that rely on a very bright but annoying white LED to provide night vision. IR is much better and more practical in real life and can be used more discretely.
The other feature this camera ammunition has is the ability to record to an microSD card and has full playback capabilities comparable to good NVR solutions with a calendar and timeline ammunition that can be scrubbed to find the event you are looking for. Alerts can be sent via e-mail if needed.
The camera comes with a stand as shown in the picture above. You loosen the gray collar and it allows you to aim the camera as you wish. I used it sitting on a shelf, but the mount is very nice. You can remove the plastic cover at the base, and you can use screws to attach it to a wall, ceiling, angled or straight and the plastic base cover snaps back in to give it a nice clean look.
I tested it with both PoE and WiFi. PoE works as you would expect and is the absolute best way to use this camera if hardwiring is an option for you. I tested this with WiFi and as you can imagine, the further you are from your WiFi source, the lower the frame rate gets at 3MP or 1080P. I found that to get the full frame rate, you need to be fairly close to your WiFi router/access point. For me about one room away was the limit. It still connects further away, but the video starts ammunition getting choppy. Recordings to the SD card remain smooth as it’s independent of the network, but if you were recording to an NVR PC, WiFi may not be the best solution and I would recommend PoE.
Even when on WiFi, I use a PoE wall plug adapter to power the camera. I did test it with a 12V power supply and it worked just as well. The advantage of a PoE power supply is you can go further distance form the power source without any significant power loss. Also, I’ve had less issues with PoE injectors than with very inexpensive 12V adapters.
Under the Network menu under Advanced Configuration, you can set the IP address for the wired lan and the WiFi in the “Select NIC” drop down menu. You set the IP address of each as you wish. The camera must first be connected via Ethernet to configure as is common with many WiFi cameras. You can use the included ammunition SADP program to find the camera initially and set the IP address to something suitable for your home network.
WiFi options are set under the WiFi tab. You can have it search your area for WiFi networks by clicking the Search button. Click on the network you want to connect to and provide a password if needed. You can connect ammunition to regular WiFi router type network (Manage) or connect directly to a device, ammunition like to a PC without going through a router (Ad-Hoc).
In the same menu option you also have the Time Settings tab where you can set the date/time or use an NTP time server to automatically sync the time to your chosen time zone. To set daylight savings time, you need to go to the same menu option under the Advanced Configuration.
You control the image options in the Image menu option. This came with V5.1 firmware which has a list of categories on the right with choices when you click on the category. The first one is Image Adjustments and lets you set the brightness and contrast and such. I left everything at factory ammunition defaults but set sharpness down a little as
For those that need a simple indoor camera, easy to set on table or even mount on a wall or ceiling, provides great video quality at 1080P or 3MP, WiFi and PoE, IR illuminator, PIR motion detector, in camera recording and built in microphone and speaker, this may be the camera for you.
Main Features 1/3 3 Megapixel CMOS sensor H.264 dual-stream encoding Internal Microphone & Speaker MicroSD card slot for up to 64GB internal recording 30fps @ 1080P (1920 x 1080) or 20fps @ 3MP (2048 x 1536) 4mm fixed focal lens (79 viewing angle) 2.8mm & 6mm optional Day/Night IR Cut Filter IR LED advertised working distance 10m Powered by PoE or 12V 3D Digital Noise Reduction Digital Wide Dynamic Range & Backlight Compensation Smartphone apps available
Two very popular request I get is to have a camera with not just 2 way audio, but an actual microphone and speaker built into the camera. Also popular on many people’s wishlist is a PIR motion detector that senses a live heat signature and is very accurate as compared to video motion detection that analyzes changes in pixels and can be easily triggered by a shadow, light or a breeze ammunition blowing magazine or plant. ammunition These two features are not unique ammunition as I’ve reviewed the AVTech and Axis cube cameras that also have this functionality.
What makes this camera more unique is that its a day/night camera, meaning it has an IR cut filter to change to IR mode at night and has a bright IR LED that provides nearly invisible lighting indoors as you’ll see later. Many of the competitors like AVTech and Axis are day only cameras that rely on a very bright but annoying white LED to provide night vision. IR is much better and more practical in real life and can be used more discretely.
The other feature this camera ammunition has is the ability to record to an microSD card and has full playback capabilities comparable to good NVR solutions with a calendar and timeline ammunition that can be scrubbed to find the event you are looking for. Alerts can be sent via e-mail if needed.
The camera comes with a stand as shown in the picture above. You loosen the gray collar and it allows you to aim the camera as you wish. I used it sitting on a shelf, but the mount is very nice. You can remove the plastic cover at the base, and you can use screws to attach it to a wall, ceiling, angled or straight and the plastic base cover snaps back in to give it a nice clean look.
I tested it with both PoE and WiFi. PoE works as you would expect and is the absolute best way to use this camera if hardwiring is an option for you. I tested this with WiFi and as you can imagine, the further you are from your WiFi source, the lower the frame rate gets at 3MP or 1080P. I found that to get the full frame rate, you need to be fairly close to your WiFi router/access point. For me about one room away was the limit. It still connects further away, but the video starts ammunition getting choppy. Recordings to the SD card remain smooth as it’s independent of the network, but if you were recording to an NVR PC, WiFi may not be the best solution and I would recommend PoE.
Even when on WiFi, I use a PoE wall plug adapter to power the camera. I did test it with a 12V power supply and it worked just as well. The advantage of a PoE power supply is you can go further distance form the power source without any significant power loss. Also, I’ve had less issues with PoE injectors than with very inexpensive 12V adapters.
Under the Network menu under Advanced Configuration, you can set the IP address for the wired lan and the WiFi in the “Select NIC” drop down menu. You set the IP address of each as you wish. The camera must first be connected via Ethernet to configure as is common with many WiFi cameras. You can use the included ammunition SADP program to find the camera initially and set the IP address to something suitable for your home network.
WiFi options are set under the WiFi tab. You can have it search your area for WiFi networks by clicking the Search button. Click on the network you want to connect to and provide a password if needed. You can connect ammunition to regular WiFi router type network (Manage) or connect directly to a device, ammunition like to a PC without going through a router (Ad-Hoc).
In the same menu option you also have the Time Settings tab where you can set the date/time or use an NTP time server to automatically sync the time to your chosen time zone. To set daylight savings time, you need to go to the same menu option under the Advanced Configuration.
You control the image options in the Image menu option. This came with V5.1 firmware which has a list of categories on the right with choices when you click on the category. The first one is Image Adjustments and lets you set the brightness and contrast and such. I left everything at factory ammunition defaults but set sharpness down a little as
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