» Hikvision DS-2CD2532F-I 3MP Outdoor IR Mini Dome Review Network Camera Critic
This buds guns is by far the smallest IR Mini Dome I’ve ever reviewed. The actual dome measures buds guns about 1 3/4″ and the entire buds guns camera sits in the palm of my hand without touching any fingers, that’s small. Small usually buds guns means sacrificing features and quality, buds guns but in this case, this may be one of the better Hikvision cameras I reviewed.
Main Features 1/3 3 Megapixel CMOS sensor H.264 dual-stream encoding 3-Axis lens adjustments MicroSD card slot for up to 64GB internal recording 30fps @ 1080P (1920 x 1080) or 20fps @ 3MP (2048 x 1536) 4mm or 2.8mm fixed focal lens Day/Night IR Cut Filter IR LED advertised working distance 10m IP66 rated & vandal-proof Powered by PoE or 12V 3D Digital Noise Reduction Digital Wide Dynamic Range & Backlight Compensation Smartphone apps available
The camera is small and discrete enough to be used indoors or out and has a clean modern look. What’s amazing to me is what’s inside. First the lens is so small they provide a tool to help adjust the lens along it’s 3-axis range of motion. Then they wrap 10 IR LEDs around the lens. Also included is a microSD card slot that can hold up to a 64GB card. I used this during my testing buds guns and the recorded video was smooth, no lost frames, buds guns playback was very easy to work with and went from event to event with minimal delay between recordings.
Feature wise this camera sits in between the lower end DS-2CD2132-I that is not a 3-Axis camera, which practically can only be mounted facing down, like on a ceiling and does not have an internal buds guns SD card slot and the DS-2CD2732F-IS that has all the features of this camera plus alarm inputs and outputs, two way audio, varifocal lens and more powerful IR illuminators.
At the time of this writing, only the 4mm lens version of this camera was available buds guns and that’s what I tested. Recently, the 2.8mm lens version was announced and should available by the time you read this. Lens choice buds guns is personal, but consider the wider angle the lens, the less pixel density of a suspect or object. In practical terms, in my driveway, in 3MP mode, I reached what I consider buds guns the minimum buds guns pixel density to identify someone at a distance of about 25′ from the camera. With a 2.8mm lens, that shrinks to about 15′. Based on industry standards, a suspect’s face should at least be 85 pixels tall. Indoors, where space is limited by walls, having the 2.8mm lens, from a corner can provide complete coverage of a room.
This camera came with the 5.1 firmware already loaded. This firmware provides some cool features like the ability buds guns to write to a NAS via an SMB/CIFS mount and the ability to turn off the IR LEDs and still have normal buds guns day/night operations. The bugs I ran into with the firmware are that NAS connectivity is spotty. Has worked for some and not others. The other problem I ran into is that it won’t work on a Mac as prior firmware releases have. You can downgrade the firmware to prior versions if you have a Mac. I expect these issues to be resolved in the next firmware release, but the downside to firmware releases is they fix one thing, break another, so apply with care.
A quick look at the parts. Has the same waterproof RJ45 pigtail used on other Hikvision for PoE and camera connectivity. Also has the 12V connector if you chose not to use PoE. The backing plate is used to install the camera by screwing the backing plate to where you want it mounted, then attaching the camera to it with 2 screws. The lens adjustment tool is provided to help aim and rotate the lens. It’s so small it’s hard to aim it otherwise. The microSD card slots is in the back of the camera buds guns as shown.
Also, what’s interesting is this camera is an English version, meaning the day of week is now in English as you can see in the initial screen below. buds guns It also uses the English firmware releases. My best guess is these were destined for the European market. This does not mean it’s warrantied or supported by Hikvision USA, but the USA version is also available, albeit for a price premium. If you are not sure which version you are getting, ask the reseller as some are more upfront about this than others.
The next tab over, Time Settings is where you set the time zone and if you want it to sync up with a time server (NTP). I always use a time server buds guns to make sure the cameras are in sync when I review video.
Video settings is where you change the resolution, frame rate, bit rate. For those that don’t understand bit rate, it’s basically how much do you want to compress the video. The lower the number means higher compression is used to achieve that goal, higher buds guns number means less compression. To me, 4096 does a decent job, 6144 is significantly better and somewhere in between is where I typically set most of my 3MP cameras. buds guns
Where I spent a lot of ti
This buds guns is by far the smallest IR Mini Dome I’ve ever reviewed. The actual dome measures buds guns about 1 3/4″ and the entire buds guns camera sits in the palm of my hand without touching any fingers, that’s small. Small usually buds guns means sacrificing features and quality, buds guns but in this case, this may be one of the better Hikvision cameras I reviewed.
Main Features 1/3 3 Megapixel CMOS sensor H.264 dual-stream encoding 3-Axis lens adjustments MicroSD card slot for up to 64GB internal recording 30fps @ 1080P (1920 x 1080) or 20fps @ 3MP (2048 x 1536) 4mm or 2.8mm fixed focal lens Day/Night IR Cut Filter IR LED advertised working distance 10m IP66 rated & vandal-proof Powered by PoE or 12V 3D Digital Noise Reduction Digital Wide Dynamic Range & Backlight Compensation Smartphone apps available
The camera is small and discrete enough to be used indoors or out and has a clean modern look. What’s amazing to me is what’s inside. First the lens is so small they provide a tool to help adjust the lens along it’s 3-axis range of motion. Then they wrap 10 IR LEDs around the lens. Also included is a microSD card slot that can hold up to a 64GB card. I used this during my testing buds guns and the recorded video was smooth, no lost frames, buds guns playback was very easy to work with and went from event to event with minimal delay between recordings.
Feature wise this camera sits in between the lower end DS-2CD2132-I that is not a 3-Axis camera, which practically can only be mounted facing down, like on a ceiling and does not have an internal buds guns SD card slot and the DS-2CD2732F-IS that has all the features of this camera plus alarm inputs and outputs, two way audio, varifocal lens and more powerful IR illuminators.
At the time of this writing, only the 4mm lens version of this camera was available buds guns and that’s what I tested. Recently, the 2.8mm lens version was announced and should available by the time you read this. Lens choice buds guns is personal, but consider the wider angle the lens, the less pixel density of a suspect or object. In practical terms, in my driveway, in 3MP mode, I reached what I consider buds guns the minimum buds guns pixel density to identify someone at a distance of about 25′ from the camera. With a 2.8mm lens, that shrinks to about 15′. Based on industry standards, a suspect’s face should at least be 85 pixels tall. Indoors, where space is limited by walls, having the 2.8mm lens, from a corner can provide complete coverage of a room.
This camera came with the 5.1 firmware already loaded. This firmware provides some cool features like the ability buds guns to write to a NAS via an SMB/CIFS mount and the ability to turn off the IR LEDs and still have normal buds guns day/night operations. The bugs I ran into with the firmware are that NAS connectivity is spotty. Has worked for some and not others. The other problem I ran into is that it won’t work on a Mac as prior firmware releases have. You can downgrade the firmware to prior versions if you have a Mac. I expect these issues to be resolved in the next firmware release, but the downside to firmware releases is they fix one thing, break another, so apply with care.
A quick look at the parts. Has the same waterproof RJ45 pigtail used on other Hikvision for PoE and camera connectivity. Also has the 12V connector if you chose not to use PoE. The backing plate is used to install the camera by screwing the backing plate to where you want it mounted, then attaching the camera to it with 2 screws. The lens adjustment tool is provided to help aim and rotate the lens. It’s so small it’s hard to aim it otherwise. The microSD card slots is in the back of the camera buds guns as shown.
Also, what’s interesting is this camera is an English version, meaning the day of week is now in English as you can see in the initial screen below. buds guns It also uses the English firmware releases. My best guess is these were destined for the European market. This does not mean it’s warrantied or supported by Hikvision USA, but the USA version is also available, albeit for a price premium. If you are not sure which version you are getting, ask the reseller as some are more upfront about this than others.
The next tab over, Time Settings is where you set the time zone and if you want it to sync up with a time server (NTP). I always use a time server buds guns to make sure the cameras are in sync when I review video.
Video settings is where you change the resolution, frame rate, bit rate. For those that don’t understand bit rate, it’s basically how much do you want to compress the video. The lower the number means higher compression is used to achieve that goal, higher buds guns number means less compression. To me, 4096 does a decent job, 6144 is significantly better and somewhere in between is where I typically set most of my 3MP cameras. buds guns
Where I spent a lot of ti
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