Camera Selection Guide 2025

SMART Surveillance 2025 Camera Selection Guide, Surveillance

Select technology: All | IP | Other/speciality-camera | Thermal


Select brand: All | Bosch | Dahua Technology | Hikvision



Category: IP

Brand/Range name: Hikvision

Supplier(s): Hikvision

Camera name: EasyIP 4.0+/ DS-2CD2047G3-LI2UY/SL

Maximum resolution: 4 MP, 2688 × 1520 resolution.

Lighting Capabilities: Colour: 0.0001 Lux @ (F1.0, AGC ON),0 Lux with light.

Software provided with camera: Browser.

Onboard storage: Built-in memory card slot, up to 256 GB.

Onboard intelligence/analytics: Motion detection, perimeter protection like line crossing, intrusion, region entrance, region exiting – alarm triggering by human and vehicle, Face Capture.

ONVIF conformant: Yes.

Description: ColorVu 3.0, AI-powered night vision with noise reduction and colour accuracy improvement. Acusense 3.0 support, AcuSearch, and Algorithm upgrading to reduce false alarms. Audio 2.0 built-in arrayed dual-mic and two-way audio, smart PA speaker. Live guard function. Get the best night vision image, a much more accurate alarm notification, and a much clearer audio.

Variations in range:

• Anti-corrosion protection NEMA 4X (NEMA 250-2018), IP67, supplement light range up to 40 m, lens 2,8 mm, horizontal FOV 111,1°, vertical FOV 57,6°, diagonal FOV 138,5° or 4 mm, horizontal FOV 95,2°, vertical FOV 48,3°, diagonal FOV 117,4°.

Contact: Qi Wang

Tel: +27 060 441 3111

[email protected]



Category: IP

Brand/Range name: Hikvision

Camera name: Polymer Camera DS-2XC6047G0-LS(PA)

Maximum resolution: 4 MP, 2688 × 1520 resolution.

Lighting Capabilities: Colour: 0.001 Lux @ (F1.0, AGC ON), 0 Lux with Light.

Software provided with camera: Browser.

Onboard storage: Built-in memory card slot, up to 1TB.

Onboard intelligence/analytics: Motion detection, perimeter protection like line crossing, intrusion, region entrance, region exiting – alarm triggering by human and vehicle, face capture.

ONVIF conformant: Yes.

Description: Coastal region, light-weight, anti-corrosion, 24/7 colour imaging camera with advanced technology. DORI reference: 2.8 mm: D: 64.0 m, O: 25.4 m, R: 12.8 m, I: 6.4 m. 4 mm: D: 82.0 m, O: 32.5 m, R: 16.4 m, I: 8.2 m. 6 mm: D: 120.0 m, O: 47.6 m, R: 24.0 m, I: 12.0 m.

Variations in range:

• Support HEOP, IP68,anti-corrosion protection C5,NEMA 4X (NEMA 250-2018) Audio: 1 input (line in), 1 output (line out), Alarm: 1 input, 1 output (max. 12 VDC, 30 mA) RS-485: 1 RS-485 (Half duplex, Hikvision, Pelco-P, Pelco-D, self-adaptive).

Contact: Qi Wang

Tel: +27 060 441 3111

[email protected]





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