Camera Selection Guide 2025

SMART Surveillance 2025 Camera Selection Guide, Surveillance

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Category: Other/speciality-camera

Brand/Range name: Dahua Technology

Supplier(s): Dahua

Camera name: ITC413-PW4D Series

Maximum resolution: 2688 × 1520 @ 25 fps.

Lighting Capabilities: Illuminator type: IR 850 nm, dual illuminators (730 nm IR/warm light). Illumination distance: ANPR: 10 m, video monitoring: 30 m. Min. Illumination: 0.001 lux @ F1.4 (colour, 30 IRE); 0.0002 lux @ F1.4 (B/W, 30 IRE); 0 lux (Illuminator on).

Software provided with camera: Browser plug-in for IE 9, 10, 11; Chrome 52 and earlier versions; Firefox 42 and earlier versions. No plug-in for Chrome 92 and later versions.

Onboard storage: TF card: Kingston – 256 GB, Dahua card – 256 GB, SanDisk – 256 GB.

Onboard intelligence/analytics: Smart ANPR camera, IVS to detect events, and trigger sound and light alarms.

ONVIF conformant: Yes.

Description: Suitable for shopping malls, hospitals, schools, communities, office buildings and stations.

Variations in range:

• Different lens options, 12 V or PoE.

Contact: Willem van Deventer

Tel: +27 87 802 2288

[email protected]



Category: Other/speciality-camera

Brand/Range name: Dahua Technology

Supplier(s): Dahua

Camera name: IPC-EBW81242-AS-S2

Maximum resolution: 12 MP (4000 × 3000) @ 25 fps.

Lighting Capabilities: Illumination distance: up to 10 m (IR), illuminator number: 3 (IR LED), min.illumination: 0.01 lux @ F2.0 (Colour, 30 IRE); 0.001 lux @ F2.0 (B/W, 30 IRE); 0 lux (illuminator on).

Software provided with camera: Browser.

Onboard storage: Micro SD card (support max. 256 GB).

Onboard intelligence/analytics: Heat map, IVS (intrusion/tripwire), people counting, Smart search.

ONVIF conformant: Yes.

Description: With its fisheye lens, the Dahua Fisheye series camera can provide 360- degree surveillance, and it is widely applied in various environments such as airports, shopping centres, banks and hotels.

Variations in range:

• Smart PSS, DMSS (additional software), PoE, De-warping, built-in dual-array mic and speaker.

Contact: Willem van Deventer

Tel: +27 87 802 2288

[email protected]





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