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SMART Surveillance & AI 2026 Camera Selection Guide, Surveillance

Select technology: All | IP

Select brand: All | Bosch | TRASSIR

Category: IP

Brand/Range name: TRASSIR

Supplier(s): neaMetrics

Camera name: TR-D2183ZIR6v3

Maximum resolution: 8 MP (3840 x 2160).

Lighting Capabilities: 0.003 Lux (F1.3) – IR up to 60 m.

Software provided with camera: TRASSIR or ONVIV compliant: IVS: Line crossing; Area control (intrusion/region exiting); Loitering; People gathering detection; Blurred detection; Unattended object; Object missing; Parking detection; Scene change detection; Audio exception detection.

Onboard storage: Up to 128 GB SD card.

ONVIF conformant: Yes.

Description: Suitable for: Line crossing

Variations in range:

• No variations: All PoE (802.3af)/12 V, 2.7-13.5 (motor-zoom) and built-in microphone.

Contact: TRASSIR Team

Tel: +27 11 784 3952

[email protected]

Category: IP

Brand/Range name: TRASSIR

Supplier(s): neaMetrics

Camera name: TR-D3253WDZIR3v2

Maximum resolution: 5 MP (2592 x 1920) @ 25 FPS.

Lighting Capabilities: 0.002 Lux (F1.3) – IR up to 30 m.

Software provided with camera: TRASSIR or ONVIV compliant: IVS: Human detection; Line crossing; Intrusion detection; People counting; Loitering; Vehicle detection.

Onboard storage: Up to 128 GB SD Card.

ONVIF conformant: Yes.

Description: Suitable for: Human detection

Variations in range:

• No variations: All PoE (802.3af)/12 V, 2.7-13.5 (motor-zoom) and built-in microphone.

Contact: TRASSIR Team

Tel: +27 11 784 3952

[email protected]

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