Camera Selection Guide 2023

SMART Surveillance 2023 Camera Selection Guide, Surveillance

Select technology: All | Analogue | Analytics | Body-worn | IP | Thermal


Select brand: All | Dahua | Hikvision



Category: Thermal

Brand/Range name: Hikvision

Camera name: DS-2TD2628-10/QA

Maximum resolution: 2688 × 1520 (optical), 256 × 192 resolution (thermal), 12 μm, VOx UFPA, NETD < 40 mKt (25°C, F1.0)

Lighting Capabilities: IR distance up to 30 m. white light range up to 30 m, 0 lux with IR, 0.0089 lux @ (F1.6, AGC ON)

Software provided with camera: Hik-Connect app, HikCentral Professinal software management.

Onboard storage: MicroSD/SDHC/SDXC card (up to 256 GB) local storage, NAS (NFS, SMB/CIFS)

Onboard intelligence/analytics: Video analysis for perimeter protection, temperature exception alarm for early fire prevention, high-precision VCA detection and real-time alarm.

ONVIF conformant: Yes

Description: DS-2TD2628-10/QA can be widely applied to villas, communities, parking lots, warehouses, construction sites, waste incineration plants, manufacturing workshops, etc.

Variations in range:

• Video content analysis: vehicle/human classification,temperature exception alarm for fire prevention.

Contact: Susan Smith

Tel: +27 11 020 0951

[email protected]



Category: Thermal

Brand/Range name: Dahua

Camera name: DHI-TPC-BF5441

Maximum resolution: 400 x 300

Lighting Capabilities: Smart linkage of white light and audio capabilities.

Software provided with camera: Heat detection, cold/hot spot trace, perimeter protection, tripwire and intrusion, target distinction, human/vehicle classification, target tracking, and smoke detection.

Onboard storage: Yes: Built in SD card slot for SD cards up to 2 TB

Onboard intelligence/analytics: AI functions such as heat detection, tripwire, intrusion, and human/vehicle classification; supports sound and light alarms, and target filtering.

ONVIF conformant: Yes

Description: The camera is widely applied in outdoor scenes of medium-distance perimeter protection and heat detection. Comes as a dual lens with a 1/1,8-inch, 4 megapixel progressive scan CMOS, and Vanadium Oxide uncooled focal plane detector with multiple lens options.

Contact: Brett Lalin

Tel: +27 82 349 7330

[email protected]





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