HIKVISION DS-2CD2112-I
VS.
VIVOTEK FD8134
Fixed Dome Network Camera
Shootout Test
Spec Comparison
Vivotek FD8134
Hikvision DS-2CD2112-I
Resolution
1200 x 800 up to 30fps
1280 x 960 at 30fps
Lens
3.6mm/F1.8, 60.5°
4mm/F2.0, 69°
Day/night
ICR
ICR
Low light
0 lux/F1.8, 8pcs IR LEDs up to 10m
0.01lux /F1.2,
Codec & Streams
H.264, MPEG4, MJPEG, 4 streams
H.264, MJPEG, 2 streams
Interface
I/O
n/a
Image
BLC
BLC, DWDR, 3D DNR
Power
PoE, DC12V
PoE, DC12V
Onboard Storage
Micro SD/SDHC
n/a
Housing
Plastic with painless install cover
Vandal-proof, IP66
Test Condition
•  Indoor: Testing Lab, Meeting room and corridor with
contrast light background.
•  Outdoor daytime: Rainy and foggy condition.
•  Outdoor nighttime: traffic road and parking lot with
enough street light.
•  Outdoor nighttime: rooftop, without any surrounding
light.
Vivotek FD8134 test setting:
•  Max resolution 1200x800, ICR: on, BLC: no configurable
Hikvision DS-2CD2112-I test setting:
•  Max resolution 1280x960, ICR: auto, BLC: configurable
White Light Balance Test
•  D65 Light Source/artificial daylight (5440K)
DS-2CD2112-I
FD8134
White Light Balance Test
•  CWF Light Source (4150K)
DS-2CD2112-I
* Cool White Fluorescent
FD8134
White Light Balance Test
•  TL84 Light Source (4000K)
DS-2CD2112-I
FD8134
White Light Balance Test
•  A Light Source (2800K)
DS-2CD2112-I
FD8134
White Light Balance Test
•  A65 Light Source (5710K)
DS-2CD2112-I
FD8134
White Light Balance Test
•  CWF Light Source (4010K)
DS-2CD2112-I
FD8134
White Light Balance Test
•  TL84 Light Source (3868K)
DS-2CD2112-I
FD8134
White Light Balance Test
•  Fluorescent Light Source (2695K)
DS-2CD2112-I
FD8134
Key Findings
•  The result of this color fidelity comparison is rather
identic.
•  In real scene environment, the two cameras have all a
little bit color authenticate issue.
Daytime Shootout Test
•  Meeting Room
DS-2CD2112-I
FD8134
Daytime Shootout Test
•  Crossroad
DS-2CD2112-I
FD8134
Daytime Shootout Test
•  Street
DS-2CD2112-I
FD8134
Daytime Shootout Test
•  Parking lot
DS-2CD2112-I
FD8134
Key Findings
•  In indoor environment, DS-2CD2112-I outperformed
FD8134 thanks to its higher resolution. Generally, two
cameras’ performance are on par.
•  In outdoor environment, especially putting camera at a
large FoV location, the performance difference is
obvious favoring to Hikvision DS-2CD2112-I.
Low-light Test
•  Indoor Environment, 0.36lux
DS-2CD2112-I
FD8134
Low-light Test
•  Outdoor Environment, default setting
DS-2CD2112-I
FD8134
Low-light Test
•  Outdoor Environment, default setting
DS-2CD2112-I
FD8134
Low-light Test
•  Outdoor Environment
•  DS-2CD2112-I: SmartIR on
•  FD8134: AGC x8, slow shutter 1/5s
DS-2CD2112-I
FD8134
Low-light Test
•  Outdoor Environment, parking lot, default setting
DS-2CD2112-I
FD8134
Key Findings
•  By default settings, Vivotek FD8134 seems evidently
more darker than DS-2CD2112-I. The smaller sensor (1/4
inch) should be a big weakness restricting its nighttime
performance.
•  We tried to augment FD8134’s AGC (auto gain control)
and set a slower shutter time, the low-light visibility was
much better but with a severe tradeoff such as noises
increasing, moving object’s smearing effect etc.
Contrast light condition
•  BLC: off
DS-2CD2112-I
FD8134
Contrast light condition
•  BLC: on
DS-2CD2112-I
FD8134
Target backlight compensation failed!
Configure the BLC area as “down”.
BLC no configurable, and the
compensation area is consistently
focused on center.
Contrast light condition
•  DWDR: 100
Hikvision
DS-2CD2112-I
Key Findings
•  Comparing to DS-2CD2112-I, the BLC of Vivotek FD8134 seems
too simple. Because of its no configurability, the backlight
compensation failed in this scenario.
Weak point: FD8134 BLC function can only compensate the
backlight of center area. If the target object does not take
much space (assuming more than half of center area), the BLC
might be easily failed.
•  Hikvision DS-2CD2112-I has a more richer area option for BLC
configuration, including Up, down, left, right and center.
•  Only Hikvision DS-2CD2112-I has digital WDR function, that
should be an practical bonus for the purpose of seeing both
foreground & background objects clearly.
IR Performance
•  DS-2CD2112-I: 10m
•  FD8134: default AGC: 4x
DS-2CD2112-I
FD8134
IR Performance
•  DS-2CD2112-I: 20m
•  FD8134: AGC: x 8
DS-2CD2112-I
FD8134
Key Findings
•  Vivotek FD8134: Only having 8 pieces IR LEDs, the spec-
feature with 10m range is difficult to reach at default
setting.
•  We have to turn up its AGC ratio to have a relative far
visibility, but the noising interference is significant.
Encoding Efficiency
•  CBR, cap value: 2M
DS-2CD2112-I
Moving
Still
FD8134
Moving
Still
Encoding Efficiency
•  CBR, cap value: 4M
DS-2CD2112-I
Moving
Still
FD8134
Moving
Still
Encoding Efficiency
•  CBR, cap value: 8M
DS-2CD2112-I
Moving
Still
FD8134
Moving
Still
Encoding Efficiency
•  VBR, moving object, cap value: 2M
Encoding Efficiency
•  VBR, still object, cap value: 2M
DS-2CD2112-I
FD8134
Key Findings
•  Hikvision DS-2CD2112-I showed more stable bit streaming in
CBR mode, comparing to FD8134.
•  Strangely Vivotek FD8134 did not adjust greatly its stream in
VBR mode, that caused a double bitrates consuming over
Hikvision DS-2CD2112-I with the same volume cap setting.
Hikvision DS-2CD2112-I
Vivotek FD8134
CBR, 2M
Moving: 2.1Mbps
Still: 2.1Mbps
Moving: 2.4Mbps
Still: 2.3Mbps
CBR, 4M
Moving: 4.2Mbps
Still: 4.2Mbps
Moving: 3.7Mbps
Still: 4.5Mbps
CBR, 8M
Moving: 8.3Mbps
Still: 8.3Mbps
Moving: 9.0Mbps
Still: 8.9Mbps
VBR, 2M, Moving
535.9Kbps
1.2Mbps
VBR, 2M, Still
494.8Kbps
1.2Mbps