Hi. I purchased a PTZ camera since I wanted to cover a 50' wide area that's 60-80' away, hopefully with an presets for LPR and face ID. I got a pretty good price on a Tyco Illustra Pro Gen 4 PTZ with 42x optical zoom. Unfortunately I didn't expect it to be that big and heavy, so I can't think of a mounting spot for it.
Here are the specs:
- Imager:
CMOS 1/2.8"
- Max Frame Rate:
2MP@60fps
- Field of View
Wide Angle: 43°/24°
Telephoto: 1.6°/0.9°
- Aperture
F/1.8(W) ~ F/6.5(T)
- Focal Length
7mm - 295mm
- Optical Zoom
42x Optical + 12x Digital
- Minimum Illumination Color
0.015 lux
- Minimum Illumination
BW 0.0035 lux
- Lens Type
Varifocal Lens, DC-Iris, IR Corrected, Electronic Image Stabilisation
- Wide Dynamic Range
True multi shutter WDR 126dB, Off / Smart WDR / True WDR2x / True WDR 3x
- Shutter Speed
≥ 1/10,000 to 1/4 s
- Video Formats
H.264, H.265, MJPEG, IntelliZip
- IR Illuminator / Distance
850nm / Up to 656' (200m)
- Manual Continuous Speed
< 0.25° to 100°/s scaled in proportion to zoom position
- Preset Accuracy
< 0.1 degree
- Preset Speed
700°/sec (Typical: 465°/sec) 0.5sec Move Time
- Ingress Protection Rating
IP66
- NDAA Compliant
Yes
- Durability
Dustproof, Impact Resistant, Vandal Resistant, Waterproof
- Weight
15.43lb
- Dimensions (RxHxW)
Ø8.03 x 13.74 in (Ø204 x 349 mm)
- Input Voltage
30V AC
- Environmental Certification
REACH, RoHS, WEEE
- Features
2D Digital Noise Reduction (2DNR), 3D Digital Noise Reduction, Audio Compression, Built-in IR LED, Day/Night, Digital Image Stabilization, Enter/Exit Detector, Face Detection, HTTPS Encryption, Human Detection, Motion Detection, Noise Reduction, Privacy Masking, Privacy Protection, PTZ, SD Card Local Storage, Wide Dynamic Range
- Impact Protection Rating
IK10
Is this camera an overkill?
Is it really that good?
I was also looking at PTZ5A4M-25X but it's the same size.
Is there any smaller PTZ that you could recommend instead?
I am also considering the 5442-Z4E and adding a motorized rotating bracket (from Aliexpress) so that I can cover a wider area on zoom. Has anyone used these?
Here are the specs:
- Imager:
CMOS 1/2.8"
- Max Frame Rate:
2MP@60fps
- Field of View
Wide Angle: 43°/24°
Telephoto: 1.6°/0.9°
- Aperture
F/1.8(W) ~ F/6.5(T)
- Focal Length
7mm - 295mm
- Optical Zoom
42x Optical + 12x Digital
- Minimum Illumination Color
0.015 lux
- Minimum Illumination
BW 0.0035 lux
- Lens Type
Varifocal Lens, DC-Iris, IR Corrected, Electronic Image Stabilisation
- Wide Dynamic Range
True multi shutter WDR 126dB, Off / Smart WDR / True WDR2x / True WDR 3x
- Shutter Speed
≥ 1/10,000 to 1/4 s
- Video Formats
H.264, H.265, MJPEG, IntelliZip
- IR Illuminator / Distance
850nm / Up to 656' (200m)
- Manual Continuous Speed
< 0.25° to 100°/s scaled in proportion to zoom position
- Preset Accuracy
< 0.1 degree
- Preset Speed
700°/sec (Typical: 465°/sec) 0.5sec Move Time
- Ingress Protection Rating
IP66
- NDAA Compliant
Yes
- Durability
Dustproof, Impact Resistant, Vandal Resistant, Waterproof
- Weight
15.43lb
- Dimensions (RxHxW)
Ø8.03 x 13.74 in (Ø204 x 349 mm)
- Input Voltage
30V AC
- Environmental Certification
REACH, RoHS, WEEE
- Features
2D Digital Noise Reduction (2DNR), 3D Digital Noise Reduction, Audio Compression, Built-in IR LED, Day/Night, Digital Image Stabilization, Enter/Exit Detector, Face Detection, HTTPS Encryption, Human Detection, Motion Detection, Noise Reduction, Privacy Masking, Privacy Protection, PTZ, SD Card Local Storage, Wide Dynamic Range
- Impact Protection Rating
IK10
Is this camera an overkill?
Is it really that good?
I was also looking at PTZ5A4M-25X but it's the same size.
Is there any smaller PTZ that you could recommend instead?
I am also considering the 5442-Z4E and adding a motorized rotating bracket (from Aliexpress) so that I can cover a wider area on zoom. Has anyone used these?