Is anyone using an ACTi D52 3MP Indoor Dome?

[Q2U 0]

Does anyone have any opinions about the ACTi D52 3MP Indoor Dome? I'm seeing it for $204.00 and I'm jonsin' for it. Any and all opinions would be greatly appreciated.

 

Here is the PDF data sheet.

 

• Device

Device Type Fixed Indoor Dome Camera

Image Sensor Progressive Scan CMOS

Day / Night No

Minimum Illumination Color: 0.1 lux at F2.0 (30 IRE, 2400°K)

Mechanical IR Cut Filter No

IR Sensitivity Range No

IR LED No

Electronic Shutter 1/5 ~ 1/2,000 sec (manual mode); 1/5 ~ 1/10,000 sec (auto mode)

• Lens

Focal Length / Aperture Fixed focal, f3.6 mm / F2.0

Iris Fixed iris

Focus Fixed focus

Lens Mount Board Mount

Horizontal Viewing Angle 70.8°

Viewing Angle Adjustment Pan: 0° - 330°; Tilt: 0° - 180°

• Video

Compression H.264 HP, MJPEG

Maximum Frame Rate vs.

Resolution

15 fps at 2048x1536; 30 fps at 1920 x 1080 (Full HD 1080p);

30 fps at 1280 x 720 (HD 720p); 30 fps at 640 x 480 (VGA)

Multi-Streaming Simultaneous dual steams based on two confi gurations

Bit Rate 28 Kbps - 6 Mbps (per stream)

Bit Rate Mode Constant, Variable

Image Enhancement

White balance: automatic, hold, and manual; Brightness; Contrast;

Sharpness(auto); Auto gain control; Digital noise reduction; Flickerless

Privacy Mask 4 confi gurable regions

Text Overlay User defi ned text on video

Image Orientation Image fl ip and mirror

• Network

Protocol & Service

TCP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, DHCP, PPPoE, RTP, RTSP, IPv6, DNS,

DDNS, NTP, ICMP, ARP, IGMP, SMTP, FTP, UPnP, SNMP, Bonjour

Ethernet Port 1, Ethernet (10/100 Base-T), RJ-45 connector

Security IP address fi ltering; HTTPS encryption; Password protected user levels; IEEE 802.1X network access control

• Alarm

Alarm Trigger Video motion detection (3 regions)

Alarm Response

Notify control Center; Change camera settings;

Command other devices; E-mail notifi cation with snapshots; Upload video, snapshot to FTP server

• General

Power Source /

Consumption

PoE Class 2 (IEEE802.3af) / 3.79 W

Weight 292 g (0.64 lb)

Dimensions (Ø x H) 128 mm x 99 mm (5.04" x 3.90")

Mount Type Surface, Pendant, Wall, Corner, Pole, Flush

Operating Temperature -10 °C ~ 50 °C (14 °F ~ 122 °F)

Operating Humidity 10% ~ 85% RH

Approvals CE (EN 55022 Class B, EN 55024), FCC (Part15 Subpart B Class B)

• Integration

Unifi ed Solution Fully compatible with ACTi software

ISV Integration Software Development Kit (SDK) available ; ONVIF compliant

Firmware Access Browser

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 or newer (full functionality);

Other browsers with VLC installed (partial functionality)

[EarlT 0]

I have had a D51 at a customer site, and it performs well for a well lit retail site. It's day only. But does a decent job with marginal light. If you want any low light capability I suggest you look at the D55. Not much more but is day/night.