The value of this camera is not its 2 MP sensor — it is what it refuses to alarm on. AcuSense uses deep-learning classification to separate people and vehicles from everything else, so a cat crossing the yard, a plastic bag in the wind and a shifting shadow no longer wake the operator. On a site with a dozen cameras and one person watching, that filtering is the difference between a system that gets used and a system that gets muted.
Perimeter protection covers line crossing and intrusion, both of which can be set to trigger only on a specified target type. Face detection is available as a smart event.
Choosing the lens — by distance, not by preference
The model ships in two IR ranges and three focal lengths, and the right combination is decided by how far the subject is from the camera. DORI figures below are Hikvision's own:
| Lens | Detect | Observe | Recognise | Identify | Horizontal FOV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.8 mm | 44 m | 17 m | 9 m | 4 m | 107° |
| 4 mm | 54 m | 21 m | 11 m | 5 m | 87° |
| 6 mm | 88 m | 35 m | 18 m | 9 m | 54° |
Read it this way: detect means something is there, identify means you could name the person. A 6 mm lens sees a figure at 88 m but only identifies a face at 9 m. Choose the lens by the job — a gate that must produce usable faces is a short-range identify task; a fence line is a long-range detect task.
IR range: the -2I variant reaches up to 60 m, the -4I up to 80 m, both at 850 nm with smart supplement light.
Specifications
| Image sensor | 1/2.8" progressive scan CMOS |
| Max. resolution | 1920 × 1080 |
| Min. illumination | Colour 0.005 Lux @ F1.6 AGC on · B/W 0 Lux with IR |
| Shutter time | 1/3 s to 1/100,000 s |
| Day & night | IR cut filter |
| Angle adjustment | Pan 0°–360°, tilt 0°–90°, rotate 0°–360° |
| Lens | Fixed focal, 2.8 / 4 / 6 mm, M12 mount, F1.6 fixed iris |
| Depth of field | 2.8 mm: from 1 m · 4 mm: from 1.2 m · 6 mm: from 2.8 m |
| Main stream | 25 fps at 50 Hz / 30 fps at 60 Hz (1920 × 1080, 1280 × 720) |
| Sub-stream | 25 fps at 50 Hz / 30 fps at 60 Hz (640 × 480, 640 × 360) |
| Third stream | 10 fps at all listed resolutions |
| Compression | Main — H.265/H.264/H.264+/H.265+ · Sub — H.265/H.264/MJPEG · Third — H.265/H.264 |
| Video bit rate | 32 Kbps to 8 Mbps, CBR and VBR |
| WDR | 120 dB |
| SNR | ≥ 52 dB |
| Image enhancement | BLC, HLC, 3D DNR, privacy mask |
| Ethernet | 1 × RJ45 10M/100M self-adaptive |
| On-board storage | microSD / microSDHC / microSDXC up to 512 GB |
| Simultaneous live view | Up to 6 channels |
| Users | Up to 32, three levels (administrator, operator, user) |
| Security | HTTPS, 802.1X (EAP-TLS/LEAP/MD5), TLS 1.3, IP filter, watermark, MAC host authentication, security audit log |
| Network storage | NAS (NFS, SMB/CIFS), ANR auto network replenishment |
| Clients | iVMS-4200, Hik-Connect, Hik-Central |
| API | ONVIF Profile S/G/T, ISAPI, SDK |
| Power — 2I | 12 VDC ±25%, 0.63 A, max 7.6 W · PoE 802.3af Class 3, max 9 W |
| Power — 4I | 12 VDC ±25%, 0.88 A, max 10.6 W · PoE 802.3af Class 3, max 12 W |
| Material | Front and back cover: metal |
| Dimensions | 289 × 93.1 × 91.2 mm |
| Weight | Approx. 1100 g |
| Operating conditions | −30 °C to 60 °C, humidity ≤ 95% non-condensing |
| Protection | IP67 (IEC 60529-2013) |
| Approvals | FCC 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart B · CE-EMC · UL 62368-1 · CE-LVD EN 62368-1 · CE-RoHS · WEEE · REACH |
One limitation to respect
Hikvision grades its cameras on three anti-corrosion levels, and this model carries no specific protection. That rules it out for coastlines, docks, chemical plants, and for any site within roughly two kilometres of the coast or exposed to acid rain. For projects in Jeddah, Dammam, Yanbu, Jubail or along the Gulf shore, ask us for a moderate or top-level protection model instead — the IP67 rating stops water and dust, not salt corrosion. Inland Riyadh installations are unaffected.
Where it fits best
Perimeter fence lines, yards, car parks, warehouse compounds and building approaches in inland sites — anywhere the camera runs unattended and false alarms are the real cost.
Service: Fast Vision supplies, installs, configures and warranties this camera as an authorised Hikvision distributor in Saudi Arabia.
