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Samsung packs a lot of processing into its
chipsets, and sometimes it's easy to mess the
image up. The SOC2080R doesn't have the
flexibility that some of the higher end models
have, but it does have much of the power. If the
image starts to look over-processed, just back
off on some of the settings.
The unit switched at around 2 lux in Fast
Mode, which was just about right. With all
processing off, the camera held a 1 volt peak-to-
peak signal until the light level fell to 14 lux,
which is a bit on the high side.
Night vision is good, with clear detail and a
clean image. The coverage of illumination is
consistent, although with a relatively bland
background, there is a slight brightness
towards the edge of the image. However, with
normal use this doesn't affect the quality.
Backlight compensation works well, but video
motion detection is basic, and without an output
doesn't really make sense.
Verdict
CBC's VSC23302 is very much a budget camera;
there's no pretence that it is otherwise.
Functionality is limited, and many of the
features are simply on or off choices. However,
image quality is acceptable and the night time
performance is good.
CCTV Direct's Killercam is a hefty beast, and
has serious processing power too. It's a good
general purpose camera, and performs well
enough for most mainstream applications.
However, it lacks a little refinement. For some
that won't matter, for others it will.
Genie CCTV's ZD49IR is a simple camera with
a good level of flexibility. Its performance is
good, and the minor bright spot with the IR
illumination is only seen if you're looking for it.
The camera is obviously designed to be used
with processing on, but with it switched off you
do notice a slightly weak video signal compared
to the others.
Honeywell Security's HCD92534X is a
frustrating camera. It was the only one on the
test to feature stepped switching, but the
actual levels were so low that they didn't
deliver the performance flexibility that we
hoped for. Indeed, even the earliest switching
point was, to our thinking, too late. The
processing software needs a tweak, and if that
happens we'll let you know.
Samsung's SCO2080R processes the video
well, and offers a good level of flexibility. With
all processing off, it lost a 1 volt signal at
around 15 lux, which made us wonder how
much better it might be if the chipset was
tweaked. That said, it does perform well.
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n the last issue of Benchmark, we carried a
test of Samsung’s SCB-3001P camera. The
camera includes IVA (intelligent video
analysis) functionality, including a Fence
feature. This allows the installer to draw a
Fence line, and to track motion across this,
including counting events.
During the test we had trouble activating this
feature, due to missing information from the
manual. The Benchmark report stated, ‘Initially,
most of the Intelligent functions worked well.
However, we couldn’t seem to get the Fence
function to work. We tried everything we could
think of, reread the manual, but to no avail.
Then we realised that despite drawing the
Fence, we also had to draw a detection box
over the area too. This isn’t explained [ ... in the
manual ...], but we got there in the end. The
Samsung Tech Support team will doubtless be
getting more than a few calls about that!’
We were contacted by Samsung, who
explained that a detection box is enabled as
default, but accepted that if other IVA
functionality has been used, the detection box
might have been moved, or even deleted, which
could cause the Fence function not to work.
To avoid confusion, the manufacturer has
amended the instruction manual supplied with
the camera to ensure that a clearer explanation
of how to enable IVA functionality is now
included.
We think that this deserves a thank you to
Samsung, for taking swift action to ensure that
installers get the most from their products!
BENCHMARK
RATINGS
Product Design: 90%
Features and Functions: 90%
Ease of Installation: 90%
Image Quality: 90%
Performance: 90%
Overall Rating: 90%
Tel: [phone]
www.samsungsecurity.com
90%
Test Report Update
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