Dahua and Hikvision the same?

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Apologies if this has been asked before, I done a search but didn't find anything.

Is Dahua and Hikvision cameras the same just rebranded?

If not which brand do you prefer and why?

Thanks
 
h901 said:
Apologies if this has been asked before, I done a search but didn't find anything.

Is Dahua and Hikvision cameras the same just rebranded?

If not which brand do you prefer and why?

Thanks
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No - they are different manufactures. As for preference - thats a Ford vs. Chevy type question.

Personally I'm an HIK fan, however, I've seen some really nice things coming outta Dahua this year.
 
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Oh ok. Thanks for clarifying it. Recently seen dahua popping up more around where I live so was curious.
 
I am trying to decide between these two brands for PoE cameras and wanted to know if Hikvision had any similar technology to Dahua's smart IVS detection features?

I know Hik has their range of smart IPC cameras but this does not cover the more economical models. I am thinking of running a server with BI installed but don't know which camera would be better.

Specifically, does Hikvision have any tripwire feature that could be setup?
 
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If you pick a camera on Hikvision's website and drill into it, it should show you all of the different alarms.

On the Hikvision I had (DS-2CD2132F-I-2.8MM), tripwire was called "Line Crossing", and it worked pretty good. For me, Dahua's implementation seems to be a little better because sudden light changes don't cause it to fire. I had a "Line Crossing" setup on my front porch with my Hikvision. At night, when the porch light would switch on/off, it'd trip, which would cause the Hik to email me some pictures of what was happening. The Dahua I replaced with Hik with doesn't do that when the porch light comes on/off.

Here's what the Hikvision website shows for that camera:

Alarm Trigger: | Line Crossing, Intrusion Detection, Motion detection, Dynamic analysis, Tampering alarm, Network disconnect , IP address conflict, Storage exception

So I guess if you have any question about a specific model, just look it up on Hik's website and see it says by the Alarm Trigger line.

Also, I don't have any BI experience, but do research to make sure it can record when Line Crossing alarms happen. I know with regular NVRs, that's not the case if the camera is from a different manufacturer than the NVR. For example, A Dahua NVR with Hikvision cameras attached will not record Alarm Triggers (other than motion) from the Hik cameras. Same with Hik NVRs and Dahua cameras...
 
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Arhh, ok now I see where to look for these features. Thanks for explaining what I was missing.

So the smart triggers work fairly well with both Hik and Dahua. My budget is around US$140/cam and I wanted to go for a 5MP turret (DS-2CD2352-I) or bullet (DS-2CD2T52) but neither have the Audio/Alarm IO feature. Which I wanted because I was thinking I could maybe run a PIR sensor at a later stage if the smart motion software is not working very well.
 
I have some Dahua and rebranded Hikvision cameras. The Hikvision line crossing allows definition of a single straight line. The Dahua cameras allow 4 multi-segment lines to be defined. They are roughly equivalent cameras in the high-end vs. low-end sense.
 
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