SEN Magazine puts DINION 7100i IR bullet to the test
Camera delivers reliable long-range detection in challenging light
Overview
Experts at SEN magazine recently tested the DINION 7100i IR bullet camera to see if it could live up to its value proposition. They looked at color, field of view, image quality, low-light performance, build quality, and AI detection. Here’s an excerpt of their review.
A strong performer day and night
Bosch’s 7100i IR bullet camera is a strong performer day and night, but it really comes into its own in challenging applications where security managers need situational awareness deep into scenes.
The camera’s 4.7-10 mm optical zoom allows tight framing on areas of interest, but the camera’s overall performance is so balanced that wider angles of view at mid-focal lengths contrive to deliver outstanding performance in very low light.
The camera’s low light performance is strong in colour and monochrome on the street, but it goes to another level in the back lane in sub-2 lux with IR activated. Here, the range and spread of the pattern deliver excellent performance and penetration out to the quoted 85 metres and beyond.
Reliable long-range performance
We found that DORI values were to be had deep into our lane scene in sub-2 lux, with static-ish face recognition/identification out to at least 15 metres at focal lengths of 5.5 mm. At the same time, the camera’s IVA delivered reliable performance to 80 metres on test, allowing delivery of valuable notifications in higher security applications.
In our opinion, the 7100i IR bullet is the best performing IR camera we’ve tested in this focal range – if you need a mid-angle of view and reliable long-range performance in challenging light, this camera deserves very close attention.
