Product comparison · 2 security cameras

D-Link DCS-900 Network IP Camera vs Dahua Technology Lite DH-SD1A203T-GN-S2 security camera Dome IP security camera Outdoor

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
129known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link DCS-900 Network IP Camera has 6 dB more Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) than the Dahua Technology Lite DH-SD1A203T-GN-S2 security camera Dome IP security camera Outdoor (56 dB vs 50 dB). The D-Link DCS-900 Network IP Camera has 5 - 95% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the Dahua Technology Lite DH-SD1A203T-GN-S2 security camera Dome IP security camera Outdoor (5 - 95% vs 0 - 95%). Optical sensor size: 25.4 / 3 mm (1 / 3") on the D-Link DCS-900 Network IP Camera, 25.4 / 2.8 mm (1 / 2.8") on the Dahua Technology Lite DH-SD1A203T-GN-S2 security camera Dome IP security camera Outdoor. Maximum resolution: 640 x 480 pixels on the D-Link DCS-900 Network IP Camera, 1920 x 1080 pixels on the Dahua Technology Lite DH-SD1A203T-GN-S2 security camera Dome IP security camera Outdoor. Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 50 °C on the D-Link DCS-900 Network IP Camera, -30 - 60 °C on the Dahua Technology Lite DH-SD1A203T-GN-S2 security camera Dome IP security camera Outdoor.

Optical sensor size
- DCS-900 Network IP Camera:25.4 / 3 mm (1 / 3")
- Lite DH-SD1A203T-GN-S2 security camera Dome IP security camera Outdoor:25.4 / 2.8 mm (1 / 2.8")
Maximum resolution
- DCS-900 Network IP Camera:640 x 480 pixels
- Lite DH-SD1A203T-GN-S2 security camera Dome IP security camera Outdoor:1920 x 1080 pixels
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)
- DCS-900 Network IP Camera:56 dB
- Lite DH-SD1A203T-GN-S2 security camera Dome IP security camera Outdoor:50 dB
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DCS-900 Network IP Camera:5 - 50 °C
- Lite DH-SD1A203T-GN-S2 security camera Dome IP security camera Outdoor:-30 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DCS-900 Network IP Camera:5 - 95%
- Lite DH-SD1A203T-GN-S2 security camera Dome IP security camera Outdoor:0 - 95%

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Comparison of DCS-900 Network IP Camera, DH-SD1A203T-GN-S2
135 specifications	A D-Link DCS-900 Network IP Camera View product	B Dahua Technology Lite DH-SD1A203T-GN-S2 security camera Dome IP security camera Outdoor Model DH-SD1A203T-GN-S2 View product
Performanceidentical
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP security camera
Placement supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Outdoor
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired & Wireless
PTZ controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PTZ modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 Tour, Preset point
PTZ protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DH-SD
Tour recordingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Preset pointsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wide Dynamic Range (WDR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Day/night modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Infrared (IR) cut-off filterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Remote viewingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE: EN55032/EN55024/EN50130-4 FCC: Part15 subpartB,ANSI C63.4- 2014 UL: UL60950-1+CAN/CSA C22.2,No.60950-1
Designidentical
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dome
Mounting typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ceiling
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, White
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Metal
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP66
IK codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IK08
WeatherproofKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fog proofKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cameraidentical
Camera pan controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Camera tilt controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum illuminationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 lx
Lens viewing angle, horizontalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	105.6°
Tilt angle rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90°
Tilt speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 °/sec
Pan rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 355°
Pan preset speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 °/sec
Pan speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 °/sec
Auto flipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
White balanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATW, Auto, Indoor, Manual, Outdoor
Camera shutter typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Electronic
Camera shutter speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1/1 - 1/30000 s
Adjustment shutter speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto/Manual
Image sensor1 differ
Number of sensorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Optical sensor sizeDiffers	25.4 / 3 mm (1 / 3")	25.4 / 2.8 mm (1 / 2.8")
Progressive scanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of effective pixels (H x V)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1080 pixels
Lens systemidentical
Number of lensesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Zoom capabilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical zoomKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3x
Digital zoomKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Detect distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100.4 m
Observe distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40.2 m
Recognize distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20.1 m
Focal length rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7 - 8.1 mm
FocusKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Motorized/Manual
Identify distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 m
Maximum aperture numberKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8
Closest focusing distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.1 m
Normal focusing rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.01 - 1 m
Night visionidentical
Night visionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Night vision distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 m
LED typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IR
Number of illumination LEDsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Infra-red wavelengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	850 nm
Video1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	640 x 480 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels
Total megapixelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MP
Video compression formatsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	H.264, H.264+, H.265, H.265+
Supported graphics resolutionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	352 x 240, 352 x 288, 704 x 480, 704 x 576, 1280 x 720 (HD 720), 1920 x 1080 (HD 1080)
Supported video modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	720p, 1080p
Frame rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 fps
Video streamingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Noise reductionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Noise reduction technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra 2D noise reduction, Ultra 3D noise reduction
Gain control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto/Manual
Back Light Compensation (BLC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bit rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	448K - 8192Kbps
Bit rate controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Constant Bit Rate (CBR)/Variable Bit Rate (VBR)
Digital Wide Dynamic Range (DWDR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flip & mirrorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Highlight Compensation (HLC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Portrait modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Privacy maskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Region of Interest (ROI) encodingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Smart IRKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audio1 differ
Audio input channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0 channels
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0 channels
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)Differs	56 dB	50 dB
Voice codecsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	G.711Mu, G.711a, G.726
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1x
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pv4/IPv6, HTTP, HTTPS, SSL, TCP/IP, UDP, UPnP, ICMP, IGMP, SNMP, RTSP, RTP, SMTP, NTP, DHCP, DNS,PPPOE,DDNS,FTP, IP Filter,QoS,Bonjour,802.1x
Number of usersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 user(s)
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Streaming methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multicast, Unicast
Storageidentical
Built-in HDDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MicroSD (TransFlash)
Maximum memory card sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 GB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
ROM capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Active tampering alarmKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Anti-flickerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HeartbeatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intelligent Video Surveillance (IVS) system featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Abandoned object, Intrusion, Missing object, Tripwire
MirrorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Motion sensorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Privacy protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Video motion detectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web browserKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Remotely operatedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Smartphone/tablet remote supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Smart PSS, DSS, DMSS
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC, PoE
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.8 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.5 W
DC output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
DC output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 A
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	0 - 95%
System requirementsidentical
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Android, iOS
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	63 mm
DiameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.8 cm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	490 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	730 g
Packaging contentidentical
Number of camerasKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Other featuresidentical
Browser supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IE, Chrome, Firefox, Safari
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98/XP/2000/ME	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	5V / 2.5A	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1x 10/100 (RJ-45) Ethernet port 1x Power adapter port	Unknown — not stated by the source

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