Product comparison · 2 security cameras

Dahua Technology Ultra IPC-HF8232F Box IP security camera Indoor & outdoor vs TP-Link Tapo TC74 security camera Bulb IP security camera Indoor

40specifications compared
30differ
10identical
97known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link Tapo TC74 security camera Bulb IP security camera Indoor has 3 MP more total megapixels than the Dahua Technology Ultra IPC-HF8232F Box IP security camera Indoor & outdoor (5 MP vs 2 MP). The Dahua Technology Ultra IPC-HF8232F Box IP security camera Indoor & outdoor has 30 fps more frame rate than the TP-Link Tapo TC74 security camera Bulb IP security camera Indoor (60 fps vs 30 fps). The TP-Link Tapo TC74 security camera Bulb IP security camera Indoor has 384 GB more maximum memory card size than the Dahua Technology Ultra IPC-HF8232F Box IP security camera Indoor & outdoor (512 GB vs 128 GB). Only the Dahua Technology Ultra IPC-HF8232F Box IP security camera Indoor & outdoor has zoom capability. Only the TP-Link Tapo TC74 security camera Bulb IP security camera Indoor has night vision.

Placement supported
- Ultra IPC-HF8232F Box IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:Indoor & outdoor
- Tapo TC74 security camera Bulb IP security camera Indoor:Indoor
Connectivity technology
- Ultra IPC-HF8232F Box IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:Wired
- Tapo TC74 security camera Bulb IP security camera Indoor:Wireless
Form factor
- Ultra IPC-HF8232F Box IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:Box
- Tapo TC74 security camera Bulb IP security camera Indoor:Bulb
Mounting type
- Ultra IPC-HF8232F Box IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:Ceiling/wall
- Tapo TC74 security camera Bulb IP security camera Indoor:Ceiling/Desk
Optical sensor size
- Ultra IPC-HF8232F Box IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:25.4 / 1.9 mm (1 / 1.9")
- Tapo TC74 security camera Bulb IP security camera Indoor:25.4 / 2.7 mm (1 / 2.7")
Zoom capability
- Ultra IPC-HF8232F Box IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:Yes
- Tapo TC74 security camera Bulb IP security camera Indoor:No
Night vision
- Ultra IPC-HF8232F Box IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:No
- Tapo TC74 security camera Bulb IP security camera Indoor:Yes
Maximum resolution
- Ultra IPC-HF8232F Box IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:1920 x 1080 pixels
- Tapo TC74 security camera Bulb IP security camera Indoor:2880 x 1620 pixels

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Comparison of IPC-HF8232F, TC74
137 specifications	A Dahua Technology Ultra IPC-HF8232F Box IP security camera Indoor & outdoor Model IPC-HF8232F View product	B TP-Link Tapo TC74 security camera Bulb IP security camera Indoor Model TC74 View product
Performance2 differ
Type	IP security camera	IP security camera
Placement supportedDiffers	Indoor & outdoor	Indoor
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Auto pan modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 m
Virtual assistantKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Amazon Alexa & Google Assistant
Wide Dynamic Range (WDR)	Yes	Yes
Day/night modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Remote viewingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Built-in lightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Alarm input/outputKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE (EN 60950:2000) UL:UL60950-1 FCC: FCC Part 15 Subpart B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Form factorDiffers	Box	Bulb
Mounting typeDiffers	Ceiling/wall	Ceiling/Desk
Product colour	Black, White	Black, White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Housing materialKnown for one	Metal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protection featuresKnown for one	Temperature proof	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fog proofKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Field of view (FOV) angleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	102°
Lens viewing angle, horizontalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	86°
Lens viewing angle, verticalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	46°
Lens viewing angle, diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	102°
Tilt angle rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 69°
Pan rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 360°
Minimum illuminationKnown for one	0.0005 lx	Unknown — not stated by the source
White balanceKnown for one	Auto, Lamp, Manual, Natural, Outdoor	Unknown — not stated by the source
Camera shutter typeKnown for one	Electronic	Unknown — not stated by the source
Camera shutter speedKnown for one	1/3 - 1/100000 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Adjustment shutter speedKnown for one	Auto/Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image sensor1 differ
Sensor type	CMOS	CMOS
Number of sensorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Optical sensor sizeDiffers	25.4 / 1.9 mm (1 / 1.9")	25.4 / 2.7 mm (1 / 2.7")
Progressive scan	Yes	Yes
Lens system1 differ
Zoom capabilityDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum aperture numberKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Fixed focal lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 mm
Digital zoomKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Night vision1 differ
Night visionDiffers	No	Yes
Night vision distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 m
LED typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IR
Infra-red wavelengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	850 nm
Video5 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1080 pixels	2880 x 1620 pixels
Total megapixelsDiffers	2 MP	5 MP
Video compression formatsDiffers	H.264, H.264+, H.265, H.265+	H.264
Supported video modesDiffers	720p, 1080p	1620p
Video recordingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Frame rateDiffers	60 fps	30 fps
Noise reduction	Yes	Yes
Image quality adjustmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DNR
Supported graphics resolutionsKnown for one	352 x 240, 352 x 288, 640 x 480 (VGA), 704 x 480, 704 x 576, 1280 x 720 (HD 720), 1280 x 960, 1920 x 1080 (HD 1080)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Analog signal format systemKnown for one	PAL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video streamingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image stabilizerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
3D NR (Noise Reduction)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Gain control typeKnown for one	Auto/Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Back Light Compensation (BLC)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bit rateKnown for one	H.264: 24~ 10240Kbps, H.265: 14~ 6144Kbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bit rate controlKnown for one	Constant Bit Rate (CBR)/Variable Bit Rate (VBR)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flip & mirrorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Highlight Compensation (HLC)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Privacy maskingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Region of Interest (ROI) encodingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Built-in speaker(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-way
Audio formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RTSP
Built-in microphoneKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audio input channelsKnown for one	2.0 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	1.0 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio codecsKnown for one	G.711a/ G.711Mu/ AAC/ G.726	Unknown — not stated by the source
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)Known for one	50 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3af	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Supported network protocolsDiffers	HTTP;HTTPs;TCP;ARP;RTSP;RTP;UDP;SMTP;FTP; DHCP;DNS;DDNS;PPPOE;IPv4/v6;QoS;UPnP;NTP; Bonjour;802.1x;Multicast;ICMP;IGMP;SNMP	TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, DNS, NTP, HTTPS, TCP, UDP
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Live viewKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Works with Amazon AlexaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Works with the Google AssistantKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Streaming methodKnown for one	Multicast, Unicast	Unknown — not stated by the source
Client interoperabilityKnown for one	ONVIF, PSIA, CGI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Card reader integrated	Yes	Yes
Compatible memory cards	MicroSD (TransFlash)	MicroSD (TransFlash)
Maximum memory card sizeDiffers	128 GB	512 GB
Built-in HDDKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
ROM capacityKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Built-in sirenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Siren noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99 dB
Alert notification typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Push notification, Snapshot alert message
Intelligent Video Surveillance (IVS) system featuresDiffers	Abandoned object, Face detection, Intrusion, Missing object, People counting, Tripwire	Face detection, Human detection, Line crossing detection, Pet detection, Vehicle detection
Motion sensor	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128-bit AES, SSL/TLS, WPA, WPA2-PSK
Video motion detectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Cloud-managedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web browserKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management softwareKnown for one	Smart PSS, DSS, Easy4ip	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power source typeDiffers	PoE	AC, DC
AC input voltageDiffers	24 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50/60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs	6.5 W	3 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.7 W
DC output voltageDiffers	12	9
DC output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.6 A
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-30 - 60 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-30 - 60 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 95%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 95%	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	161.6 mm	85.4 mm
DepthDiffers	85.5 mm	86.8 mm
HeightDiffers	74 mm	117.7 mm
WeightDiffers	720 g	190 g
Packaging contentidentical
Number of cameras	1	1
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Mounting kitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Screws includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Anchors includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mounting templateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TC74 Camera Power Adapter Quick Start Guide Mounting Anchors Mounting Screws Mounting Template Camera Base
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
RS-485 portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	RJ-45/BNC	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android, iOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	920 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Browser supportedKnown for one	IE, Chrome, Firefox, Safari	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Lens mount interfaceKnown for one	C/CS mount	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of video streamsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source

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