Product comparison · 2 security cameras

Dahua Technology IPC-HFW81230E-Z security camera Bullet IP security camera Indoor & outdoor vs TP-Link TAPO C501GW

43specifications compared
25differ
18identical
109known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TAPO C501GW has 20° more lens viewing angle, horizontal than the Dahua Technology IPC-HFW81230E-Z security camera Bullet IP security camera Indoor & outdoor (105° vs 85°). The Dahua Technology IPC-HFW81230E-Z security camera Bullet IP security camera Indoor & outdoor has 4° more lens viewing angle, vertical than the TP-Link TAPO C501GW (63° vs 59°). The TP-Link TAPO C501GW has 0.12 more maximum aperture number than the Dahua Technology IPC-HFW81230E-Z security camera Bullet IP security camera Indoor & outdoor (1.65 vs 1.53). Placement supported: Indoor & outdoor on the Dahua Technology IPC-HFW81230E-Z security camera Bullet IP security camera Indoor & outdoor, Outdoor on the TP-Link TAPO C501GW. Connectivity technology: Wired on the Dahua Technology IPC-HFW81230E-Z security camera Bullet IP security camera Indoor & outdoor, Wireless on the TP-Link TAPO C501GW.

Placement supported
- IPC-HFW81230E-Z security camera Bullet IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:Indoor & outdoor
- TAPO C501GW:Outdoor
Connectivity technology
- IPC-HFW81230E-Z security camera Bullet IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:Wired
- TAPO C501GW:Wireless
Form factor
- IPC-HFW81230E-Z security camera Bullet IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:Bullet
- TAPO C501GW:Turret
Mounting type
- IPC-HFW81230E-Z security camera Bullet IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:Ceiling/wall
- TAPO C501GW:Wall
International Protection (IP) code
- IPC-HFW81230E-Z security camera Bullet IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:IP67
- TAPO C501GW:IP66
Lens viewing angle, horizontal
- IPC-HFW81230E-Z security camera Bullet IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:85°
- TAPO C501GW:105°
Lens viewing angle, vertical
- IPC-HFW81230E-Z security camera Bullet IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:63°
- TAPO C501GW:59°
Tilt angle range
- IPC-HFW81230E-Z security camera Bullet IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:0 - 90°
- TAPO C501GW:60 - 130°

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Comparison of IPC-HFW81230E-Z, TAPO C501GW
152 specifications	A Dahua Technology IPC-HFW81230E-Z security camera Bullet IP security camera Indoor & outdoor Model IPC-HFW81230E-Z View product	B TP-Link TAPO C501GW View product
Performance2 differ
Type	IP security camera	IP security camera
Placement supportedDiffers	Indoor & outdoor	Outdoor
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	20 m
Day/night mode	Yes	Yes
Remote viewing	Yes	Yes
Built-in lightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PTZ controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Infrared (IR) cut-off filterKnown 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
Design3 differ
Form factorDiffers	Bullet	Turret
Mounting typeDiffers	Ceiling/wall	Wall
Product colour	White	White
Housing material	Metal	Metal
Protection featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Waterproof
International Protection (IP) codeDiffers	IP67	IP66
WeatherproofKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IK codeKnown for one	IK10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fog proofKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Camera3 differ
Camera pan control	Yes	Yes
Camera tilt control	Yes	Yes
Lens viewing angle, horizontalDiffers	85°	105°
Lens viewing angle, verticalDiffers	63°	59°
Lens viewing angle, diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	122°
Tilt angle rangeDiffers	0 - 90°	60 - 130°
Minimum illuminationKnown for one	0 lx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Angle of rotationKnown for one	360°	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pan rangeKnown for one	0 - 360°	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
Image sensor1 differ
Sensor type	CMOS	CMOS
Optical sensor sizeDiffers	25.4 / 1.7 mm (1 / 1.7")	25.4 / 2.9 mm (1 / 2.9")
Number of sensorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Progressive scanKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Panoramic cameraidentical
Sensor type (panoramic camera)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CMOS
Lens system2 differ
Recognize distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 m
Focal length rangeDiffers	4.1 - 16.4 mm	3.17 mm
Fixed focusKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum aperture numberDiffers	1.53	1.65
Fixed focal lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.17 mm
Number of lensesKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Zoom capabilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical zoomKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital zoomKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
FocusKnown for one	Motorized	Unknown — not stated by the source
Closest focusing distanceKnown for one	0.5 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Night vision1 differ
Night vision	Yes	Yes
B/W night vision distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	29.9 m
LED typeDiffers	IR	IR/White
Infra-red wavelengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	850 nm
Night vision distanceKnown for one	50 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of illumination LEDsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video3 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4000 x 3000 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels
Video compression formatsDiffers	H.264, H.264+, H.265, H.265+	H.264
Supported graphics resolutionsDiffers	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), 2048 x 1536 (QXGA), 2304 x 1296, 2560 x 1920, 3072 x 2048, 3840 x 2160, 4000 x 3000	1920 x 1080 (HD 1080)
Video recordingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Frame rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 fps
Total megapixelsKnown for one	12 MP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported video modesKnown for one	720p, 1080p	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video streamingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise reductionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise reduction technologyKnown for one	3D noise reduction	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~ 16384Kbps H.265: 14~ 9984Kbps	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
Digital Wide Dynamic Range (DWDR)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flip & mirrorKnown 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
Smart IRKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio1 differ
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 input channels	1.0 channels	1.0 channels
Audio output channels	1.0 channels	1.0 channels
Audio formats supportedDiffers	AAC	RTSP
Built-in microphoneKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of microphonesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Audio detectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)Known for one	50 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Voice codecsKnown for one	G.711Mu, G.711a, G.726	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	No	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SIM card slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SIM card typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NanoSIM
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4G
4G standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LTE
Live viewKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersKnown for one	20 user(s)	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
Storage2 differ
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	MicroSD (TransFlash), MicroSDHC, MicroSDXC	MicroSD (TransFlash)
Maximum memory card sizeDiffers	128 GB	512 GB
Built-in HDDKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Yes	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
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RS-485 portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
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
Mirror	Yes	Yes
Motion sensorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Video motion detection	Yes	Yes
Intelligent Video Surveillance (IVS) system featuresKnown for one	Heat map, Abandoned object, Face detection, Intrusion, Missing object, People counting, Tripwire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Cloud-managedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Remotely operatedKnown 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
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffers	DC, PoE	AC, DC
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50/60 Hz
DC output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
DC output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power consumption (max)Known for one	13 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 60 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 60 °C	-40 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	95 mm	130.8 mm
DepthDiffers	273.2 mm	84 mm
HeightDiffers	96.4 mm	116.1 mm
Width (with stand)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	139.8 mm
Depth (with stand)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	102.3 mm
Height (with stand)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	234.2 mm
WeightKnown for one	1.12 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
Package weightDiffers	1.52 kg	830 g
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Packaging contentidentical
Number of cameras	1	1
Mounting kitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Screws includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drilling template includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android, iOS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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