Product comparison · 2 security cameras

Dahua Technology Lite SD40212T-HN security camera IP security camera Indoor & outdoor vs Dahua Technology Ultra SD8A250WA-HNF security camera Dome IP security camera Indoor

75specifications compared
35differ
40identical
63known for one product only

Key differences

The Dahua Technology Lite SD40212T-HN security camera IP security camera Indoor & outdoor has 0.045 lx more minimum illumination than the Dahua Technology Ultra SD8A250WA-HNF security camera Dome IP security camera Indoor (0.05 lx vs 0.005 lx). The Dahua Technology Lite SD40212T-HN security camera IP security camera Indoor & outdoor has 20°/sec more tilt speed than the Dahua Technology Ultra SD8A250WA-HNF security camera Dome IP security camera Indoor (120 °/sec vs 100 °/sec). The Dahua Technology Lite SD40212T-HN security camera IP security camera Indoor & outdoor has 60°/sec more pan preset speed than the Dahua Technology Ultra SD8A250WA-HNF security camera Dome IP security camera Indoor (300 °/sec vs 240 °/sec). Placement supported: Indoor & outdoor on the Dahua Technology Lite SD40212T-HN security camera IP security camera Indoor & outdoor, Indoor on the Dahua Technology Ultra SD8A250WA-HNF security camera Dome IP security camera Indoor. PTZ modes: Auto scan, Auto pan on the Dahua Technology Lite SD40212T-HN security camera IP security camera Indoor & outdoor, 5 Pattern, 8 Tour, Auto scan on the Dahua Technology Ultra SD8A250WA-HNF security camera Dome IP security camera Indoor.

Placement supported
- Lite SD40212T-HN security camera IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:Indoor & outdoor
- Ultra SD8A250WA-HNF security camera Dome IP security camera Indoor:Indoor
PTZ modes
- Lite SD40212T-HN security camera IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:Auto scan, Auto pan
- Ultra SD8A250WA-HNF security camera Dome IP security camera Indoor:5 Pattern, 8 Tour, Auto scan
PTZ protocols
- Lite SD40212T-HN security camera IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:DH-SD
- Ultra SD8A250WA-HNF security camera Dome IP security camera Indoor:DH-SD, Pelco-P/D
International Protection (IP) code
- Lite SD40212T-HN security camera IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:IP66
- Ultra SD8A250WA-HNF security camera Dome IP security camera Indoor:IP67
Minimum illumination
- Lite SD40212T-HN security camera IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:0.05 lx
- Ultra SD8A250WA-HNF security camera Dome IP security camera Indoor:0.005 lx
Tilt angle range
- Lite SD40212T-HN security camera IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:-2 - 90°
- Ultra SD8A250WA-HNF security camera Dome IP security camera Indoor:-30 - 90°
Tilt speed
- Lite SD40212T-HN security camera IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:120 °/sec
- Ultra SD8A250WA-HNF security camera Dome IP security camera Indoor:100 °/sec
Pan preset speed
- Lite SD40212T-HN security camera IP security camera Indoor & outdoor:300 °/sec
- Ultra SD8A250WA-HNF security camera Dome IP security camera Indoor:240 °/sec

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Comparison of SD40212T-HN, SD8A250WA-HNF
138 specifications	A Dahua Technology Lite SD40212T-HN security camera IP security camera Indoor & outdoor Model SD40212T-HN View product	B Dahua Technology Ultra SD8A250WA-HNF security camera Dome IP security camera Indoor Model SD8A250WA-HNF View product
Performance4 differ
Type	IP security camera	IP security camera
Placement supportedDiffers	Indoor & outdoor	Indoor
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
PTZ control	Yes	Yes
PTZ modesDiffers	Auto scan, Auto pan	5 Pattern, 8 Tour, Auto scan
PTZ protocolsDiffers	DH-SD	DH-SD, Pelco-P/D
Auto-trackingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wide Dynamic Range (WDR)	Yes	Yes
Day/night mode	Yes	Yes
Infrared (IR) cut-off filterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Alarm input/output	Yes	Yes
CertificationDiffers	CE: EN55032/EN55024/EN50130-4 FCC: Part15 subpartB,ANSI C63.4- 2014 UL: UL60950-1+CAN/CSA C22.2,No.60950-1	CE: EN55032/EN55024/EN50130-4 FCC: Part15 subpartB,ANSI C63.4- 2014
Design1 differ
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dome
Mounting type	Ceiling/wall	Ceiling/wall
Product colour	White	White
Housing material	Metal	Metal
International Protection (IP) codeDiffers	IP66	IP67
Protection featuresKnown for one	Vandal proof	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
Camera6 differ
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 illuminationDiffers	0.05 lx	0.005 lx
Lens viewing angle, horizontalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.3°
Lens viewing angle, verticalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23.6°
Lens viewing angle, diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47.4°
Tilt angle rangeDiffers	-2 - 90°	-30 - 90°
Tilt speedDiffers	120 °/sec	100 °/sec
Pan range	0 - 360°	0 - 360°
Pan preset speedDiffers	300 °/sec	240 °/sec
Pan speedDiffers	300 °/sec	240 °/sec
Auto flip	Yes	Yes
White balance	ATW, Auto, Indoor, Manual, Outdoor	ATW, Auto, Indoor, Manual, Outdoor
Camera shutter type	Electronic	Electronic
Camera shutter speedDiffers	1/3 - 1/300000 s	1/1 - 1/30000 s
Adjustment shutter speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto/Manual
Tilt preset speedKnown for one	200 °/sec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Preset programs quantityKnown for one	300	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 / 2.7 mm (1 / 2.7")	25.4 / 2.8 mm (1 / 2.8")
Effective sensor resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 pixels
Progressive scan	Yes	Yes
Number of effective pixels (H x V)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1080 pixels
Lens system8 differ
Number of lensesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Optical zoomDiffers	12x	50x
Digital zoom	16x	16x
Detect distanceDiffers	883 m	4137 m
Observe distanceDiffers	353 m	1655 m
Recognize distanceDiffers	177 m	827 m
Focal length rangeDiffers	5.1 - 61.2 mm	6.6 - 330 mm
Fixed focusKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Focus	Motorized/Manual	Motorized/Manual
Identify distanceDiffers	88 m	413 m
Maximum aperture numberDiffers	3	6.5
Minimum aperture numberDiffers	1.6	1.8
Zoom capabilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Closest focusing distanceKnown for one	1000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Night visionidentical
Night vision	Yes	Yes
Night vision distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 m
LED typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IR
Number of illumination LEDsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
Video4 differ
Maximum resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels
Total megapixels	2 MP	2 MP
Video compression formatsDiffers	H.264, H.264+, M-JPEG	H.264, H.264+, H.265, H.265+, M-JPEG
Frame rateDiffers	25 fps	30 fps
Video intelligence analyticKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Video streaming	Yes	Yes
Noise reduction	Yes	Yes
Noise reduction technology	Ultra 2D noise reduction, Ultra 3D noise reduction	Ultra 2D noise reduction, Ultra 3D noise reduction
Gain control type	Auto/Manual	Auto/Manual
Back Light Compensation (BLC)	Yes	Yes
Bit rateDiffers	H.264+/H.264: 448K ~ 8192Kbps, MJPEG: 5120K ~ 10240Kbps	H.265/H.264: 512K ~ 8192Kbps
Bit rate controlDiffers	Constant Bit Rate (CBR), Variable Bit Rate (VBR)	Constant Bit Rate (CBR)/Variable Bit Rate (VBR)
Digital Wide Dynamic Range (DWDR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Highlight Compensation (HLC)	Yes	Yes
Privacy masking	Yes	Yes
Region of Interest (ROI) encoding	Yes	Yes
Supported graphics resolutionsKnown for one	352 x 240, 352 x 288, 704 x 480, 704 x 576, 1280 x 720 (HD 720), 1920 x 1080 (HD 1080)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported video modesKnown for one	720p, 1080p	Unknown — not stated by the source
Analog signal format systemKnown for one	PAL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Automatic gain controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Audio formats supportedDiffers	PCM	AAC, G.711
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)Known for one	55 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Voice codecsKnown for one	G.711a, G.711u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	No	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3at	IEEE 802.1x
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPv4/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	IPv4/IPv6, HTTP, HTTPS, SSL, TCP/IP, UDP, UPnP, ICMP, IGMP, SNMPv1/v2c/v3(MIB-2), ARP, RTCP, RTSP, RTP, SMTP, NTP, DHCP, DNS,PPPOE,DDNS, FTP, IP Filter, QoS, Bonjour
Number of users	20 user(s)	20 user(s)
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Streaming method	Multicast, Unicast	Multicast, Unicast
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Client interoperabilityKnown for one	ONVIF, PSIA, CGI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Built-in HDD	No	No
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	MicroSD (TransFlash), MicroSDHC, MicroSDXC	MicroSD (TransFlash)
Maximum memory card sizeDiffers	128 GB	256 GB
Flash memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
RS-485 portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BNC output portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
InterfaceKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Active tampering alarmKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IP address filtering	Yes	Yes
Motion sensor	Yes	Yes
Video motion detectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto restore after power failureKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intelligent Video Surveillance (IVS) system featuresKnown for one	Abandoned object, Face detection, Intrusion, Missing object, Tripwire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management features1 differ
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web browser	Yes	Yes
Management softwareDiffers	Smart PSS, DSS	Smart PSS, DSS, DMSS
Power2 differ
Power source typeDiffers	PoE	AC, PoE
AC input voltage	24 V	24 V
Power consumption (typical)Differs	12 W	26 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38 W
AC adapter output currentKnown for one	1.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 60 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 90%	0 - 95%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	262 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	415.6 mm
WeightDiffers	2.3 kg	8.5 kg
HeightKnown for one	234 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DiameterKnown for one	18.6 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Number of cameras	1	1
Mounting kitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	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	4.3 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Browser supportedKnown for one	IE, Chrome, Firefox, Safari	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Number of video streamsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source

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