Starvis vs Hikvision

[desieinstein 0]

Hi everyone

 

I am due to fit a coax system to my home.. and am unsure if I should go with a camera with a sony starvis sensor IMX290, or a hikvision setup? The starvis system costs £150 more than the hikvision but can record colour at night.

 

 

The hikvision cameras I weas thinking of is: Hikvision DS-2CE56D8T-IT3

 

This is the starvis camera: http://www.247stock.co.uk/cctv-cameras/1080p-sony-starvis-cameras/sony-starvis-mini-36mm-lens-ball-dome-white

 

Hikvision system is around £200 and starvis is around £350, both with a 1080p 25fps dvr.

 

What reccomendations do you guys have? Is it better to go with hikvision?

[Securame 0]

You are comparing apples and oranges. Hikvision is a brand that manufactures many products, like cameras, which have a sensor inside. Starvis is a sensor manufactured by Sony, that is just one of the pieces that make up a camera.

 

That said, the unbranded camera you are linking doesn't look good at all, it's just a generic OEM camera. And I have no idea where you got that it can record colour at night; it has infrarred, so as soon as the infrarred kicks in, you will have black and white image.

[desieinstein 0]

Hi

 

When well lit:

 

https://www.cctvfirst.co.uk/images/www.cctvfirst.co.uk/rot/img/59a69037c88ea.jpg

https://www.cctvfirst.co.uk/images/www.cctvfirst.co.uk/static/Sony%20Starvis_1.jpg

 

Do you recon then I should go with the Hikvision system?

 

Regards

[Securame 0]

Without knowing the prices I would prefer a DS-2CE56D8T-IT3 camera over a random unbranded camera any time.

 

And if the unbranded option is more expensive, even with more reason.

[tomcctv 190]

There are 100s of posts about gray market hik

 

Also your posted pictures ..... It has car park lighting ... That is not a true image of a lowlight camera.