The DS-2CD4024F 2MP network camera from Hikvision is among the first to be certified at the UL2802 image performance standard. This Underwriters Laboratories (UL) certification was awarded at ISC West in Las Vegas in April.
UL originally established the first video image performance standard for the security industry in September 2013. This new standard defines a method to assess image quality through a series of performance-based tests, on production camera models. Cameras are rated on image resolution, distortion, relative illumination, dynamic range, maximum frame rate, gray level, sensitivity, bad pixel count, and veiling glare.
Hikvision says that its DS-2CD4024F camera offering wide dymnamic range (WDR) and 60fps (frames per second) is a part of the Chinese comany’s Smarttechnology evolution. Polo Cai, Vice President at Hikvision, said: “This certification is gratifying. This new UL standard provides customers with a great tool to evaluate a camera’s video image performance in a fair and professional manner, and ultimately helps our customers better differentiate security cameras in the marketplace.”
And Lou Chavez, Security Principal Engineer at UL, said: “The UL 2802 program is a critical stepping stone for end users, manufacturers and integrators to objectively evaluate the performance of a camera’s image quality. The UL test methods and procedures provide a fresh technical approach to objectively evaluating camera image quality. We’ve been pleased with the response from manufacturers that have chosen to be among the first to be certified.”
