Ezviz LC3 Luminaire-Camera Test: Watching in the Spotlight
The 4 MP sensor in the Ezviz LC3 allows shooting up to 2560 x 1440 pixels, but the app also allows you to reduce the definition of recordings to 1080p or 720p. Optics allow it to cover an angle of 157 degrees diagonally, and Ezviz adds infrared LEDs for night vision. The flashlight can also be used for color recording after dark, but you don’t find as many video settings as on other Ezviz cameras, such as the BC1. Color saturation is not adjustable and no adjustment is offered to reduce the effect of backlighting.
Per day
If we compare an image taken from a recording supplied by Ezviz LC3 in broad daylight with another image taken from a recording provided by Ezviz LC3 in broad daylight. smart outdoor surveillance camera With Netatmo – a standard in the compact lighting camera segment – the display looks finer and more detailed at first. However, the Ezviz camera delivers high-contrast images and cannot distinguish all the elements in color tone, whether in light or dark areas. Ezviz got us used to a little better, although the image quality here is very good.
night
By comparing the infrared visions of the Ezviz and Netatmo cameras in our test scene, the observation is the same. Once again, the LC3 wins thanks to better detail reproduction. However, it is far from performing as well at night as during the day: a lot of information is lost, and we find the same exposure problems that prevent tone elements from appearing. So none of the cameras are really convincing in infrared vision.
On Ezviz’s side, we had trouble recognizing a face filmed more than 2.5 meters away. This is not enough for an outdoor camera, and we would have liked to detect a slightly more sensitive movement once human figure recognition was activated: its range is then limited to about 4.5 metres. Disabling this option allows you to benefit from a greater range – our movements were detected at a height of 9 meters without a problem – but then the user is exposed to many false alarms.
The Ezviz LC3’s built-in light still allows it to power the bar at night. We find a level of detail similar to that observed during the day, but very bright elements, even in the distance, may be overexposed. It may be helpful to adjust the wattage of the lamp to prevent the intruder’s face from appearing completely burnt out in the recording, and thus unrecognizable.
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