Dahua IPC-HFW5559T-ASE-IL-0280B IP camera 5 MP, 2.8 mm, IR 80 m, PoE, White

The 1/2.7″ CMOS sensor records at 2960 × 1668 at up to 25 frames per second. The 2.8 mm F1.6 lens covers 108.4° horizontally and 127.1° diagonally, so one camera sees a whole entrance or a large part of a yard. According to Dahua, it detects a target at up to 61.6 m and identifies a person at up to 6.2 m. WDR, HLC and BLC balance strong backlight from windows, headlights or low sun.

The built-in illuminator reaches up to 80 m according to Dahua, which is a generous reserve for a wide 2.8 mm camera: the far end of the scene stays lit in darkness. A minimum illumination of 0.0009 lux means the camera can still produce an image under weak street lighting before IR switches on. 3D noise reduction keeps night footage cleaner and smaller.

Dahua says its Xinghan vision models improve target detection and extend detection distance. The camera supports face detection, tripwire and intrusion, people counting and a heat map that shows where people spend most time. Four privacy masks let you black out, for example, a neighbour's window or part of a courtyard that must not be recorded, which helps with privacy rules.

The IP67 metal housing keeps dust and rain out, and IK10 protects against strong impacts. An operating range of −40 to +60 °C covers even the coldest winters. The camera mounts on a wall or ceiling, and the bracket lets you rotate it 360° and tilt it 0–90°. It weighs 835 g and measures 238 × 90.7 × 90.7 mm. The white finish blends with light façades and ceilings.

The camera is not cloud-managed: video stays on your network and is viewed in a web browser, through an NVR or in the mobile app on Android and iOS. The card slot takes microSD cards of up to 1 TB, and H.265 with ROI keeps storage needs low. Power comes over PoE on a single network cable or from a 12 V adapter. RCA audio in and out plus an alarm input and output let you add an external speaker and sensor.

Homeowners who want to see the far edge of the yard in the dark; retailers and offices that count visitors and analyse movement; apartment and commercial buildings whose cameras hang within reach and need impact resistance; and installers building a system without a cloud service who prefer a white housing on a light façade.