Testing DS06M single subscriber intercom system

//Testing DS06M single subscriber intercom system

Testing DS06M single subscriber intercom system

TESTING SINGLE SUBSCRIBER DS06M ON-DOOR SPEAKERPHONE

The expression “Country House” is already associated not so much with a wooden hut with conveniences in the yard, but with a full-fledged high-tech house equipped with at least its own water supply, heating and a powerful power line. In such areas, Smart Home technologies have been used for a long time, allowing to solve urgent tasks remotely, whether it is turning on the heating when the owner arrives, locking the windows after he leaves and opening / closing the garage door or entrance door.

In the latter case, the tenant will need to use either some kind of built-in system or an accessible street intercom, which has the same functions as access devices, but is intended for use by one subscriber. In addition to the audio system, such calling panels are equipped with a video sensor, thereby allowing full video control of the territory in front of the lens and full-fledged two-way audio communication with the visitor. The CCTVLab laboratory has tested the basic features specific to video intercoms, namely how they capture and transmit sound.

WHAT AND HOW WAS MEASURED

The maximum volume of the speaker of the calling panel and the minimum distinguishable sound from the microphone (its sensitivity), which can be set in the settings, were measured. These measurements were carried out using a special sound level meter in a “quiet” room, the background noise in which did not exceed 30 dB.

Screenshots of the image were taken in front of the door station lens under difficult conditions.

TEST RESULTS

DS06M has the largest viewing angle taking into account the rotation of the structure – 182 degrees. The leader in microphone sensitivity (30 dB) and is among the leaders in maximum speaker volume (68 dB).

Figure 1 The maximum adjustable speaker volume (More is better) and maximum microphone sensitivity (Less is better)

It can be noted that all on-door speakerphones have a significant margin of microphone sensitivity, allowing you to clearly hear human speech. The average talk volume is approximately 60 dB, while the average microphone sensitivity in the test is 41 dB. In addition, the dynamics of all the calling panels allow you to transmit a sound signal sufficient for the visitor in volume (average value of 67 dB).

DIFFICULT TEST RESULTS

Figure 2: Crop of screenshots from the outdoor panels when shooting a visitor in front of the lens at backlight and simulating the contamination of the lens

Simulation of the contamination of the lens, together with the backlight from a powerful spotlight, leads to the fact that the light spot on the calling panels becomes larger, however, it is still possible to distinguish the visitor. In any case, after installing the call panel, its lens should be kept clean, otherwise, even under optimal conditions, the real resolution of the panel will be less than the original.

Figure 3 Crop of screenshots from the call panels when shooting an object located close to the lens, with the built-in backlight

Figure 4 Crop of screenshots from the call panels when shooting an object with backlight when using the built-in backlight

This experiment shows how much objects will be illuminated if they occupy a small part of the image area, against a dark background, when IR illumination is working. This test can be considered an imitation of conditions when there are no objects reflecting IR radiation in the field of view of the intercom, and at night one person begins to approach the intercom.

Figure 5 Crop of screenshots from the call panels when shooting an object with side illumination when the built-in backlight

It is typical that when the background or side illumination is turned on, the test table for call panels becomes less distinguishable, the installer should pay attention to this mode of operation and try not to use the panels where there is noise illumination in poor main lighting.

CONCLUSION

As a result of testing, we can safely say that all video calling panels perfectly solve their basic tasks. With work in difficult conditions, a change in the quality of shooting is observed. During the installation and operation of outdoor panels, it is worth remembering about such phenomena and limiting their impact on the operation of the device.

In some projects, the installer can already make a choice not only between video cameras of different brands and designs, but also between video cameras with connected access control systems on the one hand and video intercoms on the other.

The full version of the article is available on the CCTVlab independent laboratory  website .

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