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IPC-HFW5442E-ZHE-S3 | 4MP IP BULLET CAMERA VARIFOCAL LENS 2.7-12mm -PERIMETER PROTECTION - PEOPLE COUNTING

The Dahua IPC-HFW5442E-ZHE-S3 is a 4MP IP bullet camera with a 2.7–12mm motorized varifocal lens, ideal for ensuring high-definition images and advanced analytics thanks to integrated AI technologies. With IR night vision up to 60 meters, IP67/IK10 protection, and intelligent features such as face detection, people counting, and video metadata, it offers maximum security for residential and professional environments.
Main specifications:
- 4MP resolution (2688×1520) at 30fps
- Motorized varifocal lens 2.7–12mm
- IR night vision up to 60m with built-in LEDs
- AI functions: face detection, people counting, AcuPick, video metadata
- SMD 3.0 and advanced perimeter protection
- AI ISP for image optimization and false alarm reduction
- IP67 and IK10 protection against dust, water and vandalism
Further details
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Technical data sheet
MODEL | IPC-HFW5442E-ZHE-S3 |
Room | |
Image Sensor | 1/1.8" CMOS |
Max. Resolution | 2688 (H) × 1520 (V) |
ROM | 4 GB |
RAM | 2 GB |
Scanning System | Progressive |
Electronic Shutter Speed | Auto/Manual 1/3 s–1/100000 s |
Min. Illumination | 0.0007 lux@F1.8 (Color, 30 IRE) 0.0004 lux@F1.0 (B/W, 30 IRE) 0 lux (Illuminator on) |
S/N Ratio | > 56 dB |
Illumination Distance | Up to 60 m (196.85 ft) (IR) |
Illuminator On/Off Control | Auto/Manual |
Illuminator Number | 4 (IR LED) |
Pan/Tilt/Rotation Range | Pan: 0°–360° Tilt: 0°–90° Rotation: 0°–360° |
Lens | |
Lens Type | Motorized vari-focal |
Mount Type | φ14 |
Focal Length | 2.7 mm–12 mm |
Max. Openings | F1.8 |
Field of View | H: 115°–47°; V: 62°–27°; D: 137°–54° |
Iris Type | Car |
Close Focus Distance | 1.5 m (4.92 ft) |
Intelligence | |
IVS (Perimeter Protection) | Intrusion, tripwire, fast moving (the three functions support the classification and accurate detection of vehicle, animal and human); loitering detection, people gathering, parking detection. Supports long-distance mode. Supports self-learning, it filters out false alarms. |
Smart Object Detection | Smart abandoned object; smart missing object |
SMD | SMD 3.0 |
AcuPick | Uses deep learning algorithms and works with back-end devices to accurately match targets, such as people and motor vehicles, and search through live and recorded videos to quickly locate targets. |
TO THE SSA | Yes |
Face Detection | Face detection; track; snapshot; snapshot optimization; optimal face snapshot upload; face enhancement; face exposure; face extraction attributes including 6 attributes and 8 expressions; face snapshot set as face, one-inch photo or custom; snapshot strategies (real-time snapshot, quality priority and optimization snapshot); face angle filter; optimization time setting |
People Counting | Tripwire people counting, generating and exporting reports (day/week/month/year); people counting in area and queue management, generating and exporting reports (day/week/month); 4 rules can be set for tripwire, people counting in area and queue management. |
Heat Map | Yes |
Video Metadata | Motor vehicle, non-motor vehicle, face, human body detection; track; snapshot; snapshot optimization; optimal face snapshot upload. Motor vehicle attributes: vehicle type, vehicle color, vehicle logo and other attributes: seatbelt, smoking, calling. Non-motor vehicle attributes: type, color, number of people, top type and color, hat. Human body attributes: gender, top/bottom type and color, bag, hat and umbrella. Face attributes: gender, age, expressions, glasses, face mask and beard. |
Smart Search | Work together with Smart NVR to perform refine intelligent search, event extraction and merging to event videos |
Smart Sound Detection | Yes |
Video | |
Video Compression | H.265; H.264; H.264H; H.264B; MJPEG (Only supported by the sub stream) |
Smart Codec | Smart H.265+/ Smart H.264+ |
AI Coding | AI H.265, AI H.264 |
Video Frame Rate | Main stream: 2688 × 1520 (1 fps–25/30 fps) /1920 × 1080 (1 fps–50/60 fps) sub stream: D1@(1–25/30 fps) Third stream: 1080p@(1–25/30 fps) Fourth stream: 720p@(1–25/30 fps) *The values above are the max. frame rates of each stream; for multiple streams, the values will be subjected to the total encoding capacity |
Streaming Capability | 4 stream |
Resolution | 4M (2688 × 1520); 3M (2048 × 1536); 2304 × 1296 (2304 × 1296); 1080p (1920 × 1080); 1.3M (1280×960); 720p (1280 × 720); D1 (704 × 576/704 × 480); VGA (640 × 480); CIF (352 × 288/352 × 240) |
Bit Rate Control | VBR; CBR |
Video Bit Rate | H.264: 32kbps–16384kbps;H.265: 12kbps–11008kbps |
Day/Night | Auto(ICR)/Color/B/W |
BLC | Yes |
HLC | Yes |
WDR | 140 dB |
Scene Self-adaptation (SSA) | Yes |
White Balance | Auto/natural/street lamp/outdoor/manual/regional custom |
Gain Control | Car |
Noise Reduction | 3D NR |
Motion Detection | OFF/ON (4 areas, rectangular) |
Region of Interest (RoI) | Yes (4 areas) |
Image Stabilization | Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) |
Smart Lighting | Yes |
Defog | Yes |
Image Rotation | 0°/90°/180°/270° (Support 90°/270° with 4M (2688 × 1520) resolution and lower) |
Mirror | Yes |
Privacy Masking | 8 areas |
LDC | Yes |
Audio | |
Built-in MIC | Yes |
Audio Compression | PCM; G.711a; G.711Mu; G.726; G.723 |
Alarm | |
Alarm Event | No SD card; SD card full; SD card error; network disconnection; IP conflict; illegal access; motion detection; video tampering; tripwire; intrusion; fast moving; abandoned object; missingobject; loitering detection; people gathering; parking detection; scene changing; audio detection; voltage detection; external alarm; face detection; video metadata; SMD; people counting in area; stay detection; people counting; people number error detection; queue people number alarm; queue time alarm; security exception; defocus detection |
Network | |
Network | RJ-45 (10/100 Enhancement Base-T) |
SDK and API | Yes |
Protocol | IPv4; IPv6; HTTP; TCP; UDP; ARP; RTP; RTSP; RTCP; RTMP; SMTP; FTP; SFTP; DHCP; DNS; DDNS; QoS; UPnP; NTP; Multicast; ICMP; IGMP; NFS; SAMBA; PPPoE; SNMP; P2P; Auto Register |
Interoperability | ONVIF (Profile S/Profile G/Profile T/Profile M); CGI |
User/Host | 20 (Total bandwidth: 80 M) |
Storage | FTP; SFTP; Micro SD card (support max. 1TB); NAS |
Browser | IE: IE 9 and later Chrome: Chrome 102 and later Firefox: Firefox 88 and later |
Management Software | Smart PSS Lite; DSS; DMSS |
Mobile Client | Android; iOS |
Cyber Security | Configuration encryption; trusted execution; Digests; security logs; WSSE; account lockout; syslog; video encryption; 802.1x; IP/MAC filtering; HTTPS; trusted upgrade; trusted boot; firmware encryption; generation and importing of X.509 certification |
Certification | |
Certifications | CE-LVD: EN62368-1 CE-EMC: Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2014/30/EU FCC: 47 CFR FCC Part 15, Subpart B; UL/CUL: UL62368-1 & CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 62368-1-14 |
Port | |
Audio Input | 1 channel (RCA port) |
Audio Output | 1 channel (RCA port) |
Alarm Input | 2 channels in: wet contact, 5mA 3V–5V DC |
Alarm Output | 1 channel out: wet contact, 300 mA 12 VDC |
Power | |
Power Supply | 12 VDC/PoE (802.3af)/ePoE |
Dual Power Backup | When the power adapter and PoE provide power at the same time, disconnect one of them. The device will continue to work, but will not restart. |
Power Consumption | Basic: 3.7W (12VDC); 4.9W (PoE) Max. (H.265+ WDR+ Intelligence on+IR on): 9.8 W (12 VDC); 12.3W (PoE) Heating: 3.3W (12VDC); 4.2W (PoE) |
Environment | |
Operating Temperature | –40 °C to +60 °C (–40 °F to +140 °F) |
Operating Humidity | ≤95% |
Strorage Temperature | –40 °C to +60 °C (–40 °F to +140 °F) |
Storage Humidity | 10%–95% (RH), non-condensing |
Protection | IP67; IK10 |
Structure | |
Casing Material | Metal + plastic |
Product Dimensions | 273.2 mm × 95.0 mm × 95.0 mm (10.76" × 3.74" × 3.74") (L × W × H) |
Net Weight | 1.12 kg (2.47 lb) |
Gross Weight | 1.66 kg (3.66 lb) |