Hikvision Acusense DS-2CD2686G2T-IZS IP Camera 8MP 4K Varifocal Bullet Camera
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Hikvision Acusense DS-2CD2686G2T-IZS IP Camera 8MP 4K Varifocal Bullet Camera
SKU: DS-2CD2686G2T-IZS
Description
Provides ultra-high-definition 4K security video with a motorised zoom lens to capture distant details with absolute clarity.
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- Tracked delivery on every order. The tracking number is emailed as soon as it ships.
- Metro delivery: 2–4 business days. Regional areas may take longer. Free standard shipping over $300, flat $25 under.
- 3-year warranty on cameras and recorders, back-to-base, plus your Australian Consumer Law rights.
- 30-day returns on unopened items. Faulty on arrival? We cover return shipping.
- Genuine Australian stock. Never grey imports. Prices include GST.
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Hikvision Acusense DS-2CD2686G2T-IZS IP Camera 8MP 4K Varifocal Bullet Camera
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All cameras, NVRs and DVRs come with a 3-year back-to-base manufacturer warranty covering defects in materials and workmanship, in addition to your rights under Australian Consumer Law. Hard drives and accessories are covered as set out in our Warranty Policy.
Standard shipping is free on all orders over $300 AUD, Australia-wide. Orders under $300 ship at a flat rate of $25, calculated at checkout. Tracking is included on every order.
You have 30 days from the day you receive your order to request a change-of-mind return. Items must be unopened, factory-sealed and in resalable condition. A 15% restocking fee applies and return postage is at your cost. Faulty or incorrectly supplied items are different: we cover the return shipping and refund or replace at no charge. Read the full Return & Refund Policy.
Metro delivery usually takes 2–4 business days after dispatch, and regional areas may take longer. You'll receive a tracking number by email as soon as your order leaves the warehouse.
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01Overview
What the DS-2CD2686G2T-IZS is
The Hikvision DS-2CD2686G2T-IZS is an 8 MP (4K) AcuSense Powered-by-DarkFighter motorized varifocal bullet camera for outdoor use. Its 2.8-12 mm motorized lens lets you set the field of view remotely after mounting - wide for a driveway, or zoomed in on a gate - while AcuSense deep learning classifies people and vehicles to cut false alarms.
Lens: motorized varifocal 2.8-12 mm (remote zoom and focus; this is not a PTZ).
Night vision: Smart IR up to 60 m (black and white at night).
Audio/alarm: line-in / line-out audio and alarm in/out terminals (no built-in microphone).
A PoE (802.3at) or 12 V DC IP camera with 120 dB WDR, H.265+, microSD up to 512 GB and a rugged IP67 + IK10 metal housing rated -30C to 60C. 3-year Australian warranty.
See it in action
What the DS-2CD2686G2T-IZS features actually look like
Representative illustrations of how each key feature performs in a real scene.
8MP Ultra HD
8MP (4K) resolution captures four times the detail of 1080p.
Even when a person or car is far down the driveway, you can zoom in and still recognise a face or read a number plate — detail that lower-resolution cameras lose.
Even when a person or car is far down the driveway, you can zoom in and still recognise a face or read a number plate — detail that lower-resolution cameras lose.
60m IR Night Vision
Built-in infrared sees in total darkness up to around 60m, covering long driveways and large properties. Even well away from the house, people and vehicles remain clear in black-and-white.
False Alarm Reduction
Filtering helps separate real activity from harmless movement like rain, leaves or pets, so you get fewer pointless notifications and the alerts that matter stand out.
Human/Vehicle Detection
Smart detection focuses on people and vehicles and can ignore things like swaying branches, rain or small animals — helping cut down false alerts and making the right moments easier to find.
Illustrative — simulated for demonstration
02Engineering
DS-2CD2686G2T-IZS specifications
- 8 MP 4K resolution (3840 x 2160): clear faces and number plates; recognises a person to about 17 m wide or 43 m zoomed in.
- Motorized 2.8-12 mm varifocal lens: set the view remotely from wide to zoomed after mounting (zoom and focus only - not a PTZ).
- AcuSense deep learning: classifies people and vehicles and filters false alarms from animals, rain and moving foliage.
- Powered-by-DarkFighter: a 1/1.8" sensor for usable low-light images down to 0.003 lux before the IR switches on.
- Smart IR to 60 m: long-range night illumination; footage is black and white at night.
- 120 dB true WDR: balances bright and dark areas in backlit and high-contrast scenes.
- Audio and alarm interfaces: line-in / line-out and alarm in/out terminals for an external mic, speaker or alarm device (no built-in microphone).
- Rugged IP67 + IK10 metal housing rated -30C to 60C; microSD up to 512 GB with NAS / ANR.
- Motorized 2.8-12 mm varifocal lens: set the view remotely from wide to zoomed after mounting (zoom and focus only - not a PTZ).
- AcuSense deep learning: classifies people and vehicles and filters false alarms from animals, rain and moving foliage.
- Powered-by-DarkFighter: a 1/1.8" sensor for usable low-light images down to 0.003 lux before the IR switches on.
- Smart IR to 60 m: long-range night illumination; footage is black and white at night.
- 120 dB true WDR: balances bright and dark areas in backlit and high-contrast scenes.
- Audio and alarm interfaces: line-in / line-out and alarm in/out terminals for an external mic, speaker or alarm device (no built-in microphone).
- Rugged IP67 + IK10 metal housing rated -30C to 60C; microSD up to 512 GB with NAS / ANR.
03Full datasheet
Detailed specifications
Camera & Image
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Image Sensor | 1/1.8" Progressive Scan CMOS |
| Min. Illumination | Color: 0.003 Lux @ (F1.4, AGC ON), B/W: 0 Lux with IR |
| Shutter Speed | 1/3 s to 1/100,000 s |
| Slow Shutter | Yes |
| Wide Dynamic Range | 120 dB |
| P/N | P/N |
| Day & Night | IR cut filter |
| Power-off Memory | Yes |
| Image Parameters Switch | Yes |
| SNR | ≥ 52 dB |
| Target Cropping | Yes |
| Day/Night Switch | Day, Night, Auto, Schedule |
| Image Enhancement | BLC, HLC, 3D DNR |
| Image Settings | Rotate mode, saturation, brightness, contrast, sharpness, gain, white balance adjustable by client software or web browser |
Lens & Distance
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Lens Type | Varifocal lens, motorized lens, 2.8 to 12 mm |
| Focal Length & FOV | 2.8 to 12 mm, horizontal FOV 108° to 46°, vertical FOV 58° to 26°, diagonal FOV 127.4° to 52° |
| Iris Type | Fixed |
| Aperture | F1.4 |
| Lens Mount | Ø 14 |
| DORI | 2.8 to 12 mm: Wide: D: 86.0 m, O: 34.1 m, R: 17.2 m, I: 8.6 m | Tele: D: 214.0 m, O: 84.9 m, R: 42.8 m, I: 21.4 m |
| Pan Range | 0° to 355° |
| Tilt Range | 0° to 90° |
| Rotation Range | 0° to 360° |
Night Vision
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Supplement Light Type | IR |
| Smart Supplement Light | Yes |
| IR Range | Up to 60 m |
| Wavelength | 850 nm |
Video
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Max. Resolution | 3840 × 2160 |
| Main Stream | 50 Hz: 25 fps (3840 × 2160, 3200 × 1800, 2688 × 1520, 1920 × 1080, 1280 × 720) | 60 Hz: 24 fps (3840 × 2160); 30 fps (3200 × 1800, 2688 × 1520, 1920 × 1080, 1280 × 720) |
| Sub Stream | 50 Hz: 25 fps (1280 × 720, 640 × 480, 640 × 360) | 60 Hz: 30 fps (1280 × 720, 640 × 480, 640 × 360) |
| Third Stream | 50 Hz: 10 fps (1920 × 1080, 1280 × 720, 640 × 480, 640 × 360) | 60 Hz: 10 fps (1920 × 1080, 1280 × 720, 640 × 480, 640 × 360); *Third stream is supported under certain settings. |
| Video Compression | Main stream: H.265/H.264/H.264+/H.265+; Sub-stream: H.265/H.264/MJPEG; Third stream: H.265/H.264; *Third stream is supported under certain settings. |
| Video Bit Rate | 32 Kbps to 16 Mbps |
| H.264 Type | Baseline Profile/Main Profile/High Profile |
| H.265 Type | Main Profile |
| H.264+ | Main stream supports |
| H.265+ | Main stream supports |
| Bit Rate Control | CBR/VBR |
| Scalable Video Coding (SVC) | H.264 and H.265 encoding |
| Region of Interest (ROI) | 1 fixed region for main stream and sub-stream |
Audio
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Audio Type | Mono sound |
| Environment Noise Filtering | Yes |
| Audio Sampling Rate | 8 kHz/16 kHz/32 kHz/44.1 kHz/48 kHz |
| Audio Compression | G.711ulaw/G.711alaw/G.722.1/G.726/MP2L2/PCM/MP3/AAC-LC |
| Audio Bit Rate | 64 Kbps (G.711ulaw/G.711alaw)/16 Kbps (G.722.1)/16 Kbps (G.726)/32 to 192 Kbps (MP2L2)/8 to 320 Kbps (MP3)/16 to 64 Kbps (AAC-LC) |
AI & Deep Learning
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Face Capture | Yes |
| Perimeter Protection | Line crossing detection, intrusion detection, region entrance detection, region exiting detection; Supports human and vehicle targets classification |
Network & Storage
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Security | Password protection, complicated password, HTTPS encryption, IP address filter, Security Audit Log, basic and digest authentication for HTTP/HTTPS, TLS 1.1/1.2, WSSE and digest authentication for Open Network Video Interface |
| Simultaneous Live View | Up to 6 channels |
| API | Open Network Video Interface (PROFILE S, PROFILE G, PROFILE T), ISAPI, SDK |
| Protocols | TCP/IP, ICMP, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, RTP, RTSP, NTP, UPnP, SMTP, IGMP, 802.1X, QoS, IPv4, IPv6, UDP, Bonjour, SSL/TLS, PPPoE, SNMP, ARP, WebSocket, WebSockets |
| User/Host | Up to 32 users. 3 user levels: administrator, operator and user |
| Network Storage | NAS (NFS, SMB/CIFS), auto network replenishment (ANR); Together with high-end Hikvision memory card, memory card encryption and health detection are supported. |
| Client | iVMS-4200, Hik-Connect, Hik-Central |
| Web Browser | Plug-in required live view: IE 10, IE 11; Plug-in free live view: Chrome 57.0+, Firefox 52.0+, Edge 89+; Local service: Chrome 57.0+, Firefox 52.0+, Edge 89+ |
Event & Alarm
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Basic Event | Motion detection (human and vehicle targets classification), video tampering alarm, exception |
| Smart Event | Scene change detection |
| Linkage Method | Upload to FTP/NAS/memory card, notify surveillance center, send email, trigger recording, trigger capture, trigger alarm output, audible warning |
Interface
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Audio | 1 input (line in), two-core terminal block, max. input amplitude: 3.3 vpp, input impedance: 4.7 KΩ, interface type: non-equilibrium; 1 output (line out), two-core terminal block, max. output amplitude: 3.3 vpp, output impedance: 100 Ω, interface type: non-equilibrium |
| Alarm | 1 input, 1 output (max. 24 VDC/24 VAC, 1 A) |
| On-board Storage | Built-in micro SD slot, up to 512 GB |
| Hardware Reset | Yes |
| Communication Interface | 1 RJ45 10 M/100 M self-adaptive Ethernet port |
General & Environment
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Package Dimension | 385 mm × 190 mm × 180 mm (15.2" × 7.5" × 7.1") |
| With Package Weight | Approx. 2006 g (4.3 lb.) |
| Storage Conditions | -30 °C to 60 °C (-22 °F to 140 °F). Humidity 95% or less (non-condensing) |
| Software Reset | Yes |
| Power Interface | Ø5.5 mm coaxial power plug |
| Web Client Language | 33 languages: English, Russian, Estonian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Greek, German, Italian, Czech, Slovak, French, Polish, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Croatian, Slovenian, Serbian, Turkish, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Portuguese (Brazil), Ukrainian |
| General Function | Anti-flicker, heartbeat, mirror, privacy mask, flash log, password reset via email, pixel counter |
| Startup and Operating Conditions | -30 °C to 60 °C (-22 °F to 140 °F). Humidity 95% or less (non-condensing) |
| Power Supply | 12 VDC ± 25%, reverse polarity protection; PoE: 802.3at, Class 4 |
| Power Consumption and Current | 12 VDC, 1.08 A, max. 13 W; PoE (802.3at, 42.5 V to 57 V), 0.36 A to 0.27 A, max. 15 W |
| Camera Material | Metal |
| Camera Dimension | 97.9 mm × 93 mm × 308.5 mm (3.9"× 3.7" × 12.1") |
| Camera Weight | Approx. 1380 g (3.0 lb.) |
| EMC | FCC (47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B); CE-EMC (EN 55032: 2015, EN 61000-3-2: 2014, EN 61000-3-3: 2013, EN 50130-4: 2011 +A1: 2014); RCM (AS/NZS CISPR 32: 2015); KC (KN 32: 2015, KN 35: 2015) |
| Safety | UL (UL 60950-1); CB (IEC 60950-1:2005 + Am 1:2009 + Am 2:2013); CE-LVD (EN 60950-1:2005 + Am 1:2009 + Am 2:2013) |
| Environment | CE-RoHS (2011/65/EU); WEEE (2012/19/EU); Reach (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006) |
| Protection | IP67 (IEC 60529-2013), IK10 (IEC 62262:2002) |
| Camera & Image — Image Sensor | 1/1.8" Progressive Scan CMOS |
|---|---|
| Camera & Image — Min. Illumination | Color: 0.003 Lux @ (F1.4, AGC ON), B/W: 0 Lux with IR |
| Camera & Image — Shutter Speed | 1/3 s to 1/100,000 s |
| Camera & Image — Slow Shutter | Yes |
| Camera & Image — Wide Dynamic Range | 120 dB |
| Camera & Image — P/N | P/N |
| Camera & Image — Day & Night | IR cut filter |
| Camera & Image — Power-off Memory | Yes |
| Camera & Image — Image Parameters Switch | Yes |
| Camera & Image — SNR | ≥ 52 dB |
| Camera & Image — Target Cropping | Yes |
| Camera & Image — Day/Night Switch | Day, Night, Auto, Schedule |
| Camera & Image — Image Enhancement | BLC, HLC, 3D DNR |
| Camera & Image — Image Settings | Rotate mode, saturation, brightness, contrast, sharpness, gain, white balance adjustable by client software or web browser |
| Lens & Distance — Lens Type | Varifocal lens, motorized lens, 2.8 to 12 mm |
| Lens & Distance — Focal Length & FOV | 2.8 to 12 mm, horizontal FOV 108° to 46°, vertical FOV 58° to 26°, diagonal FOV 127.4° to 52° |
| Lens & Distance — Iris Type | Fixed |
| Lens & Distance — Aperture | F1.4 |
| Lens & Distance — Lens Mount | Ø 14 |
| Lens & Distance — DORI | 2.8 to 12 mm: Wide: D: 86.0 m, O: 34.1 m, R: 17.2 m, I: 8.6 m | Tele: D: 214.0 m, O: 84.9 m, R: 42.8 m, I: 21.4 m |
| Lens & Distance — Pan Range | 0° to 355° |
| Lens & Distance — Tilt Range | 0° to 90° |
| Lens & Distance — Rotation Range | 0° to 360° |
| Night Vision — Supplement Light Type | IR |
| Night Vision — Smart Supplement Light | Yes |
| Night Vision — IR Range | Up to 60 m |
| Night Vision — Wavelength | 850 nm |
| Video — Max. Resolution | 3840 × 2160 |
| Video — Main Stream | 50 Hz: 25 fps (3840 × 2160, 3200 × 1800, 2688 × 1520, 1920 × 1080, 1280 × 720) | 60 Hz: 24 fps (3840 × 2160); 30 fps (3200 × 1800, 2688 × 1520, 1920 × 1080, 1280 × 720) |
| Video — Sub Stream | 50 Hz: 25 fps (1280 × 720, 640 × 480, 640 × 360) | 60 Hz: 30 fps (1280 × 720, 640 × 480, 640 × 360) |
| Video — Third Stream | 50 Hz: 10 fps (1920 × 1080, 1280 × 720, 640 × 480, 640 × 360) | 60 Hz: 10 fps (1920 × 1080, 1280 × 720, 640 × 480, 640 × 360); *Third stream is supported under certain settings. |
| Video — Video Compression | Main stream: H.265/H.264/H.264+/H.265+; Sub-stream: H.265/H.264/MJPEG; Third stream: H.265/H.264; *Third stream is supported under certain settings. |
| Video — Video Bit Rate | 32 Kbps to 16 Mbps |
| Video — H.264 Type | Baseline Profile/Main Profile/High Profile |
| Video — H.265 Type | Main Profile |
| Video — H.264+ | Main stream supports |
| Video — H.265+ | Main stream supports |
| Video — Bit Rate Control | CBR/VBR |
| Video — Scalable Video Coding (SVC) | H.264 and H.265 encoding |
| Video — Region of Interest (ROI) | 1 fixed region for main stream and sub-stream |
| Audio — Audio Type | Mono sound |
| Audio — Environment Noise Filtering | Yes |
| Audio — Audio Sampling Rate | 8 kHz/16 kHz/32 kHz/44.1 kHz/48 kHz |
| Audio — Audio Compression | G.711ulaw/G.711alaw/G.722.1/G.726/MP2L2/PCM/MP3/AAC-LC |
| Audio — Audio Bit Rate | 64 Kbps (G.711ulaw/G.711alaw)/16 Kbps (G.722.1)/16 Kbps (G.726)/32 to 192 Kbps (MP2L2)/8 to 320 Kbps (MP3)/16 to 64 Kbps (AAC-LC) |
| AI & Deep Learning — Face Capture | Yes |
| AI & Deep Learning — Perimeter Protection | Line crossing detection, intrusion detection, region entrance detection, region exiting detection; Supports human and vehicle targets classification |
| Network & Storage — Security | Password protection, complicated password, HTTPS encryption, IP address filter, Security Audit Log, basic and digest authentication for HTTP/HTTPS, TLS 1.1/1.2, WSSE and digest authentication for Open Network Video Interface |
| Network & Storage — Simultaneous Live View | Up to 6 channels |
| Network & Storage — API | Open Network Video Interface (PROFILE S, PROFILE G, PROFILE T), ISAPI, SDK |
| Network & Storage — Protocols | TCP/IP, ICMP, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, RTP, RTSP, NTP, UPnP, SMTP, IGMP, 802.1X, QoS, IPv4, IPv6, UDP, Bonjour, SSL/TLS, PPPoE, SNMP, ARP, WebSocket, WebSockets |
| Network & Storage — User/Host | Up to 32 users. 3 user levels: administrator, operator and user |
| Network & Storage — Network Storage | NAS (NFS, SMB/CIFS), auto network replenishment (ANR); Together with high-end Hikvision memory card, memory card encryption and health detection are supported. |
| Network & Storage — Client | iVMS-4200, Hik-Connect, Hik-Central |
| Network & Storage — Web Browser | Plug-in required live view: IE 10, IE 11; Plug-in free live view: Chrome 57.0+, Firefox 52.0+, Edge 89+; Local service: Chrome 57.0+, Firefox 52.0+, Edge 89+ |
| Event & Alarm — Basic Event | Motion detection (human and vehicle targets classification), video tampering alarm, exception |
| Event & Alarm — Smart Event | Scene change detection |
| Event & Alarm — Linkage Method | Upload to FTP/NAS/memory card, notify surveillance center, send email, trigger recording, trigger capture, trigger alarm output, audible warning |
| Interface — Audio | 1 input (line in), two-core terminal block, max. input amplitude: 3.3 vpp, input impedance: 4.7 KΩ, interface type: non-equilibrium; 1 output (line out), two-core terminal block, max. output amplitude: 3.3 vpp, output impedance: 100 Ω, interface type: non-equilibrium |
| Interface — Alarm | 1 input, 1 output (max. 24 VDC/24 VAC, 1 A) |
| Interface — On-board Storage | Built-in micro SD slot, up to 512 GB |
| Interface — Hardware Reset | Yes |
| Interface — Communication Interface | 1 RJ45 10 M/100 M self-adaptive Ethernet port |
| General & Environment — Package Dimension | 385 mm × 190 mm × 180 mm (15.2" × 7.5" × 7.1") |
| General & Environment — With Package Weight | Approx. 2006 g (4.3 lb.) |
| General & Environment — Storage Conditions | -30 °C to 60 °C (-22 °F to 140 °F). Humidity 95% or less (non-condensing) |
| General & Environment — Software Reset | Yes |
| General & Environment — Power Interface | Ø5.5 mm coaxial power plug |
| General & Environment — Web Client Language | 33 languages: English, Russian, Estonian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Greek, German, Italian, Czech, Slovak, French, Polish, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Croatian, Slovenian, Serbian, Turkish, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Portuguese (Brazil), Ukrainian |
| General & Environment — General Function | Anti-flicker, heartbeat, mirror, privacy mask, flash log, password reset via email, pixel counter |
| General & Environment — Startup and Operating Conditions | -30 °C to 60 °C (-22 °F to 140 °F). Humidity 95% or less (non-condensing) |
| General & Environment — Power Supply | 12 VDC ± 25%, reverse polarity protection; PoE: 802.3at, Class 4 |
| General & Environment — Power Consumption and Current | 12 VDC, 1.08 A, max. 13 W; PoE (802.3at, 42.5 V to 57 V), 0.36 A to 0.27 A, max. 15 W |
| General & Environment — Camera Material | Metal |
| General & Environment — Camera Dimension | 97.9 mm × 93 mm × 308.5 mm (3.9"× 3.7" × 12.1") |
| General & Environment — Camera Weight | Approx. 1380 g (3.0 lb.) |
| General & Environment — EMC | FCC (47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B); CE-EMC (EN 55032: 2015, EN 61000-3-2: 2014, EN 61000-3-3: 2013, EN 50130-4: 2011 +A1: 2014); RCM (AS/NZS CISPR 32: 2015); KC (KN 32: 2015, KN 35: 2015) |
| General & Environment — Safety | UL (UL 60950-1); CB (IEC 60950-1:2005 + Am 1:2009 + Am 2:2013); CE-LVD (EN 60950-1:2005 + Am 1:2009 + Am 2:2013) |
| General & Environment — Environment | CE-RoHS (2011/65/EU); WEEE (2012/19/EU); Reach (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006) |
| General & Environment — Protection | IP67 (IEC 60529-2013), IK10 (IEC 62262:2002) |
04Why choose this
Built for the way you actually use the DS-2CD2686G2T-IZS
8 MP 4K + AcuSense
Human / vehicle filtering for clearer footage and fewer false alarms.
60 m night vision
Powered-by-DarkFighter low light plus 60 m Smart IR for usable night images.
IP67 + IK10 build
Rugged metal housing for exposed, higher-risk outdoor mounts.
Audio & alarm I/O
Terminals for an external mic, speaker or alarm integration.
PoE & storage
802.3at single-cable install, microSD up to 512 GB, ONVIF; 3-year Australian warranty.
05Where it fits
Right at home in these scenarios
Driveways & lanes
Wide coverage, or zoom onto a gate after mounting.
Perimeters & fence lines
Side-access paths needing AcuSense human / vehicle filtering.
Warehouses & docks
4K detail over roller doors and delivery zones.
Car parks
The varifocal lens balances width and number-plate-level detail.
High-risk mounts
Exposed spots where IK10 impact resistance matters.
06Setup
Installation & setup
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What's in the Box
- DS-2CD2686G2T-IZS Camera × 1
- Drill Template and Screw Kit × 1
- Waterproof RJ45 Kit × 1
- Quick Start Guide × 1
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Installation Requirements
- Power & data: a PoE 802.3at (Class 4) NVR or switch over one Ethernet cable, or a 12 V DC supply. Confirm the switch/NVR supports 802.3at, not just 802.3af.
- Recorder: a Hikvision NVR for full features; an AcuSense-capable NVR on current firmware to log and search human / vehicle events.
- Storage: optional microSD up to 512 GB on the camera, or record to the NVR / NAS.
- Mounting: solid wall or eave; set the motorized lens remotely after mounting. IK10-rated, so suitable for higher-risk positions.
08Questions
Frequently asked about the DS-2CD2686G2T-IZS
Q.01
Is this a PTZ camera?
No. It is a motorized varifocal bullet, so you set zoom and focus remotely, but it points in one fixed direction once configured. Choose a PTZ if you need continuous remote pan and tilt across a wide area.
Q.02
What does the 2.8-12 mm motorized lens give me?
You can adjust the field of view remotely after mounting - wide (about 108 degrees) for a driveway, or zoomed in (about 46 degrees) on a gate or lane - without climbing back up to the camera.
Q.03
Does it have a built-in microphone?
No. It has audio line-in and line-out terminals plus alarm in/out, so you can connect an external microphone or speaker, but there is no microphone built into the camera.
Q.04
Is it PoE, or does it need a power supply?
It runs on PoE 802.3at (Class 4, up to 15 W) over one Ethernet cable, or on 12 V DC. The higher-power 802.3at standard drives the motorized lens and IR, so check your switch or NVR supports 802.3at, not just 802.3af.
Q.05
Can it see in colour at night?
No. Night vision is infrared Smart IR up to 60 m, so footage after dark is black and white. This model has no white-light ColorVu or strobe.
Q.06
How far can it identify someone?
With the lens wide its DORI recognise distance is about 17 m; zoomed in it reaches about 43 m, so you can trade width for reach by adjusting the lens.
Q.07
How much can it store on a memory card?
It takes a microSD card up to 512 GB for on-camera recording, and also records to a NAS with ANR to back-fill clips missed during a network dropout.
Q.08
Will it survive outdoors and tampering?
It is rated IP67 against dust and water and IK10 against impact, with an operating range of -30C to 60C, so it suits exposed perimeters and higher-risk mounting points.
Buying from Smarket
Is your Hikvision, Dahua, HiLook and TP-Link VIGI stock genuine Australian stock?
Yes, 100%. Every Hikvision, Dahua, HiLook and TP-Link VIGI product we sell is a genuine Australian-market model sourced through Australian supply chains — never grey imports. That means factory-sealed units, Australian-region firmware that works with the official apps out of the box, and a full 3-year local warranty.
How long does delivery take?
Metro delivery usually takes 2–4 business days after dispatch, and regional areas may take longer. You'll receive a tracking number by email as soon as your order leaves the warehouse.
How much is shipping?
Standard shipping is free on all orders over $300 AUD, Australia-wide. Orders under $300 ship at a flat rate of $25, calculated at checkout. Tracking is included on every order.
What warranty do you offer?
All cameras, NVRs and DVRs come with a 3-year back-to-base manufacturer warranty covering defects in materials and workmanship, in addition to your rights under Australian Consumer Law. Hard drives and accessories are covered as set out in our Warranty Policy.
What is your return policy?
You have 30 days from the day you receive your order to request a change-of-mind return. Items must be unopened, factory-sealed and in resalable condition. A 15% restocking fee applies and return postage is at your cost. Faulty or incorrectly supplied items are different: we cover the return shipping and refund or replace at no charge. Read the full Return & Refund Policy.
Do you offer installation?
We can connect you with licensed installers in Sydney and Melbourne. Installation typically starts from around $200 per camera depending on cable runs and site conditions. Email sales@smarket.com.au with your address and camera count for a quote.
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Hikvision DS-2CD2686G2T-IZS Sample Footage (2.8-12mm)
Hikvision AcuSense - Powerful False Alarm Reduction
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Pair it with a Hikvision AcuSense PoE NVR such as the DS-7608NI-M2/8P so human- and vehicle-event search works end to end.
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For lower cost see the 6 MP DS-2CD2666G2T-IZS bullet; for a compact turret form, the 6 MP DS-2CD2H66G2T-IZS turret. For built-in strobe and two-way audio, the DS-2CD2686G2-IZSU/SL adds active deterrence.
Tidy outdoor cabling
The DS-1280ZJ-S junction box or DS-1260ZJ junction box gives a weather-sealed cable entry.