Hikvision DS-2DE7A425IW-AEB 4MP 25X Powered By DarkFighter IR Speed Dome With 200m IR, Audio-Visual Alarm & Deep Learning
The Hikvision DS-2DE7A425IW-AEB is a 4MP DarkFighter IR PTZ speed dome built for long-range outdoor surveillance. A 25x optical zoom and up to 200m of infrared let it watch a wide area and then close in on detail far across a yard or perimeter, while deep-learning human and vehicle detection and smart auto-tracking keep moving targets in frame.
At a glance
- 4MP (2560 x 1440) 1/2.8" CMOS, 25x optical zoom (4.8-120mm), DarkFighter low-light
- Up to 200m infrared for long-range night surveillance (black and white at night)
- 360 degree endless pan and -15 to 90 degree tilt with auto-flip; 300 presets, patrols and patterns
- Deep-learning human and vehicle detection, face capture and smart auto-tracking
- IP66 weatherproof, IK10 vandal resistant, 6000V surge protection; built-in speaker for audio warnings
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§ 01Overview
What the DS-2DE7A425IW-AEB is
The Hikvision DS-2DE7A425IW-AEB is a 4MP Pro Series PTZ speed dome designed for large outdoor sites that need both wide coverage and long-range detail. Its 1/2.8-inch CMOS sensor captures 2560 x 1440 video, and the 25x optical zoom (4.8 to 120mm motorised lens) lets an operator sweep a whole area and then zoom right in on a distant person, vehicle or object with clarity.
DarkFighter low-light technology and up to 200m of infrared give strong night performance over distance; note that, like other IR cameras, night images are black and white. Full 360 degree endless pan and a -15 to 90 degree tilt range with auto-flip, plus 300 presets, 8 patrols and pattern scans, allow it to cover complex scenes, while deep-learning analytics classify humans and vehicles, capture faces and drive smart auto-tracking to follow a target with less operator effort. A 120dB WDR handles strong backlight and mixed lighting.
The rugged housing is rated IP66 weatherproof and IK10 vandal resistant, with 6000V surge protection and a wide -30 to 65 degree operating range for harsh Australian conditions. A built-in speaker (effective to around 30m) supports audio warnings and alerts. Note this is a power-hungry PTZ: it draws around 42W and runs on Hi-PoE or 24VAC rather than standard PoE, so plan a Hi-PoE injector or a 24VAC supply, as a typical NVR PoE port may not power it.
See it in action
What the DS-2DE7A425IW-AEB features actually look like
Representative illustrations of how each key feature performs in a real scene.
4MP Ultra HD
False Alarm Reduction
Human/Vehicle Detection
Two-Way Audio
Strobe Light
Illustrative — simulated for demonstration
§ 02Engineering
DS-2DE7A425IW-AEB specifications
- 25x optical zoom (4.8-120mm motorised lens) plus 16x digital zoom, from wide situational views to tight focus on distant targets.
- Up to 200m infrared with DarkFighter low-light technology for night surveillance over distance (black-and-white at night).
- 360-degree endless pan and -15 to 90-degree tilt with auto-flip, 300 presets, 8 patrols and pattern scans for full-area coverage.
- Deep-learning human and vehicle detection, face capture and smart auto-tracking to prioritise real targets and follow movement.
- IP66 weatherproof, IK10 vandal-resistant housing with 6000V surge protection; built-in speaker for audio warnings; Hi-PoE or 24VAC power.
§ 03Full datasheet
Detailed specifications
Camera & Image
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Max. Resolution | 2560 × 1440 |
| Image Sensor | 1/2.8" progressive scan CMOS |
| Min. Illumination | Color: 0.005 Lux @ (F1.6, AGC ON), B/W: 0.001 Lux@(F1.6, AGC ON), 0 Lux with IR |
| Shutter Speed | 1/1 s to 1/30000 s |
| Slow Shutter | Yes |
| Day & Night | IR cut filter |
| Zoom | 25x optical, 16x digital |
| Day/Night Switch | Day, Night, Auto, Schedule |
| Image Enhancement | BLC, HLC, 3D DNR |
| Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) | 120 dB |
| Defog | Digital defog |
| Image Stabilization | EIS |
| Regional Exposure | Yes |
| Regional Focus | Yes |
| Image Settings | Saturation, brightness, contrast, sharpness, gain, and white balance adjustable by client software or web browser |
| Privacy Mask | 24 programmable polygon privacy masks, mask color or mosaic configurable |
| SNR | > 52 dB |
Lens & Distance
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Focal Length | 4.8 mm to 120 mm |
| Zoom Speed | Approx. 4.8 s |
| FOV | Horizontal field of view: 50.8° to 2.6° (wide-tele); Vertical field of view: 29.4° to 1.5° (wide-tele); Diagonal field of view:57.4° to 3° (wide-tele) |
| Aperture | Max. F1.6 |
| Focus | Auto, semi-auto, manual |
| Movement Range (Pan) | 360° |
| Movement Range (Tilt) | -15° to 90° (auto flip) |
| Pan Speed | Pan speed: configurable from 0.1° to 160°/s; preset speed: 240°/s |
| Tilt Speed | Tilt speed: configurable from 0.1° to 120°/s, preset speed 200°/s |
| Proportional Pan | Yes |
| Presets | 300 |
| Patrol Scan | 8 patrols, up to 32 presets for each patrol |
| Pattern Scan | 4 pattern scans |
| Power-off Memory | Yes |
| Park Action | Preset, pattern scan, auto scan, tilt scan, random scan, frame scan, panorama scan |
| 3D Positioning | Yes |
| PTZ Status Display | Yes |
| Preset Freezing | Yes |
| Scheduled Task | Preset, pattern scan, patrol scan, auto scan, tilt scan, random scan, frame scan, panorama scan, dome reboot, dome adjust, aux output |
| DORI Distance | Detect 2200 m (7217.8 ft); Observe 873 m (2864.2 ft); Recognize 440 m (1443.6 ft); Identify 220 m (721.8 ft) (Tele) |
Night Vision
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Supplement Light Type | IR |
| Supplement Light Range | IR Distance: up to 200 m |
Video
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Main Stream | 50 Hz: 25 fps (2560 × 1440, 1920 × 1080, 1280 × 960, 1280 × 720); 60 Hz: 30 fps (2560 × 1440, 1920 × 1080, 1280 × 960, 1280 × 720) |
| Sub-Stream | 50 Hz: 25 fps (704 × 576, 640 × 480, 352 × 288); 60 Hz: 30 fps (704 × 480, 640 × 480, 352 × 240) |
| Third Stream | 50 Hz: 25 fps (1920 × 1080, 1280 × 960, 1280 × 720, 704 × 576, 640 × 480, 352 × 288); 60 Hz: 30 fps (1920 × 1080, 1280 × 960, 1280 × 720, 704 × 480, 640 × 480, 352 × 240) |
| Video Compression | Main stream: H.265+/H.265/H.264+/H.264 | Sub-stream: H.265/H.264/MJPEG | Third stream: H.265/H.264/MJPEG |
| Video Bit Rate | 32 kbps to 16384 kbps |
| H.264 Type | Baseline Profile/Main Profile/High Profile |
| H.265 Type | Main Profile |
| Scalable Video Coding (SVC) | H.264 and H.265 encoding |
| Region of Interest (ROI) | 8 fixed regions for each stream |
Audio
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Audio Compression | G.711alaw, G.711ulaw, G.722.1, G.726, MP2L2, AAC, PCM |
| Audio Bit Rate | 64 Kbps (G.711)/16 Kbps (G.722.1)/16 Kbps (G.726)/32-192 Kbps (MP2L2)/16-64 Kbps (AAC) |
| Audio Sampling Rate | 8 kHz/16 kHz/32 kHz/48 kHz |
| Environment Noise Filtering | Yes |
| Built-in Speaker | 1 built-in speaker with effective distance reaching max. 30 meters |
AI & Deep Learning
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Smart Event | Line crossing detection, intrusion detection, region entrance detection, region exiting detection, unattended baggage detection, object removal detection, audio exception detection |
| Smart Tracking | Manual tracking, auto-tracking |
| Face Capture | Detects up to 5 faces simultaneously. Supports detecting, capturing, grading, selecting of face in motion, and output the best face picture of the face |
| Perimeter Protection | Line crossing, intrusion, region entrance, region exiting; Support alarm triggering by specified target types (human and vehicle) |
Network & Storage
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Network Storage | NAS (NFS, SMB/CIFS), auto network replenishment (ANR) |
| Protocols | IPv4/IPv6, HTTP, HTTPS, 802.1x, QoS, FTP, SMTP, UPnP, SNMP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, RTSP, RTCP, RTP, TCP/IP, UDP, IGMP, ICMP, DHCP, PPPoE, Bonjour, Websocket, Websockets |
| API | Open Network Video Interface (Version 19.12, Profile S, Profile G, Profile T), ISAPI, SDK, ISUP |
| Simultaneous Live View | Up to 20 channels |
| User/Host | Up to 32 users, 3 user levels: administrator, operator, and user |
| Security | Password protection, complicated password, HTTPS encryption, 802.1X authentication (EAP-TLS, EAP-LEAP, EAP-MD5), watermark, IP address filter, basic and digest authentication for HTTP/HTTPS, RTP/RTSP over HTTPS, control timeout settings, security audit log, TLS 1.2, TLS 1.3, host authentication (MAC address) |
| Client | iVMS-4200, HikCentral Pro, Hik-Connect |
| Web Browser | IE11, Chrome 57+, Firefox 52+, Safari 11+ |
Event & Alarm
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Basic Event | Motion detection, video tampering alarm, exception, alarm input and output |
| Alarm Linkage | Upload to FTP/NAS/memory card, notify surveillance center, send email, trigger alarm output, trigger recording, audible warning, white light flashing, and PTZ actions (such as preset, patrol scan, pattern scan) |
Interface
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Ethernet Interface | 1 RJ45 10M/100M self-adaptive Ethernet port |
| On-board Storage | Built-in memory card slot, support microSD/SDHC/SDXC card, up to 256 GB |
| Alarm | 2 inputs, 1 output |
| Reset | Yes |
| Audio | 1 input (line in), max. input amplitude: 2-2.4 vpp, input impedance: 1 kΩ ± 10%; 1 output (line out), line level, output impedance: 600 Ω |
General & Environment
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Power | 24 VAC, max. 42 W (including max. 18 W for IR and max. 10 W for heater); Hi-PoE |
| Operating Condition | -30 °C to 65 °C (-22 °F to 149 °F). Humidity 90% or less (non-condensing) |
| Demist | Yes |
| Material | ADC12 |
| Dimension | Ø 220 mm × 363.3 mm (Ø 8.66" × 13.91") |
| Weight | Approx. 5 kg (11.03 lb.) |
| Protection | IP66 (IEC 60529-2013), IK10 (excluding glass window), TVS 6000V lightning protection, surge protection and voltage transient protection |
| EMC | FCC SDoC (47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B); CE-EMC (EN 55032: 2015, EN 61000-3-2: 2019, EN 61000-3-3: 2013, EN 50130-4: 2011 +A1: 2014); RCM (AS/NZS CISPR 32: 2015); IC VoC (ICES-003: Issue 6, 2019); KC (KN 32: 2015, KN 35: 2015) |
| Safety | UL (UL 62368-1); CB (IEC 60950-1:2005 + Am 1:2009 + Am 2:2013, IEC 62368-1:2014); CE-LVD (EN 62368-1:2014+A11:2017); BIS (IS 13252(Part 1):2010+A1:2013+A2:2015); LOA (SANS IEC60950-1) |
| Environment | CE-RoHS (2011/65/EU); WEEE (2012/19/EU); Reach (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006) |
| Camera & Image — Max. Resolution | 2560 × 1440 |
|---|---|
| Camera & Image — Image Sensor | 1/2.8" progressive scan CMOS |
| Camera & Image — Min. Illumination | Color: 0.005 Lux @ (F1.6, AGC ON), B/W: 0.001 Lux@(F1.6, AGC ON), 0 Lux with IR |
| Camera & Image — Shutter Speed | 1/1 s to 1/30000 s |
| Camera & Image — Slow Shutter | Yes |
| Camera & Image — Day & Night | IR cut filter |
| Camera & Image — Zoom | 25x optical, 16x digital |
| Camera & Image — Day/Night Switch | Day, Night, Auto, Schedule |
| Camera & Image — Image Enhancement | BLC, HLC, 3D DNR |
| Camera & Image — Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) | 120 dB |
| Camera & Image — Defog | Digital defog |
| Camera & Image — Image Stabilization | EIS |
| Camera & Image — Regional Exposure | Yes |
| Camera & Image — Regional Focus | Yes |
| Camera & Image — Image Settings | Saturation, brightness, contrast, sharpness, gain, and white balance adjustable by client software or web browser |
| Camera & Image — Privacy Mask | 24 programmable polygon privacy masks, mask color or mosaic configurable |
| Camera & Image — SNR | > 52 dB |
| Lens & Distance — Focal Length | 4.8 mm to 120 mm |
| Lens & Distance — Zoom Speed | Approx. 4.8 s |
| Lens & Distance — FOV | Horizontal field of view: 50.8° to 2.6° (wide-tele); Vertical field of view: 29.4° to 1.5° (wide-tele); Diagonal field of view:57.4° to 3° (wide-tele) |
| Lens & Distance — Aperture | Max. F1.6 |
| Lens & Distance — Focus | Auto, semi-auto, manual |
| Lens & Distance — Movement Range (Pan) | 360° |
| Lens & Distance — Movement Range (Tilt) | -15° to 90° (auto flip) |
| Lens & Distance — Pan Speed | Pan speed: configurable from 0.1° to 160°/s; preset speed: 240°/s |
| Lens & Distance — Tilt Speed | Tilt speed: configurable from 0.1° to 120°/s, preset speed 200°/s |
| Lens & Distance — Proportional Pan | Yes |
| Lens & Distance — Presets | 300 |
| Lens & Distance — Patrol Scan | 8 patrols, up to 32 presets for each patrol |
| Lens & Distance — Pattern Scan | 4 pattern scans |
| Lens & Distance — Power-off Memory | Yes |
| Lens & Distance — Park Action | Preset, pattern scan, auto scan, tilt scan, random scan, frame scan, panorama scan |
| Lens & Distance — 3D Positioning | Yes |
| Lens & Distance — PTZ Status Display | Yes |
| Lens & Distance — Preset Freezing | Yes |
| Lens & Distance — Scheduled Task | Preset, pattern scan, patrol scan, auto scan, tilt scan, random scan, frame scan, panorama scan, dome reboot, dome adjust, aux output |
| Lens & Distance — DORI Distance | Detect 2200 m (7217.8 ft); Observe 873 m (2864.2 ft); Recognize 440 m (1443.6 ft); Identify 220 m (721.8 ft) (Tele) |
| Night Vision — Supplement Light Type | IR |
| Night Vision — Supplement Light Range | IR Distance: up to 200 m |
| Video — Main Stream | 50 Hz: 25 fps (2560 × 1440, 1920 × 1080, 1280 × 960, 1280 × 720); 60 Hz: 30 fps (2560 × 1440, 1920 × 1080, 1280 × 960, 1280 × 720) |
| Video — Sub-Stream | 50 Hz: 25 fps (704 × 576, 640 × 480, 352 × 288); 60 Hz: 30 fps (704 × 480, 640 × 480, 352 × 240) |
| Video — Third Stream | 50 Hz: 25 fps (1920 × 1080, 1280 × 960, 1280 × 720, 704 × 576, 640 × 480, 352 × 288); 60 Hz: 30 fps (1920 × 1080, 1280 × 960, 1280 × 720, 704 × 480, 640 × 480, 352 × 240) |
| Video — Video Compression | Main stream: H.265+/H.265/H.264+/H.264 | Sub-stream: H.265/H.264/MJPEG | Third stream: H.265/H.264/MJPEG |
| Video — Video Bit Rate | 32 kbps to 16384 kbps |
| Video — H.264 Type | Baseline Profile/Main Profile/High Profile |
| Video — H.265 Type | Main Profile |
| Video — Scalable Video Coding (SVC) | H.264 and H.265 encoding |
| Video — Region of Interest (ROI) | 8 fixed regions for each stream |
| Audio — Audio Compression | G.711alaw, G.711ulaw, G.722.1, G.726, MP2L2, AAC, PCM |
| Audio — Audio Bit Rate | 64 Kbps (G.711)/16 Kbps (G.722.1)/16 Kbps (G.726)/32-192 Kbps (MP2L2)/16-64 Kbps (AAC) |
| Audio — Audio Sampling Rate | 8 kHz/16 kHz/32 kHz/48 kHz |
| Audio — Environment Noise Filtering | Yes |
| Audio — Built-in Speaker | 1 built-in speaker with effective distance reaching max. 30 meters |
| AI & Deep Learning — Smart Event | Line crossing detection, intrusion detection, region entrance detection, region exiting detection, unattended baggage detection, object removal detection, audio exception detection |
| AI & Deep Learning — Smart Tracking | Manual tracking, auto-tracking |
| AI & Deep Learning — Face Capture | Detects up to 5 faces simultaneously. Supports detecting, capturing, grading, selecting of face in motion, and output the best face picture of the face |
| AI & Deep Learning — Perimeter Protection | Line crossing, intrusion, region entrance, region exiting; Support alarm triggering by specified target types (human and vehicle) |
| Network & Storage — Network Storage | NAS (NFS, SMB/CIFS), auto network replenishment (ANR) |
| Network & Storage — Protocols | IPv4/IPv6, HTTP, HTTPS, 802.1x, QoS, FTP, SMTP, UPnP, SNMP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, RTSP, RTCP, RTP, TCP/IP, UDP, IGMP, ICMP, DHCP, PPPoE, Bonjour, Websocket, Websockets |
| Network & Storage — API | Open Network Video Interface (Version 19.12, Profile S, Profile G, Profile T), ISAPI, SDK, ISUP |
| Network & Storage — Simultaneous Live View | Up to 20 channels |
| Network & Storage — User/Host | Up to 32 users, 3 user levels: administrator, operator, and user |
| Network & Storage — Security | Password protection, complicated password, HTTPS encryption, 802.1X authentication (EAP-TLS, EAP-LEAP, EAP-MD5), watermark, IP address filter, basic and digest authentication for HTTP/HTTPS, RTP/RTSP over HTTPS, control timeout settings, security audit log, TLS 1.2, TLS 1.3, host authentication (MAC address) |
| Network & Storage — Client | iVMS-4200, HikCentral Pro, Hik-Connect |
| Network & Storage — Web Browser | IE11, Chrome 57+, Firefox 52+, Safari 11+ |
| Event & Alarm — Basic Event | Motion detection, video tampering alarm, exception, alarm input and output |
| Event & Alarm — Alarm Linkage | Upload to FTP/NAS/memory card, notify surveillance center, send email, trigger alarm output, trigger recording, audible warning, white light flashing, and PTZ actions (such as preset, patrol scan, pattern scan) |
| Interface — Ethernet Interface | 1 RJ45 10M/100M self-adaptive Ethernet port |
| Interface — On-board Storage | Built-in memory card slot, support microSD/SDHC/SDXC card, up to 256 GB |
| Interface — Alarm | 2 inputs, 1 output |
| Interface — Reset | Yes |
| Interface — Audio | 1 input (line in), max. input amplitude: 2-2.4 vpp, input impedance: 1 kΩ ± 10%; 1 output (line out), line level, output impedance: 600 Ω |
| General & Environment — Power | 24 VAC, max. 42 W (including max. 18 W for IR and max. 10 W for heater); Hi-PoE |
| General & Environment — Operating Condition | -30 °C to 65 °C (-22 °F to 149 °F). Humidity 90% or less (non-condensing) |
| General & Environment — Demist | Yes |
| General & Environment — Material | ADC12 |
| General & Environment — Dimension | Ø 220 mm × 363.3 mm (Ø 8.66" × 13.91") |
| General & Environment — Weight | Approx. 5 kg (11.03 lb.) |
| General & Environment — Protection | IP66 (IEC 60529-2013), IK10 (excluding glass window), TVS 6000V lightning protection, surge protection and voltage transient protection |
| General & Environment — EMC | FCC SDoC (47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B); CE-EMC (EN 55032: 2015, EN 61000-3-2: 2019, EN 61000-3-3: 2013, EN 50130-4: 2011 +A1: 2014); RCM (AS/NZS CISPR 32: 2015); IC VoC (ICES-003: Issue 6, 2019); KC (KN 32: 2015, KN 35: 2015) |
| General & Environment — Safety | UL (UL 62368-1); CB (IEC 60950-1:2005 + Am 1:2009 + Am 2:2013, IEC 62368-1:2014); CE-LVD (EN 62368-1:2014+A11:2017); BIS (IS 13252(Part 1):2010+A1:2013+A2:2015); LOA (SANS IEC60950-1) |
| General & Environment — Environment | CE-RoHS (2011/65/EU); WEEE (2012/19/EU); Reach (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006) |
§ 04Why choose this
Built for the way you actually use the DS-2DE7A425IW-AEB
Long-range night vision
DarkFighter low-light and up to 200m IR keep distant scenes usable after dark.
Tracks targets for you
Human and vehicle AI with smart auto-tracking follows movement and cuts false alerts from trees or weather.
Built for the outdoors
IP66, IK10 and 6000V surge protection with a wide temperature range suit exposed, high-risk sites.
§ 05Where it fits
Right at home in these scenarios
Transport hubs and car parks
Sweep platforms, forecourts and parking areas, then zoom in on incidents or number plates.
Industrial yards and depots
Watch sprawling outdoor sites and follow vehicles or people across the property.
Public spaces and estates
Cover squares, entrances and estate roads with wide views and intelligent tracking.
Critical infrastructure
Guard utility sites and perimeters where long-range IR and a rugged build matter most.
§ 06Setup
Installation & setup
Plan power first
Provide Hi-PoE or a 24VAC supply rated for around 42W; a standard NVR PoE port is usually not enough for this PTZ.
Mount high and clear
Fit it on a wall bracket or pendant mount with a clear 360-degree view, above lighting that could cause glare.
Connect and configure
Cable it to the network, add it to the NVR or VMS, then set presets, patrols and tracking rules.
Tune analytics
Enable human and vehicle classification and auto-tracking, and set the IR and zoom behaviour for the site.
§ 07Questions
Frequently asked about the DS-2DE7A425IW-AEB
Q.01
How far can the DS-2DE7A425IW-AEB see at night?
Q.02
How is it powered?
Q.03
What does the 25x optical zoom give me?
Q.04
Does it detect people and vehicles?
Q.05
Can it track moving targets on its own?
Q.06
Is it suitable for harsh outdoor sites?
Q.07
Does it have two-way audio?
Q.08
Which recorder should I use?
§ 09Bundles
Recommended packages
Record it to an NVR
Pair it with an AcuSense NVR such as the DS-7608NI-M2/8P or the DS-7608NI-I2/8P, allowing enough channel bandwidth for a 4MP PTZ.
Add storage
Fit a surveillance drive such as the 6TB hard drive or 8TB hard drive for continuous recording.
Power it properly
This PTZ needs Hi-PoE or 24VAC - plan dedicated power, as a standard NVR PoE port usually cannot drive it.
Build the network
Use a PoE switch to run the camera network, with separate Hi-PoE or 24VAC for the PTZ itself.
