Hikvision DS-2DF8A836IX-AEL 8-inch 4K 36X Powered by DarkFighter IR Network Speed Dome
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Hikvision DS-2DF8A836IX-AEL 8-inch 4K 36X Powered by DarkFighter IR Network Speed Dome
SKU: DS-2DF8A836IX-AEL
Description
The Hikvision DS-2DF8A836IX-AEL is an 8 MP (4K) DarkFighter PTZ speed dome with a 36x optical zoom and infrared up to 250 m. Deep-learning auto-tracking follows people and vehicles, and the 4K detail lets you identify targets far across a large site, day or night.
Key points
- 8 MP (4096 x 2160) 4K on a 2/3" sensor
- 36x optical zoom (7.5 to 270 mm) plus 16x digital
- Infrared up to 250 m with Smart IR
- Human and vehicle detection with auto-tracking
- 360-degree endless pan; 300 presets; rapid focus
- IP67 and IK10 metal body; 24 VAC or Hi-PoE
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§ 01Overview
What the DS-2DF8A836IX-AEL is
The Hikvision DS-2DF8A836IX-AEL is an 8 MP, 4K DarkFighter PTZ speed dome, the high-resolution choice for large sites where you want to read fine detail far across the scene.
A 2/3" sensor records 4096 x 2160 video, so even at long zoom you keep enough pixels to identify a face or a number plate, and the 36x optical zoom (7.5 to 270 mm) reaches well down a perimeter or forecourt.
Infrared lights the scene up to 250 m with Smart IR, and DarkFighter low-light technology keeps colour at dusk; the image under infrared at night is black and white, as expected for an IR camera.
On-camera deep learning is the reason to choose a dome at this level.
It classifies people and vehicles, so the perimeter rules, line crossing, intrusion, region entrance and exit, alarm on real targets and ignore leaves, light, animals and flags, and auto-tracking follows a person or a vehicle once it is detected.
Face capture adds detail to an event, and 300 presets with patrol and pattern scans automate a tour of fixed views.
Rapid focus sharpens the picture quickly when you change the zoom, and the 360-degree endless pan covers every direction from the mount.
It is built for tough, large-scale sites.
The metal housing is rated IP67 against dust and water and IK10 against impact, with a heater, 6000 V lightning protection and an operating range down to -40 degrees C, and it offers ceiling, in-ceiling, wall and junction-box mounting.
This is a high-power camera that runs on a 24 VAC supply or Hi-PoE, not a standard NVR PoE port, and records to a network recorder or a microSD card up to 256 GB.
Pair it with a high-bandwidth Hikvision NVR that can handle an 8 MP stream.
See it in action
What the DS-2DF8A836IX-AEL 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.
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.
IP67 Weatherproof
Sealed against dust and water to IP67, built to keep working through rain, storms and harsh sun — suitable for fully outdoor mounting.
Illustrative — simulated for demonstration
§ 02Engineering
DS-2DF8A836IX-AEL specifications
- 8 MP (4096 x 2160) 4K on a 2/3" progressive-scan CMOS sensor
- 36x optical zoom (7.5 to 270 mm) plus 16x digital zoom
- Infrared up to 250 m with Smart IR; black and white at night
- DarkFighter low-light imaging; rapid focus
- Human and vehicle detection with auto-tracking
- Face capture and perimeter protection that ignores weather
- 360-degree endless pan, 300 presets, patrol and pattern scans
- IP67 / IK10 metal body, heater; 24 VAC or Hi-PoE
- 36x optical zoom (7.5 to 270 mm) plus 16x digital zoom
- Infrared up to 250 m with Smart IR; black and white at night
- DarkFighter low-light imaging; rapid focus
- Human and vehicle detection with auto-tracking
- Face capture and perimeter protection that ignores weather
- 360-degree endless pan, 300 presets, patrol and pattern scans
- IP67 / IK10 metal body, heater; 24 VAC or Hi-PoE
§ 03Full datasheet
Detailed specifications
Camera & Image
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Image Sensor | 2/3" progressive scan CMOS |
| Min. Illumination | Color: 0.005 Lux @(F1.5, AGC ON); B/W: 0.0005 Lux @(F1.5, AGC ON) 0 Lux with IR |
| White Balance | Auto/Manual/ATW (Auto-tracking White Balance)/Indoor/Outdoor/Fluorescent Lamp/Sodium Lamp |
| Gain | Auto/Manual |
| Shutter Time | 50Hz: 1 to 1/30,000 s 60Hz: 1 to 1/30,000 s |
| Day & Night | IR Cut Filter |
| Digital Zoom | 16 × |
| Privacy Mask | 24 programmable polygon privacy masks, mask color or mosaic configurable |
| Focus Mode | Auto/Semi-automatic/Manual |
| WDR | Digital WDR |
| Rapid Focus | Yes |
| Max. Resolution | 4096 × 2160 |
| Image Enhancement | BLC, HLC, optical defog, 3D DNR, EIS, regional exposure, regional focus |
Lens & Distance
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Focal Length | 7.5 to 270 mm, 36 × optical zoom |
| Zoom Speed | Approx. 7.8 s (optical lens, wide-tele) |
| Field of View | Horizontal field of view: 56.1° to 2.0° (wide-tele) Vertical field of view: 33.4° to 1.1° (wide-tele) Diagonal field of view: 62.9° to 2.3° (wide-tele) |
| Working Distance | 10 to 1500 mm (wide-tele) |
| Aperture Range | F1.5 to F4.5 |
| Movement Range (Pan) | 360° endless |
| Pan Speed | Configurable, from 0.1°/s to 210°/s | Preset speed: 280°/s |
| Movement Range (Tilt) | From -20° to 90° |
| Tilt Speed | Configurable, from 0.1°/s to 150°/s | Preset speed: 250°/s |
| Proportional Zoom | Yes |
| Presets | 300 |
| Patrol Scan | 8 patrols, up to 32 presets for each patrol |
| Pattern Scan | 4 pattern scans, record time over 10 minutes for each scan |
| Power-off Memory | Yes |
| Park Action | Preset/Pattern Scan/Patrol 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 3680.0 m (12073.5 ft); Observe 1460.3 m (4791.1 ft); Recognize 736.0 m (2414.7 ft); Identify 368.0 m (1207.3 ft) |
Night Vision
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| IR Distance | -IX: 250 m; -INX: 150 m |
| Wavelength | -IX: 850 nm | -INX: 940 nm, invisible IR light |
| Smart IR | Yes |
Video
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| H.264 Type | Baseline profile/main profile/high profile |
| H.264+ | Yes |
| H.265 Type | Main profile |
| H.265+ | Yes |
| Video Bitrate | 32 Kbps to 16384 Kbps |
| SVC | Yes |
| Main Stream | 50Hz: 25 fps (4096 × 2160, 3840 × 2160, 3072 × 1728, 2560 × 1440, 2048 × 1536, 1920 × 1080, 1280 × 960, 1280 × 720) 60Hz: 30 fps (4096 × 2160, 3840 × 2160, 3072 × 1728, 2560 × 1440, 2048 × 1536, 1920 × 1080, 1280 × 960, 1280 × 720) |
| Sub-Stream | 50Hz: 25fps (704 × 576, 640 × 480, 352 × 288) 60Hz: 30fps (704 × 480, 640 × 480, 352 × 240) |
| Third Stream | 50Hz: 25fps (1920 × 1080, 1280 × 960, 1280 × 720, 704 × 576, 640 × 480, 352 × 288) 60Hz: 30fps (1920 × 1080, 1280 × 960, 1280 × 720, 704 × 480, 640 × 480, 352 × 240) |
| Region of Interest | Eight fixed region for each stream |
Audio
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Audio Compression | G.711alaw/G.711ulaw/G.722.1/G.726/MP2L2/PCM |
| Audio Bitrate | 64Kbps(G.711)/16Kbps(G.722.1)/16Kbps(G.726)/32-192Kbps(MP2L2) |
AI & Deep Learning
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Face Capture | Detect and capture faces and upload face pictures |
| Perimeter Protection | Intrusion, Line Crossing, Region Entrance, Region Exiting. Support alarm triggering by specified target types (human and vehicle). Reduce mistaken alarm caused by target types such as leaf, light, animal, and flag, etc. |
| Event Detection | Unattended Baggage Detection, Object Removal Detection, Audio Exception Detection |
| Smart Tracking | Manual Tracking, Auto Tracking (support tracking specified target types such as human and vehicle), Event Tracking |
| Smart Record | ANR (Automatic Network Replenishment), Dual-VCA |
Network & Storage
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Network Storage | Built-in memory card slot, support Micro SD/SDHC/SDXC, up to 256 GB; NAS (NFS, SMB/ CIFS), ANR |
| Protocols | IPv4/IPv6, HTTP, HTTPS, 802.1x, Qos, FTP, SMTP, UPnP, SNMP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, RTSP, RTCP, RTP, TCP/IP, DHCP, PPPoE, UDP, IGMP, ICMP, Bonjour |
| API | ONVIF (Profile S, Profile G, Profile T), ISAPI, SDK |
| Simultaneous Live View | Up to 20 channels |
| User/Host | Up to 32 users. 3 user levels: administrator, operator and user |
| Security Measures | User authentication (ID and PW), Host authentication (MAC address); HTTPS encryption; IEEE 802.1x port-based network access control; IP address filtering |
| Client | iVMS-4200, iVMS-4500, iVMS-5200, Hik-Connect |
| Web Browser | IE 8 to 11, Chrome 31.0+, Firefox 30.0+, Edge 16.16299+, Safari 11+ |
Event & Alarm
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Alarm Linkage | Alarm actions, such as Preset, Patrol Scan, Pattern Scan, Memory Card Video Record, Trigger Recording, Notify Surveillance Center, Upload to FTP/Memory Card/NAS, Send Email, etc. |
Interface
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Alarm | 7-ch alarm input/2-ch alarm output |
| Audio | 1-ch audio input, 2.0 to 2.4Vp-p, 1k Ohm ± 10% | 1-ch audio output, line level, impedance: 600Ω |
| Network Interface | 1 RJ45 10 M/100 M Ethernet interface, Hi-PoE |
| RS-485 | HIKVISION, Pelco-P, Pelco-D, self-adaptive |
General & Environment
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Language | 32 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) |
| Power | 24 V, 3.0 A, 50/60Hz, AC (max. 60 W, including max. 15 W for IR and max. 10 W for heater) | Hi-PoE, 42.5 to 57 V, 1.41 A (including max. 15 W for IR and max. 10 W for heater) |
| Working Environment | Temperature: -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F), humidity: ≤ 95% |
| Protection Level | IP67 Standard, IK10, 6000V Lightning Protection, Surge Protection and Voltage Transient Protection |
| Installation | Variable installation methods optional, including ceiling mounting (default), in-ceiling mounting, junction box installation and wall mounting |
| Dimension | Φ 267 mm × 405 mm (Φ 10.51" × 15.94") |
| Weight | Approx. 9.5 kg (20.94 lb) |
§ 04Why choose this
Built for the way you actually use the DS-2DF8A836IX-AEL
Tracks real targets
Human and vehicle detection drives auto-tracking and keeps perimeter alarms to people and vehicles, not weather or animals.
Sees a long way at night
Infrared to 250 m with Smart IR lights a large dark area, while DarkFighter holds colour at dusk.
Flexible, tough mounting
Ceiling, in-ceiling, wall and junction-box options with an IP67 / IK10 body suit almost any large-site position.
§ 05Where it fits
Right at home in these scenarios
Airports and harbours
Read detail across an apron or quayside in 4K, zoom onto a vehicle or person at distance, and let auto-tracking follow them.
Public squares and campuses
Cover a large open space from one mount and zoom into an incident with enough resolution to identify those involved.
Industrial perimeters
Patrol preset views around a plant and lock onto a person or vehicle that enters a restricted zone at up to 250 m at night.
City surveillance
Give a control room a high-resolution long-range eye over a precinct, with deep-learning detection to flag real activity.
§ 06Setup
Installation & setup
In the box
Camera and mounting hardware with the quick start guide. A bracket for your chosen mount, 24VAC supply or Hi-PoE injector, microSD card and NVR are bought separately.
Mounting
Choose ceiling, in-ceiling, wall or junction-box mounting and fit it high with a clear line across the site. A rigid mount keeps the 4K long-range view steady.
Power and network
This is a high-power PTZ. A standard NVR PoE port (802.3af/at) does not supply enough power, so use a Hi-PoE injector or a 36 VDC supply at the camera, bought separately, and run the video back to the recorder over the network.
Setup tips
Set preset positions and patrols, enable human and vehicle detection and auto-tracking, and size your NVR bandwidth and storage for an 8 MP stream.
§ 07Questions
Frequently asked about the DS-2DF8A836IX-AEL
Q.01
Why choose 8 MP on the DS-2DF8A836IX-AEL over a 4 MP PTZ?
The 4K resolution keeps more pixels on a target at long zoom, so you can identify a face or a number plate further across a large site, and you can zoom into recorded footage after an event and still read detail. It pairs the high resolution with a 36x optical zoom and 250 m infrared.
Q.02
Does it follow people and vehicles automatically?
Yes. On-camera deep learning classifies people and vehicles, so auto-tracking can lock onto a target and follow it, and the perimeter rules alarm only on people and vehicles. That keeps alarms off leaves, light, animals and flags.
Q.03
How far does the infrared reach, and is it colour?
The infrared reaches up to 250 metres with Smart IR. The night image under infrared is black and white, as expected for an IR camera. By day and at dusk, DarkFighter and the wide dynamic range keep colour and detail in harsh light.
Q.04
How is it powered?
It runs on a 24 VAC supply or Hi-PoE, drawing up to 60 W. A standard NVR PoE port (802.3af or at) does not supply enough power, so use a 24 VAC supply or a Hi-PoE injector at the camera and run the video over the network.
Q.05
How do I mount it?
It supports ceiling mounting as standard, plus in-ceiling, wall and junction-box mounting with the matching brackets. Fit it high with a clear line across the site so the zoom and infrared are not blocked, on a rigid mount to keep the long view steady.
Q.06
What can I record it to?
Record it to a high-bandwidth Hikvision NVR that supports 8 MP cameras, or to a microSD card up to 256 GB inside the camera. An 8 MP stream uses more bandwidth and storage than a 4 MP one, so size the NVR and drive accordingly.
Q.07
Is it suitable for an exposed site?
Yes. The metal housing is rated IP67 against dust and water and IK10 against impact, with a heater, 6000 V lightning protection and an operating range down to -40 degrees C, so it suits poles, rooftops and open perimeters.
§ 09Bundles
Recommended packages
Record it on an 8 MP-capable NVR
Send it to a high-bandwidth Hikvision NVR such as the 32-channel DS-7732NI-M4/24P or the 8-bay DS-9632NI-M8, and add a large surveillance drive like the 10 TB drive for weeks of 4K footage.
Power it correctly
This is a high-power PTZ. A standard NVR PoE port (802.3af/at) does not supply enough power, so use a Hi-PoE injector or a 36 VDC supply at the camera, bought separately, and run the video back to the recorder over the network.
Pair it with a long-IR companion
Add the 42x DS-2DF8442IXG1-ELWY where you need infrared out to 400 m alongside this 4K dome.