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IPC-B242-ADF28(40)K-WP
2MP ColorHunter Wise-ISP fixed bullet network camera — full-color warm-light night vision, F1.0 large aperture, 120dB WDR, MicroSD up to 512GB, NDAA-compliant, IP67 outdoor body.
2 MP · 1080P@30fpsUltra 265 · low bandwidthColorHunter · warm light, up to 30mPoE / DC12V · dual powerIP67 · outdoorMic · built-in audioNDAA · compliant construction
Choose your lens — two models on this page
AF28 (2.8 mm, 99° view) covers a wide area near the camera — doorways, small rooms, shop counters. AF40 (4.0 mm, 85° view) trades width for reach — corridors, driveways, fence lines. Highlighted rows in the spec table below show every difference.
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The Uniarch IPC-B242-ADF28(40)K-WP is a 2MP fixed bullet network camera from the Halo Series ColorHunter Wise-ISP line. Its F1.0 large-aperture lens and warm-light illuminator (up to 30 m) keep video in full color at night instead of switching to black-and-white IR, and Wise-ISP processing optimizes color, detail and smear in very low light. It supports MicroSD edge storage up to 512 GB, 120 dB true WDR, an NDAA-compliant build, and dual power (PoE or DC 12V). It is offered with two fixed lenses: 2.8 mm (AF28, wider view) or 4.0 mm (AF40, longer reach).
Is this the right camera for you?
Plain-language guide for buyers and installers — based only on what this camera actually does.
Shops & storefrontsSee who enters in full color, day or night, and the built-in mic records what is said at the counter. AF28 covers the whole shop floor from a corner.
Home gates & yardsThe warm light turns on at night — visitors are visible in full color and intruders know they are seen, no black-and-white IR switch needed.
Warehouse & site perimetersIP67 body and −30 to 60 °C rating survive rain, dust and heat. 120dB true WDR keeps license plates and faces readable against bright headlights or sky glare.
Residential compoundsUltra motion detection tells vehicles apart from people, cutting false alerts from passing cars or blowing leaves.
Sites needing local backupA MicroSD card up to 512 GB keeps footage on the camera itself — useful as a backup even where an NVR is also recording.
Kiosks & fuel stationsWorks on PoE or a local DC 12V adapter — pick whichever power source is already run to the site.
Not the right pick if you need…
- Invisible/covert night vision — the warm light is clearly visible, unlike IR
- Two-way talk — it has a mic but no speaker
- Wi-Fi — this is a wired RJ45 camera
- Zoom — the lens is fixed (2.8 or 4.0 mm, chosen at purchase)
- Alarm in/out wiring for sirens or sensors
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Key Features
Complete list from the official datasheet.
High quality image with 1080P, 1/2.7" CMOS sensor and F1.0 large aperture lens
1080P (1920 × 1080)@30 fps; 720P (1280 × 720)@30 fps
Ultra 265, H.265, H.264, MJPEG
Supports ColorHunter with Wise-ISP technology, deeply optimizing color, detail, and smear effects in extremely low-light scenes
120 dB true WDR technology enables clear image in strong light scene
Supports 9:16 corridor mode
Built-in mic
White light, up to 30 m (98.4 ft.) warm light distance
MicroSD, up to 512 GB
IP67 protection
Supports PoE power supply
3-axis
Night Vision: Smart IR
Invisible infrared night vision — this model has no warm-light module.
WARM LIGHT MODE
Visible warm light — full-color video around the clock
Warm white light up to 30 m (98.4 ft.), paired with an F1.0 large-aperture lens and Wise-ISP processing, keeps faces, clothing and vehicle colors visible at night. This model has a single warm-light illuminator only, no infrared module — it does not offer a discreet/invisible IR night-vision mode.
How far can it see? (DORI)
DORI (EN 62676-4) is the industry standard for what a camera can do at distance. Switch the lens buttons above to compare.
Detectsomething is there
45 m147.6 ft
Observewhat is happening
18 m59.1 ft
Recognizesomeone you know
9 m29.5 ft
Identifya stranger's face
4.5 m14.8 ft
How wide a view at each distance
Scene width covered at typical mounting distances — the number you need to work out how many cameras a wall, yard or aisle takes.
| Distance | AF28 · 99.0° | AF40 · 85.4° |
|---|---|---|
| 5 m16 ft | 11.7 m38.4 ft | 9.2 m30.3 ft |
| 10 m33 ft | 23.4 m76.8 ft | 18.5 m60.5 ft |
| 15 m49 ft | 35.1 m115 ft | 27.7 m90.8 ft |
| 20 m66 ft | 46.8 m154 ft | 36.9 m121 ft |
| 30 m98 ft | 70.3 m230 ft | 55.4 m182 ft |
Calculated from the horizontal field of view in the specifications below: width = 2 × distance × tan(FOV ÷ 2). Lens distortion and mounting angle are not included.
Who uses it, where it goes and how to install it
Written for the Uniarch IPC-B242-ADF28(40)K-WP from its official datasheet: 2 MP, 2.8 mm or 4.0 mm fixed F1.0 lens, 30 m warm light (no IR), MicroSD up to 512 GB, PoE or 12 V DC at max. 2.6 W.
Who it is for
- Shops and small businesses that want color at night — Instead of switching to black-and-white IR, the 30 m warm light and F1.0 lens keep clothing and vehicle colors in the night recording; the built-in mic adds sound at the counter.
- Installers building low-cost color systems — At max. 2.6 W on IEEE 802.3af PoE it is the lightest load in this warm-light series, so small PoE switches and PoE NVRs run many of them; ONVIF Profile S/G/T covers third-party recorders.
- Homes, gates and residential compounds — The visible warm light tells visitors the gate is watched, and color video shows what a visitor wore; the 4.0 mm version identifies a face up to 6.4 m at a gate.
- Kiosks and sites without an NVR — A MicroSD card up to 512 GB records on the camera, and it runs on PoE or a 12 V DC adapter, whichever is already at the site.
Where and how to install
- Height and angle — Mount at about 2.5–3.5 m with a shallow downward tilt. Lower is easy to tamper with; much higher shows the top of heads instead of faces.
- Faces need a choke point — Aim at a door, gate or corridor where people walk toward the camera, within the identify distance: 4.5 m with the 2.8 mm lens, 6.4 m with the 4.0 mm lens.
- Keep the light cone clear — Do not mount tight under eaves or beside a wall, gutter or pole that sits inside the picture: the warm light reflects back and washes out the image. Aim it so the 30 m light stays on your own property, not on a neighbor's windows.
- Weather, cable joint and surge — The body is IP67, but the RJ45 and 12 V tail is not: put it in the TR-JB05-B-IN junction box and seal the cable entry with the TR-A01-IN gland. Surge protection is 4 kV; on poles or long outdoor runs add a surge protector and earthing.
- Brackets and corridors — Pole: TR-UP06-C-IN-V2 together with the junction box; outside building corners: TR-UC08-C-V2. For aisles and hallways, use the 3-axis mount to turn the camera 90° and enable the 9:16 corridor mode.
- Power and cable — Use Cat5e or Cat6 copper up to 100 m from the PoE switch or NVR. Where there is no PoE, use a 12 V DC adapter with a Ø5.5 mm plug (12 V ±25%).
2.8 mm or 4.0 mm: what you actually see
Same 2 MP sensor, different lens. The 2.8 mm covers about 11.7 m of width at 5 m, the 4.0 mm about 9.2 m. In return the 4.0 mm reaches about 1.4× farther for faces (6.4 m against 4.5 m) and puts about 104 pixels on each meter at 10 m against about 82 for the 2.8 mm.
| ADF28K · 2.8 mm | ADF40K · 4.0 mm | |
|---|---|---|
| Horizontal view angle | 99.0° | 85.4° |
| Width covered at 5 m | 11.7 m | 9.2 m |
| Width covered at 10 m | 23.4 m | 18.5 m |
| Pixels per meter at 10 m | 82 px/m | 104 px/m |
| Identify a stranger's face up to | 4.5 m | 6.4 m |
| Recognize someone you know up to | 9.0 m | 12.9 m |
| Observe what is happening up to | 18.0 m | 25.7 m |
| Detect that something is there up to | 45.0 m | 64.3 m |
- Pick 2.8 mm for a shop floor, a small yard or a door seen from close: from 5 m it covers 11.7 m of width.
- Pick 4.0 mm for a gate, driveway or corridor 5–7 m away: faces stay identifiable to 6.4 m and known people recognizable to 12.9 m.
- At night the warm light reaches 30 m, so the detect figures (45.0 m / 64.3 m) apply at night only where there is other lighting such as street lamps.
Widths are calculated from the horizontal view angle (width = 2 × distance × tan(angle ÷ 2)); pixels per meter = horizontal pixels ÷ width at 10 m; face distances are the manufacturer's DORI figures.
Full Specifications
Complete official specifications from the manufacturer's datasheet (technical values in English).
Highlighted rows differ between the two models:AF28 = 2.8 mmAF40 = 4.0 mm
Camera
| Max Resolution | 2 MP |
| Sensor | 1/2.7" CMOS |
| Min. Illumination | Color: 0.0003 Lux (F1.0, AGC ON) |
| Shutter | Auto/Manual, 1 to 1/100000 s |
| Adjustment Angle | Pan: 0° to 360°, Tilt: 0° to 90°, Rotate: 0° to 360° |
| S/N | > 52 dB |
| WDR | 120 dB |
Lens
| Focal Length | AF28 · 2.8 mmAF40 · 4.0 mm |
| Iris Type | Fixed |
| Iris | F1.0 |
| Field of View (H) | AF28 · 99.0°AF40 · 85.4° |
| Field of View (V) | AF28 · 53.0°AF40 · 47.5° |
| Field of View (D) | AF28 · 118.0°AF40 · 98.5° |
| Lens Type | Fixed |
DORI
| DORI Distance (Lens) | AF28 · 2.8 mmAF40 · 4 mm |
| DORI Distance (Detect) | AF28 · 45.0 m (147.6 ft.)AF40 · 64.3 m (211.0 ft.) |
| DORI Distance (Observe) | AF28 · 18.0 m (59.1 ft.)AF40 · 25.7 m (84.3 ft.) |
| DORI Distance (Recognize) | AF28 · 9.0 m (29.5 ft.)AF40 · 12.9 m (42.3 ft.) |
| DORI Distance (Identify) | AF28 · 4.5 m (14.8 ft.)AF40 · 6.4 m (21.0 ft.) |
Illuminator
| Supplemental Light | Warm light |
| Light On/Off Control | Auto/Manual |
| Illumination Distance (Warm Light) | 30 m (98.4 ft.) |
Video
| Video Compression | Ultra 265, H.265, H.264, MJPEG |
| H.264 Code Profile | Baseline profile, Main profile, High profile |
| Frame Rate | Main Stream: 1080P (1920×1080), max. 30 fps; 720P (1280×720), max. 30 fps · Sub Stream: 720P (1280×720), max. 30 fps; D1 (720×576), max. 30 fps; 640×360, max. 30 fps; 2CIF (704×288), max. 30 fps; CIF (352×288), max. 30 fps |
| Video Bit Rate | 128 Kbps to 6144 Kbps |
| U-code | Support |
| OSD | Up to 4 OSDs |
| Privacy Mask | Up to 4 areas |
| ROI | Support |
| Video Stream | Dual streams |
Image
| White Balance | Auto, Outdoor, Fine tune, Sodium lamp, Locked, Auto2 |
| Digital Noise Reduction | 2D/3D DNR |
| Flip | Normal, Flip vertical, Flip horizontal, 180°, 90° Clockwise, 90° Anti-clockwise |
| Dewarping | N/A |
| HLC | Support |
| BLC | Support |
| Defog | Digital defog |
Events
| Basic Detection | Motion detection, Ultra motion detection, Tampering alarm, Audio detection |
| General Function | Watermark, IP address filtering, Access policy, ARP protection, RTSP authentication, User authentication, HTTP authentication |
Audio
| Audio Compression | G.711U, G.711A |
| Audio Bitrate | 64 Kbps |
| Two-way Audio | N/A |
| Suppression | Support |
| Sampling Rate | 8 kHz |
Storage
| Edge Storage | MicroSD, up to 512 GB |
| Network Storage | ANR, NAS (NFS) |
Network
| Protocols | IPv4, IPv6, IGMP, ICMP, ARP, TCP, UDP, DHCP, PPPoE, RTP, RTSP, RTCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, UPnP, HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, 802.1x, SNMP, QoS, RTMP, SSL/TLS |
| Compatible Integration | ONVIF (Profile S, Profile G, Profile T), API, SDK |
| User/Host | Up to 32 users. 3 user levels: administrator, common user and operator |
| Security | Password Protection, Strong Password, HTTPS Encryption, Export Operation Logs, Basic and Digest Authentication for RTSP, Digest Authentication for HTTP, TLS 1.2, WSSE and Digest Authentication for ONVIF |
| Client | APP, Uniarch client |
| Web Browser | Plug-in required live view: IE 10+, Chrome 45+, Firefox 52+, Edge 79+, Plug-in free live view: Chrome 57+, Firefox 58+, Edge 16+ |
Interface
| Audio I/O | N/A |
| Alarm I/O | N/A |
| Serial Port | N/A |
| Built-in Mic | Support |
| Built-in Speaker | N/A |
| WIFI | N/A |
| Network | 1 × RJ45 10 M/100 M Base-TX Ethernet |
| Video Output | N/A |
Certification
| Protection | IP67 (IEC 60529) |
| EMC | CE-EMC (EN 55032, EN 61000-3-3, EN IEC 61000-3-2, EN 55035); FCC (FCC 47 CFR part15 B) |
| Safety | CE LVD (EN 62368-1) |
| Environment | CE-RoHS (2011/65/EU; (EU)2015/863); WEEE (2012/19/EU) |
General
| Power | DC 12 V±25%, PoE (IEEE 802.3af) |
| Power Consumption | Max. 2.6 W |
| Power Interface | Ø5.5 mm coaxial power plug |
| Dimensions | 206 mm × 73 mm × 73 mm (8.1" × 2.9" × 2.9") (L × W × H) |
| Weight | 0.29 kg (0.64 lb.) |
| Material | Graphene + Plastic |
| Working Environment | -30 °C to 60 °C (-22 °F to 140 °F), Humidity: ≤ 95% RH (non-condensing) |
| Storage Environment | -30 °C to 60 °C (-22 °F to 140 °F), Humidity: ≤ 95% RH (non-condensing) |
| Surge Protection | 4 KV |
| Reset Button | Support |
| Web Client Language | 13 Languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Polish, German, Russian, French, Korean, Dutch, Czech, Portuguese, Spanish, Spanish (Europe), Italian |
Dimensions
Engineering drawing reproduced 1:1 from the official datasheet.
unit: mm (in.)
| Dimensions | 206 × 73 × 73 mm (8.1" × 2.9" × 2.9") |
| Weight | 0.29 kg (0.64 lb.) |
| Material | Graphene + Plastic |
| Mount adjustment | Pan 0–360° · Tilt 0–90° · Rotate 0–360° |
Optional Mounting Accessories
Order together with the camera to save shipping.
TR-JB05-B-INSmall bullet junction box (elegant white)
TR-A01-INNPT 3/4" waterproof cable gland
TR-UP06-C-IN-V2Pole bracket for bullet junction box
TR-UC08-C-V2Bullet & dome corner mounting bracket
2MP ColorHunter Bullet Camera FAQ — IPC-B242-ADF28(40)K-WP
Does the IPC-B242-ADF28(40)K-WP really stay in color all night?
Yes — that is the point of this ColorHunter model. The F1.0 aperture and Wise-ISP deliver color down to 0.0003 lux, and instead of IR it uses a warm white light with a 30 m reach, switchable auto or manual. Faces and clothing colors stay usable as evidence at night.
Should I order the 2.8 mm or the 4.0 mm lens?
The 2.8 mm (AF28) covers a wide 99° horizontal view with DORI detect at 45 m — good for yards and shop interiors. The 4.0 mm (AF40) narrows to 85.4° but stretches DORI detect to 64.3 m and recognize to 12.9 m — better for driveways and fence lines.
Can it keep recording if the network goes down?
Yes — it takes a MicroSD card up to 512 GB for edge recording, so footage keeps being written locally even when the link to the recorder drops. With H.265 or Ultra 265 compression and a bit rate as low as 128 Kbps, a 512 GB card holds a long history.
How does it handle strong backlight, like a gate facing the sun?
True 120 dB WDR balances bright background and dark foreground in the same frame, so a person entering against sunlight or headlights is not silhouetted. HLC, BLC, digital defog and 2D/3D noise reduction back it up — useful at gates, loading bays and glass storefronts.
Is it suitable for outdoor mounting and does it warn on tampering?
The housing is IP67 against dust and heavy rain, and the model is NDAA compliant for projects that require it. A tampering alarm fires if the lens is blocked or the view is changed, and ultra motion detection plus audio detection cover movement and loud-noise events.
What codecs does it stream for my recorder?
It streams Ultra 265, H.265, H.264 and MJPEG in dual streams — a 1080p/30 fps main stream for recording and a lighter sub stream for live view. Bit rate is adjustable from 128 to 6144 Kbps per stream, so you can tune each channel to your bandwidth and disk budget.
IPC-B242 or IPC-B244: is the 4 MP version worth it?
Choose the IPC-B242 when the goal is low cost and low power: it draws max. 2.6 W against 3.5 W and streams 1080P at 30 fps. The IPC-B244 uses a larger 1/1.8" 4 MP sensor that sees wider with the same lens (107.6° against 99.0° at 2.8 mm) and still puts more pixels on a person: about 94 px/m against 82 px/m at 10 m with 2.8 mm. Both have the same 30 m warm light, MicroSD up to 512 GB and the same 6144 Kbps maximum bit rate.
How many days will a MicroSD card or NVR disk hold for the IPC-B242-ADF28(40)K-WP?
At the 6144 Kbps maximum bit rate with continuous recording it writes about 66.4 GB per day: about 3.9 days on a 256 GB card or 7.7 days on the maximum 512 GB card, and about 2 TB of NVR disk per camera for 30 days. At 2048 Kbps, which is common for 1080P with H.265, the 512 GB card lasts about 23 days. Ultra 265 and event-only recording stretch this further.
Will the IPC-B242-ADF28(40)K-WP work with a Hikvision, Dahua or other non-Uniarch NVR?
Usually yes for video: the datasheet lists ONVIF Profile S, G and T plus RTSP, which most third-party NVRs and VMS use to add cameras. Live view and recording work over ONVIF; events such as Ultra motion detection, audio detection and warm-light control are fully managed on Uniarch/Uniview recorders and in the Uniarch client, and may be limited on other brands. Tell us your NVR model and we will confirm before you order.
How many IPC-B242-ADF28(40)K-WP cameras can one PoE switch run?
Power is rarely the limit: each camera draws max. 2.6 W, so the 60 W budget of a Uniarch SW-2110-LP would cover 23 cameras on power alone: all 8 of its PoE ports can be used, and in practice the port count decides. Any IEEE 802.3af port works. The camera port is 10/100 Mbps, so Fast Ethernet PoE ports are enough; with 16 cameras at the 6144 Kbps maximum the uplink to the NVR carries about 98 Mbps, so use a gigabit uplink.
Will the warm light on the IPC-B242-ADF28(40)K-WP attract insects and cause false alarms?
Any light next to a lens draws some insects at night, and spiders then build webs where insects gather, which triggers plain motion detection. Use Ultra motion detection instead of basic motion, set the light control to Auto rather than always on, keep the camera away from other lamps, and clean the front glass and bracket during routine maintenance. Where insects are severe, an IR model such as the IPC-B122-APF28(40)K avoids visible light at the lens.
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