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IPC-T242-ADF28(40)K-WP
2MP ColorHunter Wise-ISP fixed turret network camera — full-color warm-light night vision, F1.0 large aperture, 120dB WDR, MicroSD up to 512GB, NDAA-compliant, IP67 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-T242-ADF28(40)K-WP is a 2MP fixed turret 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. The compact ceiling or wall-mounted turret body blends into the shop interior. 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
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-T242-ADF28(40)K-WP from its official datasheet: 2 MP ColorHunter turret, F1.0 lens in 2.8 mm or 4.0 mm, 30 m warm light, 120 dB WDR, MicroSD up to 512 GB, PoE or 12 V DC.
Who it is for
- Shops and restaurants that want color evidence at night — The F1.0 lens and ColorHunter keep clothing and vehicle colors at night instead of switching to black and white, and the built-in mic records sound at the counter.
- Homes, gates and driveways — The visible warm light reaches 30 m and tells visitors the area is watched; the IP67 metal-and-plastic body handles rain from −30 °C to 60 °C.
- Car parks and yards under street lighting — 120 dB true WDR handles headlights and bright sky, the sodium-lamp white balance keeps colors natural under orange lamps, and ultra motion detection cuts false alerts.
- Installers keeping bandwidth and disk cost low — At 2 MP the files are smaller than 4 MP for the same scene, power is max. 2.6 W on PoE or 12 V DC, and ONVIF Profile S, G and T connect it to most recorders.
Where and how to install
- Height and distance — Mount at about 2.5–3.5 m (tilt range 0° to 75°). To recognize a person you know, keep the spot within 9.0 m with the 2.8 mm lens or 12.9 m with the 4.0 mm lens; for a stranger's face, stay well closer than that.
- Keep the light cone clear — Do not mount tight under eaves or next to a wall that appears in the image: the warm light reflects back and washes the picture out. Aim it away from neighbors' windows.
- Hallways: use corridor mode — For corridors and aisles, rotate the camera 90° on its 3-axis mount and select the 9:16 corridor mode (90° clockwise or anti-clockwise flip), so the frame is tall and narrow like the space.
- Cable joint, power and surge — The body is IP67 but the RJ45 and Ø5.5 mm DC tail are not: house them in the TR-JB03-I-IN junction box, with the TR-A01-IN gland for conduit. Surge protection is 4 kV; add a surge protector and earthing on long outdoor runs.
- Brackets — Wall: TR-WM03-D-IN-V2 or TR-JB07/WM03-G-IN-V2; outside corner: TR-UC08-C-V2; indoor high ceilings: TR-CM24-IN with the 200 mm TR-SE24-IN or 500 mm TR-SE24-A-IN pole.
2.8 mm or 4.0 mm: what you actually see
Same 2 MP sensor and F1.0 aperture, different lens. The 4.0 mm reaches about 1.4× farther for each DORI level but covers about 79% of the width. At 10 m it puts about 104 pixels on each meter of scene versus about 82 for the 2.8 mm. The datasheet gives no Identify distance for this 2 MP model, so plan faces closer than the Recognize figures.
| 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 |
| 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, porch or small yard: from 5 m away it covers 11.7 m of width.
- Pick 4.0 mm for a gate or driveway 10–12 m away: it still recognizes a known person at 12.9 m.
- Both lenses get the same 30 m warm light, which reaches past the observe distance of either lens (18.0 m and 25.7 m), so night color covers the area where you can see what people are doing.
Widths are calculated from the horizontal view angle (width = 2 × distance × tan(angle ÷ 2)); pixels per meter = horizontal pixels ÷ width at 10 m; distances are the manufacturer's DORI figures from the official datasheet.
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 75°, 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.) |
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 | Ø118 mm × 106 mm (Ø4.6" × 4.2") (Ø × H) |
| Weight | 0.40 kg (0.88 lb.) |
| Material | Metal + 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 | Ø118 × 106 mm (Ø4.6" × 4.2") |
| Weight | 0.40 kg (0.88 lb.) |
| Material | Metal + Plastic |
| Mount adjustment | Pan 0–360° · Tilt 0–75° · Rotate 0–360° |
Optional Mounting Accessories
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TR-JB03-I-INJunction box for plastic turret camera (rear wiring)
TR-A01-INNPT 3/4" waterproof cable gland
TR-SE24-INDome pendant mounting pole, 200 mm
TR-SE24-A-INDome pendant mounting pole, 500 mm
TR-CM24-INDome pendant mounting bracket (indoor)
TR-JB07/WM03-G-IN-V2Wall mounting assembling bracket for fix-dome & plastic turret
TR-WM03-D-IN-V2Wall mounting bracket for fix-dome & plastic turret
TR-UC08-C-V2Bullet & dome corner mounting bracket
TR-UP06-C-IN-V2Pole bracket for bullet junction box
2MP Color Night Vision Turret FAQ — IPC-T242-ADF28(40)K-WP
Does the IPC-T242-ADF28(40)K-WP really stay in color all night?
Yes — it is a ColorHunter design with no IR illuminator. The F1.0 aperture and Wise-ISP processing work down to 0.0003 lux in color, and a warm white light reaching 30 m fills in truly dark scenes, so faces, clothing and vehicle colors stay usable at night.
Should I order the 2.8 mm or the 4.0 mm lens version?
The 2.8 mm (ADF28) sees 99° horizontally and detects a person at 45 m — pick it for wide areas close to the camera. The 4.0 mm (ADF40) narrows to 85.4° but detects at 64.3 m and recognizes at 12.9 m versus 9 m, better for driveways and fence lines.
How does it handle strong backlight, like a gate facing the sun?
It has true 120 dB WDR, which balances a bright background against a darker subject so faces at a sunlit gate are not silhouettes. HLC suppresses headlight glare at night, BLC lifts backlit subjects, and digital defog helps in haze or dust.
Can it record locally to an SD card?
Yes, edge storage takes a MicroSD card up to 512 GB. Recording at the camera protects footage from network cuts and gives small sites a recorder-free option; with Ultra 265 compression a large card holds days of 1080P video depending on bit rate settings.
Is it suitable for outdoor and NDAA-restricted projects?
Yes on both counts: the housing is IP67 rated against dust and rain, and the model is NDAA compliant, so it can be offered in tenders that exclude non-compliant equipment. The bracket adjusts 0–360° pan, 0–75° tilt and 0–360° rotation for flexible aiming.
What bandwidth and audio should I plan for?
Main stream is 1080P at up to 30 fps in Ultra 265, H.265, H.264 or MJPEG, with bit rate adjustable from 128 to 6144 Kbps and U-code for extra savings. Audio is G.711U/G.711A at 64 Kbps with an 8 kHz sampling rate, and audio detection can trigger alarms.
Can I turn off or dim the warm light on the IPC-T242-ADF28(40)K-WP?
Yes, the light control is Auto/Manual, so you can switch it off where it bothers neighbors or attracts insects. With the light off, the F1.0 lens and ColorHunter still give color down to 0.0003 lux, which works where there is some street or yard lighting; in total darkness the image will be dark, because this model has no IR. Any lamp near a lens draws insects at night, so clean the cover and use ultra motion detection rather than plain motion to cut spider-web alerts.
Will the IPC-T242-ADF28(40)K-WP work with a Hikvision, Dahua or other third-party NVR?
For video, usually yes: it supports ONVIF Profile S, G and T plus RTSP, which most third-party NVRs and VMS use. Live view and recording work over ONVIF; ultra motion detection events, tampering alarm and light control are fully supported on Uniarch/Uniview recorders and may be limited on other brands. Tell us your NVR model and we will confirm before you order.
Should I power the IPC-T242-ADF28(40)K-WP by PoE or by a 12 V adapter?
Use PoE where you can: one Cat5e/Cat6 cable up to 100 m carries power and video, and the camera needs at most 2.6 W, well within an IEEE 802.3af port. Use the Ø5.5 mm 12 V DC input when the switch or NVR has no PoE; the camera accepts 12 V ±25%, about 9 to 15 V, but keep low-voltage cable short so the voltage does not drop. Do not connect PoE and the adapter at the same time unless needed for backup, and keep both joints in the junction box.
What happens to recordings if the network to the NVR drops?
Fit a MicroSD card (up to 512 GB) and enable ANR, which the IPC-T242-ADF28(40)K-WP lists under network storage. While the link is down the camera keeps recording to the card, and when the connection returns a compatible Uniarch/Uniview NVR can fill the gap from the card. Check that your NVR supports ANR; with a third-party NVR the card still works as a separate local backup.
IPC-T242-ADF28(40)K-WP or the 4 MP IPC-T244-ADF28(40)K-WP: which one?
Both are ColorHunter warm-light turrets with the same F1.0 lens choice, 30 m warm light, MicroSD and PoE or 12 V. This 2 MP model (1920 × 1080) is the budget choice for overview scenes and small disks; at 10 m the 2.8 mm version gives about 82 pixels per meter, which is fine for activity but limited for faces. Choose the 4 MP IPC-T244-ADF28(40)K-WP when you need faces or plates at the edge of the scene.
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