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Uniview (UNV)Fisheye Dome
12MP Fisheye Dome · 360° Panoramic + Dewarp
IPC86CEB-AF18KC-I0
12MP fisheye fixed dome network camera — single 1.8 mm lens, 180° hemispherical view, switchable Fisheye / Panorama / PTZ decoding, IK10 vandal-resistant, IP67 outdoor body.
12 MP · 4000×3000 max1.8mm Fisheye · 180° hemispherical lensFisheye/Panorama/PTZ · switchable decode modesIK10 + IP67 · vandal & weather resistantPoE · 802.3afMicroSD · up to 512 GB edge storage
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The Uniview IPC86CEB-AF18KC-I0 is a 12MP fisheye fixed dome network camera built around a single 1.8 mm lens that captures one 180° hemispherical image in every frame — the lens itself has no separate horizontal/vertical field of view, since a fisheye sees a full circle rather than a rectangle. Multiple decoding modes let that same recording be viewed as a raw Fisheye view, a dewarped Panorama view, or a virtual PTZ view with no moving parts, switchable in the camera's own stream settings or in EZStation/APP client software. It adds embedded 360° infrared fill light up to 15 m, heatmap people-counting analytics, IK10 vandal-resistant and IP67 outdoor housing, and records locally to MicroSD up to 512 GB.
Is this the right camera for you?
Plain-language guide for buyers and installers — based only on what this camera actually does.
Retail floors & small storesOne ceiling-mount camera sees the whole shop in Fisheye view, then Panorama or virtual PTZ zooms into the counter — no blind corners.
Lobbies & reception hallsHeatmap analytics count footfall on an intuitive color map when paired with a management platform — useful for measuring visitor flow.
Warehouse floors & open-plan officesA single 180° hemispherical image replaces several fixed cameras — Panorama view straightens the whole floor into one readable strip.
Meeting rooms & service countersBuilt-in mic and speaker support two-way audio, so the same fisheye that watches the room can also talk through it.
Parking garages & covered outdoor areasIK10 vandal-resistant housing and IP67 protection let a ceiling or wall mount survive impact, dust and rain in exposed public areas.
Sites needing fewer NVR channelsOne fisheye with Fisheye+3/4/8PTZ multi-window decoding can cover what would otherwise take several fixed cameras and channels.
Not the right pick if you need…
- Long-range identification — fixed 1.8 mm lens, DORI Identify range is only 4.4 m (14.4 ft.)
- Wi-Fi — wired RJ45 camera only
- Full-color night vision — supplemental light is IR only (850 nm); no warm/white light
- MicroSD cards larger than 512 GB — edge storage capped at 512 GB
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Key Features
Complete list from the official datasheet.
High quality image with 12 MP, 1/1.7" CMOS sensor
Max. 4000 × 3000 resolution
Ultra 265, H.265, H.264, MJPEG
Ultra wide-angle lens, 360° panoramic image
Embedded infrared light, 360° fill-in light, up to 15 m (49.2 ft.) IR distance
Multiple decoding modes, supports software and hardware modes, provides interactive dynamic view
Heatmap: working with management platform, the data of moving objects is counted in real time on an intuitive color map
Built-in mic and speaker, supports two-way audio
MicroSD, up to 512 GB
IK10 vandal resistant
IP67 protection
One Lens, Three Ways to Watch
A fisheye lens has no separate horizontal/vertical field of view — it captures one 180° circular image that decoding then reshapes into the view you need.
FISHEYE VIEW
The full picture, one raw frame
12 MP (4000×3000)@20 fps circular fisheye image — nothing cropped, nothing corrected. Best for reviewing the whole scene at a glance before zooming into any part of it.
PANORAMA VIEW
Straightened out, wall-to-wall
Dewarped into 4000×3000@20 fps or 3000×2000 / 3000×1500 @20-25 fps horizontal or vertical panorama — the curved fisheye image is corrected into a normal-looking wide scene for ceiling, table or wall mounts.
PTZ VIEW
Virtual pan-tilt-zoom, no motor
1920×1080@20/25 fps — software crops and follows a subject inside the fisheye image like a real PTZ camera, with fisheye+3/4/8PTZ multi-window layouts and zero moving parts to wear out.
How far can it see? (DORI)
DORI (EN 62676-4) is the industry standard for what a camera can do at distance.
Detectsomething is there
43.8 m143.7 ft
Observewhat is happening
17.5 m57.4 ft
Recognizesomeone you know
8.8 m28.9 ft
Identifya stranger's face
4.4 m14.4 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 | 180.0° |
|---|---|
| 5 m16 ft | 163312393531953696 m535801833195374976 ft |
| 10 m33 ft | 326624787063907392 m1071603666390749952 ft |
| 15 m49 ft | 489937180595861120 m1607405499586125056 ft |
| 20 m66 ft | 653249574127814784 m2143207332781499904 ft |
| 30 m98 ft | 979874361191722240 m3214810999172250112 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 IPC86CEB-AF18KC-I0 from its own specifications: 12 MP (4000 × 3000) fisheye, 1.8 mm 180° lens, Fisheye / Panorama / PTZ views, 15 m IR, PoE 802.3af, IP67 / IK10.
Who it is for
- Small shops, pharmacies and kiosks — One camera in the middle of the ceiling sees every aisle and the counter at once, and the built-in dual mic and speaker allow two-way talk from the app.
- Lobbies, offices and meeting rooms — A full 180° hemisphere from one point, with heat map statistics on a management platform to show where visitors spend time.
- Parking garages, stairwells and covered walkways — IK10 vandal resistance and IP67 protection for low, reachable ceilings, with 360° IR fill light up to 15 m for the dark hours.
- Integrators saving NVR channels — One channel records the whole room; operators later open fisheye + 3/4/8 PTZ windows in EZStation or the APP, and ONVIF Profile S/G/T/M covers other recorders.
Where and how to install
- Ceiling centre, lens facing down — For a room or shop, mount it flat in the middle of the ceiling at about 2.5–3.5 m. Higher ceilings make people smaller in the image: faces are identifiable only within 4.4 m of the lens and known people recognizable within 8.8 m.
- Set the mount type in the camera — Choose Ceiling, Wall or Table mount in the settings so the view modes match: a ceiling or table mount offers horizontal or vertical panorama and fisheye + 4PTZ; a wall mount gives a 180° panorama of the room in front.
- Brackets and cabling — Under high or open ceilings hang it on the TR-CM24-IN pendant bracket (indoor) with a TR-SE24-IN (200 mm) or TR-SE24-A-IN (500 mm) pole. Use the TR-JB04-D-IN junction box for rear wiring, and the TR-A01-IN 3/4" NPT cable gland where conduit enters outdoors.
- Power and network — One 802.3af PoE port is enough (max. 12.0 W), or DC 12 V on the Ø5.5 mm plug. The RJ45 port is 10/100 Mbps, which comfortably carries the 16 Mbps maximum bit rate; keep copper runs within 100 m.
- IR reflections, weather and surge — A 180° lens sees everything around it, so keep it away from beams, ceiling lamps, pipes and walls close to the dome; they reflect the IR and wash out the night image. Outdoors it is IP67 and works from -30 °C to 60 °C; surge protection is 4 kV, so protect long outdoor cable runs.
1.8 mm fisheye: how far the detail reaches
A fisheye has no meaningful "width at distance": mounted on the ceiling it sees the whole room down to the walls. What changes with distance is detail. The 12 MP image is spread over the whole hemisphere, so faces are identifiable only close to the camera, while the overview of who is where reaches across a large room.
| AF18KC · 1.8 mm · 180° | |
|---|---|
| Lens view | 180° (H/V/D) |
| Full fisheye image | 4000 × 3000 @ 20 fps |
| Identify a stranger's face up to | 4.4 m |
| Recognize someone you know up to | 8.8 m |
| Observe what is happening up to | 17.5 m |
| Detect that something is there up to | 43.8 m |
| IR night range | 15 m |
- Pick it for a shop, office or lobby up to about 17.5 m from the centre to the walls, where you want to see who went where.
- For faces at the entrance, mount it within 4.4 m of the door or add a fixed-lens camera aimed at the door.
- For a wide space seen from one wall rather than from the ceiling, compare it with the 180° panoramic IPC8544EA-KM-I1.
Distances are the manufacturer's DORI figures for the 1.8 mm lens, measured from the camera; on a ceiling, part of that distance is the mounting height. IR range is from the datasheet.
Full Specifications
Complete official specifications from the manufacturer's datasheet (technical values in English).
Camera
| Max Resolution | 12 MP |
| Sensor | 1/1.7" CMOS |
| Min. Illumination | Color: 0.03 Lux (F2.0, AGC ON), 0 Lux with IR |
| Day/Night | IR-cut filter with auto switch (ICR) |
| Shutter | Auto/Manual, 1 ~ 1/100000 s |
| S/N | > 52 dB |
| WDR | DWDR |
Lens
| Focal Length | 1.8 mm |
| Iris Type | Fixed |
| Field of View (H) | 180° |
| Field of View (V) | 180° |
| Field of View (D) | 180° |
| Iris | F2.0 |
| Lens Type | Fixed |
DORI
| DORI Distance (Lens) | 1.8 mm |
| DORI Distance (Detect) | 43.8 m (143.7 ft.) |
| DORI Distance (Observe) | 17.5 m (57.4 ft.) |
| DORI Distance (Recognize) | 8.8 m (28.9 ft.) |
| DORI Distance (Identify) | 4.4 m (14.4 ft.) |
Illuminator
| Illumination Distance (IR) | 15 m (49.3 ft.) |
| Supplemental Light | IR |
| IR On/Off Control | Auto/Manual |
| Wavelength | 850 nm |
Video
| Main Stream | Fisheye View: 12 MP (4000×3000)@20 fps; 3000×3000@20 fps; 2560×2560@25 fps Panorama View: 12 MP (4000×3000)@20 fps; 3000×2000@20/25 fps; 3000×1500@20/25 fps PTZ View: 1920×1080@20/25 fps |
| Sub Stream | Fisheye View: 2000×1500@20 fps; 2000×2000@25 fps |
| Video Compression | Ultra 265, H.265, H.264, MJPEG |
| Third Stream | Fisheye View: D1 (720×576)@20/25 fps; CIF (352×288)@20/25 fps |
| H.264 Code Profile | Baseline profile, Main profile, High profile |
| Video Bit Rate | 128 Kbps to 16 Mbps |
| U-code | Support |
| OSD | Up to 8 OSDs |
| Privacy Mask | Up to 4 areas |
| ROI | Support |
| Video Stream | Triple streams |
Live View Display
| Hardware Decoding | Ceiling mount: fisheye view, fisheye + 4PTZ, horizontal panorama view, vertical panorama view Table mount: fisheye view, fisheye + 4PTZ, horizontal panorama view, vertical panorama view Wall mount: fisheye view, fisheye + 4PTZ, panorama view |
| Software Decoding | Ceiling / Table mount: fisheye view, 360° panorama + 1PTZ, 180° panorama view, fisheye + 3PTZ, fisheye + 4PTZ, fisheye + 8PTZ, 360° panorama + 6PTZ Wall mount: fisheye view, 180° panorama view, 180° panorama view + 3PTZ, 180° panorama view + 4PTZ, 180° panorama view + 8PTZ |
Image
| White Balance | Auto, Outdoor, Fine tune, Sodium lamp, Locked, Auto2 |
| Digital Noise Reduction | 2D/3D DNR |
| Smart IR | Support |
| Flip | Normal, Flip vertical, Flip horizontal, 180° |
| Dewarping | N/A |
| HLC | N/A |
| BLC | Support |
| Defog | Digital defog |
Intelligent
| Smart Intrusion Prevention | Cross line detection, intrusion detection |
| Statistical Analysis | Heat map (Working with management platform) |
Events
| Basic Detection | 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 | Support |
| Suppression | Support |
| Sampling Rate | 8 kHz |
Storage
| Edge Storage | MicroSD, up to 512 GB |
| Network Storage | ANR, NAS (NFS) |
Network
| Protocols | IPv4, IPv6, IGMP, ARP, TCP, UDP, DHCP, PPPoE, RTP, RTSP, RTCP, RTMP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, 802.1x, SNMP, QoS |
| Compatible Integration | ONVIF (Profile S, Profile G, Profile T, Profile M), 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 | EZStation, APP |
| Web Browser | Plug-in required live view: IE 10+, Chrome 45+, Firefox 52+, Edge 79+ |
Interface
| Audio I/O | 1 Input: impedance 35 kΩ, amplitude 2 V [p-p], 1 Output: impedance 600 Ω, amplitude 2 V [p-p] |
| Alarm I/O | 2/1 |
| Serial Port | 1 × RS485 |
| Built-in Mic | Built-in dual-mic |
| Built-in Speaker | Support |
| WIFI | N/A |
| Network | 1 × RJ45 10 M/100 M Base-TX Ethernet |
| Video Output | 1 BNC, impedance 75 Ω, amplitude 1 V [p-p] |
Certification
| 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); CB (IEC 62368-1); UL/CUL (UL 62368-1, CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 62368-1) |
| Environment | CE-RoHS (2011/65/EU; (EU)2015/863); WEEE (2012/19/EU) |
| Protection | IP67 (IEC 60529:1989+AMD1:1999+AMD2:2013); IK10 (IEC 62262:2002) |
General
| Power | DC 12 V±25%, PoE (IEEE 802.3af) |
| Power Consumption | Max. 12.0 W |
| Power Interface | Ø5.5 mm coaxial power plug |
| Dimensions | Ø149 mm × 55 mm (Ø5.9" × 2.2") (Ø × H) |
| Weight | 0.524 kg (1.16 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 | 20 Languages: Traditional Chinese, English, Simplified Chinese, Polish, German, Russian, French, Korean, Dutch, Czech, Portuguese (Europe), Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, Thai, Turkish, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Europe), Hungarian, Italian, Vietnamese |
Dimensions
Engineering drawing reproduced 1:1 from the official datasheet.
unit: mm (in.)
| Dimensions | Ø149 × 55 mm (Ø5.9" × 2.2") (Ø × H) |
| Weight | 0.524 kg (1.16 lb.) |
| Material | Metal + Plastic |
Optional Mounting Accessories
Order together with the camera to save shipping.
TR-JB04-D-INJunction box for fisheye fixed dome (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)
12MP Fisheye Camera FAQ — IPC86CEB-AF18KC-I0
What area does the fisheye view cover?
The 1.8 mm lens gives a 180° view horizontally, vertically and diagonally. Ceiling-mounted, it watches an entire shop floor, banking hall or warehouse zone from one point; DORI figures are 43.8 m to detect and 4.4 m to identify.
Do I need extra software to straighten the image?
No — dewarping runs inside the camera. Hardware decoding offers fisheye, fisheye+4PTZ and horizontal or vertical panorama for ceiling mount; software decoding adds 360° panorama+1PTZ, 180° panorama and fisheye with 3, 4 or 8 virtual PTZ windows.
What resolution and frame rate do I get?
The raw fisheye main stream is 12 MP (4000×3000) at 20 fps, with 2560×2560 available at 25 fps. Panorama outputs run 4000×3000, 3000×2000 or 3000×1500 at 20–25 fps, and the virtual PTZ view is 1920×1080 at 20/25 fps with zero moving parts.
How is night vision on a fisheye camera?
Built-in 850 nm IR covers up to 15 m, matched to the indoor and close-range scenes a fisheye is designed for. Minimum illumination is 0.03 lux in colour and 0 lux with IR, supported by Smart IR, digital defog, BLC and 2D/3D noise reduction.
Is it strong enough for public areas?
Yes — the housing is rated IK10 against impact and IP67 against dust and water, and power comes over the PoE network cable. Smart intrusion prevention adds cross line and intrusion detection, with Ultra 265 compression keeping the 12MP streams efficient.
Will the IPC86CEB-AF18KC-I0 work with a Hikvision, Dahua or other non-Uniview NVR, and what does it record?
Usually yes for video, through ONVIF Profile S/G/T/M or RTSP. The NVR records whatever view the camera's main stream is set to: the raw round fisheye image (which a third-party NVR may not be able to straighten), or a panorama or PTZ view decoded in the camera itself. If the NVR has no fisheye dewarping, set the camera to a panorama view so every recording is already straight. Tell us your NVR model and we will confirm before you order.
How high should I mount the IPC86CEB-AF18KC-I0 if I want to see faces?
Keep it low, about 2.5–3 m, and close to where people pass. The identify distance is 4.4 m measured from the lens, and on a ceiling part of that is the height, so a face is identifiable only when the person walks fairly close under or beside the camera. For reliable face capture at a door or counter, add a fixed-lens camera there and use the fisheye for the overview.
How long will a microSD card or NVR disk last with the IPC86CEB-AF18KC-I0?
At the maximum bit rate of 16 Mbps with continuous recording it writes about 172.8 GB per day, so the largest 512 GB card holds about 3 days and 30 days on an NVR need about 5.2 TB. At an assumed 6 Mbps it is about 64.8 GB per day, or about 7.9 days on a 512 GB card. Ultra 265 and event-only recording extend this.
How does the heat map on the IPC86CEB-AF18KC-I0 work, and is it the same as people counting?
No. The heat map counts moving objects over time and shows them as a color map of the busy and quiet zones; it does not give an in/out headcount. It works together with a management platform, which collects and displays the data, so plan that software into the project. For alarms the camera also has cross line and intrusion detection. Tell us which platform you use and we will confirm heat map support.
What PoE switch and cable does the IPC86CEB-AF18KC-I0 need?
Any IEEE 802.3af (or 802.3at) PoE port works: the camera draws at most 12.0 W, within the 15.4 W an 802.3af port supplies. Its network port is 10/100 Mbps, so a Fast Ethernet PoE switch is fine for the cameras; use a gigabit uplink to the NVR when many cameras share it. Use Cat5e or Cat6 copper up to 100 m, or a DC 12 V adapter with a Ø5.5 mm plug where there is no PoE.
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