Hikvision 2MP Bullet Camera DS-2CD1027G2H-LIUF/SL

The Hikvision DS-2CD1027G2H-LIUF/SL is a 2 MP bullet network camera from Hikvision’s 1-Series — the entry tier — carrying two suffixes that matter more than the price bracket. LIUF places it in the hybrid-light family, built to hold colour after dark rather than drop to plain monochrome. /SL is the one that changes the job: a strobe light and an audible alarm fire on detection, instead of the camera recording quietly and leaving you to find out in the morning.

For the projects channel that is the whole argument. Active deterrence usually lives in the 4 MP and 6 MP ranges, where it lifts the per-position cost before you count the recorder channel or the cable run. This is the cheapest way to put a strobe and a siren on a position: on a twelve-camera yard where only four need to shout, it lets you buy deterrence where deterrence is the point and resolution where identification is.

Where it fits

The real decision here is 2 MP against 4 or 6 MP, and it is a decision about the job, not about picture quality. At a main gate you are trying to identify — read a plate, put a face to a delivery driver, produce a frame an insurer will accept. Identification is a pixels-across-the-target job, and 2 MP spread over a wide gate opening runs out of them fast.

Buy 2 MP deterrence where the job is to make someone leave, not to prove who they were. That is the side wall, the rear fence line, the generator compound, the material store on a live construction site, the blind corner behind the warehouse — positions where nobody legitimate is standing at two in the morning, and where a strobe and a siren end the incident instead of documenting it.

One failure mode is worth naming, because the installer inherits it: a camera that strobes at passing traffic all night teaches the client to ignore the alerts and the guard to unplug it. Frame it tight on ground that should be empty.

Before you order — three things to confirm

• Lens and mounting distance. Fixed-lens models in this family are supplied in more than one focal length. Confirm which lens the ordered SKU carries, and check it against the real mounting height and stand-off — not against the drawing.
• Power, cabling and recorder headroom. Confirm the powering method against the datasheet before committing the switch and cable schedule, and confirm the recorder has the channel and firmware to accept the camera’s event actions, not only its video stream.
• Whether an audible alarm suits the site. Residential compounds and mixed-use buildings often need the siren scheduled or disabled, leaving the strobe to work alone. Agree that with the client before commissioning, not after the first 3 a.m. callout.

Technical specifications

• Manufacturer: Hikvision
• Model: DS-2CD1027G2H-LIUF/SL
• Image Sensor: 1/2.8″ Progressive Scan CMOS
• Max. Resolution: 1920 × 1080
• Min. Illumination: Color: 0.001 Lux @ (F1.0, AGC ON),0 Lux with light
• Shutter Time: 1/3 s to 1/100,000 s
• Day & Night: IR cut filter
• Angle Adjustment: Pan: 0° to 355°, tilt: 0° to 90°, rotate: 0° to 355°
• Lens Type: Fixed focal lens, 2.8 and 4 mm optional
• Focal Length & FOV: 2.8 mm, horizontal FOV 106°, vertical FOV 56°, diagonal FOV 129°; 4 mm, horizontal FOV 88°, vertical FOV 47°, diagonal FOV 103°
• Lens Mount: M12
• Iris Type: Fixed
• Aperture: F1.0
• Supplement Light Type: IR, White Light
• Supplement Light Range: Up to 30 m
• Smart Supplement Light: Yes
• IR Wavelength: 850 nm
• Main Stream: 50 Hz: 25 fps (1920 × 1080, 1280 × 720); 60 Hz: 30 fps (1920 × 1080, 1280 × 720)
• Sub-Stream: 50 Hz: 25 fps (640 × 480, 640 × 360); 60 Hz: 30 fps (640 × 480, 640 × 360)
• Video Compression: Main stream: H.265+/H.265/H.264+/H.264,; Sub-stream: H.265/H.264/MJPEG
• Video Bit Rate: 32 Kbps to 8 Mbps
• Bit Rate Control: CBR, VBR
• Region of Interest (ROI): 1 fixed region for main stream
• Audio Type: Mono sound
• Audio Compression: G.711/G.722.1/G.726/MP2L2/PCM/AAC-LC
• Audio Bit Rate: 64 Kbps (G.711)/16 Kbps (G.722.1)/16 Kbps (G.726)/32 to 160 Kbps (MP2L2)/16 to 64 Kbps (AAC-LC)
• Audio Sampling Rate: 8 kHz/16 kHz
• Environment Noise Filtering: Yes
• Simultaneous Live View: Up to 6 channels
• Ethernet Interface: 1 RJ45 10 M/100 M self-adaptive Ethernet port
• On-Board Storage: Built-in memory card slot, support microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC card, up to 512 GB

Figures from Hikvision’s published datasheet. We confirm the revision in stock when we quote.

Compatibility

A standard Hikvision network camera, intended to sit on Hikvision recorders and Hikvision software. On a retrofit, verify the events rather than the video: older recorders and firmware often take the stream and silently drop the deterrence event actions. Send us the recorder model and firmware and we will confirm before you order.

What’s in the box

• 1 × Hikvision DS-2CD1027G2H-LIUF/SL bullet camera
• Mounting hardware and documentation as packed by Hikvision

Pole and corner brackets and junction boxes are ordered separately — tell us the mounting condition.

Common questions

Is 2 MP enough at a gate? For deterrence, yes. To identify a plate or a face across a wide opening, put a higher-resolution camera on the approach and keep this one as the deterrent position beside it.

Can the strobe and siren be turned off? The deterrence behaviour is configurable in the camera settings and is normally scheduled or disabled where noise is an issue. Call 16454 for the datasheet and the exact options on current firmware.

Do you supply project quantities? Yes — this is a wholesale line for contractors and integrators. Send the position count and we will price cameras, brackets and recorder on one quote.

Genuine Hikvision from the authorized Hikvision agent in Egypt, official manufacturer warranty of 1 to 5 years depending on the product, delivery across Egypt, and professional installation in Cairo & Giza, priced after a site assessment. Prices are given on request — press Get a Quote on this page or call 16454.