Hikvision 4 MP Varifocal Dome Network Camera DS-2CD1743G0-IZ

The DS-2CD1743G0-IZ is a 4 MP network dome, and the two letters on the end are the whole reason it costs more than the fixed-lens dome sitting next to it in the van. The -IZ suffix means the varifocal lens is motorised: you fix the camera, come down the ladder, and then set the field of view from the browser or the recorder while watching the live image, instead of loosening a lens screw by hand with someone in the office shouting “wider” down the phone.

That single difference is worth more on a project than any line on a datasheet: commissioning stops being a two-person job with a laptop balanced on a bucket. Six months later, when the client moves a rack or fences off half the yard, the view is re-framed from the NVR in two minutes rather than booked in as a site visit with a ladder and a permit.

Where it fits

Specify this model at the positions where you genuinely do not know the final framing on the day of the survey, or where you know it will change. Reception areas before the furniture arrives. Corridors where the mounting point is dictated by the ceiling grid rather than by the view. Warehouse aisles, showrooms and open-plan offices where the layout is still being argued about. Any position that is awkward to reach twice — over a stairwell void, above a production line, at the top of a hall that needs scaffolding.

The corollary matters just as much: do not put a motorised lens on a doorway that will never move. A quote that puts fixed-lens domes at the till, the fire door and the back office, and motorised varifocals only at the four positions nobody can commit to yet, wins on price and still commissions cleanly. Paying for a motor at every point on a forty-camera job is money spent on an adjustment you will make exactly once.

Before you order

• The throw distance at each position. Measure from the mounting point to the area where you need to identify faces and check it against the lens range on the datasheet — a varifocal lens is flexible, not unlimited.
• Power and channel capacity. Confirm how you are powering it, and that the recorder has a free channel able to take a 4 MP stream at the retention the client has actually agreed to, not the default.
• Mounting surface and cable route. A dome needs a solid, level surface and a clean cable entry. Settle surface, back-box or pendant mounting before ordering, so the accessory arrives with the camera rather than a week later.

Technical specifications

• Manufacturer: Hikvision
• Model: DS-2CD1743G0-IZ
• Image Sensor: 1/3″ Progressive Scan CMOS
• Max. Resolution: 2560 × 1440
• Min. Illumination: Color: 0.005 Lux @(F1.6, AGC ON), B/W: 0 Lux with IR;
• Shutter Speed: 1/3 s to 1/100,000 s
• Wide Dynamic Range: 120 dB
• Day & Night: IR Cut Filter
• Angle Adjustment: Pan: 0° to 355°, tilt: 0° to 70°, rotation: 0° to 355°
• Lens Type: Varifocal Lens, motoried lens, 2.8 to 12 mm
• Focal Length & FOV: 2.8 to 12 mm: horizontal FOV 102° to 31°, vertical FOV 54° to 17°, diagonal FOV 123° to 35°
• Lens Mount: Ø14
• Iris Type: Fixed
• Aperture: F1.6
• IR Wavelength: 850 nm
• IR Range: Up to 30 m
• Main Stream: 50 Hz: 20 fps (2560 × 1440); 25 fps (1920 × 1080, 1280 × 720); 60 Hz: 20 fps (2560 × 1440); 30 fps (1920 × 1080, 1280 × 720)
• Sub-Stream: 50 Hz: 25 fps (1280 × 720, 640 × 480, 640 × 360); 60 Hz: 30 fps (1280 × 720, 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
• Region of Interest (ROI): 1 fixed region for main stream;
• Audio Compression: -S: G.711ulaw/G.711alaw/G.722.1/G.726/MP2L2/PCM/AAC
• Audio Bit Rate: -S: 64 Kbps (G.711)/16 Kbps (G.722.1)/16 Kbps (G.726)/32 to 160 Kbps (MP2L2)/16 to 64 Kbps (AAC)
• Audio Sampling Rate: -S: 8 kHz/16 kHz
• Environment Noise Filtering: -S: Yes
• Simultaneous Live View: Up to 6 channels;
• Network Storage: MicroSD/SDHC/SDXC card (256 GB) local storage
• Ethernet Interface: 1 RJ45 10 M/100 M self-adaptive Ethernet port
• On-Board Storage: Built-in memory card slot, support microSD card, up to 256 GB
• Audio: -S: 1 input (line in), two-core terminal block, max. input amplitude: 3.3 Vpp, input impedance: 4.7 KΩ, interface type: non-equilibrium; 1 output (line out),…
• Alarm: -S: 1 input,1 output, max. 12 VDC, 30 mA;

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

Compatibility

As a Hikvision IP camera it is intended to be recorded and managed on Hikvision NVRs and the manufacturer’s own management software. If the head end is a third-party VMS, confirm the supported protocols and firmware revision against the datasheet before ordering — call 16454 and we will check the stock we hold against your recorder model.

What’s in the box

Camera with the mounting accessories and documentation supplied by the manufacturer. Pack contents can vary between production revisions, so if a specific bracket or adaptor is critical to the install, ask us to confirm on the batch in stock before ordering.

Common questions

Can the lens really be adjusted without going back up to the camera?
Yes — that is what the Z in the suffix is for. Zoom and focus are motor-driven and set from the camera’s interface or the recorder, so re-framing after a layout change needs no access to the unit.

What is the exact lens range and night-time performance?
Those figures are on the manufacturer datasheet, and they can differ between revisions, so we will not quote them from memory. Call 16454 and we will send the datasheet for the stock we are actually holding.

Can you quote it as part of a full system?
Yes. Send the camera count, the positions and the retention the client wants, and we will price cameras, recorder, storage and accessories as one project line.

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.