VIGI C250

VIGI 5MP Full-Color Dome Network Camera

  • 5MP Super-High Definition: The camera comes with 5MP–more than enough pixels to pick up some of the more discrete details.
  • 24h Full-Color: Obtain 24-hour color details, even in pitch-black conditions, with its large-aperture lens, high-sensitivity sensor, and attached supplemental lights.
  • Human & Vehicle Classification: Distinguishes humans and vehicles from other objects, so you receive more accurate event notifications.
  • Smart Detection: Actively detects abnormal events like area intrusion and line-crossing, sending notifications to you instantly.
  • People & Vehicle Analytics: Quickly find people and vehicles of interest using a series of attributes, allowing you to improve search efficiency.
  • Built-In Microphone: Features a built-in microphone to record anything going on within a 15-ft radius of the camera.
  • IK10 Vandal-Proof & IP67 Waterproof: With vandal-resistant, rugged housing and waterproof design, this VIGI dome camera is built tough to withstand vandalism and harsh environments with rain and dust for constant security anywhere and anytime.
  • H.265+: Without using any extra bandwidth, your cameras transmit compressed crystal-clear video to save disk space, ease network loads, and reduce monitoring costs without sacrificing image quality.
  • Smart Video Enhancement: VIGI's professional technologies process videos to greatly improve their quality that is vital to your monitoring, including Smart IR, True WDR, 3D DNR, and Night Vision.
  • PoE/12V DC: Two types of power supply not only give you more convenience but also make your wiring remarkably easy.
  • Flexible Management and Storage: Take full control over your security via four management methods: the web UI, NVR UI, VIGI app, and VIGI Security Manager. Local storage is available for each method, as well as onboard storage with SD card slot* (up to 512 GB).

All The Colors, All The Time

5MP Full-Color Dome Network Camera

VIGI C250

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    High Definition
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    Full-Color
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    True WDR§
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    SmartVid
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    Human & Vehicle Classification
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    Smart Detection
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    People & Vehicle Analytics
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    Built-In Microphone
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    IK10
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    IP67
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    Smart Video Coding
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    Onboard Storage*

24/7 Stunning Visual Experience

5MP Super-High Definition

Monitor 24-hour clear and colorful details even in pitch dark night. VIGI Full-Color camera provides maximum 5MP resolutions and ensures colorful monitoring with its large-aperture lens, high-sensitivity sensor, and attached supplemental lights.

  • VIGI 5MP Full-Color Camera

    VIGI 5MP Full-Color Camera

  • 3MP IR Camera

    3MP IR Camera

SmartVid-Smart Video Enhancement

VIGI’s professional technologies process videos to greatly improve their quality that is vital to your monitoring, including WDR, 3D DNR, Smart IR, and Night Vision.

  • Without WDR

    With WDR

  • Without 3D DNR

    With 3D DNR

  • Without Smart IR

    With Smart IR

  • Without Night Vision

    With Night Vision

Human & Vehicle Classification

Integrated AI chips support advanced algorithms to distinguish humans and vehicles from other objects. You can flexibly customize alarm rules to match your monitoring needs and receive more accurate event notifications.

  • Human & Vehicle Classification
  • Only Human Classification On
  • Only Vehicle Classification On

Alarm Triggered

Alarm Filtered

Alarm Triggered

Alarm Filtered

Alarm Triggered

Alarm Filtered

Comprehensive AI Detection with Pre-Set Rules Supported

By setting the detection rules in advance, VIGI AI-powered cameras can accurately capture various abnormal events. This will greatly reduce false alarms and cover your specified monitoring needs in different scenarios.

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    Intrusion Detection

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    Line-Crossing Detection

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    Region Entering Detection

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    Region Exiting Detection

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    Abandoned Object Detection

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    Object Removal Detection

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    Loitering Detection

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    Scene Change Detection

Set customized activity zones around key areas for more focused monitoring.

Set a boundary and receive an alert anytime a person crosses it from either or both directions.

Flexibly set customized protected regions and receive alerts anytime a person enters the regions.

Freely set customized focused regions based on your special business monitoring needs like staff departure monitoring. You will receive instant notifications once VIGI cameras detect someone leaving a region.

Accurately detects abandoned objects in key areas and instantly notifies you to deal with them.

Informs you as soon as someone removes an object, so you can avoid property damage in time.

VIGI cameras detect whether a suspicious individual is loitering in an area for some time and provide advanced warnings for the event.**

Detects anomalies of monitoring scene, such as camera' s viewing angle being maliciously altered, or camera being tampered, and then triggers alerts.

 

Intrusion Detection

Set customized activity zones around key areas for more focused monitoring.

 

Line-Crossing

Set a boundary and receive an alert anytime a person crosses it from either or both directions.

 

Region Entering Detection

Flexibly set customized protected regions and receive alerts anytime a person enters the regions.

 

Region Exiting Detection

Freely set customized focused regions based on your special business monitoring needs like staff departure monitoring. You will receive instant notifications once VIGI cameras detect someone leaving a region.

 

Abandoned Object Detection

Accurately detects abandoned objects in key areas and instantly notifies you to deal with them.

 

Object Removal Detection

Informs you as soon as someone removes an object, so you can avoid property damage in time.

 

Loitering Detection

VIGI cameras detect whether a suspicious individual is loitering in an area for some time and provide advanced warnings for the event.**

 

Scene Change Detection

Detects anomalies of monitoring scene, such as camera' s viewing angle being maliciously altered, or camera being tampered, and then triggers alerts.

 
 

People & Vehicle Analytics

Quickly find people and vehicles of interest using a series of attributes.#

  • People Analytics

    Filter people of interest by various attributes, such as hair length, and clothing, allowing you to improve search efficiency.

    People Analytics
  • Vehicle Analytics

    Identify and search for vehicles of interest based on vehicle color and type for targeting meaningful events in a short time.

    Vehicle Analytics

No More Silent Surveillance

Built-In Microphone

The VIGI camera features a built-in microphone to record anything going on within a 15-ft radius of the camera. This gives you more detailed monitoring for greater peace of mind.

 

IK10 Vandal-Proof & IP67 Waterproof

With vandal-resistant, rugged housing and waterproof design, this VIGI dome camera is built tough to withstand vandalism and harsh environments with rain and dust for constant security anywhere and anytime.

IK10 Vandal-Proof & IP67 Waterproof

IP67
Waterproof Design

IK10
Vandal Resistant

  • Smart Video Coding by H.265+

    Smart Video Coding by H.265+

    Compresses the video size without sacrificing video quality, easing the network load and saving disk space.

    Tile encoding is automatically enabled in H.265 mode when the horizontal resolution exceeds 2688. If a third-party NVR doesn't support tile encoding, it cannot enable H.265 mode. For optimal performance, we recommend using VIGI NVR with VIGI cameras.

  • Flexible Storage

    Flexible Storage

    Local storage is available for each method, as well as onboard storage with an SD card slot* (up to 512 GB).

  • Smart Video Coding by H.265+

    PoE/12V DC

    Two power supply ways not only give you more convenience but also make your wiring remarkably easy.

  • Smart Video Coding by H.265+

    Flexible Installation

    Easily route your camera’s cable into a dropped ceiling or avoid drilling by slotting it through the camera’s side outlet.

Remote Management

Take full control over your security anytime and anywhere on the VIGI app or client.

Live Views and Real-Time Alerts

Easily check your business security via 24/7 live views. Get notifications as soon as the cameras detect something abnormal.

Easy & Smart Playback

Quickly review and locate certain video clips by event, vehicle, person, time, and more. This will greatly improve event backtracking efficiency and reduce labor costs.

Customized Monitoring Patterns

Based on your monitoring needs, you can freely preset motion zones, adjust the rotation angle, set zoom in & out, customize patrol routes, control patrol routes, and more.

Four-Way Management

Flexibly manage your cameras via the web UI, NVR UI, VIGI app, and VIGI Security Manger for ease and convenience.

One system. Full security.

Run your business with peace of mind.

The VIGI professional surveillance system by TP-Link is dedicated to protecting the business you’ve worked hard to build — whenever, wherever. Our outstanding functions, reliable quality guarantees, and simplified installation work together to ensure your business stays safe and sound.

CAMERA
Image Sensor 1/2.7” Progressive Scan CMOS
Shutter Speed 1/3 to 1/10000 s
Slow Shutter Yes
Minimum Illumination 0.005 Lux; 0 Lux with IR/white light
Day/Night Mechanism IR Cut Filter
Day/Night Switch Unified/ Scheduled/ Auto
LENS
Type Fixed Focal Lens
Focal Length 2.8/4 mm
Aperture 2.8 mm: F1.6
4 mm: F1.6
FOV 2.8mm:
Horizontal FOV: 109°, Vertical FOV: 57°, Diagonal FOV: 128°

4mm:
Horizontal FOV: 90°, Vertical FOV: 48°, Diagonal FOV: 107°
Lens Mount M12*P 0.5
DORI Distance 2.8 mm
Detect: 64 m (209 ft)
Observe: 27 m (87 ft)
Recognize: 13 m (42 ft)
Identify: 6 m (21 ft)

4 mm
Detect: 80 m (262 ft)
Observe: 33 m (109 ft)
Recognize: 16 m (52 ft)
Identify: 8 m (26 ft)
Angle Adjustment (Manual)
Range Pan: 0° to 360°, Tilt: 0° to 85°
ILLUMINATOR
IR LED Quantity: 1
Range: 30m
Wavelength: 850nm
White LED Quantity: 1
Range: 30m
Illuminator On/Off Control Auto/Scheduled/Always on/Always off
VIDEO
Max. Resolution 2880 X 1620
Main Stream Frame Rate:
50Hz: 1fps, 5fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, 25fps
60Hz: 1fps, 5fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, 25fps, 30fps

Resolution:
2880x1620,2688x1520, 2304x1296, 2048x1280, 1920x1080,1280x720

Note: If the image rotation is set to 90° or 270°, the frame rate only supports up to 20fps.
Sub-Stream Frame Rate:
50Hz: 1fps, 5fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, 25fps
60Hz: 1fps, 5fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, 25fps, 30fps

Resolution:
704x576,640x480, 352x288, 320x240

Note: If the image rotation is set to 90° or 270°, the frame rate only supports up to 20fps.
Bit Rate Control CBR, VBR
Video Compression Main Stream: H.265+/H.265/H.264+/H.264
Sub-Stream: H.265/H.264
H.264 Type High Profile
H.264+ Main Stream Supported
H.265 Type Main Profile△
H.265+ Main Stream Supported△
Video Bit Rate Main Stream: 256 Kbps to 6 Mbps
Sub-Stream: 64 Kbps to 512 Kbps
Image
Image Settings Mirror, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Sharpness, Exposure, WDR, White Balance, Prevent Overexposure to Infrared Light, HLC Adjustable by Client Software
Image Enhancement BLC/3D DNR/HLC/SmartIR
Wide Dynamic Range 120 dB

Note: When People & Vehicle Analytics is enabled, only DWDR is supported.
SNR ≥ 52 dB
Image Parameters Switch Yes
Privacy Mask Up to 4 Masks
ROI 1 Region
OSD Setting Yes
AUDIO
Audio Communication N/A
Audio Input Yes
Audio Output N/A
Audio Compression Yes
Audio Sampling Rate 8KHz
Environment Noise Filtering Yes
Audio Bit Rate 64 Kbps(G.711 alaw)
NETWORK
Protocol TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP, HTTP, HTTPS, DHCP, DNS, RTSP, NTP, UPnP UDP, SSL/TLS, FTP/SFTP, RTP, IPv4, IPv6, ARP
ONVIF Yes
API Open Network Video Interface (Profile S)
Simultaneous Live View 3 Main Streams & 3 Sub-Streams
Client VIGI App, VIGI Security Manager, Web UI
Web Browser Google Chrome® 57 and above
Firefox® 52 and above
Safari® 11 and above
Microsoft® Edge 91 and above
Cloud Yes
Security Password Protection, HTTPS Encryption, IP Address Filter, Digest Authentication
ALARM AND EVENT MANAGEMENT
Smart Event • Area Intrusion Detection
• Line-Crossing Detection
• People Detection
• Vehicle Detection
• Region Entering Detection
• Region Exiting Detection
• Object Abandoned Detection
• Object Removal Detection
• Loitering Detection
• Abnormal Sound Detection
• Scene Change Detection
Basic Event • Motion Detection (Enhanced with Human & Vehicle Classification for more accurate alerts)
• Video Tampering Detection
• Exception ( Illegal Login)
Alarm Linkage Memory Card Video Recording, Message Push, White Light Flashing
Linkage Method N/A
Output Notification Message Push
Deep Learning Function
People & Vehicle Analytics Search and filter to people or vehicle of interest based on many different attributes, making post-event search faster and easier.
Face Capture N/A
Face Comparison N/A
INTERFACES
Network Interface 1 RJ45 10/100M Self-Adaptive Ethernet Port, PoE
Alarm N/A
Reset Button Yes
Power DC Power Port
On-board Storage Built-In Memory Card Slot, Support MicroSD Card, up to 512 GB
Built-in Microphone Yes; Records Anything Going on within a 15-ft Radius of the Camera
Built-in Speaker N/A
Audio N/A
GENERAL
Operating Temperature -30–60 °C
Storage Temperature -40–60 °C
Operating Humidity 95% or Less (Non-Condensing)
Storage Humidity 95% or Less (Non-Condensing)
Package Contents VIGI Network Camera
Quick Start Guide
Waterproof Cable Attachments
Mounting Accessories
Material Plastic
Net Weight 0.28 Kg
Gross Weight 0.47 Kg
Power Supply 12V DC ± 5%, Max. 7 W, 5.5mm Coaxial Power Plug
PoE: 802.3af/at, class 0, Max. 8 W
Protection IP67, IK10
Product Dimensions (L x W x H) Φ115x85.7 mm
Certifications CE, NTRA, VCCI, KC, BSMI, FCC, IC

Picture for reference only.

§When People & Vehicle Analytics is enabled, only DWDR is supported.

*SD card is not included in the package.

**Calculations based on laboratory testing using a 3MP VIGI camera, and an actual performance may vary according to the amount of activity recorded, resolution and other variables. 

#This function must be used with VIGI specified software.

Tile encoding is automatically enabled in H.265 mode when the horizontal resolution exceeds 2688. If a third-party NVR doesn't support tile encoding, it cannot enable H.265 mode. For optimal performance, we recommend using VIGI NVR with VIGI cameras.

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