4K 8MP PoE Turret Camera, AI Human and Vehicle Detection, Two-Way Audio, Active Deterrence, AvaEye

The AvaEye IP4KEYELHT is an 8MP 4K security camera with PoE, AI human and vehicle detection, a built-in microphone and speaker, audible and visual active deterrence, dual IR and warm-light night illumination, and MicroSD recording up to 512GB. Its fixed 2.8mm lens provides a wide 101° horizontal field of view, making it a strong choice when you want to see a broad area from a single camera rather than zoom in on a distant target.

This is a wired IP camera designed for professional security camera systems. A single Ethernet cable can carry both power and network data when the camera is connected to a compatible PoE switch or PoE NVR. It can also be powered separately with 12V DC. The IP4KEYELHT does not have built-in Wi-Fi.

Key Features of the AvaEye IP4KEYELHT

• 8MP 4K Video: Records at 3840 x 2160 resolution at up to 20fps for detailed wide-area surveillance.
• Wide 101° View: The fixed 2.8mm lens is well suited for entrances, storefronts, rooms, hallways, warehouses, loading areas, and other locations where broad coverage is more important than long-distance magnification.
• AI Human and Vehicle Detection: Smart intrusion rules can classify humans, motor vehicles, and non-motor vehicles to help reduce alerts caused by unrelated movement.
• Active Deterrence: Supported AI events can trigger an audible warning through the built-in speaker along with visible warning-light activity at the camera.
• Two-Way Audio: A built-in microphone and speaker allow you to hear and speak through the camera when used with compatible software, apps, or recorder features.
• Dual-Light Night Viewing: Infrared and warm-light illumination are both rated for distances up to 98.4ft.
• People Counting: Supports people flow counting and crowd-density monitoring when the camera is installed in an appropriate overhead position.
• 9:16 Corridor Mode: Provides a vertically oriented view for hallways, aisles, corridors, and other narrow scenes.
• MicroSD Recording: Supports a MicroSD card up to 512GB for local edge recording.
• Outdoor Rated: IP67 weather protection allows indoor or outdoor installation.

4K Video with a Wide 2.8mm Lens

The IP4KEYELHT uses a 1/2.8" CMOS image sensor and records 8MP 4K video at up to 20 frames per second. If smoother 30fps video is more important than maximum resolution for a particular installation, the camera can operate at supported 5MP, 4MP, and 1080P resolutions at up to 30fps. This gives you flexibility to balance resolution, motion smoothness, bandwidth, and storage consumption.

The fixed 2.8mm lens provides a 101° horizontal, 56.3° vertical, and 115.5° diagonal field of view. The wide view makes this camera particularly useful for covering an entrance, retail floor, lobby, warehouse aisle, loading area, garage, or other location where you want to see more of the surrounding scene.

This is primarily an overview camera, not a long-distance zoom camera. Using DORI reference distances, a person-sized target can be detected at approximately 285ft, observed at about 114ft, recognized at about 57ft, and identified at about 28ft. In practical terms, the camera can show activity across a much larger area than the distance at which you should expect strong identifying detail. Lighting, camera height, viewing angle, movement, target size, and other real-world conditions can also affect usable detail.

If your primary goal is identifying a person, vehicle, or other subject farther away, consider a motorized zoom security camera instead. The IP4KEYELHT is better suited to covering a wide area without leaving large portions of the scene outside the camera's view.

AI Human and Vehicle Detection Helps Reduce False Alerts

The IP4KEYELHT includes smart intrusion prevention for cross-line detection, intrusion detection, enter-area detection, and leave-area detection. Unlike basic pixel-based motion detection, these rules can classify humans, motor vehicles, and non-motor vehicles. This gives you more control over which types of movement should generate an event.

For example, a camera watching a side entrance can be configured to react when a person crosses a virtual line, while a camera overlooking a parking area can use supported rules to identify vehicle-related activity. Filtering events by target type can reduce the number of unwanted alerts caused by changes in lighting, moving vegetation, insects, weather, and other motion that may not be important to you.

For more cameras built around intelligent video filtering and event analytics, browse our AI security cameras.

• Cross-Line Detection: Monitors movement across a user-defined virtual boundary.
• Intrusion Detection: Monitors activity inside a selected area.
• Enter-Area Detection: Detects supported targets entering a defined zone.
• Leave-Area Detection: Detects supported targets leaving a defined zone.
• Target Classification: Supports human, motor vehicle, and non-motor vehicle classification for supported smart intrusion rules.
• Additional Detection: Includes standard motion detection, Ultra motion detection, camera tampering detection, and audio detection.

Active Deterrence with Audible and Visual Warnings

The IP4KEYELHT can do more than simply record an event. When a supported smart intrusion rule is triggered, the camera can activate an audible warning through its built-in speaker and use its onboard light as a visible warning at the camera location.

This type of active deterrence camera can be useful at side doors, loading docks, equipment areas, storage yards, controlled entrances, and other locations where you want the camera to provide an immediate response when a selected event occurs.

Because the warning can be tied to smart event rules instead of every instance of ordinary motion, the camera can be configured to react more selectively than a basic motion-activated light.

Built-In Microphone and Speaker for Two-Way Audio

The camera has both a built-in microphone and built-in speaker, allowing supported two-way audio without requiring a separate external microphone or speaker at the camera.

You can listen to live audio from the camera and speak back through the camera using compatible AvaEye software, mobile app access, or compatible recorder features. This can be useful for communicating with visitors, employees, delivery drivers, or other people near the camera while also giving the camera an audible output for active-deterrence events.

Dual IR and Warm-Light Night Viewing

The IP4KEYELHT has both infrared and warm-light illumination, with each rated for distances up to 98.4ft under supported conditions. Infrared illumination provides traditional black-and-white nighttime security video without projecting visible white light, while the warm light can provide visible supplemental illumination when the scene calls for it.

The camera also supports Smart IR to help control infrared intensity and reduce the chance of a nearby person or object becoming excessively bright. A 120dB true WDR function helps in scenes containing bright and dark areas at the same time, while 2D and 3D digital noise reduction help clean up image noise in difficult lighting.

• Infrared Distance: Up to 98.4ft
• Warm-Light Distance: Up to 98.4ft
• Smart IR: Automatically helps control infrared intensity
• 120dB True WDR: Helps balance high-contrast scenes and strong backlighting
• 2D/3D DNR: Helps reduce visible image noise in challenging lighting

People Counting for Overhead Camera Installations

The IP4KEYELHT also supports people flow counting and crowd-density monitoring. For accurate people counting, the camera should be installed overhead so it can look down at the counting area and clearly see the tops of people as they pass through the scene.

This is different from simply mounting the camera high on a wall and pointing it across a lobby. People counting works best when the camera has the proper top-down view needed to distinguish individuals moving through the counting area. When installed correctly, it can be useful at retail entrances, office entrances, public facilities, controlled access points, and other locations where basic traffic counts are useful.

9:16 Corridor Mode for Hallways and Narrow Areas

For hallways, aisles, corridors, and other long narrow areas, the camera supports 9:16 corridor mode. Instead of using most of the image on walls or other areas outside the important path of travel, corridor mode allows the video orientation to be better matched to a vertically shaped security scene.

This can make more efficient use of the camera's resolution in office hallways, warehouse aisles, retail aisles, schools, apartment corridors, and similar installations.

Plug-In-Free Viewing from Modern Web Browsers

The IP4KEYELHT supports plug-in-free live viewing through supported versions of Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge. This is especially useful for customers who want to access a camera from a computer without depending on old browser plug-ins or maintaining a legacy browser solely for camera viewing.

Browser access can be useful for live viewing, camera configuration, and system administration from a computer on the appropriate network. The camera can also be accessed through compatible client software and app-based viewing when configured for those applications.

MicroSD, NVR, and Network Recording Options

A MicroSD card up to 512GB can be installed inside the camera for edge recording. Depending on how the camera is configured, local storage can be useful as a primary recording method for a standalone camera or as additional recording storage in a larger security camera system.

The camera also supports ANR and NAS recording using NFS. For customers who want centralized multi-camera recording, search, playback, and video management, the camera can be paired with a compatible network video recorder.

ONVIF Compatibility with Third-Party NVRs

The IP4KEYELHT supports ONVIF Profiles S, G, T, and M along with API and SDK integration. ONVIF support allows the camera to work with many compatible third-party NVRs and video management platforms.

Keep in mind that ONVIF compatibility does not mean every advanced feature will work through every third-party recorder. Basic video and recording compatibility may work while camera-specific features such as AI analytics, active-deterrence controls, two-way audio, people counting, or other advanced functions may not be available through the third-party NVR interface. For the most complete feature integration, use the camera with a compatible AvaEye NVR.

Wired PoE Installation for Indoor or Outdoor Use

The IP4KEYELHT is a wired Ethernet camera and does not contain built-in Wi-Fi. It has a 10/100 Ethernet port and supports IEEE 802.3af PoE, allowing power and data to travel over one Ethernet cable from a compatible PoE NVR, PoE switch, or injector.

If PoE is not being used, the camera can also operate from a compatible 12V DC power source. The IP67-rated enclosure is designed for indoor or outdoor installation and operates in temperatures from -22°F to 140°F.

When to Choose the IP4KEYELHT

This camera is a good choice when you need:

• A wide-angle 4K overview of an entrance, room, warehouse, loading area, hallway, or outdoor space
• AI filtering for people and vehicles rather than basic motion detection alone
• Built-in microphone and speaker for two-way communication
• Audible and visual active deterrence from the camera itself
• Infrared and visible warm-light illumination
• MicroSD recording without requiring an NVR for every installation
• Overhead people counting in an appropriately designed installation
• 9:16 corridor viewing for narrow hallways or aisles
• Plug-in-free browser viewing from supported modern browsers
• A weather-resistant wired PoE camera for indoor or outdoor use

Consider a different camera when you need:

• Optical zoom for identifying people or objects much farther away
• A tightly framed view of a gate, roadway, entrance, or other distant target
• Dedicated license plate capture at longer distances
• Pan, tilt, or optical zoom control from a PTZ camera
• A camera that connects directly over Wi-Fi

Specifications

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the AvaEye IP4KEYELHT have two-way audio?

Yes. The camera has a built-in microphone and speaker, allowing supported two-way audio through compatible AvaEye software, apps, and recorder features.

Can this camera tell the difference between a person and a vehicle?

Yes. Supported smart intrusion rules can classify humans, motor vehicles, and non-motor vehicles. This can help reduce unwanted alerts from unrelated motion compared with basic motion detection alone.

Does the IP4KEYELHT have active deterrence?

Yes. Supported smart intrusion events can trigger an audible warning through the camera's built-in speaker and visible warning-light activity at the camera location.

Does this camera need an NVR to record video?

No. The camera supports a MicroSD card up to 512GB for local recording and can also use supported network storage. An NVR is recommended when you want centralized recording, playback, and management for multiple cameras.

Does the IP4KEYELHT have Wi-Fi?

No. This is a wired network camera with an RJ45 Ethernet connection. It supports PoE so power and network data can travel over the same Ethernet cable.

Can I view the camera from a web browser without installing a plug-in?

Yes. Plug-in-free live viewing is supported in compatible versions of Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge, allowing routine browser access without relying on an older browser plug-in.

How should the camera be mounted for people counting?

For people counting, the camera should be installed overhead and aimed downward so it can clearly see the tops of people as they move through the counting area. A normal wall-mounted overview angle is not the preferred setup for accurate head counting.

How far away can this camera identify a person?

The 2.8mm lens has a DORI identification reference distance of approximately 28.5ft, with recognition at about 57.1ft, observation at about 114.2ft, and detection at about 285.1ft. These are planning references rather than guaranteed real-world identification distances because mounting height, lighting, viewing angle, movement, and other scene conditions affect image detail.

Will this camera work with a third-party ONVIF NVR?

The camera supports ONVIF Profiles S, G, T, and M and can work with many compatible third-party NVRs. However, advanced features such as AI analytics, two-way audio, active-deterrence controls, and people counting may not be available through every third-party recorder. A compatible AvaEye NVR is recommended when full feature integration is important.