TP-Link VIGI C540S 4MP Outdoor ColorPro Night Vision Pan Tilt Network Camera

TP-Link VIGI 4MP Outdoor ColorPro Night Vision Pan Tilt Network Camera (VIGI C540S) - 3 Years Local Warranty

The VIGI C540S is the ColorPro model in the C540 family: a 1/1.79 inch sensor behind an F1.0 lens, rated down to 0.0005 lux, so night footage stays in colour without any infrared at all. It records 2688x1520, publishes 120 dB true wide dynamic range, and adds deep-learning people and vehicle analytics for faster post-event search.

ColorPro Night Vision Without Infrared

This model has no IR LED and no IR cut filter. Instead it combines a large 1/1.79 inch progressive scan CMOS sensor with a 4 mm F1.0 lens and two white LEDs reaching 30 m, giving a published minimum illumination of 0.0005 lux, or 0 lux with the white light on. TP-Link's own comparison caveat notes this figure is set against a traditional F2.0 aperture with a 1/3 inch sensor. The practical difference is colour evidence at night rather than monochrome, which is what clothing, vehicle and signage identification depends on.

2688x1520 Recording With a Third Stream

Maximum resolution is 2688x1520, higher than the rest of the C540 family, with the main stream also offering 2560x1440, 2304x1296, 2048x1280, 1920x1080 and 1280x720 at up to 25 fps on 50 Hz or 30 fps on 60 Hz. A third stream runs 1280x720 at 15 fps alongside the main and sub-streams. Main-stream encoding is H.265+, H.265, H.264+ or H.264 at 256 Kbps to 6 Mbps; the sub-stream runs 64 to 512 Kbps. Wide dynamic range is a true 120 dB, though TP-Link notes that face recognition supports DWDR only.

Deep-Learning Analytics and Smart Events

Smart events cover human and vehicle classification, intrusion, line crossing, people detection, vehicle detection, region entering and exiting, abandoned object, object removal, loitering detection, scene change detection and smart frame. Basic events cover motion detection, video tampering and illegal-login exception. TP-Link also publishes a deep-learning people and vehicle analytics function that lets you search and filter recorded footage by attribute, which is what turns a long recording into a short review.

350 Degree Sweep With 300 Presets

The motorised head pans 0 to 348 degrees and tilts 0 to 105 degrees, at a configurable 8 to 44 degrees per second on both axes. Up to 300 presets are stored, with eight patrol routes of up to eight presets each, park actions, 3D positioning and power-off memory that restores the previous position after an outage. The fixed 4 mm F1.0 lens gives a 104 degree horizontal, 55 degree vertical and 127 degree diagonal field of view, with DORI distances published as detect 63 m, observe 26 m, recognise 13 m and identify 6 m.

802.3at PoE in an IP66 Housing

One RJ-45 10/100 Mbps self-adaptive port carries 802.3at class 4 PoE at up to 16.47 W, or the camera can run from 12 V DC through a 5.5 mm coaxial plug at up to 13.13 W. The built-in slot takes a microSD card up to 256 GB, and the built-in microphone and speaker give two-way audio within a 5 m radius. The housing is plastic, measures 120 x 172 x 203 mm, is rated IP66 and is specified for -30 to 60 degrees C.

Ideal For

Singapore car park entries, estate gates, forecourts and loading bays where night-time colour identification matters more than raw reach, and sites standardising on 802.3at PoE. Supplied by SourceIT with local Singapore warranty, GST invoice and project pricing on request.

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