



IPC98246EFW-X42-W-VH1
Three lenses, two channels, one IP: a pair of spliced lenses outputs a single 200° panorama while the 42× detail channel tracks whatever the panorama detects — drag on the wide view and the zoom lens centers there instantly.
Lead time · In stock: at your forwarder’s China warehouse 3 days after payment · Not in stock: 7–15 working days · Then air 5–10 days / sea 25–45 days to your port
Terms · Sample orders welcome · Quotation / PI fixes models, prices, Incoterms (typically FOB Shenzhen), lead time and T/T payment · Defective units: free spare units agreed per order (quantity depends on order size) and written into the quotation · Warranty: up to 5 years on Zhongxin Shutong industrial switches, manufacturer warranty on other brands · Full terms, warranty & RMA
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The IPC98246EFW-X42-W-VH1 is a panoramic linkage PTZ camera with a three-lens, dual-channel design: two lenses are stitched into one 6MP 200°×78° panorama (3680 × 1656 @30 fps), while a third 42× lens (6–252 mm) delivers 4MP close-up detail. When the panorama channel detects intrusion, line crossing or area entry/exit, the detail channel automatically tracks the target and captures snapshots — and drag-to-zoom lets an operator magnify any spot of the panorama in the detail view. Both channels use 1/1.8" Wise-ISP sensors rated to 0.0005 lux, backed by 30 m warm light on the panorama and 350 m vari-focal laser IR on the detail side, in an IP67/IK10 housing rated -40 to 70 °C.
Is this the right camera for you?
Plain-language guide for buyers and installers — based only on what this camera actually does.
- Max. 74 W: PoE needs an IEEE 802.3bt (Hi-PoE) port or a 24 V AC/DC feed — a standard 802.3af/at switch port will not power this camera.
- The panorama is fixed at 200° with motorized 0–30° vertical adjustment only — if you need a full 360° stitched panorama, the 16MP IPC96342 flagship is the right pick.
- The detail channel tops out at 4MP / 42× (DORI Identify 333 m at telephoto) — for ultra-long-range work with a 32MP panorama and 500 m IR, see the IPC98344.
- 8.4 kg dome body: mount it on the dome-series brackets from the accessory list (wall / pole / corner / gooseneck) — light-duty camera brackets are not rated for this weight.
- No built-in microphone — two-way audio works through the external audio input (1 kΩ); a speaker is built in, the mic is not.
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Key Features
Complete list from the official datasheet.
One Body: 200° Panorama + 42× Detail
Both channels stream simultaneously from a single IP address.
Two spliced lenses output one 6MP 200° image with 30 m warm light — smart intrusion prevention and people counting run on the wide view, with motorized 0–30° vertical trim
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42× zoom with full 360° pan at up to 180°/s, 350 m vari-focal laser IR, auto tracking with human/vehicle filtering, manual wiper and optical defog — the chase camera of the pair
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How far can it see? (DORI — Optical Channel)
DORI (EN 62676-4) is the industry yardstick for what a camera can resolve at distance. The Panorama column is the fixed 2.2 mm 200° stitched view; the Detail column shows the 42× channel at full telephoto — its wide-end figures (Detect from 107.2 m) are kept in the spec table below.
How wide a view at each distance
Scene width covered at typical mounting distances — the number you need to work out how many cameras a wall, yard or aisle takes.
| Distance | MAL · 59.5° | 2.2° tele |
|---|---|---|
| 5 m16 ft | 5.7 m18.7 ft | 0.2 m0.6 ft |
| 10 m33 ft | 11.4 m37.5 ft | 0.4 m1.3 ft |
| 15 m49 ft | 17.1 m56.2 ft | 0.6 m1.9 ft |
| 20 m66 ft | 22.8 m75.0 ft | 0.8 m2.5 ft |
| 30 m98 ft | 34.3 m112 ft | 1.2 m3.8 ft |
Calculated from the horizontal field of view in the specifications below: width = 2 × distance × tan(FOV ÷ 2). Lens distortion and mounting angle are not included.
Full Specifications
Complete official specifications from the manufacturer's datasheet (technical values in English).
Camera
| Max Resolution | OPTICAL · 6 MP (3680 × 1656)THERMAL · 4 MP (2688 × 1520) |
| Sensor | 1/1.8" CMOS (both channels) |
| Min. Illumination | Color: 0.0005 lux (F1.2, AGC ON), 0 lux with IR |
| Shutter | Auto/Manual, 1 to 1/100000 s |
| WDR | 120 dB |
| S/N | >56 dB |
Lens & Field of View
| Focal Length | OPTICAL · 2.2 mm (fixed)THERMAL · 6 to 252 mm |
| Optical Zoom | OPTICAL · N/ATHERMAL · 42× |
| Digital Zoom | OPTICAL · N/ATHERMAL · 16× |
| Field of View (H) | OPTICAL · 200°±5°THERMAL · 59.47° to 2.20° |
| Field of View (V) | OPTICAL · 78°THERMAL · 35.62° to 1.24° |
| Field of View (D) | OPTICAL · 260°±5°THERMAL · 73.14° to 2.59° |
DORI Distance
| Detect | OPTICAL · 34.1 m (111.9 ft.)THERMAL · 107.2 m to 3330.6 m (351.7 ft. to 10927.2 ft.) |
| Observe | OPTICAL · 13.7 m (45.0 ft.)THERMAL · 42.9 m to 1332.2 m (140.8 ft. to 4370.7 ft.) |
| Recognize | OPTICAL · 6.8 m (22.3 ft.)THERMAL · 21.4 m to 666.1 m (70.2 ft. to 2185.4 ft.) |
| Identify | OPTICAL · 3.4 m (11.2 ft.)THERMAL · 10.7 m to 333.1 m (35.1 ft. to 1092.9 ft.) |
Video
| Privacy Mask | 24 areas, up to 8 areas per scene |
| Frame Rate — Main Stream | OPTICAL · 6 MP (3680 × 1656), max. 30 fps; 6 MP (3632 × 1632), max. 30 fps; 1200 × 536, max. 30 fps; 960 × 432, max. 30 fpsTHERMAL · 4 MP (2688 × 1520), max. 30 fps; 4 MP (2560 × 1440), max. 30 fps; 1080P (1920 × 1080), max. 30 fps; 720P (1280 × 720), max. 30 fps; D1 (720 × 576), max. 30 fps; 640 × 360, max. 30 fps |
| Frame Rate — Sub Stream | OPTICAL · 1200 × 536, max. 30 fps; 960 × 432, max. 30 fpsTHERMAL · 1080P (1920 × 1080), max. 30 fps; 720P (1280 × 720), max. 30 fps; D1 (720 × 576), max. 30 fps; 640 × 360, max. 30 fps |
| Frame Rate — Third Stream | OPTICAL · 960 × 432, max. 30 fpsTHERMAL · D1 (720 × 576), max. 30 fps; 640 × 360, max. 30 fps; 2CIF (704 × 288), max. 30 fps; CIF (352 × 288), max. 30 fps |
| Video Compression | Ultra 265, H.265, H.264, MJPEG |
| Frame Rate Recommendation | OPTICAL · 3680 × 1656@30 fps + 1200 × 536@30 fps + 960 × 432@30 fpsTHERMAL · 2688 × 1520@30 fps + 1080P@30 fps + D1@30 fps |
| Video Bit Rate | 128 Kbps to 16 Mbps |
| U-code | Support |
| ROI | Up to 8 areas |
| Video Stream | Triple streams (per channel) |
| OSD | Up to 10 OSDs |
Intelligent
| Metadata Analyse | Human body, human face, motor vehicle and non-motor vehicle image capture and attribute collection |
| Linkage Function | Support — triggered by the fixed (panorama) lens via smart intrusion prevention to track the target |
| Auto Tracking | OPTICAL · N/ATHERMAL · Support; target filtering: human, non-motor vehicle and vehicle |
| Multi-target Detection | OPTICAL · N/ATHERMAL · Support |
| Smart Intrusion Prevention | Cross line, intrusion, enter area, leave area (false-alarm filtering; classification of human, non-motor vehicle and vehicle) |
| People Counting | People flow counting and crowd density detection |
Image
| White Balance | Auto, Outdoor, Fine tune, Sodium lamp, Locked, Auto2 |
| Flip | OPTICAL · Flip verticalTHERMAL · Normal, Flip vertical, Flip horizontal, 180° |
| HLC / BLC | Support |
| Smart IR | OPTICAL · N/ATHERMAL · Support |
| Defog | OPTICAL · Digital defogTHERMAL · Optical defog |
| Heatwave Reduction | OPTICAL · N/ATHERMAL · Support |
Illuminator
| Light On/Off Control | Auto / Manual |
| Warm Light Distance | OPTICAL · 30 m (98.4 ft.)THERMAL · N/A |
| VF Laser IR Distance | OPTICAL · N/ATHERMAL · 350 m (1148.2 ft.) |
Events
| Basic Detection | Motion detection, Audio detection, Tampering alarm, Ultra motion detection |
| General Function | OPTICAL · Watermark, IP address filtering, Alarm input, Alarm output, Access policy, ARP protection, RTSP authentication, User authentication, HTTP authenticationTHERMAL · Watermark, IP address filtering, Access policy, Alarm output, Alarm input, User authentication, RTSP authentication, ARP protection, HTTP authentication |
Audio
| Audio Compression | G.711U, G.711A |
| Audio Bitrate | 128 Kbps |
| Two-way Audio | Support |
| Suppression | Support |
| Sampling Rate | 8 kHz, 16 kHz |
Storage
| Edge Storage | MicroSD, up to 512 GB |
| Network Storage | ANR, NAS (NFS) |
Network & Integration
| Protocols | SSH, IGMP, RTP, RTCP, SMTP, IPv4, IPv6, ICMP, ARP, TCP, UDP, DHCP, PPPoE, RTSP, RTMP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, FTP, UPnP, HTTP, HTTPS, 802.1x, SNMP, QoS, SSL/TLS |
| Compatible Integration | OPTICAL · ONVIF (Profile S, Profile G, Profile T, Profile M), API, SDKTHERMAL · ONVIF (Profile S, Profile G, Profile T), API, SDK |
| Security | TLS 1.3/1.2, Password Protection, Strong Password, HTTPS Encryption, Export Operation Logs, Basic and Digest Authentication for RTSP, Digest Authentication for HTTP, WSSE and Digest Authentication for ONVIF |
| Client | EZStation, UNV-Link, UNV-Link Pro |
| Web Browser | Plug-in required live view: IE 10+, Chrome 45+, Firefox 52+, Edge 79+ |
| User/Host | Up to 32 users; 3 levels: administrator, common user, operator |
PTZ
| Number of Presets | OPTICAL · N/ATHERMAL · 1024 |
| Preset Patrol | OPTICAL · N/ATHERMAL · 16 patrols, up to 64 presets each |
| Preset Image Freeze | OPTICAL · N/ATHERMAL · Support |
| Home Position | OPTICAL · N/ATHERMAL · Support |
| Pan Range | OPTICAL · N/ATHERMAL · 360° |
| Tilt Range | OPTICAL · 0° to 30° (motorized)THERMAL · -15° to 90° |
| Pan / Tilt Speed | OPTICAL · N/ATHERMAL · 0.1°/s to 180°/s |
| 3D Positioning | OPTICAL · N/ATHERMAL · Support |
| Number of Patrol | OPTICAL · N/ATHERMAL · 16 |
| Snow Removal Mode | OPTICAL · N/ATHERMAL · Support |
| Patrol Recording | OPTICAL · N/ATHERMAL · Support |
Interface
| Audio I/O | 1 Input: impedance 1 kΩ, amplitude 2.5 V [p-p]; 1 Output: impedance 600 Ω, amplitude 2 V [p-p] |
| Alarm I/O | 7 in / 2 out |
| Serial Port | 1 × RS485 |
| Built-in Speaker | Support |
| Network | 1 × RJ45 1000 M Base-TX Ethernet |
Certification
| EMC | CE-EMC (EN 55032: 2015+A1: 2020, EN 61000-3-3: 2013+A1: 2019, EN IEC 61000-3-2: 2019+A1: 2021, EN 55035: 2017+A11: 2020) |
| Safety | CE LVD (EN 62368-1:2014+A11:2017) |
| Environment | CE-RoHS (2011/65/EU; (EU) 2015/863) |
| Protection | IP67 (IEC 60529); IK10 (IEC 62262, anti-vandalism except the front window) |
General
| Power | DC 24 V (±25%), AC 24 V (±25%), PoE (IEEE 802.3bt) |
| Power Consumption | Max. 74 W |
| Power Interface | Wires with cold-pressed terminal |
| Dimensions | 456 mm × 223 mm × 266 mm (17.95" × 8.78" × 10.47") (L × W × H) |
| Weight | 8.4 kg (18.52 lb.) |
| Working / Storage Environment | -40 ℃ to 70 ℃ (-40 ℉ to 158 ℉), Humidity: ≤ 95% RH (non-condensing) |
| Surge Protection | 6 KV |
| Web Client Language | 22 languages incl. English, French, Spanish (Europe/LatAm), Portuguese (Europe/Brazil), Arabic, Russian |
| Wiper | OPTICAL · N/ATHERMAL · Manual |
Live View
| Maximum Bitstream | 35 |
| Maximum Bandwidth | 50 Mbps |
| 3D Privacy Mask | OPTICAL · N/ATHERMAL · Support |
Dimensions
Engineering drawing reproduced 1:1 from the official datasheet.

| Dimensions | 456 × 223 × 266 mm (17.95" × 8.78" × 10.47") (L × W × H) |
| Weight | 8.4 kg (18.52 lb.) |
| Power | DC 24 V / AC 24 V (±25%) · PoE (IEEE 802.3bt) |
| Power Consumption | Max. 74 W |
| Wiper | Manual (detail channel) |
| Surge Protection | 6 KV |
| Working Environment | -40 °C to 70 °C, ≤ 95% RH (non-condensing) |
Optional Mounting Accessories
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200° Panoramic PTZ FAQ — IPC98246EFW-X42-W-VH1
What does the 200° panorama channel give me?
How far does the 42x detail channel reach?
Does it track targets automatically?
What power does the IPC98246EFW need?
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