8MP 180° Panoramic Mini Dome Camera

The Milesight panoramic mini dome network camera is designed to cover a full 180° horizontal scene with a single device. Its fixed 1.68 mm lens captures a broad view across entrances, open areas, corridors, and other locations where continuous side-to-side visibility is required. This panoramic format helps reduce the need to divide one scene between several separate viewing directions. An integrated junction box keeps the installation arrangement compact and supports organized cable management. Day, night, automatic, customized, and scheduled operating modes allow the camera to adapt its behaviour to changing light conditions throughout the day and to follow the operating pattern required at the installation site.

Integrated infrared illumination supports visibility at distances of up to 15 metres when ambient light is insufficient, while the built-in microphone adds audio capture to the video stream. The housing is made from vandal-resistant metal with an IK10 rating and provides weather protection up to IP67, supporting installation in exposed indoor or outdoor locations. Power can be supplied through PoE according to IEEE 802.3af or through a 12 V DC input, giving installers two practical deployment options. The camera operates from -40 °C to 60 °C and in non-condensing humidity from 0% to 90%, allowing use across a wide range of environmental conditions without changing the basic installation concept.

The MS-C8176-PA uses a 1/2.8-inch progressive scan CMOS sensor to produce panoramic video at up to 3840 × 2160 resolution. Colour imaging is supported down to 0.012 lux at F2.0, while black-and-white operation reaches 0 lux when the infrared illumination is active. Its fixed 1.68 mm lens provides a 180° horizontal and 86° vertical field of view, combining full-width scene coverage with a vertically focused panoramic format. A 120 dB Super WDR function helps retain useful detail when bright and dark areas appear together, while shutter speeds from 1/100000 second to 1 second support adjustment for varying lighting and movement conditions.

The primary stream delivers full 4K video at up to 25 fps in both 60 Hz and 50 Hz environments. In 60 Hz operation, lower primary-stream resolutions support up to 30 fps, while secondary and tertiary streams provide additional profiles for recording, live viewing, and remote access. H.265+, H.265, H.264+, H.264, and MJPEG compression allow bandwidth, storage use, compatibility, and image quality to be balanced according to the application. The adjustable 16 Kbps to 16 Mbps bit rate supports CBR or VBR operation. Up to eight regions of interest can receive targeted encoding attention, and up to eight privacy masks can conceal selected areas that should not appear in the panoramic video.

Built-in intelligent analytics help the camera identify defined activity across the panoramic scene and generate more relevant monitoring events. Supported functions include region entrance and exit detection, advanced motion detection, tamper detection, line crossing, loitering, and recognition of objects that have been left behind or removed. People counting records the number of individuals entering or leaving and supports regional counting across as many as four detection areas. Additional processing tools include heat mapping, backlight and highlight compensation, two-dimensional and three-dimensional noise reduction, automatic white balance, anti-flicker, corridor mode, deblur, watermarking, automatic gain control, and IP address filtering for more controlled system operation.