The Hikvision DS-2TD2628-10/QA Thermal & Optical Bi-spectrum Network Bullet Camera is a versatile surveillance solution that combines thermal and optical imaging technologies. Its thermal module features a 256 × 192 resolution with a 9.7 mm focal length, offering a field of view of 18.0° × 13.5° (H × V). The optical module utilizes a 1/2.7″ progressive scan CMOS sensor, delivering high-definition images at 2688 × 1520 resolution and a 39.4° × 22.1° (H × V) field of view. This dual-spectrum capability allows for comprehensive monitoring in various lighting and environmental conditions.
Designed for robust performance, the camera supports intelligent functions such as line crossing, intrusion detection, region entrance, and region exiting, with up to eight configurable VCA rules. It also offers temperature measurement capabilities across a range of -20°C to 150°C (-4°F to 302°F) with an accuracy of ±8°C (±14.4°F), aiding in fire prevention and equipment monitoring. Additional features include an IR illuminator with a range of up to 30 meters, audible and visual alarms with customizable alerts, and a durable, weather-resistant housing rated to IP67 standards, ensuring reliability in challenging environments.
The Hikvision DS-2TD2628-10/QA is best thought of as a longer-range thermal + optical perimeter and early fire-risk camera, not a normal CCTV camera. It combines a 256 × 192 thermal sensor with a 4MP optical camera, vehicle/human classification, temperature exception alarms, white-light/audio alarm outputs, and VCA rules such as line crossing, intrusion, region entrance and region exit. The 10/QA version has the narrowest thermal view in this series: 18.0° × 13.5° thermal FOV, making it better for longer, tighter detection zones rather than wide-area coverage.
Best use cases
1. Long driveway / rural property intrusion detection
This is one of the strongest use cases.
Because the DS-2TD2628-10/QA has a longer 9.7 mm thermal lens, it can detect heat signatures further away than the 3 mm or 7 mm versions. The datasheet lists reference DRI figures for the 10/QA of 404 m human detection, 101 m human recognition, and 50 m human identification, although real-world results depend heavily on mounting, background, weather and scene conditions.
Practical example:
A farm gate, long driveway, machinery yard, rural shed, vineyard entrance, orchard access road or remote compound where a normal camera struggles at night.
Why it works well:
Thermal detection does not rely on visible light. A person walking through darkness, partial mist, shadow or low contrast is easier for the thermal channel to separate from the background than with a standard optical camera.
Best setup:
Mount looking down a fence line, driveway or defined approach path. Use line crossing or intrusion detection rather than generic motion. The optical camera then gives visual confirmation once the person or vehicle comes closer.
2. Construction site after-hours protection
This is a very good fit for temporary or semi-permanent construction sites.
The camera supports vehicle/human classification and up to 8 VCA rules across line crossing, intrusion, region entrance and region exit. It also has alarm actions such as SD recording, relay output, smart capture, FTP upload and email linkage.
Practical example:
Protecting a site entrance, tool storage area, scaffolding access, fuel tanks, temporary office, machinery compound or material laydown area.
Why it works well:
Construction sites often have poor lighting, dust, shadows, reflective surfaces and moving vegetation. Thermal perimeter detection is usually more reliable than normal pixel-based motion detection in these environments.
Best setup:
Use the thermal image for the detection event, then use the optical image for verification. The camera’s built-in white light and audio alarm can also be used as a deterrent, but I would normally use this carefully so it does not annoy neighbours.
3. Warehouse / factory early fire-risk monitoring
This camera is useful for early warning of abnormal heat, especially where you want notification before visible flame appears.
It supports temperature exception alarms for fire prevention over -20°C to 150°C, with stated accuracy of ±8°C, and it supports temperature measurement rules including 10 points, 10 areas and 1 line.
Practical example:
Monitoring battery charging areas, electrical switchboards, machinery, motors, conveyor areas, packaging zones, waste bins, storage racks, chemical storage, pallet storage or cardboard accumulation areas.
Important caveat:
This is not a replacement for a compliant fire detection system. The ±8°C accuracy means it is better for detecting abnormal heat trends or threshold breaches, not precision temperature measurement.
Best setup:
Create temperature zones over known risk areas. For example, battery charging bench, forklift charging bay, compressor, switchboard or waste bin. Set thresholds based on normal operating temperature plus a safety margin.
4. Waste, recycling and skip-bin fire prevention
This is one of the most practical commercial uses.
Hikvision specifically lists waste incineration plants among the suitable applications, and the camera includes temperature exception alarms for early fire prevention.
Practical example:
Waste transfer stations, recycling yards, skip bins, cardboard storage, green waste, timber waste, rubbish rooms, factory waste areas or loading docks.
Why it works well:
Waste piles and bins can heat up before visible smoke or flame is obvious. Thermal cameras are valuable because they can alert on heat abnormality earlier than a standard camera.
Best setup:
Use area temperature rules over the bin or pile. Avoid aiming directly at sun-heated metal surfaces if possible, and use conservative thresholds to reduce false alarms from hot sun exposure.
5. Car yard / parking lot perimeter protection
The camera is suitable for parking lots, and the datasheet lists vehicle VCA reference range for the 10/QA at 203.7 m. It also lists vehicle detection/recognition/identification reference distances of 1239 m / 310 m / 155 m, under Johnson’s Criteria assumptions.
Practical example:
Car dealerships, truck yards, depot parking areas, caravan yards, equipment yards and after-hours vehicle compounds.
Why it works well:
A standard camera may struggle with headlights, dark corners and low contrast. Thermal is better at detecting people moving between vehicles at night.
Best setup:
Use the camera to monitor the perimeter or entry paths, not to read number plates. Use a normal optical or LPR camera separately if plate capture is required.
6. Machinery yard / plant hire yard
This model suits yards where equipment theft or after-hours access is the concern.
Practical example:
Excavators, trailers, generators, scissor lifts, forklifts, bobcats, tractors, compressors and fuel storage.
Why it works well:
Thermal can detect people moving around equipment even when they are partially hidden in poor light. The camera can classify humans and vehicles, reducing nuisance alarms compared with basic motion detection.
Best setup:
Mount high enough to see over machinery but not so high that people become too small in the image. Use intrusion zones around high-value equipment and entry points.
7. Perimeter detection along fences
The 10/QA is better for a narrow, long field of view. That makes it suitable for watching along a fence line, driveway or corridor-style area.
Practical example:
Industrial fencing, school boundaries, storage yard perimeter, rural fence lines, solar farm fence lines, gated community perimeter or restricted access path.
Why it works well:
A normal CCTV camera with IR can be affected by insects, rain, spider webs and reflection. Thermal analytics are generally better suited to detecting warm bodies across an outdoor perimeter.
Best setup:
Do not use it as a wide-angle overview camera. Aim it down the fence line, with the target area filling enough of the thermal frame.
8. Remote farm / acreage monitoring
Good use case where lighting is poor and the target area is long-range.
Practical example:
Farm gate, sheds, fuel tanks, machinery area, livestock infrastructure, dam pump, solar inverter area or rural property entrance.
Why it works well:
The camera can detect people and vehicles in darkness, while the optical camera gives a second channel for visual confirmation. It supports PoE and 12 VDC, IP67 weather protection, and operating temperatures from -40°C to 65°C.
Best setup:
Use PoE from a proper long-range switch or fibre/wireless bridge depending on distance. If the cable run exceeds 100 m, design the network properly rather than relying on a standard PoE run.
9. Solar farm / infrastructure site
This is a strong use case if the site has defined access roads or fence lines.
Practical example:
Solar farms, telecommunications compounds, water treatment plants, pump stations, electrical substations, utility yards and infrastructure depots.
Why it works well:
Thermal detection is useful where the site is remote and you want reliable after-hours alerts. The camera also has relay outputs and alarm linkage options, which can integrate with external sirens, strobes or alarm systems.
Best setup:
Use multiple cameras to cover perimeter sections. The 10/QA should be used for longer straight sections. For corners, gates or wider zones, a shorter lens model may be better.
10. Smoking / fire-risk behaviour monitoring
The datasheet and product listings mention fire prevention features, and related listings note support for smoking detection and sun-reflection filtering.
Practical example:
No-smoking areas, fuel storage, chemical stores, rubbish rooms, recycling areas, manufacturing plants, loading docks or battery charging rooms.
Important caveat:
Smoking detection performance will depend on scene, distance, camera placement and configuration. I would not sell this as guaranteed “cigarette detection” in every scene. It is better positioned as a risk-reduction feature.
Where I would not use it
I would avoid using this as the main camera for:
Normal facial recognition or identification
Licence plate capture
Wide-angle front yard coverage
Small indoor rooms
Retail shop surveillance
Areas where you need detailed colour video at close range
Precision temperature measurement
Life-safety fire detection compliance
The 10/QA has a relatively narrow field of view. It is a special-purpose thermal perimeter camera, not a general-purpose CCTV camera.
Technical Specifications:
| Thermal Module | |
|---|---|
| Image Sensor | Vanadium Oxide Uncooled Focal Plane Arrays |
| Resolution | 256 × 192 |
| Pixel Pitch | 12 μm |
| Spectral Range | 8 μm to 14 μm |
| NETD | < 40 mK (25°C, F1.0) |
| Focal Length | 9.7 mm |
| IFOV | 1.24 mrad |
| Field of View | 18.0° × 13.5° (H × V) |
| Min. Focusing Distance | 1.5 m |
| Aperture | F1.0 |
| Digital Zoom | ×2, ×4 |
| Optical Module | |
| Image Sensor | 1/2.7″ Progressive Scan CMOS |
| Resolution | 2688 × 1520 |
| Min. Illumination | 0.0089Lux @(F1.6, AGC ON), 0 Lux with IR |
| Shutter Speed | 1 s to 1/100,000 s |
| Focal Length | 8.0 mm |
| Field of View | 39.4° × 22.1° (H × V) |
| Aperture (Range) | F1.6 |
| WDR | 120 dB |
| Image Effect | |
| Target Coloration | Yes. Supported in white hot and black hot mode. |
| Illuminator | |
| IR Distance | Up to 30 m |
| IR Intensity and Angle | Automatically adjusted |
| Audible and Visual Alarm | |
| White Light Range | Up to 30 m |
| Visual Alarm | Yes. White light alarm with adjustable flashing frequencies |
| Audio Alarm | Yes, for two types of audible alarm (VCA and Temperature Exception) 2 preset voice alerts (one for each) 6 importable user-defined voice alerts (6 options shared in the two types) |
| Smart Function | |
| VCA | 4 VCA rule types (line crossing, intrusion, region entrance, and region exiting), up to 8 VCA rules in total. |
| Temperature Measurement | 3 types, 21 rules total (10 points, 10 areas, 1 line) |
| Temperature Range | -20°C to 150°C (-4°F to 302°F) |
| Temperature Accuracy | ± 8°C (± 14.4°F) |
| General Function | Fire detection, smoking detection, sun-reflection filter |
| Video and Audio | |
| Main Stream | Thermal: 25 fps (1280 × 720, 704 × 576, 640 × 512, 320 × 240) Optical: 50 Hz: 25 fps (2688 × 1520, 1920 × 1080, 1280 × 720) 60 Hz: 30 fps (2688 × 1520, 1920 × 1080, 1280 × 720) |
| Sub-stream | Thermal: 25 fps (704 × 576, 640 × 512, 320 × 240) Optical: 50 Hz: 25 fps (704 × 576, 352 × 288) 60 Hz: 30 fps (704 × 480, 352 × 240) |
| Video Compression | Main Stream: H.265/H.264 Sub-Stream: H.265/H.264/MJPEG |
| Audio Compression | G.722.1/G.711ulaw/G.711alaw/MP2L2/G.726/PCM |
| Network | |
| Protocols | IPv4/IPv6, HTTP, HTTPS, 802.1x, QoS, FTP, SMTP, UPnP, SNMP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, RTSP, RTCP, RTP, TCP, UDP, IGMP, ICMP, DHCP, PPPoE, Bonjour, SFTP, SRTP, TLS |
| Network Storage | MicroSD/SDHC/SDXC card (up to 256 GB), NAS (NFS, SMB/CIFS), ANR |
| API | ISAPI, HIKVISION SDK, ISUP, third-party platform, ONVIF (Profile S, G) |
| Simultaneous Live View | Up to 20 channels |
| User/Host Level | Up to 32 users, 3 levels: Administrator, Operator, User |
| Security | User authentication, MAC binding, HTTPS encryption, 802.1x, access control, IP filtering |
| Client | iVMS-4200, Hik-Connect |
| Web Browser | IE 11 (plug-in), Chrome 57+, Firefox 52+ |
| Interface | |
| Alarm Input | 2, alarm input (0–5 VDC) |
| Alarm Output | 2, configurable alarm output |
| Alarm Action | SD recording, Relay output, Smart capture, FTP upload, Email linkage |
| Audio Input | 1, 3.5 mm Mic/Line in, 2–2.4 V [p-p], 1 KΩ ± 10% |
| Audio Output | Linear level, 600 Ω impedance |
| Communication Interface | 1 RJ45 10/100M Ethernet, 1 RS-485 (half duplex) |
| Analog Output | 1.0V [p-p]/75Ω, PAL/NTSC/BNC |
| General | |
| Web Client Language | 32 languages (English, Russian, Chinese, etc.) |
| Power Supply | 24 VAC ± 25%, 12 VDC ± 25%, PoE (802.3af, class 3) |
| Power Consumption | 24 VAC ± 25%: 0.8 A, Max. 8.5 W 12 VDC ± 25%: 0.7 A, Max. 8.5 W PoE: 36–57 V, 0.24–0.15 A, Max. 8.5 W |
| Working Temp./Humidity | -40°C to 65°C (-40°F to 149°F), 95% or less |
| Protection Level | IP67, TVS 6000V, IK10-rated |
| Dimensions | 321.3 × 106.1 × 107.0 mm (12.65″ × 4.18″ × 4.21″) |
| Weight | 1550 g (3.41 lb) |
| Detection Range Table / Smart Function Range | |
| VCA Range for Humans | 80 m |
| VCA Range for Vehicles | 240 m |
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