DS-2CD3956G2-ISU(1.05mm)

The 6MP 360° fisheye dome

Standard cameras have a defined field of view: 102° on a wide lens, 84° on a tighter one. To cover a full room from a single mount, you typically need two or three cameras pointing in different directions. The Hikvision DS-2CD3956G2-ISU changes that calculation. It is a 6MP fisheye dome with a 1.05mm ultra-wide lens that captures a true 360° view of everything below the mounting point.

Mounted to a ceiling, it sees the entire room. Every wall, every corner, every floor area, captured in one continuous panoramic image at 6MP resolution. The Hik-Connect mobile app and the NVR display software ‘unwrap’ the fisheye view into multiple flat-perspective viewports, giving you the equivalent of multiple cameras from one mount.

For retail floors, restaurant interiors, large reception areas, body corporate communal rooms, and any single-room space where comprehensive coverage matters, fisheye is genuinely useful. It is not a replacement for fixed cameras at access points, but it is a powerful supplementary camera for understanding what happens across a whole room.

What this camera is actually good at

• 360° panoramic view from a single ceiling mount.
• 6MP resolution. Sharp enough that the unwrapped flat-perspective views remain useful for identification.
• Multiple virtual camera views from the one fisheye image, configured in the NVR or Hik-Connect.
• Built-in microphone. Audio captured alongside video.
• Discreet ceiling-mount form factor.
• IR illumination.
• IP67 weather-sealed.
• H.265+ compression.

Where this camera belongs

• Retail floors needing comprehensive single-room coverage from one mount
• Restaurant interiors covering all dining areas from a centre-of-room ceiling mount
• Larger reception and waiting areas in offices and healthcare facilities
• Body corporate communal rooms like club houses, function rooms, and gyms
• Hospitality lobbies with comprehensive single-mount coverage
• Educational classrooms and lecture halls with full-room context capture

If you want different fisheye options

• The DS-2CD6365G1-IVS 1.16mm is the higher-resolution 6MP fisheye with refined sensor and processing.
• The DS-2CD2T87G2P-LSU/SL is the 8MP panoramic alternative in a different form factor.

If you want fixed-camera coverage instead

• The DS-2CD2T46G2P-ISU/SL 2.8mm is the 4MP panoramic bullet, useful when a wall-mount panoramic is preferred.

Pairs cleanly with the DS-7616NXI-K2 16-channel NVR. Our installation guide covers complete system design including how fisheye cameras integrate with fixed cameras.

Fisheye configuration matters

Setting up the fisheye unwrapping (which virtual views the NVR shows, the orientation of each, the dewarp method) is configuration that needs careful attention. We do that setup work on every install across Pretoria East, Centurion, Midrand, and Johannesburg.

Full 3-year Hikvision South Africa warranty through authorised distribution.

Browse the full Hikvision IP camera range or read more about Hikvision CCTV systems. Current installation specials available. Common questions answered on the CCTV FAQ page.

How Hikvision dual-lens panoramic cameras work

Two lenses combined into one camera body deliver a stitched 180-degree wide-area view. Watch the technology in action.