DS-2CD2T47G3-LIS2UY/SL ColorVu

The complete 4MP camera: ColorVu plus active deterrent

Most cameras force a choice. ColorVu identification quality, or active strobe deterrent. Compact body for residential positions, or T-series reach for perimeter coverage. The Hikvision DS-2CD2T47G3-LIS2UY/SL 2.8mm is what you install when you do not want to choose. T-series body with 60-metre IR reach. Latest-generation G3 ColorVu sensor for full-colour night footage. Built-in white-light strobe and audible siren for active response. Two-way audio for verbal challenge. Wide-angle 2.8mm lens for whole-perimeter coverage from one mount.

This is the camera we install at the front gate of larger homes where the budget supports the most complete option, on smallholding entry points where the active response has to be at the camera itself, and on perimeter sections of estates and complexes where deterrent matters as much as identification.

What this camera is actually good at

• 4MP resolution with latest-generation G3 ColorVu. Premium low-light colour rendering, refined sensor and processing.
• Built-in white-light strobe. Triggered by AcuSense human classification, configurable by zone, schedule, and trigger logic.
• Built-in siren. Audible alarm at the camera position, immediate response without waiting for an external system to react.
• Two-way audio. Microphone and speaker for talking through the camera from your phone. Verbal challenge or visitor communication.
• Wide 2.8mm lens. 102° horizontal view. Captures complete perimeter sections from one mount.
• T-series long-range IR. Up to 60 metres of supplementary illumination.
• 120 dB true WDR. Harsh light contrast handled cleanly.
• IP67 weather-sealed and IK10 vandal-resistant. Built for exposed front-gate and perimeter mounting.
• Alarm input/output terminals. Integrates with electric fence energisers and alarm panels.

Where this camera belongs on your property

• Front gates of larger homes as the most complete identification and deterrent camera in one unit
• Smallholding entry points where active response has to be at the camera itself, with the ColorVu detail to identify whoever it was afterwards
• Perimeter walls of complexes and estates where deterrent and identification both matter
• Premium commercial entry points requiring active response and full-colour night identification together
• Properties facing public roads where active deterrent is visible to passing activity

If you want a tighter view or different sensor

• The 4mm version of this same camera is the right call for longer driveways and tighter perimeter views.
• The DS-2CD2087G3-LIY 8MP G3 ColorVu doubles the pixels but drops the active deterrent.
• The DS-2CD2086G2H-I 8MP ColorVu is the previous-generation 8MP option, also passive.

If you want to compare at this level

• The DS-2CD2T46G2H-IS2U/SL 2.8mm is the AcuSense + strobe alternative without ColorVu. The right call when active deterrent is the priority and night colour is not.
• The DS-2CD2T46G2-ISU/SL is the previous-generation T-series with strobe.
• The DS-2CD2T47G3-LIY 2.8mm is the same G3 ColorVu camera without the strobe and siren.

Pairs cleanly with the DS-7616NXI-K2 16-channel NVR. Our home CCTV installation guide covers system design and where active-deterrent cameras belong.

Active deterrent only works as well as its configuration

The most complete camera Hikvision makes at this price point is also the camera that goes most wrong with bad configuration. The strobe firing at every cat at 2am turns this into a noise-complaint factory. We do detection zones, sensitivity calibration, schedule rules, and trigger-logic setup as standard, with live testing for both real-person response and false-positive resistance, across Pretoria East, Centurion, Midrand, and Johannesburg.

Full 3-year Hikvision South Africa warranty through authorised distribution. Pricing on the CCTV installation prices page.

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How Hikvision active-deterrent cameras work

Active-deterrent cameras combine AcuSense AI with audible siren and white-light strobe to deter intruders the moment they are detected.