AXIS Q1659 Network Camera is an almost magical meeting of professional photography and video surveillance. Made to deliver superb images from great distances, it’s perfect for surveillance of large areas in amazing detail.
AXIS Q1659 brings the ultra-high – 20 MP – resolution and the vivid colors, high contrast and extreme detail of a DSLR camera to a top-of-the-line Axis network camera. Featuring a Canon APS-C image sensor, it comes with a wide selection of Canon EF/EF-S lenses as well as Axis Lightfinder for high-quality color images even in darkness.
Reliability. Long-distances. Low bandwidth
AXIS Q1659 is equipped with an SFP slot, for optional fiber-optic connection. Which means you get network redundancy and the flexibility to connect over long distances. In addition, Axis Zipstream lowers bandwidth and storage requirements by an average of 50% while preserving image quality.
Easy integration
AXIS Q1659 supports a wide range of so it’s easy to integrate into just about any video surveillance system. And you can add [analytics] applications from Axis and our partners to meet a wide range of security – and business – requirements. For outdoor surveillance, Axis T93C10 outdoor Housing is available as optional accessory and Axis T93C Extension Kit offers extra space in the housing, allowing for mounting of longer lenses.
Technical specifications
Camera
| Image sensor | CMOS |
| Image sensor size | 1 |
| Sensor size in megapixel | 20.0 |
| Lightfinder | Lightfinder |
| Wide dynamic range | Dynamic Contrast |
| Min illumination/ light sensitivity (Color) | 0.04 lux |
| Min illumination/ light sensitivity (B/W) | – |
Video
| Max video resolution | 5472×3648 |
| Max frames per second | 25 |
| Electronic image stabilization | – |
Lens
| Focal length * | 24 / 35 / 50 / 85 / 100 / 10 – 22 / 70 – 200 / 55 – 250 mm |
| Horizontal field of view * | 50.1 / 35.5 / 25.3 / 15.0 / 12.8 / 96.6 – 54 / 18.2 – 6.4 / 23.2 – 5.2 ° |
| Vertical field of view * | 34.7 / 24.2 / 17.1 / 10.1 / 8.6 / 73.7-37.7 / 12.2-4.3 / 15.5-3.4 ° |
| Lens mount | EF/EF-S |
| Replaceable lens | Yes |
Compression
| Zipstream | Yes |
| H.264 | Baseline, High, Main |
| H.265 | – |
| Motion JPEG | Yes |
Audio
| Audio Support | Yes |
Network
| PoE Class | 4 |
| Wireless | – |
Security
| Signed firmware | Yes |
| Secure boot | – |
General
| Remote focus | Yes |
| Remote zoom | – |
| Built-in IR | – |
| Local storage (memory card slot) | Yes |
| Operating temperature | 0 to 45 °C |
| Outdoor Ready | – |
| Vandal rating | – |
| IP rating | – |
| Designed for repaint | – |
| Sustainability | – |
Power
| Power (max) | 18.6 W |
| Power (average) | 11.0 W |
| DC input voltage | 20-28 V |
