Hikvision DS-2DF6C425IWG1-ELW 4MP 25x Zoom DarkFighter 6-inch Speed Dome Camera 250m IR
The Hikvision DS-2DF6C425IWG1-ELW 4MP 25x Zoom DarkFighter 6-inch Speed Dome Camera 250m IR is a 4MP 6-inch Speed Dome IP camera with DarkFighter, 25x optical zoom and 250 m IR night vision. Hikvision model name: DF6C Series 4MP 25X Powered by DarkFighter IR Network Speed Dome.
Genuine Hikvision product, managed with Hik-Connect, iVMS-4200 and HikCentral. UK stock with same-day dispatch and trade pricing from Netview CCTV Leicester — authorised Hikvision wholesale distributor.
Key Features
- 4MP (2688 × 1520) resolution, 1/2.8" Progressive Scan CMOS sensor
- DarkFighter 2.0 ultra-low-light imaging
- 120 dB WDR for clear images against strong backlight
- 25x optical zoom and 16x digital zoom for close-up views over large areas
- Up to 250 m IR night vision
- IP67 weatherproof and IK10 vandal-resistant
- Face capture - detects, grades and selects the best face image in motion
- 360° pan, -20° to 90° tilt; 300 presets, 8 patrols, 4 pattern scans
- Built-in wiper and heater
- MicroSD slot up to 512 GB
- Alarm I/O: 7 inputs, 2 outputs; audio in/out
- H.265+ / H.265 / H.264+ / H.264 compression
- Power: PoE++ (802.3bt) 60 W switch / injector, or 36 VDC PSU
- Managed via Hik-Connect, iVMS-4200 and HikCentral; ONVIF Profile S/G/T
Hikvision DS-2DF6C425IWG1-ELW 4MP 25x Zoom DarkFighter 6-inch Speed Dome Camera 250m IR — IP PTZ Camera
4MP 6-inch Speed Dome IP camera with DarkFighter, 25x optical zoom and 250 m IR night vision. Hikvision: DF6C Series 4MP 25X Powered by DarkFighter IR Network Speed Dome.
Overview
The Hikvision DS-2DF6C425IWG1-ELW 4MP 25x Zoom DarkFighter 6-inch Speed Dome Camera 250m IR is a 4MP 6-inch Speed Dome IP camera with DarkFighter, 25x optical zoom and 250 m IR night vision. Its 25x optical zoom (5 to 125 mm) brings distant subjects in for identification while the pan-tilt mechanism (360° pan, -20° to 90° tilt) covers the whole scene from a single mounting point. It sees in colour down to 0.005 lux and in black-and-white to 0.001 lux (0 lux with the built-in illuminator). 150 dB wide dynamic range handles scenes with strong backlight. Smart tracking (manual tracking, auto-tracking) follows a moving target automatically. Managed with Hik-Connect, iVMS-4200 and HikCentral and compatible with Hikvision NVRs and ONVIF systems. Same-day dispatch from Netview CCTV Leicester — authorised Hikvision wholesale distributor — with trade pricing on stocked product.
Key Features
- 4MP (2688 × 1520) resolution, 1/2.8" Progressive Scan CMOS sensor
- DarkFighter 2.0 ultra-low-light imaging
- 120 dB WDR for clear images against strong backlight
- 25x optical zoom and 16x digital zoom for close-up views over large areas
- Up to 250 m IR night vision
- IP67 weatherproof and IK10 vandal-resistant
- Face capture - detects, grades and selects the best face image in motion
- 360° pan, -20° to 90° tilt; 300 presets, 8 patrols, 4 pattern scans
- Built-in wiper and heater
- MicroSD slot up to 512 GB
- Alarm I/O: 7 inputs, 2 outputs; audio in/out
- H.265+ / H.265 / H.264+ / H.264 compression
- Power: PoE++ (802.3bt) 60 W switch / injector, or 36 VDC PSU
- Managed via Hik-Connect, iVMS-4200 and HikCentral; ONVIF Profile S/G/T
Typical Applications
- Car parks, forecourts and yards - one PTZ covers what several fixed cameras would
- Perimeters and open sites - long-range zoom for identification
- Operator-monitored sites - joystick / keyboard control and preset patrols
- Night-time surveillance with long-range IR illumination
- Trade installs needing same-day stock - Netview CCTV Leicester ships Hikvision from UK stock
Compatible Hikvision Devices
- Hikvision NVRs (AcuSenseHikvision AcuSense NVR Range 2026: Sizing Guide, VPro, K and M series) and HikCentral
- Hik-Connect app (iOS / Android)
- iVMS-4200 management software
- Hikvision DS-1200KI / DS-1600KI PTZ keyboards for joystick control
- ONVIF-compliant recorders and VMS (Profile S, G, T)
- PoE++ (802.3bt) switches and injectors (60 W) or a 36 VDC PSU
- Hikvision PTZHikvision PTZ Camera Installer Guide 2026 wall, corner, pole and pendant mounts (DS-1602ZJ / DS-1604ZJ / DS-1691ZJ range)
What's in the Box
- 1 × Hikvision DS-2DF6C425IWG1-ELW 4MP 25x Zoom DarkFighter 6-inch Speed Dome Camera 250m IR
- 1 × mounting / fixing kit (where applicable)
- 1 × quick start guide
Detailed Specifications — Hikvision DS-2DF6C425IWG1-ELW 4MP 25x Zoom DarkFighter 6-inch Speed Dome Camera 250m IR
Specifications as published by Hikvision (19-10-2026). Shipping weight may differ from the unit weight shown.
| Identification | |
|---|---|
| SKU | DS-2DF6C425IWG1-ELW |
| MPN | DS-2DF6C425IWG1-ELW |
| EAN | 6936422181154 |
| Brand | Hikvision |
| Hikvision product name | DF6C Series 4MP 25X Powered by DarkFighter IR Network Speed Dome |
| Product Type | IP PTZ Camera |
| Camera | |
| Image Sensor | 1/2.8" Progressive Scan CMOS |
| Min. Illumination | Color: 0.005 Lux @ (F1.6, AGC ON),B/W: 0.001 Lux @ (F1.6, AGC ON),0 Lux with IR |
| Shutter Speed | 1/1 s to 1/30,000 s |
| Slow Shutter | Yes |
| Day & Night | IR cut filter |
| Zoom | 25 × optical,16 × digital |
| Max. Resolution | 2688 × 1520 |
| Lens | |
| Focus | Auto, semi-auto, manual, rapid focus |
| Focal Length | 5 to 125 mm |
| Zoom Speed | Approx. 4.5 s |
| FOV | Horizontal field of view: 57.7° to 2.9°, vertical field of view: 33.2° to 1.6°, diagonal field of view: 65.2° to 3.3° |
| Aperture | Max. F1.6 |
| Illuminator | |
| Supplement Light Type | IR |
| Supplement Light Range | IR distance: up to 250 m |
| Smart Supplement Light | Yes |
| PTZ | |
| Movement Range (Pan) | 360° |
| Movement Range (Tilt) | -20° to 90°,auto flip |
| Pan Speed | Pan speed: configurable from 0.1° to 300°/s, preset speed: 400°/s |
| Tilt Speed | Tilt speed: configurable from 0.1° to 200°/s, preset speed 300°/s |
| Proportional Pan | Yes |
| Presets | 300 |
| Patrol Scan | 8 patrols, up to 32 presets for each patrol |
| Pattern Scan | 4 pattern scans, record time over 10 minutes for each scan |
| Power-off Memory | Yes |
| Park Action | Preset, pattern scan, patrol scan, auto scan, tilt scan, random scan, frame scan, panorama scan |
| 3D Positioning | Yes |
| PTZ Status Display | Yes |
| Preset Freezing | Yes |
| Scheduled Task | Preset, pattern scan, patrol scan, auto scan, tilt scan, random scan, frame scan, panorama scan, dome reboot, dome adjust, aux output |
| DORI | |
| O2DCPVS | Wide: Overview: 125 m, Outline: 62.5 m, Discern: 31.3 m, Perceive: 20.0 m, Characterize: 10.0 m, Validate: 5.0 m, Scrutinize: 1.7 m Tele: Overview: 3125.0 m, Outline: 1562.5 m, Discern: 781.3 m, Perceive: 500.0 m, Characterize: 250.0 m, Validate: 125.0 m, Scrutinize: 41.7 m The OODPCVS values are calculated using pixel densities for different use cases as recommended by the IEC/EN 62676-4: 2025 standard. IEC 62676-4:2025 describes the planning, design, installation, testing, commissioning, and maintaining of video surveillance systems (VSS) comprising image capture device(s), interconnection(s) and image handling device(s), for use in security applications within private or public spaces. |
| Video | |
| Main Stream | 50 Hz: 50 fps (2688 × 1520, 2560 × 1440, 1920 × 1080, 1280 × 960, 1280 × 720) 60 Hz: 60 fps (2688 × 1520, 2560 × 1440, 1920 × 1080, 1280 × 960, 1280 × 720) *High frame rate is supported under monitoring mode only. |
| Sub-Stream | 50 Hz: 25 fps (704 × 576, 640 × 480, 352 × 288) 60 Hz: 30 fps (704 × 480, 640 × 480, 352 × 240) *High frame rate is supported under monitoring mode only. |
| Third Stream | 50 Hz: 25 fps (1920 × 1080, 1280 × 960, 1280 × 720, 704 × 576, 640 × 480, 352 × 288) 60 Hz: 30 fps (1920 × 1080, 1280 × 960, 1280 × 720, 704 × 480, 640 × 480, 352 × 240) *High frame rate is supported under monitoring mode only. |
| Video Compression | Main stream: H.265+/H.265/H.264+/H.264 Sub-stream: H.265/H.264/MJPEG Third stream: H.265/H.264/MJPEG |
| Video Bit Rate | 32 Kbps to 16384 Kbps |
| H.264 Type | Baseline Profile/Main Profile/High Profile |
| H.265 Type | Main Profile |
| Scalable Video Coding (SVC) | H.264 and H.265 encoding |
| Region of Interest (ROI) | 8 fixed regions for each stream |
| Target Cropping | No |
| Audio | |
| Audio Compression | G.711,G.722.1,G.726,MP2L2,PCM,MP3,AAC |
| Audio Bit Rate | 64 Kbps (G.711ulaw/G.711alaw),16 Kbps (G.722.1),16 Kbps (G.726),32 to 192 Kbps (MP2L2),16 to 64 Kbps (AAC),8 to 320 Kbps (MP3) |
| Audio Sampling Rate | MP2L2: 16kHz, 32kHz, 48kHz,AAC-LC: 16kHz, 32kHz, 48kHz,PCM: 8kHz, 16kHz, 32kHz, 48kHz,MP3: 8kHz, 16KHz, 32KHz, 48KHz |
| Environment Noise Filtering | Yes |
| Network | |
| Smooth Streaming | Yes |
| Network Storage | NAS (NFS, SMB/ CIFS), ANR |
| Protocols | IPv4/IPv6, HTTP, HTTPS, 802.1x, Qos, FTP, SMTP, UPnP, SNMP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, RTSP, RTCP, RTP, TCP/IP, DHCP, PPPoE, UDP, IGMP, ICMP, Bonjour |
| API | ISUP, ISAPI, Hikvision SDK, Open Network Video Interface (Profile S, Profile G, Profile T, Profile M), OTAP |
| Simultaneous Live View | Up to 20 channels |
| User/Host | Up to 32 users. 3 levels: Administrator, Operator and User |
| Security | Password protection,complicated password,HTTPS encryption,802.1X authentication (EAP-TLS, EAP-LEAP, EAP-MD5),watermark,IP address filter,basic and digest authentication for HTTP/HTTPS,WSSE and digest authentication for Open Network Video Interface, RTP/RTSP over HTTPS,control timeout settings,security audit log,TLS 1.3,host authentication (MAC address) |
| Client | HikCentral, iVMS-4200, Hik-Connect |
| Web Browser | IE11, Chrome 57.0+, Firefox 52.0+, Safari 11+ |
| AI Open Platform | |
| Model Specification | Model type for AI Open Platform trained algorithm loading: high-performance model (small model).↵ Supports 4 model packages, each capable of detecting 16 target types and classifying 1 target. The targets can be classified as 64 types. The device runs only 1 model at the same time. |
| Task Type | Algorithm type for AI Open Platform high-performance model (small model): Detection, Classification. |
| Event Type | Region target exception status detection, region target number counting, area overlap ratio counting, area overlap ratio exception detection, line crossing target detection, line crossing target counting, full analysis rule, combined rule |
| Rule Setting | Up to 16 rules. |
| Wireless (Mobile Communication) | |
| SIM | No |
| Image | |
| Image Parameters Switch | Yes |
| Image Settings | Saturation, brightness, contrast, sharpness, gain, and white balance adjustable by client software or web browser |
| Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) | 150 dB |
| Day/Night Switch | Day,night,auto,schedule |
| Image Enhancement | BLC, HLC, 3D DNR |
| Defog | Digital defog |
| Image Stabilization | Yes. Built-in gyroscope to improve EIS performance. |
| Regional Exposure | Yes |
| Regional Focus | Yes |
| Privacy Mask | Up to 24 masks, polygon region, mosaic mask, mask color configurable |
| SNR | ≥ 52 dB |
| Supplement Detection | |
| Gyroscope | Yes |
| Satellite Positioning | No |
| Compass | No |
| Interface | |
| Reset | Yes |
| Ethernet Interface | 1 RJ45 10M/100M self-adaptive Ethernet port |
| On-board Storage | Built-in memory card slot, support microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC card, up to 512 GB |
| Alarm | 7 inputs, 2 outputs |
| Audio | 1 input (line in), max. input amplitude: 2-2.4 vpp, input impedance: 1 KΩ ± 10%; 1 output (line out), line level, output impedance: 600 Ω |
| Video Output | No |
| RS-485 | Half duplex, HIKVISION, Pelco-P, Pelco-D, self-adaptive |
| Event | |
| Basic Event | Motion detection,video tampering alarm,exception (network disconnected, IP address conflict, illegal login, HDD full, HDD error),alarm input and output,vandal-proof alam,audio exception detection,unattended baggage detection, object removal detection |
| Smart Event | loitering detection,people gathering detection,fast moving detection,parking detection |
| Linkage | Upload to FTP/NAS/memory card,notify surveillance center,send email,trigger recording,and PTZ actions (such as preset, patrol scan, pattern scan) |
| Deep Learning Function | |
| Perimeter Protection | Intrusion Detection,Line Crossing Detection,Region Entrance Detection,Region Exiting Detection |
| Multi-Target-Type Detection | Supports simultaneous detection and capture of human body, face and vehicle |
| Linkage and Tracking | |
| Smart Tracking | Manual tracking, auto-tracking |
| General | |
| Vandal-proof Alarm | No |
| Heater | Yes |
| Wiper | Yes |
| De-icing | No |
| Demist | Yes |
| General Function | Mirror, password protection, watermark, IP address filter |
| Power | 36 VDC± 25%, max. 60 W (Max. 45 W, including max. 7 W for IR and max. 8 W for heater) PoE 802.3bt, type3, class5, max. 45W (Max. 45 W, including max. 7 W for IR and max. 8 W for heater) |
| Operating Condition | -40 °C to 70 °C (-40 °F to 158 °F). Humidity 95% or less (non-condensing) |
| Dimension | Ø218.4 mm × 324.5 mm (Ø8.6" × 12.77") |
| Weight | Approx. 5 kg (11.02 lb.) |
| Language | 33 languages: English, Russian, Estonian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Greek, German, Italian, Czech, Slovak, French, Polish, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Croatian, Slovenian, Serbian, Turkish, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Portuguese (Brazil), Ukrainian |
| Approval | |
| EMC | CE-EMC (EN 55032: 2015, EN 61000-3-2: 2019, EN 61000-3-3: 2013 + A1: 2019, EN 50130-4: 2011 + A1: 2014),RCM (AS/NZS CISPR 32: 2015) |
| Safety | CB (IEC 62368-1: 2014 + A11),CE-LVD (EN 62368-1: 2014/A11: 2017) |
| Environment | CE-RoHS (2011/65/EU); WEEE (2012/19/EU); Reach (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006) |
| Protection | IP67 (IEC 60529-2013),IK10 (IEC 62262:2002) |
Frequently Asked Questions
What zoom does the Hikvision DS-2DF6C425IWG1-ELW have?
25x optical zoom (5 to 125 mm) plus 16x digital zoom.
What is the night-vision range?
250 m IR (IR illuminator).
Does it cope with strong backlight?
Yes — 150 dB wide dynamic range, plus digital defog.
Can it track a moving target automatically?
Yes — Manual tracking, auto-tracking.
How is it powered?
36 VDC± 25%, max. 60 W (Max. 45 W, including max. 7 W for IR and max. 8 W for heater) PoE 802.3bt, type3, class5, max. 45W (Max. 45 W, including max. 7 W for IR and max. 8 W for heater).
Is it suitable for outdoor use?
Yes — IP67 and IK10 vandal-resistant; operating range -40 °C to 70 °C (-40 °F to 158 °F). Humidity 95% or less (non-condensing).
Does it record locally?
Yes — Built-in memory card slot, support microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC card, up to 512 GB, plus NAS and NVR recording.
What alarm and audio connections does it have?
Alarm: 7 inputs, 2 outputs. Audio: 1 input (line in), max. input amplitude: 2-2.4 vpp, input impedance: 1 KΩ ± 10%; 1 output (line out), line level, output impedance: 600 Ω.
Can I control it with a joystick?
Yes — from a Hikvision NVR, iVMS-4200, Hik-Connect or a DS-1200KI / DS-1600KI network keyboard.
Which recorders is it compatible with?
All Hikvision NVRs, and third-party systems via ONVIF (Profile S, G, T).
Documentation — Hikvision DS-2DF6C425IWG1-ELW 4MP 25x Zoom DarkFighter 6-inch Speed Dome Camera 250m IR
Official Hikvision documents for this model and related Netview CCTV pages.
| Document | Format | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Hikvision DS-2DF6C425IWG1-ELW Data Sheet (official PDF) | Download | |
| Hikvision DS-2DF6C425IWG1-ELW Quick Start Guide (official PDF) | Download | |
| Hikvision DS-2DF6C425IWG1-ELW product page | Web | View on hikvision.com |
| Hikvision PTZ Camera Installer Guide 2026 | Web | Read the guide |
| Browse all Hikvision IP PTZ Cameras | Web | View IP PTZ Cameras |
| Contact Netview CCTV (trade pricing & support) | Web | Contact our trade team |
Netview CCTV — authorised Hikvision wholesale distributor (Leicester). Trade pricing: 0116 3800 838 or [email protected].