Verkada CY53-E

SPECIFICATIONS · CY53-E

About the Verkada CY53-E

The Verkada CY53-E is a fisheye/panoramic optic that captures a complete 180° or 360° scene from a single ceiling or wall position. At 5-to-6MP the sensor sits between 1080p economy and 4K forensic detail: enough pixels-per-metre for evidence-grade faces at typical entrance and driveway distances, while keeping recording bitrate materially lighter than an 8MP camera. Medium IR range (20–40 m) is appropriate for typical residential driveways, small commercial perimeters, and back-of-house loading bays where reach beyond ~30 m is rarely needed at night. A wide 80–120° angle covers a large room or open area from a single mounting position, making it ideal for retail floors, conference rooms, and small parking lots. The Super Low Light sensor is the feature most installers care about for residential and parking-lot use — it preserves identification detail when older cameras lose all color and most contour.

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Coverage at Different Distances

Field of View Visualization

Night Vision Performance

Installation tips for the CY53-E

Coverage geometry & DORI distances

At a 5-metre standoff the Verkada CY53-E covers about 12.6 m of scene width; at 10 m that grows to 25.1 m, and at 20 m to 50.3 m. Translating those numbers through EN 62676-4 pixel-density thresholds, the camera can detect a person up to 47 m, observe up to 19 m, recognise up to 9 m, and produce identification-grade detail (the ≥250 px/m bar used by Polish and EU courts as evidentiary) up to 5 m. Effective range above the identify threshold relies on supplementary lighting or a longer-focal-length optic — the geometry above assumes the 3.18-8.12mm lens declared by the manufacturer.

Power & cabling

The Verkada CY53-E draws an estimated 12.0 W under typical load (with the IR illuminator engaged where applicable), placing it in the 802.3af (Class 3, ≤15.4 W) budget. A single switch port supplies enough power without an injector. Cabling: stick to Cat6 STP for runs up to 100 m end-to-end — beyond that, add an inline PoE extender or move to fibre with a media converter at the camera end. On outdoor runs, route through ø25 PVC or PE conduit to keep the cable shielded from UV and rodents.

Privacy & legal (GDPR / RODO)

Any camera operating in a publicly accessible area falls under GDPR (RODO in Poland) — Art. 13 obliges the data controller to post an information sign at every entry point with controller name, DPO contact, lawful basis (typically Art. 6(1)(f) legitimate interest for property protection), purpose, and retention period. Panoramic / fisheye coverage almost always captures more than the controller intended — schedule a privacy mask review after install to blur out staff-only areas, neighbouring premises and any glass that admits a view of third parties.

Installer time & cost (rough estimate)

A typical EU installer quotes 4–5 h of labour per panoramic camera of this class (approximately €180–€230 excluding hardware), broken down as bracket mounting, cable termination at both ends, on-site commissioning, and a brief operator handover. Allow extra time for high mounts (>4 m), exterior installations requiring scaffolding, or sites where cable routing demands wall penetrations or conduit work.

Indicative EU 2024-2025 pricing — actual quotes vary by region, mounting height, and site conditions. Excludes hardware, transport, permits, and VAT.

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