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Hanwha QNF-8010 6MP Indoor Fisheye Camera with 187° View — Compact Single-Camera Coverage

Model / Series: QNF-8010

The Hanwha QNF-8010 is a 6MP IP indoor fisheye camera with a 1/1.8" CMOS sensor, 1.14 mm F2.5 lens producing 187° hemispherical coverage, 120 dB WDR, built-in dewarping (overview, single panorama, double panorama, quad view), 256 GB microSD edge storage, people counting and heatmap analytics, and an ultra-compact 320 g form factor (Ø 99 × 49 mm) — for Chicago retail floors, restaurants, conference rooms, and open-floor commercial spaces where one fisheye replaces multiple traditional cameras.

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Hanwha QNF-8010

Specifications

Brand
Hanwha Vision
Model
QNF-8010
Series
Wisenet Q
Camera Type
IP indoor fisheye / panoramic camera with hemispherical 187° view
Image Sensor
1/1.8" 6MP CMOS
Resolution
6MP (2048 × 2048) at overview mode
Lens
1.14 mm fixed focal — fisheye
Aperture
F2.5
Field of View
Horizontal 187° / Vertical 187° / Diagonal 187° (hemispherical 360° coverage)
Minimum Object Distance
0.3 m
Day/Night
Auto (with WDR processing)
Minimum Illumination (Color)
0.2 lux (F2.5, 1/30 s)
WDR
120 dB
Max Frame Rate
30 fps / 25 fps at 2048×2048 (60 Hz / 50 Hz) for H.265 / H.264
Video Compression
H.265 / H.264 (Main / Baseline / High) / MJPEG with WiseStream II
Streaming
Multiple streaming (up to 3 profiles)
Dewarping Modes
Original fisheye, Single panorama, Double panorama, Quad view
Video Analytics
Defocus detection, Motion detection, Tampering
Business Intelligence
People Counting, Heatmap
Audio
Not supported
Alarm I/O
Not listed
Network
RJ-45 (10/100 BASE-T)
Network Protocols
IPv4, IPv6, RTSP, HTTP, HTTPS, DHCP, FTP, SMTP, DNS, DDNS
ONVIF
Profile S, Profile G, Profile T (SUNAPI / Wisenet open platform)
Edge Storage
microSD / SDHC / SDXC up to 256 GB (1 slot)
Power Input
PoE (IEEE 802.3af, Class 3)
Power Consumption
Max 6.4 W, typical 4.6 W
Operating Temperature
−10 °C to +55 °C (+14 °F to +131 °F)
Environmental Protection
IP42 (dust-protected, drip-resistant — indoor)
Dimensions
Ø 99 × 49 mm (Ø 3.9 × 1.93 in) — ultra-compact
Weight
320 g (0.71 lb)
Color
White (RAL9003)
TAA / NDAA Compliance
NDAA-compliant per Hanwha Vision documentation

Best Fit & Recommended For

Retail store floor overview from a single ceiling-mounted camera
Restaurant dining-room overview replacing 3–5 traditional fixed cameras
Conference rooms and meeting spaces with full-room coverage
Office open-floor coverage (cubicle areas, collaborative spaces)
Hotel lobby and reception area overhead coverage
Healthcare waiting rooms and reception areas
Apartment building common-area lounges and amenity spaces
Boutique retail with single-camera total floor coverage
Museum and gallery space monitoring
School classroom and library overview coverage

Hanwha QNF-8010 — 6MP Indoor Fisheye with 187° Hemispherical Coverage

The Hanwha QNF-8010 is a compact 6MP IP indoor fisheye camera from Hanwha Vision’s Wisenet Q series — purpose-built for single-camera total-room coverage of retail floors, restaurant dining rooms, conference rooms, hotel lobbies, healthcare waiting rooms, and open-floor commercial spaces. The QNF-8010 combines a 1/1.8” 6MP CMOS sensor with a 1.14 mm F2.5 fisheye lens producing 187° hemispherical coverage in every direction, 120 dB WDR, built-in dewarping (overview, single panorama, double panorama, quad view), 256 GB microSD edge storage, and People Counting + Heatmap business intelligence — all in an ultra-compact 320 g housing (Ø 99 × 49 mm).

For Chicago retail centers, restaurants, conference centers, hotels, healthcare waiting rooms, and any open commercial space where one fisheye can replace 3–6 traditional cameras at indoor positions, the QNF-8010 is one of our value-tier fisheye recommendations.

Where the QNF-8010 Sits in the Hanwha Fisheye Lineup

Hanwha offers fisheye cameras across several tiers. Picking the right one depends on resolution, environmental requirements, and AI / cloud needs:

SpecQNF-8010 (this)QNF-9010QNF-C9010QNF-C9010V
SeriesStandard QStandard QC-series QC-series Q (vandal AI)
Resolution6MP12MP12MP12MP
Sensor1/1.8” CMOS1/2.3” CMOS1/1.6” CMOS1/1.6” CMOS
Lens1.14 mm F2.51.08 mm F2.21.76 mm F1.81.76 mm F1.8
Min illumination (color)0.2 lux0.39 lux0.02 lux0.02 lux
AIStandard QStandard QWiseNR II AIAI Object Detection
IP ratingIP42 (indoor)IP42 (indoor)Indoor onlyIP66 + IK10 + NEMA 4X
Operating temp−10 °C to +55 °C−10 °C to +40 °C−10 °C to +40 °C−40 °C to +55 °C
Best fitStandard 6MP indoor open-space12MP indoor open-spacePremium indoor + AI noise reductionVandal / outdoor / AI fisheye

The QNF-8010 is the right pick at typical indoor commercial fisheye positions where 6MP is sufficient and the lower per-camera cost matters. Step up to QNF-9010 for 12MP indoor coverage, QNF-C9010 for premium indoor with AI noise reduction, or QNF-C9010V for vandal / outdoor / AI requirements.

Why Fisheye? One Camera Replaces Many

The QNF-8010’s 187° hemispherical fisheye coverage means a single ceiling-mounted camera captures everything in the room below — every wall, every corner, every doorway visible from one camera position. The 6MP resolution delivers usable identification detail across the dewarped views.

This dramatically changes the math on multi-camera deployments:

SpaceTraditional Camera CountFisheye Equivalent
Small retail store floor3–4 fixed cameras1 QNF-8010
Restaurant dining room3–4 fixed cameras1 QNF-8010
Conference room2–3 fixed cameras1 QNF-8010
Hotel lobby (small)3 fixed cameras1 QNF-8010
Office open-floor area3–4 fixed cameras1 QNF-8010

Cost-of-ownership savings: lower equipment cost, fewer network ports, less PoE budget required, fewer NVR licenses, less cabling complexity.

Built-In Dewarping — 4 View Modes

Fisheye lenses produce a circular distorted image — accurate but hard to view directly. The QNF-8010 dewarps the image on the camera or NVR into rectangular views:

  • Original fisheye — full hemispherical circular image (best for archive recording, full-scene awareness, motion analytics)
  • Single panorama — single 180° wraparound rectangle (best for long rooms or restaurant-bar layouts)
  • Double panorama — two stacked 180° rectangles (both walls of a wide corridor or room)
  • Quad view — four independent dewarped regions, each configurable to specific zones (best for monitoring 4 areas of activity from one camera)

The mode is configurable per stream — original to NVR for archive, quad view to the security desk for active monitoring, single panorama to remote-viewing clients, all simultaneously.

Wisenet Q Edge Analytics + People Counting + Heatmap

Standard Q-series indoor analytics (defocus / motion / tampering) plus business intelligence:

  • People Counting — count people crossing defined lines / entering zones (retail traffic, restaurant capacity, hospitality occupancy)
  • Heatmap — long-term motion-density visualization (store-layout analysis, dwell-time patterns, traffic flow)

For deeper AI features (Person / Vehicle classification, BestShot, Queue Management), step up to the QNF-C9010V C-series AI fisheye.

Indoor Only — IP42 Rating

The QNF-8010 is rated IP42 indoor only — dust-protected and drip-resistant, but not weatherproof. For outdoor / semi-outdoor / vandal-prone positions, use the QNF-C9010V instead. Most fisheye applications in Chicago commercial properties are indoor, where the QNF-8010 fits cleanly.

Cloud-Ready Status

The QNF-8010 is a standard ONVIF Profile S / G / T camera designed for traditional NVR / VMS architecture. It does not natively connect to Hanwha’s CloudConnector cloud-direct platforms. For cloud-direct fisheye deployments, the QNF-C9010V (Wisenet Q C-series) and PND-A9081RF (Wisenet P A-line indoor AI) are the right picks.

Professional Installation by Vidimost in Chicago

Vidimost LLC installs Hanwha Wisenet Q fisheye cameras across Chicago and the surrounding suburbs — particularly common at retail floors, restaurants, hotel lobbies, conference rooms, and open-floor offices.

Our scope includes site walkthrough (positioning the fisheye for optimal central-coverage), mounting (typically center-of-ceiling drop), cable runs, PoE switch and NVR sizing, NVR configuration with dewarping mode setup per scene (original / panorama / quad view configured to match the room), motion-zone tuning, people-counting line setup and heatmap calibration, remote viewing, and property manager training. Contact us for a free site walkthrough and quote.

Frequently Installed Together

Hanwha Vision

Hanwha QNF-9010

The Hanwha QNF-9010 is a 12MP IP indoor fisheye camera with a 1/2.3" CMOS sensor, 1.08 mm F2.2 lens producing 187° hemispherical coverage at 30 fps full resolution, 120 dB WDR, built-in dewarping, 256 GB microSD, people counting and heatmap analytics, and a compact 370 g form factor — the higher-resolution upgrade over the QNF-8010 for Chicago retail, restaurant, conference room, and large open-space coverage where forensic detail across the full hemisphere matters.

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Hanwha Vision

Hanwha QNF-C9010

The Hanwha QNF-C9010 is a 12MP IP indoor fisheye camera with a 1.76 mm F1.8 lens producing 185° hemispherical coverage and 1/1.6" CMOS sensor — one camera replaces 4–6 traditional fixed cameras across a typical commercial space. Built-in dewarping (overview, single panorama, double panorama, quad view), 120 dB WDR, AI noise reduction (WiseNR II), 360 g compact form factor. The Wisenet Q C-series fisheye for Chicago retail floors, restaurants, conference rooms, and open-floor commercial spaces.

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Hanwha Vision

Hanwha QNF-C9010V

The Hanwha QNF-C9010V is a 12MP IP fisheye camera with 185° hemispherical view, on-camera AI Object Detection (Person / Vehicle classification), business-intelligence analytics (BestShot, Heatmap, Object Counting, Queue Management), built-in dewarping (overview, panorama, quad view), 1/1.6" CMOS sensor, IP66 / IK10 / NEMA 4X housing, and −40 °C to +55 °C operating range. The vandal-rated AI fisheye in the Wisenet Q C-series — for Chicago retail loss-prevention, restaurant operations, transit, and outdoor-capable open-space coverage.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does the QNF-8010 compare to the QNF-9010? +
Both are Wisenet Q indoor fisheye cameras with the same dewarping modes (original / single panorama / double panorama / quad view), same compact form factor (Ø 99 × 49 mm), same 187° hemispherical coverage, and same indoor-only IP42 rating. **Key differences:** **QNF-8010** (this) — **6MP** resolution (2048 × 2048), **1/1.8" CMOS sensor**, 1.14 mm F2.5 lens, **0.2 lux color minimum**, 320 g. **[QNF-9010](/products/video-surveillance/cameras/hanwha-qnf-9010/)** — **12MP** resolution (3008 × 3008), **1/2.3" CMOS sensor**, 1.08 mm F2.2 lens, 0.39 lux color minimum, 370 g. The QNF-9010 doubles the resolution (more pixels per dewarped region for digital zoom) — useful at large open spaces where forensic detail matters across the full hemisphere. The QNF-8010 has the larger sensor (better low-light per-pixel) and faster aperture options — useful at dim indoor scenes.
How does the QNF-8010 compare to the QNF-C9010 / QNF-C9010V? +
**Standard Wisenet Q vs. C-series Q:** **QNF-8010** (this — standard Q) — 6MP, 1/1.8" sensor, basic Q-series analytics (defocus / motion / tamper / people counting / heatmap), no AI Object Detection, indoor only IP42. **[QNF-C9010](/products/video-surveillance/cameras/hanwha-qnf-c9010/)** (C-series Q) — 12MP, 1/1.6" sensor, AI noise reduction (WiseNR II), better low-light (0.02 lux color), but still indoor-only. **[QNF-C9010V](/products/video-surveillance/cameras/hanwha-qnf-c9010v/)** (C-series Q vandal) — 12MP + on-camera AI Object Detection (Person/Vehicle classification), full business-intelligence (BestShot / Heatmap / Counting / Queue), IP66 + IK10 + NEMA 4X outdoor-capable, −40 °C operating range. The QNF-8010 is the right pick at typical conditioned indoor positions where the lower per-camera cost matters and the basic analytics are sufficient. The C-series is the right pick when AI / cloud / vandal / outdoor capability matter.
What is hemispherical 187° coverage, and what does it mean in practice? +
187° hemispherical means the camera captures a **hemisphere of view** centered on its lens — slightly more than 180° in every direction. From a center-of-ceiling mounting position, this means the camera sees **everything below it** down to floor level on every wall in the room, plus slightly past the walls (eliminating wedge-shaped blind spots that traditional fixed cameras leave between their fields of view). For a typical small retail store, restaurant dining room, or conference room, one fisheye captures the entire space.
What dewarping modes does the QNF-8010 support, and how do I choose? +
The QNF-8010 supports four dewarping modes processed on the camera or NVR: **(1) Original fisheye** — full hemispherical circular image (best for situational awareness, motion analytics across the whole space, archive recording). **(2) Single panorama** — single 180° wraparound rectangle (best for monitoring a long room from end to end). **(3) Double panorama** — two stacked 180° rectangles (best for capturing both walls of a wide corridor or large room simultaneously). **(4) Quad view** — four independent dewarped regions configurable to specific points of interest (best for monitoring 4 zones of activity from one camera). The mode is configurable per stream — the camera can simultaneously stream original to the NVR and quad view to the security desk, for example.
Where does the fisheye approach replace multiple traditional cameras? +
Best-fit Chicago commercial scenarios: **(1) Open spaces with central activity** — retail floors, restaurants, conference rooms, hotel lobbies, healthcare waiting rooms — where one fisheye sees everything from a center-of-ceiling position. **(2) Renovation projects** where re-cabling multiple positions is expensive. **(3) Spaces where blind-spot elimination matters** — fisheye captures every corner from one position. **Less ideal at:** long narrow corridors (use a [QNE-8011R](/products/video-surveillance/cameras/hanwha-qne-8011r/) with hallway view instead), long-distance identification scenes (the fisheye spreads pixels across the full hemisphere — focused traditional cameras capture more pixels per meter), vandal-prone positions (the QNF-8010 is not vandal-rated; use the [QNF-C9010V](/products/video-surveillance/cameras/hanwha-qnf-c9010v/) instead).
Can the QNF-8010 be installed outdoors? +
**No** — the QNF-8010 is rated **IP42 indoor only** (dust-protected and drip-resistant, but not weatherproof). Operating range −10 °C to +55 °C handles typical conditioned commercial indoor environments and slightly extreme indoor positions. For outdoor / semi-outdoor / vandal-prone fisheye coverage, use the [QNF-C9010V](/products/video-surveillance/cameras/hanwha-qnf-c9010v/) (IP66 + IK10 + NEMA 4X, −40 °C to +55 °C, with on-camera AI). Most fisheye applications in Chicago commercial properties are indoor, where the QNF-8010 fits cleanly.
What analytics does the QNF-8010 include? +
**Standard Wisenet Q indoor analytics:** defocus detection, motion detection, tampering detection. **Business intelligence:** People Counting (count people crossing defined lines / entering zones — useful for retail traffic) and Heatmap (motion-density visualization — useful for store-layout analysis). **Note:** the QNF-8010 does not include the AI Object Detection (Person / Vehicle classification), BestShot, or Queue Management of the C-series fisheyes ([QNF-C9010V](/products/video-surveillance/cameras/hanwha-qnf-c9010v/)). For projects requiring those features, the C-series is the right pick.
Does Vidimost install Hanwha fisheye cameras in Chicago? +
Yes. The QNF-8010 is one of our standard fisheye picks for indoor open-space coverage at retail, restaurants, hotels, conference rooms, and offices where one fisheye replaces multiple traditional cameras. Full-scope service includes site walkthrough (positioning the fisheye for optimal central-coverage), mounting (typically center-of-ceiling), cable runs, PoE switch and NVR sizing, NVR configuration with **dewarping mode setup** per scene, motion-zone tuning, people-counting / heatmap configuration, remote viewing, and property manager training.