Most public spaces are now under surveillance, and more cameras are installed every day. But safety depends on the quality of the image, not the number of cameras: a system that cannot resolve a face or a license plate, or that loses the scene the moment the light drops, offers little real protection.
IEC 62676-5 addresses exactly this. The international standard defines eight image-quality metrics for surveillance camera devices. Among them resolution, minimum illumination (low-light), dynamic range, infrared illumination, geometric distortion, veiling flare and maximum frame rate. Like automotive systems, surveillance cameras also have to perform in constantly changing light and weather.
As a neutral, independent test lab positioned between manufacturers, integrators and end users, we measure these factors objectively and report them against the standard, so you know what your cameras actually deliver in the field, not just on the data sheet.
Security & Surveillance
Camera Testing Services
Send your security and surveillance cameras to our independent iQ-Lab for objective image-quality testing — against IEC 62676-5, ISO 12233 and ISO 19093, including climate-controlled testing under real-world conditions.
Why Independent Surveillance Testing Matters
iQ-Lab Test Service
Let the iQ-Lab put your cameras to the test
Send us your cameras and our iQ-Lab will characterize their image quality under controlled, reproducible conditions — across the full IEC 62676-5 metric set, plus resolution to ISO 12233 and low-light performance to ISO 19093. For most clients the lab supports preliminary investigations: design validation, supplier comparison and benchmarking ahead of a release decision. In several projects, the measurement data we produced has gone on to support qualification and acceptance documentation directly. As one of the world's longest-standing independent camera test labs, we even contributed to the publication of IEC 62676-5 itself.
Independent & objective
A neutral third-party result, free of vendor bias, that holds up in front of integrators, customers and management alike.
Real-world conditions
Climate-controlled testing in our iQ-Climate Chamber (−40 °C to +120 °C), plus low-light, infrared and high-dynamic-range scenes that mirror how cameras are actually deployed.
Standards-aligned data
Full, traceable reporting against IEC 62676-5, ISO 12233 and ISO 19093 — results your engineering and compliance teams can act on.
What we Measure in Surveillance Testing
ISO 12233 Resolution
SFR · ISO 12233
Spatial frequency response captures how much fine detail the camera resolves, while texture analysis reveals how aggressively noise reduction smears away low-contrast structures such as hair, foliage and fabric.
ISO 19093 Low-Light Performance
IEC 62676-5 Dynamic Range
IEC 62676-5 Infrared Illumination
IEC 62676-5 Geometric Distortion
IEC 62676-5 Veiling Flare
IEC 62676-5 Maximum Frame Rate
Climate-Controlled Performance
Image quality across the temperature and weather extremes outdoor cameras face — from −40 °C to +120 °C.
Minimum Illuminance
Setup
Camera 1
Bright [DV] = 91.562
Dark [DV] = 24.445
Delta [DV] = 67.117
Min. Illum [Lux] = 0.006 Lux
Distance = 600 mm
Relevant Standards for Surveillance Cameras
The crucial industry standards we test and report against for surveillance camera image quality.
IEC 62676-5
IEC 62676-5-1
ISO 12233:2024 — Resolution
ISO 19093:2018 — Low-Light
Defines thresholds and test methods for determining whether a camera system produces acceptable image quality in low-light scenes.
Prefer to Test In-House?
If you would rather run surveillance image-quality tests in your own facility, we supply the charts, light sources, climate chamber and analysis software behind the lab. Full specifications live on each product page.
TE42-LL
GEOCAL
iQ-Climate Chamber
iQ-Analyzer-X
Analysis software for objective evaluation of the camera's performance across image-quality factors.