The Protector Award for security technology is an annual contest conducted by I.G.T. publishing house in Germany. There are four entry categories in total and Dahua HDCVI camera is classified under "Video Surveillance", co-enlisted with 30 finalists from other international and highly-credited security players.

Dahua in-house HDCVI technology allows fast and seamless upgrade from analogue standard definition to high definition without technical hassle at a lower cost, featuring analogue HD video transmission over-coaxial-cable or UTP.

Incorporated with a 1/3-inch 3 megapixel CMOS sensor, the DH-HAC-HFW2200E supports 25/30fps@1080P, 25/30/50/60fps@720P real-time recording. Meanwhile, the camera supports IR LEDs with an effective range of 20 metres for under poor-lighting conditions, and its special Smart IR technology realises intellectual IR lighting adjustment to meet the needs of different surroundings. The HAC-HFW2200E’s elegant design satisfies surveillance requirements in applications where aethetics are of particular importance, and the dark glass allows the camera the camera to be quite covert as its internal LEDs are invisible during daytime.

Furthermore, Dahua is working together with the HDcctv Alliance on HDcctv 2.0 AT, delivering true HDTV signals over any legacy CCTV coaxial cabling, along with plug ‘n’ play up-the-coax remote control. HDcctv 2.0 AT, in particular, provides the means to upgrade any analogue system to HD quality video with remote control without disturbing the legacy infrastructure.