Flir Overview

Flir specializes in the production of Infrared / thermal cameras. In the surveillance market, these products are primarily used for nightvision or scenarios where heat can be detected but light is obscured. In 2012, Flir acquired Lorex, moving into the budget / conventional video surveillance market.
Directory of 39 Flir Cameras

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  • FLIR and Geovision Join the Hikvision Price Cut Race on Sep 20, 2016
    ... Now FLIR did 15% and Geovision is doing 20% this week. Inside this post, we examine the moves and what...
  • DW Races Hikvision To The Bottom on Aug 30, 2016
    ...Optix) tested well competitively and their ISD higher end cameras had cameras (but they sold that to FLIR) so it seems DW has left itself to fighting with Hikvision at the bottom, to the bottom.
  • FLIR Expands Enterprise Distribution Through ADI on Aug 22, 2016
    FLIR and Hikvision have been the two top-stocked video brands at ADI, according IPVM analysis and ADI...
  • Directory Of 67 Video Analytics Suppliers on Aug 22, 2016
    ...Cognimatics, Sweden (purchased by Axis in 2016) Digital Barriers, UK Emza, Israel Flame Analytics, Spain FLIR, US (formerly DvTel/IOImage). Flir/IOI analytics test Foxstream, France GiantGray,...
  • Directory Of 93 Video Management Software (VMS) Suppliers on Aug 15, 2016
    ... (Owned by Tyco) IPVM Exacq VMS Test FLIR, Latitude, US FLIR Latitude VMS Test Freedom Surveillance, Freedom VMS,...
  • Would You Buy Arecont? on Jun 18, 2016
    ... As we reported recently, FLIR seriously considered purchasing Arecont but bought ISD. Arecont raised $80 million in debt a...
  • FLIR Buys Camera Manufacturer ISD from DW on Jun 07, 2016
    FLIR has made yet another acquisition, following up on last year's DVTel deal, FLIR has acquired ISD...
  • FLIR / Lorex and Hanwha / Samsung Groundbreaking Low Kit Pricing on Jun 06, 2016
    ... But now, FLIR / Lorex and Hanwha / Samsung are blowing those offers away, with triple the number of cameras at...
  • IP Cameras Default Passwords Directory on May 28, 2016
    ...admin/admin Digital Watchdog: admin/admin DRS: admin/1234 DVTel: Admin/1234 DynaColor: Admin/1234 FLIR: admin/fliradmin FLIR (Dahua OEM): admin/admin Foscam: admin/<blank> GeoVision:...
  • Arecont Stellar Camera Tested on May 25, 2016
    Arecont offers:  STELLAR (Spatio TEmporal Low Light ARchitecture) technology that dramatically...
  • HD Analog vs IP Guide 2016 on May 09, 2016
    ...The major sources for CVI product in North America (where Dahua branded product is unavailable) are FLIR, Honeywell, and Q-See, which all OEM various camera and recorder models, as well as a handful of...
  • FLIR Vu Camera For Drones - Practical Uses? on May 03, 2016
    Saw this announcement from FLIR today about a new Vu camera for drones that does temperature measurement. Seems cool, but...
  • Wow - 4MP IP From FLIR Now Under $100 on May 03, 2016
    ... But if FLIR can OEM Dahua and offer 4MP under $100, what does that mean for Dahua and Hikvision? 4MP was...
  • FLIR Latitude VMS Test on May 02, 2016
    FLIR spent nearly $100 million on DVTel, primarily for one product - DVTel's enterprise VMS. Though...
  • Flir On Hikvision NVR on Apr 28, 2016
    Has anyone used FLIR cameras on a Hikvision NVR? I would assume they will work fine for continuous recording. I ask...
  • Dahua ADI Partnership Accelerates Race To The Bottom on Apr 20, 2016
    After years of fearing to compete with their OEMs like FLIR and Honeywell, Dahua has opened up their direct branded sales. Dahua has partnered with ADI,...
  • ISC West 2016 Best and Worst on Apr 10, 2016
    ... See: Genetec Launches Subscription VMS FLIR is Awesome? At least according to them: Awesome? They are based in California... Their big...
  • Flir, Lorex, Digimerge And DVTel Brand Management on Apr 08, 2016
    Are all these brands going away except Flir? If not, can anyone summarize what the differences are?
  • VMS Company Aimetis Acquired on Apr 01, 2016
    ...closer to a full solution provider and potentially enhances their competitiveness against Avigilon or FLIR in the perimeter protection market.  $14M Acquisition - Low Valuation The acquisition price...
  • New Products Directory - ISC West 2016 on Apr 01, 2016
    ...Company Wants to Buy US Security Integrators Chinese Company To Buy Ingram Micro For $6 Billion ALL Cash FLIR Acquires DVTel Honeywell Acquires Videofied Mobotix Sold to Japanese Manufacturer Securitas...
  • The Most Dangerous (and Easiest) Way To Export Surveillance Video on Mar 11, 2016
    ...  Videos of the brawl captured by the FLIR/Costco DIY system fit this example.  Often Used By Police Police often complain about...
  • Hikvision IR PTZ Tested on Mar 07, 2016
    ...500' day and night to compare to other IR PTZs from our tests, including the Bosch Autodome 5000 IR, FLIR DNZ, and Dahua.  [premium_content] Summary The Hikvision DS-2DE5220I-AE offered some of the...
  • Who Says FLIR Systems Are Cheap, Take a Look a This Quote... on Mar 04, 2016
    Warming the hearts of integrators everywhere should be this quote, given to a friend at a local...
  • Police Buys FLIR at Costco, Industry's Worst Fear on Mar 04, 2016
    ... That is the lesson of a recent California police department whose choose a FLIR brand, Lorex, as their (at least temporary) jail solution. [premium_content] Integrators...
  • Bosch IR PTZ Tested on Feb 26, 2016
    ...the Hikvision DS-2DE5220I-AE, ~$750 online, though moderately less expensive than others, such as the FLIR DNZ30TL2R, ~$1,550 online. Physical Overview The Autodome 5000 is similar to other IR PTZs we...
  • FLIR IP Cameras Tested vs Hikvision on Feb 19, 2016
    ...a low cost leader, but our recent Camera Price Comparison Report showed an unexpected challenge from FLIR, one of Dahua's top OEMs, and one of ADI's favorite vendors.  We bought two FLIR models...
  • Dahua Thermal Cameras on Feb 09, 2016
    ... It's interesting that FLIR have used HD-CVI in some of their cameras and now Dahua have their own thermal cameras. I wonder...
  • Axis vs Avigilon vs FLIR vs Hikvision vs Samsung Camera Pricing on Feb 03, 2016
    ...the hardest? And how do manufacturers compare? To find out, we compared cameras from Avigilon, Axis, FLIR, Hikvision, and Samsung, across seven categories: Entry level dome cameras Entry level...
  • Axis Acquires Video Analytics Firm Citilog on Feb 01, 2016
    ...note, we examine Citilog's revenue, offerings, fit within Axis and how this compares to Avigilon and FLIR. [premium_content] Who is Citilog? Citilog is a small video analytics developer focused on...
  • Analyzing ADI Branch Sales on Jan 29, 2016
    ... #2 FLIR FLIR (Digimerge) was a close #2. Related, FLIR won ADI's Vendor of the Year USA this month, so...
  • Ex-Googler Startup Camio Cloud Video Tested on Dec 16, 2015
    ...Other Relevant Companies On the cloud search / analytic side, readers may also want to consider: FLIR FX Tested Angelcam Cloud Video Tested Key Technical Findings Camio integrates to most IP...
  • Connecting Flir FC-Series Camera To Milestone on Dec 15, 2015
    Was hoping someone has some experience connecting a Flir FC-series camera to Milestone. Going through the Flir camera it has 3 different users, but I...
  • Testing Smart Home PTZ (Remocam) on Dec 03, 2015
    ...many consumer cameras, which require users to connect to a separate wireless network via smartphone (FLIR), connect the camera to a computer (Dropcam), or connect smartphone and camera with a stereo...
  • FLIR Acquires DVTel on Nov 30, 2015
    Originally a thermal imaging specialist, FLIR is making a major expansion into 'conventional' video surveillance by acquiring DVTel. This is...
  • Psst.... FLIR Marketing Failure on Nov 19, 2015
    Remember when FLIR was a high end big dollar thermal camera manufacturer. Those were the good ol' days. Now we...
  • Flir Getting In The Drone Business? on Sep 11, 2015
    FLIR Introduces New Professional-Grade Thermal Camera for Commercial Drones
  • Lowest Priced Auto Focus Cameras on Aug 06, 2015
    ...cameras using the IPVM Camera Finder to analyze and rank auto-focus cameras from Avigilon, Axis, Bosch, FLIR, Hikvision, Panasonic, Pelco, Samsung, Sony, Vivotek and more. [premium_content] Auto...
  • $100 True WDR Camera Tested (FLIR CVI) on Jul 31, 2015
    ... Now, FLIR has released a ~$100 1080p CVI camera with true WDR and integrated smart IR. We bought the FLIR...
  • Samsung Goes AHD, Sets Battle with Dahua and Hikvision on Jul 20, 2015
    ... To date, the biggest names have been Honeywell (HQA) and FLIR (MPX), both going for Dahua's CVI. Now, Samsung is joining a rival alliance - AHD. In this...
  • Airport Video Surveillance Guide on Jun 30, 2015
    ..." "Avigilon, Pelco, Axis, Sony, and Flir. I would say these are typically chosen to due name recognigtion, marketing, and years in the...
  • The $500 FLIR Thermal Camera Tested on Jun 19, 2015
    ... Now, we have thermals cameras under $500, coming from the biggest name in the thermal business - FLIR. The 'catch' is that the new ~$500 thermal cameras use an 80 x 60 sensor, which is 0.0005MP....
  • Milestone w/ Hikvision Vs. FLIR on Jun 18, 2015
    ...a client that is comparing our proposal which includes Milestone VMS and Hikvision cameras to a full FLIR system (cameras and recorders). Any comments on the FLIR system? Are the cameras comparable to...
  • Favorite SMB Video Surveillance Manufacturers on Jun 15, 2015
    ..." "I have been installing a lot of Flir IP kits. Price point is good and has decent quality. I also will install some FLIR analog...
  • Ranking The Lowest Cost True Minidomes on Jun 10, 2015
    ...this analysis, we examine 12 manufacturer products (from ACTi, Arecont, Axis, Bosch, Dahua, D-Link, FLIR, Hikvision, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony and Vivotek), breaking down the following: Lowest Cost...
  • Winners Losers Spring 2015 on May 18, 2015
    ...Avigilon, Arecont, Hikvision, Dahua, Samsung, Genetec, Milestone, Exacq, Pelco, Panasonic, Sony, Bosch, FLIR and Honeywell.[premium_content]You can download the full 30-minute audio recording or stream it...
  • Testing Dahua HDCVI Encoder With VMSes on May 14, 2015
    ...connected and streamed properly without setup, including Dahua as well as North American OEMs Q-See, FLIR, and Honeywell. Encoder connected and streamed to Avigilon, Exacq, Genetec Security Center, and...
  • Ranking The Lowest Cost Outdoor Cameras 2015 on May 14, 2015
    ...analysis, we examine 13 manufacturer products (ACTi, Arecont, Avigilon, Axis, Bosch, Dahua, D-Link, FLIR, Hikvision, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony and Vivotek), breaking down the following: Fixed Focal...
  • Looking For Information On FLIR TCX on May 12, 2015
    Has anyone had a chance to test these cameras out? Cheers
  • Product / Tech Roundup ISC West 2015 on Apr 20, 2015
    ...Bosch also announced an integrated IR PTZ, the Autodome 5000 IR (similar to those we tested from Dahua/FLIR), one of the first Western manufacturers to do so. Claimed IR range is 150m, and the camera...
  • FLIR FX Tested on Apr 08, 2015
    FLIR is going after the home / consumer surveillance market with their FLIR FX. A few of the notable...
  • Shootout: 4K vs PTZ Cameras on Feb 19, 2015
    ... Axis, Bosch, Canon and FLIR Cameras Tested To find out, we tested three PTZs (from Axis, FLIR and Canon) against...
  • Testing FLIR IR PTZ on Feb 17, 2015
    FLIR's integrated IR PTZ, the DNZ30TL2R claims a whopping 150m (~500') IR range and HD resolution....
  • Hydrocarbon Detection Camera on Feb 12, 2015
    ...any experience with specialized industrial Hydrocarbon Detection Cameras? A couple examples: IVC FLIR Interesting and possibly useful application but what are some of the actual experiences of...
  • Hikvision HDTVI VS Dahua HDCVI on Dec 10, 2014
    ...Dahua has no official presence but some products can be purchased through partners / ODMs / OEMs like FLIR, Q-See and IC Realtime. Watch for New Developments Both technologies have been shipping for...
  • What Is This Strange Street Camera? on Nov 11, 2014
    ... Anyone have any idea what this is? Update - Hernan solved it: Flir Thermicam
  • The Billion Dollar Chinese Manufacturer Who Bought March Just Bought Swann on Oct 21, 2014
    ... For instance, FLIR acquired Lorex, a company doing ~$75 at that time, for $59 million, a similar price to sales...
  • New 'Low Cost' Thermal Zoom Camera on Oct 14, 2014
    ...Comparison Other manufacturers have had continuous zoom cameras available for some time, such as the FLIR HRC and Vumii Sii XR. However, the majority of these cameras use cooled sensors, much more...
  • Whatever Happened To That Cheap Thermal Crowdfund? on Oct 13, 2014
    ... Meanwhile, FLIR ONR is shipping for $350. I have no association with either product, but wondered if IPVM...
  • Winners Losers Fall 2014 on Oct 13, 2014
    ...and losing among a number of notable manufacturers, including: Avigilon Axis Bosch Dahua Exacq FLIR Genetec Hikvision Milestone Pelco Pivot3 Samsung Sony Tyco Vicon / IQinVision Also,...
  • Startup: Thermal Radar on Sep 30, 2014
    ...gives an overview: Key Technical Details (Up to) 5MP Thermal Panoramic: The base thermal unit using FLIR Tau 2 microbolometer core with resolutions of either 336 X 256 or 640 X 512 pixels. However, the...
  • ASIS 2014 - 17 Manufacturer Tech Review on Sep 30, 2014
    ...Samsung Apps Mobotix Panoramic and More Theia 20MP Lens Seagate Rescue Service Tyco Holis / Dahua FLIR RapidRecap Dahua Intrusion Detection / Home Products [premium_content] EMC 'Redefine Video...
  • HD Analog vs IP Tutorial 2014 on Jul 11, 2014
    ...The major sources for CVI product in North America (where Dahua branded product is unavailable) are FLIR, Honeywell, and Q-See, which all OEM various camera and recorder models, as well as a handful of...
  • Google Acquires Dropcam For $555 Million on Jun 20, 2014
    ...Lorex, a common brand available at big box retailers, had revenue of ~$75 million when they sold to FLIR in 2012 for just $59 million. Additionally, leading VMS developer Milestone was acquired by...
  • Winner and Losers of the Milestone Deal on Jun 16, 2014
    ...For instance: This is about the same size as Lorex, the Costco selling, budget dealing manufacturer FLIR acquired in 2012. Geovision, a 'small' Taiwanese surveillance manufacturer, has the...
  • Any News On The FLIR One? on Apr 27, 2014
    ... FLIR One
  • 7 Key Surveillance Trends for 2014 on Apr 21, 2014
    ...for the video surveillance market emerging in 2014: Low cost camera manufacturer competitive shift FLIR and Samsung aggressive expansion 4K camera problems emerging H.265 availability limited Axis...
  • Worst and Best - ISC West 2014 on Apr 07, 2014
    ...section: Inside, we have 20 manufacturer booth videos: ACTi Arecont Avigilon Axis Bosch Dahua FLIR Genetec Hikvision Milestone Mobotix OnSSI ONVIF Panasonic Pelco Samsung Sony Vivotek ...
  • FLIR's Super Low Cost Thermal Cameras on Apr 02, 2014
    FLIR has been hyping the future of super low cost thermal cameras seemingly forever.  And yet, it...
  • 52 New Products Directory ISC West 2014 on Mar 30, 2014
    ...Mass-Notification Brickcom Wireless Video Surveillance Optimized Router Brickcom Focus Easy With Sound Feedback FLIR $499 Mini Bullet thermal cameras Genetec Drops VSaaS Pricing Hikvision 'Super' NVR Theia 16MP...
  • FLIR Repositioning Itself As "The Full Spectrum Video Security Solution" on Mar 05, 2014
    FLIR continues to digest its acquisition of Lorex and is now starting to change its public marketing...
  • Flir DVR Blues on Jan 09, 2014
    I'm currently testing a Flir Summit D3308 DVR. It is buggy and tech support is being useless. Anyone has experience with...
  • FLIR Goes Consumer - Dropcam Killer? on Jan 07, 2014
    Following one of the most surprising video deals in years (Flir acquiring Lorex), FLIR has announced its first consumer IP camera, a release that clearly takes...
  • ObjectVideo V4 To Detect Fires? on Nov 28, 2013
    A few years ago, we set a client up with a system consisting of four FLIR cameras and a Pelco Esprit PTZ atop a 50' tower in the middle of a two-square-block truck...
  • Best and Worst ISC West 2013 on Apr 14, 2013
    ...Are Everything to All People - Dahua Don't Call it a Comeback - Mobotix The Odd Couple Steps Out - FLIR / Digimerge A Challenger to Lenel? Biometrics for Vehicles? Seinfeld Meets...
  • Testing Axis Q19 Thermal Cameras on Mar 26, 2013
    ... We put the Axis Q1921-E and Q1922-E to the test against FLIR, DRS, Pelco and Sightlogix to see how Axis's thermal image quality and usability matched...
  • SightLogix Thermal SightSensor on Mar 23, 2013
    ... We put it to the test against Axis, DRS, FLIR, and Pelco to see just how accurate this claim was. This report covers SightLogix's image...
  • Testing Pelco Sarix Thermal Cameras on Mar 12, 2013
    ... We put it to the test against Axis, DRS, FLIR and Sightlogix to see how accurate those claims were. This is the third in our series of...
  • FLIR Acquires Traficon on Mar 05, 2013
    What is your thoughts on this? FLIR Acquires Traficon. God or bad? Any connection to the acquisition of Lorex?
  • DRS Thermal Camera Tested on Feb 25, 2013
    ...report, we share our test results of DRS' WatchMaster IP Elite thermal camera, testing it against Axis, FLIR, Pelco, and SightLogix at short and long range. We also give our recommendations for...
  • FLIR F Series Cameras Tested on Feb 19, 2013
    In this report, we share our test findings of FLIR's F series IP thermal cameras, one of the most widely used and highly configurable lines they...
  • Thermal Camera Tutorial on Jan 23, 2013
    ... See FLIR's uncooled vs cooled note for a overview of cooled thermal. Image Details Since they do not...
  • Thermal Resolution Shootout on Dec 06, 2012
    ...differences between these two resolution levels we tested the two options from three manufacturers - Axis, FLIR and Pelco - in very dark conditions as shown in the image above. The test was done in a open...
  • Testing Lorex LNC on Oct 29, 2012
    ... Indeed, the company was just acquired by thermal manufacturer FLIR for $60 million as the cornerstone for FLIR's expansion into the low end of the surveillance...
  • FLIR Acquires Lorex on Oct 25, 2012
    A stunning deal of a truly odd couple: Thermal camera leader FLIR has acquired home/budget surveillance specialist Lorex for $59 million. While not well known,...
  • FLIR Wide Dynamic Thermal (FC Series) on Sep 25, 2012
    The IP thermal market continues to expand, this time with FLIR's "wide dynamic" FC series. FLIR claims this camera's enhanced image processing improves...
  • Winners and Losers Fall 2012 on Sep 25, 2012
    ... Thermal cameras - While FLIR released an incremental improvement, the big newsmaker is DRS who is shattering price points for...
  • PTZ Thermal - DRS Watchmaster IP Ultra on Sep 19, 2012
    ...note, we look at the featureset of this new model and compare to pan/tilt models from incumbent vendors FLIR and Axis. Overview The WatchMaster IP Ultra is a pan/tilt thermal camera in a compact...
  • Pelco Sarix TI Thermal Cameras Review on Jun 23, 2012
    ...of the IFSEC award? In this note, we examine the details of the Pelco Sarix TI series, contrasting to FLIR and Axis and examining Pelco's key differentiator claims. [UPDATE 2013: See our Pelco Thermal...
  • Thermal Camera Under $2,000? on Jun 05, 2012
    While Axis and FLIR have loudly proclaimed steep drops in thermal network camera pricing, their cameras are still at...
  • FLIR Operational Analytics (A Series) Examined on Apr 12, 2012
    ... FLIR has released the A Series for this purpose. In this note, we overview the features and functions...
  • Vumii EyeSec FD Thermal Camera Examined on Jan 04, 2012
    ...  Compared strictly as a surveillance camera to competitive 640x480 options from FLIR, Vumii's EyeSec FD models are less expensive. A FLIR SR-618, a 640x480 resolution camera with...
  • SightLogix's Second Generation SightSensors on Nov 17, 2011
    ...competitor for SightLogix is VideoIQ, especially considering their announcement of a partnership with FLIR to deliver video analytics optimized for thermal imaging. These products do have a number of...
  • Super Low Light Color Cameras Examined (EMCCD Cameras) on Nov 08, 2011
    This update examines FLIR's recent announcement of new color cameras optimized for super low light conditions. The series,...
  • DRS Technologies WatchMaster Thermal Camera on Sep 28, 2011
    ...IP surveillance has been a growing trend, with Axis, Bosch, and Pelco entering the IP thermal market, FLIR and VideoIQ entering a partnership, and SightLogix adding a thermal camera to their line. DRS...
  • Winners and Losers Fall 2011 on Sep 25, 2011
    ... The FLIR announcement looks to be a draw as it is not technologically innovative but it does tap into...
  • New Surveillance Products Directory Fall 2011 on Sep 21, 2011
    ...0 Announcement / IPVM ReviewMilestone New VMS Version - Express Announcement / IPVM ReviewVideoIQ / FLIR thermal analytics solution Announcement / IPVM ReviewAxis Lightfinder Q1602 Announcement / IPVM...
  • VideoIQ / FLIR Thermal Analytics Processor on Sep 14, 2011
    VideoIQ and FLIR have announced a joint analytic solution, simply named the Thermal Analytics Processor. This...
  • Investments & Acquisitions Directory 2011 on Dec 26, 2010
    ...CiscoCognoVision (Acquired by Intel) Covi CSST Digiop Envysion (New Funding) ExtremeCCTV Firetide Flir Genetec (Acquired Company)ICx (Acquired by FLIR) Intransa (New...
  • Color Night Vision Cameras on Nov 06, 2010
    In this update, we examine Flir's Color Night Vision cameras, a new offering from FLIR that leverages the EMCCD camera cores we...
  • New Products Reviewed Fall 2010 on Oct 12, 2010
    ... A comparative model is in FLIR's fixed F series, the F-348 features 320x240 resolution, 9mm lens, 48° FoV, and an MSRP of...