Panasonic Advidia Cameras Experience?

They are OEMs of a few Asian manufacturers but it depends on the model. Related: Panasonic Embraces Advidia OEMing of ACTi, Dahua and Hikvision

We have not tested them since Advidia is typically OEMing Hikvision or other manufacturers that we do regularly test.

Many thanks, John. Apparently, Panasonic has acquired VideoInsight and it's camera branded as Advidia. So both cameras can be used with our VideoInsight system without license fees.

I was just reading your test of Panasonics smart CODEC, which looks pretty impressive.

Thx!

Will Do!!!

We have used Advidia cameras with VI and have seen no problems with them.  We would prefer to sell the Panasonic brand cameras with them, when possible, but budgets do not always allow for that. 

Thanks very much for your comment, UI-1

We have had a good amount of success with the Advidia line. Customers love the price-point especially with the Free* Enterprise VMS. They are exactly what John stated, OEMs from Dahua, Hik, and ACTi. We like to think Video Insight/Panasonic picked the best bang for buck from these manufacturers. I dont believe there is more than two cams that originate from ACTi though. When we have DOA's or problem cams, Tech Support out of Houston has been nothing short of excellent. Pay close attention to new policy on "Free" software as it changed around Nov of '17. If you're not using one of VI's Dell NVR's, and instead using your own or existing hardware for a brand new install, systems of 9 cams or greater require a $1500 MSRP Enterprise Server License. For larger deployments, this cost is easily absorbed. But for a 9-25 or so cam deployments, you should especially weigh the option of using a VI machine. Those are rock solid with excellent warranty/support as well. 

Forgot to mention.. Even though cams OEM from Hik and Dahua, End Users have more of a "peace of mind" when its explained that Firmware and Support originate from the old US of A, and Texas for that matter. We have yet to have any "Hacked" or back door issues brought to our attention. 

Mark, this is really helpful. Thank you for this information. We've already purchased the turnkey VI system with their own hardware and want to add the Panasonic/Advidia cameras, so it's good to know that you are rating the reliability and service as highly as you are.

David