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Selecting the Right Bit Rate for CBR Cameras

Some of the most popular cameras on the market, like Panasonic and Sony, are especially tricky to configure the right bit rate. In our experience,...

By John Honovich - over 12 years ago

Milestone's Unprecedented Support Charges

Following 2 years of unprecedented licensing price drops, Milestone is now implementing unprecedented support call charges and restrictions on...

By John Honovich - over 12 years ago

Firetide Failing in Dallas

While the City of Dallas is was a flagship 'win' for wireless mesh vendor Firetide, a recent RFP and numerous reports to IPVM indicate major...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Favorite Hard Drives for Surveillance 2012

Hard drive failure is perhaps the number one cause of lost video in a surveillance system. But which hard drive manufacturer, if any, is most...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

FBI CCTV Recommendations

The United States FBI provides a CCTV Best Practices guide in a unique form of a TV show episode. In this post, we review the FBI's...

By John Honovich - over 12 years ago

Access Credential Form Factor Tutorial

Deciding which type, or form factor, of access control credential to use and distribute can be a difficult task. Knowing the limitations and...

By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago

Beware of Cube Cameras

Integrators may find the low price of cube cameras a tempting reason to propose them for surveillance applications. Cube cameras represent many IP...

By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago

Funding Surveillance Maintenance

Too often, users forget to fund surveillance maintenance costs, resulting in systems that break down and become essentially worthless. While most...

By John Honovich - over 12 years ago

Videolarm Fusion Housing Reviewed

Videolarm has announced a next generation camera housing series but does it matter? Many simply assume all camera housings are the same or simply...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

NFC For Access Control 2012

Led by door access gorilla Assa Abloy / HID, NFC is getting a lot of hype as the next big thing in access control. They envision mobile phones...

By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago Info plus reports label

Fixed Camera Housing Guide

This guide will help you pick the best fixed camera housing for your outdoor surveillance applications. We cover: Enclosure size...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Prebid Meetings and Walkthroughs

Integrators who fail to take prebid meetings and walkthroughs seriously can lose the job or lose their shirt when responding to RFPs. While prebid...

By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago

Video Alarm Verification Guide

Increasing fines for false alarm dispatches plus police non-response to unverified alarms have made video alarm verification a hot topic in the...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Axis Encoder Marketing Claims Examined

In the past few months, Axis has accelerated promotion of encoders, with a flurry of marketing moves including videos, articles, brochures, etc....

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Top 4 End User Surveillance Complaints

In our latest integrator survey, we asked "What are end users most common complaints about their surveillance systems?" as integrators often hear...

By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago

Murder on Video - The Value of PTZs

While many argue for the end of PTZs, a recent murder demonstrates the value of using PTZs versus multimegapixel fixed cameras for monitoring large...

By John Honovich - over 12 years ago

Sole Source Justification Tutorial

The sole source justification is a very powerful yet controversial way of specifying products. Vendors love them because it eliminates competition...

By John Honovich - over 12 years ago

Milestone / Razberi All in One NVR Reviewed

Traditionally, small to mid size projects has been the weakest fit for VMS software, due to low camera counts and setup complexity. Recently,...

By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago

PoE Door Strike?

A true PoE / network door strike would reduce costs and simplify installations considerably. Indeed, one access control vendor is marketing a PoE...

By Brian Rhodes - over 12 years ago

School Surveillance Considerations

[Update: For a more in-depth, newer review, see School Video Surveillance Guide] In education, surveillance has become much more prevalent in the...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Door Intercom Tutorial

Door entry systems are an often overlooked subsystem of facility security. Typically, entry systems are installed on doors with little thought of...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago

Body-Worn Surveillance Overview

In the past year, body worn video system use has increased. Many police departments are adopting this to protect against false allegations and...

By Ethan Ace - over 12 years ago


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