Axis Supports HD Analog

Which format(s) is Axis going to support? AHD, CVI, TVI?

What frame rate will it support per channel at max resolution?

Does the encoder have audio and alarm I/O?

Does the encoder have RS-485/422 for PTZ cameras that are not up the coax?

Thanks.

HD Analog and H.265, oh my!

I think this is a good move by Axis. Too bad they did not add PoC to these as well.

This ultimately just weakens Hikua's overall position in the market, in particular integrators can pair cheap HD analog cameras with these encoders, and advertise that the part of the system containing the IP interface is from a more "trustable" source, while still offering overall cost savings.

If I was an integrator doing a lot of lower-end HD analog business, I'd be really contemplating cheap cameras + Axis encoders + free Milestone (or another low-cost VMS). Seems like a strong trio.

You have Panasonic listed twice.

For example, Avigilon, Axis, Bosch, Panasonic, Vivotek, Panasonic, Sony, Uniview, etc

This a plus for the retro-fit market.  Axis encoders have always been rock solid.

Finally, the majority of HD analog cameras require two cables instead of one in IP cameras, with a coax (or sometimes UTP) for video and a separate pair of wires for power.

It is my understanding that all HD-Analog cameras can utilize Category (UTP) cable with proper Balun(s). I have bench tested 1000' roll with GEM Electronics using a 16 Channel Rack mount HDHUB-16PVP and a Remote Device HDB-VRA with 2MP HD-Analog successfully, though I have not tested this over a long length of time, this was a proof of concept to satisfy a clients desire to maintain structured cabling and future proofing whilst utilizing the immediate cost benefit of HD-Analog over IP, 16 to 1 license cost savings.

It took 'm long enough to get out of denial.

We have been promoting IP as the best solution for the last 7 years and sell 65%-70% of our CCTV in IP.

As fas as analog goes the only downside is the rapid change from 1.3MP to now 8MP. There are many cameras and DVRs so you need to focus to keep up. When it comes to pricing its hard to beat, a 5MP hd-tvi camera sales start at an MSRP of ~€65.

Oh, Snap!

Did Hikua forget to make it to the patent office?

This is great. Were there any other manufacturers that already did HD analog encoders before this release?

These cameras are not "analog" they are digital.  The reference to analog IMO is a misnomer and is used because of the cable that it is designed to support i.e. coax.  We have used these cameras when all that matters to a customer is price and getting 1080P at various locations easily.  Instead of investing in a new cable plant or instead of using converters which can be points of failure and add cost and complexity, to use the coax over again, just use these cameras and one can save your customer a ton of money.  The issue in the past has always been you had to stay in the manufacturers ecosystem, meaning a Hanwha HD Analog Camera and a Hanwha DVR.  Now that manufacturers are seeing the potential, years too late, they are coming out with HD analog encoders.  SO now watch this finally explode because we can offer a mix of IP cameras and HD Analog with a real VMS.

I'm hoping to find low cost 16 channel PCI card so as to use COTS as recording server.

I have used several different brand 16 Channel Chinese HD-Analog DVR's with MS, Shinobi and Zoneminder. There are some really cheap ones (lowest was $59 on ebay for board only) that have a weird aspect ratio for 2MP they label 1080N. yielding a distorted picture, Shinobi and VLC have ways to fix this distortion.

We have been selling IP for 10 years. However their are customers out there that have coax and a AHD, TVI or CVI upgrade is a cost effective way for them to get an improved video system with little investment if they don't have the money to dive into IP. Yes there are IP over coax and UTP by many manufacturers but this does add cost and in some cases it's actually cheaper to pull new cat6 cable depending on the environment and infrastructure in place. For those who are looking for this solution Axis will have it and it keeps them in the game. If I'm a customer or a vendor and installing a lot of Axis having this solution potentially keeps them in the Axis  product and they don't look at another product such as Hanwha which then could grab the IP camera business.

So they update hardware that's 7 years old to new hardware that supports better options because there is still a metric ass-ton of analog out there that needs to be dealt with and this is somehow twisted into a weird conspiracy that Axis is possibly reneging on their IP only strategy in favor of HD analog?  You guys need to tighten down the foil hats a little harder or adjust your medications. ;-)

Now when an end user is faced with some "unforeseen" reason to rip out their Hikua system, I wonder if leaving the dumb HD Analog cams and cabling in place while now being connected to an Axis device will be satisfactory. I think Axis' approach is brilliant. Don't advertise for HD Analog by announcing these new products, but be there when a new customer needs to replace anything Hikua with an IP address. 

Update: Axis has a 2,000+ word writeup on ISC West 2019 and their new products. 

The encoders are completely omitted.

The new P3704 and M7104 replace the existing P7214 and M7014 encoders (released 7 years ago in 2012).

Should be P7304.