Amazon Sales of Hikvision China Cameras

Author: Brian Karas, Published on Jan 12, 2017

Hikvision has become widely available in the US, including on popular retail outlets like Amazon, with over 2,600 results:

4MP Hikvision outdoor domes are $85, 4 channel PoE NVR's are $160, available direct to anyone with a credit card.

Most products are in stock and available for immediate delivery, but there is a catch, these products may not be the deal they appear to be. We bought a few of these cameras and investigated what was sent and how it differed from authorized products.

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Comments (40)

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Kevin Thompson

01/12/17 08:34am

* **** **** ** ** **** ********** *** ******** ** say *** ****. ********* ** *** ***** ********** *** ** they **** ***** ************ **** ******** ** *** ******. *** average *** **** **** ** ********* *** ********** ** *** price ******, *** ********* **** ******* ******* ** ************.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Kevin Thompson | 01/12/17 09:56am

**** ** ** ** ****** ******'* *****. ******* ********, **** market, ******** ******* ******** *** *** **** ****** *** ****** doesn't ** **** ***** **. *** *** *** ********* *** validity ** * ******* *** **'* **** *********. *** **** Amazon ******* **** **** *** ***** ******** ****** *** **** it ** ** *** ****** ** ****** *** ***** ********. Amazon **** ***** ** *** ******* ** ******* ****** ******* any ****** ** *******, **********, ** ***** ****** **** ******** the ******* **** ********** ** * ******* **** ****.

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Ari Erenthal

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 01/12/17 10:03am

****** *** **** **** ** **** ************** ******** ************** *** **** ** ****, **** ****** **** ** *** worst ********* ** *****.

*** ******* ** **** ** ** ********* ********* ** ******** and ****** ************ **** **** *** ************ ***** ******* **** Amazon.

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Ari Erenthal | 01/12/17 10:45am

****** ****'* **** ***** **** ******* ******* *** *****. *** how *** ****'** ******** ** ******* ** ** ****. ***** attitude ***** ** **** ****, ** **** ** *** ***** rolls ** *** **** **** *** **** **** ***** ***** can *** ** ***** **************, ****'** *** ****** ********* ** care.

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Marco Sanchez

In reply to Luis Carmona | 01/12/17 01:30pm

****** *** *** ****! **** ***** ****** ** *****

Undisclosed Integrator #7

In reply to Luis Carmona | 01/12/17 08:12pm

***... *** ***'* ****** ***** ***** *** ****** ** ***** out ** *** *********** ***** *** *** * ***** **** this. **** **** ** ***-******. ****** *** *******.

kenneth macphee

In reply to Luis Carmona | 01/16/17 08:39am

**** **** ***** ** *****.

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Ari Erenthal

01/12/17 08:50am

**** *** ***** ** * ********* ****** ****** ** ******. Still ** ********.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 01/12/17 08:53am

*** ***** ****** ***, ***** *** *** **** ******** *** the ******* ******* ** *** *** *** *** ****** ********* English. * ** **** ********* ***** ** ********* ***** **** as ** *** ***** ** ****** *** ***** **** ** why ********* ****** *** *** *** ****** *** *** **** should *** **** **.

***** ** ** **** *** *** ********* ** ** ********* about **** ********. ****** *** * ******* ****** "***** ******" which ********* ******* **** ******* * ******* ***** ** ****** unless **** ** ******* * **** ********* ******* ******* **** they **** ********** **** *** ************ ** **** *** ***** on ******. * **** **** ***** **** ** * ***** to **** **** ******* ******* ****** *** * *** ******, even ****** * **** ***** ** ******** **** * ********* them **** ** ********** ******* ***********. * **** ***** ** stories ***** ****** **** ******* ****** **** *** ************ *** still **** ****** *** ******* ** **** * ******* *******. Its **** **** ** *** *** *****. *** *** ********* has ** ** ** ******* ****** ** *** **** *** in ***** *** ***** *****.

* **** *** **** *** ***** ** ******** ** ** is * ***** **** ********* ******** **** **** ******* ** "Amazon *** *******". **** ** *****:

***** ******* *** ***** ******* *** **** ** ******. *** its ******** **** ****** ****** ***** **** * *** ***** seller, *** ****** ******** *** ** ******'* ***** ****** *****. I ***** *** *** ***** ****** ***** **** *** *** of ******** **** ****** ***** **** ** **** ****. ** guess ** **** ****** ***** ****** **** *********. *** ******** Hik *** ****** ** *** *** ** * ***** ** them, *** ** *** ** * ****, **** ****** ** still ********* *** **** ***** ****** ************. * **** ** is *** *** *** **** *******.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Sean Nelson | 01/12/17 09:16am

***********, **** * **** ** ** ****** ** ****
"***********, ** ***** ** ******* ****"
***** ***** **** *** ***** ********* ******** ****

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Sean Nelson | 01/12/17 09:37am

*** ***** *** ********* *** *** **** ** ** ****** new **** ******* *** *** ** ******** ***** **** *** supposedly ********* (********* ******** ***** *** ********).

**** ***** ** ***** **** ** ****** ** **** *** difference

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 01/12/17 12:54pm

* ******* ***** ** * ****** **** ** *** ****** number *******:
** = *****
** = ******
** = *****
** = ******
** = ***
** = *************

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 01/12/17 08:50pm

** **'* ** *** *** **** **'* ****** ** **** the ********** ** ******. *** ***'* **** *** ** **** has *** ****** **** ***** ***'** ******* ********* *** ********* the ******.

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Blake Murphy

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 01/15/17 08:59pm

*** *** ***** ** ********* *** *******, ****** **** *****, had ** ******* ** *** ** *** ****** *******.

** *** ******** *** *** ******** ******* ****** & ** purchased ** ******* * ******* *******.

Zachary Spradlin

In reply to Sean Nelson | 01/18/17 01:27pm

**** **** ***** **** ***** ****. **'* *** ******* ***. They ******* **** ** ******* *******. ********'* **** *** *** (or ******* ** ** ** ****) *** *** **'** ***** in **. ** ******'** ***** *** ***** ************'* ***** ** in *** *******, *** **** **** *** ** *** ******'** boycotted ****. * ***** ********* *****'** **** **** ****** *** us.

*** **** ***** ** *** ** *** ** *** ** support **** *****, ******* *** ******/********* (**********), ******* *** ******* offenders, *** *** *** ************'* **** **** ** *****. **** won't **** ** ******, ****'** *** **** ********** *** *** going ** ** ********* ***** ** *** ****** **** *** more ***** ***, ***** ***** **** *****!

***'* ***** ******, * *** * *** ** ***** ******** are **********, *** *** ***** ********* ******* ** ****** *** actually *** ** ********* **********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #10

In reply to Sean Nelson | 01/22/17 08:25am

********* **** ***** ******** ****** *** ***** ********. **** **** you **** **** *** **** **** **** ******* *** *** teams ******** ********* ******* **** *****. *** ** **** *** direct **** ***** ***** **** ** *** *** *** ******* over, ** ******

***** **** ** ** **** ** **** ******** ** ********, regardless ** *** *****, ********** ** ******. ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

01/12/17 09:26am

***** ************ ********** *** ****** *** **** ***** *******, **** imports?

********* ** ****** ** ***** ****** $*,***,***+ *** / ***** from ******.

**** ****** ******* ** ** ** ***** * *****! **** is *** * ******* *********** * ********** **** *** *** model!

***** *** ******** ** ******** *** ***** ****** **** ******, perhaps *** ******* ** *** ******* ******* *** *** ***** the ******.

**** *********** ** ****. :-)

Undisclosed Integrator #2

01/12/17 09:48am

*** **** ******** *** ** ** ** *** ****** **** costs $** ** ******, **** ***** ******* *** ******* *** getting **** *** ** **** **** $** ** *** **** less. ** *** **** ** **** * ***** ** **** for *********** ** *** ****?

*** ******* ******* ****?

Undisclosed Integrator #3

01/12/17 12:16pm

*** ***** ********** **** ********** ***** ******** ******* **** *** touch ***** ****. ** *** ****** ** ***** *** *** with * ******** *******, ** **** *** ******* **********, *** NA **** **** *** *** ******* ** *** ****** ** Chinese. * ********** *** **** ** ***** **** **** *** US ****** ** **** ** ******* *** *** ****** ********. But *** ***** ***** **** "*********" ******* ** *** **** of *** *******, ********* *** ************ ***** ************* ** *******. **** **** ** **** ******* *** *** as **** ** *** ****** *** ******** ****** (**** **** I'm ****).

** **** ****** ***** *** **** ** ******* ***** ** with ******* ********** ***** **** **** ** ***** ***** **** small ***** *** ******. **** ** ******** **** ** ****** the ********, ********** ****** *******, *** ** *** ** **** out ** **** ****** *** ****. ********** ** **** **** our ***** *** *** ** *********** ** *** ******* ******** was ***** ***. ***** *********** * ********** ** **** **** any ***** ************, *** ***** *** * ********* ******** *******.

********* ** ********** ** ***** ****. ***** *** *** * serial ****** ***** *** ** ******* **** ** ** ** Asian ********. ** ******* **** *** ****** ** ** *** US, **** **** **** ** *** *********** ********. *** ****** of *** **********their *** ******** sold on Amazon because they're too lazy to police the sales channels hurts integrators, end users, and puts shame on the entire market. Its embarrasing and awkward when you have to explain to customer why your price is 3 times more for the same product they see on Amazon, because the manufacturers ignorance and business practices allow it. Trust in the brand is immediately lost by both customer and integrator. We have both a customer and friend that bought Hik online after seeing our price, only to brick the cams after firmware updates. They will never buy another Hik product again regardless of price, and neither will we.

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 01/12/17 12:46pm

*** ****** ** *** ********** ***** *** ******** **** ** Amazon ******* ****'** *** **** ** ****** *** ***** ******** hurts ***********...

*******, ****, *********** ****** ************* *** ******* ***** ************ *******. Wouldn't ** ** ***** *** *********** ** *** ******** ***** be ******* ******* *****?

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 01/12/17 12:57pm

***, **** **** *** * *****. * ******* ** ******* may ** ****** ******* ** *****'* ***** ** *** ****. It *** ********** *********** *** ** **** ***** *** ********** no ********** ** ********** ***** ** **, **** ****** *** their ******* *** ***** **** ** *** **** ** *** unit. ** *** ********** *** ******, ** ******* ********** ******* may **** **** *** **** ** ***** *****, *** *** a ***** **** *** ***'* **** **** *** ***** ***'** in ** ******* ***** ****.

Undisclosed #6

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 01/12/17 03:00pm

** ******* ********, * ****** *** * *********** *** *** constantly ******** ******* *********** ******* ********. **** ** *** ************ didn't ****, ****** **** **** ******** ***** ******* **** ***** save * **** * *****. ***** ** **** ** **** the ************ *** *********** *** ** ** ******* *** *******. The ****** ****** *** ******* ***** ** **** ************** ** what **** *** ********** **********.

***** *** ****** **** ** ******* **** ******* ** * PC ** *** ******* ** ** ** *** **** **** own ****** ****?

***** *** *** * *** *** **** **** ******** ** the ****** ** ** *** **% ******* **** *** ******?

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to Undisclosed #6 | 01/12/17 03:50pm

*** **** ** ********* *****, *** ********** *****. *** *** Support **** **** ***** **** * ********* ****, ** ** the *** ********* ****, * *****'** ********** ******. **** ******* definitely **** ** ** ***********.

*** ***** ********** ***** **** ***** ***** ***** *** ****** from ***** ** ******. *** ******* ** *** **** ** tell ** ******* ***** *** **** * *** **** ********** sold. *** *** *** ***** ** ******** * **** ** people, *** ***** ** ****** * ***** ****** ******** ** combat **** *******. **** ****, ** ** ***** **** ** it **** ****. ******** **** *****, ***** **** ******** ****** the **** ********** **** ***** ***** *** **** * **** nasty ***** ** ** *****.

********** * **** *** *********** ** ****** ***** ***** ** lead **** *** ***** *** **** ** ** *****. ** using *** *** *** **** *** *** ** ** ***** deals *** *******, * ***** *** **** ** ****.

Zachary Spradlin

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 01/18/17 01:29pm

** ********* ****** *****, ** ****'* ******** *** ***** ***** companies, **** ***** **** ** ******* ** ***** *** ********* with *** ********* *********/***** ****** **'* ********** ********** ** ****. It's *** *** ****. **** *** ****** *******-******* **** *** through, *** *** ********** ** ****** *** ********* ***'*.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Zachary Spradlin | 01/18/17 07:23pm

**** ****** **** ***'* *** ******, *** ***** *** *** stock ** ****** ****. ***** ** *** ** **** ***'* the ****** ****** *** ****** ** ******. * ***'* ***** Hikvision ********** *** **** ** ****. ** **** ***** ****** sell ********** *** **** **** **** ******.

******* ***** ****** ****** *** *********, ******* ******* ***** ***** is * ****** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 01/18/17 07:42pm

* ***'* ***** ********* ********** *** **** ** ****. ** they ***** ****** **** ********** *** **** **** **** ******.

* ***'* **** ** ********* ** ** ** ***. ** (hypothetically) **** ***, *** ****** ** ********* **** ****** / add *** ***** ** ** ****** ******** **** *******.

******* ********* **** "*** **** ****, ** *** ******** ** sell ****** ** ****** **** ****." ****'* **** * *** of ***** *******, **** ***** ******* *** **** ***** **** them. **** *** *** ***** ***** ************ ************, ** **** is *** * ********* ******** *******.

Zachary Spradlin

In reply to John Honovich | 01/19/17 10:24am

** ** ******* ** ***** ********** **** ***** "******* ********", they *** **** *** ***** ***** *****'* ****'** ******* ** shutting **** *** *******. ****'** ***** *** ***** ******* *** open *******. ****'** *** ******* ***** **** "******* *****" *** pretend ****'** ** **** ****. *** *** ***** ******** *** market **** ***** ***** ** **** ***** *********** ** **** repeat *****'* **** *** ****** **** *********. ****'** * ****** brand **** **** *****.

**** ** *** ** * ********, *** **'** *** ***** enough ** **** ****** ** **** **.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Zachary Spradlin | 01/19/17 12:17pm

****'** *** ******* ***** **** "******* *****" *** ******* ****'** on **** ****

** ********, ** ******* *** ** ** ** ***** *** Hikvision. *** ********* *** **** **** ** ******** ******* ***** (say *** ** *** **, * *** ** *** **, etc.) *** ****** ********* ********* ******* *** ******* ************ ***** since **** **** *** **** ** ********** **** *** ****** from *** ****** ** ************ **** (******* ********, ********* **** authorized ******* ***********, ***.).

** ******, *** ******* ** **** ***** ********** ** ***** companies **** *** ******* ** ******* ** ** **** ******** as ********.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

01/12/17 12:59pm

******* ***** ** ******** **** ** **** * ***** ***** is ************ *** ******** ** ** *******. *** **** ** idea ***** **** ******** **** **** *** ** ******** **** has **** ******* ** ********** ******** ** *** ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 01/12/17 02:21pm

***** *****! ** ***** ********, ** *** ****** ** ** an ******* ***** ** *** ******** *** *** ** * known **** *****, **** *** ******* *** ****** *** ***** the ********.

****** ***** **** ******** *** ******** ****** *** ******. ** it *** **** **** ** *** *** ****** ** ******* mode, * ****** ******** ******* *******'* **** ****...

**** ****** **** * ********* ******** **** **** *** ****** number ** ******** *** *******.

*** **** **** ** **** ****-****** ********* **** *** ** hack *** ******* ** **** * *** $ ** ****** is ** *****. **** *** ***** ****** ************ **** ****** routinely ******* ***** ********??? *** ******* **** **** ******** ******* for $ ****.....

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 01/18/17 07:13pm

**** **** * **** ***** **** ****** ****** ** ****** is:

*** ******** ********** *** ** ****, **** *** **** ** two ***** ****** *** ***** *****, **** * ********. **** is **** *** ****** **** *****, ** ** ***** *** firmware ***** *** ************* ** ** ***** ******* / *******. I ***'* *** *** *** *** ** ****** ** ****** this.

**** ** *** ** ******* ***** ****** ** **** ** Chinese. ***** ** **** ******* ******** ******* ***** **** *** origin ** *** ******* ******** *** ****** ****** ****** ** a ******* ********.

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John Williams

01/16/17 02:35pm

******** *** ****** ***** ** **** ******** **** *** ***** with * *****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to John Williams | 01/16/17 02:36pm

******** *** ****** ***** ** **** ******** **** *** ***** with * *****.

*******, *** ****.

*** ***** ********** ************ *** ******* ***** *** ******* / pricing ** **** ****** ** ** **. *** **** ******** is ******* **** *** ******* ** ****** *** ***** ** enforce *** ****** **** ***** **** **** ******* *******.

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John Williams

In reply to John Honovich | 01/16/17 10:26pm

****, ***** ***** *** * ***** *********** ** *********** *** commoditization ** *** ***** ******** ** * ** *.

Undisclosed Integrator #8

01/16/17 08:26pm

* ***'* *** *** ******* ** ***** *** ************. * choose *** ** ******* ****, * ***** ** ****** *** be **** ********* ** **** ******.

Undisclosed #9

01/16/17 09:59pm

**** ** *** ***** ** **** ***** ******* ** *** world ***** ***** ******** *** ** * *** ***** **** that ** *** *********** ** *** ***** ** ********* ** the *** ****. ******* **** ** *** ** ** *** a **** ***** ** *** ********** ** ********** ****** ***** and ******. ******* **** ***** ***** ********* ** *** ***** applications, *** ******* ** **** **** *** *** **** ***** available ******* ***** *** ***** *** ******* ** *** ***** American ** **** ********* ********** ******** ** *** ************ **** subscribes ** ********* *********** ***********. * ** ** *** ****, but *** **** *** ** **********. *** ***** *** ** chinavision ********** ** ******** ** *** ********* **** *** ***********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Undisclosed #9 | 01/17/17 01:01am

**** ********* **** *** ***** ***** *** *** ****** ***'* be ********* ** * **** / ******?

** *** ****** **** **** *** ***** *** ****** *** care ** **** **** *** ********, **** **** *** ********* of *** * ** ****** *******. ***** *** **** ****** of *** ***** ***** *** ** ** ***** *******'* **** if *** ******** ** *** ******* ******* ******* *** *******. Certification *** **** ******** ** * ******* **** *** ***** like ** ***, *** **** ** *** ********* *** ***** approvals.

**** ***** * ***** *** ** ** **** ******* *** encoded **** ******* ** **** **** *** *** ** * serial ****** / ********* ******, ** ** ******** ** ********* for ******** *******! ( **** * *******! ). **** ***** be * ****** *** ** ***** ******** *** ** **** of *** *******.

**** ******* ***'* **** ********. ********* *** *** * *** of ***** ******** ******, ***** *** ****** ******* ** *** Chinese ******** *** *** **** *** ** **** **** ********* work. ***** **** ** **? ****** **** ** **? ** they ****?

John Honovich

IPVM | 01/18/17 07:35am

******: ********* ** **** * ****** ********* ***************** ******* *****:

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to John Honovich | 02/25/17 09:53am

**** ** **** *****'* ******** ****, **** ** *** ******** standpoint, * *** ** ****** **** ****'* **** ****** ******* to *** **********. ***'* *** ** *****, * ***** ******* you ****** *** ********** ********, * **** ***'* ***** ***** reasons ******* *** ********* *********.

"*** ****** ** ***** ***** *** *********** *******" - *** end ******** *****'* ****** *** **** *******, *** ********** **** but *** *** *** ********.

"*** ********* ** ***** **** *******..." - ********* ** *****'* support *** *********. **** ********** *** *********** ****** ** ********* the ******* ** *** *** ********. ** ** *** *** customer, *** ************ *****'* ******* ******* ****** ***.

"***** ******** ****** ** ***********'* ********" - ****, *** ** replace * ****** ***** ******** ** ** ** **** **** which *** **** ***** ** *** **** *** ****'** ***** have ** *** ***** ** ****** *** ******* *** ****. If *** ****** **** *** **** ****** **** **-**% ****, a *** ****** *** **** ** ********* *** ********* ****** days *-* ***** ****** **** ****** ***** **** **** **********.

"***** ******* ************ *** ******* *********" - *** ********* ** this **** ******* ** ******** ****** **** $**,*** ***** ** typically ***** ** ** * **-** **** ****** ******. **** buying **** ****** ****'* ****** **** ****.

*** ******* ******** *** ********** ** ******** *** ******** ******** to ***** ******** ****** *** *** ******** ******* *** ******* to *** *********. ** ** ******* ***** ******* *** ******* it ** **** ** * ***** ** ***** ******* (** the *** **'* ***** ** ** ** ** *** **********).

*'* ** ******* ** **** **** ***** *********** *** ** end ********* **** **** *** ***** ****** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 02/25/17 09:58am

** *** ****** **** *** **** ****** **** **-**% ****

*** *** ******* **** ****** ****** *** **-**% **** **** authorized **** *** *** ***** **** *****? * **** **** prices ** * *** ****** *** ****'* *** **** ********* in *********'* ******** ****** ******** ***** *** ******* ***** **** / *****.

** ** *** *** ************ *** ********* *** **% **** grey ****** *** *** ***** **** *****, * *** *** why ** **** *** **** *** * **** *** **** the ****** ** **** *****.

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A Chinese research group has identified a vulnerability in Uniview recorders that allows backdoor access in a method similar to the Dahua...
Hikvision Access Control Tested on Oct 19, 2017
Hikvision aggressive pricing and marketing combined with generally reliable hardware and free software has made them a major player in video...
Verkada, Silicon Valley VSaaS Startup, Targets Enterprise on Oct 19, 2017
Verkada says they are building an enterprise-class VSaaS offering, calling it "The new platform for video security". This is a departure from the...
Exacq Unbreaks Avigilon Integration on Oct 18, 2017
For nearly 4 years, Exacq had broken and effectively blocked use with Avigilon cameras, as IPVM reported in January 2014. Now, Exacq has...
Search More Important Than Live Monitoring - Statistics on Oct 18, 2017
Search is overall more important than live monitoring to integrators, according to new IPVM statistics.  The key themes found in integrator...
Axis 'Sold Out' P3707-PVE Multi-Imager Tested on Oct 18, 2017
Axis faced significant product shortages over the summer. Perhaps the most notorious and significantly sold out model was the Axis P3707-PE 8MP...
Dahua Removes Auto Rebooting on Oct 17, 2017
For years, Dahua has automatically programmed its IP cameras to reboot weekly, a highly atypical and questionable practice. Following IPVM...
Deep Learning Tutorial For Video Surveillance on Oct 17, 2017
Deep learning is a growing buzzword within physical security and video surveillance. But what is 'deep learning'? In this tutorial, we explain...
Multipoint Lock Access Control Tutorial on Oct 17, 2017
Doors are notoriously weak at stopping entry, and money can be misspent on wrong locks that leave doors quite vulnerable. While closed and locked...

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