Audio Usage In Video Surveillance Statistics 2021
Audio usage in video surveillance remains rare but growing, new IPVM statistics show.
175+ integrators answered IPVM: "In the past year, what percentage of cameras did you record audio? Why that percentage?"
Inside we break down the results and include color comments.
********** ****'* **** **********, ***** ***** ********* **** *% to **%:
** ****, **** **** ** ********** respondents *** *** ******* ***** ** any ******. ***, **** *** ******* 10 ********** ******, **** * ****** majority ******** ***** ** ***** ** one ****** ** *** **** ****. The ***** ***** ***** *** ********* of ***** ** **********:
U.S. *** ***-** ***** *******
** *** ***-** ***** ***** ***** were *******, ** ***** ** *** first ******** *** **** *******.
Audio ************ ********* ** ***
*** ****, ***** ********* ** **** monitoring ** ******** ******** ** ** heavily ********** ** ** ****** *******. If *** *******, ******** ***** **** 'dual *******' ** '***-*****' ******* ******** audio **** ***** ******** ******** **** of *** ****:
- "** ****** **** ******* ******* ** our ***** ** *** ******* ** record ******* *** ******* ** ** least *** ****** ** *** ************."
- "*% ********** **** **."
- "**** ***, ** ** *** **** do **** ***** *********."
- "*%. ********** ***** *** **** ****** rules ** ***** ********* ** ** most ************ ** ** *** *********."
- "[**** **** *** *******] - ** many ********* ** ** *******. ** many ********** *********, ********* ***** ** forbidden. ***** ***** ** ** **** specific ******* ** ** ******* ** install *********** *** ****** *****."
- "*% *** *****(*) **** * **** in *** *** *** ***** *******, and *** ********* ***'* **** * reason ** **** ** ****** *****."
- "*% ******* ** *** ***** ****** with ***** ***** ** *** **** state"
- "**** - *** ******* ** *** jurisdiction ** ****** *****."
- "*% - ********* ***** ** ******* in ****** ****** *** ***** ***** recorded ** ****** *******."
- "**** ** *** ******** ******* *** audio ******* ** **** ** ******** forbidden ** *** ***** *********** *** GDPR *****."
- "*%. ** ******** **'* *** ***** to ****** *****."
Discomfort *** ***** ***********
*******, **** **** *********, *********** ******* stated **** ********* ***** ** ******** due ** *********** **** *** *** or *********, ** **** ** ******* unease **** *****:
- "**%. **** *** ****** ** *** liability."
- "***** **%. ** ******** ** **** legal ******* **** **** ** *** see ** *************, ***** ** *** a *** ** ******. ** ******** because ** *** ********* ***** *******."
- "****. *** ********* ***'* *** *** it *** ** ***'* ***** ** up ******* ** *** *** ** is * ****** ******* **** *** employees ** **** *** ***** *** we ***'* **** ** ** ******** in **** ************ ** ** ***'* have ** **."
- "****. ******* **** *** **** *** get ******* ***** *** ********* ******."
- "**** * ***.... ** ****** *********** is ********* ***** *** **** ** the ******* **************"
- "**** - *** **** ***** ****** to **** **** ***** ** ******* all **** *** **. **** *** worth *** **** (*** *** ******* in **** *****)."
- "** **** *** *** ***** ****** on **** *******. **** ****** ** to ******* **** ***** ** ********* systems. *********** *** ******* *** ***** the ***** ******."
- "**** ***. **** ********* *** ***** of ********* ***** ** **** ****** and ** **** **** ** ****** audio ***** ******** ** ********** ***** specific ************* **** ** ** ********. HR, **********, ************* *****."
- "*% - ******* ****** *** ******** feelings ***** "*** *******" **** ** difficult ** *******."
- "*% - **** ** *** **** and ******** ***** ****** **** ********* audio.We ** *** ****** ***** ** our ******** *** ** *******."
- "*%. ** ** *** *********, *** we *** *** ******* **."
- "*% - *** ***** **** *** tricky **** ***** **********. ***** ********* ok ** ********** **********, **** ** our ******** **** ****** ** *** interested ** *****'* **** ** ******** the ********."
- "***** *% * **** ***'* *** my ********* **** *** ********* ** it ***** ** ** * **** area."
Mixed ***** *** ***** *********
** *** **, *** **** ********** the ************ ** ****** ***** **** state ** ***** (*** **** *****), ******** **** ********** (**:************* ** *******) ******** ******** **. In *** ******** ** ** ******, one ** *** *************** ********* ******** how ************ *** ******* ** ** be ***** *** ***** *********:
- ******-***** *******: *** ******** ***** ******** ** the ********* **** *******. ** **** cases, *** ***-**** *** **** *** surveillance ****** ** *** ********** *****, and ********* *** **** ***** ******* additional **********. *********, ** ****** *** the ******** ** ******** *** '******-*****' jurisdictions, ******** *** ****** ** ********** vs. '** ******' *** ******* ** not *** ************ ***** ** ***** without ******* ********* *** ******* ********** legality.
- ****/***/***-***** *******: **** ******** **** ** *** parties ** * ********* ** ******* and ** ***** **** ********* ** taking *****. ******* ******** ******* ** difficult, ** *********** ******** ***** ********* by *** ** ***** ************ *** limits ** ** ***** ***** ****** consent ** **********, **** ** ********* facilities.
******, *** ********** *******, *******, *** permissions ****** *** ********-***** ******* ***** complicate ******* ** ****, ** ** essentially ***********.
****, ** ******** ** ******** ************ *****, ********** *** ***** ********* ** the ****** *** *** **** ******* impact *** ************* ** *********. *** technical ********** ** ******* *********** ** the ***** **** *** ********* ** collect ***** *****, *** **** ****** recorded ***** **** ******** **** ***** remain *********, **** **** ******* ******* integrated ***** ***** ** ********** ***********.
******, **** ***** ********* ***** ********** integrator ********** ** ********** *** **** and *** ********* *********. *** ****, audio ********* ** ****** *** **** trouble **** *******.
No ******** ****** *** *****
**** ** **** ***** *** *****, customer ****** ** ****. ******* ******** noted **** ********* ****** ** *** ask *** ***** *** **** ********* cameras *** ***** *** ********** *** it:
- "*. ********* **** **** *****."
- "*. *** * ***** **** **** core ********* (******)."
- "****. ***** ** ***** ********* *** is ****** **** ****."
- "* ***'* ******* ** *** *** camera ***** **** **** ****. ** one ********* **** *******."
- "* ***** ******* *** **** ***** we **** *** *** **** ** / ********* *****'* **** ********* **** feature"
- "***** **********: *%. *** *** ** clients ********* **** ***** *** ** many ********** *** * **** ***** is ******** ****** *** ** ****** position."
- "*%. ***** ** * **** ********* application *** ** *****’* ***** * requirement *** **. *** ********** ***** on *******’* ******** *******."
- "* %. ** *** *** **** that ****. ***** ***** ** *** issue."
- "**%, * **** ** ****** ***** in **** ********** *** ** *** allowed ** ****** ******* ** ***** and **** ******."
Audio **** ** ****** ********* ***** & ********* *****
*******, **** ********** *** ****** *** audio *********, ********** ** *** *********** interview ***** *** **** *** ****** cells. **** ***** ******** ***** ***** areas ** *** ********** ***** ***** surveillance ** ********* ****:
- "**** **** **%. ***** ************ **** not ****** ** ** ** **** demand ****** *** ****** ************."
- "*% **'** *** **** *** **** in *** *********** **********. ******** **** you **** ** ********* ***** ******* laws."
- "******** **** **** *% *******. ** only ** **** ***** ** **** where ***** ** ********, **** ** detention ** *** ***********. **** ****, only ******* ******* **** ** ** audio *******."
- "* - * %. ** ** a *** ** *********** ****, *** audio ********* ** ********* ************ ** some ***** (******, ********* *****, ***)."
- "***** *% *** *********** ************* **** corrections *** *****."
- "**** **** *% *** ** ***** Laws. ********* **** **** ** ****** / *** *********** ********* *****."
Other **** ******* ***** *****, ** *****, *** ******* ****** *********
***** *** **** **** ** **********, HR ******** **** ** ********* *****, and ******* *********** ********* ****** ********.
- "**** ***. **** ********* *** ***** of ********* ***** ** **** ****** and ** **** **** ** ****** audio ***** ******** ** ********** ***** specific ************* **** ** ** ********. HR, **********, ************* *****."
- "**** ***** ******* * ****** ***** 4 *******, *** ***** ** ****** specific ******** ***** *** ** **** as ** ******* *** ******."
- "*% ********** **** ** ********'* ******* for ***********. ********* ** *** ******* recording ***** ******* ** ******* ********."
- "**% ****** *** ***** ******* *** convenience ******."
- "*% *** ********* **** *** ******** counters"
*******
*** **** **** *** ***** ** that *** **** *** ********** ******** have ****** **** **********, ** ***** is ********* ******** ** ** ********** cost.
*** ******** **** ******* *** ***** and ******* ******** ** ***** *****. How **** ***** ******** *** ******* remains ** ** ****, ** ********* those ******** **** **** ********** ** the **** *** ***** *** ************.
**** ********, * ***'* ****.
* *** **** ** *********** ******* on *** *****:** **** ******* ******* *********** ****? New ********* ** ***** ** **** Out, *****:
** ************, * ***-***** ******* *****, the ************ ******** ********’* ****** ********* audio ********** **** **** *** ***** outdoor **** ************ ******* ********** ********, spokeswoman **** *** **** ***********. *** she *** *** ***** ** *** cases ** ***** *********** **** ********* to ********* **** ********.
** ********, * ***-***** ******* *****, in ***** ** ******* **** *****’* wiretapping ***, * ****** **** “*********” intercept *** *************.
“**** *** ***** ************ ******* ****** events *** *** ************ ** ********** later. *** ***** ** *** ****** is *** ************ ********* *** ************. It’s *** *************,” ***** ******, ** assistant ********** *** *** *******-***** ***** County ******** ********’* ******, ***** ** an ***** ** ***********.
**** **** ********* ** ** **** intercom ******* ********* ***** ** ********** wiretapping.
*** *** * ***** ***? :)
** ** *****, * ** *** saying **** * ****** ** ***** can ******* *** ** *** **** any ********* ** **** **** **?
**.. *** * ****** ** * Holiday *** **** ***** :)
**** ** **** **** ** *** cases *** *** * ****** *** a ****** ********. **** ******** ***** so **'* *** **** ********* ** on * ****** **********.
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** ****** * **** ** **** intercom?
** ** *****, * ***'* **** a ******** ** ****, * ** genuinely *** ***** ** *** *** law ** ***** *******.
*** *******, *** ****** ******* ** 'intercepting', ** ** ******** *********** '************'? Maybe ** ** *** ** ***** some **** *** **** ***** **** up. *** ******** ** **** *********** is ***** ********* ******* * ***** line *** **** ** ******** ******* in ****** ** *********. * ** not ****.
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* ***'* **** ******** ** ** with ****** ** ***** *******.
****... ***** ** ****** ** **** with ******** *** ***** ***********. **** apply ***** ** ****** *** ******** locations *** **** ******* ** ****** all ******. *******/***** & ****** **** a *** ***** ** ********, ** check **** ******* ******** ***. ****: Sonitrol ** *********** *** *** ******* of **** ***-**** **** *** ****** alarm ******** ******** *** ** **** credibility **** *** ***********.
** *** **** * ****** *** the ******* "******** ** *********** *** the ******* ** **** ***-**** **** the ****** ***** ******** ******** *** to **** *********** **** *** ***********". Its * *** ***** *** ***** are * *** ** ***** *******. Not **** *** *** ***** ** about ***** **** ********?
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** ***** **** ** ****** ********** standing ** ** ******** **** ** doorbell ** *** ****** **** ** expectation ** ******* ** *** *** what ***** * ********** ****** *****.
**** **** **** *** *** *** of ***** ** ******** ************ ** coming **** *** **** ** ******** needs ** *** ********* ** **.
** *** ** **** *** ****** get ****** *** ***** **** **** their *********? * **** **** ** many ****** *** ***** *** ** Ring/Google ******** *** **** ***** ********* audio *** ***** **** ***** **** intercom ** ******** *********.