Avigilon First to Demo 7K Cameras

Author: John Honovich, Published on Apr 06, 2015

While many manufacturers are announcing and showing 4K cameras, Avigilon has declared it will be the first to demo 7K cameras.

In this note, we look at the positioning of 7K vs 4K and Avigilon's existing 29MP cameras.

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Maximum **********

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Avigilon ** ***********

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Comments (38)

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Scot MacTaggart

04/06/15 04:35pm

** * **** ** *****, *'* *** **** ******** ** just ******* *** ** ***** ** *** ***** **** *** be **** *** ********** ******* ****'* *** ********** *** ***** non-technical ****** ******* ********* *****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Scot MacTaggart | 04/06/15 04:40pm

******* ********** *** ***** '*' ** * ******* ** ***** for ******** ******* *** **?

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Scot MacTaggart

In reply to John Honovich | 04/06/15 04:46pm

*'* ****** ** ** * ***** ******* ********. ******** **** you *** *****, ******* ** ** **********, **-***** (**** / 1080i / *****), ** "*", ******** ****** *** * ****** level ** **********.

** ** ********* ***** ** *** ********* *********. *** **** in *** **** "*** ** *** **** **** *** ** quality **** **** ***'** ****** ** **** *******", *** *** next **** "** *** **** *** **, ***** ***'** ******** never **** **** ******".

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Scot MacTaggart | 04/06/15 04:49pm

"******** ****** *** * ****** ***** ** **********."

****, *** ***'* **** ** **** **** ****** **** *********?

**, **** ****** *** ** *** ******? *** ******.... ** have * **** ***.

**** ****** **** ********** ** **, ** ** ********* *** feel / ********.

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Scot MacTaggart

In reply to John Honovich | 04/06/15 04:59pm

***'** *** ***** **** **'* * **** ********** ********** - since ******** ** ** ** ***** *** *** ****** ** say "****** * ***** *** ***********".

* ***** **** **** **** ** **** **** **** ** unattended ******** *** **** *** ***** *** **** **** ***** product **** *** *** *******, *** ** ** ****, *** have ** ****** **** ******* ** *** ***** **** *** competitor ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to Scot MacTaggart | 04/06/15 06:37pm

* *****. **** *** ** ******** ******** **** ******* ** announce *********** ** ******* ** *** *** **** ****** ****** in ************ **** **** **** ***-** ********. ***** **** *********** be ***** * *** ****** ** *** **** *** ** not ******* **=*** *** **=****... ****'** **** ******* *********. *** those ****** **** *** ** ********* ** "**" ** ********** resolution ** ***** ** ***** ** ** *******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 04/06/15 10:27pm

"**** *** ** ******** ******** **** ******* ** ******** *********** 4K ******* ** *** *** **** ****** ****** ** ************ will **** **** ***-** ********."

***** **, ****** * ** *** **** *** *** **** to **** **** ** ****.

** ** *** *** *** ******* *** ********** ** **** up ******** (*.*.,******** ***** ******** ****).

* ***** **** **** ****** * *** **** ********** **** 4K ** **....

Michael Goodwin

In reply to John Honovich | 04/08/15 11:47pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Michael Goodwin | 04/09/15 12:26am

*******, ************ **** '*******' *** '*******' *** **********, ************, *** therefore *********.

***** ** ******* ** *** ******* *** '*******' *** ** what ********** ** *********** *** **** '*******' *** *** '*******' quantifiably **** *** ***** **** ******** ** ***** *******?

Michael Goodwin

In reply to John Honovich | 04/09/15 12:49am

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****://****.***/******/************** $**

*** ****:

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Michael Goodwin | 04/09/15 01:57am

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Michael Goodwin

In reply to John Honovich | 04/09/15 02:18am

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Michael Goodwin | 04/09/15 02:21am

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*** * ***** ** **** **** ** ********** *** * number ** ****** ** **** **** ** **** ** ******, no? :)

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Michael Goodwin | 04/09/15 02:21am

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

Undisclosed #1

04/06/15 04:40pm

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | 04/06/15 04:42pm

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | 04/06/15 04:46pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Brian Rhodes | 04/06/15 04:47pm

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Undisclosed #1

In reply to John Honovich | 04/06/15 04:53pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 04/06/15 05:04pm

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to John Honovich | 04/06/15 05:22pm

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

**** ************* ** **** *** **** *******, **** ** *** cost ****, *** * *** ***** *, ** *****, ******* 4.1 ** *.*. *'* *** **** *'** **** ****** ** Level *. ** * *********** *** ***** ** **.* **/*. Honestly, ******** **** **** **** **** *** *** ****** ******** be ** * *** ****, ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Ethan Ace | 04/06/15 06:30pm

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Undisclosed #1

In reply to John Honovich | 04/06/15 07:31pm

*** *.*** **** ********** **** ******* **** ** *********** ** resolution, *** ********* *** **.

** *** *****, ** ********* ** *****'* ******** *****, **** are ******** ******* *** *.*** **** ** ***** *****, ** they *** *** ******** ** *** ****.

***, *** *** ********** ** *.*** ** *********, **, *** much ********* **** **** ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to John Honovich | 04/08/15 11:04pm
*** **** *.*** *** * *** ******* ** ******** *** 30mp **** ******** ** * ******* ********* *** * ******* max ******* ** ******** *****.* ** ***** *** *********** *** will *** **** **** ***** ** ** ****** *** ***** out **** ******** ******/******** **** ******* ******* *** ************ ********* on **** ******* ** *** ***** *** ****** ** *******

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Ethan Ace | 04/06/15 07:00pm

**** ************* ** **** *** **** *******, **** ** *** cost ****, *** * *** ***** *, ** *****, ******* 4.1 ** *.*. *'* *** **** *'** **** ****** ** Level *. ** * *********** *** ***** ** **.* **/*.

****** *** *** **** **** **** *** *** ******* ** the ***. ***** **** (*** ****** ** **** *****), *****, even *** ***** *.*, **9,437,184 pixels**~*********.

***** ***** ******** *.*** **** ******* *** *** ***** *********? I ***'* *** ** ** *** **** *****.

Itamar Kerbel

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 04/06/15 07:19pm
*** *** **** ** *** ***** *** ** ****** ** other ****. ** **** ****** **** ******* ****** *** **** work.

Tim Russell

In reply to Ethan Ace | 04/08/15 11:24am

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

Undisclosed Integrator #2

04/06/15 06:06pm

****,

* ***** **** ** ******* * **** ** *** ******** H4 *** ****** *******.

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

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 04/06/15 06:27pm

*, ** *** ** ****** ** ********** ** ******* ** one *** * ***** ** ***, **'* ** ***** ** do **. ** **********, ******* ** ********.

Eric Fleming Bonilha

04/07/15 01:24pm

* ****** ** *** ***** **** **** *** ***** ** introduce * ****** **** **** ***** *****...

**** *** **** ***** *******? **** **** ****** ******, ***** is * ************ **** ***** *** * **** *** **** in * ******** **** ** *****

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Eric Fleming Bonilha | 04/07/15 01:47pm

****,

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Eric Fleming Bonilha

In reply to John Honovich | 04/07/15 01:51pm

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Undisclosed #1

In reply to Eric Fleming Bonilha | 04/07/15 10:46pm

****, *** **** ***** ** ** ******* * ** ** model ** *****?

**** *** * ** ** **** ****** (@* ***), ** it's ********...

***** **'* * **** ** *********... :)

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Rodney Thayer

04/07/15 08:40pm

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Michael Goodwin

04/07/15 11:24pm

* ****** ****** ** ********** **** ******* ** *** ******/**** allows *** ** *** ******* ** **...

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Undisclosed #1

In reply to Michael Goodwin | 04/07/15 11:36pm

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*****/**** *** *** *** **?

Michael Goodwin

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 04/07/15 11:43pm

**'** ** *** **** ***** ** *** ******** ** ** 26mp, ******* ****'** **** **** ** *** ***** ***, ***, I'm ****** * ********* ***** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | 04/15/15 11:42pm

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**** *** ********* ** ** ** / ****, ***** ***** sense *** ****** *** ********** ********* - **** **** ** mean?

**** *** ******* *** ** ****** ** (*) ** ******** to **** *** ***** **** ** ** ** **** **** than **.

*******, ** ***** *** ***** *****, *** ***** **** ** very *** (***** ** ** ~****):

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