Axis Shipping 4MP Camera That Is Not 4MP

Author: John Honovich, Published on Jun 15, 2016

Axis is shipping a new 4MP camera that is not 4MP.

By contrast, Dahua and Hikvision have been shipping 4MP cameras that are 4MP for nearly a year.

In this note, we examine the issue and debate what responsibility manufacturers should have.

**** ** ******** * *** *** ****** **** ** *** 4MP.

** ********, ***** *** ********* **** **** ******** *** ******* that *** *** *** ****** * ****.

** **** ****, ** ******* *** ***** *** ****** **** responsibility ************* ****** ****.

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4MP *** ***

*** *********-*** ******** ** * *** / **** * **** (*.****) *** *** ******** ****** ******** ~**% **** than **** ** *.**** / **** * ****.

***** *** ********* ****** *** **** *** ********** (**** * 1520) *** ******* **.

Fixed **** ****?

**** ********* **** **** ****** ** *** ******* **** ********** currently but **** **** **** *** ******** ****** ** "********* ********* ****** * ****".

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******* *** ******, *** *** ********* *** *** ************* ********* that **** ** ******* ** ******* *** ******** *** **********.

Axis ******* ******

**** ****** ***** ***** ******* ***, ** **********, **** *** pay **** *** **** ******** *** *** ****** *******. **** avoid specifically ********** ***** *** ********* *** *** *********** ** *******.

*** ***** **** **** ** *** **** ********* **** ***** encroaching ******* ******, **** ***** ** **** ** ******* *** higher *******.

*** ******** ******* **** ***** ** ******* *** ********** ********* undermines ****.

** ******, ****** ** *****, ******* **** *** ***** **+ the ***** ** *** ********** ***** ** *********, *** ***** does *** ******* ********** ** *** *** *** ***** *********** is ************** ********, ** ***** **** **** ******* ** *** upcoming **** ******:

**** ** ******* *********** '*******' ***** ********** ** **** ********** notions ***** *** ********** ** ********* ** ********* ********** **.

****

Update *** ******** *********

**** **, ****: **** ** *** ******** *** ******** (*.**.* ******** **** ****) **** **** *** **** *** **********.

Comments (29)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

06/15/16 01:34pm

* ******** "**** ***, ***** ******" *** ***** **** ******** "ship ***, ****** ***** ** *******" ** *********.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

06/15/16 02:28pm

* ***'* ********** *** ****'** ** ******* ** **. ** it * ***** *****?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

06/15/16 02:31pm

* **** **** **** **** ** ********** ******* ****** *** normally ** *** ** ****** ***** **** ******** *******.

* ***** **** ** ** ******** ******* ** *** ** Axis *********. ** *** **** ******** ********** ***** ** ******* to *** *** ***** *** *** **** **** * *** standard ********** ** ******* *** *** *****.

*** *** ***** *********** ** ******** ******* * ***** *** by *** **** ** *** ***** ** ** ******** ** indoor ***** ***** **** ********** ******** ******.

*** **** ****** *** ********** ** ****** ******** ** ******* and *** ******* *** ***** ** **** ***** ** ******* situations.

* ***** ********* **** ****** ** *** ***** *** *** Dahua ****** ** ***** **** ***** ****** **** ****** ** injustice. ***** *** *** *** ***** ********** ***** ** *** models **** * ** ***** **.

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 06/15/16 03:08pm

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

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

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 06/16/16 12:18am

* ***** **** ** ** ******** ******* ** *** ** Axis *********

**** ** * ***** ************. ** ******* ******** ** ****** such ******** (** **** *** * ****** ********* *****) ** not **** ******* ** **********.

***** *** *** **** **** * *** ******** ********** ** achieve *** *** *****.

**** ****** *** **** '*** ********' ********** ** *** ****'* spec *****, ** ********* **** *** *** ****** ** *** product.

*** *** ***** *********** ** ******** ******* * ***** *** by *** **** ** *** ***** ** ** ******** ** indoor ***** ***** **** ********** ******** ******.

** *** **** **** *** **** ***** ** ****** **** but *** ***** *** ********* ****** *** *** **** **** than **** *** ***** *** ******* ******* **** ******* ** a ******** *** ***** *** ********?

* ***** ********* **** ****** ** *** ***** *** *** Dahua ****** ** ***** **** ***** ****** **** ****** ** injustice.

**** *** ****** *** ***** ** **** ** ** '*****'? And ** **** *** ******* ** *** **** ****** ** the **** '*****'?

Undisclosed #4

06/15/16 02:48pm

**** ** ******** * *** *** ****** **** ** *** 4MP.

* *** ** ************* *** ******** ** ******* **** *** 3840 ****** ****, *** ****, ** **** (***** **** ***** math), ****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 06/15/16 03:14pm

*** ***************** **** * ************ **** ** *** ***** **********! ****'* why *** *** ****** *** ** ********* ** ******** *** use. ***** ** ** ***** ******* ** *** ***** *** presented!

****** ***....* ***** ************ **** **** ****** ** ****** ******* changing *** ********, **** ********. ***...**-******** *** **** ******** ****.

****, * *** ******* ***** *** **********, *** *** *** firmware ******.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 06/15/16 11:02pm

****** **** ***'** ********* ** ***-* ********** ********** ** ** DCI ****** **********.

*** - **** * ****

***-* - **** * ****

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 06/16/16 12:03am

****** **** ***'** ********* ** ***-* ********** ********** ** ** DCI ****** **********.

**, *'* *** ********. * = *, * = **** = ****, * * **** = ****

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

****: ******* **** ****** **** * ***** ****, *** ****'** right.

Undisclosed Integrator #5

06/15/16 07:20pm

**** *** **** ***** ** *** ***** ******** **** **** a *** *** *** *** **** ***** *** **** *** 2MP. ****** **** ******* **** *****'* **** ****.

Undisclosed End User #6

06/16/16 05:50am

***, *** ***** ******* *** *** ****. ** *** **** future **** **** **** ***** ** * ****** ********. ** ahead **** **** *** ***'** **** ******* **** **** *****.

* *** *** ***** **** **** **** *** *** *'* 100% **** **** * ***'* ******** *******. ** ** ******* for ** **** **** ** **** ******* **********.

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

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed End User #6 | 06/16/16 06:02am

* *** *** ***** **** **** **** *** *** *'* 100% **** **** * ***'* ******** *******.

***'* ****** ** **** **** ************* ***** ************ ***...

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed End User #6 | 06/16/16 08:28am

** ** ******* *** ** **** **** ** **** ******* propaganda.

*** ******* ***'* **** *** **** *** ***** **** ******** like ****:

**** ***** ******** ** **** *** *** *** ** ******* our ******* ******** ******** ** ************* **** **** *********** ********* ************.

Rich Moore

In reply to John Honovich | 06/17/16 06:29pm
* **** **** ******* *** **** ******** ** **** **** IPVM ** **** **** ***** *** ********** **** **** **** dislikes ******* **** ********. **********, * ***** **** *** ****** assessments. ******** * ***** **** ***** ** **** **** *** Uniview *** ******* ** **** ********** ** **** *** ********* in *** **.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Rich Moore | 06/17/16 06:35pm

****, ** ** *********** *** ****** ** ************* *** ****** I ****** ******* **** ** ***** *******, *** ********* ** our ******* ******** ** ***** *********** ***** ** ***** **** as ** **** ********.

Rich Moore

In reply to John Honovich | 06/17/16 06:38pm
* ***** ** *** **** ** ** **** ***** **** anything. * ***** **** **** *** **** *** ***** **** you, *** **** **** *** *** **** *** **** ******* the ************.

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed End User #6 | 06/16/16 08:29am

***** *** ****, *** **** *, *** **** ********** ******** to *** ********. **'* *** ***** **** ** *** ****, such ** ********, ***** ** *** *** ** ***** *** prefer ** **** ***** ****** *** ******* ****.

**'* **** ** *** *** **** *** ** ****** ****: the "**** ** *** ******" *** **** ******, *** **** one ***** ****** - ***, *** *** ****.

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***, *** *** *** *********, ******* **** *** *** **** gain *****, *** ***** ** ********* *** *********.

Jason Brown

06/16/16 01:05pm

* ***** **** ** * ***** ******* **** * ***** complaint.

**" *** *** **.*" ******** *** **** **** *******. **'* called ******** **, *** ******** *.** ** * ** *** egregious.

******* **** *** *** ****** ****** ****** ** ***** *******. Nobody ***** * *** ****** (*********) * *.**** ******. *** nobody ** ********** **** **** ******* ******* **** ***** *-*** of ****** ****** *****.

*,*** * *,*** ****** = ****

**** **** *,*** * *,*** ****** ** *** ****** = 9MP

*** *** ******* *** ***** = ***

*** *** ***** ** *** ***** *** ****** = ***

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jason Brown | 06/16/16 01:23pm

** ******** ********** *** *** ********** *** ******* ****** ****** ****** ********** issue ****.

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Jason Brown | 06/16/16 01:25pm

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Rogier van der Heide

In reply to Jason Brown | 06/17/16 08:46am

****** *** *** ****, ** ***'* * ******** ***** ****. They*************** ** ***** ********* *********. *** **** ****'* ********** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | 06/16/16 01:21pm

*** ***** ** **** **** ******** *** ***** *** ********* something ******** ****** ***** ****** *********** **** ******** *** **** thing *** ******** ********* *** **** **********.

David Lieberman

IPVMU Certified | 06/16/16 09:57pm

**** ******** *** ******* ****** ** *** *****. ******* *** more ********* ** **** **** *******. **** ****** ** **** accountable.

John Honovich

IPVM | 06/17/16 11:02am

**** *** ***** *********, **** *********** *********** ******* ************ *** integrator ***********.

  • ~**% ** *********** *** ***'* **** ***** **** ********** ** ready.
  • ~**% ** ************* *** ***'* **** ***** **** ********** ** ready.

*************, ****** ** **** ***********. ******** **** **** ******* ***** and ********* ** **** *********.

John Honovich

IPVM | 06/27/16 04:43pm

**** ** *** ******** *** ******** (*.**.* ******** **** ****) **** **** *** **** *** **********.

David Lieberman

IPVMU Certified | In reply to John Honovich | 06/27/16 04:45pm

**** ** **** **** ****** **** ***** ******** *** ******. The ******* ****'* ***** **** **** ******** **.

David Lieberman

IPVMU Certified | In reply to David Lieberman | 06/27/16 09:27pm

**'* *********** **** ******* ********* **** ** ******* *** **** are ******** *** *****. * ********* ******* ***** *******, *** I'm ******* ** ** ***** (** *******'*) ********* *** **.

** *********** ** **** **** **** ******* *** ******, ** wasn't *****. ** ****'* ******* **** *** ********. *** ***** is * ******** ******* ** ** **. *** *****, ******, is **** *** *** **** (**** **) *** *** ** go **** ** ******* *** ******** ** ***** ****** ** pay *** * ******* **** ** ** **. ** ** is ******* ** ******** (* ***** ****** ** **), ** still ******** ********** *** ******* ****, "***********" *** **********, ***.

** ***** ** ** **** *** **** ****** ** ******* the ******* **** **** *** *** ** *** ***** ******** deadlines *** ********* ****** ** *** ******* (*************) ** ***** customer.

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

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to David Lieberman | 06/27/16 10:13pm

*** *****, ******, ** **** *** *** **** (**** **) now *** ** ** **** ** ******* *** ******** ** their ****** ** *** *** * ******* **** ** ** so. ** ** ** ******* ** ******** (* ***** ****** it **), ** ***** ******** ********** *** ******* ****, "***********" the **********, ***.

***, *** *** ********** ***** *** ** *** *** **** if *** ***** ********. *** **** **** **** *** *** that.

*** ***** *** ****** **** **** ****** **** ******* ******* and *** ** ********* ** ******* ************. ** *** ************ eat *** **** ** ********* **** ** ** **** **** them ** **?

Undisclosed #4

In reply to John Honovich | 06/27/16 04:54pm

"**** ** *** ******** *** ******** (*.**.* ******** **** ****) that*********** *** **** *** **********." ;)

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