Axis Launches New Low Cost Cameras

Author: John Honovich, Published on Mar 22, 2016

Evidently, now is the time to retire the M3004.

After releasing dozens of cameras in the past few years in the mid to high end, Axis is now releasing new entry level domes for the first time in years. These cameras will be better and less expensive than the historical M30 series, but how much of an impact will it have on competitors? We examine the differences and the potential impact inside.

[[Update, June 2016: Axis has begun shipping the new M30 line. Readers may see our tests of these cameras starting with the 720p M3044-V.]]

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Comments (39)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

03/22/16 01:25pm

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

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 03/22/16 01:37pm

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

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 03/22/16 01:39pm

*** ***** ******* ****** ** ** **** ** * **** level ****** *** * ****** ******** ** **** **** ***** vs **** ****** ********* *** ** *********** **** ***. **** continue ** ***** ***** ********** ******** ** * ************ *******, and *** **** ** ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 03/22/16 03:56pm

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Ross Vanderklok

IPVMU Certified | 03/22/16 01:43pm

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Jeremy Ellis

03/22/16 02:32pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jeremy Ellis | 03/22/16 02:42pm

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

**** **** ******* *** ***** ~$** / ~**%.

** *** **** ** **** **** ***** **** **** **** much **** ********* *** *** ******* ** ***** ******* (**** lower *******). * **** ***** **** ************* **** ***** ** useful ** ***** *********'* ****.

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

Mike Carrigan

In reply to John Honovich | 03/22/16 05:49pm

**** *** ********* *** *** *** **** ******. * ********** THE ****** **** **** ** **** ** *** ** *********** WITH * ********** ** *** ** ****** ** *** ****** LOW ******* **** ** **** **. ** * **** *** INTEGRATOR ** ***** ***** ************* **** *** **** *** * LOW **** *** ** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Mike Carrigan | 03/22/16 05:54pm

****, *** *** *** ********* ** **? :)

** *** ***********, ******, * ** ***** ********* *** * number ** **** ******* ******** *** ********.

*** *******, **************** *** ******* ***** ****, ******* **** ********* ****, *** **** *** *** ** *** *** ************* already **** * ***** *********** ** ********* (************ *.***+).

**, ** *****, ********* ********* **** ** ***** ****, ***** end ************, **** **** ****** ********** ****** *** ****** *** users.

Tony Darland

IPVMU Certified | 03/22/16 02:32pm

*'* ******* ** *** ** ***** ******* ****** **** *** same **** ** ****** **** ********** **** *** *** ****** had. ** ***** ****** * ******** **** *** **** ** mounted **********. *'* **** *'* *** *** **** *** *** didn't **** *** ***** ***** ******, *** *** ****** *** of *** ***, *** **** ******* ******** ** ******'* ** mounted ** *** *******..............** ***** * **** *'* *** *** only ***.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Tony Darland | 03/22/16 03:14pm

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

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

**** **** ****** *** ***** ******, * **** *** ** this ******* *** **** *****.

Tony Darland

IPVMU Certified | 03/22/16 02:49pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Tony Darland | 03/22/16 02:58pm

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

*** *******, ***'* *** **** ** ****** * ******** ** selling ****** * *** $*** ** $***. *** **** ** the ******* ** *** **** ********** ** *** *****. *** profit *** ****** ** ********** **** ******* ** $*** **** at $***, ** **** ** ***. *******, *** *** ******** is *** **** **** ******* ***** **** **** ** $*** than $***. ** ** ** **** *% **** **** ** a *** ****, ** ** ** **%, ***** ** * profitable ****, ***.

*** ****** ***** * ******* ** **** ******* *** *** M30s ** *** $*** ** ***** ***** ****** * ***** effect **** ***** ******** *** ******, *.*., * ****** **** "The *** *** ** **** $*** *** *** *** ***** is $***, *** ** ** ** **** ******, ***** *'** just *** *** ***** *** ***." ** ***** *****, ***** pricing ** *** *** *** ***** *** **** *** ***** sales.

*** / ***, * ** *** ***** *** ******* ******** is ****** ********** ***** **** *** ********* ** * ****** warped ** * ********** ** *** ******* ********** *** ******** from *** ********** *********** / ******* / ********, ***.

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to John Honovich | 03/22/16 03:29pm

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

****, *******?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 03/22/16 05:01pm

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 03/22/16 04:09pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #4

03/22/16 05:52pm

** * ***** ******** ***** *** *** ****** ** *** care ***** *******, **** ** *********, **** ****, ***, *** others *** *** ***. *** **** *** ***** ****.

Ross Vanderklok

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 03/22/16 06:42pm

**** ** *** **** ****? *********** ****....

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Ross Vanderklok | 03/22/16 09:44pm

...**** ** *** **** ****?

**! **** ** *** ***-****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 03/22/16 06:52pm

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

Undisclosed Distributor #5

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 03/22/16 09:32pm

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**** *** **** ******** , *** **** ****

Eddie Perry

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 03/23/16 12:08am

***** * ** *** * *** ** **** **** **** make **** ******.

* **** *** *** ** *** ******** * **** **** AXIS ** ******** ** ** **** *******, **** *** ***** hardware *** *** **** *** ** **** *** ****** **** they ****** *** **.

**** *** ****** **** ****** *****? *** ** *****'* ********* its ****** ***, ** ****** **** **** *** ** ********** almost * *** *** *** ********* **** ********* ***** ***/** cheaper. ** ** * *** ****** ******? *** ******, **** outdated.

Undisclosed Integrator #9

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 03/28/16 05:06pm

*** *** *******. ** **** ***** ** ** ***** *** failed ***'* ******* **** ** ** *** *****..

Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

03/23/16 01:53am

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

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #6 | 03/23/16 02:02am

**, **** ********* ********* ********** **** ******** ***** ********, ***** in **** **** ***** ** ***** * ***** **** ***.

Undisclosed #7

03/23/16 04:43am

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed #7 | 03/23/16 03:13pm

*** **** **** ** ** ** ***** "*** ****"

**** "***" ** ****** **** ***?

Undisclosed Integrator #10

In reply to Undisclosed #7 | 03/31/16 12:27am

* **** ****, *'* ****** **** ** *** *** ****** talk ***** ***, ** *** *** ** *** ***, **** came ** **** * ******** *** **** ********* ********. * don't **** ***** *** ***** **** *** ***** **** *** last ** ***** ** ****** ***** "*******".

Undisclosed Manufacturer #8

03/23/16 06:09am

HDMI ****** ****'* *********** !

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Undisclosed Integrator #10

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #8 | 03/31/16 12:29am

**** ** ****** ** *** **** *** ***** ** *** camera ******, **** *** *** ****** **. ****** ******* ***** their ******* **** *** ****** ********** ** ********* ** **** when ********* ***** ******.

Undisclosed Distributor #5

03/23/16 06:48am

********* **** *** * ****** **** **** ****** *** *** years *** **** **** ********* ***

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #5 | 03/23/16 07:27am

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

Horace Lasell

In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #5 | 03/25/16 04:55pm

* ********* **************-*******-* *** **** ****** ******* ********** ****** ************ *** ****** ** ***, ****. ** ******* to **** **** ********* *** ****** *********, *** *** *** interface ******** *** **, *** ***** (*** **** ***** *********) were ********** ***-**********. **'* **** ** **** **** ********* **** or **** *** ** **** *** ****** ****** ** **** results **** * ******** ********. *** **** **** ****** *********** failures **** ** **** ** ******* ***** ****? **** ** Hikvision's ******** ****: **** ********** *** ******** ***** ** ***** on ******** ******** ***********. **** * ****** *****'* ***** ****** their *** *******, **** ** ***** * **** ** *** bottom.

Undisclosed Integrator #10

In reply to Horace Lasell | 03/31/16 12:39am

*** ****** *** *********** ** ***** **** **** ** ****** because ** *****-*********** **** * *** ***** ******. * **** dealt **** *** *** ***** ***, *** *** ********* **** know **** **** **** ***** ** *******. * ** **** a **** **** ***** ******, ***** ** *** * **** not ** ********** ** ******* ***********. *** ***** ****** ******* are *** **** ******* ******* **** ** ***** *** ***** provide ******** **** ****** *******, ****** *********, ** ****** *********. The ****** ** ******* *** ********* *** **** ** ****** Value ******. ***** ** **** *** ***** ***** ****** (***** have ***** ***** ********) *** *** ************ ******, ********** *** IP *****. * ***** ******* ***** **** *** ******** ** requesting * ******* ***** *** **** **** *** **** ****** a ********* *** ** ****** ******.

Eddie Perry

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #10 | 03/31/16 01:12am

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** ** ***** ** ** ******* ******** ******* ***** **** that **** * *** **** ********* **** **** ********** "********/********" and **** ***** "***** ******* ********" *** ****** ******** ********?

*** ****** ****** ** ** ***** **** ********* ** * wouldnt/cant ******** **** *** ** ***** "*********" *** **** ******* for * ****** *******.

Undisclosed Integrator #10

In reply to Eddie Perry | 03/31/16 04:19am

******* ******** **** **** ** ** *** ******* *** ** iVMS4200, ** ********* ***** *** ***** *** ***** ** **** the ****** *********** ** ******. *** ******** **** ***** **** you *** ******** *** *********** ** *** ****** ** *** threshold ** *** ******** *********. *** *** ****** **** *** same **** *** ******** ** *** *** *******, *** ********** is *** ********** *** *** ********** **** **** ***** ** be **** ** ****** ***** ***** ******* ** ***** ******. For *** ***** ****** ******, *** ***** ****** **** **** with *** **** ***** *********, *** ******** *********. ** *** will **** *** *** ***** ******* *.*. ******* ******* *********, will ** ***********. ** *** *** ******* *** ***** ***** of ***** ***** ********, **** *** **** **** *** ***** series ** *** ****** *******.

Undisclosed Integrator #9

03/28/16 05:03pm

*** **** **** ****** ** ** ******* *** **** ** the **** *** ****** * *** ***** * ****** ** just ***** *** *** *****..

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #9 | 03/28/16 05:11pm

*'* * ****** ********* **** **** ** *** ****** ***** have ******* ** ****** ***** ***-**** ******* ***** ********* *****. Similar ** *** ***** ****** ******* ** ** ***** *****-***** line (****** **** ****'* **** *** *** **** *****).

* ***** **** **** ** **** ** ******* ********* ** the ****** ***-**** ***** (*** *** **** **-***, *** *** product ***** ********* **** ****** ******). ** **** ***** ****/***. are ***** ** **** ** *********** *** ******* ****. ****'** painted **** * ****** ***** ***, **** ***'* ** ******* low-price ******* ***** ** * ******-*** **** ***********, *** **** can't **** ****** ***** ***** *** ***** ******* **** **** cause * *** ** ****-****.

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Brian Karas | 05/02/16 02:45pm

"******* ** *** ***** ****** ******* ** ** ***** *****-***** line (****** **** ****'* **** *** *** **** *****)."

*********** *** ***** **** **. ***** ** ***** **** ** circumstantial ******** *** **********, * ****** ********* ***** ****** ******* with *** **** ** ******* ** **** *** ****** ** SMB *** ********* ********* ****** ****** ***** *** *********. *** ******* ** **** ********* when ******* ******** * ******** **** **** ** ******* ******* that ******** ******* ***** ***** ****** ****, ******* ** ***** customers *** *** ******** ******** ** *******, *****, ********, ***.

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