Axxon Face Search Tested

By: Rob Kilpatrick, Published on Oct 26, 2018

AxxonSoft has brought facial recognition to their Axxon Next VMS for free with the simply named Face Search, claiming to allow users to find subjects across multiple cameras to drastically cut search time.

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In this report, we provide our full test results on Axxon's Face Search, examining:

How many false negatives or positives to expect?
How well does the analytic handle subjects looking down or away from the camera?
How does recognition perform in low light, <1 lux with IR, and WDR scenes?
How does Face Detection impact CPU usage?

Readers interested in facial recognition should also see our recent test of Dahua's Face Recognition Camera, the HF8242FN-FR.

Summary: ******** ****** ***** ******* ** ****** ********

***** ** *** *****, Axxon ****'* **** ****** worked ****** **** ** default **% ********** ********, with **** ******** ******** matched, **** *** ****** face ********** **** * week ** ******* ** a ***** ****** ** ~30-40 ******. ***** **** Search *********** **** **** time ******** ** **** specific ******** ****** ******** cameras.

************, ********* ********** ****** in ***** ***** *** WDR ********** **** ***** face *** ************ ** past ***** (*** *** test *******'* **** *** ******), **** ***** ***** usably ********** ** * <1 *** *****.

Some ******* **** *** *********

*******, ***** *** ******* key ****** ** ** aware **:

**** ***************:**** ******** **** ********** mistaken *** ****** ** Axxon's **** ******, ** high (>**%) ********** *******. This **** ***** ******** with ******* *** ** our *****. ***** ***** similarity ********** (~**-**%) ******** more **********, ** ****, but ***** ****** *** below *****'* ******* (**%).
******* ***** ****** **********:** *** *****, **** other **** *** *********, face ****** ********** ********* by ~**% ** **** when ******** ****** **** or **** **** *** camera, ************ ******* ******* missed ******** (~*-**% ** the ****).
***/*** ***** ********** **********:************, ********** *** ******* by ~**-**% ** *** light (~*.* *** - 2 ***), ***, ** when ***** ********** **, similar ** ***** ********* in **** *****.

Upcoming **** **** *** *********

***** ***** ****'* ****** recognition ** ******* ** forensic *** ** ******* versions, ********* *** ***** to ******* **** ********* in *** **** *** months. **** ****** ** early ******* ** ***** analytics *** ***** *********** fairly ******* ** **** Search, *** ** ** unknown **** *******/************ **** be ** ***** ********** versions. ** **** ** retest **** ******** *********.

*******/************

**** ****** ** ******** at ** ********** **** with ***** **** ******** licenses (~$*** ****/*******) *** as ** ***-** ******* when ***** ***** **** Professional. ***** **** ***** does *** ******* **** Search. ****** **** **** recognition ********* **** ******* additional *********.

Face ****** *** ********

**** ****** ** ****** to ***, **** ***** selecting *** ** **** cameras, ********* * ********* image ** *** *******, and ********* ********** ********* (if *********). ********** ******** to **%, ***** ** found ********** ******** ** our *****, **** *** mistaken ************ ** ******** aside **** *-* ********, discussed *****.

*** ***** ***** ************ how ** *** *** Axxon **** ****** *******.

Configuration ********

**** ****** ******** **** detection ** ** ******* for **** ******, ***** essentially **** ******** *** rule ** ** *****, analysis ********** *** **** width/height ******** ** *********, and ********* *******.

**** **** ******** ********** may ******* ****** *** usage ** ******* ***** 1080p. *-*** ****** ** our ***** ****** *********** CPU ******, ********* ******* below ** **** ******.

*** ********* ***** ***** you ******* ************* ** face ********* ** ** individual ******.

Solid ****** *********** ***** ******* ** ****** **********

***** *****'* ******* **% similarity ** ******, **** subjects **** ******** **********. For *******, *** ******* below *** ************ ********** with >**% ********** ****** multiple ******* ** ******** conditions *** ** ******** angles, **** ** ***************** at ***** ********.

most subjects recognized with high similarity

Bearded *** *************

*******, ******* ******** **** frequently ********** ** **** other ** * **** similarity *****. *** *******, the ******* ***** ** recognized *** **** ** himself ** **% **********, but ** ******* ******* man ** *** **** level. ******* ******* **** seen **** ***** ******* men ****** *******. **** that ** ***** ****** features **** ** ******* or **** ****** ***************** in *** *****.

bearded subject

Lower ********** **** ***** ******

*** ******* ****** ** Face ****** ********** *** head ****. *** *******, when ******** ****** **** or ** *** **** (as **** ** **** walking ********), ********** ******* by ~**-**% ** ****. However, ****** *** ****** test ** *****'* **** Rec ******, **** ****** caused ******** ****** ****** detections, ********* in * **** ** testing.

head titled 2

<1 *** ********* ********, *** ******* ******* **********

***** ******** *** ********** faces ** ~*.** ***, although ********** *** ******* by ~**-**%. **** ** also ** ******** ** the ***** ******, ***** failed ** ******/********* ******** at

low light 2

CPU **** ******

*****'* **** ********* ********* increased **** ** ~*-*% per ***** ****** ***** analyzed ** *** *****, using ** ***** ** 5557U *********. **** ******** in ~**% ***** *** usage *** **** ***** cameras, * *********** ******** over ******* *** ******* Face *********, ***** ******** only *-*% ****.

*******, *** ***** ****** extreme **** ******* ***** 1080p **** ********. ****** two **** ***** ** view *******, * *** 5 **, ********* *** usage ** **-**%****, ********* ** **%+ CPU ***** *****. ***** using ****** ********** ******* or ***** **** **** motion ***** ****** ****** of ***** *********. ***** resolution ******* *** ** analyzed, ****** **** ********* range *************** *********.

CPU ****/*** ******* *******

*********, ***** ********* **** detection *** *********** **** on *** ******'* ***. However, **** ***** **** they **** ** ********* Intel's ******** ******** ****** toolkit ** *** **** future ** ******** **********, with ***** ******* *** GPUs.

Wide ***** ** **** / *** *** *** **********

**** **** ***** **** Search *** ** *** on *** ****** **** Face ********* *******, ***** with **** ****** ** view ****** *** *** provide *** ********* ******* in *** *****, *.*., in *** ***** ** view *****.

wide field of view

***** ********* ************ ** 50 ****** ******* *** eyes *** *********, ** roughly ***-*** ***. ************, even ** *** ****** are **** ****** *** analysis, ***** ****** ****** of *** *** ****** of ***** ***** *******, as ***** ****** ****** levels *** ***** *** usage ******.

Versions ****

*** ********* ******** **** used ****** *******:

***** ****: *.*.*.*.****

Comments (13)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

10/26/18 07:03pm

"**** ****** ** ******** at ** ********** **** with ***** **** ********"

*** *** **** ***** this? *********** * **** is **** ** ** included ** ***** ******** version (**** ********* *******), is ******** ** ***** Professional (** ** ***** cost ****** **** ********** in **** ** ********) and *** ********* ** the ***** ********* ***** version.

** ** ********* *** "free" ** *** **** to ** ** *** most ********* ******* ** this ** *** ******* feature *** ****. * guess ** ***** ** "free" ** *** ******* needed *** ******** ******* for **** ***** ******** and *** **** ******** automatically.

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

Alan Ataev

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 10/29/18 06:39am

**** ****** ******* ********** as **** ** ** pack ***** *** ******** some **** *** *** includes ******** **** ******* tracking **** **************, ******** search ** ******, ****** type **** *****/*******, ***** and ***. **** ****** as * **** ** our ** **** ** free ** ******** *** optional ** ************ *******.

Sergey Bystrov

NetworkOptix
10/26/18 08:24pm

***** ****, **** *** usage *******!

Murat Altuev

AxxonSoft | In reply to Sergey Bystrov | 10/29/18 05:58am

*-*% *** ***** ** not ***, ********, *********** that ** **** **** to ********** ******.

**** ** *** ******** calculator ** ****** ******** according ****** ** ******** and ********* **: *****://****.*********.***/****/**********.***

*** ****, **** *** 20 ******* ** **** 1Mpix *** **** ******** server.

**, *** *********** ** currently * ***** ***** to *** **** ********** for *** *** *******, while ** **** ** available **** ******* **** and ******* ** ** pack **** *** *** analytics, **** ****** *******, LPR *** ** **.

*** *** ****, **** there *** **** ************ (software *** ********) ****** very **** ** ******* CPU *********** ************.

Sergey Bystrov

NetworkOptix
In reply to Murat Altuev | 10/29/18 08:06am

** **** **** ** decompress ******.

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

Murat Altuev

AxxonSoft | In reply to Sergey Bystrov | 10/29/18 10:13am

*** *** ** **, but ******* ***** ************* in **** ****. *** best *********** ** **** best **** ********, ** minimal *********** ** *-** FPS.

Richie Perna

10/27/18 01:56am

** *** ****** ***** Representative *** ***** ** the **, ** **** had ******** ******** *** response **** *** ******* on **** ***** **********. The **** ********* *** recognition ********** ** ****** to ****. ** **** recently ******** **** ********** in ****** ******* ******** environments *** *** ********* excellent ******** **** *** partners ****** *** *******. The ********** ** ********* being **** ** ***** K12 ************ ** **** as **** ***** ***** deployments.

** ** ******** ** install *** ******* ******** to ******* **** ******** technology. **** ***** ********* we **** ***** ********** accuracy. ** *** **** the **** **** *** Live **** ****** ******* including *** / ****** classification *** ** *** having ********** ******* *** are ******* ******* ** partnering **** ***** ** release **** ******* ** security *********.

***** ****** ********* ** this ******* *** * great ********* ** *** the ********** ***** *** the ******* ** *** it **. ***** ** the **** **** ** a ***** ****** **** detailed **** *******.

George Skouras

10/27/18 06:04pm

******'* ***** **** **** Mr. *****.

***** *** ************ ** AxxonSoft ** ****** *** Cyprus, ** **** *** the ****** ** ****** many ** *** *********** partners/resellers ** *******-** **** advanced ******* -***** ******- with ***** ******* *** enthusiastic ****** **** *** end-customers *** *** ******** managers *** **** **. Hotel *********, ******** *********** in ********* *** ***** large-scale ************** **** *****, shipping *********, **** *****, military **********, ** **** some ********.

***** ** *** ** use *** ***** ******* (140dB *** ** ******* and ********* **** ***** Starlight *.*******@******) ** ******** almost *** ******* **********. With *** ********* ***** on *** ******* ******** (for *** ***** ** be **********) *** *** minimum ********** ******** ** do ****, ** ********* the *********** ******** *** the ******* (********* ******** a **** ***** **** to ** **: *****://****.*********.***/****/**********.***). *** results *** *******.

**** *
*************** ** *** **** team *** *** **** very ******** ****. ********* work, **** ****.

**** *
********* *** ******* *** misidentification, ** *** ****'* refer **** ***** *** men *** *** ****** the **** ****** (******** at * ********* ***** in ****, **** * longer *****, **** * different ***** *** ****** within *** ******** ******** etc.), * ******'* ** absolutely **** ****** **** the ***** ****** ** a ********* ***. ** my *******, ** **** close **** **********, ** I **** * ******** manager ********* *** * suspect, * ***** ****** like ** **** ** opinion ** ** *** and *** *** *** algorithm ******.

@*********** ************ #*
**** ******* **indeed ******** ** ***** **** ************ ******* as ** ***** **** *** ****** ****** ("Extra Feature Package"). With this feature you can search for a face in a camera. And indeed can't be included in the Start Version.
*** ***, **** ******* is ** ******* ******** in ***** **** ******** Version **** ** ********** cost,but also ** * "*****-****** **** ******", which means that you can search for a face in many (** ***) ******* ************** and also have the exact spots (where the faces are recognized/found) pinpointed on a 3D map. This feature is extremely helpful for the operators.

Undisclosed #2

IPVMU Certified | 10/29/18 08:15am

***** * ****** *** had * **** ***** in *** ********* ****, but **** ****** ** completely, *** ** ********** at ***, ***** **-***** the ***?

Murat Altuev

AxxonSoft | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 10/29/18 08:16pm

********, ********** **** ** below **%, *** **********, even ******, ** **** be *****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

10/29/18 09:46pm

* **** ** **** for * ************ **** placed * ****** ***** light *** ** ***** dome ******* **** ******* every ****** ** **. It *** **** ****** to ******* ******'* ********* and **** **** **** up ** *** ****, but *** ** ****** or **** **** ** was **********.

Igor Falomkin

AxxonSoft | 10/30/18 06:00am

**** ****, ***** *** for **** ******** ****.

*** ********* **** ********** between *** **** **** a ***** *** * new **** *** **. Thank *** *** ****. I ***** **** *** reason ** **** ** do *** **** ****** number ** *** **** a ***** ** *** training *** *** **** recognition *********. ** *** every **** ******** ********* it *** ** ***** easily - ** *** going ** *** **** appropriate ****** **** *** training ***.

** ******** *** *********** we *** ***** ** use ***** ******** ******* that ******** ****** ********* implementation ** **** ******** inference ******. * **** it **** *** ** to ******* **** ******** on *** **** ******.

Nabil Reigber

AxxonSoft | 10/30/18 09:26am

****** ** *** **** team, **** ********* *******! The ****** **** ******* of ***** **** *** four ********, ***** ******** all *** *** ******** listed, *** ** ********** from *** ********* *******. It **** ** ****** be ***** **** ******* that ***** **** ** a ****** ****** *********** and ********* ** **** choose *** ******** ******** with *** *********** ********** where ** **** *** necessary *************** *** **** servers *** *******. **** ** the **** ** *** hardware **********:

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