BestMatch Any Camera Manufacturer
By: IPVM Team, Published on Oct 22, 2015BestMatch is IPVM's exclusive camera comparison algorithm, that shows what cameras have the closest specifications to any other camera. This lets you find alternative options and save significant money for the same feature sets.
Original
The original BestMatch automatically returned the top 12 matches across all 2000+ cameras tracked from any manufacturer, like so:
However, if you wanted to know the BestMatch for a specific manufacturer not in the top 12, it was not possible.
New
Now, you can get the BestMatch for any camera vs any manufacturer. You simply select the camera and the specific manufacturer you want to compare shown below:
Benefits / Uses
If you have a preferred manufacturer and want to know how they stack up against any specific camera, this is the ideal tool for you.
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