Eagle Eye To Rent Cameras
4 months after announcing its direct-to-cloud cameras, Eagle Eye followed up with its new "Camera Direct Complete" model at this April's IPVM New Products Online Show.
In this report, IPVM examines the offering, comparing it to purchasing Eagle Eye cameras outright, and other camera-as-a-service offerings, and shares Eagle Eye's presentation from the show.
Related, see VSaaS Shootout 2023 - Ava, Eagle Eye, Genetec, Meraki, Rhombus, Verkada, YourSix (Research), The Strategic Importance of Direct-to-Cloud Cameras (Research), Eagle Eye Direct To Cloud Cameras Examined (info+) and most recently Hanwha Wisenet Launches Direct-to-Cloud EDGE Cameras (info+).
Cameras ** * ******* ********
** ******** **-**-****** *** ***** ************, you ** *** ******** ****** ****** Complete *******. ******** ******* **** * $20 **** ***-**** ***** *** *** then $* **** *** *****, **** a *-**** ******* ********, ***** ******** warranty/support *** ** **** ** *** pays *** ************.
**** **** *** ******* *** ************ to ***** ***'* ***** ***, ***** storage, ** *********.
Versus ********** ***** *** *******
***** *** **** *** ** **** prices *** *** ****** ***'* ****** Direct ****** (*** *** *****) ***** from $*** ** $*** ********* ** the **** ******, ****** *** *****-**** of *** $* *** ***** ** between ** *** ** ******, **** accounting *** *** $** ***** ***.
***** ***'* ***** *** ************ ******* is *** **** *** *** ****** connected, ******* **** $* *** ****** per ***** *** *****-**** (* ****) SD-only *******, ** $** *** ** days ** ***** *****.
Camera ****** ****** ****** ****
*** ******* *** *****, ***** ** also ******** *** *****, *** ***** Eye **** **** *** ** ***** and **** **** * *** ***** VMS/NVR. *******, *** ** *** *** they *** ****** **** ** **** connect ** ***** ***'* *** ***** servers.
***** ******* ****** ******* ** *********, though ***** *** **** *** ***** SKUs **** ******** *******. ** **** be ********* ***** ********.
Not ************ ** ******** ***** *** *******
***** *** **** **** ****** ****** Complete ****** ** ********* *** *** users' ******** ********** ******* ** *** a ******** ******** ** ************. *******, new ******* ***** ** ********* *** a *** ** ******** *** ***-******** cameras *** ** *********.
Hardware ************ ******
***** ***** ***'* ******* *** *** locked **** *** ***** ********, **** a ******-**-*-******* ******** ************, * **** would **** ** ******** ** *** for *** ****** ************, **** ** connected ** * *** ***** ***/***.
***** *** **** **** ***** *** cost ** $* *** ***** *** camera, ***** *** ******* *** ********** to ****** *********, *** ** * customer ***** *** ******* ** *** point, *** ****** ** *********** *** the ********* ** *** ****'* ****, but ***** ** ** ******** "******".
***** *** **** *** **** ** repossess ******* ***** ************ ***** *** said ** **** ***** **** ***** or ******* *** ******* *** ******, for ******* ************ ********* ************* *** higher-cost ******* ***** * *** ******, they **** ********.
Samsara **********
*******, * ****** ******* ****** ******* that ***** ************* ** *** "********* operations *****" (*** **** ******* *******), ******** ******* ******** **** *** multi-year ***** ********** *************. ****** ***** Eye, ******* **** *** ***** ******** separately **** *** *************.
***** **** ******** ******** *** **** Samsara **** ******** (~$*,*** ** $*,***) and ******* (~$*** ** $*** ****), whether **** ****** ** *** ******* or *** ***-***** *******.
******* ****** **** ***** ***** *** cameras, ******* *********** ******. **** *** ****** ** $*** for * *-**** ******* ** *******'* website.
Compared ** **** ******** *******-**-*-*******
**** ********'* *******-**-*-******* ******** ***** $** per ****** *** *****, **** * 3-year ******* ******** (******* ******** *** *** ******* ******). *******, **** **** ******** * cloud ************, ********* ******* ** ********** video ** *** *****, *** ****** detention *********. ******* **** ****** ******* for ************ ***** ******* ** ***** ($5-$30 *** **** ********* ** ****).
**** **** ****** * ***** ** cloud ******* **** * **** ** 5 ***** ** ***** ******* ********* as *******. ** ** ** ********** options *** ******* **** ******* $* - $** *** ****** *** *****:
- "** *******" ******* *-**** **/*, $*/*****
- "** *******" ******* **-**** **/*, $**/*****
- "** *******" ***** *-**** **/*, $**/*****
* **** *** **** *** *** cloud ********* *** ** ** ** vice *****.
****'* ******* *** **** ***** *********, though ******* ** ************, *** *** of *** *** ****** **** ** Cloudvue.
Presentation *****
***** ***** ***'* ************* **** ****'* April **** ***** ****** ****, ********** its *******-**-*-******* ********:
Challenges ** *******-**-*-*******
****** ******** **** *** ** ****** off, ** * **** ***** ****** a ******** ************ ** ** ************* more ********* ** ********** ********* ******* once *********; ********* * ***** **** to * ******** **** ** **** no ****** *******/**** ** *** *** dealer/integrator *** ********. ****, **** *** 5-7 ***** * ****** ** ******** installed, *** **** **** **** **** 3-4x *** ***** ** **** ****** the ******.
*******, ******* ** *** ***** *** lifetime ********, ***** **** ****** ****** this ** ** ******** ** *** installation *** ******* ** *** ******; another ****-**** ******* **** *** ** integrator.
***** *** **** **** ******* *** ultimately *********** *** *** ******** *** customer ********, *** **** ** *** have *** ****** **** *****. ******* Eagle *** ********** **** *** ***** device ********** *** ******* ********** ******* should ****** ******* **** *** ********** in ******** *******-**-*-*******.
*** ******** ** ******** *** * love **!
* *****. * ** **** ** see ********* ****** ********* **********, **** if **** ***'* *** *****. *** if *********** *** **** ****** *** how ** ***** ***** ****** ***** (and ***** ** ***********), ** *** be ** ********* ** ** ***** manufacturer ********* *****, ** *** ****** slowly ******.
********* ******. ***** ********* ***********.
******* *** **** ***** **** *** years *** **** **** ******* *** Stratocast *** ***** ********.
* ** ******* ** *** *** this ***** ***. * ***** **'* a ********** ********** *** * **** suspect **** ****** *** ***** ** pay *** *** **** ** **** model (**** ****) **** **** ****** the ******.