External IR Illuminator Usage Statistics 2016

Author: Brian Karas, Published on Aug 10, 2016

External IR illuminators have historically been favored by many to improve video surveillance performance. But with integrated IR camera usage now dominate, external IR has become much more of a niche option.

In this report, we review new statistics gathered from our 2016 integrator survey on IR and low light video surveillance.

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Comments (33)

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Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds

08/10/16 05:10pm

[****** ** *** *** ** ** ******** *********** *******.]

***** *** * *** ** ******** ** ***** * ******** infrared. *****, *** ******** *** ******** **** **** ******* ***** is "**** ******".

********* ** *** ** ************* *** *********** ******* * ****** with ********** ******** *** ** ******** ********.

*** ** *** ******** ******** *** **** ******** **** ******* poor ******* ***** ** ***** **** ** "**** ******"? **** quality *****/****** *** *** ********** ** ************ *************, *** ********* industry, *** **** ****** *** ****** *** *** *** ******** use **** ****** ****** ******, *******, ***.

******** ******** **** ***** ******** *********, ***** **** **** *** spiders **** ******** **** ** *** **** ** *** ******. The ******** *** *********** **** *** * ****** **** ****, offers ****** ********* (**** **** ** ****) *** **** ******** fields ** **** ** ***** *** ***** ** **** ** the **** ** *** ****** ** ********* *** *****.

** *** **** ********* ***** *****, ******* **** ***** ** infrared ** ** ********** ******. *** **** **** ************, *******, and **** *** ************ ***** **** ****** ** ******* ***** security *** ******** **** ** ******** ************, ** ********, *** your ******, * ***** *** ***** * ******** *** *********** for **** ***********.

******** ****** * **** ** ****** ***** ** *** ***'* and ***'* ** **** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds | 08/10/16 05:30pm

*** ** *** ******** ******** *** **** ******** **** ******* poor ******* ***** ** ***** **** ** "**** ******"?

****** ** *** ****** ****** ****** **** *** '**** ******' for ***** ***** *** *** **** ********.

**** ****** *** ****** ** **** *** **** ** ************ provided ** ****** ****************************** **** ***** **** *** ********** **** ** ****** ** external ** ***** **, ***, ***** **** ********* **** *** camera ******.

** ** *** *** ******* *** *** ******** **** *********** every ***** *** **** ********** ** ** **** *** ********** *****.

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds | 08/11/16 11:39am

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

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

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Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds

08/10/16 06:00pm

* ********** **** *** *** ****** ****, *******, ** *** people *** *** ******** ** **** **** ***** ******* ****** look ****, **** ******'* **** **** ********** ** ** ** a ***** **** *****.

**** * ** ** ********** ************* *** ********* ********* ** what ******* ***** ****** **** **** *** ************ *** ***** amazed.

*****'* *** **** *** ****** **** *'** *********** **** *** not ********* *** ******* ** *** **** ****** ***** ***** quality ***** **.

**** ** *** **** ****** ******** *** ********** ************ **** the ******** ** *** ****** *************.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds | 08/10/16 06:09pm

*****'* *** **** *** ****** **** *'** *********** **** *** not ********* *** ******* ** *** **** ****** ***** ***** quality ***** **.

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

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

* ** *** *** *** ********** ****** ******** ** **. Indeed, ******* *** ** ** *** ********** **** *** ******, and *** ****** *** *** *********** / *********** *******, ** can ***** ** ***** **** ********** ** ******* **** **** smart / ******* **.

** ** **** ** *** **** ****** ***'* *** ***'* product ******* **** *** ********, *** ** *** * ******* / ******** / ******** ************ *** ** ****** ** *** see **.

** ** *****, * ** *** ****** ***** ** ***** a ****** ** *** *** ******** **, *** *** ******** of ******** ** ** ***** **** *** *** ********* *** generally *** ****** ** ******* ********* ****.

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Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds

In reply to John Honovich | 08/10/16 06:50pm

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

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

****, ** *** **** ** ****** ***** * **** * photo **** *** **** ** ** **** * ****** **** shows *** ********** ** ******* *******. *** ********** ** *** a *** **** ** *** ****** **** **** *****, ******* the ******** ********, **** ********* *********, *** *** ***** ***** evenly *** ** **** ** *** *****.

**** *** ** **** **** *** *** ********* **** *** I'll ** ***** ** ** **** **** ****** *** ***** more *********** **** ***.

******** ** **** * ** *** * ****** *** **** been ******* ** *** **** ** ***** ***.

**** * ***** ***!

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds | 08/14/16 02:47am

****** *******, ** *** ***** ********** ** ** ** ********** useful ******* ** ****-*** ***?

**** ** *** ***** ****** *** ********* **** ** ******* of ************ ***, ***** ** ********* ** ***********.

******, *** ***** ***** ** ****** *** **** **** *** illuminator *** ******** *** ** ** *** **** ** *******, seems ** **** * *** ***** *** **.

*** ** *** *** ****** ************ **********, ** *** ******* every ***** *** ** ** ** ** *** **** ******** illuminatiors ** * ************ *** *****, ** ?

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Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 08/14/16 12:03pm

* ****** **** **** ****** ******** ******** ** ******* ** area ** *** **** ********. *** *********** ** *** ******** is ****** **** ****.

*** **** ****** ***** *** ****** *** ***** *** ***** is ** ***** *** *** **** ** *** ***'* *** camera ********** ** *********, **** *** **** ** ********** ******** camera ** *** ***'* **** *** ******. ***** *** ********, specifically, ** *** ****** ***** ** *** ********. **** ** experience *** ****** ******** ***** **** **** * *** **** warranty

*** **** **** **** *** ***** ** ******* ***** ********* to *** ****** *** ******* ******** **** **** *** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds | 08/14/16 12:14pm

**** ** ********** *** ****** ******** ***** **** **** * one **** ********

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

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

*** ****** ********'* ** **** ********** (*** **** ****** ***** PTZs ** *****) ***, ** ****, ********* ** ******** ******** for ** ******* ** *** *** ****.

**** *** **** ** ********** ******** ****** ** *** ***'* will *** ******.

*** **** **** **** *** ***** ** ******* ***** ********* to *** ****** *** ******* ******** **** **** *** ****.

*** ***'* ** ********* ****. ********** ** ****** *** *** exploded. ***** ***** ****, ********** ***** ****** *** **** ***.** ******* *** **** * ***** *****, **** ***** *** be *** ****. *** ** *** *** ******* **** ******* reports ** ****** ** ****.

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Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds

In reply to John Honovich | 08/14/16 12:37pm

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

*** ******** ** *** ******** ** *** ********* ****** ** 3 *****, *** **** ** *** ******** ** *** ****** parts **** ********** *** ***** **** *** ***** ** **** of *** **** ** *** ******.

***, ********** ** ******* **** ********. *****, ****** *** *** educated ** ***** ** ******** ** ** **** **** *** simple ***** *** ******** ******* **** ******** ***** **. ********* know **** *** ******* **** ********, *** *** ******* ** to ***, ** ******, ** *** ** ******** ******** ******.

****** *** **** ** *** ******** **** ****. * **** to **** ****** ***** **** **** **** * ********* ****** than **** ******* **** ******** ***** ** *** ****** ***********, better ******* *****, **** *********** ** ******** **** ***** ************ and *** ********* ** *** ***'*.

** **** ***** ***** ***** ************ ** ***'* **** ** see **** ***** ** ***** ** *****, ***** ** *** area *** ****** ** *** ***** ***** ** * *********.

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds | 08/14/16 12:50pm

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

* ********** **** **** ******* ******** **, ***** **** *** is ** ****** **** *******. **** ***'* ** ** **** that ****** *** ***'* ***** *** **** *********** ****'* ** agreement.

***** *** ***** *** ****** *** *** ***** *******. * would **** *** **** **% ** *** ****, ********** ** is ***** ** ** **** ******.

** * ******* ********, *** ***** ***** **** ***** ****** camera **** ****** ** * ***. **** *** ******'* **** to ***** ***** **** *** ***** ** *******. ** ***** be ****, **** ** **** ******** ** ***** *** *****, it **** ******'* ** *********** ******* *** *** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds | 08/14/16 01:17pm

***, ********** ** ******* **** ********.

********? *** ******** ** **** ****** ****** ******* *** ***** to ********** ********, **** *** **** ** ******* '*********' / sales *****.

*********** ***** *** **** ** ******** ** ********** ** ******* sold ******, **** ** ****** *** ********. *** ** ***** that ********** ** ******* **** *** ******* **** ** ********* is *****, ** ****.

[******: **** ****** ****, '***, ********** ** ******* **** ********.' * *** ******* **** she ***** ***** '*****', *** **** *** ******* **** ********.]

*** * **** ********* ** **** ***** ***** ** "****** *** *** ******** ** ***** ** ******** **", ***** is * *** ** ****** **** ** *** ******** *** you, *** ******** ** ***********, ***** *** *****.

*** **** *** **** ***** *** ******* ******** *** ********** IR *** * **** ****, ** **** *** ********** **** we **** ***********. ** *** **** ****** ** ******* ***** that ******** **** *** *** *** ******** *** ** ******* the *******.

*****, *****'* ********* * **** *** ******** **. ** *** not ****** *** **** *** ** ******** **. *** *** reality ** ********** ** *** ****** (*) **** ***********, (*) very ****** ********* *** (*) ** **** ****** *** *******, quite ****. *** ** **** *** ****** ******** ** ** to * *****.

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Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds

In reply to John Honovich | 08/14/16 01:47pm

** ****,

* ***** * ***'* **** **** **** ** ******** *** are ******* ***. ******** *** **** ****** ***** ****. *** products **** **** ********* ** * **********. * ***'* ****** say ***** **** *** ********* *** ** *** *************** ** the *********** *** *** ************ **** ** ***** *** ******.

*'* *** ****** **** **** ** ****** ** ****** **** are *** ******** ** *** ***'* *** ***'* ** ******** lighting. * ********* ** * **** *** **** ***. **** I'd **** ** *** *** ************ ********** *** ********** ** take * **** ** *** ********, ** **** **** *** mystery *** **** *** ** *** ******** ******** ******* *** let **** **** **** **** *******.

** ********** ** *** ******** *** * ***** ******* ********** ,in *** **** ****'*, ****** * ******* ******* *** * manufacturer ******* ********, ***'** ** ******* ****, *** **** ** Extreme **** ** ****. ** **** **** ******* **** ******** built ** *** ******** ***** ********.

*****, ***** ********** ***** ** ******* **** ***** ***** *** small ************ *** ********** *******.

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds | 08/14/16 01:55pm

*** **** **** ************* *** ***** **** ****. **** ** you *** *****.

** ********** *** **** ***** ** *** ********* ** ******** IR. **'* *** **** ****** **** **** *** *** ***** to. ** **** **'* ****** ****** **** ********** ** ** most *************. **'* **** ****, ** **** *****, *** ***** between ********** ** *** ******** ** ***'* ** ********* ** the ****.

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

*) **** ** ** *******

**) ********** ***** ******, ** *** ***

**) ********** ****** **** *** ******, ** ***

*) ********** ***** ** ******* **

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*) ******* **** ** ********

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Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds

In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 08/14/16 02:11pm

*****, * ****'* ****** ** ** *************. **** ******* ** experience ** ******* ** ** ********** *** ******* *** * manufacturer **** **** ********** *******.

*****, ** * ****** *******, ********* ** ***. *'* **** to ***** *** *** *** ************ ** *** *** **** more ********* ***** **** **** ** **** ** *********** ******** itself *** **** *****.

******** ********* ** *** *** ********. ** *** ****** *** issues ****** *** ********* *** **** ***** **** **** ****** may *** ** * ******** ****** *** ********.

******** **** ***** * ***** **** ***** ** *** ******* line (****) **** *** ******* **** **** ***** ****** *** want ******** ********. ***** ******** *** **** ** *** *** East *** **** * *** ** *** **** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds | 08/14/16 02:21pm

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

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

* ** ******** **** *** **** * **** **** ************* of *** ********** ** ******* *********. * ** *** **** ** ** ** **** ******* you **** * ********* ******* ** **** **** ** **********, but **** ******** **** ***** ********** ** ***** *** ****** way ********** ** ***** (*.*., **** ******** *********).

********** ** ******* **** ****** * *** ****** ** *** past *** ***** (** **** **** *******) *** *** ***** be **** ** ****** **** **.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds | 08/14/16 05:16pm

* ****** **** **** ****** ******** ******** ** ******* ** area ** *** **** ********.

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

**** ****, *** ******'* ******* ** *** **** *****, (**** coming **** *****), ** *********** ** *** ******** *** ***-******** IR?

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Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 08/14/16 05:35pm

**** ********. **** *** ******** ** ********* *********, *** *** use * **** ***** **** **** * **** ***** ***********, this ********** *** *** ***** ******* *** **** ** ***** the ***** (*****) ** *** ** ** *** ****** **** the ******* ***** ***********. ******** *** * ***** **** *** translated (** ** *****) **** *** ***. ** **** **** a ******* ******** *** **** **** *** *** ** ********** of **** ***** *** **'** **** *** ***** *********** **** your ***********.

* ***** **** ********** *** **** *****. ***** *** *** usual *********, ********* *** ******** ** ***.

***** *** *** **** * ***** ******!

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds | 08/14/16 05:58pm

***** *** ***** (*****) ** *** ** ** *** ****** with *** ******* ***** ***********. ******** *** * ***** **** has ********** (** ** *****) **** *** ***.

**** ***** ** ***** *** **'* * ****** ******* ** use ***** *******.

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Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 08/14/16 06:05pm

******* *** ***** **** ******* ********* *** ********* *** ***** correctly ** *** ***'* **** ** ****** *** ***** ** the ****** ** ******. *** ***** ***** **** ** ***** no ****** ***** *** ****** ** *******.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds | 08/15/16 04:44am

*** ***** ***** **** ** ***** ** ****** ***** *** camera ** *******.

*** *** ***** ** **** ************* ****** ***** *** **** in ** **** ******** ******?

** ***, *** ***'* *** ***** *** ************ **** ** necessary *** * ****** ***** ** ***' ***'* ** ****-******* at **'?

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Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds

08/14/16 12:59pm

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

** ***** **** *** *******/********** ***** ************ **** ** ***** the **** ***** ******* ********, *** *** ********* **** ** just ** ** "**** ******", ****** ******* ******** *** (***.***********.***) and ** *** **** *** **** **** ******* *** **** video ******* **** *****/****** **** *** *** ** **** ******** the *********** ** **** ** ** ********.

***'* **** *** **** ****** **** ******* *** ********** ***** surveillance?

***** ***** ** ************* *** **** ** ****!

****** ****!

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds | 08/14/16 01:03pm

** * ******** **** *****, * ***** **** ****** ** every ****** ****** ***** ** ******** *** ****.

**** * ***** ** *** **** * ***** ****** ** business?

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Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds

In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 08/14/16 01:31pm

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

******** ****** **** **** **** **** ******** *******!

****** **** *** ***** *** ****'* *********** ******** ********* ******* they *** ******* ** *** ******* *** ***** **** ** good ******. ******** *** ***** **** **** *****, ** *** past, ** *** ***'* *** **** ** **** *** ** the ***** **** **** ** *** ** ***** **** *** HIK ******.

***** ** * **** ** ** ********* * *** **** Chuck ******, *** ******** ***** ***.

**** * **** **** *** *** * ******. **** **** shed **** ***** *** ***.

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

** *** ** **** ****** ** ******, **** ** ******** lighting ******** **** *** **** *********** *** ** ******.

*** ** ****** **** ******** *******, ****** ********* ** * huge ******* ****. *****, ** ******* ** *** ******* *** are *****. ***** *** *** ****** **** *** ************.

*** **** *** ************ ***** ** ******** ***** *** ***** clarity *** ****** ********* *** ***** ******* **** ******** ***** surveillance ****** *** *** **** *********** ** *** ***** *** saving ** *******.

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds | 08/14/16 01:48pm

** **** *** ********* ******** **? * **** ** ***** down ** ************ ******** ***** **** ****.

** **** *** *** ***** *******, *** ** *** **** of ******* ******, *** ** **** *** **** **** **** one **** ****.

** ** **** ******* **** ***** ****** ***** ******** **. You *** **'* ********* *** *** **** *******, ********** ** how ****** ********** ** **.

***** **** *****, *** *** ******* ** ********* **** *** not ** **** ** * **** ******** ***. ** ** shouldn't **** * ****** *** ****** **** *** ******* **** 30MP ** ******.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 08/14/16 04:53pm

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

*'* ******** *** *** ***** **** ********** #* **** *** say '***' :)

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 08/14/16 05:14pm

*** ** *. * ********* **** ******** ** ***** ****. In **** ****, *** **** ** **** ***** *** *** persons ****. * ***** **** ****** ** *** **** ***** enough ** **** ******. * ***** **** **** ********** *** stigma ** **** ** ***** ******* ** *** ********. ***** we **** ****** ****.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 08/15/16 04:54am

** * ******** **** *****, * ***** **** ****** ** every ****** ****** ***** ** ******** *** ****.

**** * ***** ** *** **** * ***** ****** ** business?

*** ****, ****** ***'** **************. :)

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Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 08/15/16 06:08am

*** **** ***** **** ********** **** ********, *******, ******** *** been ** ******** ***** **** *** *'** **** ******* ******** worldwide ***** ****. ********* ** *** *** ******** *** ** specify ******** ********* *****.

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Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds

08/14/16 02:44pm

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

* *** ***** **** ********** ******** ******* *** **** *** certain ************. ****** **** *** ******* *** ****** *** **** solutions, **** **** ** ******* ** **** *** ****.

*** ****** *** ************, ***** ******* ** ***, **** ** where ** ******** *********** ***** *** ***** ** *** **** on *** ****** ******* *** ***** ** **** ** *********** gives **** ***********.

*'* ***** ** *** *** *** ******** ********** ******* **** are *** ** *** ****** *****, *******, ******** ******** ***** gets *** **** *********** *** * ****** ********.

*****, ** **** ** ***. *** *** **** ** *** what *** **** *** **** *** *** *********** ****.

**** * ***** ******!

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Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds

08/14/16 05:20pm

****** *** ******** *** **** *'* * ***** *** *** a *****. ***!

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Joseph Parker

08/15/16 11:03pm

* **** ******** **. ****** *****, ** ****** ** **** flare, ****** ****** *******, ** ****. ****'* *** ** ****? That ****, *'** * **** ** **** ***** **'** **** them, *** **** ****** ***** ** *** *** **** $*** LTS ********. *'** ***** ****, **** ***** *****, *** ** just ***'* ******* ** *** ******.

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Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds

08/15/16 11:32pm

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

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