Favorite Camera Manufacturers 2020

Published Jan 20, 2020 14:09 PM

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Inside we break down the 2020 rankings, including detailed integrator commentary (from 200+ integrators) and analysis of the trends. And new for this year, breakdowns of US vs non-US favorite rankings.

Compare to the past decade:

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Executive *******

**** *** *** *** ******** **** the ********:

  • **** ********* *****, ********* ** *** number ** ***** ** *** ***** manufacturer. **** **** ******* ******* ** the ** *** ***************. *******, ***** was * ******* ******** ** **** complaints.
  • ****** *** ******** **** **** **** for ****** *****, **** ****** ******** slightly **** ******** ***** **** ********, and ******** **** ******** *****. ******** was ****** ** **** **** ****** moving ** ** *** ******** ** 2020.
  • ***** *** *** **** ***** ************ in **** ** ******* * *********** number ** *** *********. *******, ****, Panasonic, *****, *** *** ****** ******** minimal *********.

US ** ***-**

***** **** ********* *********** ** ********** rankings ******* ** *** ***-** ***********:

  • **** ****** *** ******** **** **** far **** ****** ******* *** ** than ****** *** ** (****** ***** net ******** ******* *** **). ** believe **** ********* ***** ***** **** of ******* ******* *********** ******* *** US *** ********* **** *********** **** Hikua's ********** ** *** **.
  • ***** *** ********* **** **** *** negative ** *** ** *** ********** net ******** ******* *** **. ** we **** ******* ** ****** *******, US ********** ******** ***** *****'* *** and ********* *** ****** ** ******.
  • **** **** *** *** **** ******** (strong) ** **** *****.

No *** ********

*** ******* ***** ** **** ** new ******** (*** ********** **********) **** the ****. **** ** **** ***** the ********** ** ********* ** * mature ****** ******, *.*., ******* ** making *******. *******, *******'* *********** ****-******** integrator ***** ******* **** **** ** difficult *** **** ** ***** **** a *******.

#1 - **** ********* ***** / ******* ** ****

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**** ******** ****** **** ********** ****** from ******** *******: *********** *** *******, that ********* ********* *** **** ***** points. ************, ********* ***** **** ********* support *** *** ***** ** ****** models ******* ** *********** ********* *** Axis:

  • "****, **** ****** ** ****** *** Avigilon. ***** ******* *** **** ******** and ************. **** **** *** **** options *** *********** *************, *** **** with **** ***** *** ***** ****** on *** ******."
  • "**** - ***** ******* ** **** reliable. *** **** ******* ** ***** camera ***** *** ****** ************* ******** to *** ***. *** ********* *** high *******. ****** **** ** ** one ** *** ***** ** **** up **** ****** ******* *** *********** with ***** *******."
  • "****. **'* **** *********, *** *** get **** *** *** ***. **'* very ******** *.*. * ********* * system ** * ***** *********** ***** 5 ***** *** *** * ***** had *** ****** **** ** *****. No *******, ***** ** ******** ******. Best **** **, *** ****** ** extremely ********* **** *** **** **** I "*****" *** ** ** **** to ******* **."
  • "****. ***** ** ***'* *** **** often *** ** **** ******* ***** product **** ** *** **** *******. In ********, *** ******** *** ***** settings ***** **** *** ******* ** unrivaled."
  • "****. *** * ***** ****-**** *****. The ******* ** *****. *** *** over-priced *** **** * **** **** many ***** ******, *** **** *** making ***** ** ** **** ******* is ****."
  • "****. ******* *** ************* ******* *** their ******* ********, ** *** *** most ******** ****** ************ ** *** IP ***** *****"
  • "** ******** ** ****. ******* ***** reliability, ********* ** ************* *** **** of ************ **** **** *** **** Device *******."
  • "**** - ***** *********** **** *** the ********* ** ****. *** ***'* realize *** **** **** *** **** together ***** *** ******* ******* *****"
  • "****, **** **** ****, **** **** a ***** ** ***, *** **** are ********** ****** ***** ******* ****."
  • "****, **** ***** **** *** ***** cameras ***** **** ** **** **** with ***** ***."
  • "****, **** ** ***, **** ******** service, **** *********** *********"
  • "****, **** **** *******. * ****** expensive *** **** *** ********."
  • "**** - **** ** ***. ***** documentation *** *******. *******-****. **** *********"
  • "** ** ****** ***, ** *** to ** ****. ***** ******* ** second ** ****"
  • "****, ******* ********** ****** ***'* *** growing ***** ** **** *********"
  • "****. ********* ** ****** *** ***** points. **** *** **** **** *****-******** aware."
  • "**** - ***** ** ****, ********* tech *******"
  • "****, ***********, ********"

**** ********* ******

******** ** **** *******, *********** ***** increasing *********** ********, **** **** **** feature *******-****** ***** (*-****** *** *-******):

  • "****. ** **** **** **** **** Q6000-E ***** **** ********* **** ***** out ** *** ******** *** ******. One ***** *** ** *** ** 10 ***** ** ***'* *** ***. The ******** ***** ******** ***** **** the ****** ** *** *** ** the **** ****** *******."
  • "...************ ****. ***** ***** ****** *** the ***** **** ******** ********* *** a *********** ****** ** ******* ***** throughout ******** *****. *** **** **** installs ** ****"
  • "****. ***** ***** ******* ** *** job **** *** ** ** ******** multiple ***** ** **** ******** ***** they *** ***** ********** ******* *********. Cost *** ******* * *******."
  • " '*******' ***** ******* ****** ********** and **** ***** ******* ****** ******* and ************ ****** **** ***** ******** NVR."
  • "**** ***** **'** *** * ***** of ***** ******* (*****'*) **** ** the ***** ***** ** **** *** for ** *** *** **** ******* it."
  • "**** - *** * *** ** P32 ****** *****, **** ******* **********. AXIS ******** **** *** ** ***** reimbursement. "*****, *** ** *** *** lunch""
  • "** ***** **** **** *** *** to ** ******* ***'* ** * bad ***** ** ******* **** **** out."
  • "**** *** * *********-******* ******* ***** which *** ** ** ************ ********** early **** ****."
  • "****, ** *** **** ** ******* fail ** ******* *****. *** **** did **** ** *****"
  • "****. **** ******** ******** ***** **********."

*** ** *** *********** ****** **** from ** ***********, **** ************* *********** only ****** ****** **** ****** ************ competition *** ***** **** *******.

#* - ******** *** ****** / Strong ** ** / ****** ***************

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******** *** ****** **** *** ******-******* net *********, *******, ***** **** **** strong **** ** ***********, **** ******** a ***** ****** ** ***** ******* of *** **.

*********** ******** ******** ***** ***** ****** reliability, ********* *******, *** ***** ********* as ******* *********:

  • "********. **** **** ****, *** ***** support ** ** **** ****** **** anyone *****. ******** ******** ****** ** to **** ** ******* *********** *********. No *** **** ******** **** ** a *** ****** *** **** *** every ****. "
  • "** ************ ***** * **** ******** analytics ** ******* ****** ************** * use ********."
  • "********. ** *** *** **** ** what ** **** **** **** *** vendor (***** *******, *******, ********, *********, access *******) *** ** *** ******* platform"
  • "********. ** **** *** *** ** end ********. ******* ***** ********** *** they **** *** *** ****** ** local ******* *** ****."
  • "********, **** ** ******* (****** ****** line) *** **** ******* ***** ******* (though ******** ** * ********* ***)"
  • "********, ***** *******, **** ** *********, great **** ******* (*** ******* ***** and **) *** *** ******** ************ are ** **** **** ********* ********."
  • "******** ** **** ***** **-** ***** because *** ********** ******** *** **** they **** *****. "
  • "********. ****-******* ********, ********* *** ****-**-*** UIs. **** **********."
  • "...***** ** ***'* **** [*****] *******, now **'* ********."
  • "********, ******** ********* ******* **** *****"
  • "********. ***** ******* *** *********"
  • "********, ******* & ******* *******"
  • "********, ***** *****, ***** ********"
  • "******** *** *******."

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*********** ******** ****** ******** ***** *****, reliability *** ******* ** *** ******* factors:

  • "***** *** ** ** ****** *** to ***** ********* ************ *** ******* of *********, **** ** ******** ** improve ******* *********** ******** *** ******** for **** ************"
  • "******. **** *** *****, ** *** certainly ****** *********** **** * **** experienced **** ****. *** ***** ******* is ****** **** ****, *** ***** tone ** **** ******* **** ***** cameras"
  • "******, **** ***********, **** *****-** *********, great ***** ******* *** ******* *******, good ******* ************."
  • " ****** ** * **** **** low **** ****** **** ** *** in ***** ********* *************."
  • "******. ***** ******* ** ****. *** integration ** ***** *** *** ******* is ***** ** ***** ** **"
  • "******, ***** ***** ***** ** ***** and **** *** **** ******* ****. Also ***** **** ******* *** *** process **** **** **** ****."
  • "****** ***** ******* **** ********* ********. Seem ** *** **** ****** ****** with ****** ** *** ***** ** to ************"
  • "****** - **** ******* **** ******** and ******* *** *** *****"
  • "****** ** **** **** ** ***** the **** ***** ***** **. ******** and ***** *******"
  • "****** *** *******, ***** *******, *** breadth ** **** *** ******* *** our ********"
  • "******, ***** ******* ** ***** *** performance."
  • "****** ******* *** ***** *****"
  • "****** * *** ********."
  • "******, **** ******* *** ******* ** far."

***** - **** ********* ******* ****** Brand

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***** *** * *** ******** ******, and ***** **** **** ************* ***** the ******* ****-*******, **** *** *** last ********* ****** ***** ********* *** favorable *********. ********* *** *** ******* with ***** **** * ******** *** negative *****, ***** ******** * ******* number ** ******** *****, *** **** was *** ********* ** *** ***********.

*********** **** ******* ***** ***** ******* and ******** ** *** *******:

  • "***** - ********* *** **** ******** lenses. * **** *** ****** ************* adding ** ***** **** ********* *** alerts ****** *** ****** *********** ******."
  • "*****, ****'** *** (*** **) ******** because **** **** ** ****** *** cutting **** ************ ***** *** ******* themselves *** ** *** ****** **** ridiculous *******."
  • "***** --> ****** * **** ******** of ******* *** ***** ********** *** cameras, **** *** *** **** (*** many ***)"
  • "***** **** ****, ***** *** *** bad. *** ************ ****** **** ****** is *****!"
  • "*****, **** **** ** ** ** date **** ******** *** *** ************"
  • "*****. ****-******* ******* *** **** ****-*********"
  • "*****. *** *** ******* ******** ** the ***!"
  • "***** *********-******** ******"

***** ***************

**** ****, ** **** ******* *** rankings ** ***** ********** *******.

Trends / ******* ******* ****

** ** ******** **** ****, **** *** *** ****** ** consider *** **** ** *** ************* on *** **** ******* ******* ** 2020:

  • **** ***** *** *** ***** *********, though *** **** ** ********** ********** on *********** ** ** ***** ******** a ******* (****** *** *** **** 2 *****,**** ***** *********** ****). ********, **** *** *** yet ********* **** ** / ***** cameras. **** ***** *** ** ***-******** as **** ** ***** ****** ** they *** **** **** ******* ** 2020, *** ** **** ** ***, this ***** ** * *******.
  • ******** *** ****** **** ** ****** out *** ** **** *********** ******* of ***** *******. *** ****?
  • ******** *** *** ************ ** ********. ** **** *** **** *********** problems *** ****** **** ** ****** a **** ** **** * *******.
  • ***** *** ********* ********* **** *********** ethical *** ********* ****** ****** *** West, **** ** **** **** *** even * **** ***. *** **** resolves (** ***) **** ********* ** important.
  • ***** *** *** ******* *** ** this ******** ** **** ***** ********* this ****. ***** **** *** ***** the****** *** ******* ** ****, **** ** *** **** **** SAST **** *** ******* ** ****. These ****** **** **** ** *** cannot ********** ****** * *** ****** in **** *** **** **** **** positive ** ******** ***** ***** *** execution *** ******** ** ****.
  • ***** *** ********* **** **** **** off ** ****. ** ******* *** make * ****** *** **** ******* but **** **** **** *********** ******** progress ** ****?
Comments (32)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
Jan 21, 2020

**** - ***** *********** **** *** the ********* ** ****. *** ***'* realize *** **** **** *** **** together ***** *** ******* ******* *****.

**** ******* ** ****** ********. ***** and ***** **** **** **** ** having ****** *** ***** ********, ** least **** ** *** ***... * cannot ******* ** ***** ******* ********* friendliness. ** **** **** **** **** has ***** ** *** **** ** having ******** *** ***** ******** ****. The ********* ******** ** ***** ******* is ********** ****** **** ******** *** a ****** ****** **** ** ******** for ****** **** *** ******** **** and ************. * **** ***** ************* would ********* **** ***** ** ******* range **** ** ***** ** ********. It's **** *********** ** **** ** purchase * ********* ****** ** ******* to *** *** ******* ****** *******. More ***** **** *** * ******** Axis ****** *** *** **** ***** party ******* *** ** ****... * hope **** ***** * **** ****** on ******.

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Undisclosed #2
Jan 21, 2020

******* ** *** ****** ****, ***** products ****** ************ ******* ** **** in **** *****. *** **** *** Hanwah ******** ** **** ***? ******** on ***** *** **** *******? ** are **** **** ********* ******* **** designs?

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John Honovich
Jan 21, 2020
IPVM

*** **** *** ****** ******** ** some ***?

**, **** *** ***. **** ******* across *** *****.

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U
Undisclosed #2
Jan 23, 2020

*********? ***, ****.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
Jan 24, 2020

*** **** ** **** *** *******? Most ** **** ** ******* *** then ********* **** **.

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U
Undisclosed #2
Jan 27, 2020

** ****'* * ******** ** *******. It *** * ********* ** *************.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
Jan 27, 2020

**** * ***** ******* *** ***'* use *** **** "*******?" ***.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Jan 24, 2020

*'* ***** ** ***** **** *** reason ** *** ***** ********* ** because **** *** ****** ******* ***'* look *** **** ******* ** **** other **** ***** ****** *************. ***** are **** ** **** **** * dome, ********* ** ****** ***** ****** can ****...

* *** **** ******* ************ ** the ***** *** ******** * **** included. *** *** **** **** ***** numbers ** ***** ********* ** *** you **** ****** ** "********* ******* Axis *******"?

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U
Undisclosed #2
Jan 27, 2020

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

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Jan 27, 2020

*** **** #* (***) ** **:**** Tuesday. *** ***** *** ******** *** below *** ****/***** ** **** **** comment.

"******* ** *** ****** ****, ***** products ****** ************ ******* ** **** in **** *****. *** **** *** Hanwah ******** ** **** ***? ******** on ***** *** **** *******?** *** **** **** ********* ******* Axis *******?"

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U
Undisclosed #2
Jan 27, 2020

****. * *** ****** *** ********, not ****** *** ********* ** *** suggested.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Jan 27, 2020

******...**** ******** ******* ******** **** ** they *** *** ******** ** **** way ******* ***** *******, **** *** other ******** ** **** **** *** blatantly ******* **** *******. ******* *** true. ** ********* **** **** ******** lines, * **** ** ******’* ******* as * **** *** ******* ** slanderous ** ***** ****/**********. *** ****, bullet *** *****-**** ******* **** ******** similar. **** ** *********, *********, *****, Panasonic, ********. *** ** ******* ***? Years ***, **** ******* ****** ******** futuristic. *****, **** ******* **** *********** dome ***** **** ******* *** *** cameras ** ****. *** ***** *** Axis ****** **** **** **** ****** them **** ****** *************...***** *** *****.

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U
Undisclosed #2
Jan 27, 2020

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

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

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Jan 27, 2020

** *** ** ********** ********* ** the **** ** ********. **** *** obvious ** ***********.
***** *** ****’* ****** ** ** be, *** ****’* *** ** ******* reads. ********, ** ******* ******* *** regarding *** ****** ****** **** ******* as ******** *** *********. **** ***** me ** ******* *’* *** *** only *** *** ***** ** **** way.

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U
Undisclosed #2
Jan 27, 2020

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

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

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Jan 27, 2020

**** ** *** ** **** ** you’d ****. ** ***, ***** *** can ******* **** ******** *** **** asking? *** *** ******** *** “** Hanwha ********* ******* **** *******”?

*** *** ******* *** **** ****’* meant ** *** **** **** ******* is ****** **** *** ******** ** some ***** ** ****** ** ******* Axis *******? ** ***** *** *** become **** ***** ****** *** ******* and **** ***** ** ******** *** people *** ******* ** ** *********** for ***** **********, ***** * ******* is/was **** *****, ******* ****** ** no **** *** ************** ** **** you **** ****** ** ******.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
Jan 27, 2020

* ***** *** **** ** ******** this ****** **** ******* **** **** not **** ****** ******* ** *** english ********. ** *** ******* ***. Or ******** **** *** ****** **** what **** *****, ******* ** **** they *****.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
Jan 27, 2020

****'**

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Jan 27, 2020

* *****. ****** *** *** ********. At *****, **** ** ***** ** debating, * ** **** ********* **** a *** ** *** ***. *** more ******* ** ********, *** **** I **** **....

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Undisclosed #2
Jan 27, 2020

**#*,

** ** ******** **** ** ***'*, it's * ***** ********... *** **** answered *** ******** **** ***. *'* not **** *** *** ****** ** exasperate. *** ****** ********** **** ******* contribution ** **** ******. ***'** *** only *** **** ******** **** ** matters.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
Jan 27, 2020

***, *'* *** **** *** **** believes ** *******? *** *** ******.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Jan 27, 2020

**** ******* ** ***** ** **** you ******* ** **** ******* ******* is **** ** ************. **** ******** your ***** ********. * ******** **** second ********, ***** ** ******* ** that **** ** *** **** **** designs ** ***, ***** ***** **** "blatantly" ** *** ** *** ********!

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
Jan 27, 2020

*****, ** *** ******* ** ******* who *** *** "*** ****** **** what *'* ******* ***** ********. ***'* take ** ******* **** ** **** I *****."

**** ****** **** ****** *** *** I *** *** **** ****** **** "only *** ****** *** *****."

***.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #5
Dec 07, 2020

***** **** **** *** * *** go **, *******! *******, * **** agree ** ***. **** **** ********, blah ****.

******* **** *** **** **** ** as * **** ** * ****** backside ** *** **** ***** ** number ** ***** ** ********. "*** they *** *** *** ****** *** challenging ****". *********, ***** **** *** to *** ** **** ****** **** going **** *,***,*** ** *,***,***.

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

***** ********** **** *******, **** ** an **** *******, ***** ******* ******* major ********* *** ***, **** **** heeping *** ******.

* ** ***** *** *****. ****** continue.

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JH
John Honovich
Dec 07, 2020
IPVM

******* **** *** **** **** ** as * **** ** * ****** backside ** *** **** *****

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

*** ***** **** *** ****, *** Verkada ** ******* ***** ** * significant ****. **** *** ******* ******** to **** **** ***,*** ***** ******* deployed ***, ***** ***** ******* *********** and ****** (**** ~*** ********* * year *** ** ***+ ***), **** are ***** ** ****** ** **** this ****, **** ****, ***.

"*** **** *** *** *** ****** and *********** ****".

*** ******** **** *****, **** ** funny. **** ** **** *** "******* is ****** *******." *** **** ** correct.

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

*** *** ***** ** *** ****, makes ** ********** ** **.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #5
Dec 07, 2020

****** *******, ** *** ******** **** unsubstantiated ***********.

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

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Dec 07, 2020

** #*... * ******* **** *** a **** *** ** ************** ***** the ******** ***** ** **** *** coming ****. ******* *** ** ***** about ***** ******* ** **** **** units ********, *** ***** *********** ******* and ******** ** *** ********* **** fiscal **** *** *** ******* ******* their ******* ***** ********** ********. * think **** *** ********** ************* ** your ******** **** **** *********** ***** how **** ****** ***** *******(*). *** should ******** ** **** *** *** be ******** ** **** ** ****** you ****** ***. ************ ** *** forum ** *** ** *** *****....

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Max Shumeyko
May 21, 2021

******* ** ****** ********** * ***** with **** **** ****** **** **** and ****** *** **** ******* ** North ******* (#* *** #*). ********** gathered ** *** ****** **** ** Q1 **** ***** **** ***** ** also **** ******* **** ** ***** America (#*) *** ******* ****** (#*). Hikvision *** ***** *** #* *** #4 ** ***** *******.

MR
Mike Ragnanese
Feb 02, 2022

*** *** ****** ******* **** *********? I ******* **** **** ** ***** camera ***** **** **** *********.

AM
Andrew Montgomery
Feb 02, 2022
IPVMU Certified

*** ***, *** ****. *** *** download *** **** ********* ******* **** from *** **** *****

****** **** ****

JH
John Honovich
Feb 03, 2022
IPVM

****** ****:

*** ******* ** *** ****** *** NDAA *********.

**** *** ******* **** ** * process ** ****** ***** ******* - (2019)****** ******* ******** ******

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