Favorite IP Camera Manufacturers 2014

Author: John Honovich, Published on Feb 10, 2014

With the worst manufacturers identified, we now turn to the favorite IP camera manufacturers of our 2014 integrator survey.

120 integrators from 20 countries answered the following open ended question:

24 manufacturers received votes with 10 standing out.

A few important themes emerged in the integrator's explanations (in no particular order):

  • Image / Video Quality
  • Stability / Reliability
  • Product Line Breadth
  • Low Cost for Solid Quality

Since our last edition in 2011, the top 10 favorites have changed significantly, with 3 of the biggest brands falling down, being surpassed by newer entrants.

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Axis ******* ** ********** ****

****** ****, **** ********, *** ** *** **** ********* *****, ********* 5x *** ****** ** ********* ** *** ***** ************ *** roughly **% ** *** **********.

*** **** ******* ******** *** **** - **** *********** *** broad *******, **** ******* **** **:

  • "**** ******", "*** ******* ****, **** **** ****", "********* *** failure ****; 24 ******,
  • "**** ******* ** ******* *** ****** *** ***********", ******** ** offerings", "******* ***** ** ********", "******* ***** *** ********* ** cover *** ***** ** *** *******"

********, *********** ******* ****'* ***** ******* *** **** **** **** did ** ****, **** ******** **** **:

  • "******* ******* *** ***** ***** *****", "******* ** *********** ***** light ******", "*** ***** ******* **** ** ****", "***** ******* in **** ** **** ***********" *** "**** ******* *******."

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  • "** **** **** ** *** **** ** *** *******", "** cannot ****** *** **** ******* ***** *******" *** "** *** prices ***'* **** *** **** **** ****, * ****** **** will **** *********** ****** *****. ********* ** ******** **..****."

High ***** / *** ***** ************

"******" ***** ***** ** ** ** ********** ***** ** *********** favoriting *** *****, *** '*******', **** ****, *** ******* ***** / ****** ****. **** *** *** **** ****** ** ********** responses **** ****, ********** *** **** ****** *** ***** *** brands **** ******. ******** ********:

  • "****: *******; *******: ******* *** *****", **** **** "******* *** Hikvision: ******* **** ******, ****** *****, ****** *******", "** ****** always *** **** ******* ***** ******* *** **** ****, ** we **** *** ****, ********* (***** ********** ******* ****** ***** for **** *****)"
  • "*** ******** ** *** ** ***** ******* ** ***** **** although *** ***** ** ******* *** ** *** ********'* ****** so ** ** *** **** ****. ******** ** *** ** price ** ********* *** ***** ***** ******* ** ****** ** better ******** ** ***** ******."
  • "* ***** *** **** ***** **** ** **** ** **** used *** ****. **** *** *** ******** **** *** ******* and ** ***** **** *** ***, *** *** **** *** to **** **** **. ** **** **** **** ***** **** recently **** ********* ********** **** **** *****."

Avigilon *****

******** ******, ******* *******, ********* *** ****, ***** ********* **** were **** ** ***** ** **** **** ****. ******** *********** were *** **** ****** ** **** ******* **** *** ** other *************. ******** ********:

  • "********** ******* ******** ** **** *** ****** *** **** ** setup **** **** ******* *****."
  • "********** *** **** *******. **** **** ** ********* *** ********* network ********."
  • "**** ** ***, *********, *** ******* *******."

*************, **** ** *** ******** ***** ***** ******** ** ****** mentioned ********'* *** ** ***** * *** ******, ********* ******** including "**** **** ***********," "**** ****** **** ********* ********** ** *** **** ******* you *** ** *** ****** *** ****** *** ****", *** "compatible **** ***** *** ********."

Sony ***** *****

***** **** *** **** ********** **** *** **** ******, **** still *** ******* ******* ***** *********** **** *** **** ****** refrain ***** ***** ***** *******:

  • "*** ******** ** *** ** ***** *******"
  • "***** ******* *******/*******"
  • "**** *** *** ******** ** *****"

** *** ***** ****, ********** ***** ******* *** ******** ****** the ***** ** *********** **** **** ** ********* *** **** unless ** ***** ******* ***** ******* **** ****. ******* ********** is *** ********* **** ** *** ******** ** *** ***** of ***** **** ******** **** ********* *******.

Vivotek *** ********* *****

******* ******* *** **** ******* ** ****, *** *** **** in **** ***** ******** *** ****. *** ****** **** ****** similar, ********** ******* *** ******* ********.

**** ** *** *********** ******** **** '*****' ***** ***** *********** **** ************ ******** *** ******* *****, ****** ****** **** "Cost ********* ******** **** ****", "********** ******* ****** ***** *** that *****", "******** ** *** ** *****" *** "******* **** enough, ****** *****."

** ******, ** *** ***** ****, **** **** ******* *********'* boasting ** ***** "*********" *** ***#* ***** ************ ******* ** *** *****. *****, **** *********, ******* ****************** **** **** **** ****** **.

Arecont ********

***** ***** ******* ** *** **** ***** *** ***** **********, Arecont **** **** *** * ******* ** ********** ** **********'* favorite, **** ******** *********:

  • "********* *** *** ***** *** *******" *** "***** *** ****** offerings *** ****** *** ******** *** ******* ********* *** **** applications."
  • "*** **** *** "*******" **** ****" *** "***** ** ********"
  • "**** **** **** ********* **** ******* *** *******; ***** ***** of ********** *******; ** **** *** ** *********** ******"

Panasonic *** ******* ****

***** **** ********* *** * *** ********** **** ****, **** were ******* **** **** ****.

******* *** ****** **** * ***** / '*********' ******* ** this ** *** ****** **********.

********* ***** ** ********** ** ****, ***** *** ***** ***** and ******** ***** *******. *******, **** ****** ** ********** **** the ***** ** ******** ** **** **** *** *** ******* in *** **** *** ***** ** **** ** *** ********** performance ** **** ******* *** ********** **** *******. **** *** few ******** ********* ***** **** "***** ******* *** *** **** but **** *** **** ****"*** ******* **** "**** **** *** ******* **** * ***** array ** ******* ** **** ********** *** **** ******."

Bosch *** **** - **** * ***

**** ***** *** **** *** * *** ************* *** ****** ** **** * ***** *****. ******** ** ACTi's **** ****** ** ***** ********** *******, **** *** * negative ******* *** ****.

Pelco - ***

*** **** **** *** **** ***** *** *** *** **** out ********. *** *** **** ** **** ** *** ***** to **, **** **** *** *********** ********* ("**** ******* ** price **** ***********"). ******* ********** ******** ******** ** ******** **** *** ********* *** "******* ** *** it", ********* ** ***** **** ********* ******** (*** *********** ****).

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The **** ** *** *****

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Comments (28)

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | 02/10/14 09:46pm

****: ****** ******* ** ** ************* **** ****** ** ** a ********** ****** ****** *** ***** ********** ******** ***.

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

Carl Gelbart

In reply to John Honovich | 02/10/14 09:54pm

******

Undisclosed 1 Integrator

| 02/11/14 05:03am

*** *** ***** **? * **** ***** ** ****** ** improving?

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 1 Integrator | 02/11/14 05:11am

** ***** *** *****. **** ****, ***** ** **** ** "I ***'* **** ************, * **** ** **** *** ******** bin ** ***" *****.

*** **** ***** * **** **** ***** ****** ** ****** interested ********* ***** '***********' ******* **** ******* ** ** ****** **** **** **** ** tricks.

**** **** ** *** ** ***** *******, ************* *********** ** directly *** ******* ****** (**** *******, *********) ** *** ****** quality ********* (****, ********, ****). ******* ********** ** ** * ***** '*******' ********* *** ***** *** do *** **** **** ***** ************. *'* ** ******* ** hear **** ****** **** ******** *********** / **********.

Undisclosed 2

| 02/11/14 05:43am

******** ** ***'* ******** ***, * *** **** ********* ******* with **** ******* ** *** ** ******* *********. ****** **** their ******** ** ***** ***** **** **** *** *** **** make **** **** ********** ******* *******, *** **** *** * large *******, * ***** #* ** ************ ****** *******. **** you **** ****** ** *** ****** ******* **** **** **** cameras?

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 2 | 02/11/14 05:49am

**** ** * ***** ****. *****'* '****' ****, ***** ** the ******* ****** ********. *** ****'* ***** ***** / **** which ** *** *** / *** ******************* **** ******** ********. ***** *** * ****** **** ******* ** $** *******. Traditional **** ******* ****** ******* *** ** ****, *** ****'* skewed ** *** **** ***** ******* ******* ***** *** **** is ($**,*** ***, ***** ****).

** *** ********* ******* ****'* ******* ******* **** ** ****** / **** * niche ******* ******** ** * *** *** / *** ******* differentiated ***** *** *************.

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

Undisclosed 3

In reply to John Honovich | 02/11/14 12:20pm

"*** **** ***** ******* ******* ***** *** **** ** ($**,*** per, ***** ****)."

***, * ***** **'* ******** ****** ** $*,****** ***. **** their **-****** ******* *** ****** ***** ** * ******* **** camera *** ******* *************. **** *** ** *** *** ***** $4,000 (**-***) ** *'* *** ********.

*******, *** ******** ****'* *** **** ********* ******* **** *** integrators **** ***** ** ******** ************** * ***** **** ******* channels **** ** * ******** ** ***** ********. *** *****/********* brands ***... ***********... *** * ***'* ***** ****'** *** ****** volume **** ***** ****** *** ** ****** ** ********** ***** in ******* **** **** **** ***** ***** *******.

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 3 | 02/11/14 04:13pm

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

** *** *****, ******* **'* $*,*** ** $**,***, **** ** a *** ****** ******* ***** **** *** ******* ** ****** manufacturer *** ** ****** ***** */**** **** ******.

Jeffery Cranfield

| 02/11/14 02:11pm

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

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Jeffery Cranfield | 02/11/14 04:19pm

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

Dick Green

| 02/11/14 03:11pm

****, ***** *** ****** ************ ** *******'* *** ******* *** chipset, *'* ********* **** ******* ****'* ********* ** *** ****** one *** ** *******. ** *** *** ******** **** *** low ** **** *****? *** ***, *'* * ******* ***. Just ******* ** ** ***** ********* ********.

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Dick Green | 02/11/14 04:17pm

* ******* ******* *** **** *** ** ***** *** ***** *** *** ************ **** **** ********* **** **** **** been ** *** **** * ****** ** **. ****'* *** soon ** *** **** *********** ** ******, ****** * *** favorite ***.

******* *** *** **** *** *** ********** *** * ******** position **** - "*******. **** - ** *** **** - of ** ******** **** ******** ** **** *** *****."

********** -******* ******* *** ****,**** *** ********* ****,**** **** **** ****.

Alain Bolduc

| 02/11/14 05:59pm

**** - **** **** *** ******** *******, ** ***** ***** enough *** *** *********** *** *******. ** *** * ****** sense *** *** *******, **** ********** ******* ***** *** ******* responses ***** ** ***********, ***** **** **** *** ********* ** such * **** ******.

*** **** **** **** ******** *******, *** **** ***** ** mind **:

*** ** *** *** **********, *** ****/**** ********** ********** *** commented ***** **** **** *** ************?

*** ***** *** ***, **** *** *** *********, ***** *** original ******** *** ****** **** ** ******** ***** ******** ************? Was ***** *** **** ** ******* ** *** *********, **** "I ****** ************ * *** ***** ***** ** **********/************, *** for **** ****** ************, *'** ** **** ************ * *******..." or ********* ****?

Alain Bolduc

In reply to Alain Bolduc | 02/11/14 07:34pm

* ****** ******** **** ****** ******** ***** ***'** ******* ******* the *******/***** *****-***:

"* ****** ************ * *** ***** ***** ** **********/************, *** for**** *********** ***** ************, *'** ** **** ************ * *******..."

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Alain Bolduc | 02/11/14 07:42pm

***** */*** ********* **** **** * ************. ** *****, ***** half ** **** ***** ***** ** *** ******* ****** ** citing ******** *****.

Mohammad salimzadeh

| 02/12/14 04:44am

** *** **** ********* *********** ** ****, * **** ** know ***** ****** *********** *** ********* *** **** ***** **. negative ***** *** ******** *****. **** ** ***** *** *********** file ******* **** *** ***** ****** ***** ** ******* ***** and ************?

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Mohammad salimzadeh | 02/12/14 05:00am

********,

*** ********* *** ** ******** ** ****** ******- ****** *******/*********** ********. ** * ***********, *** ***** **** better **** * *** **** ****** ***** *** *********.

** *** ******** *****, ***** **** **** * ******* ** which ***** *** ******** ********: (*) "**** *** **/$. *** low **** ***** ******* **** ********." *** (*) "**** ***** of *** -*** *** **** *** ********."

***** ******** ******* **** ** **** **** ** **** - in *** **** ****, **** ********* ******** *** ******* ********* and *** *** ***** ** **** ********* *** *** ********* high **********.

* *** ***** ***, **** ****** **** *** ***, ********** with *** ***** *** ****. ***, * ***** **** *** on *** *** **. *** ***** * ***** **** *** doing **** ** ******** ** ****** **. ****** **'* ********* how ******** *** *** **** ***, **'* * **** ************** against *** ***** *** **** ******* ********* **** *** ******* ground.

** **** * ****** ***** ** **** ******* -*** *********, ******* ********.

Neil Patel

| 02/12/14 10:56am

** **** *** ***** * ******* ** *-**** ** *** of *** *********?

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Neil Patel | 02/12/14 01:35pm

**. ***** *-**** ** ********* (******** / ***) **** *** overlap ***** *********** ** **** ****** ***** (************ / ********** / **********). ****, *** *-**** ************ ************ **** **** *** stand *** (*** ******* *** ********, *** ****** ****).

Undisclosed 4 Integrator

| 02/13/14 02:04pm

** **** *** **** *****, **** *** **** * ******* grid **** ***********? ** ***** ** **** ** *** **** in ******** ** * ********* ****.

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 4 Integrator | 02/13/14 03:47pm

* ********* *** *** ******* * **** / ***** / chart ******* * **** ****** ** ***** ** *** ******** issues / ******* **** ** * ************** ***** **** **** surely ** ******* ** ***** ****** ** '*****' **** **** are ****** **** ***** ***********.

Undisclosed 5

In reply to John Honovich | 05/13/14 01:33pm

**** * **** *** **** ** **** ** *** ***-******* and *** ******** **** ****** ***** **** *******.

CAPTAIN RAVINDER REDDY

| 12/16/14 11:20am

****

*** * ******* *** ** ****** *** ** **** *** ranking ** ***** ******* *** ***** ***.

*******

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

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to CAPTAIN RAVINDER REDDY | 12/16/14 12:30pm

** ******** ** *** ****** ****. * ******** ** *** VMS ****, *** **** ***** ****** ** ****** ****.

***** ** * *** ********* *** *** ************ * **** IP ****** ************ (****** **** *** ****** ** ****** ****).

Undisclosed 6

| 12/29/14 04:42pm

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

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 6 | 12/29/14 05:05pm

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

*********** ** ***** *******, **** ****** ** ** *** ** *** ******** ** me-too ******** *************.

Tamer Mussa

IPVMU Certified | 12/29/14 05:10pm

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

** *'** ******* *** * **** ******* ** ***** ** be ***** *********** ,**** ****** * **** *** ? **** is **** ******?

Tamer Mussa

IPVMU Certified | 12/29/14 05:28pm

**** * ***** **** **** *** *** ** ***** ...** that ***** ? *** *** * *** ** ** *** for * **** ****** .

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