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 *******, **** ******* **** **:

  • "**** ******", "*** ******* ****, **** **** ****", "********* *** ******* ****; <0.5% ***, *% @ ** ******, *-*% @ ** ******, <5% @ ** ******"
  • "**** ******* ** ******* *** ****** *** ***********", ******** ** *********", "amazing ***** ** ********", "******* ***** *** ********* ** ***** *** needs ** *** *******"

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  • "******* ******* *** ***** ***** *****", "******* ** *********** ***** 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 ***** ***** ***** *******:

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

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

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

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

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

Arecont ********

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

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

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

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

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Pelco - ***

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Comments (28)

John Honovich

IPVM | 02/10/14 09:46pm

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

Carl Gelbart

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

******

Undisclosed Integrator #1

02/11/14 05:03am

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

John Honovich

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

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

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

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

Undisclosed #2

02/11/14 05:43am

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John Honovich

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

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

Jeffery Cranfield

02/11/14 02:11pm

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

John Honovich

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

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Dick Green

02/11/14 03:11pm

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John Honovich

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

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

Undisclosed Integrator #4

02/13/14 02:04pm

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

John Honovich

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

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

Undisclosed #5

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

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

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CAPTAIN RAVINDER REDDY

12/16/14 11:20am

****

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

*******

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

John Honovich

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

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

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

Undisclosed #6

12/29/14 04:42pm

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

John Honovich

IPVM | 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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