Fisheye Camera Usage Statistics 2022
Fisheye cameras have become common in the past decade, but how often are integrators installing them and why?
180+ integrators responded to:
In the last year, what percentage of cameras that you deployed were fisheye / panoramic cameras?
In this report, we show usage patterns across integrators, and the most common themes of why fisheye cameras are/are not used.
Related, see Dome Camera Usage Statistics 2022, Turret Camera Usage Statistics 2022, and Multi-Imager Camera Usage Statistics 2022.
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******* ******* **** ** * ***** minority ** ******* ******** (~**.**% ****), slightly ***** **** *****-****** *******.
**** **** ****** *****-*******, ***** *** commonly **** ** ******* ******** ********** cameras ******** ***** *****, ******* ******* are ********* **** ** ***** ******* areas *** ** ***** ***** **********, discussed ** *** *** ****** *****.
Key ******
******* ********* **** ******** ************ **** two **** ****** ***** ******* ******* cameras' ********** *** *************, *** *** less ****** ******:
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- **** ** ******* ** ********
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Wide ******** ****/*********** *********
** *** *** **** ****** ****** given *** ********* ******* *** ***** wide ***** ** ****, ****** **** useful *** ******** ** *********** *********.
- "******* ******* *** ******* **** ********* as ******* **** ******* * ****'* eye **** ** *** ********* ******* of ***** **** ***** ** ****. Also, ******** ** *** ****, ****** are **** ************* **** ******* ******, making **** ****** ** *******. ******* and ********* ****** *** ********* ** see *** **** **** ************ ** customers."
- "** ****** **** *** **** ******* cameras **** ****. **** **** *** 100% ******** ** ***** *****, ** intersections, ***. **** **** ******* *** cable *** *** ******* **** *** multiple *****. **** **** *********."
- "* **** ******** **** **** *********- as ***** ******** ***** **** *** everything. ** ********* ***** **** **** in *********** **** ****** ******* ******** the ************** *****."
- "**** ** **** *** ***** *******, but ********* ** ****** ************. **** give **** **** ******** ******** ***** using **** ******** ******** (********, **** runs,labor, ***)."
- "* **** ****** ******* ******* ***** I **** ** ***** ** ****** room, *** ** ********* ** * central ******** ******* *** ************ *** the *** **** *** ****** ** feet."
- "***** *** ** ***** ***** ************ areas. ***** ********** *** ************. ********* sofware ***** ***** ** ********* ******* views."
- "********* ********, ********** *** ** *********. Excellent *** ******* ******* ********* *****, warehousing, ****** ********* ***."
- "**** ** * ******* ******* *** us ** ***** *** ****** *** and ***** *** ****** ** **** never ***** ** *** ***** ***** at *** ***** ****."
- "***** *** ********* ********* ** ****** all ************. **** *** **** * client *** ** **-**** *** *****, they **** **."
- "**** *** ***** *** ********* ******* coverage **** ***** ***** (*** ****, they *** ****** ******* ******* *********)"
- "***** *** **** ***** *** ***** open ******. ** *** **** * lot *** ***** ******** ****** ** community *****."
- "******** **** **** ** ********** ***** you **** *********** ********* ** *** very ***** ****** ** ********."
- "********** ** ***** * ***** **** with * ****** ******. ** ***** offices ** ***** ******** *****."
- "** *** ***** ******* *** *** time *** ** *** ***** ******** in * ***-****** ***********"
- "** *** ********* ******* ** ***** warehouse ************ ***** ** **** ***** a *** ** ****."
- "** ****** ******* ******* ** **** ceiling ****** ** ***** * ***** area **** ******* ***** *****."
- "********* *** ** *********. ******* ** all **********. ***** *** ****** ******** spaces."
- "**** *** **** **** * **** to ***** ** ****** **** ** a ****** ******"
- "***** ****** ** *** ******** ** much *** * ***** *** ** required ** * ****** ******"
- "********* ****** ******* ***** ******* ******** for ******* *****."
- "**** ******* *******. **** ***** ** to *** **** **** ****."
Lack ** ******* ** ********
**********, *** **** ****** *** *** using **** *** *** **** ** details ** ******** ****** ** *** cameras' **** *** *** ****** *****, limiting ******** ** ***** *****.
- "* *** ********* ******* ** *** same ******** ** *****-****** *******. * believe **** **** *** ******* *** a ****** **** ********* **** *****-****** cameras, *******, *** **** ******* ** very **** ** *** *********. ** prefer ** ******* ******** *****-**** *******. I *** *** ********** **** *** a *** ** ********** ******* ********* show * *******/***/*** ****** ** ***** corner ** * ********. * ******* this ** * ****-****** ******* *** cable *******, *******, * ***'* **** that ** ***** *** ******** *** best **** ********. ********* ** **** install ***** **** ******** *******."
- "* ** *** **** ******* ******* and *** ****** ***** ** *** distortion ** *** ***** **** *** dewarp *** * ********* ****. * wouldn't *** ***** ** **** *****'* so **** ****** *** *** ******** they ****"
- "***** ** *** ****** *** ******* for ******* ****, ** ***** *****. Drawbacks *** **** **** ******* ******** in ******** **** *** ****, *** distortion ** *** ****** ***** ********* can ** ** ***** ** **** VMSs. ** ** ****** *** **** on * ****, **** ********* ** a ********* ** ****** *******."
- "***'* **** **** ****** *** *** just ******* *** ***********. ** *** want ** *** *** ** * small **** ** *** ******* **** a ****, **** ** * ***** job. ******* ********** ** *** ****** on ******."
- "**** ** ***** ***** **** **** lower ********. *** ********** ********** ** distance ** * ****** ** ******** when ***** *****. **** ******** ** large ***** *** ****** ****** **** higher ********** *****. ******** **** ***** 20-30 **** ** * ******* ** hard ** **** ***."
- "* **** * ******* ** **** cases ** *** * **** ***. I ******* ** * ******** ********* a ******** ***** ********** ** **** with * ******* ****** **** **** longer ** ******* *** ***** **/*** is ******* ** **** **** * traditional/multi-sensor ******. **** ******* **** ***** are ** *****."
- "*** ****** **** **** *******. **** capture * *** ** ******, *** at *** ******* ** ****** ****** footage. ***** *** ********* *% ** cases ***** * ***** ********* ***."
- "******* ** ********** ** ****** ** is * ************ **** - ** does *** ******* ******* ********** ** do *** *** ******* *** ** the ***** *** *** **** * large ******* ****."
- "****: *** ***** * ***/*** ****** field ** **** ****: **** **** for * ** ** ******** ***** of **** **** *** ****** ****"
- "** ***** **** * *** ** customers ** *** **** *** **** of **** **** ****** ********, **** with *********."
- "** ****** ******* ******* ** ***** where ****** ** *** * **** concern, **** ******** ** ******."
- "***** ******** *** **** *** *** for ******** *** *** *** **** option *** ****** ******** *****."
- "** *** ****** ***** *** **** Eye **** ** ** **** ****** retail - ***** ** ***** * think **** *** ****"
- "***** ******* ***'* **** *** ****** we *** ******* *** **** *** clients."
- "**** *** ********** *** ******* *** get **** *** ******."
- "*** **** ***** ******* ** *** edge."
- "******* ****** *** *******."
- "**** ****** ******** ** *********."
Special ***
**** *********** **** **** ******* ******* had ***** ***** ** ******* ************, where *** ********** **** *** ***** and ** **** **** ***** ******* were **** *********, *** ****** ****** great *** ******* ************ / ************.
- "**** **** ***** ***** *** *** used **** ******. **** ** ********* walk ** *******, ***** ***** ******* full ***-**** ********. * ***** *** them **** ***********. * **** *** one **** ** ******* * **** because *** ****** *** ******** ** begin **** *** **** *** *** original ********** ***."
- "** **** **** * ****** ** the **** ***** *** ******* ******. They *** ** ******* ** ***** areas *** ** **** ******* ** the ************ ** ********. **** *** more ********* ******* ** * *** panoramic **** * **** *** (* think)."
- "******** *** * ***** ********. **** applications **** *** * ******* *** for *** *** **** ** ****** you **** **** ** ********* **** are *******."
- "** ********* **** ****** ******* ******* either ** * ******* **** (****** entry/exit *******) ** ** * ***** room **** * **** **** ** safe ****."
- "** **** **** **** ********* **** applications ***** ** *** *** ***. You **** **** * *********** ****** to ******** *** * ******* **** it"
- "******* ***********. **** **** ** ***** square ****** **** ** ******** ******* or ***** ********** ***** *** ****** coverage ** ********."
- "**** ********** **** ***** *****. ***** use *** ******* ******* ** ***** oddly ****** ***** **** **** ** nooks *** ******."
- "****** **** ** ***** ***** ** can ** ********* **** ****** ** give **** *********** *** **** ******* in ***** **** **** ******."
- "*********** ********. ******* ** ********** *** general ******** *** ********** ******* *** better *** **** ************."
- "**** **** ******, **** *** **** for ******** ***** *** ******* ***** where ** ***** ********* ***** *-* cameras"
- "** ******* ******* ******* ** *******, breakrooms *** ******** ***** **** ******* observation ** ********."
- "*** ******* ** ********* *** **** we *** * *** **** **** to ***** *********** ******** ** * store"'
- "** ****** ******* ******* *** *******, conference ***** ***** **** ***** ** the **** *****."
- "********* ******* *** ***** **** ** special *****. **** *** ** **** view ** ** ****"
- "**** ** * ****-**-**** ***** ** fit *** ***********. ********* ***** *********."
- "**** ******* ********* **** *** ***** and *****’* **** ** *** ** those ******."
- "***** **** * ******** *********** - usually ** *** ****** ** ** interior ****."
- "***** *** ******* ************. *** **** for **********."
- "**** *** **** ***** ** **********, open ***** *****"
- "******** **** ***** *****, **** *** a **-** ******."
- "**** *** ******* * ***** ************."
Vs. *****-*******
**** *********** ******** ******** ******* *******-****** ********** ** *** **** *** ******* by ****. **** ********* **** *****-****** cameras *** ********** **** ******* *** to ***** ****** *******:
- "** *****-****** ******* **** **** ** price *** ******** ** ******** *********, we *** ********* **** ** ***** and **** ******* *******. ***** ** definitely ***** * ***** *** *** traditional *** & *** ******* ******* and ** **** ******** ** ****** them ** **** ******* * *** of ***** *** ***** ***** *** the *****."
- "*** ******* ** * **** ****** for * *** *** * ************ typically ** ****** ********. ** ******* putting **** ** *** ****** ** the ******** ******* ******* ********* ********* the ******** **** * *****."
- "******* *** *** **** ***'* ******* of * ***** ******. ******* ************ only (**** **********, ******** ****, ***)"
- "** ****** **** *** ****. *** the **** ** * ******* *** can *** ******** ***** ******* ** a *****-******."
- "*****-****** ******* **** **** * ****** fit **** ********* ******* *** ******** of *** ****."
- "* ***’* **** *** ******* **** of *** ******* ******* ** ***** imager"
****** **** **** **** ******* ******* were **** **** ********* **** *****-*******.
- "* ** *** **** ******* ******* and *** ****** ***** ** *** distortion ** *** ***** **** *** dewarp *** * ********* ****. * wouldn't *** ***** ** **** *****'* so **** ****** *** *** ******** they **** - **** **** ******* over * ***** ****** - ****** like * ******* *** *** ***** of *. * **** **** **** to **** *** ******** **** ** looks **** *** *** ** ******** prior ** ********* ****** ******* *******."
- "** ********* **** *** *** ******* higher ***** ******* * ******* ****** for ***% ******** *** ******* ********* allowing *** *** ******** ******* ******** cameras ** ****** **** ***** ****** devices."
- "* ****** **** ** *** ******* because ********* **** **** *** **** seem **** **** ********* **. ***** imagers."
Up ****
** **** *** ************* ********** *** integrator ********** ** *** *******. **** see:**** ****** ***** ********** ****,****** ****** ***** ********** ****,********-****** ****** ***** ********** ****.