FLIR Favorability Statistics 2023
2 years ago, Teledyne acquired FLIR. FLIR has had a rocky recent past, booming briefly with "COVID cameras" but struggling with its security business, including selling off part of its business to Dahua.
FLIR has been praised for its thermal cameras but has been criticized for its struggling conventional camera business. What are integrators views on the company in 2023?
For background, see Teledyne / FLIR Security Profile.
In this report, IPVM examines statistics and commentary from 180+ security integrators on FLIR's positioning, pros, and cons.
Favorability *******
**** *** ***** *** ******** ************ (+26%), ****** ****** **** **** ****** neutral ** *** *** **** ****.
Continuing ****** ************ *****
****'* *** ************ *** ******* ******** upward **** **** ** ****:
******* ****** ************ ******* *********** ************ ********** ****.
** ********* *** **** ** ************ due ** **** ******* *** ***-*** / ***** ***** ********. *******, **** has *** ************* ******** *** ******* portfolio *** ********** ***** ************ ** the **** *** *****.
Stronger ******** ******* **
*** ************ *** ******* ****** *** outside *** **, ****** **** **** polarizing ******* *** **** ******* *** USA:
Executive ******* ** ******
*********** **** ********* ***** ** ****. The **** ****** ** ***** ******** are ** *******:
- ******** ***** ** ******* *******
- **** ******** *** *******
- ***** ***** ** ******* *******
- ***** ***** ** ***
- *********
- *** ***** ****
Positive ***** ** ******* *******
**** *********** ******* ****'* ******* ******* but ********* **** ** *** **** experience **** ***** ***** ********:
- "*** ******* ******* ******* *** ********* in ********* *** ********** ********* ***** lines, ******* *****, ***."
- "** *** **** ******* ******* ****** for ******* *********. **** *** **** reliable, *** **** ** ***. ** is ***** **********, *** *** ******* via ***** **** "******* *******" ***** it **** ** ********* **** ****** any ***."
- "**** ******* ********* ******* ***** ********* well ********* ******* ******* ********* ** amazing."
- "**** *** ********/*******/********/****-*** ****** *** ******* cameras *** *******."
- "** **** **** **** ***** ************* models *** **** *********, *** **** were *********. **** ******* *** ***** support **** *********."
- "** **** **** ******* ******* ******* from ****. *** ******* *** ****** solid *** *** ************ *** ** value ** ** - ** *** contrary."
- "** ** **** ******* ********** **** FLIR ********, *** ******* ******* ********** has ****** **** ********** ** ** and ****** ******* ******."
- "***** ******** - ***** *** **-** if *** **** ****** ******* ***. Also, ** **** ******* ** **** with **** **** ******* (**)."
- "**** *********** **** * ******* ** their ******* *******. *** **** **** were ******** **."
- "* ***** **** ****** **** *** commercial ******** ****** *** **** ***** with **** **** ** **** - high-end ******* *******."
- "** * **** **** ** ****** a ****** **** *******, **** ** one ** *** ****** ** ***********."
- "***** **** *** ******* *** ***** visions **********; ****** ***** *****."
- "*** ***** **** ******** **** ** Thermal *********, * **** **********."
- "*** ** *** **** ** *** market *** ******* ******* *** ***** vision."
- "**** *** ******* ****** ** ****** industry *** ********* *****."
- "**** **** ****'* ***** ****** *******, good *******."
- "*'* ******** *** ***** ******* *******."
- "********* ******* ******* *******."
- "******** *** ***** ******* *******."
- "*** **** *** ******* **********."
- "**** **** *******."
- "******* *******."
General *********** ** ********/*******
*********** **** ********** *** ***** ** good ********** *** *******:
- "****-***** ****** *** *** ************ *** mostly ********** ***. ***** ********* ** well ***** *******, ***** *******, *** quality. "
- "**** ********, ****** **** **** ********, larger **** ***** ******* ******* *** sales ******* ************, *** *********** ********."
- "**** ******* *** **** **** *** cameras ***** ******* ***** **** ******** uptime ** ** ***."
- "*********** ************ ** ***** **** ******** cameras *** **** **-******* ************. ****** vertical ******** (**************)."
- "**** ***** ********, ***** ******** *** software, ***** ********* *******."
- "**** ** * ***** ******* ****, maybe, *** **** ********** ** ***** field."
- "****-*** ******* **** ** ********* ******** good ************."
- "********** **** *****, *********** **** *******/******** Tech."
- "**** **** **** ********** **** ***** products ** ***."
- "* **** **** ******* **** **** well *** *** ********."
- "************ ******** *** ************ *****."
- "**** *******, **** ****-***."
- "***-**-***-**** *******."
- "******* **** ****."
- "**** *** ** *******."
- "*** ** **'* ********."
- "***** *******."
***** **** *** ******** ********, ****** on ******* *******:
- "** ********** **** **** ** **** their ******* (** ***** *** ****** I ***** ****) ** *** **** a ***** ****** ** ****** ** reset *** ********. *******. * ***** never *** ** ******* ****."
- "***** ** ** * ******** *****, not * ********** *****. * ***** I ******** **** ***** **** ** Costco. ****** ******* **** ******** **** at ******."
- "*** ******* ***** ******* **** **** color ******* *** ********** **** ** the **."
- "*** * *** *** ** *** lower-end ****** ********."
- "*****-*** *******. ***'* *** **."
- "******* *** ***-***."
****** **** ********** *** ********* ********:
**** * ** *** ** ** colleagues **** *** ** *** ******* with **** * *** ******** *** immediately ***** ** *** *** **** PTO * **** ****. * ***** the **** ***** ************ **** ****** such * ****** ******** ** *** dreaded “*****”. ** ***** *** ************* were ** *****, *** ***** **** such ** ****** ***** ****** ***** the **** ***** ***. * ******* you *** *** **** ******* ****** to **** ***** *** ************* *** send **** ** ******** **** ** the ********. **** ***** *** ** the **** ** ****.
Mixed ***** ** ***/****
*********** ******** **** ***** ** ****'***********, *** ****** ********:
- "*** **** *** ** **** *** basic ******* ******** ** ***** *** their **** ******** ** *************** *** hard *** *** ***** ** ***."
- "*** **** ******* * **** ********** with *** ****** *** ********, *** for * ***** ****** ** ** fine."
- "**** ****'** **** **** ***** ** a **** *** ** *** ******* to ******* **** ******."
- "*** ***** ********, * ** *** a *** *** *** ***** ****** have ****. ****** ****** *** ********** to *** *** ********."
- "*** **** ******* ** *** *** removed **** * **** ** **** performance."
- "******* *** ********** *********."
****** *** ********** *** ********:
**** *** ** ***** *** * VMS-only ******** *** *** **** ********* when ** **** ********* **.
*********
**** ******* *** **** **** ***** expensive ********, *** **** ***** ***** on ******* *** ***** ******** *** price:
- "******* **** *** ***** ***** ** high ******** ** *** ******* ** the ******* - *** *** ** not ** ******* ** **** ** the ***** **** * *************, *** pricing ** **** * *****."
- "** *** **** *** ******* ***, thought **** ***** *** * ****** overpriced ******* *** ** ****’* ******* much **** *****."
- "********* ********* *** ** *** ******* application *** ****** ******** *** ******** are ****."
- "**** ****** ******* ********* - ******** also **** ********* *** ***** **** export ************."
- "**** *** ************* *** *******, *******, have ***** ******* ** ********* *** expensive."
- "**** ****, ******** ******** *** *** pricey *** * *** ** *********. Still, * ** * ***."
- "***** ******* ******* (*** *** *** Lorex ****) *** ********* *** ***** good."
- "**** ** *** **, *********, ******* and *********** ****'* ** ** ********."
- "**** **** ** ***** *** ******** for **** *********."
- "**** *********. *** *** **** *** pay ***."
- "**** ********* *** *********."
- "**** ********. * *** *********."
- "********! *********."
- "**** *********."
Ties **** *** ******
**** *********** ******* *** ***** *** its ****** **** **** *** ******:
- "* **** **** **** **** **** the **-** **** *** ******* *******. Once **** ****** ********* ***** ********** went **** *** ****** *** **** became **** ******* ***** ******* ****** company."
- "** *****'* **** **** ***** **********/*********** cameras ***** **** **** ********* ***** cameras, ** ***** ***** ** **** years ***."
- "**** ***** **** **** **** ******* with ***** *** ** **** *****. I ***'* **** **** ** **** anymore."
- "**** **** ** **** **** *** wonky ***** **** *** ********* ****** and ****."
- "**** *** ********** **** ****-******** ******* trash."
- "*** * *** ******** ** *** Hikvision ******* ** ***'* *****."
*** ********** ********* *** ***** ****:
"******* *** *** ***** ****** **** back ** ***** *** *** *** FLIR. ** ***'* ** * *** of ******* ******* *** * **** who * ** ******* **** * have *** ****. * **** **** their ************* ** *** *** **** always **** ***** *** *****."
*’** ****** **** **** *** *****. There **** **** ***** ** ******* strategy, *********, ********** *** ********* ******. They ****** ****** **** ** ******.
* ********* *** **** ** **** their **** ***** **** ******** ** the ******** ****** *** *** ******* cameras. ** *** **** *** ******* their ******* ******* ** *** ****** stuff **** ********, ****, ** ****** you **** ****** **** **** *** FLIR ****** *** ********* * ****** bit ***** **** ***** ** ***** competitors. **** *** **** ****** ** their ******* ********** *** *****, *** the ******* **** ** **** ********.
*** ******* ******* *** *** *** are *** **** ***-***. *** **** is ****** ** ****** ***** ******** because ***** ** *** ****** ******* business ** ******* ** ****** ******** division ****** *** *******. *** **** of ******** ** ***** ******** ******* the ****** ** *&* **** *** justify ******* ** ** ****, ***** keeps ***** ******* ***** ******* ****** their ***********.
*** ***** ***** *** **** ** do ***** ** ** ****** *** security ******* ******* ********* *** **** it ******* * **** ********* ***** channel. ***** ** ** ****** *** FLIR ** ******** ******** ** * fully ******* ******** ****** *** *******.