FLIR Launches Saros

Author: Sean Patton, Published on May 01, 2018

Has FLIR solved the video intrusion / remote monitoring problem or have they created an overkill, overly expensive device?

FLIR has launched Saros, an offering that has a long line of capabilities: dual thermal sensors, 4K video, 940nm IR LEDs, white light LEDs, video analytics, two-way audio, cloud connectivity and more.

In this note, we examine Saros functionality and claims, comparing it to Avigilon, Dahua and Hikvision.

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***** *** * ****/****** *********** *******:

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  • ***** **** ** (********* * *******-****-******** **-****** ***)

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Release ****** / ********* ****

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Why **** ******* *******

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Video ********* - **** ********

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Cloud ********** / ****** ********** *******

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Pricing - *** **** *** ******* / ********* *** ************

**** ******* *** **** ** ** ** *** *** ** mid $*,***’*, ********* ** *** ***** ************* ** *** *******. Combo *******/******* ****** ******* **** ******* ********* ********* **** *** more.

*******, **** ******** ** ************ ********* ***** ** ***** **** 4K *******, ** ******* **** ******* *** ************* **** ********* ranging **** $***-$****.

FLIR ********* **********

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******* ** ****, ** **** ***** **** ******* ******* **** can ******* **** *** **** **** **** **** ****** *** corner **** *** ******** ** *** **** *** *****.

Avigilon **********

******** *** ** ********* ** ****** *********** *** ***** *****. Avigilon's ********* *** ************ *********** ******** *** ***********,**** ****, *** **** **** ********'* ************ ******* ** **** *** price ** **** *****. ******** *** ******************* ** **** ******* ********** *********** ***** ********** ********* (********,*-*******). ** ****, **** ** ***** ******** ****, ******** ******* will **** * ****** ********** ** **** **** ********.

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Dahua / ********* **********

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**** ******** **, *** **** ********* ** *** **** ****** and *** *** **** ****** **** *** ** ****** *****-****, simpler *********. *** **** ** ***** ****** **** **** ***** alerts, ** *** ********** ** *** ******, ** ***** **** more ***** *** **** ****** ********** ******** ** ****** *** marginally **** ** *********** ***** **** *** ********* ******** ** more ** ******* ********. *** **** *********** **** *** **** may ******** ** ** **** ***-**** ********* **** ***** ** Hikvision *** ****** ***** **** ******** *********.

Poll / ****

Comments (34)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

05/01/18 01:41pm

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Brian Karas

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 05/01/18 01:54pm

* ** *** ***** ** **** ******** ***, ** *** email ** ******* * **** **** **** ** **** *** it **** ***** **** *****.

***** *** ****** ******* ** ****** **** ******** **** ********, including *** *** ******. *** ******** ******** ** * *** design *** *****, *** **** *** ************* ******** ****** *** pretty **** ******** *** ** ****.

****, *** ****** ******* ** *** ***** ***** *** ****** resolution **** **** *** ** *** *** ******, *** *** analytics *** "****" *********, *** ****** *********/******** ****** *********. **** this ** ****, *** ****** ********* ** *** *** ****** (or *** ***** ******** *******) ****** *** ** ******* **** to *****, *** *****, * ** ***** ** **** *** any ********* **** ****** ******** ** *** ****. ***** **: brian.karas@flir.com *** * **** *** **** *********** ** *** **** matrix.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #8

In reply to Brian Karas | 08/22/18 04:12am

*****,

*** **** ****** ******** ** *** *** *** *** ****? I **** **** **** ******* ** *** ***** ****** *********, was **** ********* ** **** ** *** ** ***** “******”.

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Brian Karas

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #8 | 08/22/18 11:51am

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

05/01/18 06:57am

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

Undisclosed Integrator #1

05/01/18 02:18pm

*****, *** ****** ****** *** #******. *** ******* *** ********* by **** ******* *** * *** ****** **** ***** ** no *****. ** *** ****** ***** ** ******** *** *********. It *** ** ** *** ***** ** *** ******* ********** team, *** ** *** *********** *** ****** ***** ** **** up ****. *** **** **** ***** ******** ******, ******* ** abrupt ****** ** *** ***** ******* *****, ******* *** *** motion *****. ** *** ** ******** **** ** **** ***** to *** **** ****** *** *** ***** ** ****** ** use ********* **** *** "******" *** ******.

**** ** *** **** ** *****'* ***** ******** **** *** TCX, *** ******** ***'* **** *** **** *******. * ******** update **** ***** **** ***** *** *** ***** **** **** nice ******.

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Brian Karas

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 05/01/18 02:19pm

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Meghan Uhl

In reply to Brian Karas | 08/21/18 05:29pm

*** ** **#* *** ** "***" *** **** ** * thermal ****** * ***** ***** *** ****** **** ** ** the ***** *** ***** ** ****** **** *** * *** SAROS ** ** **** ** **** **** ***** ***** **** since ** ****** **** ** *** ********* ******?????

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | 05/01/18 03:11pm

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** *** ******* ** ******** ***** *** ***** **** *** color ****** ** *****. ** ****'* *** ****, *** ******* the *****?

** *** ********, ** *** **** ** ****** ***** **, why ***** *** **** **** ** *** ***** **** *** blow **** *****?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 05/01/18 03:14pm

***** ***** *** **** ***** ********* *** ** *** ***** of **** ** ** ** * ****** ********** / ********* solution.

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to John Honovich | 05/01/18 03:21pm

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

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Brian Karas

In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 05/01/18 03:33pm

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** ****** ** ******* ** ************, *** **** ** ** undetectable ** ********, ***** *** ** *** ******** ** *** 940nm ****. ** **** ***** **** ******* ********* **** **** they *** * ***** ***** (***** ******* **** **** ** audio ****-**** ** **** ** ***** ** *** ****** **** are ***** *******/***** **** ** *****) **** ****** ** ** able ** *** ** **** ****** ****** ** ******** ** help ******** *** ****** *** ******. **** *** ** *** white-light/visible **** ***** ********.

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to Brian Karas | 05/01/18 03:37pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 05/01/18 08:47am

** ***** ****** ** * ********** **** **********, ********** ** a $**** ******.

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Brian Karas

05/01/18 03:39pm

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Brandon Knutson

05/01/18 12:53pm

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

Oscar Gamez

05/01/18 10:32pm

******* ****** **** **** ******** ** **** ******* ***** ** is **** **** ** ****** ********, ********* ********** ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

In reply to Oscar Gamez | 05/01/18 03:34pm

******* ****** **** **** ******** ******* ******* ******* ******* * less ********** ****** **** ******* ** *********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Oscar Gamez | 05/01/18 10:52pm

*****, ** *** *** ******* **** ******, *** **** *** used ** ****** ******** ** **** *** *** *******'* ****. We ******** ******** ******* ** *** **** ******** ***** ********* are. ** ******** ***** *** ********* ******* **** *** ** low ****** *** ******* ** **** ** ***** *********.

** **** *****, ******, *** *** ***** ******* *** ****** guarding? ** **, *** *** ****** ** **** **********?

Undisclosed Integrator #6

In reply to John Honovich | 05/07/18 04:52pm

*'* *** ***** *** * *** ******* *** ****** ******** so *'** ********* ** **********, **** ** *****: ** ********* have *** *** (****'* *** ******) **** *** ******* ******* attached ** **, **** ******** **** * *********. ** * perfect ****** **** ***** * ***** ***** ***** ** * total ** **** ******* ******* (*** ** ******** *******). ***** Mobotix ******** ** *** ******** ********* ** ***** ** *****. We've ****** ** ******* ***** ************ **** ****, ********** ***. but ** *** **** ***** **** ** ******* **** ******** so **'** ****** **** *******. * ***** ********** **** ***** (its **** * ***** ***** * ******** ******** **** *** so *** **** **** **** ******* *** ********) *** *** had ** *** *** ** ***** ******* ** ** **** one ** ******* ******* **** *** ******* *** ** (**** in ********* **********) ** *** ********** *** ************ **** ********* overall **** **** ******** **********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #6 | 05/07/18 05:00pm

#*, ******, ****'* ***********!

*******, ********, **** ** *** ***** *** ****?

John Romanowich

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #6 | 08/16/18 07:13pm

**, **** ** **** **** **********. ** **** ******** **** operate ** ** *** ****** ******* ******** ****** *** ******. Our ***** ***** ***** ***** ** **** *******. **** ** why **** **** * ****** ******** ** ***** ******** ******** where **** **** * **** ** ****** *** ****** ******* perimeter.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

05/02/18 12:10pm

*** ******* ** *** ****** **** "**** ******* *** ***** to ** ** *** *** ** *** $*,***’*", ** **** a ****** ***** ** ****?

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Brian Karas

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #4 | 05/02/18 07:18pm

**** ** ****.

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Brian Karas | 05/02/18 07:27pm

* ******* *** ****** ** ******* **** ** *** ******** MSRP *****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

05/02/18 07:45pm

"*** **** *********** **** *** **** *** ******** ** ** when ***-**** ********* **** ***** ** ********* *** ****** ***** deep ******** *********."

**** ***** ** ***** **** **/******* ******** ***** *** **** value ** *** **** *********, **** ********** ********.

** ****** ***/***** *** *** ***** ***** ** **.

Rodney Thayer

05/03/18 10:27pm

** **** ** ** *******/********* ****** **** ***** ******** ******. ok... ********* **** ****** ** ***** ******* *** ********* *** want **** ***'* ***** ** ****** ****** ***** ** * YFS. **... **** ** *** **** **** *** *** ******?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Rodney Thayer | 05/03/18 11:12pm

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******, **** **** **** **** ** ** **** ******* ** Hikvision?

Rodney Thayer

In reply to John Honovich | 05/04/18 12:38am

***** ******; ******** ******; ****** ** *** ******; ***** ***** 1k$, ******** ******* ****** ********.

Undisclosed #7

05/12/18 04:42am

**** *** **** * ******* ************ *** ****:

"********, *** ******** ****, *** ***** *** ****** ********** ** registered ********** ** ******** ***********, ***. ** *** ****** ****** and/or ***** *********."

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #7 | 05/12/18 11:55am

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* ** *** * ********* ****** *** * ***** ****'* use ** ** * ************ ******** ****** (*.*., ***** ************) that ***** ***** *** ** ********* **** ******* *****.

**** *** * ********* *********** *** ***** ****:

********** ******** *** ************ *********, ******, ******** ********, ******** ********, video *******, ****** *********, ***** *** ***** ******* *********, *** fittings *** *** *** ************** *****, ******* ******, ***** *** scene ************

** *** ***** **** ******** ** ** **** **** **** time *** *** ******** ** ** ****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

In reply to John Honovich | 05/14/18 05:12pm

* ****** ** **** **** ******* ** *** "*** ** things" *********** **** ******** *** ***** ** ** **** ** consumers **** **** ****** ******.

******* ****** * ***** ***** ********* **** ******** ** * Crestron ****** *** **** ****** * ***** ******** **** ****.

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

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Lasse Sørensen

01/09/19 10:36am

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Brian Karas

In reply to Lasse Sørensen | 01/09/19 06:39pm

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