FLIR Launches Body Cameras Unified With VMS (TruWitness)

Published Dec 11, 2018 17:07 PM

While FLIR is best known for their thermal cameras, now they have expanded into body cameras, launching TruWITNESS, a public safety focused body wearable camera 'unified' with their VMS offering.

In this note, based on a conversation with FLIR we look at:

  • What is TruWitness?
  • Does it integrate with 3rd Party Systems?
  • How is it deployed and managed?
  • How much does it cost?
  • How is it sold?
  • How does it compare to the competition?

TruWITNESS ********

************* ****** ******** ** * ****-******** ****** *** recording ****, **** *******, *** ********** software. **** **** **** *** ********* law *********** ***********, ******** ** ****-**** video ********* *** ************* ************.

*** ****** ** "*******" **** ** 1080P/30fps ** ******** **** ** *** output ****/*** ***** **** ******** ********** image *************. **** **** *** ***** stabilization *** **** ***** *** ******* and *******, *** **** *** ********** a "*******" ************* ****.

*** ****** *** ** ***-*** ******* and ** ******** ** ** **** clipped ** * ***/******, ** ******** mounted. ************, ** *** * *********** and * ******* *** *-*** **************.

** **** *** * ******* **** allow *** ****** ** ******* ** alert, ****** * ********, *** *** camera ** ******* ****, *** ****** the ****** ** *** *****-** *******.

**** **** *** "***" (*****, **************, Storage) **** **** ******* **+ ***** of *******, *** * *** *******, contains * ****** *** **** *** 4G/LTE, *** **** ******** * ****** Wi-FI **** *************. ************, ** ******** vibration/haptic ******** ** *** ****** ** the ****** **** ** *********, ****** are ********* ******, ** ***** ** a ******** *****.

**** ********** ******** ** * ********** different ****** **** *********** ***** ********** *** (*** *** 2012 ****)**** *** *** **** ****.

Proprietary ** **** ***

**** **** *** ******* *** *** ONVIF ********* *** *** **** ********* by****'* ********* ***. **** ****** ******** ** **-******* recording ******* *** ** *** ***** hosted ** *****-***** ******* *******.

*** **** ****** ****** ** *** FLIR ****** ** ** ********** ** 30fps *** ** ************* ********** ***** upon ******** ******* ********* ***** ** the ***.

************, **** **** **** **** **** to ******** ************ **** ***** ***** depending ** * ********'* *****.

Real-Time ***** *** ****** ***** *************

**** ********** **********' ***** ** ********* live ***** ** ***** *** **** location ********* ********** **** *** *****, and *-*** ************** ******* *** ****** and * ******* ******. ************, **** an ******* ******** ** ***** **** the ****** **** (** ******** *** large **** ****), ******** ** ***** proximity ***** ** *** ***********, *** alerted **** ******* *** ** ********* on *** ***. ** ***** *** only ** ******* ** *** ******* in *** ***** *** ********* **. FLIR ******* **** ********** ** "******** Aware".

****** *** **** **** ***** ****** with *** ***********, * ***** ****, and * **** ** * **** mobile ****** *** **** *******.

Modular ******

**** ****** **** *** ** *** primary ********** ** ********** ** *** modular ************ ** *** ******** ****. The ****** **** ******** **** ******** USB-C **** * ******* ***** ********** at *** ***. **** **** **** choose ***-* ******* ** ** * reversible ****, ****** ** ****** ** connect ********. ************, **** ***** *** cameras *** *** ***** *** ***************. This ***** * ******** *** **** cost ** ********** **** *** ***** than *******, ******** *-***** ***** ** charge *** ******* ***** ***** ******* the ******* ** * *** *-******.

*******, **** (******** *****) *** ********* *********** ***** *** **** ******* ****** as **********.

8 **** **** *** ******** ****

*** *** ***** *** *******, ******* video ** *** **** ********* ******, and ******* ******** *** ******** ******* automatically **** ****** ** *** *-**** PoE ******* ******* ********* ****.

**** **** **** ********** ***** ******* and ***** ** ******** ******** **** will **** ** ********* ** * port ****.

Assignment **********

**** ******** ** *********** ** ****** / ******** *** ***** ** ******** officers, ***** *** ************ **** **** accounts ** ****'* *** *************. ***** on *** **** ********, ********* ******** can ** ******* ** **** ******* or ****** ** ********. **** ** the ******** ******* ********** ** ***** recording, ********* ********* ****, ***** *********, etc. ***** ** **** ** ******** NFC ********** ***, **** ******** *** use ** ****-******.

*******

**** **** *** **** *** * mobile *** (****** *** ***) ** $2000. **** ****** ******** * ****** VMS ******* *** *** ********** ******** maintenance ****. ************, **** ***** ***** would ** ** ******** ******** *******/******* program, *** **** **** *** ********** pricing ***. ***** ** ** ********** cost *** *** **** ***** ********** services.

******** ******** **** ******** ********* ** ***** (Axon **** * **** ***), ********** ** **** ****** *** price.

Sold ******* **** ******* ********

**** **** ********** **** ** **** through ***** ******** ******* ******** ***********, not ******.

Thermal ******* / ******** ******** ** *******

**** **** *** ******* ******** ** a *****-********** *******, *** **** ***** on ******** ******** *** ********, **** are ******** ** ****** ******* *******, dual *** **** ******* *** ***** options ** ****** ******** *********. 

Compared ** **** (*****)

**** ** ****** ********** ** * leader ** *** ***** *** **** after ***** ********* ** **** ** April **** ***** ***** ******* *** was ******* ******* ***** ** *** **** Police ************** ****. ***** **** ** **** a ****-********* ***** **** *** *********** and **** ******, **** ** ***** first ***** **** ******** *******.

**** ****** ******* *** ***-**-*** *********, while **** ** ******** * ******* system ****. ************, **** ****** ***-****** weapons (******), ******, *** *******-******* *******.

*******, **** ***** ****** *** ****** their ********* **** ********* ******* *************, while **** ***** ******* ******* ******** and ** ********* ******* *** ****** as ** ** ****** ***** ** added ** * ***. *** * department **** ***** ** *** ******* the **** ******** ***** ** **** attractive, *** ***** ******* ** *** as **** ** **** ***** ** more *********.

Body ******** ****** ********

**** *** ******* ********* **** ******** camera ********** *********.

Comments (6)
U
Undisclosed #1
May 26, 2020

This product never really launched, and now that more manufacturers are getting in on body cameras, FLIR has EOL'd TruWitness.

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JH
John Honovich
May 26, 2020
IPVM

That was quick! Screenshot attached:

IPVM Image

However, with EST / fever camera sales booming for FLIR....

U
Undisclosed #1
May 27, 2020

Maybe the EST camera sales will hold them over until they find a new CEO.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
May 27, 2020

Different division.

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Brian Karas
May 27, 2020
Pelican Zero

It's all the same division now. FLIR eliminated the Commercial Business Unit, which formerly housed the Security group. Now Security has been rolled into the Instruments group, which is where the radiometric (temperature sensing) products have primarily been.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
May 26, 2020

We really like our COBAN units.