H.265 Usage Statistics 2019
H.265 has been available in IP cameras for more than 5 years and, in the past few years, the number of manufacturers supporting this codec has increased substantially.
However, major manufacturers including Avigilon, Axis, and Bosch still only support H.265 on a minority of their cameras. Plus, smart codecs have emerged as an important alternative means to reduce bandwidth usage (see Smart Codec Usage Statistics).
So how widely is H.265 being used?
180 integrators responded answering:
In the past year, what percentage of cameras did you deploy that used H.265 for streaming/recording video? Why?
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- * *********** ******** ** ********** ********* indicated ****** ** ** *** ** H265.
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- "*** *************/***** ** ******* ** ********* use *** *** ***** *.*** ***, but * *** **** ********** ********** greatly **** **** ** ** *** using **** ************* **** **** *.*** cameras."
- "****. *** **** ***** ****** ** have **** ** **** *** ******, that *** ****** **** *********** **** Milestone."
- "*% *** ******. *********** *** *****."
- "*%, ** ***** ****** **** ** the ****** ** *************."
- "****, ********* ** *** **** ******* so *** *.*** **** *********."
- "*% - **** *** ********* *** H.264 ** *** ** ***** ********."
- "*. **** **** ********* ** *.***, H.265 **** *** ******* ****** ******* to *********."
- "****. ** **** *** **, *.*** serves *********' ******** *** ******* ** far."
- "** **** *** **** *** *.*** supported ******* ***."
- "*. ** *** ****** **** ******* which *****'* ********* *.***."
- "*% - **** ** ***** * new ********** **** ** *** *** using ** ** ***."
- "*, **** ***** *** ************."
- "*% ** ***** **** ****** *********."
- "**** - ** *****'* **** **** streaming ****** ***."
- "*% *** ******* ** ********* ******* do *** ******* *.*** ** **** time."
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* ****** ** *********** *** *** not ***** *.*** ********* *** ****** a ****** ** **** ** *** themselves, ** **** **** ***** ********* it **** ********** *********** ******, ********** related ** **** **** ******** ** VMS *******:
- "**** ****** *** *.***. *.*** ****** great *** **** **** ** ******* but ******* *** ******** *** ******* is *** *** ****. * ***** it **** *** ***** ********** *** as ** ** ******* *** ******* changes **** *** ** ** *.*** and *** ** * **** ***. I ***** ****** ***** ** *.*** and **** *** **** ******* *** better *******."
- "*%. *** ******** ******* *** *** H265 ******* ***(****** ****). ** **** have ******** ***** ***********, ****** ******* station ********, **** **** ** **** read ** ** **** ** ******* to *** ***** **** ******** ** performance"
- "*%. ** ***** ** **** *** H.265 *** **** *** *********** ** the ****** **** ***** *********** ** went **** ** *.***"
- "** **** ******* *.***. ** ****'* use ** **** **** ** ******** cameras."
- "*% ** *** ******** ** **** H265 *** ***** *** ***** **** issues ** **** **** **** ****** side ********* *** ******** ***** ***** means ********* **** ** *** *** latest ****** ********."
- "*% ** **** *****'* *** **** to **** **."
- "*%. **** **** *** **** **********"
- "**** ** ** ***, ** ** is ***** ***** ********** ****** *** we *** ******** *** ******* ** accommodate."
******* ** *** ****** *** *** Support
*** **** ****** ******* ** *** H.265 ** ** ** *** **** is ** *** ***/*** ******** **, or *** ********** ********* ****** ************ offers **:
- "** *** ** **** **'* **** close ** **%, ******* *** ****** Q ****** *.*** *****'* ****** ** the ****** *** ** ***** **** some ** *** ** **** **** to *.***. *** *.*** *** *** Axis ******* ****** ****."
- "******** ****** **% - ******* *** camera, **************, ***."
- "**% *** **** *.***, ****** ********* of ************-********** ******* *** ***."
- "**%. ******* ** *************. ** ****** and *** ******* **** ** ******, then ** **** **."
- "**% - **** ** *** ***** stock ** *** *** ** *** not **** **** *************. ** *** h265 ***** ** ***."
- "******** **%, ** **** ***** ***** alot ** ******* **** *** *** would **** ******* *.***"
- "* ***** ***** **** **** **% since ** *** ***** *** ****** from ******** ** **** ** **** with *********. "
- "* *******. *** **** ** ***** supports ****"
- "**** ***** **% ** ******* ********* because ******** ** ******** ***/*** **** supports *.***. *** ***** ******** ***** forward *** *** * ** *** VMS ******** **** ** *.*** ** we **** *** * **** ****** in *** **** **-** ** *** total ****** ** ****** ***** ********* or ******** ** *.***."
- "**** ******** ** *** *** *** we *** **** ******** ******* ********** it"
- "*%. *** *** *** *** ******* it"
- "**% **** **** ** *** ********* automatically **** ****"
- "*** ******* ******** **** *.*** ***** supported"
- "**%. **** ** ********** ****** ** most **********."
- "*% ********* ****** ** *** ********'* capabilities."
- "*%. *** *** ******* ** ***** not **** ****** ********* ******* **."
- "******** **%. ** *** ** **** available."
- "********* ** *** ******* ********, **'** utilize *** *.*** ***** *** ********* and *********. *** *.*** ***** ** more ********* ** *** ******* *********."
- "**% **** ***** ******* *** ******* H.265."
*** ******** ** ********* **** ***** all ** ****** *** ** ***** cameras ********* *.***, ************ ***** ************ support ** *** ****** *** ***** it:
- "***% *** ********* ****** **** ******** it ** *****'* ** ****** *** to *** **"
- "****** *** *** ******* ********* ******** supported *** **** *** ** *.***. There ** ******* ** **** *** you ** *** * ******** ** bandwidth. ******** ******** **"
- "***% *** ********* ******* **** *.*** "
- "***%. ** **** ** *** *** latest ********* (** **** ** ********) protocol."
- "****** *** ** ****. *** ******* recorders *** **** ** ****/******* *** already ****."
- "******** **** **** ** *** *** cameras ** *.*** *******"
Using - ******* / ********* **** *******
* ****** ****** *** ***** *.*** was ********** ******* ********* *** ******* costs. ********* ** *** ************, **** testing ******* **** ************* ******************** ** ********* *******, ********** **** H.265 ***** ******:
- "** ** **% *****, ***** ** compact **** **** *******, **** ***** to ******"
- "* ****** * *** ******** *** they ****'* *****. * ** ********* putting ******** ******* ******* **** *.*** the ******* ******** ** * *** plus.."
- "**** ** *** *** ******* ******* H.265 *** ** *** *** ******* with **** **********. ***** ***** ** some ******* *******, ** ***** ** this **** ** *** ******** ** looking *** "******* ****" *******."
- "***%, ****** ********* *** ********** ********* time"
- "** *** ******* ************* **% *.*** cameras. **** ******* ***** ******* ***** on *** *** *** ********** *** network ****** ***** ** ***'* **** to ****** *** **** **********."
- "** *** ***% ** ******* **** support *.***. ********* ** ***** **** to *.*** ** ****** ** ** older *** **** **** *** ******* it. ** ***** ** **** ******* capacity"
- "**** ** *** ******* ** ******* today **** *** *.***. *****, ** has ** ** **** ********* ************. Storage ** ****** *** ** ***** for **** ** *** ****** *******, but ************** *** ******."
- "**% - ** *** ***** **** on *** *** ******* *** ** decreased ********* *** ******* ************. ** do ******** ** ********** *** ********** to ******** *******."
- "**% ** ******* ***** *** *** on ******** ** *** *** **** as **** ** ******* ** ** can. "
- "**% *** ******* ******* *** ** allow *** ******* ****** ******"
- "**%. ******* ** ***** ******* ********"
- "** ***** ***** ** *** *** better *********** ** *** **** ** bandwidth ***** *** ******* *****."
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*.*** *** ********** ********* **** ** ONVIF ******* *, *** ** ******* S. *** ** **** *** *** reason.
****** ******* ** *.*** ** ****** and ******** ***** ** * **** changer. ******* **** ******* *.*** ***** codecs *** ****** ** ***.
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**** ** *** **** ******** ** the **** ***** ** *** *.*** support (*****://*******.***/#****=****)
** * ******* ** *** **** to ******** **** **** **** ***** are * ****** ** *******:
- ** ********** ***** ** * server ** ********* ******** *** **** takes * *** ** *********
- ** *** * ******* ****** (Flash, ****, *******, ...) *** **** compatibility ******** **** ********* ********, ******* the ************ *** *** ** ****.
***** ** **** ******, ** ***** there ** ***** * *** ** misunderstanding *** *****. *.*** **** *** compress **** **** *.***, ** ** a **** ********* *** ** ***********. Video *********** ** **** ** *.*** than *** **** *** ****** ** at *** **** ******* *** *********** value. ***** ****** ******* ******* ***** quality. *********, **'* **** ** ****** that *** *** *********, *** ** doesn't ****** **** *** **** ****. Smart ***** ** ** *** ***** to ** * *********** *** *** benefits ** *.***. ** ** **********, the **************** ** ******** **** ****** vendors *** *** *** ***** (** still **** * **** *** ** go) *.*** *** *** ** ******* mode ** **** ***** ***** **** catch **. ******* ** ** *** time **** ****** ************* **** ******** the ** ********** ******** **** ****** is ******** ******* ** *********, ****, simplicity *** **** ** *******. **** what ******** ** ***** *************.
***** ***** ** ** *** ***** to ** * *********** *** *** benefits ** *.***
**'* ******** ****** ******* ** ******* the *** **** ************* *** ** lower ******** *** ********. *.*** ** itself **** **** ** ********* ********** to ***** *.***. **** *.*** ***** smart ****** ** *******.
*********, **'* **** ** ****** **** are *** *********, *** ** *****'* always **** *** **** ****
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** ******** ********** ***'* * ******* concern (********** ********** **** ** ***** is, *** **** ******-**** ******** *** VMD/analytics *** ****** *******), ******, *.*** would ** *** ****** ******, ** almost ***** ********.
* ****** *** *** ****** ****** about ******** **** ***-**** ***********.
**** *** **** *********** ** ******* were **** **** ********. **'* *** about ********** **'* ***** ***** ****** for *** ****. ********** **** "*******". You **** **** ** *** ** Camera ** *** ******* ***** ***** (or **** ** *****). ***** ****** cameras ******** ** ** ***.
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*.*** & *.***, ***? *** **** patent ******** *** ****** ******, **** that ** *** *.*** ** *** pop.
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*** **** ******* **** *** ** that ** ** *** ********* ** cameras' ***. ****** ******* ** ** this *********** ** *** ** ****.
* ******* **** **** ****** ************ soon *** ** ***** ******* *.
**'** *** **** ****** **** ***** compatibility ******* ****** *** ***** ***** h.265. *.***, ** *******.