Hikvision / Ezviz 'Knocks Off' GoPro

Author: John Honovich, Published on Jan 05, 2016

In one of the strangest press releases ever, Hikvision's Ezviz is bragging how their new action camera 'knocks off' industry leader GoPro. Though the release omits GoPro's name, it is obvious that they are targeting them, "the market leading brand for action cameras."

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********* ********* **** *** ********** **** '********', ** ****** ******* usage,****** "* ***** ** ******** **** ** *********." ** ***** **** do, *** **** ***** ** **** **** *******. ****** *** release, ********* ********* **** **** ***"********* **** ****** **** ***** **** ***** *** *** ****** leader."

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GoPro *****

********* / *****'* ****** ****** ******** ** ****** ****+, "******** ** **** $***.**", ***** ** *** ** *** **** expensive ******* ********* *****. **** ** **** ********* **** *** of *****'* ********* *** ***** ******* ******** *****, ***** ***** **** ***** ****** ** *** ***** **** Hikvision ** ********* ***** ******** *******. *******, *** ***** ***** retails *** **** $*** ****, ***** ** *** * **** gap, ***** *****'* ***** ******, ***********, *********, *****, ***.

******: ************ ******* ********* ** ***** '****", ******* *** "+", *** $*** ****, **** **** ******** features **** *** ****+.

Financials *****

***** ** ****** ****, **** **** ******* ******* $* ******* USD, ** * **** ~**% ****** ****, ******** *+ ******* units ** ****. ** **** ***** *** ***** *********** ***** and *********** ** *** ****** ****** ****** ******.

** **** ** *********** ** *** *** ********* **** ** the *********** ****** ****** ******. **** **** ***** ********* ** conquer *** ******* ** **** **** **** ********** ********** ** match ** ** ** **** *******?

Comments (18)

Undisclosed 1 Distributor

| 01/05/16 12:45pm

** **** ****** *** ******** ** *** * **** ***, it **** **** ***** * *** *** *** *****. **** again **** **** * ****** ******* *****.

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 1 Distributor | 01/05/16 01:00pm

*****'* *** ** ***** ****? * *** ******* ** **** not ****** ** ** ******** ** ***** *******.

* ** ******* *** **** **** ********* ** ******* ** sell **** **** ***** ***** *****'* ***** ** ********** ** its *** *****.

Undisclosed 1 Distributor

In reply to John Honovich | 01/05/16 01:32pm

******** ****** ****, *** *** ***** **** ***** *******

* **** ******* ** *** ****** ** ***** ** *** making, *** *** *** ** ********* *******. *** **** *** more *** **** ***** ****** ** *** ******, *** ***-********* products. **** ******* ***** ***** **** **** ****** *** ******** with **** ****** *** ****** **** ***** ** *** *** me.

Louis Li

In reply to Undisclosed 1 Distributor | 01/05/16 03:13pm

**** ****** *** *** ***** ***** ** ** ****** *** ready ** *** ** ****** ******** ******** ******* **** ****. Do **** **** *** ***** ******* ** ** ****** ** well?

Andrius Dapkevicius

In reply to Louis Li | 01/06/16 06:40am
**** **** **** ******* **** ****** ** *******. *** *** the ***** ******** *** ***** ** *** *******

Andrius Dapkevicius

In reply to John Honovich | 01/06/16 06:39am

**** ****** *** ** *** ** *****. **** ******* ******* to **** ********* ********** ** **** ******. * **** *** S1 ** ** ******. ** ** ****** *** *** **** cheaper ******* ** *** ****** ***** ***** *** ** *******. In **** ***. ***** ****** ** ******** ** ******* **** 30fps@4K. **** * **** ***** **** ******* ** ******* ************* control ***** ** *** **** ****** ** ****** ******* ******* of **** ***** ***** ****. ******* ** ******* ** **** area * *** ** *****. ****** ** ***** ** ***** smart **** / *** *********.

Undisclosed 2

| 01/05/16 01:03pm

*** *********, ******** *********** ********* *** ****** ** *** **** into *** ******** ****** ******:********** *.*?

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Undisclosed 2 | 01/05/16 01:32pm

*, ******.

****'* *** ******'* ******** ***** *****:

***********,*****- **** * *** ****** *** ** ************ ***. ***, if *** ********* ****...

Undisclosed 3

| 01/05/16 01:27pm

****** ******* *******

"* ******* ******* ** ****** *********, *** ** ** *** so. * **** ******* ***** ***** **** * ***** *** a ******* ******* *** **** ** ** *** **** ****** as *** ********..."

***** *** ** **** ***** ******* ** *** *** ** another. **** *** **** ****** *** **** ** ** **.

Louis Li

| 01/05/16 02:00pm

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

*** ******* ****** ***** ******* ***** ***** ***

**** **** **% **** ****

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

******* ** ** *** **** ******* **** ** ***, ******* to ** ****.

***, ** **** ** ***** ** ***, ********* ***** ** that ** *** ** ***** *** *** *** **** *** huge *****/*** ********* **** :-)

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Louis Li | 01/05/16 02:21pm

*********'* **** ****** **% **** *** **** **** ****, *** it ***** ****** ********* ** ***** ** *** ***** ********** did *** ******** ******* *** ****** ****** ** **** ** the ******* ******.

*'* ** ********* ** ****** **** ** **** * ********* based ** *** ******** ******* *******.

**** * ** ******* ** *** ** *** ********* **** in * **** ******** *****. ******** / ********* *** ********* much **** ********* ***** **** ** *** *** ***** *** a ****** ***** ***** ***** *** ****.

Louis Li

In reply to John Honovich | 01/05/16 03:08pm

****, **** **** ** ***** *** *** *** **** *** attacking ** ******** *****.

******* ***** ******* **** **** ***** ***** *** ****** ****** the **** **** ** ********* *** ******** **** *** *** comes********....

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | In reply to Louis Li | 01/05/16 03:53pm

***** ** ** ******** *******, **** **********-******** *******, ** **'* *** ** ******* ** ******* ******* ******** a ******** *****.

Richard Martinez

| 01/05/16 02:15pm

****,

**** *** ******* ********** ****** **** **** ********* *******, **** will **** * **** ** **** ****** ** ****. * consider **** ******** ** ****** ****** ************.

**** ** ***** ** *** ******, *** ***** **** ** that ** *** *** ******* ********* **** ** *** *** of ********.

Undisclosed 4 Manufacturer

In reply to Richard Martinez | 01/05/16 04:24pm

** **** ** ****-****** ******* ***** ** *** ******* ***** of *** ******* *** ******** ** *****. ** **** *** purchase ******** ***** ** **********. **** **** **** **** *** will *** ** *** ***.

Undisclosed 5

| 01/07/16 09:09am

Undisclosed 5

| 01/07/16 04:13pm

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

Undisclosed 5

| 01/07/16 07:40pm

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

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

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