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 *****

********* / *****'* ****** ****** ******** ** ****** ****+, "******** ** **** $***.**", ***** ** *** ** *** **** ********* ******* Hikvision *****. **** ** **** ********* **** *** ** *****'* offerings *** ***** ******* ******** *****, ***** ***** **** ***** ****** ** *** ***** **** Hikvision ** ********* ***** ******** *******. *******, *** ***** ***** retails *** **** $*** ****, ***** ** *** * **** gap, ***** *****'* ***** ******, ***********, *********, *****, ***.

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

Financials *****

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

Comments (18)

Undisclosed Distributor #1

01/05/16 12:45pm

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

John Honovich

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

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

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

Undisclosed Distributor #1

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

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

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

Louis Li

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

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

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Andrius Dapkevicius

In reply to Louis Li | 01/06/16 06:40am
**** **** **** ******* **** ****** ** *******. *** *** the ***** ******** *** ***** ** *** *******
Thumbnail andriusdapk12

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

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

Richard Martinez

01/05/16 02:15pm

****,

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

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

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

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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