Integrated IR Camera Usage Statistics 2019

Published Oct 21, 2019 13:24 PM

Virtually every IP camera now comes with integrated IR but how many actually make use of IR or choose 'super' low light cameras without IR?

In this report, we examine statistics based on responses from 150+ integrators and examine the trends they reveal.

Integrated ** *** ********* ** ****

** ***** *** ***** *************, **** overall ***** ******* **% ** ****.

************, **** **** **** ** *********** almost ****** *** **, ***** ** this ************:

Drastic ******** ** ~* *****

** ***** *** **** **** ******* in *** **** **** *****, **** ~34% ** **** ** **% ** 2016, *** **% ** ****.

** *** ********* ** *** *****, integrated ** ***** *** *************. ******,**** *** *** **** ******* ** integrated ** ***** ***** ******* **** ****** ** ** ***** for '*****' *******. *******, *******, *** benefits ** ** ********* **** ***** over ***** ** ***** *** ***.

************, *** ****** ** ********** *********** using ** ** ******* **** **% of ***** ************* *** ****** ******* in *** **** * *****:

Percentage ** ** ******* **** ****** **** *****

**** **** **** ******** *** ************ worded ** *** ***** *******, **** **, *** ********** ** cameras ***** *** ******** ***** ** in *** *****.

**** ********** ** ******* ** *** install **** *** ********** ** ** improve ***** ********? ***?

* ******* ********** ** ******* **** (likely **% ** ******) ******* ********** IR ***** *** *** ** **** in ******* *************, ********* *****.

Reasons *** ***** **: ** ******* *** *********** ********

*** **** ****** *** *** ********** increase ** ********** ** ***** ** that *** ******* ** *** ***** to ********. *** **** ******** ** new ****** ******* **, **** *** cameras *** **** ***** *** ***** options *** **** ****** ***** ** not.

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

  • "*** ******* ** ******* **** ********** IR, ******* *** **** ** ******* and **** ****."
  • "**.***% *** *** ****** ** *** include ** ****** *** *** ** two *** ******* ** **** **** installed"
  • "**% ** ******* ********* ******** **** integrated **. ************* *** ********* ** in **** ******* ***** ******* ****** and ** ******** ***** ************"
  • "******* **%, **** ******* **** **** integrated ** ***** **** *** ** try ** **** ** ******** ********."
  • "**%. **** ** *** ******** ****** and ******* ******* ** ****** *** have ** ******* * ********* *******."
  • "**% **** ******* **** ******** **** IR *** ** **** ** **** sure ** **** ********** ** *****."
  • "** ************ *** ****** ******** ***** many ****** ************* ******* *****. *** price ** **** ** **. *** have ** ** ********** *** **** work *** **."
  • "***% ********* ****** **** ** ** a ******** ******* *** **’* **** the *********** ***** ** *** **** to ******* **."
  • "***% **** ********** ** ** ** is ** ***** **** ** **** standerdised ** ******* ** **** *** all *** *****"

Reasons *** ***** **: ******** ******** ******* **** / ****** ****** ***

******, *********** ********* **** ******** ******** is ***** ****, ***********, ** ****** turned *** ** ***** *** ********* expect ****** ********** **** ******* ******* without **.

  • "**%. ** ** *********** ** ** narrow ******** ** **** ****, ******* some ** ** ****** **** ** IR. ** ********* **** * ****** expects/demands * ***** ********** ** ***, night *****, ********** ******** *** ****** performing ******* *** *********."
  • "**% *** ******* ****** ********* ** use ** ******* ** **** ** our ************* *** *********** *** ** not **** ********** ******** ** *****."
  • "**% ****** *** ********* **** **** light **********."
  • "***% ********* **** **/* ************ *** other ******* ** ***** *** *** always *********."
  • "*** **** ** ********* **** ** intruder ** ***** ** *** ****** of * ***** ***** ******** **** no **."
  • "**%, * ***** ****** **** ** an *** *** ** ***/** **** it *** **** ** *** **** it *** **** * ***** ******* out ** *****. * ********* **** cameras ****** ******* ** **** ******* the ******** **** **** ** ****'* necessary **** ** **** **** *** they ****** ** ***** *** ****."
  • "**% ** *** ******* ** ******* have ********** **, **** ** *** to * *** *********. ***** ** always *** **** ** ***** ***** the ******** **** ** ***** **** dark, (*.*., ******* *** ********, ********* sensors, ***). ********** *** ****** ** out *** *** ******* ******* ********** IR **** *********."

Reasons *** *** ***** **: ******** ** **** ********* **********

*** **** ****** *********** ********* *** not ***** ********** ** *** **** installed ******** ** **** ***** **********.

  • "**% **** ********* ***'* **** *** additional (**** ** ***********) ****, ** they ***'* *** * ***** *******. For *******, **** ****** *** *** anyway, ********* ** **** *** **."
  • "**%. **** ** *** ******* *** high *** ********** *** ******* ********** lighting ** **** *****."
  • "************* **% ** *** ******** *******. More *** **** ********* *** ********* their ******** ******** ** *** ********** the **** *** **."
  • "**%. ******* **** **** **** ******* when *** ******** *** **** ********. Most ** *** **** ******** ******** exists *** ** ** *** ******."
  • "**% ** ****. **** ** *** cameras *** ******** *** ** **** lit *****."
  • "is ********* *** **** ******* *****. When ** ** ***, ******* ** typically ****."

*******, ******* **** **** ****** *** light *********** *** ********* ** ****** models, ****** ** ***********.

  • "***** **% ** *** ******* ** install **** **. ** *** ** sometimes **** *** ******** **** *** it **** ****** *** ******* *** in ********** ***** *** ** ***'* needed ** ** **** ******** ** the ********** ** *** ***** ***** imaging ** ******* ***** ****."
  • "**% - *** ***** *********** ******* IR ** ** **** ***** **** - ** ** ****** ******"
  • "**** ** ** ***%, *** * use ********* *******"
  • "***% **** **, *** ** **** enable ** ** *** ******** **** resort ** *** ******* ************. ** try ** *** ***** *** ***** (Darkfighter, ***********) ** ***** *** ****** with **. *******, ********* **, ***."

Reasons *** *** ***** **: ***** ****** ** *********

*******, * *** *********** **** **** did *** *** ********** ** ******* color *** ****** ** ********* ** their *************.

  • "*%. ** ****** ***** ** **** projects, ** *** ******* ***** **** small ***** ** *********. ****** ****** need **** ****** ** *** *****, that's *** ** ****** ******* **** low ***** ********** (**: ***********)."
  • "******** ***** ** - **. ** are ****** ********** *** ***** **% are ****** ********* *** ******* **** have ***** ********, ** ** *** Axis **** *** *********** ** *** a ***** ******** ***** *****. ***** on *** ******* ** *** ******** typically *** *** **'* ** ****** with *** ***** **** ******."

Outlook - ******** **** **

** *** ****** ******** **** ** usage. ***** ** ***** *** **** over *** **** * *****, ** think ** *** **** * ** 10 ***** **** ** ***** **** decline, ** ***** ********, ** ******** color *** ***** ******* *** *** benefits ** ********* ***** **** ***** some ****** ***** ** ******* *** IR.

Comments (2)
UE
Undisclosed End User #1
Oct 22, 2019

** ***'* **** **** ******** **** our ********** ********** ******* **** ****'* around ** ****-**** ****** ******** ** changing ************* **********. *** ******* * turn *** ** *** *** ******* cameras.

** ***** ** ******** **** ** is **** *** ***** ****** ** polled ****.

(2)
JH
John Honovich
Oct 22, 2019
IPVM

** ***'* **** **** ******** **** our ********** **********

* ***** **** **** *** **** a *** **** ** ***-*****. * am *** ****** **** *** ** is ****** *** *********** **** ***** to **** **** ********* *** ***** I ***** *** ** ********* ** others *** *** **** ****. *** generally ********, * ***** **** *** users ** *** *****. ****** **** of***-***** ********* *** ************ ******* ******* knowing **** ************ ** ****** **** buy...

**** ***** ****, * ** *** opposed ** ********* *** *****. ** is **** ***********, **** *********** ** can *** $* - $** ** take ******* *** *** ***** ***** cannot ****** ******* ** *** **** interested ** **** ** ******* ** detailed ********* ********.

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