Integrated IR Camera Usage Statistics 2022
Over the past decade, IR usage has soard, with overall usage nearing 80% in 2019. However, with white/visible light camera offerings increasing, are integrators moving away from IR?
In this report, we examine statistics based on responses from 175+ integrators and examine the trends they reveal.
Integrated ** *** ***** ******
********** ** ****** *** ** ***** strong, ****** *********** **** ******** ** 2019, **** **% ********* **** **** 90% ** ******* ********* **** ********** IR, *** * ****** ** **% of ******* ********* **** ********** **:
***** *** **** **** *********** ******** using **** **** **% ** ******* with ********** ** *** **** *% compared ** ****, **** ****** "**%-**%" nearly *******.
********* ********* **** **** **% **** relatively ********* ** ****, ******** ** previous **********.
IR *****-** **** *******
*** **** ****** ****** **** *********** cited *** ***** ******* **** ********** IR *** **** **** ******* *** include ****, ********* *** ******* *** some *****-*******:
- "*** ******** ** *** ******* ** install **** **** *****-**. **** ********** offices **** ****** ****** ** *** after ******** *****."
- "****** *** ******* **** ** ** you *** ********** **. ***** *** almost ** ************* ***** ** ***'* needed, **** *** ********* ** ******* area/sets. ** **** **** ** ****** turn ** *** ** **** **** the *** ****** ********"
- "*** ******** ** ** ************ *** indoor *** ******* ************ **** **** clear *** *****. ****, **** ******* have ***** ******** ***** **** **** at **** *****"
- "** ***** **** **** ****** ** cameras ********* ******* **, *** *** cost ********** ***'* * *** **** anymore."
- "**** ** *** ******* ** ******** have ** ********** ** **'* *** really ********* ** ***** *****."
- "** ****** ********** ** ******* ******* it ** * ****** ******* ** the **** ******. * ***** *** it ** * **** ** ** region."
- "*'* *** ***** ** *** ******* from *** ********* **** ***'* **** integrated **. ********* *** *** ****** use ******."
- "*** ******* ** *** *** **** integrated ** *****-**. ** ***'* *** the ******* ******* **** **** **."
- "****** **** ** *** ******* ** install **** **** ** ** *******. And *****'* ****** ** ****** ** not **** ********** **"
- "**** ************'* ******* **** **** ********** IR & **'* ******** ************ **** to *** **** ******* **."
- "**** ** ******* *** ****** **** integrated ** *** *** * *** of ***** ****."
- "**** ** *** ******* ** ****** have ********** **. ***** *** **** few **** ***’*."
- "** ** **** ** *** ** low ***** ***** - ****** *** the ***** ****** ***** ***** ****"
- "**** ** *** ******* **** ** are ***** **** **** **"
- "***** ** ****** **'* * ******** nowadays"
- "**** ******* **** ** ***** ** already"
- "********** ** ***** ** *** ** the ******* ** ********."
- "**** ******* **** ** *** ** just ***** *** ****** **** **** useful."
- "**** ** *** **** ** ***** built ** ** ** ***'* ****** a ******"
- "** ** *****-**, ***'* *********** **** it, *** ** ** *****"
- "*****-** ******* ** *** ******* ** use"
- "** **** ***** **** *** ******* we ***"
- "**** **** **** **** *** ******* we ***."
- "*****-** ****** *******"
Low ***** / ***** **** ***** ********
********* **** *******, *********** ****** **** commonly ********* **** ******** ******** ** often ****, ***********, ** ****** ****** off ** ***** *** ********* ****** better ********** **** ******* ******* ******* IR:
- "******** *******, ******. ******* ** ***** as ********'* ****** ***** *** ***** vision **, **'* ***** *** ** reliable ** **'*. ******** *******, **** if ** **** *** **** ** will ** ****. **** *******/*********/*** ********* leave *** ****** **."
- "** **** ******** ***** **** ****** the ** *** */* ******* **** comes **** ** ****** *****."
- "** ********* *** ********** ** ** all ********* *** **** ************** ***** where ****** *** ********* ** ** off."
- "**** **** *** ************ ** *** light **********, *** **** *** *** ability ** ***** ******** *** ** in **** ***** ** * **** of ******* ***** ***** *******"
- "*** ** ***** ***** * ******** needs ******** ********* ******** ********** *** recording. ********* ******** *** *** ****-******** installations."
- "*** ***** ****** *******, **** **** to **** ** **** ***** ** light ******."
- "** ** ********* **** ** ****** a **** **** ** ****. ** lights ** *** ** **** *** you ***** **** **** ******** ** pitch ***** ****."
- "** ****** ****** ** **** ******** conditions ******* **. ****** *** ******* cameras *** **."
- "*** ******* ** ******* **** ***** in ** ** ****** ** *** a ******* ** ***** ********** ** light."
- "* ******** ** ********* *** ******** and ******** *******. *** ********** **** isn't ***** *** **** ** *** in **** *** *****"
- "****** ******* ** ***** **** ** in **** ** *** ******* ** use. ** **** **** ** ****** in ********** ***** ******** ** ******* in ******* *****"
- "** ******* ***** ** **** ****** and ***** ****** **** ******** ** mounted **** **"
- "* ****** **** ** ** *** see ****** ** ***** *** *** having ** ***** ***** ******* ** a ********* ** ******."
- "** ******** ** ************ ***** **** little ** **** ******* *****"
- "**** ** *** ****** ******* **** in ***** **** *** *** *** at *****"
- "** *** **** ******** **** ***** vision ** *********"
- "*** ***** **** ** ******* *** it ****** ***** ******* ********** ** lighting."
- "* ****** ** ******* ** *** video ** **** **********"
- "**’* ***** *** **** ****** *** very *** ***** *****"
- "********* ****** **** ** *** ****** in *** ****"
- "** **** ************ ** ****** ** night **** **"
- "** ** **** ** **** ***** vision!"
- "******* ********** ** *** *****"
- "** *** ****** *** ***** ******"
- "*** *****"
Simpler ******* *** ******* *************
**** ********** ********* ********** ****, ******* IR ** *****-** *** ********* **** expensive **** ***-** ******, ** *** easier ** ********* ******* *** ******* IR ****** ******** ********:
- "** *** ***** ***** *** ******* of ******* ** *** ********* ** is ****** *** **** ********* ******* IR ** *** **** ******** ** add ** ***** ** ****** ************* to *** ******* **."
- "**** ** ************ ** *** ** install ******* **** ** ****** *******. Low ***** *** ***** ********* ************ are ****** ******* *** ************** *** in ******** ********* ***** *** ** image ** *** ****** ** ********* the ***** **** *** ******* * response ** ** *****"
- "**** ** *** "***** ******* *** the ***" *** ********* ** ********** of ** ** **** ** ** not. ** ***** ** * "*****" camera *** * ********** **** **** does *** ******* ** ** *** it. **** ** *** **** ****** they **."
- "**** ******* **** ******** ** - simpler, *** **** ******** ** *** generally ******* ********** **"
- "** *** **** ** ***** **** you **** ** ******* *** ***** camera....doesn't *** **** **** ** * camera. ***** ****** **** ** *** not **** ** ** **** ** and *** **** **."
- "** *** ****** **% ******* ** the **** *** **% ** ***** cameras **** ********** **. *** **** time ** ***** *** *** ********** IR ******* ** ** ******** ***** it **** ******* * ***** ***** be ******."
- "** ** ***'* ****** ********** ** it ** ****** ** ** **** or *** ****** ****** *****'* **** integrated **. ********* ** *** *** include."
- "*) *********** ** *** *) **** effective"
- "*** *******, ** ******** **** **** progress"
- "****-************* *** **** ** ***"
- "****** ** **** *** ******** **"
******** ****** / **** *** ********
* *********** ****** ** ********** ********* noted **** ********* **** ****** ********* IR ******* ** ** *** ******** to **** ******** ********** ************:
- "**** ***** **** ** ****, ************ in ******* *** *** ***** **********, is ******** ** **** ***** ** the *******"
- "* ******* * ***** ******** *** we **** ******* ** ******* **** IR ******* **** **** **** ** a ******"
- "***** ******** ***** ** *** ***** aren't **** ******* ********* ******* **"
- "** **** ****** ****/****** ******* *** most ** ***** ******* ******* *** include **** **** ** **. ******** requests/designs *** ******* ****** **** ******* an ** *********** ** ********** *** natural ********."
- "*** ********** ***** ** *** ** is *******. ** *** ****, ** we **** * ******** * ***-** camera, **** ********** *** *** "***** vision" ** *** ******"
- "********* ******* ***** ********** *** **** lighting **** *** *** **** *** still *** *** ******"
- "** * ****** ****** *** *** customer"
- "*** * ********** *** ** ********* low-light ** **-***** ************"
- "********* ** ******* ** *** ******** why *** ****** *** ** *** one *****'*. **** ***** **'** ******** out. **** ******* ********** ***** ** is ***** *** ** *** *******."
- "********* **** ********** **"
- "*********** *** ********* **** **"
- "** ** ******** ** ******"
Not *********
***** **** ******* *********** **** ********* not ***** **, *** ***** **** did ******** **** ********* **** ******* cameras **** ********** ********:
- "*** ******** ****** ****** *** **, but *** ********* *** ********* *** so ** ***** ***** **. *** only ***** ******** ** ***** ** is ** *** *** *******, *** that ** *** ********* **** *** lighting/speed ** *** ****. ** ** not ********* ****** ** ******* ** the ****/********** ******. ***** ********** ** has ********* ****** ****** **** *** reflectance *****, **'* ***** *** * great ****** *** ** ** ** simply ****** *** ****** ** ***** all ** *** ******* ** * fast ****** ********."
- "**** ******* **** ****** **** ** low ***** ********** ******* *** **** for *** ** ************."
- "**'* **** **** * **** ** because **** ****** ********* *** *** 24/7, *** **** ****** ************ ******* I'll *** **** ** ** *****"
- "*** ** *** ******* ** ******* have **** *** ***** *******, **** use ** **** ****** ** ** light ** ********* ***/** ** ******** locations."
- "**'* **** *** ********* ** **** areas (******, *** ******** **** **-**** operations).
- "** ** ****** **** ************ ***** light ********** *** **"
- "**** ***** *** ******** ** *** require **"
- "******** ** *** ************* *** ** well *** *****"
******* / ***** ******** ******** *******
**** * *********** ********* *******/***** ***** LED-enabled *******, *** ***** **** ** addition ** ********** ** *******:
- "***** ****** * **** ****** *** IR ** **** *** ********. ** default * **** **, *** ******* to **** *** ** ****** ************ want ****** ** *****.
- "** ** **** * ********* ******* situation, ** **** ****** * ******* camera **** ** ********** ***** **** and * ***** ***** *** **** is ********* ** *** ******* ****** activation. **** ******** ****, ***** ******"
- "* **** ** **********, ** * require *** ******** ** **** ****** light, ** * *** ** * PoE ***** ******. * ** *** like *** ******* ** ** ******* so * ********** **."
- "*** **** ******'* **** ** ******** without ********** ** *** * ***** in ***** ***** *** *** ****** at ***** *******"
- "***** *******, *** ** *** *******"
- "*** ********* **% **** ***** ***** illumination"
Deep ******** *** ***** / ********** ***** ***** ****** *********** **
** ****** * ****** ******* **** the **** * ***** ** ********** IR ****** ***, ***** **** ******** low ***** *********** *** ***** ***** illumination ********.
*** ** *** ******* *********** ** integrated ***** ***** ******* ** * diversity ** *******, *** ** *** now ******* **** ***** ***-*** ************* that **** **** ***** ***** ******* on ***** *******. *** ******* ***-*** ************* ****** ******* ***** Light *******.
************, **** ******** *** ************ (************ ** ***** ****** ********* ********) **** ******* ****** *********** ** low ***** ******* **:
****** ******* ********* ***** ***** **** likely *** ** ********* ***** ****, given *** ******* **** ******** ** add *** ******** *** **** ******** changes.
* ***** ** *** ***** *** Chinese ************* *** *** ********** ** movement.
* ******** **** ** *** *** when *** *********** *** *** *** install *** ******* **** ******** ***** make *** ** *** ********** ** camera. ****** **** **** **** "*** should ***** **** *** **** *** IR ** *** ****** ** **** enough ** *** *****. ****, ******* can **** *** ***** ** ***** light ****** ******** **** * **** box ******!"
**** *** **** *** **** **** analog ********** ***** ***** **** ** camera ********** ******* **** ******* ****** better *** ***** ********** **** ** resolution *** ****** **** * *** camera **** *** *** ***** ***********. Many * ****** ****** *******.
** ****** ****** ***** **** ***** things **** ****.
***** *****, ****** *******, **** ***** take *** ***** ** **. ***** and ****** **********.
*** ****, ** *** ***** *********** continues ** ********, *** **** *** IR **** ********. *** *********** ** amazing ** **** ** ***** *** light ******* **** *** ****** ***.
**** * **** **** ***********.
**** *** ******** *** ***** ***** TVL *** ********* *** **** ****, we **** ******** ** ****.
*** *** ******** ** ** ***** with *********, *** ** *** ******** to ***** ***** **** **** ** full *****.
******** ******* ** *** *** ******, because *****’* * *** ** ********** light **** ****** ******* ** **** as **** ********** **********.