Panasonic Video Insight VMS Tested

Panasonic not only bought an open VMS provider, VideoInsight, Panasonic is now giving away free VMS licenses for their cameras. Plus, the VMS includes free access control.

Though Panasonic has talked about selling 'solutions' for years, they never had much on the VMS nor access side.

And though Panasonic has a global brand, Video Insight is relatively unknown outside of the US southwest and their historically strongest market, education.

We tested Video Insight v6 to see how it compares to major VMSes such as Exacq, Avigilon, Genetec, and Milestone on these key questions and more:

• What features, if any, are lacking compared to mid level and enterprise VMS systems?
• How does this version compare to Video Insight historically?
• How well does their free access control work?
• Can this compete against leading providers?

********* *** ********** ** **** *** provider, ************, ********* ** ********* **** **** *** licenses*** ***** *******. ****, the *** ************ ****** *******.

****** ********* *** ****** about ******* '*********' *** years, **** ***** *** much ** *** *** nor ****** ****.

*** ****** ********* *** a ****** *****, ***** Insight ** ********** ******* outside ** *** ** southwest *** ***** ************ strongest ******, *********.

** *********** ******* **** *** *** ** compares ** ***** ***** such ** *****, ********, Genetec, *** ********* ** these *** ********* *** more:

• **** ********, ** ***, are ******* ******** ** mid ***** *** ********** VMS *******?
• *** **** **** ******* compare ** ***** ******* historically?
• *** **** **** ***** free ****** ******* ****?
• *** **** ******* ******* leading *********?

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Competitive ***********

************'* *** ** *********** with ***-**** ************ *** offerings, ******* ******** ** the **** *** *****, though **** **** ********* limitations. **** *** **** licenses *** **** ****** control, ** ******* ********* / ************ ** ***** to ** ** ********** combination, ********** ** ** alternative ** *** '*********' like ********, ******** ********* like****/******** **** ** ***, to ******* *** *********, that **** ** ****** discounts / ********.

*** **** ******** ******** was *** ******* *** depth ** ***** **** access ******* *******/***********, *.*.,****** **** ********'*.

*** **** ******* ********* we ***** **** ****** functions ***********, **** ** deep ************ *** **** recording.

*** ***** *** ******** of ***** ******* ** the **** ** ***** Insight's *****. ******* *** company's ******* ********** ********, their ******* ****** ** end ***** *** ***** relative **** ******* ***********, Video ******* **** *** have * ****** *** brand, ******** ** *****, Genetec, *********, ***. ** believe **** ********* *****
**** ********** ************ ** making ************ ** ** Panasonic's ****** ******* ***.

Key ********

****** ******* *** *******, as ******** ******* *** exported ****** ** ******** AVI ***** ** ******** into * ****** *** file ***** * ***** screen ****. ** ************ standalone ********** ****** ** available, ******* ** **** VMSes.

*** ** ******* ****** application ***** ******** ****** options **** ** *****/*** search. **** ****** *** includes *****-****** ******** (************ only), * ******* ******* in ***** ******** ****** application, ******* *******.

********* ****** ******* ********* are ****** ********** ** the ** ******* ****** in * ********* ***, allowing ***** ** **** events ** **** ****, view **** ***** ********** with **** ****, ******* doors, *** ****** ******** video *** **** *****.

*******, ***** ** ********* distorted **** ****** ** both **** *** ******** tasks ** ** ******* stretches ***** ** **** the ****, ********* ******** on *** '******' ****** for **** ***** ********* (as ******* ** "*******" mode). **** **** ** not ****** ** ***** views ** **********, ******, requiring ***** ** ******** switch ** "******" **** time * **** ** opened.

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

***** ******* ******** ******* features ********* ***** ** enterprise ***** (***** **** access ***********, ********* *****), including:

• ********** **********:***** *** ****** ******** servers **** * ****** client, ******* *****, ***********, and ***** ******** ******* to *** ** *******.
• ******* ***** ****:***** ******* ****** * separate ********** ***********, ****** named ***** **** ** Server, ***** *** ** used ** ******* ***** from ***** ** *******.
• **** *****:** ******* ******* *** be **** ** **** video ******** ** ** event ** ***** ***** or ******* ***** *****.
• ******* *****:***** ******* ******** ******* rules ****** ****** **/****, allowing ******** ******* ********** for **** (***/**), *** multiple ******* **** **********.
• ****** **********: ** ****** a ******** ********** ****** monitoring *********** ** ** extra ******, ****** ** part ** ****** ****** ********** ********.
• ******* ***** ***********: ******* to ***** ****** ***********, Video ******* ********** *** (*** **** ****** ********) ******** **** *** VI ******* ******.

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

*******, ***** *** ******* key ***********, ** ****, including:

• **** *****-****** ******:** ******* ******** ******* as * ****** *****-****** AVI, ******* ** * standalone ********** ****** ******* of ***** *****.
• ******** ******:** ** ******* ** timeline, "******", *** ******** searches, **** ** ******** ROI/smart ****** ******* ****** in ******** *****. **** that "******" ******** ***** to ***** ******* ** motion ** *** ********, which *** ******* *********, access, ** ***** ******.
• **** ************:***** ******* ******** **** a****** *** ****** *********, *** * ******* of ****** ******* ************, far ***** **** *** large ******* ********* ** XProtect ** ******* ******** Center.
• **** *********:**** ********* ** *** supported ** *** *******

Bug/Quality *******

** *** *****, ** discovered **** ** ******* did *** ****** *** standalone ********** ** ******** when *** ****** *** selected ** ******. ***** investigation, ** ***** **** this ******* *** *** work ** *** ******* of ** ******* (****** it **** ** ***** older ******* ******* ******) and ** *** **** submitted ** *********** *** a ***.

********* * ***** ******** version **** ********** ******** may ** * ******** at ****, *** * critical ***** ** *****, especially **** ******* ** large ********** *******. ****** such ** ***** ***** to ****** ******** (*** market) ****** *** *** VI *****.

Video ******* *********

***** ******* ****** **** a ****** **** ** license, **** ** ******** or ***** ******* ******* in ***** *****. **** is $*** *** *** channel, **** ** **** license ****. ************, ********* cameras, ****** ***** ****** 2014, *** ******** ** no ****.

****** **** *** ***********, Video ******* ****** * free **** ******* *** their ********** ************** ****** control ******** **** **** camera *******. ***** **** purchase ******* ********** ******** separately, *** ** ******* fees *****.

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

*** **** ** ******** upgrades *** ******** **** the *******. ********** ***** cost $** *** ****** per ****, ****** *** Panasonic ****** ***** ******** 2014 ***** *** ****.

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

***** ******* **** ****** several ******* *** ***** programs:

• *********** ******* *******:******* **** ** ******* to $** *** ******* when ****** **** * competitive ***, **** **** free ***** ** ******** Upgrade **** (* ***** of $***/******).
• ********* ***** *******:*-** *** ****** ********* users *** ***** *** VI's ***** *******, ***** supplies **** ***** *******, one *-**** ****** *******, and **** ******** *** all ******** *** *** days **** ** ******. At *** *** ** the ****, ***** *** purchase ** ****** *********.

*********** ***** ***** **** demo *** ******* ********, but ***, ** ***, are ** ********** ** these *****.

IP ****** *******

***** ******* ******** ****** ***** ** ** cameras *** ************ *** ****** ******* as **** ** ***** Profile *, ********* ******** "over **** ******" **** over *** *************. ** found ** ****** **** IP ****** ******* ** our *******, ***** ****** from ****, ********, *******, Bosch, *****, *********, *********, Sony, *** ****.

************, ** ******** (*** recommends) ****** **** ****** detection *** *** ******** of ********** *******, ****** unsupported ******* *** *** server **** ***, ** well.

Free ********* *********

********* ******* ********* ***** November **** (************* ******** based ** *** *******)*** ******** *** **** Video ******* ********. ** ********, ***** must *** *** ******* to *** ******, ******* services, *** ****** ******** or ******* ****** *** admin *******.

**** ******* ** ***** below. **** **** **** one ** *** ****** connected ** *** **** system *** ******** *** this *********, ** *** other *** ************ ***** to **'* ****** ****.



Free ****** ********* *** ***********

* **** ******* *** Video *******'* ****** ******* platform, **************, ** ******** with ***** ****** *******. MonitorCastEDU *** ** *** on *** **** ****** as ** ********** ** separate (********* ** ****** of *****) *** ****** basic ****** *************: *****/******** access ** ******** ******, create *********, ******** *** doors, ***** ********, ***.

************** ** ********** *** plugin ** ***** *******, with ****** ****** ********** on * ******** ****** tab, ** ** *** views **** ******* ** used. ** ***** ** issues ********** *** ******, adding *********** ** ***********, and ********** ****** ***** this ********.

** ******* *********** ** shown ** **** *****:



Export ***********

** ******* ******* ** multiple ******* *** **** they **** * "********* video", ***** ****** *** the ******** ******* **** a ****** *****-****** ***. There ** ** ****** to **** **** ******** cameras ** * ********** player, ********* ***** ** other *****. ** ***** above, *** ***** ***** executable ****** ******* *** not ******* ** *** tests.



Search *** ********

***** *** ****** ******** video ** ** ******* using ******** ******** ******, bookmark, ** "******" ***** searches.

**** **** "******" ** somewhat ** * ******** in **** ****, ** other ****** *** ** flagged ** ****** ********* based ** *****, *** subsequently ****** ** **** search.

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



Distorted *****

** ******* ******** ** "Stretch" ******* **** *** all *******. **** ********* or ******** ***** ** fill *** ****** ******* tile, ********** ** ****** ratio. ***** **** ***** on * "******" **** mode ****** ** ****** to *** ******'* ****** aspect *****. **** **** this ******* ** *** saved ***** ****** * workspace ** ****, ********* users ** ****** **** to "******" ***** **** a **** ** ******.



Versions ****

*** ********* ***** ******* software ******** **** **** for **** ****:

• ***** ******* ** **********: 6.2.8.5
• *********** ***: *.*