PTZ Camera Usage Statistics 2022

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Brandon Niskala
•Published Aug 08, 2022 15:08 PM

Pan/Tilt/Zoom cameras have been a critical tool for many surveillance systems. Has the rise of mutli-imager cameras reduced the use of PTZ cameras?

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180+ integrators responded to:

PTZs: In the last year, what percentage of cameras that you deployed were PTZ cameras?

Along with why or why not. In this report, we show usage patterns across integrators, and the most common themes of why PTZ cameras are/are not used.

Related, see Dome Camera Usage Statistics 2022, Turret Camera Usage Statistics 2022, Multi-Imager Camera Usage Statistics 2022 , and Fisheye Camera Usage Statistics 2022

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*******, *** ******* **** ** **** a ***** ******** ** ******* ******** (9.78% ****/*.**% ******).

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**** **** ** ** *** **** past ***** ** *** ***** ********** to *******, *** ***** *** ********* been ** ******* *** ** ***** availability ** *****-*********, *******, *** *****-****** cameras ***** *** ***** ****** ***** without ******** ************ ** ***** *****.

Key ******

***** **** **** *** ****** ** integrator *********:

  • **** ****** **** * *****
  • ****** * *****-******
  • ********** ***** *******
  • **** **** ******** ** ***** *******

Only ****** **** * *****

*********** ***** **** *** *** **** useful **** ******** ********* ** * security *****. **** **** **** ********* are ****** **** **** ****** ***** actively ******* ******* *** ******* *** them ************* ** ****** ** ********.

  • "** ****** **** *** *** *******. We **** ***** **** **** ** the ****** ******* **** ** *** deploying *** *** ***** **** ***** the **** ** **** *** *******. PTZ ******* ** *** ******** *** only **** ** *** **** ******** like * ******** ***** **** ** actively ******** *** ****** ****** *** can *** *** **** ** *** time **** *** ******** ** *********"
  • "***** *** **** ******* ** ***** and ******* *** ******** ******* *** or ***** ***** ******. ****** *** customer *** ** ****** ********** ****** or *******, **** *** ******* *** pointed ** *** ******* ********* ** zoom ******** **** ******."
  • "***** *** ******* **** **** **** customers ******* ** *** ****. ****** the ********* **** * *** ** a ***** *******, ** *** ** convince *** ******** ** *** *** PTZ's."
  • "** ** *** ********* ****** **** because **** *** **** ******** **** they **** ** ******** ******** ****. Otherwise **** *** ** * ***** tour, ** * ***** ********, ** are ***** ****-******** **** ***** ******* or ********."
  • "** ****** *** ******* **** ***** is * ****** ******** ******* ***** they **** ******* **** ** ***** and **** *** *******"
  • "********* ******** **** ** ********* **** don't **** ******* ********** ***** ****** don't ******** *** *******. **** ** out ********* **** ** *** ******* to ******* ***** ****** ** ********* have *** *******"
  • "** ********* ********** *** ***** *******, usually **** *** **** ******** ********. Most ****** ***’* **** *** ********* to **** ******* ******* *** ******* 24/7 *******."
  • "** ***'* *** *** ***** ** our *******. ** *** *** ****** on ***** *******, *** ****** ****** needs ******* ** ******** ******* **** or ****** *********** ******** ** ***** them *** **** ********* *** *** willing ** *** *** ****."
  • "****** *** ****** ** ****** *** the ****** ***** ******* * *** is * ****** *******. ***** ** looking ***** ** ***** ** ** when ********* ******"
  • "***** **** ** ***** **** ****** SOC's, *** ** ***** ********* **** for ***** ***** ***** ** *********** only. ***** ***** ****** **** *** action."
  • "**** ****** ***'* **** *** **** a ******* ****** ******** *** **** than **** ** *** *** ** if **** **** ** ******** ** radar ********."
  • "******* ** **** *** ********. ** they **** ** **** ******* ** a ****** ** **** * ****** operating *******, **** **** *** *** PTZ."
  • "**** ******* * **** ******** ** be ** **********, *** **** ********* want *** ***** ****** ** **** the ***** ** * ******** *******."
  • "****** ***** ** ** ****** ***** watching/using **** **** *** ****** **** to ***** ** ****. ** ***** use ****, **** * *** ****."
  • "** **** ******** ****** ********** ******** and *** ******* ***** **** ** track ******** *** **** ** *** better *****."
  • "**** ***'* **** ** **** ***** if ******** *****'* **** * **** operator ** *** ***** ********** ** analytics"
  • "***’* ****** ******* ** **** ***********, most ** ** ******* ** *** have * **** ********** *** ****."
  • "****** ***** ** ** ****** ***** watching/using **** **** *** ****** **** to ***** ** ****. ** ***** use ****, **** * *** ****."
  • "****** *** ****** ** ****** *** the ****** ***** ******* * *** is * ****** *******. ***** ** looking ***** ** ***** ** ** when ********* ******"
  • "**** ** *** ******** *** *** manned **/* ***** ***** ** ** the **** *********** ** *** *******"
  • "***'* *** **** ****** *** ****** monitoring. **% ** ***** ************ ***** is ***********."
  • "***** **** ********* *** *******, ******* an ******** **** ** *** ******* enough ***** *** *** ****."
  • "******* ** ****** ************ ***** ****** surveillance ** **** ** ***."
  • "********* * *** **** *** *****. Gone ** *** ******* ******* **** miss **** **** **** *****."
  • "*********, ********** ** ** ******* ** the ***** ********* **** ** ***** happens"
  • "*** ******** **** **** ** ****** control ***** ****** **** *****."
  • "*** ******* ** *** ******* ***** cameras ** * *** ** *** practical."
  • "*** ******* ***'* ******* *** *****, so *** **** **** *** **** one"
  • "** ***'* ******* ***'* ** ***** usually ** *** ** ******* ****."
  • "*** **** ****** ****** *** **** a ***** ** ***** ** ******* it"
  • "**** *** **** *** ****** ** monitored **/* ** ********."
  • "**** ** *** ********* ** *** actively ******* *******."
  • "** ********* **** **** ** ***** are **** **********."
  • "**** ** ***** ***** *** ********* 24/7."

Rather * *****-******

*** ** *** ******** ** ******** monitored *****, *********** ***** **** ***** customers **** **** ********** *****-****** *******, because ** ***** ******* ** ***** a ****** ***** ****.

  • "**** **** * ******** *******. *** availability ** *** *****-****** *** ********* our *** ** **** - **** the *****-****** *** **** ***** *** imager ** *******. **** *** ***, the ****** ****** ***** ** ** pointed ** *** ***** *********. ** have **** ***** *** ** ***** object ******** ***** ******* ** ******** to ** ****** ** *** ******* detail ** ** ***** ****** ** in *** *****-******. *** *** ** what ** ** ***** ** ** - ****-**** *************."
  • "**** * *** **** ***** **** of *** ******* ** *** ******* camera **** ** * ***** ***** and ***** ** ****** ** ******* them ** **** ****. ** **** cases ********* ****** ********* *** *********** cameras ** ***** *** **** *** make **** **** ***'* **** ******** on *** ********* **** ****** * PTZ ** * ****."
  • "**** ****** ** ** *** *** cameras. **** ** ************ **** ******* live ******** ****** ********** ** **** have **** ***. ** **** ** is **** ****** ** **** ******** cameras (** * *****-******), **** ** try *** *** **** ** ***** an **** *** ************."
  • "**** ***** **** ***, *** ********* are ********* ***** ************ ****** *** investigation ***** ********* *** *** ** a ************ ** ** ****** *********. With *** ****** ** ******* *** multi-imager ******* ** *** ********* **** and **** *** *******."
  • "**** *** *** ******* ********. **** handy *** *** ****** *** **** involving **** ********** *** **** ****** usage ** **** ********. ******'* *** will **** *** ****** ** ******* at *** ***** ***** ** *** right ****."
  • "********* * *** **** *** *****. Gone ** *** ******* ******* **** miss **** **** **** *****. ***** is * **** ****** **** ** comes ** ******** **** ******** *******, and ********* **** **** *** ********** often **** ****** *****-***** *******."
  • "***** ******* ****** ********** ***'* ** almost *** ** *** *********. ***'* are **** **** *** ******* ******** command *******, *** **** **** **** needs ** ** ************* ** ***** camera ********."
  • "**** ********* **** **** ****** ** have * **** ** *** * really **** **** **** **** ********* high ********** *** ***** ***** ****** cameras **** ***** *** ***** ** PTZs."
  • "**** *** ***** ******** **** *****-******* but **** ** *****-***** ************. *** PIDS ********** ** ***** *****-******* **********, PTZs ***** **** * *****."
  • "*****-******* **** ***** **** *** **** for *** *******. **** ******* **** requested ** *** ******** ** ** the ******** ****** *** ******** *** analytics."
  • "****. **** ***** **** ** * guard ******* ***********. ***** ******* *** it *** *** *** ***** ***** at *** ***** ******** **** ** incident *******."
  • "**** *** ********* *** **** ****** for * *** *****. **'* ******* to **** **** ******* ****** ******* (or * *****-******)."
  • "********* ***** ****** ******* *** ******. I **** ****** *** **** *** specific *** ***** ** ** * customer *******."
  • "****** *** * ***** ****** ****** in *** ** * ***. ** too **** ** **** * *** and *** *** ** **** ** the ******** ***"
  • "****** ******** ** ***********, ** *** only **** ************ ****** *** ***** far **** **** ************ ****."
  • "**** ***** ****** ***'* *** **** needed. *** ** **** *** **** when ******** ** ****** ****-****."
  • "***** *** ******** *** ******** ***** and **** ** *** **** *** replaced **** *****-**** *******"
  • "*****-****** ******* **** ***** *** ***** of * *** ** ***."
  • "*****-******* **** **** ***'* **** *********"

Supplement ***** *******

**** *********** ********* **** **** *** PTZ ** * ********** ** ***** cameras ***** ****** *** ******* ****** in **** ******** ****** *********.

  • "* *** *** ** *** ****, unless ** **** **** ***** ******* covering *** **** **** ** ******* an ******* ****. ***** ** *** much **** ** ********* ********* ******* the ****** ****. ** *********, ******* are ***** ****** ** ***** * small ***** ** *** **** ** the ****, **** *** *** *** to ****, *** **** ****** ******* on *** ***** **** ** *** yard (*** ******). ************ ** *** them ******* ****** *) * **** talk * ******** *** ** **, or *) *** ******** *** *** budget ** ***** ** **** **** a *** *** * ***** ******."
  • "* **** ** *** **** ** supplement ******* **** **** ** ******* view ** *********** ********* **** *****. The ******* ******** ******* *** **** activity **** * ****** **** *** the *** *** ** *** ** zoom ** *** ******* ***** **** can ** **** ** **************. **** can ****** ********** ** **** ***** and ***** * ****** ****** ** detail. **** **** ***** * ****** to ******* * ********* ******** ***** it ** ********* ** ******* ********** activity."
  • "**'** ******* **** **** ** "***** 2" ** * ******; ** **** our ********* ** ***** ** ***** positions *** ********** ******** ** ******** POVs (***** *), *** **** *** PTZs *** *** ***** ***** ** reach-out-and-touch (***** *). **** *** **** a ***** ** * ** ******* up * "******" ***; **** ** the ***, **** ** ** ******** officers ***** **** * *** ****** at ****** ******** ****** ** ****** an ******** ** ****-****."
  • "** ***'* **** **** ** * call *** *** *******. **** *** great *****, *** **** ****** ****'* fans ** *** ****** ********, ** generally ** **** ******* **** ** locations **** * ******** ****, ** full-time ******** *** *** *** ******* system *** ***. ** **** * good ******* ** ********* *** ********** get *** *******, *** *** *** a ****** *********."
  • "*** ****** ****-********** ********** ****** **** to * ******* ******. *** ********** recent ********** ** **** * ****** or ****** ****** **** ** ****-******** PTZ ** * *** ***** **** motion ** ******** ** **** ******** and **’** ************ *** ******* ***** combinations **** ***** *****."
  • "** ****** ******* *** ***** *****. We ********* ****** * *** ** connection **** * ***/*** ****** ****** better ***** ** *** ***** ****. This ******* ***** *********** ********* **** the ******* ** **** **** *** for **** ******** ********** ** * scene. ********* ******* *****/******, **** ***** or ********* **** *** ** *** use ** **** **** ***."
  • "**** **** *** ******** *** ** still ********* *** ******* ** **** of ***** ******** ****. ****** ***** like ** "*****" *** *******, *** the ******* **** ** ***** *****, but **** ** **** ** ******** to ***** ******* **** *** **** general ***** ** ****."
  • "*** ******** ********** ** ******, ******* staff ***********, ***** ** ***** *** rarer. ***** ******** ******* **** ******* the ******** ***** ** **** ******* the *********** ** ******* ** *** wrong ***** ** *** ***** ****."
  • "********* **** ***. **** ** ****** and ******* ***** ******* *** **** there ** * **** ******** ** control & ****** **. *** ***** MIC ******* *** ***** *** *********. Right ******* *** *** ***** ***********."
  • "****** ******* **********, (**** ******* ******, Moveable **********) ** *** ** *** full ******** ** *** ******** **** stationary ******* ****** ****** *** *******"
  • "**** ** *****. **** ** ******** applications ***** ****** ****** *** ** place ** ***** **** ** ****** with ******* ******* *** ********* ********."
  • "** ***** ********** ***** ** *** fixed *******"

High **** ******** ** ***** *******

*******, ***** ***** ******* **** ********* much **** **********, **** *********** ****** said **** **** ****** **** *** prohibitive.

  • "**** *** **** ** *** ****** install * ****** ******* ** ***** the ****** ***** ** ****. ****** you **** ** ******** ******* *** camera ***** ** ** ***** ** installing ****."
  • "** *** ****** *********** *** ***** is ******* **** ** * ****** than ****** ***** *** ********. ** have **** **** ************ ** *********** and ************ **** * **** *** one ** *** ********** ****. ** mostly ********* **** **** * ****** wants ******** ** *** **** *** farther **** *** ****'* ** ****-**** on ********."
  • "* *****'* *** * ******* **** required *** ******* ***. **** ** usually * *********** ****** ** *** cameras."
  • "**** *** ********* *** **** ****** for * *** *****. **'* ******* to **** **** ******* ****** ******* (or * *****-******)."
  • "****** **** * **** ***********, *** most ** *** ******** *** ***** commercial ***********."
  • "*********. ** ***** ********* *****, ****** a ******** *** * **** ******** application"
  • "******* *** **** *** **, *** expensive"
  • "********* ****** *** **** **** *** special ******** ** ***** *** ********"
  • "**** ** *** ****** ******** ****, most *** *** ******* ** *** the ******* *** ****."
  • "** *** **** *** *********** *** cost ******** **** ***."
  • "*** ******"
Comments (16)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
•Aug 10, 2022

***** ** ** **** **** *** use ** *********, ***** **** ****** be * ****** *** **** ** large ***, ***********, *********, ************, *** casino ********. **** *** *** ***** away *********** (** ***** *** * long *****). * **** ********* ** the ****** **** **** **** **** than *****-******* - ** **** **** pretty ********* **** *********** ******* **** and ***** ******* *** *** * sensor (***** ** *****) *** ** par ** **** *** ********* ** the ***, **** **** ********* **** a ***. *** ********* *** *** 360, * ****** ******* *** **** more ********* **** * ******** *** or *** ***.

DP
David Pilchick
•Aug 10, 2022
Brooklyn Low Voltage Supply

***** *******!

*********** ** **** *** *** ********* auto ********

** ******* ** **** *** ************* and ************ (****** ********) **** ** do * ****** *** ** ********* integrators ** *** ***** * *** can ******* ** **** ********

* ***** **** * ***** ** helpful

*** **** ****** ******** * *** can ** ** ******* ****

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JH
John Honovich
•Aug 10, 2022
IPVM
In reply to David Pilchick

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

** ***** ** *** **** **** tracking *****. **** ******** ********* *** improved **** *** ***** *** **'* still **** *** **** ** ****** out **** ******* ** *****, ********** since ** **** ****** **** ******** cars *** ****** ****** ** ****.

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DP
David Pilchick
•Aug 10, 2022
Brooklyn Low Voltage Supply
In reply to John Honovich

****

*******

*** ** *** **** ****** ******** when ** ***** ** ***’* ** that ** ******** **** ***** *** the ****** **** ** ******* ** the ******** ********* *** **** *** entire *******

**** ***** ******, ** **** ******** that ** *** *******

** ***** ****** ** **** *********** footage *** ****** **** ***** ** incident

MM
Michael Miller
•Aug 10, 2022
In reply to David Pilchick

*** **** **** **** **** ******** objects *** ** *** ***? *** camera **** ***** **** ****** ** it ** ******** *** ***** ****** no?

JF
Justin Franck
•Aug 11, 2022
In reply to Michael Miller

*** *** ******* **** **** **** a ***** **** ** ***** ** other ****** ** ********.

MM
Michael Miller
•Aug 11, 2022
In reply to Justin Franck

**** *** **** *******? *** *** post * ****?

DL
David Leinenbach
•Aug 16, 2022
In reply to Michael Miller

*** **** * *** ********* ************. Had **** *******. ***** ***** * target *** **** *** ********** ** a ****** ****** ***** ** ***** thing *** ***** ******** **. ****** a ****** **** ** ***** *****, depending ** ***** *** *** **** was *******, ***** ***** ********* ***** into *** **** *** ***** ****** chasing ****** *** ***. ******* **** or ********* **** ********** ******* *** wind ***/** *** **********. ********/****** ********* solves **** ** ** **** ***.

(2)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
•Aug 16, 2022
In reply to John Honovich

* ***** **** **** ******* ********* has ********. **** ** **** ** that ***** ** * "***" ******* what *** ****** *** ******* *** how **** ** **********/*********** ** * VMS **** ********* **. ***** * has ************ *** *** ******* ** manuly ****** **** ****** ** ****** (if ******** ****** *** ** *** same ****) *** *** *** ****** have **** ******* ***** ********** ** to *** *** *** ***** ** they ** *** * *** ** step ** *** **** ** ** work ********.

** ******** *** *** *** **** tracking ** *********** **** ********* **** thermal *******. **** ******** ***** ** when ******** ********, **** ****** ** pre *** *** ******** ************.

**** ***** *** ******** **** ******** to *** *****, *** ** ***** a *** ** ******* ** ** get ** ** ********* *** **** properly.

//*******

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JF
Justin Franck
•Aug 11, 2022

** **** **** **** ******** ******* with ** ****** ** ******* ******** multiple ******* ****** *** *****.

** **** ***** ** *** **** we **** *** ** ***** ** a *** **** *** ** *** only ***** *** *** *** ***** multiple ******.

** ** ***** ** ***'* ********* auto ******** ** **** ******* *****, a ******* *** ** ***** **** where * **-*** **** ** ****** out *** **** ** ** *** a ****** **** **** ****** ** detected.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
•Aug 11, 2022

******* ************* ** **** **** *** the **** ******* ********* **** **** long **** ******* ** **** ** very ******* ******, **** ** **'* just ** ** **** ** * fixed ******. ** **** **** **** in ***** ** ********* **** ** 8-32mm ********* ******* *** **** *** the ****, *** *** ***** ** even *******, *** *** *** ******* of *** ****** ******** ****** *** user ****.

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George Peffer
•Nov 23, 2022
PCSystems.BIZ

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

*** *** *** ******* **** ** the **** *** *** **** *** move **** ****, ****** ******** **** flexibility **** *** **** ******. *********, Retail, ***** ******* ** ***** *** staged ***** ** *****.

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JM
Jerome Miller
•Nov 25, 2022

** ****** *** ** **** *********** coverage **** ***** ******* ** ********. A *** ** **** *** ********* and ****** * ****** ** ******* them *** **** ** *** ******** for **** ** * ****. **** of **** * *** *** ** Christmas *** ** * ***** ** so ** ** ******* **** * closet *** *** **** ***** ***** it ** ***** ** *******.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
•Nov 25, 2022
In reply to Jerome Miller

** *****'* **** ** ** **** every *** ** ***** ******. **'** put ** ****-**** **** ** ******* that - **** ** * ****** position *** ****, *****, ****** ** end. ******* *** ******** *** *********** ************ ***** ** ****** *** inspect ********* **** ******* **** **** want **, *** **'* * **** of ****** ** **** *** *** need **** ** **** *** *** have. *** ******* ** *** ********.

**'** ********* ****** **** ** ****** where ***** ** ***** ****** ******** looking ** * ***** ****. *** customer *** ****** ** ***** ******* via ***** **********, *** *** *** enables **** ** **** ** *** survey ****'* ***** ** ** ***** alarm **** *** ** *** ****** of *** ***** *** ******** *** trouble. **** *** **** *** ** police "* ****************** *** *** ***** ** *** compound ******** **** *** ** ** sea **********" *** ****** ******* * LOT *******.

****** **'** ********* ********** ** **** at *** ***** *** ****'* ****** much *** **** **, *** **** point *** *** ****** **** *** no ***** ****** ***** ** **** for *** ***** ** **** ** inexpensive *** *****. *** ******** ****** to ** **** ** **** ******* plates *** ***** ** *** *** kept ******* *** ******** **** **** during *** ******** *** * *** 32x *** ******* *** ** ** just ****. *** **** ***** ****** that **** ***** *** ** *-**** varifocal **** ****'* *** ******** ***** to *** **** **** *****, *** near *** **** **** ** *** PTZ, *** ******'* ** ***** ****** should *** ******** ****.

**** *** ***** *** ** *** in **** **** *** ******* ********** does ******* ** **** *** ** sell **** ** *** ******** ** a ****** ****, ** *** **** it's ***********.

JM
Jerome Miller
•Nov 25, 2022
In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2

* ***** *** ****** **** ****** it.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
•Nov 25, 2022

******* ***** *'** ***** ** ** IP **** **** * *** ** features **** *********** ****** ***'* ***** about ** ******** ******* **** ***'* know *** ** *** ****.

**** *** ****, **** *** ** integrated **** ***** ******* *** ********* to ******* ******* ********* **** * fixed ****** ** ********* ** ** event. *** *******, ** * ***** camera ******* ********* **** * ******* zone *** *** *** ** ****** to *****/**** ** * ****** **** covers **** ******. * "**** ******" returns *** *** ***** * ******** time ** ******** ** *** ********** doing. *** **** ******* *** ** accomplished ***** ***** ****** ****** ** the ****** ****** ** *** *** and ******** ******* **** *******, ******, beams, ***.

***** ****'* ******** *** **** ******** and ****** ******* ** **** **** so **** ****** ***'* **** **** how ** *** **, **** *** also ** *** ** ******* ******* patrols ** **** ********* ****. *** days ** ************* ** *********** ** * ****** are **** ****, *** ** *** can ******* **** *** ****** *** how ** ******* **** ****** ************* from ****, *** *** **** ******* tool *** **** ** ***** **** customer's ****** *** ** **** ********** revenue, **** **** *** ******* *** the **** ******** ************ ***'** ******* them.

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