Camera Resolution Usage Statistics 2020

Published Mar 12, 2020 13:24 PM

The average resolution used, for new cameras, is now 4MP, according to new IPVM statistics, continuing the rise that we have mapped from 2014, 2016, and 2018.

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In this report, we examine responses from 200+ integrators, examining their reasons for switching and future trends.

2020 ********** **********

***** ** ********* **** **** *** integrators, *** ** *** *******. ***** usage *** ******* ************* ** ****, with **** **% ** ******* *** 3MP ** ******.

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***** ** ***** *** **** ****** individual ********** *** *** ******* ** ~20 ********** ****** ******** ** **** stats.

Continuing **** ******

********* ***** ********,****, *******, *****'* **** *** ******* *** clearly *******, ** ***** *********** **** to **** **** *** *+ ** usage ***** ***********.

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** **** ******, **** *** ********** mentioned ***** ** *********** **** *****, and ** *** *** ** ******** thermal ****** *****. **** *** *********** mentioned **** ** *.***.

1080p (***) **********, *** ***** ******

*********** **** ***** **** **** **** used ***** *** ** *** *****/*********** ratio, ********** ******* ** *** ***** and *********.

  • "****** ***** **** *** *** *** or ** ** ******** *********. ** also ******** ***** ** ******* ******* with *** * *** **********. ***** seems ** ** *** ******* ******** for **** ******* ***** **** *** they *** ****** **** ********* ****** also ******** ****** *** ***** ***********."
  • "***/*****. **** ** ****** * ****** and *** *** ****** *** ******** "low **********" ******** **** **** *************."
  • "***; *** ***** ******** ** **** we ******* ** *** ***** *** cameras *** **** ******** **** *** point **** ************ (****** ** ******** a ****, * ******** ****, *******, entrance, ***). **** ** *** **** balance ******* *********/******* ***** *** ***** quality."
  • "*** ******* ********** ** **** **** year *** *****. **** ********** ****** the ***** ** **** **********. ** a ****** ********** *** **** **** we ********* **** *** ** ***** situations."
  • "**** ***** ******. *******, ****'* **** important ** *** ******* *** *** customer ** ******** *** ******* *****. We ****** ** **** *** ***** of *** ******** ******* ******* ********* their *********."
  • "*********, ** **** ****** ******* **** a ***** **********. ***** *** ******* project ** ** ** ***** *******, our ********* **** ** ** ********* of *** ***** ** *** *******. 1080P ***** ** ** *** ***** spot ***** ***."
  • "***** * **** *********** ** ******* image *** *************."
  • "***** ********** *** *** ******* ******* if **** **% ** **** *** our ********* *** ********** ***** *****, hallways *** ******** ****** *****."
  • "** ******** ******** ***** *******. **'* a **** ********** *** ******* ************."
  • "***/*****. ***** ********** *** ******* ***** balanced ******* ***** *** ******."
  • "*****. **** ****** ******* *** ***** 75% ** *****. ******** ** ***** areas ******* ****** **********."
  • "***** ******* **'* ********** *** ** rooms *** ******* ****** ***** **** up * ***** ********** ** *** installs."
  • "*****, *** ** ******, *********** ***** different ********* ********* *** ****** **** client ***********"
  • "**** ***** *** ***** ** *** 1080p ***** ** ** *** **** camera ***** * *** ***** ***."
  • "**** *, ****** *** ** ********* and *******."
  • "***, **** ******* ******* *****, *****, and ******* ************."
  • "**** *** ** *** ******** ** our ***** *********** **** **"
  • "********* ********* *** *******/******* ****** ** higher ***********"
  • "***** ******** ********** ******** *** **** locations."
  • "******, ** *****. ** **** *****, it ********* *** *** *****"

*******, ******** *********** ********* **** * and *** *** * ***** ****** or ******* *********** *****/*** ***.

  • "**** ** *** **** ** ********* more *** *******. **** ** *** clients **** ******* *** ***** ***** views, ** *** **** **** *** pricing *** *** **** ***********. ******* the *** ** *** **** **** Hanwha **** *** **** *** * series ***, *** ***** ** *** was *** *** **** ** ***** as * **. ***** *******, *** will ** *** **** ****** ** most *****."
  • "***** (***) ** ***** ******* *** way *** ** ******* ****** ******** as *** ***** ***** *** *** & *** *****."
  • "*** ** * **** ******. *** is * ****** ** *** ****** second *****. ***** *****, ***** *** the ********* ** *** ****** * and * *** *** ******* *********."
  • "*** *** **** *** ********* ******. The **** ****** ** *****'* ***** sensor. *** ****** *** ** **** a *** *** **** ************. **** would ** *** *******, **** ******* they **** ******* ** ***** / service ***** *****."

5+ ** *********** ****

***** *********** ****** **** *****, *** was ***** **** ******, *** *** declined *************, **** *** *** *** gaining ****, *** ****** ***** ** 4K/8MP.

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4MP *********** *****

**** *********** **** **** *** *** their **** ****** ****** ********** **** that ** *** *** ** *****/*********** ratio, ******* ** *********** ******** *****. Our ***** **** ********* **** *** performance *** ************* ****** ** *****, with***** *** ************ ****** ****** *** ******. *******, **** performance ** *** *********, *** **** on * ************/***** ***** ******* ** a *********** **********.

  • "***, **** ** ** *** **** bang *** *** ****. ****, ***** higher **** **** *****'* **** ** pay *** ******* *** ******* ** the ****** ** * *** ** these ******* ***'* ***** ******* ****** to **** *** **** ** ***** it, ********** ** *** ***** **** cameras **** ** **********. * **** actually *** *** ******* **** * sharper ******* **** ** *** *** to * ***** **** *** ******* focused **** ****** ** **** ******* lens **** *** ** ***** ** one **** *** ******** *** ** focus ** ***** ***** ** *** FOV."
  • "***, ** ** * *********** ******* over ***** *** ********* *** ****** seem ** **** **** ** **** with **** ********* *** **** ** paying. ** *** *** **** ** a ******** ****** ******* ** **** the ***** ** ***."
  • "*** **:*. *** *** ***** **** in ********** ** **** *****. ************* also ****** ** ** ****** **** and **********.
  • "*** *** **** ** *** ****. Foresee ****** ** ** * *** 8 **** ****. ** *** **** because **** *** *** ***** **** where ** ***** *** **** **** picture ******* *** * ***** **** was **** **********.
  • "*** ********* **** **********, **** *********, good ******* ******* ****** ****** *** storage *** ********* ********."
  • "***. *** ***** ****** *** ***-***** performance ** *** **** ********."
  • "***. **'* ****** **** ******** ******** today."
  • "*** - **** ******* ** **** with *** ******* *** *********. ****** are *** ******* ******* ** **** a ****** **** ******* ******** ***** video."
  • "**'** **** ***** ***, **'* * good ****** ****** ******* ** *** 2MP. **** ** *** * ***** price ***** **** *** ****** ******* we've **** *****."
  • "****** ***. **** ***** **** *** price/performance/availability"
  • "**** **** *** ** ******. * would *** *** ******* ** *** price ***** *** **:* *****."
  • "***. **** *****/*********** *****"
  • "*** **** ******* ******* ******* *** value"
  • "*** ******* **'* * ******* ** quality *** *****."
  • "*** - ********* ****** ******** ***** providing ****** ********** **** *** *********** that *** ********** ***."
  • "*** - ****** **** ***** *** 4K ** **** ***** *** ****** for * *** ** *****."
  • "***. **** ** * ********* *** than **, ****** **** *****"
  • "***, **** *****/*******/******* *****."
  • "*** **** *** *** ****"

5/6MP ***********: *******, ********** *****

***** ********** *** ** ***** **** common ****** ********** ***** ******** ******* as ***** ****** *** ******** * higher **********.

  • "*** *** *** **** ******, ****** we ******* *** * **** *** of *** ** *** ** **** deployments. *** ***** * **** ***** in **** ******** **********."
  • "***. ** *** ****** *** ******** in ****** ******* *** **** *** customer *******."
  • "***. **** ***** ** ** *** new ******* ******** **** **** ** our ********* ****."
  • "***. **** ******** ***** *** **********, often ****'* ** *** ********."
  • "*** ** **** **** ****** ** increase ** ********** ********* **** ******* analytics *** ********** ** ****** * factor *** ***** ********** ****."
  • "*** ***** *** **** **********"
  • "***. ** **** ** *** ***, but *** *** ******* ********* *** with *** ***** ** ******, ** we **** ** ***."
  • "***. ** * ****** ********** *** general ****** *****. *********** ** **** is ****."

4K ***** ********

*******, ******* *********** ********* ** ****** pricing ********** ** ****** *** **** dollar ** ********* ***** **** ******** image *******.

  • "** *******, ***** ********; *** **** 4K **** *****. ** ******** ** higher ********** ******** ****** *********** *******, we *** ** ******-***** *** (****** government) ********* *** **** **** ******* cycles *** ***'* ** **** ** upgrade ***** ******* *** ******* *** years."
  • "*** *** *** ***** **** ****** light, *** ** * **** * good ***** *******. **** ********** - more *******, **'* **** ****** :), and *** *** *** *** **** $/mp *****."
  • "***, ********* ********** ** *****"
  • "**, *** *** ***** *****"
  • "**, ***** ** **** *** *****"
  • "*** [**] ******* ***** ******* *** resolution ******."

*******

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

***** ***** * **** ****** *** significant ******** ** ***, ***, *** 6MP ****** *******, ** ****** ***** usage ** ******* ******* ** *** next * *****. ***** ***** ** still ****** ** ** ****** **** (estimated ** ** **% ** *********** still ***** ***** **** ******** ** 2020), *** - *** ****** ***** will ***** ** ***** **** *** image ******* ************ ***** ********. ** forecast **** ** ****** ***** **** too **** ******* **** *****'* **** niche ******** *** **** ****** *** less ******** **** **** ***** *** and ***** ************ ** ****.

*** ****, ** ****** * ********* gradual ******** ** ****** ***********. ***** will **** ** **% ** ***** usage ***** *** **** ****** ******* to ***** ** ****, *** *********** resolution ****. ** *** ****, ***** of *** *** *** / ** will ****. *******, ********** ***** **** 8MP **** ****** ******** ** ** small. ***** ** / **** ******* will ****, **** **** **** ********* remain ***** *** ********** ********* ** the **** * *****.

Comments (29)
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Dwayne Cooney
Mar 12, 2020

** ******* ********* *********, ** ******** the ******** *****. ** **** ****, 2MP ** ** ******** *** ****** cameras ***** ********* *** ******** **** already **** ********** ** ****** ******* or ******* **********. ***** *** ********** for ************* ********* **** ******* ****** resolutions *** ********** *******.

** ******** *********, *****, ***., ********** are **** *** ****** ***********, ********* on *** *****, ***** ********** ************** has *** **** *********.

****, ***** **** ********** ********* ** cameras ** ******* ***** *** ******* plate ******* ** *********, ******** ********* layers ** ********** **** ***** ********.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Mar 12, 2020

*** ******* ***** ****** *** ***** to *******. *** ******** ***** ****** distance ** * ********. */**** ** areas ***** * *****-****** ***'* ** installed ****** *** ****** ** * scene *** *** ****** ** *** from *******.

* ****** ** ****** ******** **** use **+ ** ******* **** **** multi-sensors *** *** **** **** *** actually *** **** ** **** **** they *** ******** *** ****, ***.

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Scott Fischer
Mar 13, 2020
Lorica Consulting LLC • IPVMU Certified

*********** ******* - ****** *** *******. I ********* **** *.*** **** **** cameras *** ******** ******-**** *********; *******, Avigilon ***** ** ** ****** ****** 2MP ** *** **** ********** ** their ** ****** *****. ***** ** PPF ** *** ***** ***** ** view, * **** ** ***** **** is ********. ** ********** ********* ********* and ***** ***** ********, *** ** going ** ** ********** ** ******* in ******** **** ******* ** ***?

JH
John Honovich
Mar 13, 2020
IPVM

** ********** ********* ********* *** ***** keeps ********, *** ** ***** ** be ********** ** ******* ** ******** just ******* ** ***?

***, ********* ********. ** ***** *** literally ** ** *** **** ***** but *** ** ******* *****.

**** **** / ** ********* ** that *** ******** ***** ** *** cameras **** ****** ** ***** ** 1080p, *** ***** *********** **** ***** up, ***** ****** / *.*** **** make ********* ********** **********, *** *** will ****** '************'.

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JH
John Honovich
Mar 13, 2020
IPVM

* ********** ******* ** *****. ***** one's ***** ******* ************ **** **** a **** ****** ** ********** *** an ****. *** ******* **, ****, very *** ***** ******** *** ******* a **** ****** ******* ***** ******* is ********* ********** **** *** ***** (in *****'* ******) ** ********* ****** or ******* ***** ****** *** *****.

U
Undisclosed #2
Mar 13, 2020

* ****** **** *** **** **** to * ************ ** ******* ***********. I ******* ** **** ***** **** are **** ******* ** * **********. I ***'* ******* ***** ** ******** much ********** ******* ******** ***** *** anymore.

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Mar 13, 2020

*** ******* ** **** ********** ** probably *** ***** ********* *** ** rate *** ******* ** * ******. PPF ** *** *** ******* ***** and ** ****** **** ************* ********** into *******. * *** ****** **** a *** ******* **** **** **** worse **** * ***** ****** **** a **** ******* ****. ***** *** various ****** ** **** ******* ** well.

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John Honovich
Mar 13, 2020
IPVM

********** ** ******** *** ***** ********* way ** **** *** ******* ** a ******

****'* *** *** ********** ** *******. Resolution (*.*., ***** *****) ** ****** correlated **** *** **** ***** *******. To *** ****** ***** *** ***********, lensing ** *** *** **** ****** issue. *******, ****, ** ************ ** make *********** *** *** *** *** light, ****** **** ** ***, *********** have ****** **** ******** **** ** years ****.

**** *********, * ****** ***** **'* bad ** *** "********** ** ******** the ***** *********". ********** ** *** important ******* *** ****** ****** ***** consider ****** (***, ***-*****, ***.)

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Mar 14, 2020

*** **** *** * ** ******** between * ******* *** *** ** the ************* *** ********** ***** ***** quality ** * ****** ******** *****, yet *** ***** ***** ** ********** as *** **** ***. *'** **** my *** ***** *** ******* * competitor's *** ****** *** ** ***** camera.

JH
John Honovich
Mar 14, 2020
IPVM

*** ** *** ************* *** ********** worse ***** ******* ** * ****** daylight *****

** *** **** * ******* ************* problem?

*** ******:

********** ** ******** *** ***** ********* way ** **** *** ******* ** a ******

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

********** (*.*., ***** *****) ** ****** correlated **** *** **** ***** *******. To *** ****** ***** *** ***********, lensing ** *** *** **** ****** issue

** ********, ******* ** * ********** in *** **** ***** ******* *** overall ** ** *** * *** factor (*.*., *** * **** ** was ****** ********** *** *** ****** the ****). * ***'* **** ****** reading **** *** ****** **** **** your ***** ***** **** "********** ** probably *** ***** ********* *** ** rate *** ******* ** * ******".

********** (******* ***** ******) *** ***********, people **** ** ********** ***** *********** but ****** *** ***** **** **** "resolution ** ******** *** ***** ********* way ** **** *** ******* ** a ******" ** ***** ********** * disservice.

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U
Undisclosed #3
Mar 15, 2020
IPVMU Certified

** **** **** ** **** *** 2018 ********** *** ****...

******** ***** ***'** *****, ** *** i **** *** **** ********? :)

JH
John Honovich
Mar 15, 2020
IPVM

**** *** * ****, ******, *****:

*** ****, ** ****** * ********* gradual ******** ** ****** ***********. ***** will **** ** **% ** ***** usage ***** *** **** ****** ******* to ***** ** ****, *** *********** resolution ****. ** *** ****, ***** of *** *** *** / ** will ****. *******, ********** ***** **** 8MP **** ****** ******** ** ** small. ***** ** / **** ******* will ****, **** **** **** ********* remain ***** *** ********** ********* ** the **** * *****.

U
Undisclosed #4
Mar 16, 2020

*'* ********* **** **:* ** ** popular. * **** *** ***** **** left ***** *** ****** ** **** a ****** ******** *** ********* ** work **** ** **** ************ *** almost ****** ** *** * * or * ** *:* ** ******* to ***** ****.

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JH
John Honovich
Mar 16, 2020
IPVM
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
Mar 16, 2020

* ****** ** ***** ***** *** skewed ***** ** ********* *** *****. I ** ******* *** *** ***** would ****** (** ** ***) ** excluding ********* *** *****.

JH
John Honovich
Mar 16, 2020
IPVM

** ****'* ***** **** *** *** we *** ****** **** ***** *** Hikvision ***** *** ******* ********** ** because **** **** ****** ********** ** lower ****** *** ***** ****** **** Axis ** ********. * ***** ****'* a **** ***** ** ****.

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RD
Rob Dunham
Mar 18, 2020
Tailored IT Solutions

* ***** ********* **** ** ***** with ****, *** ** ******** *** beginning ** ****. *** *** ***** aren't *** ********** *******. **** *** the ******. **** *** *** **** others **** ****. *** ****, **** resolution ** ********* **** **** ******** OEMs. ********* **** ******** **** **** Hiks ****** **** **** **** ******** speaking ***** **********. **** **** *** add ** *** ******** ***** (****, etc.), *** ******* **** **** **** and ******** *** **** **** *** outlying **** ******. **** ********* ** driven **** ********** ******* *** ** had *** **** ** *******.

**** ***** *******, ***** *** ********** putting ** * *** ** ******** grade *****.

JH
John Honovich
Mar 18, 2020
IPVM

********* **** ******** **** **** **** prices **** **** **** ******** ******** about **********

**** :) ******** ** ***** * fascinating ******* -******** ******** - ***** ***** *** For ******* ******** ***** ************

**** *** *** ** *** ******** lines (****, ***.),

*** ******** ***** *** ***** ****** 1080p, *****? **** *** **** '**' option ** **** * ** ******, not ****** ** **********.

** ****** ******* ** ***** *** come ** *** ******, ** *** are ****** ***** ***** ********, *** sure ****** **** **** *** ******** look **** ******** *** **** *** still ****** '********' **** ** ***** to ********** *****.

RD
Rob Dunham
Mar 18, 2020
Tailored IT Solutions

*** **** **** *** ****** ***** still, *** ******** ****** ******. (****** I ******* *** ******** ******** ** probably ******* **** *** *** **** being. ****** ** ***** *** ******* masses ***** ******** *** **** ******** and *** *** ******** ***********.)

** ** ****, ********** ********** ****'* using "******" *****. ********** ** ******* with **** ********** ***** **** **** Qsee *** ***** ******-***** ******** ***** most ******. **** ** **** **** of ******** ***** ********* *** ******* in **** *****. **'* ******** ********* to **** * ******* ***** *********** here *** *** ************* ***'* **** to **** ** ******** ** ******* this ****** ******. **** ** * shame, ******.

ST
Spencer Tsai
May 11, 2020

*** ***** *** ******** ********* ( wired ***** ** ****) *** *** resolution ** *** ******** (**** **/** or **/**) ** ****** **** ********* of ***** ****** ********** (**/**/**/**) *******?

** *** **** *** ******* **** you *** *****?

MK
Michael Kwet
Mar 17, 2020
IPVMU Certified

** *** **** *** ******* *****, or *** ***********? *.*., *** ******* already ** ***** ***** **** ******* in *** ******?

JH
John Honovich
Mar 17, 2020
IPVM

*******, **'* *** *** ******* ******** in *** **** ****. *** ***** survey ******** ***:

** *** **** ****, **** ****** resolution *** *** **** ******** ******? Why?

** **** *****, *** ******* ********** of *** ****** ********* **** ** cameras ** ****** ***** **** **** since ******* ******** ** ****, ****, etc. **** ********* ** ******* ***** resolution ******.

MK
Michael Kwet
Mar 17, 2020
IPVMU Certified

*******, ******.

RD
Rob Dunham
Mar 18, 2020
Tailored IT Solutions

***** ******* **** **** **** * couple ******* ****** **** ***** *** me **** ****** ********** ***** ** a *** ****** *****. ***** ******** a ***** **** ******* **** **********, effective ***********, ****-***** *******, *** *********. Higher ********** ******* **** ** ** difficult ** ********** ** ****** ********* so **** *** ******** *** *** advantages ** ****** **********. **** ** especially **** ** ****** *******.

**** ******* * **** ****** **** settings ***** **** ***** *** ********** resolution ****** *** ** ********* ** storage ***********.

**** *** ** *** ******* **** firmwares **** ***** ***** ********** ** well ******* *********** ** ********* ** achieve ** ***** *********** ***** ******* network *** ******** ********* *********.

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Andy Newbom
May 12, 2020
Arxys

** * ******* ***** ********** *** storage ******* ** **** ***** ** be **** *********** ** **** *** CAMERA ********** **, *** **** *** client ******** ******* **. ** *** seeing * **** ***** ******** **** quickly ** *-*** *******.

******* **** **** ***** ** *****, the **** ******** ** ***** *** cameras ****** ** ***** *** *****. We ** ****** ***** **** **** to *** ****** ** *** *** 30 ***. ** ** ***** *** selling ***** **********.

** ** **** **** *********** **** set ** **** ** *** ***** numbers ***** ** ********** ** *** camera *********, ******* ********** ** *** camera ********.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #6
May 12, 2020

**** **** *****'* **** ***** ** me. *** ********** ***** ****** **** the ******** ***** (** ***** ***** own ******) ** ****'*** *** ********** 1080p ******* ** ****'* *** ********** and ********* ****'** ***** ** ** working ****. *** ***** ****** **** a ******-*** ****** *** ************* ******* it **** ****?

U
Undisclosed #3
May 12, 2020
IPVMU Certified

********** ** ** ****** **** **** retention.

****** ** *****, ******* ********** *** former *** *** ******.

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Andy Newbom
May 12, 2020
Arxys

****. ****** ***** ******* ****** **** "all ******* ****** ** ****** **********." and "**-**% ** ******* *** *** and *****." **** *** **** *** processing *** ******* ***** ** **** and **** ******* **** **** *** to ****** *** ******* ** ***** 15 *** ****** *** ***** * crucial *** *******. *** ******** *** camera **** *** **** *** *** " **** ******* ** ****!" ******* they *** **** *** **** ** hardware. (*******, ***, ******* ***)

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #6
May 12, 2020

** * *** *'* **** ** throw ** ** $*.** ***** * wasn't ******* ****** ** *** *** survey. :(

** * ******** **** ******* ****** going ** **** ********, * **** primarily ***. ** ******* *** ****** landlords **** ****** *********** ********** **** a *** ** *********, **** *****, vagrancy, ***. ** **** **** * desire *** **** ****** ** ***** to ******** ******* *********** ** ********** as ********.

*** ********* ** **** *** ** the ****** ** ***** ********* ***** budget ** ***** ***********, *** ** are ***** **** ** ******* **** affordable ********* ** *** **** ******** 95% ** *** ********* ** **** resolution. *** ***** *% ** *** for **** ******** ************ **** ****** the *** **** ********* ** ** SD **** ** **** *** *** is ******, ** ****-**** ***+ ************ where * ******** **** ** ** be ********* *** *** ******** **** enough *** ******* ******* ****** ** a ***.