Camera Resolution Usage Statistics 2024

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Jermaine Wilson
•Published Feb 19, 2024 15:02 PM

New releases for super high-resolution cameras have slowed, but how is that impacting the actual adoption of higher-resolution cameras?

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This report examines 200+ responses from integrators, showing why they are switching and the trends they reveal.

Also, compared to our decades' worth of Resolution Usage reports:

Questions

200+ integrators answered two questions:

In the past year, what camera resolution have you most seen used in your projects? Why?

Also:

What is the average number of cameras per site you work with?

Inside, we reveal the trends based on the responses received.

2024 *******

***** *-*** ******* *** *********** ********** range, *** *** *** ****** ******* are **** *********** **** ***** / 2MP ****:

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*** *** *** **** ****** ********** resolution ******** (**%), ******** ** *** (23%). **** *** ** ***** ***** of ***** *** **/*** (**%) ***** deployed

**** *********** ***** ***** *** ********* resolutions, ****** *** ******* *******, ******** using ***** ********** ******* *** ****** and ****** ********** ******* *** ******* scenes.

Resolution ***** ******** (**** * *****)

**** ****, ** / *** ****** at *** ******* ** ***** / 2MP ** **** *********** **** ********* storage ***** ** *** **** ********** of *** ******** *** ********** ********* to ****** *********** (*.*., **** ***** to */*** *** **/***, ***).

******* ******* ***** *** *** ***** upward ** *** *****, **** ******** deploying **/*** **** ** **-********** ***** increase ******** ****** *******.

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********* ***** **** **** ***** (****,****,****,****), *** ********** ****** *** ******* of **** *** *** ************ ********* 1080P, ** ****** *********** (***+) *** becoming *** **** ******** ********:

3MP+ ********** ***** *********

*** ***** ***** ***** *** ********* of *** ***+ ******* *** *** it ******** ** ******* *******, **** *** ****** ** ** / *** ***** *** **** *******:

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Average ****** ** ******* *** **** ** ********** ***** ******

****** *********** *** **** ******** **** in ******* ******** **** *** ****** ones (*.*., ***** *** ***** ******** vs **/*** *** ***** ********), ** revealed ** *** **********:

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***** **** *********** ***** ******* ***** decreasing, *** *** ********** ****** ** increase ** *-* ** ***** ** larger ********, *****'* ***** ** **** dominant ** ****** ******** **** ******* ones. **** ** ****** *** ** concerns ***** *** ********* ** ******* costs ** *** ****** ****** ******** versus ******* ******** ***** ****** ** cameras *** **** ******.

4/5MP **** ******

*********** ********* */*** ******** ***** ***** / *********** ** *** **** ******* for ********* */* ** **** ***** resolution *******:

  • "* ** ** *** **** ******** requested ****. **** **** / ******* solution."
  • "*-***. **’* **** **** ******** *********. I ***’* ****** **** **** **********."
  • "*** **** **** *********."
  • "*** *** *****."
  • "*** ** *** ***** **** *** us ** ***** ** ***** ** quality."
  • "*** ******* ** ** **** ********** at * ********** *****."
  • "***. *** ******* ***** *** *** definition ****."
  • "***."
  • "* *** * ********* *** *** most **** *** ** **** *************."
  • "*** *** ***. *** **** ** benefit ** *** ********** ********** ** not ****** *** ** *********."
  • "***. ** * *****-********* ******, **** allows *** **** ******* ** ** affordable ***** *** *** *** ****."
  • "***. ****. ***** ******** ******* *******."
  • "*** ******* ** ***** ***** *** specifications."
  • "*** **** ******* ******* ***** *** resolution."
  • "*** - **** ********** ******* ********** and *****."
  • "*** - ******* *** ***** *** light *******."
  • "* & * ** *** **** the ********. ******* ******* ** * wider ***** ** **** * ****** resolution ******** ** **** ***** ***** to ** ***** ***."
  • "*** *** ****** *** **** *** same."
  • "***. ** **** **** ********** ******** plenty ** ***** ******, **** **** digital *******. **** ** *****'* ********** impact ******* **** ** *****."
  • "***. **** *****. ***** ********** ******* are *** **** ******* *** ***/** still *** **** ******* ** ****."
  • "***. **** ********** ***** ** ***** the **** "**** *** *** ****" regardless ** ************."
  • "*** **** *****/*****."
  • "***, **** ******* ******* *** ******* quality *** *****."
  • "* **** **** **, ***** ** more ***** **********. *******, **** ****** see *****’* ** ******* *** ***** they *** *** **** ******* “**** is ****** ******,” *****?"
  • "** **** ***** *** **** *********** - **** ******* ** *** ****** resolution."
  • "***, ***."
  • "*** *******. ** *****'* **** **** much **** **** ***. * ***** 4MP **** *** ** *** **** 3MP ********* ** *** ************'* *******."
  • "***. **** ****** *** ******* ******* and ****."
  • "*'** ********* **** ***. * ****** object ***********, *** ********** *** ********* to *** **. ******** ** **** occasions *** ********** *** ******* *** to *** *** ** *** ****** network."
  • "*** ** ******** *** **** ****** everyday ****** *** **."
  • "***-***. **** ***** ***'* **** ****** resolution *** **** ***** **** ** storage ***** ************."
  • "* ** * **. **** ** the ******* ***** **** *** ******* price ** *********** *** **** ** our *******."
  • "* **** **** ***** ****** ** cameras - **** ******* *******/****."
  • "* *** * **** *****, **** are ** *** ***** **** *** price *** ***********."
  • "****** ********** *** ***** ** ** 5MP."
  • "*-* ** **** ** ** *** most ****** ******* *********."
  • "*** ******* **** ** ** * happy ****** ******* *** *** ****** and ***** *******."
  • "****** * ********** ****** ******* ** is *** **** ***** *** *****."
  • "*** ** **. * ***** ******** are *** ****** ******* **’* *** best ***** *** *** ******."
  • "*** - ***** *** **** ****** resolution."
  • "* **. * * ******* ******* a *** ** *********. ** ***** in ***** ****** ******* *******, *** otherwise *** ***** *** ***** *******."
  • "*** **** ******** ******** ******."
  • "*** ** * ******* ********."
  • "* *********. ******* ** *** **** quality **** *******."
  • "* ** * *** **** *****-***** and ****** ***** ******* **** *** same **** **********."
  • "**, **'* * ****** ******* **** 4k *** *** ********** ** *** much **** * ******** ***** ** view."
  • "*** - ******** *** ********** ********* AND ****** **** *** ******* ************."
  • "***. *** ***** ***** *** *** resolution ** ** * ***** **** our ********* *** ******* ** *** over * ****** ******"
  • "******** *** *** *****/***** *******."
  • "** *** ****** *** ******** *** standard."
  • "*** ******** ******** ***** *** ** cost *** *** ***** *** *** 4k *******."
  • "****** ***."
  • "***."

4K / *** ***** *******

*********** ********* **/*** ******** ***** *** cost ** ******* *** ******** ********** and ******** ******** ** *** **** factors. ************, ** ********** **** ******* to ******** ******* ** *** **** two *****:

  • "**** ******* *** ****** ******* **, mainly ******* *** **** ** ******* has **** ****."
  • "** ****** *** **** *** **** popular *** ** ******* *** *******. Cost ** *** **** **** **** a *** ** ***** *** **********.""** is *** ** **** ****. ** provides *** **** ******* *** ******* view ** * ********** *****"
  • "** **** ***** ** ** *** become ********** *** ******** * **** better ***** **** ********** **** *** cameras."
  • "**'** **** ****** ** ******* ****, It's **** *** ********* **** **** asking ***!"
  • "** *********. **** ********* **** *** best **** *** ***. *** *** much **."
  • "**. ****, ********, & ****** **** improved ** ****."
  • "**. ******* *** **** **** ** make **** **********."
  • "**, ******* ******* *** *** ***** we *** **** ****** **********."
  • "**** *** **** ** *** **, including ***** ****** ** *****."
  • "*** **** ******* *******."
  • "**. **'* ****** ******** ** *** proposal *** *** **** *** ********"
  • "** ** ********* *** ******* **** sales ** **********."
  • "*** *** ******... ****** ****** ** on **** ********."
  • "**, ******* ******* *** *** ***** we *** **** ****** **********."
  • "*** ******* **** *** ****** ****** on *** *** ** *******."
  • "****** ** ****** ******* ********* ***** 4K ** **** ***** ********* ** image ******* *** *** **** ********** if *** ********* * ** *** cameras ***** ******** **** * ***** video ******* ** *****."
  • "**** **** ********* ********** *** **************."
  • "** **** **** ** ****** ** 4K *** ****** ********** ** *** last ****** *****."
  • "** **** ****** **** *** ******* for ******* ************ ********. **** ** can, ** **** *** ***** ********** if ** **** *** ******. **** LPR ***** ** ** ** ***."
  • "** *** ******* *** ***** ****** are *****. ******* ********** ******* **** capability *** *********."
  • "** - ***** *** ** ********."
  • "*** (**) ******** ******."
  • "**. ****** ***** **'* ******. ********* I *****, ********* * ***** * calculated ******* **********, *** ********* ***** overcomes ****** *****..."
  • "****, **** ** *********."
  • "*** ******.. **** ***** ** *** better ****** *** ****."
  • "**'* ** **** ***** ******* *** and ***/**. *** ***** ********** ******* the *** *** ****** *******, ** we're ****** *** ****** *** ****."

1080P *********

***** *** ********** **** ***** ** declining, *** *********** ********* ** **** costs / ******* ** **** *******, we ********** ***** ** ******** ********* over *** **** *** *****:

  • "********* *** ** *** **** **** they **** ** *** *** **** image ******** *** *** ***** * ton **** ** *** **."
  • "*** **** ** ********."
  • "***. ********** **********, ********** ******* ***********."
  • "****** * ** *** *** ***** benefits *** *******."
  • "****** *****, *** ********* **** *** also. *** ***** ******* *** **** affordable **** *** ***** ****."
  • "***** ***** ***** ****** *** *** selling ****** ********** ** *** ******* are *** ***** ** ****** *** bandwidth / ******* ** *****."
  • "***. ********** *** **** ************ *** cost *********."
  • "*****/***. ** ******** * **** ***** for *** ******** *** *****'* **** storage ** ******* ************."
  • "*****. ** ******** *** **** *********** of ***** / *********** / ***-***** / *******. **** ************* ***** **** styles ** * ***** ******."
  • "****** ***."
  • "**** * **** ******* **'* *** most ****** *** ** ********** *** relatively *****."
  • "**** ******** **** ********** ** ***. I ******* **** ********* *** ******* to ******* ******* ******* ****** ***** in ** ****. *** ******* ***** a **** ******* ** **** ******* and **** ***** ****."
  • "** ***** ****** *** ***** *** to *** ******** ** ***** *** a ******* ** ***** ** ****** camera *********** *** *******. ** **** use ****** ********** ** ******** *** a ******** ****** ********."
  • "***** **** *** ******** **** ******."
  • "***** ** **** **** ****** (**%) for **** ********* ***** *** ** conservative ** *** ******* ************."
  • "***. ****** *********."
  • "***** ** *** ******** ******** ****** or ** *** **************."
  • "*****."
  • "**** * *****."
  • "****."

Indoor/Outdoor *********

************, **** *********** ***** ***** *** or **** ***********, ********* ***** ******* indoors *** ****** ********** ******* ** outdoor ****** ** ** **** *****:

  • "** ********* *** *** ******* *** interior *****, *** ******* *** ******* views. ** ***** ** ** * good ******* ****** *** ******** ***** a ******** ********** *** **** ******* or ********* *****."
  • "**** *** ******** ******* ********, ** for *** ******** *******. **** *** the ********* ** **** ********* ***** imager *******."
  • "***** ****** ******* *** ******** ******** small ****** ******. ***, * *********** shift *** ** **** ** *** realm ** *** ********, ***** ** and *****-****** ********* **** **********. **** Axis *********** * ** *****-******, ** are ****** ** ********* ** *********** in ******* *********."
  • "*** *** **** **** **'* ***** standard. ***** *** * *** ***** small ***** ***** **** ** **. Anything ******** ** ******* *** ** 4K."
  • "*** ***** ****, ***** ** ***** cameras ****** **** ****** *******. *** outdoor *****, *******, **** *****. **** than ****** ********** *** ********, **** lots, ********* *****. **** ******* *** important, ** ******** *** *****-** **** panoramic **** **** ***** *******. ******* activity *** ****-*** ** ***"
  • "*** *** ******/****** ****** ********** *** 4MP-5MP *** ******* ******* *** '********* room' ** ********** *** ***."
  • "*-*** *******, ******* *** *** ********. Higher ********** *** ******* *****, **** as ***** ***** ******/******* *********** ** more *********, *** **** ***** ********* aren't *********."
  • "** **** ****** **** * ** for ****** ******* *** * ** for ******* *******."
  • "*** ******* *** ********."
  • "***. ***** ***** ** *** *** much ********* **** *** ***** ** are *** ****** ********** *******. ** on ******** *******."
  • "**/*** **** ********. *** ****** *** to *** **** *** ***** ** much ** * ******. ********* ** smaller, **** ********* ***** ***** * higher ********* ***** ** *** ********."
  • "******* ********** *** ******** ****** ************ has ******** ** *** *** *** most ****. * ********* **** *** or ****** *** **** ******* *********. Most *** ***** *** **** **** want ** ******** ***** *** ******* plates ** ******* ************ **** *** 5MP ** **. * **** **** had **** ************ **** *** ** this **** ****."
  • "*-*** *** **** ****** ****** *****, per **** *-*** *** **** ******* camera *****, *** ****."
  • "****** *** *** **** *********** *******. 8MP *** ********* *** ******* ****** resolution, ** *** ****** ******** *****"
  • "*** ********, *** *******. *** ******* need *******, **********, *** ******* ** zero **********."
  • "*** *** ** *** **** ******. We *** *** *** *** ** the ******* ******** ***** *** ** for ***** ***** ** **** **** detail ** ****** ********. *** ******* is ***** ** ** *** ** anything ** *** ***."
  • "***** - ******* ******** *** - Facial ***********, *** ** - *********** & ************** ******* ** ******* ***** 30MP - ******* ******* **** ********."
  • "** *** ****** *** ******* ********, but **'** ***** **** ** *** outdoor *****. ** *** ** ** is ***** **** ****** *** **** & *****-** ***** ** **** ** the ***** ** **** ** *** too ****; ** ** **** *** overview ******** *******."

Outlook

** ****** ***** ** ****** ** phased *** *** *** ******* ** the **** *** *****, **** ** / *** ***** *** **** *********** as ******* ***** ******** ** ******* and ********* ******** ** *******. *******, resolutions ***** **/*** **** ****** ***** in *** ****** ***** ****** ************* start ******** ** **** ** **** cameras, ***., *****, ******* *** ***** available *** **** *****, **** **** not.

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