Security Cameras 2016 Review

Author: John Honovich, Published on Dec 23, 2015

In 10 minutes, this note explains the current state of security / surveillance cameras in 2016, reflecting new technology changes and market shifts. This will help you to avoid mistakes based on out of date information.

We cover:

  • Resolution - SD, SD+, 720p, 1080p, 4MP, 4K, Higher
  • IP vs HD analog
  • Image quality - WDR, Low Light, Integrated IR
  • Video analytics
  • Cost Falling

At the end of this article, you should have a solid appreciation of those options / issues.

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** *** **+ (******, ****, *******, *****, ***.) ****

**** *** **** *** *****, * ******* ** ** ‘****’ offerings *******, **** **** *** **** ****** ********, ** *** **** improvements ** ****** **** / ***.

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****** ** **** ***** (*.***) *** ****** *******, ***** **** ** ** ******** ******** ** ****. ***** cameras *** ***** ‘**********’ **:* ****** ***** *** **** ****** the ***** ***** ** *****.** *** *******, *** ******* ********** ** ****** **** *****, *******, **** of ***** *** ******* *** ***** **** *** ******* *** same ***** ** *****. ***** ******* *** ***** *********** *** general ********.

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*******, ***** ** *******, ** ****** *********** ****** ****** **** **** ****** ***** fairly ******** *** ****** ********** ***** ************ **** *****. ** careful **** ********* ** ******* ** *** ***** ********** ********* now ********* *** *** *** ******. ** **********, ** *** are ***** ** ******* ********** ** *** ******* ******, *** risk ** **** **** *** ***** *********** ** ****.

**** ** ******* **** ******* * **** ****, ********* **** ****** 4:3 ***** ** **** (** **'* **:* ****** *****). **** extra ******** ***** ** ****** *** ** ***** ******** ***. However, **** **** ** ******* ******* ****** ****** ******** ************* lower ***** **** **** ** ******.

****** ** ** ******** ** ** ** ***** *****, **** manufacturers *** ********* ****** ** ** **** ***** ***** ** the * - ***** *****. ** ***** **** ** ********* to ***, **** **** ** ***** ****.

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

***** *** * ******* ** ******** ******* **** ******* **** 12MP **********. ** ******* **** ********* **** ** ***** **** is ***** ***, *** ***** ** ***** ****, ********* *********** and **** *** ** **** ******. ** ********* ******* **** cameras ** **** ****** *** *** ** ******* ** ***** see ** *** ********** ** ***** **.

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  • *** **** ** ** ****** *******, *** ******* ******* **** is ********* ~**% **** **** **.
  • ** ****** ******* ** *** ******* *** ** *************, ******** upgrades, ******* *********, ***., ******* **** ** ****** ******* **.
  • *******, ** ****** ***** ****** ******* ******** ******* ******* (****** cable *** *** ****** *** ***** ****).

** ******’* ******* ************* ******* (*) ******* ****-*** ******* ****, (*) limited ****** *********, (*) ******* ********** *** (*) *****************, ****** these **** ****** (** ***** ********) ** *** **** **** or ***.

  • ** ****** ******* **** *** **** *** *** - *** cost, ***** *****, ***** *******. ******* *** ******** ** *** true ***, ***** *** *****, ***** **, *********, ***., *** it ** ********* ** ***** ** ***** ******** *** ********* in *** ******* *** *** ***********.
  • ********, **** ** *** ******* ******* *** ******** ****** *** simply ******** ** ****** - *.*., *** **** *** **** any ** ****** **** ****, ********, *****, *********, *****, ****, etc. *** **** ****** *** ***** ** **** ** **** are ******* ** **.
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*** ****, *** ** ****** ** ** ***** ****.

Image *******

**** ****** **** *** ********* ****** ***** *******. ******, ** resolution *********, *** **** **** *** *** *** ***** *********** increases (*** **** ****** ** ****** *** ** ** ** accurate ******* *****).

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**** *** *** ****** *** **** *********** ** *** **** year ** ***** **** ******* **** ***** ** '********', ********* true *** ************ **** **** ******* ****** ******** ** ******* availability. *******, **** *** ** ***** *** ********* ** **** low **** ******* *** ************* ***** *** ** ***** ****** with ********* *** ********* *****. **** *** **** ** ****** is **** *** ****** *** ******** ******** *** *** **** is ******* ** *** ****** ****** (***: *** ****** ******** *******).

** *** **** ******** ** ********* ******* (*.*., *****) **** have ******** ****** **** (*.*., ******* ** ******), **** *** can ** ***** ******.  

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**** *** **** *** *****, ******** ** ***** ********** **** significantly ******* *** ***** *********** ******* ****** *** ***** (**** as ** ** ****** ******). ****, ** ****, ***** * number ** *** ******* **** ***** */*" ******* **** ******** image ********** **** **** ** *** ******.** *** */*" *******, **** *********** *** ******** * *********** ******** ** **** in ***** *** ***** ***********.

*** **** ******** ** **** ***** '*****' *** ***** *******, especially **** */*" ******* **** ** ** **** ** *** most ********* ** *** ******.

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********** ** ** *** **** ****** *** **** *** ** ******* low ***** ****** ******* ****** ** *** ** *** ******** illumination. **** *** **** *** *****, ********** ** *** ***** from * ****** ******* ** '*****' ******* ** ** ** offering *** *********** ***** ****** ************, '****' *** ** ***.

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Video *********

***** ********* **** **** *** **** *** ***** *** ******** cameras *** **** **** * ****** ************ **** **.

*************, **** ***** ********* (********** ******** ***** **** *** ********* most *******) **** **************, ********* **** *********** ***** ******. **** new *********, ******** ***** *********, **** ********, *** ****. ** ** ******** ** *** ***** ********* **** **** well, *** **** ** ****, *** ***** ** ** ******* about ********** *********** ** ***'* *** ************ *** *** ***'* *** ***** (factoring ** *******, ********, ******* ** ****** / ******* ** false ******, ***.), ** *** ********** ** *** ******* ******. 

Cost *******

**** *** ********* *** ***** ** ****. ***** **** ****, ******** camera ******* ** *********** ** * ******** ******, ** ****** continue ** *** *****, ** * '**** ** *** ******'. What ** ******* **** ** *********, *** ** ** ********* being **** ** ******* *************, **** ******* ********** *** *** (*********)** ******** ********** ** ********. **** **** ***** ** *** ***** *** *** ********** is ****** ** **** ***** * ****** ** ************* *** of ********.

*** **** **** ** **** ****** ******** ******* *** ** ****** ********** inexpensively ($*** ** **** ** ***********). ******* **** **** ******* ****** ****** **** (*.*., **** *** *** 4MP *** */*" ***** *******, ********* *****) *** ** *** never **** ****** ** *** ******** *******. ** *** ***** hand, ** *** ***** **** **** ********* ** **** ** sell ****.

 

Comments (8)

John Honovich

IPVM | 12/23/15 11:36am

* ***** ** ******* *** **** ******* ** **** ***** enough ** **** **** ****** ******** ********* ********** *** ******* issues **** ****** ******** ******* ** ******** / **********.

** ***** *** ********* ****** *** **** **** **** *******, feel **** ** ******* **** ** *** ******** *****. ******!

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

12/23/15 12:51pm

**** ** *** ******* / ************* ** *** *******? ***** seems ** **** ******* *** / *** *** ***** **** 2MP ** ***.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 12/23/15 02:00pm

**** ******** / *******.

********, * ****** ** ************* *** ****** '****' **** *** to ***. *** *** *** ******* **** ** **** ****** frame ***** *** ******** *** ** ***** *** *******.

**** ****, ***** *** **** *** ******* **** *** ***** used **** *** ***** *** ******. *** *******, ******** ***** *** ***** ******* * *** ******.

* *** *** ******* *** ******* / ******* ***** **** are * ***** *** ***** **** *** **** *** ********* this **** **** **** *** * ****** ** **** *** core **** ***** *****.

Jeff Sandine

RadiusVision | 12/23/15 02:15pm

**** ***** ******** *** *** *** **** **********? ***** ********* and *** ***** *** **** ***** **** *** ********** *** camera ****, ******* *** **** * ********* ** * ******** system. ** *** ***** ******* ** *** ****** ****** ** often ***** ** *** **** (** ***) *** ***** ********** software ***** *** **** ** ***** ******* ** ****** ******. Can *** *** **** ******** ***** ********* **** *********, ***** and ***** ***** ********** ******** ********* ** ***** ****? ** end ***** ****** **** *** ******** ******** **** ******** ** inferior **** **********, ** ** ** **** **** ** *** know *** ******? * ******* **** ** *** ***** (*** integrators) **** ******** ***** *** ********** **** ******** ***** ** their ****** ******, **** ***** ********* *** ***** ** ******** more ** ****** ******** ** ******** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jeff Sandine | 12/23/15 02:37pm

"** *** ***** ****** **** *** ******** ******** **** ******** an ******** **** **********, ** ** ** **** **** ** not **** *** ******?"

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

  • **** *** ***** ****** **** *** ******** ********.
  • *** ***** *** ******* ***** *** ********* ** ****** ***** - *** ******** ***** ** ~$****, *** ******** ***/***** ** ~$100. ** *** *** ****** * * ** * ****** system, **** ** *** *********** *** ***** ** ********, *** may *** *** ********* ** ** ***** *** ******** *******.
  • **** ** * *** ** *******, **** *** ***** **** find ***** **** ******. **'* *** ** **** ** ********* but **'* ******** *** **** ***** **** ****** ***** -********* ****-**** ******

Horace Lasell

12/26/15 04:33pm

"** *** ***** ****** **** *** ******** ******** **** ******** an ******** **** **********, ** ** ** **** **** ** not **** *** ******?"

*********** ***********, *** *******, **** ** **'* *** ******** ********** who "** *** **** *** ******?"

*** ** *** **** ********* ******* ******** ** ***** ** even**** ******** **** **********. *** **** *** ******** *** ** *****, ** **********, was:

-**** *** ******** ****** (***** -> *** -> *******)
-****** *** ****** ******** *** ****** ********
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-***, ****** *** ** *************** *** (*****-****** ***** / *************) with *** ******* **** "*:\******* ***** (***)\*********\********* ************\", ** ****** the ****** *** ***** *****
-**-*** *** *********

**, ****'* **** **** ? ? ? ***** ******** *** the **********, ******** *********, *** **** ** *** ******** ** the **** ***? ***** ** ***** ***** *** "** *** know *** ******."

******** ********** ***** *****, "**'* **** ********! **** ** *** expect?"

****** ***** *******, "*** ** *********!"

******* *******, **** ******** **** ***** ** **** *** ** industry, ***** ****** * ****** *** ** ************ **** *******-********** home/SMB *********, ** *** **** *** ********* * **** ** very *********** ********* *** *******. ***** ****, ********, ***** ** on! *** ******* **** ****** ** ******* ***** ***** **** sense ** *** **** ** **, *** **** ** *** the **** *********** *** **** ** ******** ***** ******* ** the ****** **** ********** ******** ** *****.

Undisclosed #2

12/26/15 04:53pm

...*** **** ** *** *** **** *********** *** **** ** maintain ***** ******* ** *** ******...

**********, *'* **** ** *** **** ***** ** ********* ** authority.

Horace Lasell

12/26/15 05:15pm

***** * ****** **** ******* ** ** *****.

******** ** ** *** ** *****, *'** **** ******** ***** and ********** ** ** *** *** ***** *** **** *****. I've ******** (******* **** ******** ) *** ********* * **** array ** *********, *** **** *** **** ******* ******* *********** -- * *** ****** *** ******* ********, *** * *** that ******'* ******* * **** ***** ******* ******* ** * design *****.

*'** *** ** ************* ** ******* *********** **** ** ************.

** ****, * ********* * ******* ****** ** ******* ** support * ************ ************. *** ************* ********* **** **** *** cameras, ** * ***** * **** **** *********** *************. **** arrive **** **** ****** *** *********** *** ******* ****. **** were ********** ************* *** *** ****, ******* *** **** * had ****** *** *** ****** *** ************* ** * ***** camera. *** ****** ******** * **% ********** ***, *************** **** only *** *** *** **** ******. **** *** * $*,*** premium *** *** ********* ** ******** **** ***** ****** **************** could *** ** *******. ****** ***.

*** *********, * ****** **** (* **** **********), *** ****** out ** *** ***** ************ ***** *** ******* *****.

**** ********, * ********* *** ********* ** ****** ** * test **** ****** ********** * ***** ** * *** ** SMB ************. ***** *** ******* *** ***** (**** ****** **** Arecont's), ** *** ********* ********** ********* ********. ****** ***.

* ****** ********* ******** **, **** ******* ** ********** ** the ******** *******. ****** *****.

**** *** * *****?

****, ******** *'* *** ****** ** ** ***** ******* ** personal ************. **'* **, *****?

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