Taiwan's Synology Launches IP Cameras Examined
Synology, most known for its NAS devices, has announced its own line of AI cameras, NDAA compliant and manufactured in-house in Taiwan, presented at IPVM's April 2023 new products show.
Synology historically has been a VMS / NVR provider within video surveillance, see related Synology Surveillance Station 9.0 Tested.
In this report, IPVM examines this new camera offering, comparison to competitors, pricing, and shares Synology's presentation from the April 2023 show.
Synology **********
******** ** **** ***** ** * network-attached ******* (***) ********, ************ ** small-to-medium ******** *** **** ***, ****** they **** ***** ********** *** **** petabytes ** *******. ****** ************, *** main ********** ******* *** **** *** VMS / ***.
*** ******* ***** ********'* ************ ******* 9.0****** **** ******** ** ***** ****, and ********'* *******, **** * *****, flexible ****** *** **, *** ******** features ********* ***** ** ******-**** *** applications, ****** ** ******** ***** *** NAS ********, *** ****** ** *** on **** *******.
Camera ********
******** ********* *** ****** ******, *** BC500 ****** *** ***** ******, **** 5MP **********, **** ***** *.***/***° ****** and ***/~**' ********* ** *****. *** main ************* ********** ******* *** *** is *** ****** ** **** *****, while *** ****** *** ** ****** rating. ***** *********** ***** *** *********.
Prompted ** ******** ******
******** **** ** *** ****** **** that *** ** ***** **** ******** requests *** *** ********-**** *******:
...**** *** **** **'** **** ******* requests **** "***, *** ****'* ******** make * ******?"
** ** ******* **** **** **** we ***** ******** *****-***** ******* ** five *********, ***** **** ... *** try ** ***** *** ** ********** that ****** ***** ***** *** *** solution, *** **** **** ** ********* easy ** *********.
No ************ ******* ******* ********
** ************ ******* *** ******* ** required **** ***** ********'* *******. *** cameras *** ** ********** *** ***** to *** *** ****** ******* ******** any ******* ****. *****-***** ******* ******* a ************ ******* *******, ***** ****** at ~$** ***, **** ********* *** larger **********.
Closed *******, *** *** ******* ** * *******
******** *** *** ********, ********'* ******* will **** **** **** ***** *** Surveillance ******* ******** *** **** *** offer ***** ** **** ********* ** third *******. **** ** ******* ** Ubiquiti's ***** ************ *******, ****** ***** allows **** **-********* **** *** ******, which ******** **** ***.
*******, ****** *********** ***** *******, ******** models ** *** ******* ******* ************ fees ** ***** ** **** *** cameras *********** (***:**** / ******* ** * ******* Explained **-*****). ******** **** *** **** ************ fees *** *** ******* ** ***, only * ***-**** ****** (****** ***** are ******** ***-***, *.*., ***** *********).
On-Board ** *********
********'* ******* ******* ******, *******, *** crowd ********* **-*****. **********, ******** ******* AI ********* *** ****** ** ***** ***-***** ***** **** ** ******* *** **** ACAP *********, *** *** *** ******* others.
Automatic ** ********, ********* **********, ********* *********
********'* ******* ******* ******* **** ******** and ********** ******** *** ** *** box, ********* ********* ******** ********* ** SD ****, ********* **********, *** *****/**** streaming. ***** ******** ********* ******* ********** configuration **** ***** ***** *** *****-***** cameras, ** *** *** ** ********* at ***.
******** ********* **** **** ******** *** redundancy **** *** ** ***** *********, which **** *** ** **** **** designing *** ****** ****.
*** ******* ***** *** *** ******** of **** ********, **********, ******, ******** continuity. *** ***** *** ****** **** really ****'* ********'* ********* **** ** comes ** ***** ************, *** ****'* kind ** ***** ** **** **** as * **********.
Made ** ******/**** *** *** *********
******** **** **** ***** ******* *** made ** ******, ******* ** ***** NAS *** ***** ********. *** ******* are **** *** *** *********.
*******
******** **** *** ** **** ***** for **** *** ***** ****** *** TC500 ****** ** $***.**. *** ***** is ******** ** **** ** *** 2023 **** *** ****** ******** ** June.
**** ******* ** ********** ****** **** some ***** **** *********** **** ** Dahua *** *********, ***** **** *** *** ******* ******, ****** **** is ****** ******** **** ***** ******** Surveillance ******* ***** ** ******* ** required.
Synology ****** **** ************
***** ********'* ************ **** ****'* ***** 2023 *** ******* ****** ****, ********** its *******:
Compared ** ********
********'* ******** ** **** ******* ** Ubiquiti, ** **** ***** ******* **** work **** **** ***** *** *** and ******* ******** ******* ******* *****. However, ******** ****** **** **** * dozen ****** ******, ********* ******* *******, PTZs, *** *********, ** **** ** motorized **** *******, ***** ******** **** not. **********, ********'******** ******** ******* ** ** ** *******, while ******** ****** * ******* *****, from******* ************* ** ** ***** ******* ************ ************* ***+.
*******
*************, **** ****** ******* ** ******** for ********, ** ** ******** ***** with * **** *******-**********, ****-********* ****** line ** ********** ******, ******* ********* Surveillance ******* *********. **** ** ****** to ** **** ********** ** ***** already ***** ** *********** ******** *** surveillance ************.
*******, **** * ***********/******* *** **********, these ******** *** *********** * *****-**, as **-***** ** ** *** *********** and ****** **** ********** *********** ******** (smart ******, ********* *****, ********, ***.) for *** **** *** *****. *** aggressively ******** ******** *** ******** ****** camera/VMS ******** ******* ** ** ****.
*** ******* **** ** ** ** worried **** **** ***** *** ***** compatibility *** ***** *************. ************ ******* already **** ****** ***** *** *** struggles ** ******* **** ***** ******** like ****** ********* ** ***** ****** models **** ***** ************* **** *********, Dahua, *** *******.
*** ********** ** ******** ** *** entirely *******, ** *** *** ****** stream **** ******** *** ** ***** cameras. *** ******* **** ** ** switched **** "***** *******" **** ** "Standalone" **** ** *** *** **, and **** *** *** **** ** activate ****, ******, *** *** *** streams.
** *** ******* *** ********* ** a ***** ***** *** ** ***, then ***, *** **** ** ****** from *** *** *******.