Testing Axis Zipstream

Author: Ethan Ace, Published on Apr 13, 2015

Has Axis found its breakthrough differentiator? Can they demand a premium for this?

Axis claims Zipstream can "lower bandwidth and storage requirements by an average 50% or more."

We upgraded the firmware on the Axis Q1615 we first tested last September to test Zipstream.

Here is a 1 minute preview of the Zipstream test:

Undoubtedly, Zipstream can drop bandwidth consumption dramatically but here are the big questions:

  • What type of image quality degradation exists and when did it occur?
  • How much bandwidth consumption savings exists?
  • What mostly drives the bandwidth consumption savings - the dynamic RoI compression or the dynamic GOP variation?
  • How does Axis Zipstream compare to the most efficient bandwidth cameras on the market and to other bandwidth savings modes (like Arecont and Vivotek)?
  • How might it compare to H.265?
  • What type of issues occurred with VMSes?

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Comments (12)

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | 04/13/15 05:26pm

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Brian Rhodes | 04/13/15 08:13pm

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04/13/15 05:31pm

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 04/13/15 05:38pm

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04/14/15 01:05pm

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04/14/15 04:58pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Rodney Thayer | 04/14/15 05:22pm

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Irina Manea

04/15/15 11:46am

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Undisclosed #1

04/24/15 04:08am

*'* ******* **** *** *** ****** ** ******* *** ******* together **** *** ********* *****-** ** *** *** ***** **. It ****** **** *** ********* ******* ********* **** * **** man's ******* ***. ******** *** ********** *** ******** ******** ******* I-frames, *** ******* **** ******** *** ******** ******** ******* *-****** and ******* ******* *******.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 04/24/15 11:22am

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Undisclosed #1

In reply to John Honovich | 04/26/15 06:30pm

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | 08/11/15 09:33pm

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