Camera Replacement Statistics 2022
With the top surveillance trends of AI and cloud VSaaS growth, are integrators replacing cameras before they fail, to take advantage of new camera features or cloud architecture capabilities?
170+ integrators responded to:
In the last year, what percentage of cameras that you replaced were planned replacements? Why?
In this report, we examine their reasons for replacing or not replacing cameras, highlighting common themes and concerns.
Planned ************ ****
****** **** (**%) ** *********** ********* less **** **% ** ***** ****** replacements **** *******; **** * ****** of **** **% ** ******* ***** planned ************:
**** ** **** **** **% ** planned ******* ************ ****** *******:
*** **** ** ****** ****** ******* significant ******** **** ***** **** ****** with:
- ********* **********
- ******** ***** ******* **** ***, ***** low *****, ********** **
- ***** ******, ****
**** ****-**** ****** ******* *** *********, improvements **** **** ******* ***********, *** while ** ********* *********** *** ******** rapidly, **** ****** ****-*********** *** **** customers.
Customer ****** *********** ********
*********** **** ******** ***** **** ********* were ********* *** ******** ** ***********, either ******* ** *** ** *******.
**** *********** ***** **** ******* **** proactively ******** *** *********** ** ******* due ** *** ******** **** **** as **** ** *********** *********/*****:
- "*** ** ** ***** ******* *** the ********* ** **** **** ** on * ********* ********** ****."
- "**** ** *** ********* *** **** a **** ******** **** *** *** are ******** ***** **** ********* ** to ******* ***** ******* (** ******* the ****** **** ******) ***** ** failure ** ****** ** ***** ** CCTV ************ ******** ******"
- "********* **** ***** ** ******* - end ** ****, ***********, *** ********** requirements"
- "**** ** *** ******* **** ******* refresh ****** ** ****** **** *** of *** ******* ** ******* *** planned **** *** ********* ** *** odd *******."
- "**** ** ******** * **** *********** practice ** *** ********-****** *** **** the ** ***** ***** *** ******* technology ********* ** * * ** 5 **** *****
- "** **** **** * *** **** track * ****** ****/******** *** ******* on * ********. * *********** ****** of ******** *** ******* ** *******/******* older *******"
- "** **** *** ********* **** *********** replace ******* ********* *** ******** ** people **** *** *** ****** ** fail ****** **** ******* **"
- "**** *** *** ******* ********, *** we **** ****** **** ******* ** historical ******** **** ****. *****, ** can **** *************"
- "** **** **** ******* *********** ********** the ******* ********* ******* **** ****"
- "** *** * ******** *** ****** to *********** ******* ***** *******, ***** 40 ***** **** *******."
- "** **** *****, ********* **** ****** funds ******** ** *** *** ** a ****** **** ** ***'*. ****** and **** **** ** **** *** of *** *****."
- "** **** ** ******* **** ***** management *** ***** *** ** ****** a ********** *** ***** **** ********* one ****** ** * ****"
- "********* *** **** ** ******* ** analytics. **** ******* *** ** *******"
- "****** **** ***** (******* ********** ***** 5-7 *****) **********"
- "**** ********* ****** ** ******* *** to **** ******* ** *** *****"
- "******** ********* ********"
- "*** ** *** ******* ********* *** finally *** **** * *********** *******"
- "****** ****** ** *********' *** *********** that **** ******** ******"
- "******** ****** ******* ** **** ***** quality"
*******, ***** *** * *********** ****** of *********** **** ******** **** ********* were **** ********* **** *** ******* failed:
- "******* ********* **** ******* **** *** cameras **** ********* *** ** ***** ex; ********* ******* ** *********"
- "** ***** ** ** ***** (**** or ***) **** ** *** **** customers **** *** ******* ****** ******** and ******* ** ***. **** ** across *** ** *** *********, *** and *****."
- "*** ** *** ********* ***** ******* for ********* *******. **** ** **** sensitivity ************."
- "**** ****** *** ***** **** *** initial ****** *** *** **** ********* for *******"
- "****** *** ** *** ******* **** until *******"
- "****. ********* ** ******* *** ********."
- "****, **** ***-***** ** *** **** replace ******* **** **** ******"
- "**** ** *** ********* ****** ** replace ******* **** **** ******"
- "****** ** ****** ** ********** ** planned ************, ********** ** **** ** failures."
- "**** ********* **** ***** *******"
- "*** ** ********* **** **** ** breaks"
Technology ************
*** ****** **** ****** ****** ***** by *********** *** ******* *********** *** technology ************, ************ *********, ***********, *** low ***** ***********:
- "***** *** * ****** ****** ** capital ***** **** ****** ********* **** increased ********* ** **** ** *** upgrade ********, *** ** **** ***** and ***** **********, ** *** ****** a ****** ** ********* ************ **** in ******* ** ****** *** ********** as **** ********* *********"
- "**** ******** *** ****** ** ******* in *** *** ************, **** **** planned ** **** ************"
- "****** ** ******* **** ***** ****** (Pelco *** ******) ** ***** ****** which ******* ****** ******* *** ********* or ******** (********)"
- "**** ** *** ******* **** ****** outdated , ***** ** ******* ** old ****** ******* **** *** * low ********* ***** *** **** ****** something **** * ****** **********."
- "******** **** ***** ****** *** ********** well. **** ******* ****** ******* **** multi-sensor *** ***** *** ******** ********"
- "****** *** ******* ****** **********, ****** resolution, *** ****** *********** ** *** areas **** ******* **** ********"
- "******** **********, ******** *********** *** **********, lower ********* *** ******* ** ********* h.265"
- "** ********/******** **** ******* *** *** but ***** *****'* *** ********"
- "****** **********, ********* ****, ***** **********, camera *** **** ***********"
- "**'** ********* ********* ** ****** ****** or ********* ** * ****** **********"
- "****** *** ** ******** ******* *** upgraded ********** ** ***** ********"
- "********** ************ (*****, *****, *** *****, Analytics **********) "
- "******** *** ** ********* ******* *** upgrades"
- "**** ******* ************ **** *** ** new **********"
- "**** *** * **** ** ******** and ** ******* ***** *******"
- "****** *********** ***/** ******* ************."
- "********** *** ******* ******** ******"
- "******** ***** ******* **** *** *******"
- "******* *** ***, ** *** ******* analitycs. "
- "*** ******** *** *** ******* **** of *** ******* ********* **** *** customer ***."
- "******** ** ****** *******"
- "********** ************"
Failures / ******** *********** ****
*********** **** ********* **** * *** percentage (replacing ******* **** **** **** ** out ** ********:
- "**** ******* *** ** ****** ********* they *** ********. ******* **** **** they ** ******* *** **** **** back **** *** ********"
- "**** ** *** ************* *** ** replace ** ******* ******** ******* *** to *** ****** ****"
- "*** *% ******** ** ****** *** upgrades. ***** ***** *********** ** **** for *******"
- "******* *** ** ** **** **** do *** **** ** ** ************"
- "* **** ******* **** *** **** gets ******* (***** **) ** ******** failure"
- "**** *** ********, *** ** ******** or ********"
- "*** *******, ** ** ***'* *****, don't *** **"
- "**** ** *** **** ******* ******* are **** **** *******"
- "******* ** ** *** ******* ** cameras ****** **** ****"
- "** **** ******* ******* **** **** break ****"
- "*** *** **** *** *****"
- "******** ** *** ** ****"
- "******* ** *** ** **** ********."
- "**** ******* ********* **** *******"
- "** **** ******* **** ***** ** a ******* ****"
- "** ******** **** *******/******* ** *** verge ** *******"
- "** ***** ******* ****** **** *** very *** (**+ *****)** ****."
- "******** ** ***************"
- "** ****** ****** **** *** *******."
- "******* *** *******"
Significant ****** ** ** ********
********* *********** ****** ****** ************ **** up ************* ******** ** **** *******, with ~**% ** *********** ********* **** reason:
- "*** ** ******* ********* *** ******* got **** * *********** ******* *** high ***. ******** ** ****** ******* spread ****** **** *****"
- "** **** *****, ***** *** ********** updates (*.*. ********* ****** *******)"
- "***** * *** ** ****** ******* need ** ** ******** *** ** ones"
- "*** **** **** *** ****** "*******" but *********, ** **** *** ** replace *******"
- "******** **** ****** ******* ** ** was *** ******* ***********."
- "******* **** ** * ********** *******, either ***** **** ****** ** **"
- "**** ** *** ******* **** ****** outdated, ***** ** ******* ** *** analog *******"
- "**** **** ******** ******** *** ********, analog ************, **********"
- "**** ******** ** ****** ***** ******* in * ******* **** ** ******** IP ******"
- "******* ************ **** *** ****** ******* only"
- "**** **** ****** *** *** **** image *******"
- "****** ** ** **** ****** *** higher **********"
- "**'** ********* ********* ** ****** ******"
- "****** ****** ** **** ** ** from ******"
- "** *** ********* ****** **** **"
- "********* **** ****** ** **"
- "******** **** ******"
Spending **********
*********** **** *** ******* *********** ***** also ***** **** ********* **** *** spending ***** ** ****, **** **** noting ******** ****** ** * *******:
- "***... ***'** ********* ****** **** ********? Because ** ****** ** ******** ***** if **** ***'* **** **. ****** they *** ********** ** **** **** pockets"
- "* **** **** ********* *** **** but **** *** ********* *** ********* in ********* *********** *** ******* *** reactive *** **** **** ***** ***** for ********* *******"
- "********* ******* *** *******, ******* ***'* spend ***** ** ********* **** ** "working""
- "********* ** *** ****** **** ** pay *** *********** ** *** ******** was *******"
- "********* ****'* ******** *** ***** **** they **** ** ***-**** *** ********.
- "**** ********* *** *** ***** ** be *********"
- "**** ******, **** **** *** ************ so *** ********* ***’* ****** *** replacement"
- "*** *** **** ********* ******* ** budget *** ************"
- "******** ** ***** **********, **** *** been ******* ** ****** ********** *** upgrades"
Supply ***** / *** ****
********** *** ******* ****** ******** *** a *** ***** *** *********** ** 2022, **** * ******** ***** ********* camera *********** ********:
- "**'* ***** **** *%. *** ** supply ***** ******, ** ***'* **** the ****** ** ********* ******* **** aren't ** *******
- "*/*, ** *** **** ******* ************ because ***** ** *** *** **** enough ******** ** *** ********."