Videofied Major Video Improvements

Author: Ethan Ace, Published on Mar 26, 2013

Videofied has announced major improvements to its line, including live viewing, day/night sensors, and increased resolution, aiming to close the gap between it and traditional surveillance systems. In this note, we examine these new developments, analyzing how this changes Videofied's positioning, concluding with a comparison to VideoIQ for use in video verification.

Live Remote Viewing

****** ******* ********** ** *** ******* *********** ****** ** *********'* offering. **********, ******* **** ***** ** ***** ****, **** ***** not ***** **** ** **** ************* *********, ************ ** ** a ******* ******* ************ ******. *******, ***** *** ******* ************ which **** ** *** *** ****:

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  • ****** *** ***** ********** ************* **** ** ****. ***** ********** models (******/***, **** ***** ** ****) *** *** *********.
  • *** ***** **** ** ********* ** ** *****. **** ******* on *******, ******** *** ******** *** **** ****** *** ****** during ***** *** ******* *****, **** ****** **** ******* **********.

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New ****** ************

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Competitive **********

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  • ******* **** ***** ********* *** *********, **** ***** **** ** tripwires, ********* ** ******, *********, ***., ***** ********* **** **** the *****-** *** *** ****** *********.
  • ********* ****** **** ****-** ****, **** ** ****** ** ****** video, ***** **** ***** ***** **** ** ***** ** ***** on ****-**, ***** ******* ** ******** *** ******-**** *********, **** video ****** ** *** ****** ** *******.
  • ******* ******* *** ********* ** ** ** ***** **********. ********* is ******* ** *** ** ******** *************, *** **** (*******) resolution ** ******* ******.
  • *********'* ************* ***** ********* ***** ** ** * ******* ** 40' ****** * **° *****. ** ********, ******* ****** ********* up ** ***' ***** ******** ********** *******, *** ** ** 500' ***** ***** **** **, ****** **° *****.

******* ** *** *** **** ******* *******. * ********* ****** with **** ****** ************* *** * ****** ***** ****** $*,*** USD. ******* ******* *** ********** *** ****** **** ***** ****, with ******** ********** ******* ******** ****** $*,***, *** ** ******* costing ** ** ***** $*,***, ********* ** **-***** ******* ********. VideoIQ **** ****** ********* ** *-**** ******* *********, **** ******* ******** ** $*,*** *** *** **** *****.

**********, ***** **** *****, *** ******** ** *** ****** ********* or ******* ******* ** * ****** ** *** *******:

  • ******** **** ****: ******* ********* ** ***** * **** ****** detection **** **** *********.
  • *** ******* ** ******? ** ******** ** ********, ********* ** likely * ****** ******, ***** ******* *** ******* *******, ********* no ************** (****** *** ** ******* *** ***** ** *******).
  • ** ********* ********? ** **, ********* ** **** ****** **** workarounds, ***** ******* ******** ***** *** ****** ****** *** ****** as ***** ******** ************ **.
  • *** ***** ******* ********? ** ******* **** ** **** ********, smoke *********, ** ***** ******* *** ********, ********* ** * better ******, ** ******* *** * ******* ****** ** ******, which *** ****** **** **** *** ***** ** ******, *** the **** ** ***** ** **.
  • **** *** ****** **** ** ** *****/********? ***** ******* *** switches *** ** ********* ** * ******* **** ** ******/******* analytics, **** **** *** ***** ******** *****, ****** ******, ** logging ********* ****.

Potential ******

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Comments (1)

Jon Newell

03/29/13 01:26am

it will be interesting to see if this price reduction is reflected in Australia.

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