Worst Camera Manufacturers 2020
Which camera manufacturer have integrators had the worst experience with in the past year? 200+ integrators told us.
200+ integrators answered, and there were minimal changes in the negative responses from our 2018 survey, the 2nd and 3rd worst swapped places. While the 3-time worst manufacturer achieved its fourpeat, the largest group of responses indicated no bad experiences.
In this report, we share detailed feedback from integrators and examine key themes impacting the overall market.
This is the first year IPVM tracked responses from inside and outside the US.
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***, ** *** ******** ****, *** number ** *********** ********* ** ******** was ******* **** ******* *** ********* negative ********* ********, * ***** **** 2018 **** *********.
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- ***** - ************* **** ******** **** Hikvision ** *******, **** ******** **** as **** ******** ********* **** ********* in *** ******* *** **.
- **** - *** ***** ****** **** strong *******, ******** **** ******** ********* than *****
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- "*******. ******** ***** *****-**** ******* ******, new ******* *** *** *** ********** installed *********. ******/******** **** ********. *** to ***. **** *****/******."
- "******* ******, ******** ********, **** ***'* them *** *** **** ** *** back **** ****** * ****** ** months"
- "******* ********* ** ** *** ***** manufacturer **'** ****** ****. ** *** to *** **** *** ** ***** opportunity"
- "*******. ****** *******. ** **** ********. Basically, **** ***** ****** ********* **** with **** **** **** ****. **** with ****"
- "******* ** ******** / ******** *** reliable ** *** ** *** ***** Image ******** *****"
- "**'* ****** *******. **** ******** ** be ********, **** ***** **** ******* to *** ******* ******"
- "******* ******, ******** ********, **** ***'* them *** *** **** ** *** back **** ****** * ****** ** months"
- "******* ****** ***** *********** **** ** the *******. **** **** *** ** the *** ******* ****"
- "*******, *** ******* *** **** ******. lack ****** *********** ******"
- "** ***** **** *** **** ****** with ******* *** **** ***** ******* line"
- "******* - **** *** *******. ***'* use ******* *****"
- "*******. ** **** ***** **** ***** 180 ******* *** *** ********"
- "******* - **** **** ***** *******"
- "*******. * **** *** ******* *******"
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*** **** ******* ****** ** *** negative ********* **** **** *******, ********/*** interface ******, *** ************* ********:
- "*********. * ********* ** **** *** that's **. * *** ** ** back ***** ** ******* ** *** different ******. **** **** ***** *******. Hardware ** **** ***** *** ******* very ****. *** ** ******* ** after * ****."
- "*********. ** *** **** ** * lower *** ******* *** **** **** great **** ** *** ****. ******** video ****-*** ** ********** ******* *** interface. ** ***** ** **** ***** working."
- "*** (*********) *** **** ****** *** cameras ********* ******** ***. ********** **** work ****, *** *** ***** **** camera **** *** ******* ********* ******** it *** *** *****"
- "********* ******** ****** ** *** ******** Explorer ******* ****** ** ********* ******** Awful **** **** ****, ** ***** camera *** ***** **** ** ****** only, *** *** **********, *** ***** leak *******, *** ******'* ****"
- "*********, *** * ****** ** *******, that **** *** ** ******* ***** ago, ** *** *** ** * sudden. ** ** ****** *** ** Hikvision ****** *** **** *-* *****"
- "********* ******** ****** **, ****** ******** more ********, *** **** ** *** the ***** ***** ** *** *****"
- "********* **** ** ****** ********/****** ********/*** good ****** **** *** ******. ********** and ******."
- "********* ******* **** *** **** ******* made."
- "********* - **** **** ******* ****."
- "*********, **** **** *** ****** ***** time **** ****"
- "*********. **** ********."
- "*********. **** ********* ****"
- "*********, ******** ********"
* ***** ****** ** ********* ********* problems ******* ** *** ** ********** ban *** **** **:
- "*********. ********** *** ***"
- "*********, *** **** *** *****"
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**** ******** *** **** ******** ********* overall (*********** ****** ************ ****), *** **** *** **** ******** responses **** *****. *********** ********* ****** with ****** ********:
- "****. ** **** **** **** **** Q6000-E ***** **** ********* **** ***** out ** *** ******** *** ******. One ***** *** ** *** ** 10 ***** ** ***'* *** ***. The ******** ***** ******** ***** **** the ****** ** *** *** ** the **** ****** *******"
- "****. ***** ***** ******* ** *** job **** *** ** ** ******** multiple ***** ** **** ******** ***** they *** ***** ********** ******* *********. Cost *** ******* * *******."
- "*** ****** *********** **** **** **** by *** **** ** *** **** trouble *** ************ ****. ***** ***** series *** *** ***** **** ******** accounted *** * *********** ****** ** service ***** ********** ******** *****."
- "**** ***** **'** *** * ***** of ***** ******* (*****'*) **** ** the ***** ***** ** **** *** for ** *** *** **** ******* it."
- "**** - *** * *** ** P32 ****** *****, **** ******* **********. AXIS ******** **** *** ** ***** reimbursement. "*****, *** ** *** *** lunch""
- "**** *** * *********-******* ******* ***** which *** ** ** ************ ********** early **** ****."
- "** ***** **** **** *** *** to ** ******* ***'* ** * bad ***** ** ******* **** **** out."
- "****, ** *** **** ** ******* fail ** ******* ****. *** **** did **** ** *****"
* ***** ****** ** ********* ******** sales ******* ********:
- "**** ******* ** ******* *** ****** access *** *** ***** - **** may ** ***** *** ** ***'* have *** **** ** *** ******* to ******* ** *** *** ***** margin -*** ***** *** ******"
- "****. ******* ****** *** **** ** a *********** ** ** ********** ** help ******** *** ********."
- "**** - ********** ** ********* **** Hardware *** ******** ** *********."
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*********** ***** ****** ******* *** ******** problems ** ******* ********:
- "***** * ***** ****** *** *** eyeball ******* ****** ****** ********. **** are ********* ** ***** **** *** pigtail ** *** **** ** *** camera ******** ** *** ****** ** spots."
- "*****. ** ********* *** ** ****** for * ***** **** ** ****. I ***'* **** *** ***** ** describe *** *** *** *** ***** quality. *$ *** ****** ****** *** way **** ******."
- "*****, ******* ** *** ******** ******* made ***** ** * ***** ********* specialist ******* *** ****** **** **** should **** *** * ********* *****"
- "*****, ******* ***** ** *** ****** digits ** ******-*** *******. *** *** of ***, ** ****** ****** * year ** **********, *** ***** ** PTZ ******* *** * ******* ** well."
- "***** ******** ******* ******* ***** ******* tech ******* *** ******** ****** *** purchased ************ **** ***** *** *** the ***** **** ***** **** * reseller"
- "*****/***. ***'* *** *** ******** *** a ******** ******."
- "*****. ******* ********, ****** *****, **** working"
- "***** - ******* **** *** *** time."
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