Worst Camera Manufacturers 2020

Published May 06, 2020 15:58 PM

Which camera manufacturer have integrators had the worst experience with in the past year? 200+ integrators told us.

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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.

Top *******

******* ******* *** #* ***** *** only ********* *** *****. ********* *** net ******** ******* *** **, ***** Arecont *** ***** ** *** ***** inside *** ******* *** **. ******* problems ******** ******, ** ******** ** Arecont, **** ** ***** ******** *** related ** ******** ************ ** ***** past *** ****** ******* ****** ***.

***, ** *** ******** ****, *** number ** *********** ********* ** ******** was ******* **** ******* *** ********* negative ********* ********, * ***** **** 2018 **** *********.

***** ****** *** ******* ***** *********:

  • ********* - *** ********** *** ******** outside *** **, * **** **** for *** *******. *******, ********* ******** more ******** ********* **** ******* ** the **, *** ******* ******** ** positives, ******* ********* *** *** **** negative.
  • ***** - ************* **** ******** **** Hikvision ** *******, **** ******** **** as **** ******** ********* **** ********* in *** ******* *** **.
  • **** - *** ***** ****** **** strong *******, ******** **** ******** ********* than *****

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******* *** ******* ***** ** *** outside *** **. *********** ***** ******* issues, ************ ***** ********, ******** ****** and ******* **** ***** *******:

  • "*******. ******** ***** *****-**** ******* ******, 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 ******* *** *** ********"
  • "******* - **** **** ***** *******"
  • "*******. * **** *** ******* *******"

******* ******* ** **** *** *** favorability *** ******* *** *****, **** of *** ******** ******** ******** ***** of **** ***********, *** *********** ****** problems. *******, **** ********* ******* ********** recent ********.

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***** ********** ******** **** ******* ******** responses **** *******, ********* *** ** their ************* ****** ***, **** **** received ********** ********* ******** *** **** a *** ******** ******* *** **.

*** **** ******* ****** ** *** 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 *** **** **:

  • "*********. ********** *** ***"
  • "*********, *** **** *** *****"
  • "*********. ******?"

****

**** ******** *** **** ******** ********* 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 *** ******** ** *********."

*****

*****'* ******** ********* **** **** ************* compared ** ****, *******, ******** ********* were **** ***, ************ ** *** US. ***** *** * *** ******** outside *** **, ******* ******** ****** than *********.

*********** ***** ****** ******* *** ******** 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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** ****** ******* '******' ******** ** remain *** ** *** ********** *** matured *** ***** *** ***** ******* manufacturers.

*******, *** ******* *** *** ******** will ****** ***** ** ** / 'smart' ******* **** *** **** *** years.

Comments (24)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
May 06, 2020

* ****** ** ***** *** ***** any ***** ****** ************* **** ***** fully ********* *****-******* ** ******* ******* are ******* *** ** *********** ** Omni ******?

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David Morgan
May 06, 2020

****** *** * *** **** ***** Imager ****** ********* ***. *****, * said ** *** ***.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #10
Jul 13, 2020

* **** ******* *** ***** ** this ********, ** ***** **** "********/***********" technology ** ***** ****** *** ********** with ** ********. ** ***** **** manufacturers *** *** ******* ** ***** into ********** ** ******* ***** ***, UNLESS ** ** ********* *** **** seems ** **** **** ****, ** last *** *****. ******* ** ** I'm *****, *** ***'* *******'* *****-****** technology * ******** ****? ******'* ******, DW, *****, *******, *** ****** **** with * *********** ** *** ******* be ********** ** ***** *********** ********?

(****** ** ********* ** *********/****** ***)

JH
John Honovich
Jul 13, 2020
IPVM

******* ** ** *'* *****, *** isn't *******'* *****-****** ********** * ******** tech?

***, ******* *** **** ******(*) ** this, ****** *** **** **** *******:**** ****, ******* ******* *****-****** ******.

**** *** **** * *** ****, in *** *** *****, ***** *** some ******* ***** ******* ******* *** since ****' ***, ***** *** ***. Also, ** ******,*******'* ************* ** *****.

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Guilherme Barandas
May 06, 2020

******, *******...

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SB
Steve Bukoski
May 07, 2020

* ***** ****** ****. ***-******

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Clint Guethlein
May 07, 2020
IPVMU Certified

****** *** ** ***** *** *****-****** motorized ****. * ***** ** ** this ***:

***-****** **** ******* *-****** ***° ******* Dome ******

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
May 06, 2020

*'* *******, ** *** ****** ** failures/complaints ******** ** *** ***** ****** sold? ** ****** * ** ** times **** ******* **** ****** *, and ** *** * ***** *** failure/complaint ****, **'* ***** ******?

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
May 06, 2020

******* ** ** ****:

“***** *** **** *** ***** ** languages: *** **** ****** ******** ***** and *** **** ****** ****.”― ****** Stroustrup, *** *++ *********** ********

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
May 06, 2020

***** *****, *** *'* *** **** it ******* *** ********.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
May 06, 2020

****'* **** *******. ************* **** ***** volumes ***** ** ****** ** ***** numbers ** **********, ******** *** ******* of *** ********* ****** ******** ** afforded ******* ******. ****** **** *** products ** ******** ******** ****-******* **** result ** ***** ***** *** **** significant **** *** ****** *** ***.

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JH
John Honovich
May 06, 2020
IPVM

*** ****** ** ********/********** ******** ** the ***** ****** ****?

**, ** *** **** ***, *** favorite ***** (*.*.,******** ****** ************* ****) *****'* ****** ** ***** ******, we ** *** ****** ** ***** volume ***** *****.

***'* **** ****, *.*., ** **** 'worse' **** **** ** ********* ** 2020? ***** *** ** *** ****** use ****.

*** **** ** **** ****** *** this ** *** *** **** ** run ** (*** ********,****,****,****) ** ** *********, ***** ****** that **** ** ****** *** ***** they *** *** **** ********.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
May 06, 2020

** ****** ***** *****. **'** *** looking ** ******** ********** ** ******** here, **'* **** * **** ********/**** consuming ***** ** *******/******, ************ **** to **** *** ***. ****** ****.

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #6
May 07, 2020

** *** **** *** *** *** East *’** **** **** ***** “*** publicity ** **** *********!!”

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
May 06, 2020

** * ********* *** * **** concede **** ***** ********/******** ** *** worst **** ***** **** *** ****** doesn't ********* **** ***** ******** ** the ******* ************. * **** * were * *** ** *** **** at ***** ** ******* *'* ****** like **** ******* **** *** *** why **** ** (** ***'* **) things, **** ****** ***** ** * usable ****** **** *****'* ******* ******* tool ** ******* ***** *** ***'* get ** ******. *** *** ***** and *****'* **** *** *** **** options ** *** *** **** *** web ********* (***** ******** ** ******** plugin). ***-******* ** ***** *** ****** structured **** **** *** "*****" *** device ********* ******* **** ***** *****, and ************* *** **** ** *** setting ** *** "*****".

*********'* ********* *** *********** ****. * set *** ****** ** *** **** of ** ***** ** ***** ** intrusion ********* **** * ** *** filtering **** *** * **% ***********. I *** ** **** ** *** because * *** ******* ******** ************* on ** ***** ***** * ****** that *** ********* ***** *% ** the ******** ****. * **** **** hopes **** ****'** ******* ******* ****** out **** *** *** *** ** Acusense *** ***'* **** ** ******.

********-**** ****** *'** **** ****** ********* with *** ******** ** ***** ****. I've ********* *** **** **** ***** everything **** **** ** ***, **** 8" **** ** ***** *******. * really **** ***** *** ************ *** the ******* ****, *** ***** ***** series ***** **** **** *********** *** features *** *** *****. ****** ********* on **** ** ***, *** *********'* launch ********* *** *** ******** ** nothing ** **********. * **** **** they'd *** ***** *** ******** ** the ********/******** **** ** ******. *** admittedly * *****'* ********* * **** amount ** ***** ******** ******** **** larger ***********, *** * **** *** to ******* ******** ****'* ***.

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U
Undisclosed #7
May 07, 2020

******* ** ** **** ****** ** copy ******** **** ********. ****, *** can **** * ***-***-*** **** ** a ***** ** ********, *** **** does *** **** *** *** ****** code *** *** ******* ** ****** and ****** **. ******** ** ****** just * ***** ** ********** ********* together, **** ****** ** **** * proven ******.

******* ******** *** ***** ****** ** other **** ********** ******** **** **** come ****** ****. ****** ** ** see **** **** ********** ** ******** come *** ** *****.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #8
May 07, 2020

****** **’* ******** ** ******** *******...

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #4
May 08, 2020

*'* *******. ***** ******* *** ********* copy ** **** *** **** *** ColorVu, ***** ***** **** *** ***** light ** *** ** *** **** performing *****-*** ***** ***** *********** *** ******?

U
Undisclosed #5
May 07, 2020

***** ***** **** ******* ********** ***** are *** ***** **** ******** ******. It ***** *** **** **** ***** than ** **

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Sean Patton
May 07, 2020

****** *** **** ***** ******* **, we ******* *** ********* *** ********* the ******** ***** *** *** ********. It *** **** * ********* ****-***** when ********** *** ********.

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U
Undisclosed #7
May 07, 2020

*'* **** ***** ***** **** **** more ****-******* ******** ** *** ***** were *** **** ****** ** *** their ******* ******* *** *** **** to *******.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #9
May 07, 2020

** ***** ** *********** ** *** the *********** ***** *** *******'* ***** Can'tera ******* **** ****** *** ****** Product ****.

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Jorge Lozano
May 07, 2020
Condortech Services, Inc.

* ** **** *** **** ******* these *****, ** ** *** **** to ** ******** ***** ******* ************* that ***** ***** ******** **** ******* according ** ***** *****, *** ** the *** ** *** *** ** is *** ********* ** ********** **** does *** *** *** ************. *** Company *** * *** ********** * years *** **** *** ** *** major ************ ** ******** ****** *******, which ** *** *** ** *** installation; *** ******* ***** ** ********* the ****** ****** ***** ** *** not **** *** *****.

* ** **** **** **** **** testing ***** ********** ******** *******, ** will **** *** ********* ** ********** and ********** * ***

MM
Marcin Mazurek
Jul 11, 2020

***** ** *** *** ******?

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