IPVM's Reports

IPVM's independent reporting is divided into 3 categories: (1) Public, (2) Info+: news, profiles, tutorials, etc. and (3) Research: tests, shootouts, competitive and financial analysis.

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Totally Wireless IP Camera (IPVideo Corp NomadHD)

Wireless battery powered cameras have been a surveillance pipe dream for years, limited by camera power consumption, battery technology, and...

By Ethan Ace - over 7 years ago | 5 Comments

Axis Launches IP Speakers

First, Axis introduced an IP horn, then it was video intercoms, and now it is Networked Speakers? While IP-based Public Address systems are not...

By Brian Rhodes - over 7 years ago | 11 Comments

March Network's Tagged RFID Object Search Recorded Video

Video analytics has gotten fairly good at tagging people in video, but it does not solve the problem of finding items like specific merchandise or...

By IPVM Team - over 7 years ago | 5 Comments

FLIR and Geovision Join the Hikvision Price Cut Race

Hikvision's price cuts are clearly a trend setter. After numerous and increasingly large cuts, the destructive cycle is accelerating. Last month,...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 5 Comments

Axis Touts Positive IPVM Coverage and Canon 'Reverse Takeover'

Axis NA sales leader Larry Newman rallied his troops on the ASIS show floor, touting positive IPVM coverage and bragging about Axis 'reverse...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 12 Comments

Panasonic Launches H.265 i-Pro Extreme Camera Series

Panasonic is releasing new cameras with H.265, improved night vision, and secure communications, in its "i-Pro Extreme" product lineup. They are...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 7 Comments

Weak ASIS 2016 Upsets Manufacturers, ASIS Working On Improvements

Manufacturer dissatisfaction with ASIS intensified this year. With survey results from 80+ manufacturers, the trend of diminishing returns from...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 17 Comments

Arecont's Fully Motorized Multi-Imager Examined

Arecont is taking repositionable mutli-sensor cameras a step further, with a unit where everything is motorized. Not just zoom and focus, but the...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 13 Comments

How to Measure Video Quality / Compression Levels

Two cameras have the same resolution, frame rate and scene monitored but camera A consumes half the bandwidth than camera B. Is Camera A better?...

By Ethan Ace - over 7 years ago | 18 Comments

Times Investigates Hikvision's Chinese Government Control

The Times of UK, founded in 1785 with 1.6 million daily readers, has published a 2 part investigation into Hikvision's government...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 126 Comments

Dahua: "We're Not Owned By The Chinese Government" 2016

Discover the Dahua Difference. This was Dahua's theme for ASIS 2016. They were quite clear with their response to our question: How is...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 46 Comments

PTZ Camera Guide 2016

Pan/Tilt/Zoom cameras remain critical parts of many surveillance systems, especially in large security operations. Because of this it is important...

By Ethan Ace - over 7 years ago | 4 Comments

Hikvision Big Hire - Ex Ingram Micro Exec

Hikvision has made another major hire. [link no longer available] This time is it Tom Burns [link no longer available], previously VP at Pivot3...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 10 Comments

Camera Roof Mounting / Parapet Mount Installation Guide

One of the most common camera mounts are parapet mounts, and they can be found on the roofs of all types of buildings; old and new, used to hold...

By Brian Rhodes - over 7 years ago | 11 Comments

Hikvision Enterprise Expansion ASIS 2016 Review

Hikvision is treating ASIS 2106 like an ISC West-level show, showing lots of new and upcoming products, as well as hosting large customer...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 13 Comments

ASIS 2016 Review

ASIS is done. We were at the show and have coverage of the show floor, and highlights from manufacturers in this report that we will update...

By IPVM Team - over 7 years ago | 13 Comments

Milestone Kills Go, Slashes Express Pricing, Launches Enhanced Version Free

Milestone is shaking up the industry again with enhanced free software and a major price drop. 6 years ago, Milestone launched their first free...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 25 Comments

Axis / Canon Launch 20MP Avigilon Rival

For years, Avigilon has essentially owned the 'super high resolution' single imager market. And Axis has resisted, most famously in 2012, when...

By IPVM Team - over 7 years ago | 27 Comments

Milestone VMS Adds H.265, SVQR, RAM Video Optimization

Milestone is rolling out enhancements to XProtect to support H.265, enhanced edge recording functionality, and potentially allow users to reduce...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 22 Comments

Hikvision 4K Camera Tested

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By Ethan Ace - over 7 years ago | 7 Comments

S2 Founder Touts Mercury Board To Replace Software House

Access control is a stoic market typically devoid of glitzy, flashy product releases. But one new product is notable because of who is touting it...

By Brian Rhodes - over 7 years ago | 28 Comments

ASIS Hurting, Fills Empty Space Pushing Attendees to Show Floor

ASIS depends on manufacturer exhibitors to make most of their revenue ($15+ million) but manufacturers are upset with ASIS poor performance over...

By John Honovich - over 7 years ago | 26 Comments

Avigilon Announced 'Easiest to Install' 'Cost Effective' H4 SL Cameras

Avigilon's CEO, following weak results and sharply declining gross margins, told investors a few weeks ago that new cameras were coming, saying...

By IPVM Team - over 7 years ago | 6 Comments

Axis Laser Focus PTZ Camera Examined

How do you make a PTZ focus better and faster? If you are Axis, you add a laser to it. In this report, we examine Axis' new Q6155-E, looking at...

By IPVM Team - over 7 years ago | 9 Comments

Axis Loses Resolution Advantage, Pushes New Analog Counter

Axis has finally given up their key decade-long anti-analog position. To get around this, Axis is shifting to a new strategy, that is far weaker...

By Brian Karas - over 7 years ago | 13 Comments

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