This 24-page guide provides an in-depth explanation of mobile apps in VMS/VSaaSes. In this guide, we cover: Mobile Monitoring Mobile App vs Web Client VMS vs VSaaS Mobile Apps Viewing Live Video Search/Playback Limits PTZ Control...
By Sean Patton - 16 days ago
This 28-page guide provides an in-depth explanation of live video and event monitoring in VMS/VSaaSes. In this guide, we cover: Video Monitoring Monitoring Devices VMS/VSaaS Software Clients View Tiles / Layouts Camera Lists Common...
By Sean Patton - about 1 month ago
Flock Safety is expanding from its core market of LPR into "audio evidence capture" and most notably gunshot detection, just months after raising $150 million from A16Z. Flock announced "Raven", an audio analytic offering that complements its...
By Isabella Cheng - about 1 month ago
This 16-page guide explains the fundamentals and challenges of integrating cameras with VMS/VSaaSes. In this report, we examine the factors involved including: Single Vendor Versus Open System Many Features to Integrate RTSP URL...
By Sean Patton - 3 months ago
100 Hikvision partners have submitted comments to the US government, urging the FCC not to ban the PRC China government-controlled manufacturer. This comes shortly after Hikvision mass emailed partners urging them to submit comments to the...
By Robert Wren Gordon - 3 months ago
Cybersecurity vulnerabilities have escalated over the past few years and keeping track of who is impacted by each can be difficult. This list, updated for 2021, compiles reported exploits for the security industry by date and by manufacturer,...
By IPVM Team - 4 months ago
Snap One, aka Snap AV is going public, disclosing extremely high revenue for the AV / security revenue and even more ambitious plans.
By Haris Khurshid and Zach Segal - 5 months ago
P2P has become a major alternative to the insecurity of port forwarding but one of the most widely used providers (Throughtek, whose customers have included Swann, Foscam, Wyze, and many more) has been found to have a massive vulnerability in its...
By Sean Patton - 5 months ago
Updated for 2021, this directory includes US Government-banned Dahua OEMs for dozens of companies. The following directory includes 50+ of those companies with a graphic and links to company websites below and 30+ that have dropped Dahua in the...
By IPVM Team - 7 months ago
Axis' new generation 360° multi-imager Q6010-E claims "total situational awareness" with 20MP resolution, directional audio analytics, and autopilot PTZ positioning. We bought and tested the Axis Q6100-E to see how it performs,...
By Derek Ward - 9 months ago
VSaaS startup Ava says they offer "simpler video security and powerful intelligence for everyone", but how well does the platform work? We purchased an Ava system, and in this report, we examine Ava's strengths and weaknesses with 4...
By Rob Kilpatrick and Sean Patton - 10 months ago
Audio usage in video surveillance remains rare but growing, new IPVM statistics show. 175+ integrators answered IPVM: "In the past year, what percentage of cameras did you record audio? Why that percentage?" Inside we break down the results...
By Zach Segal - 11 months ago
IPVideo Corp has updated their Halo Smart Vape Detector to 2.0, claiming enhancements like anti-masking vape detection, spoken keyword detection, and aggression detection. We bought and tested the original Halo here. Now, IPVM has tested HALO...
By Derek Ward - 12 months ago
Verkada's SV11 environmental sensor claims to offer "new insights driven by real-time data", including vape detection, noise, air quality, temperature, humidity, and motion. But how well does it work? We bought and tested an SV11 to see how...
By Sean Patton and Derek Ward - 12 months ago
Cameras come in many shapes, sizes and specifications. This 101 examines the basics of cameras and features used in 2021. In this report, we review the basics of cameras, including: Core components of cameras Analog vs. IP cameras Common...
By IPVM Team - almost 2 years ago
With its newest IP intercom, Hikvision proclaims users can 'get full control over an entrance' regardless of where it is installed, home or office alike. Can the company's modular intercom deliver? We purchased and tested a DS system, based on...
By Brian Rhodes - almost 2 years ago
Avigilon is well-known for video surveillance and access, but how well does the company's intercom work? We purchased and tested Avigilon's H4 Video Intercom to see how it compares to the competition. In this report, we evaluate and test the...
By Brian Rhodes - about 2 years ago
Commend touts the new ID5 intercom as 'timelessly elegant' and the slim body, glass front touchscreen indeed looks better than common, but ugly, institutional looking call stations. But how well does it work? We bought and tested Commend's ID5...
By Brian Rhodes - about 2 years ago
Axis newest door station, the A8207-VE, claims to deliver "video surveillance, two-way communication, and access control" in a single device. But how well does each of these perform? The video in the unit tested disappointingly bad in low light,...
By Brian Rhodes - over 2 years ago
IPVM has validated, with testing, and from Dahua, that many Dahua cameras have a wiretapping vulnerability. Even if the camera's audio has been disabled, an attacker can still listen in unauthenticated. Inside this report, we examine how it...
By John Honovich and John Scanlan - over 2 years ago
For years, HD resolution and single cable signal/power were IP camera advantages, with analog cameras limited to much lower resolution and requiring separate power and video cables. However, in new HD analog cameras, AHD, CVI, and TVI have made...
By IPVM Team - over 2 years ago
The People's Republic of China (PRC) government has released a new set of overarching standards for authorities to follow when they install video surveillance networks across the country. The standards were drafted over several years by Chinese...
By Charles Rollet - over 2 years ago
With 40+ years of experience in IT from a wide array of verticals, including US and foreign military, and large corporate and industrial settings, retired IT professional Richard Buckmaster [link no longer available] now applies his years of...
By Dan Gelinas - over 2 years ago
Video intercoms are a growing market with video surveillance manufacturers expanding into this niche. IPVM is continuing its series of video intercoms tests, adding to our test of Zenitel/ Stentofon Turbine and Axis 2N. Can Dahua become a viable...
By Brian Rhodes - almost 3 years ago
IPVM was at CES 2019 for the second year (see our CES 2018 Show Final Report) and is reporting on announcements and interesting news from the show floors. This show report includes: Review of major new announcements at the show Drop in...
By IPVM Team - almost 3 years ago
