Provision-ISR bills itself as an Israeli alternative and positions its new 'case designs' as a differentiating feature. But how good is it and is it really their own? Our test results show it is not. IPVM bought and tested two Provision-ISR I...
By Derek Ward - 21 days ago
Avigilon's 61MP H5 Pro camera more than doubles their previous highest resolution camera. But how does this super high resolution model perform in real world scenes? We tested the Avigilon 61MP H5Pro against Axis' 20MP Q1659 and 4K Avigilon H...
By Derek Ward - 28 days ago
Video analytics can be run in a variety of ways that have significantly different pros and cons. IPVM has identified 9 fundamental architectures, explaining the tradeoffs of each one herein. These architectures are: Run entirely on the cam...
By IPVM Team - about 1 month ago
Many Video Management Software (VMS) providers offer free versions, either open source, for a limited number of cameras, or for a limited amount of time. Minimal Changes in 2021 The free VMS market has shown minimal changes over 3-4 years, w...
By IPVM Team - about 1 month ago
Arcules, the Canon / Milestone spinout, is violating ONVIF rules. We raised this with Arcules 3 weeks ago. We raised this with ONVIF last week. The issue is simple. Arcules is not ONVIF conformant but markets being so using ONVIF's logo in v...
By John Honovich - about 1 month ago
Ava has released their new direct-to-cloud IP cameras competing with Verkada in the growing cloud connected camera space. But how well do these new cameras really work? We bought and tested Ava's 4K and 5MP domes, examining: How do Ava's c...
By Derek Ward - about 2 months ago
This is the only independent surveillance camera course, based on in-depth product and technology testing. Register now. Lots of manufacturer training exists but none it really teaches the underlying technologies and tradeoffs of current came...
By IPVM Team - about 2 months ago
"So, like, you are not taking it down" boasts Verkada's Chairman Hans Robertson as he explained his business model to lock-in Verkada end users, making him more money and putting his customers at severe long-term risk. This one-minute video expla...
By John Honovich - 4 months ago
Ripping out and replacing access control systems is hard for important reasons. Switching them can be tricky and prone to mistakes in database conversions, hardware configuration, and credentials support. However, in this post, we address th...
By Brian Rhodes - 4 months ago
Just days after Dahua's racist Uyghur tracking was revealed, Dahua ran marketing touting a 'joint value proposition' with Milestone. Milestone has denied this, emphasizing that it was not a part of this and does not approve it. Inside this no...
By John Honovich - 4 months ago
The NDAA ban has driven many users to look for low-cost NVRs not made by Dahua or Hikvision and not including Huawei Hisilicon. Now, Honeywell has released a series of NDAA complaint, non-China made NVRs. We purchased the Honeywell HN3016020...
By Derek Ward - 5 months ago
Six months ago, Chile awarded a 1,000-camera project using Hikvision. The contract has now been canceled, following controversy in Chile. Inside this post, we explain: Hikvision Selection Sparks Controversy Politician Launches Investigati...
By Robert Wren Gordon - 5 months ago
Avigilon announced its 10K / 61MP H5 Pro camera at the 2020 IPVM Fall New Product Show, more than doubling its previous highest resolution camera. In this report, we share: 30-minute video with IPVM Q&A and transcript Product Overview...
By Sean Patton - 5 months ago
Ava (formerly Vaion) announced its new direct-to-cloud AVA Aware IP cameras at the 2020 IPVM Fall New Products Show, making it a competitor to Verkada in the growing cloud connected camera space. However, Ava is taking a different approach th...
By Sean Patton - 5 months ago
A corruption investigation is underway in Chile after a crime prevention official awarded a 300-camera contract to Motorola. Meanwhile, a Chilean legislator has called for an audit around the same official's decision to award a separate 1,000-came...
By Robert Wren Gordon - 6 months ago
Cawamo, an Israeli edge-to-cloud analytics and VMS startup, presented its real-time alerts and mask detection AI at the May 2020 IPVM Startups Show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from Cawamo including IPVM Q&A Background on th...
By Joey Walter - 6 months ago
Boulder AI, a deep learning startup taking on custom analytics projects with its in-house camera, presented its physical security solution at the 2020 IPVM Startups show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from Boulder AI including IPVM...
By Joey Walter - 6 months ago
Visual One, a Y Combinator backed startup led by a PhD in machine learning from UC Berkeley, presented its AI analytics offering for security cameras at the 2020 IPVM Startups show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from Visual One inc...
By Joey Walter - 6 months ago
Vaion presented its end-to-end cloud managed video surveillance offering at the 2020 IPVM Startups show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from Vaion including IPVM Q&A Background on the company and the new product Key Positive f...
By Joey Walter - 7 months ago
Taiwan-based manufacturer Lilin is taking direct aim at Dahua and Hikvision with their latest NDAA compliant cameras. But how well did these new models perform in our first Lilin test in a decade? We bought and tested 3 Lilin cameras, the Z2 ...
By Rob Kilpatrick and Derek Ward - 7 months ago
Salesforce has dropped Dahua and Hikvision as customers, forcing the two mega China video surveillance manufacturers to quickly migrate out and away from the US CRM market leader. Inside this note, we examine the move, the impact to Dahua and...
By Charles Rollet - 7 months ago
The first half of 2020 has been shocking, for the world generally, and for the video surveillance industry, with temperature screening / fever cameras becoming the industry's hottest segment. Now, we release the 595-page Mid-Year Guide aggreg...
By IPVM Team - 7 months ago
Duranc presented its system at the May 2020 IPVM Startups show. A 30-minute video from Duranc including IPVM Q&A Background on the company Key Positive factors to consider Key Negative factors to consider
By Brian Rhodes - 8 months ago
Face mask detection or, more specifically not wearing a face mask, is an expanding offering in the midst of coronavirus. Avigilon has now released theirs but how well does it work? Inside this note, we share our findings across: How Avigil...
By Zach Segal and Derek Ward - 9 months ago
Dahua hit the market hard with its original 'fever' camera (tested here). Now, they have a temperature measurement station, that costs just a fraction of the camera / blackbody system. But how well does it work? We bought and tested the Dahua...
By Ethan Ace and Rob Kilpatrick - 9 months ago
