Sunell is far less well known than its gargantuan domestic competitors Dahua and Hikvision but the company's 'Panda Cam' is going head to head against them worldwide in the booming coronavirus fever camera market. However, the name Sunell is ...
By Ethan Ace - 17 days ago
Cambium presented its cnVision wireless for surveillance at the April 2020 IPVM New Products show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from Cambium including IPVM Q&A Background on the company and the new product Key Positive facto...
By Sean Patton - 19 days ago
Dahua's thermal temperature monitoring system has gained mass attention as a fever detection solution for organizations around the world, including Amazon. As such, it certainly works, at some level, but how well does it work to detect fevers...
By Ethan Ace and John Honovich - 20 days ago
Digifort presented its VMS 7.3 with AI analytics at the April 2020 IPVM New Products show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from Digifort including IPVM Q&A Background on the company and the new product Key Positive factors to c...
By Sean Patton - 24 days ago
Leica presented its AI multispectral BLK247 camera at the April 2020 IPVM New Products show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from Leica including IPVM Q&A Background on the company and the new product Key Positive factors to co...
By Ethan Ace - 25 days ago
Tiandy is taking aim at China competitors Dahua and Hikvision, with a new series of "super starlight" cameras, including white light illumination, and on-board people and vehicle detection. To see how they compare, we bought and tested four T...
By Rob Kilpatrick and Derek Ward - about 1 month ago
Uniview is marketing #UNVagainstCOVID19 with their Heat-Tracker series, including not only thermal camera screening systems, but options for face rec terminals and gates with integrated temperature measurement, as well. In this report, we loo...
By Ethan Ace - about 1 month ago
After years of effectively closed analytics, Avigilon decided in late 2018 to open up. Now, via ONVIF Profile T, Avigilon analytics are open and integrated with third parties. But how well do they work? Analytic integration problems are common ...
By Rob Kilpatrick - about 1 month ago
Vivotek has historically sold license plate capture cameras but not LPR. Now, they have released their own cameras with embedded LPR. How do they perform in real-world scenes? We bought and tested the IB9387-LPR 5MP V Series bullet to find out,...
By Derek Ward - about 2 months ago
Dahua and Hikvision, sanctioned for human rights abuses, are now blocked from submitting products for ONVIF conformance, a blow to the mega China manufacturers. This is the culmination of the process that started last fall when Dahua and Hikv...
By John Honovich - about 2 months ago
With mega China manufacturers Dahua and Hikvision facing both bans and human rights abuse sanctions, many budget buyers are turning to smaller China manufacturers such as TVT. But how well do TVT cameras work vs. Hikvision? We bought and tested...
By Derek Ward - 2 months ago
ONVIF has taken a bold and highly unconventional approach, telling IPVM, "ONVIF Has Chosen Not To Enforce Their Copyright." In this note, we examine: ONVIF's approach to trademark enforcement and conformance The Milestone ONVIF Bridge cas...
By John Honovich - 3 months ago
This directory provides definitions and explanations for over 70 common video surveillance industry terms, including links to related IPVM tutorials and guides. This directory will be continuously updated. If there is a term you want to be in...
By IPVM Team - 4 months ago
This is the only independent surveillance camera course, based on in-depth product and technology testing. Lots of manufacturer training exists but none of it teaches the underlying technologies and tradeoffs of current camera technology includ...
By IPVM Team - 4 months ago
IPVM spent all 3 days at the Intersec 2020 show interviewing various companies and finding key trends. We cover: Middle East Enterprise Market Challenges Strong Demand for AI Impact of Lack of privacy regulations VSaaS Shift Slow Axis In...
By Charles Rollet - 4 months ago
ONVIF has 'trashed' the suspension statement for Dahua, Hikvision, Huawei, etc. but confirms to IPVM that those companies are all still suspended. This creates a highly irregular situation where ONVIF is admitting their own website is decepti...
By John Honovich - 5 months ago
A Verkada salesman falsely told a large end-user that the user's VMS provider faced bankruptcy. Verkada management acknowledged the error to IPVM. Inside this note, we examine what the Verkada salesman did, the problems this created for the en...
By John Honovich - 5 months ago
The 300-page, 2020 Video Surveillance Industry Guide covers the key events and the future of the video surveillance market, is now available, group members can request a PDF copy be emailed to them, all personal members can access all reports link...
By IPVM Team - 5 months 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 Hi...
By Brian Rhodes - 6 months 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 f...
By Brian Rhodes - 6 months ago
Aiphone was one of integrator's favorite intercom manufacturers but how well do their products work? The company's newest offering, the IX Series 2 claims to "offer the power of an enterprise platform with the simplicity of a single system." We p...
By Brian Rhodes - 7 months ago
Network Optix released Nx Witness 4.0, proclaiming new features like a deep learning analytics metadata SDK, increased H.265 support, and UX improvements made the software "stronger and more full-featured than ever before." We tested Network Op...
By Sean Patton - 8 months ago
Dahua and Hikvision have been 'suspended', and effectively expelled, from ONVIF, immediately following US sanctions being placed on the 2 mega Chinese surveillance manufacturers. They join Huawei, also recently suspended by ONVIF for the same r...
By John Honovich - 8 months ago
The Carnegie Endowment has issued an ambitious paper on the Global Expansion of AI Surveillance. While its aim is applaudable, the paper has significant problems in actually understanding what 'AI surveillance' is and what is being used where. ...
By John Honovich and Charles Rollet - 8 months ago
Huawei has been 'suspended', and effectively expelled, from ONVIF so long as US sanctions remain on the mega Chinese manufacturer. Inside this note, we examine what happened and what this means for the unprecedented step of being removed from t...
By John Honovich - 8 months ago
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