AI is improving analytics, but which cameras are the best and worst? In this report, we compare and contrast 30 different camera analytics from 14 manufacturers from our tests: Ava Aware Avigilon H5A Analytic Cameras Avigilon H4A Analytic...
By Ethan Ace, Rob Kilpatrick, and Sean Patton - about 1 month ago
Detecting people not wearing seatbelts or talking on the phone are 2 areas that have been marketed as being advanced uses of video analytics. Now, Dahua has included seatbelt and phone detection in their new WizMind line, but how well do they...
By Rob Kilpatrick - about 2 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 - 2 months ago
Axis has finally released deep learning analytics in their Q1615 Mk III with Axis Object Analytics, but does it live up to their claims of "smarter surveillance"? To find out, we bought and tested the deep learning Axis Q1615 Mk III and...
By Rob Kilpatrick - 3 months ago
Cisco Meraki's cloud analytics performed poorly in our 2019 testing. But now, they are claiming increased accuracy through machine learning. We bought and tested the MV72 and MV12WE examining: Does it ignore common outdoor false alerts...
By Rob Kilpatrick - 3 months ago
Hikvision has released Motion Detection 2.0 claiming it "supports detection of real security threats faster", embedding their AcuSense technology in camera VMD to classify people and vehicles. We tested Motion Detection 2.0 on Hikvision's...
By Rob Kilpatrick - 3 months ago
The advance of AI promises more sophisticated recognition. For example, Dahua markets the ability to distinguish between angry, calm, confused, disgusted, happy, sad, scared, and surprised. We tested the Dahua IPC-HDBW7442H-IPZ running these...
By Rob Kilpatrick - 4 months ago
More pixels do not always mean higher quality. Many other factors impact image quality, including low light, back light, compression, lenses, and more. However, pixels determine potential quality. In this note, we explain and help you make...
By IPVM Team - 4 months ago
Using video analytics for gender identification is expanding but how well does it really work? And what personal features are gender analytics effectively using to make their identification? We tested gender analytics for over two weeks with...
By Rob Kilpatrick - 4 months ago
Hikvision has released their next generation of AcuSense analytic cameras claiming "events such as rain drops, animals, or the movement of foliage, for example, will be drastically disregarded." We bought and tested the Hikvision...
By Rob Kilpatrick - 6 months ago
Watrix is the world's only gait recognition surveillance provider IPVM has found. And, inside of China, Watrix has gained significant attention for its claimed capabilities. Gait recognition interest has increased as coronavirus and privacy...
By Zach Segal - 6 months ago
Will ear recognition become a viable biometric? Facial, fingerprint, and iris recognition have all gained adoption, can ear join them? IPVM investigates the pros and cons of ear recognition compared to face recognition including interviews...
By Zach Segal - 6 months ago
In 2019, Verkada released people and face analytics but our testing then showed significant problems. A year later, how much better are they? Verkada's second-generation cameras tout "8x more powerful with an upgraded processor", we bought 2...
By Rob Kilpatrick and Sean Patton - 6 months ago
Learn how to use the IPVM Camera Calculator (updated for Version 3.1). The guide below includes instructions, images, gifs, and videos demonstrating and explaining the Calculator's features. It will be updated periodically and you can ask...
By IPVM Team - 7 months ago
Facial recognition faces increasing ethical and political criticisms while masks undermine its effectiveness. One alternative is gait recognition but how realistic is using gait? IPVM investigates gait recognition's pros and cons compared to...
By Zach Segal - 7 months ago
Exacq is claiming "Accurate Recall of Every Noteworthy Person of Interest" with their Tyco AI powered "Facial Matching", but how well does it work in real-world scenes? We tested Exacq Facial Matching examining: How does it perform in...
By Rob Kilpatrick - 8 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...
By Joey Walter - 8 months ago
Hanwha has released their Wisenet P AI camera, adding person and vehicle classification to their analytics. But how does this new AI work in real world scenes? We bought and tested the PNV-A9081R examining: How accurate are person and...
By Rob Kilpatrick - 8 months ago
Uniview's intrusion analytics have performed poorly in our shootouts. Now, they have released their Prime Series Deep Learning cameras, with an "enhanced detection algorithm", but how well do these new models work? We bought and tested the...
By Ethan Ace and Rob Kilpatrick - 9 months ago
Face mask detection or, more specifically lack-of-face-mask detection, is an expanding offering in the midst of coronavirus. Hanwha in partnership with Turkey's A2 has now released an option, but how well does it work? And how does it compare to...
By Zach Segal - 10 months ago
Startup Visual One, backed by Silicon Valley's powerful Y Combinator, aims to be "Your 24/7 Watchman" with advanced analytics and object recognition for people, children, pets, wildlife, and more, working with their own OEMed cameras and...
By Rob Kilpatrick - about 1 year ago
Facial recognition is frequently sold for thousands of dollars per channel but some China manufacturers are offering full facial recognition systems for under a thousand dollars. But how well do such low-cost facial recognition systems...
By Rob Kilpatrick - about 1 year ago
Dahua has introduced Smart Motion Detection, AI-based VMD, claiming to use an advanced algorithm to differentiate human and vehicular shapes within a scene and send alarms only when a person or vehicle is detected. We bought and tested one of...
By Rob Kilpatrick - about 1 year ago
This directory provides definitions and explanations for over 90 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...
By IPVM Team - about 1 year ago
Integrated infrared (IR) cameras are everywhere in 2021, but not all IR is created equal, with many differences in coverage, overexposure, underexposure, handling moving objects, and more. In this guide, we examine these elements in detail to...
By IPVM Team - about 1 year ago
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