The US FDA has now defined the correct operation of "Thermal Imaging Systems", colloquially known as "fever cameras". Many in video surveillance have interpreted the FDA's decision to temporarily lift 510(k) clearance requirements for fever c...
By Charles Rollet - 37 minutes ago
Hikvision has ramped up the promotion of its 'temperature screening' system, including their salespeople arguing for no blackbody needed. But how well does it work with and without the blackbody? We bought and tested the Hikvision system and ...
By Ethan Ace - 6 days ago
This directory provides a list of video surveillance startups to help you see and research what companies are new or not yet broadly known. 2019 State of Video Surveillance Startups In the past year, the number and funding of video surveilla...
By IPVM Team - 6 days ago
IPVM is excited to announce the world's first "Fever Camera" show, to be held this June 2nd and 3rd from 11am to 3pm EDT, giving you a unique opportunity to ask questions and see these systems work (and fail) from the safety of your home. Free for...
By Donald Maye - 8 days ago
Kogniz, a Silicon Valley AI surveillance company is claiming to offer "real-time fever and exposure detection". We spoke to Kogniz and inside, we look at their Kogniz Health offering, how it compares to others, and their potential outlook. S...
By Sean Patton - 11 days ago
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 - 12 days ago
Dahua jumped out on its cross-town rival selling fever cameras but Hikvision salespeople are fighting back, arguing that, unlike Dahua, Hikvision does not need a blackbody. Inside this note, we examine these statements, the match up between t...
By John Honovich - 13 days ago
An engineering professor in Switzerland is building what he hopes will be the world's lowest-cost fever camera, costing a fraction of commercial offerings today. In this post, based on an interview the project's founder Touradj Ebrahimi, we e...
By Charles Rollet - 14 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 - 15 days ago
Thermal manufacturer FLIR has suspended its agreement with Feevr (aka X.Labs), X.Labs said in a new legal filing, suing and blaming IPVM. [UPDATE: X.Labs says they have signed a new agreement with FLIR though FLIR has not commented.] This co...
By John Honovich - 19 days ago
US-based Meditherm emphasized to IPVM its 20+ year development history and cameras that are designed exclusively for medical applications, including mass fever screening. We spoke to Meditherm founder, Dr. Peter Leando, and in this report, we...
By Sean Patton - 19 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 - 20 days ago
Aiphone presented its large scale, mobile-enabled IXG intercoms at the April 2020 IPVM New Products show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from Aiphone including IPVM Q&A Background on the company Key Positive factors to conside...
By Brian Rhodes - 20 days ago
Coronavirus impacts are not hitting manufacturers as badly as they feared, and the situation is modestly improving for many, new IPVM survey results show. Inside this report, we share statistics and dozens of manufacturer comments to show wha...
By John Honovich and Brian Rhodes - 21 days ago
IPVM categorically rejects Feevr's improper threats and demands submitted April 22, 2020, via their counsel Wilson Sonsini. IPVM retained Gibson Dunn's famed First Amendment Attorney Anne Champion who in 2018 successfully defended CNN and Jim...
By John Honovich - 22 days ago
While 'fever detection' is new to most people, the technology has been practiced for many years and has a series of international standards that we explain herein. In particular, the world's two top international standards groups, the IEC and...
By Charles Rollet - 22 days ago
FLIR presented its Elara DX-Series bispectral, visible and thermal, PTZ targeted at high-security operations at the April 2020 IPVM New Products show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from FLIR including IPVM Q&A Background on th...
By Sean Patton - 25 days ago
IBM is back in video analytics and they are even offering AI-based fever detection, the company told IPVM. Inside this note, based on IBM's input, we examine what IBM removed from their video analytics, what they have improved, and what they ar...
By John Honovich - 25 days ago
Police in Ohio are boasting about their jail's new fever camera system, which was given to them by a China state-owned manufacturer, who now employs one of the jail's former officers, IPVM has verified. Inside this note, we examine the connec...
By Charles Rollet - 26 days ago
Since IPVM does not accept advertising nor sponsorships, etc., PR / marketing people can find IPVM hard to understand and confusing for them to interact with us. This post aims to help them productively do so. Who is IPVM? IPVM, now 12 years...
By John Honovich - 27 days ago
Dahua's sales dropped by 19.47% in the first quarter of 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, while three senior executives resigned, including its CFO. The drop is far worse than crosstown rival Hikvision, whose sales fell ~5%. Plus, the Dahua...
By Charles Rollet - 27 days ago
Emitted Energy has specialized in temperature measurement using FLIR cameras for industry and automation since 2013. Now, they have turned their focus toward body temperature screening with their Enlighten TempScan system. We spoke to Emitted...
By Ethan Ace - 28 days ago
Fever detectors are hot and generally expensive, $10,000 and up. Now, USA manufacturer Seek is offering a screening system with blackbody for $1,995 USD MSRP. But how well does it work? To find out, we bought and tested Seek Scan, examining ...
By Ethan Ace and Rob Kilpatrick - 28 days 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
The market for elevated body temperature detection cameras, aka 'coronavirus cameras' aka 'fever detectors', may be worth billions of dollars this year and is certainly, by far, the fastest-growing market segment in the industry. Moreover, wi...
By John Honovich and Charles Rollet - about 1 month ago
