This US company has burst on to the scene, brashly naming itself 'feevr' and branding itself as a "COVID 19 - AI BASED NON CONTACT THERMAL IMAGING". We spoke with the company and examined its claims including: Technical Design Low pricing ...
By Ethan Ace - about 10 hours ago
The US FDA has given IPVM guidance on the use of thermal fever detection systems being marketed for coronavirus, as an explosion of such devices has occurred in the past month. While some companies are marketing these as a coronavirus solution,...
By Charles Rollet - 1 day ago
UPDATE: NBC News Report Cites IPVM On Coronavirus 'Fever Detection' Cameras Athena Security's CEO Lisa Falzone has strongly objected to IPVM's reporting on Athena, calling it 'deplorable' and repeatedly criticizing IPVM's 'nitpicking'. We refute ...
By John Honovich - 5 days ago
US company, Athena Security, faked its coronavirus fever detection marketing, faked a customer, faked comments, and is now using Hikvision, IPVM has determined though Athena denies. The use or misuse of thermal cameras for coronavirus fever det...
By John Honovich and Charles Rollet - 7 days ago
Many end-users and integrators are struggling with the impact of coronavirus lock downs but remote access can help both sides during this time. In this note, we explain how integrators can increase service opportunities during this time while...
By Brian Rhodes - 7 days ago
Demand for thermal cameras as a tool for authorities to help detect fevers has skyrocketed as coronavirus spreads across the world. But there are significant concerns about how accurately they work. In this report, we examine: Biggest accura...
By Ethan Ace, John Honovich, and Charles Rollet - 17 days ago
Swiss manufacturer Leica is launching what it calls a "real-time reality capture device" fusing LIDAR, thermal cameras, IP cameras and more. In this note, based on a discussion with the manufacturer, we look at this new release, how it compares...
By Ethan Ace - 27 days ago
Cameras come in many shapes, sizes and specifications. This 101 examines the basics of cameras and features used in 2020. In this report, we review the basics of cameras, including: Core components of cameras Analog vs. IP cameras Common c...
By IPVM Team - about 1 month 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 incl...
By IPVM Team - about 2 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 - 6 months ago
Users can lose badges, but they never misplace a finger, right? The most common biometric used in access are fingerprints, and it has become one of the most trusted credentials used for access. However, the biometric has limitations, often is ...
By Brian Rhodes - 7 months ago
FLIR's Saros claims "accurate, actionable alerts" with a combination of 1080p visible and dual thermal sensors along with IR and white light illuminators. We bought and tested the FLIR Saros DH-390 in real world scenes to see how accurate it re...
By Ethan Ace and Rob Kilpatrick - 9 months ago
First Quantum Minerals Limited (FQML) is a global enterprise with offices on 4 continents and operations in 7 countries with exploratory operations in "several other countries." At any given site, their security measures are protecting billions o...
By Dan Gelinas - 11 months ago
Adding to our 19 Facial Recognition Providers Profiled report from ISC West, IPVM focused on facial recognition technology for our Day 2 coverage of Secutech, comparing different price points, performance, and demos for the following Asian firms (...
By Charles Rollet - 11 months ago
IPVM interviewed 19 facial recognition providers at ISC West to understand their claimed accuracy, success and positioning. 9 from China, where facial recognition has received the most significant recent support: Dahua: "interest but not ado...
By Charles Rollet - 11 months ago
Suddenly, the video surveillance industry is witnessing a new wave of startups. Now launching is iryx, a startup led by veterans of 2 of the industry's first wave of megapixel camera companies, Ian Johnston, most recently VP of Engineering at FLI...
By John Honovich - 12 months ago
FLIR has had a challenging past few years including FLIR Security business struggling, FLIR restructuring their security division and FLIR selling their SMB OEM Business to Dahua. New IPVM statistics show mixed status for FLIR. On the positive si...
By IPVM Team - about 1 year ago
The inaugural IPVM Best New Product Awards has been opened - the industry's first and only program where the awards are not pay-to-play and the awarding organization does extensive testing to evaluate products awarded. 70+ Entrants Listed (So F...
By IPVM Team - about 1 year ago
While FLIR is best known for their thermal cameras, now they have expanded into body cameras, launching TruWITNESS, a public safety focused body wearable camera 'unified' with their VMS offering. In this note, based on a conversation with FLIR we...
By Sean Patton - over 1 year ago
When crimes, accidents or problems occur, exporting video from one's video surveillance system is critical to proving incidents. But who does it the best and worst? We tested 6 manufacturers - Avigilon, Dahua, Exacq, Genetec, Hikvision and Miles...
By Sean Patton - over 1 year ago
Axis has struggled to deliver a cloud-based managed service video platform. Video service providers have utilized AVHS for over a decade, and have gained minimum traction as IPVM warned 7 years ago. Primarily because of its overly complex business...
By Sean Patton - almost 2 years ago
This list compiles reported exploits for security products, and is updated regularly. We have summarized exploits by date and by manufacturer, providing a brief description of the exploit along with affected product(s) and firmware version(s), wh...
By IPVM Team - almost 2 years ago
Has FLIR solved the video intrusion / remote monitoring problem or have they created an overkill, overly expensive device? FLIR has launched Saros, an offering that has a long line of capabilities: dual thermal sensors, 4K video, 940nm IR LEDs,...
By Sean Patton - almost 2 years ago
While overall new product releases have been slowing over the past few years, Hanwha is releasing a slew of 6 new offerings for ISC West, including: HD analog encoders New multi-imagers Thermal cameras Mobile cameras and recorders A decod...
By IPVM Team - almost 2 years ago
We have compiled a list of new products for Spring 2018 in the categories: Video Surveillance Access Control Fire and Intrusion Other (Wiring, Audio units, Networking Products, etc) One notable trend so far in the year is the low number...
By IPVM Team - almost 2 years ago
