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 Acu...
By Rob Kilpatrick - 8 days ago
The video surveillance market has changed significantly since 2000, going from VCRs to an emerging AI cloud era and now impacted by coronavirus. The goal of this history is to help professionals understand the important business and technolog...
By John Honovich - about 1 month 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 - about 1 month ago
2020 has been a tumultuous year, for the world and for video surveillance companies, many who suffered sharp revenue drops this year. But who is most benefiting or losing from this? This is the 7th year IPVM has tracked manufacturers gaining...
By IPVM Team - about 1 month ago
2020 has been a tumultuous year and it has shaken up many things, including the top trends for 2021 in video surveillance. 170+ integrators answered IPVM on: What do you think will be the top industry trend in 2021? Why? AI has been a t...
By IPVM Team - about 2 months ago
IPVM examines Matroid, the Silicon Valley computer vision startup that recently raised $20 million and is targeting security applications. Inside, IPVM talked with Matroid and analyzes the company.
By Zach Segal - 2 months ago
Eagle Eye has raised $40 million aiming to "reinvent video surveillance." We spoke with Eagle Eye to better understand how they were going to do this, including a new emphasis on AI.
By John Honovich - 3 months ago
S&ST, a Bosch spinout, is spending tens of millions of dollars aiming to become the app store for the security industry, but how well does it work in the real world? To find out, we tested S&ST with two of the earliest available Vivot...
By Rob Kilpatrick - 3 months ago
Panasonic i-PRO presented its X-Series cameras and AI video analytics at the September 2020 IPVM Video Analytics Online Show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from Panasonic including IPVM Q&A Background on the company and produc...
By IPVM - 3 months ago
Intel presented its processors and software toolkit for computer vision at the September 2020 IPVM Video Analytics Online Show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from Intel including IPVM Q&A Background on the company and product ...
By Joey Walter - 3 months ago
Microsoft Azure presented its Live Video Analytics offering at the September 2020 IPVM Video Analytics Online Show. Inside this report: A 30-minute video from Microsoft including IPVM Q&A Background on the company and product Key Pos...
By Joey Walter - 3 months ago
This directory provides a list of "Fever" scanning thermal camera providers to help you see and research what options are available. There are a growing number of providers around the world. The goal of this directory is to provide a single l...
By IPVM Team - 3 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 - 3 months ago
The multi-year, multi-district patent litigation between Canon and Axis against Avigilon is ended, with 3 Avigilon video analytics patents being invalidated in the process. In this report, we examine: Legal Battle (2017-2020) Axis and Avi...
By Joey Walter - 4 months ago
This show featured 35+ Video Analytics providers showcasing their latest services. The full show is available on-demand at the bottom of this report. Watch On-Demand Watch recordings from Days 1, 2, and 3 of the Main Show and the Preliminary...
By Donald Maye - 5 months ago
While mega-companies Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft have been criticized for facial recognition and AI analytics, Canon-owned Briefcam is far more widely used by physical security and police departments. Briefcam recently issued 'responsible use'...
By Zach Segal - 5 months ago
Camect presented its AI video analytics enhanced NVR at the May 2020 IPVM Startups show. A 30-minute video from Camect including IPVM Q&A Background on the company Key Positive factors to consider Key Negative factors to consider
By Brian Rhodes - 5 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 vehi...
By Rob Kilpatrick - 5 months ago
COVID-19 has led to widespread facemask use, which as IPVM testing has shown drastically reduces face recognition accuracy. Now NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) is analyzing the effect of masks on face recognition algori...
By Zach Segal - 6 months ago
Security integrators periodically report on their favorite and worst products to IPVM. These are known integrators who IPVM pays to answer surveys. Integrators respond with detailed comments on their selections. IPVM incorporates this integrator f...
By John Honovich - 6 months ago
Face detection analytics are available from a number of manufactures including Dahua, Vivotek, Hikvision, Uniview, and Hanwha, but how well do they work? We tested face detection analytics across these manufacturers examining: Can faces st...
By Rob Kilpatrick - 6 months ago
French Start-Up Digeiz is marketing 'shopping centre analytics' with, most notably, person re-identification, so if a shopper moves from one part of the mall to another, Digeiz claims to be able to track them, without using facial recognition. ...
By Sean Patton and Zach Segal - 6 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 IP...
By Ethan Ace and Rob Kilpatrick - 6 months ago
ZeroEyes presented its Firearm detection Video Analytics system at the May 2020 IPVM Startups show. A 30-minute video from ZeroEyes including IPVM Q&A Background on the company Key Positive factors to consider Key Negative factors to...
By Brian Rhodes - 6 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 - 7 months ago
