969 Tests

IPVM delivers the world's most comprehensive security and video surveillance tests, featuring video screencasts, quality comparisons, and break downs of strengths and weaknesses.

Hanwha Wisenet 7 Cameras Tested

Hanwha has released their next generation Wisenet 7 cameras claiming "exceptional" resolution, "extreme" WDR, and advanced noise reduction. But how...

By Rob Kilpatrick and Derek Ward - 11 months ago

Certify "The #1 Fever Detection Solution" Tested

"Certify" claims to be "The #1 Fever Detection & Thermal Scanning Solution in the Marketplace" and "found in more than 75% of NFL stadiums",...

By Derek Ward - 11 months ago

Neurala Brain Builder Tested (Train Your Own Analytics)

Do you want to train your analytics? For example, to detect a certain type of fish, tool, bird, buggy, etc.? While most analytics are pre-trained...

By Rob Kilpatrick - 12 months ago

HID Signo Access Control Readers Tested

HID is touting its new Signo series as "the signature line of access control readers from HID Global" but how well do they work? We bought and...

By Brian Rhodes - 12 months ago

Improved Uniview Wrist Temperature Reader Tested

IPVM found major problems with Uniview's original wrist temperature reader, specifically allowing bad reads at various distances from the device....

By Derek Ward - 12 months ago

Avigilon Presence Detector Tested

Avigilon claims their Presence Detector offers high accuracy person detection, "even if the object is hidden or obstructed by objects such as...

By Rob Kilpatrick - 12 months ago

Hikvision AcuSense G2 Camera Test

Hikvision has released their next generation of AcuSense analytic cameras claiming "events such as rain drops, animals, or the movement of foliage,...

By Rob Kilpatrick - 12 months ago

Azena [Formerly S&ST] Tested

Azena, 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...

By Rob Kilpatrick - about 1 year ago

Honeywell 30 Series and Vivotek NVRs Tested

The NDAA ban has driven many users to look for low-cost NVRs not made by Dahua or Hikvision and not including Huawei Hisilicon. Now, Honeywell has...

By Derek Ward - about 1 year ago

Ubiquiti Access Control Tested

Ubiquiti has become one of the most widely used wireless and switch providers for physical security systems. Now it has entered electronic access...

By Brian Rhodes and John Scanlan - about 1 year ago

Avigilon UMD / UAD Tested

Avigilon's Unusual Activity Detection and Unusual Motion Detection claim to "uncover events that may go unnoticed", but how does this claim stand...

By Rob Kilpatrick - about 1 year ago

Meridian & Goodview (BEMS Relabeller) Temperature Screening Tested

A lot of temperature tablets look exactly alike and that is because they use the same software, as new IPVM test results found. IPVM purchased...

By Derek Ward - about 1 year ago

Verkada Video Analytics Tested 2020

In 2019, Verkada released people and face analytics but our testing then showed significant problems. A year later, how much better are...

By Rob Kilpatrick and Sean Patton - about 1 year ago

Verkada 2020 Cameras Image Quality Test

Verkada's first-generation cameras suffered from numerous video quality problems. Now, they have released a second generation, but has it fixed...

By Derek Ward - about 1 year ago

Temperature Tablet Shootout - Dahua, Hikvision, ZKTeco, TVT + 5 More

Temperature tablets, aka terminal or stations, have emerged as a 'low-cost (~$2,000) alternative to fever cameras, looking as a comparable...

By Derek Ward - about 1 year ago

Hanwha AI Object Detection Tested

Hanwha has added detection and classification of people, cars, clothing style, masks, age, gender, glasses, hats, color and more to their AI...

By Rob Kilpatrick - about 1 year ago

China Bems Temperature Measurement Terminal Tested

Guangzhou Bems (brand Benshi) is the manufacturer behind temperature terminals relabeled by over a dozen Western companies. But how well do they...

By Derek Ward - about 1 year ago

Milestone XProtect on AWS Tested

Milestone finally launched multiple cloud solutions in 2020, taking a different approach, partnering with Amazon. XProtect is now offered on...

By Sean Patton - about 1 year ago

Avigilon Elevated Temperature Detection Camera Tested

Avigilon has entered the temperature screening market with the release of their H4 Thermal Elevated Temperature Detection Camera. But how does it...

By Rob Kilpatrick - about 1 year ago

Hanwha 8K / 33MP Camera Tested

Hanwha Techwin has released an 8K / 33MP resolution camera, the TNB-9000 with Hanwha claiming the "TNB-9000 represents the highest performing,...

By Ethan Ace and Derek Ward - about 1 year ago

Verkada Access Control Tested

Verkada raised $80 million earlier in 2020, expanding from video into access control. They are fast-growing in video but how will they do in...

By Brian Rhodes - about 1 year ago

Beware Rigged China Fever Cameras

Many China fever camera manufacturers have rigged algorithms dynamically adjusting temperatures to more 'normal' results, IPVM has concluded from 6...

By Ethan Ace and John Honovich - about 1 year ago

Exacq "Facial Matching" Facial Recognition Tested

Exacq is claiming "Accurate Recall of Every Noteworthy Person of Interest" with their Tyco AI powered "Facial Matching", but how well does it work...

By Rob Kilpatrick - about 1 year ago

K3 Pro Wall Mounted IR Gun Tested

The original K3 model was lacking in features that the K7 model had and was the superior choice of the two. Now, there is a K3 "Pro" model from...

By Derek Ward - about 1 year ago

Avigilon Social Distancing Analytics Tested

Avigilon released its social distancing analytics in response to the coronavirus pandemic, promising to "ensure the health and safety of your staff...

By Sean Patton - about 1 year ago

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