Provides the top 10 popular security camera video surveillance products in 2017, based on the pageviews of asmag.com
In the first of a series of 2017’s top 10 popular security products, asmag.com presents the top 10 video surveillance products from 2017, based on page views from asmag.com.
In order to come up with a comprehensive assessment, the products on this list all adhere to the following guidelines:
- The product must have been uploaded to the asmag.com database between January and December 2017.
- The main purpose of the product must be for professional security: no Wi-Fi cameras, cube cameras, DIY or cameras targeted at the smart home sector were included
- Only one product per company was chosen
Looking back on 2017, the 10 most popular video surveillance products have various features in common, which reflects on buyer trends from our readers at asmag.com.
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Thermal camera
Dahua Technology’s TPC-BF2120 thermal camera uses thermal and visible technology, which is great for dark, small area monitoring applications. The series combines one thermal camera for monitoring in total darkness and one visible camera with Smart IR for confirming details.
Infiniti Electro-Optics’ Viper VPR-2050-AF-FF-128-1400-CTZ-640-GS military grade PTZ camera system is a long-range 128X visible day/night camera, featuring long-range 40+ km thermal infrared zoom and optional ZLID NIR illumination with LRF. The multisensory payload enables the Viper to provide high resolution imaging in virtually any environment from heavy fog to complete darkness.
Panoramic view for large area surveillance
Golbong Technologies’ 16 MP 4-sensor dome camera features a 360/180 panoramic view by putting the four sensors together to create a panoramic view of the environment. Moreover,
Arecont Vision’s AV12565DN SurroundVideo G5 mini series is a PoE panoramic solution which can replace multiple fixed or PTZ cameras by recording the entire panoramic field of view with the ability to zoom into multiple regions of interest.
Dust and water resistant
Hikvision Digital Technology’s DS-2CD2H85FWD-IZS 8 MP network turret camera, as well as Dahua, Infiniti, Arecont Vision and Honeywell products all boast an IP67 waterproof rating, while Arecont Vision’s dome camera has a rating of IP66. Furthermore, Infiniti’s Viper can withstand temperatures form -40 to 60 degrees Celsius with an anti-corrosion finish. Hikvision, Arecont Vision and Honeywell products on the other hand have an additional IK10 vandal resistant rating.
Size
Half of the products that made the popular ranking are all mini cameras or palm size.
VMS
And of course, the two VMS companies that made the top 10 are:
