Worst Camera Manufacturers 2024
For over a decade, IPVM has tracked integrators' "worst" camera experiences. Now, several veteran manufacturers have been selected / appear for the first time.
Inside, we break down the 2024 rankings, including detailed integrator commentary from 210+ integrators on their favorite and worst manufacturers. This report details the worst manufacturers after netting out the results (favorite minus worst votes) to ensure that companies are not voted "worst" simply because they are larger.
Compare this to the past decade-plus of "Worst" reports:
- Worst Camera Manufacturers 2022
- Worst Camera Manufacturers 2020
- Worst Camera Manufacturers 2018
- Worst Camera Manufacturers 2016
- Worst Camera Manufacturer 2014
- Worst Camera Manufacturers 2011
Compare to this year's Favorite Camera Manufacturers 2024
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Results / *** ******
********* ** *** #* ***** ****** manufacturer ******** ** *********** *** *** second **** ** * *** *** received *** ***** ******** ********* *************** than ******. *******, *** ******** ********* ********* were ********* ********, ***********, *******, ** support ******, *** ********** *******.
********** *** ******:
******* *** *********:** *** *********** ******** ******* ** a ********. ********** ********, ***** ***** them ** *** **** **** ********** despite*********** ********* ******* **** **** **********, **** **** ***** *** ******** ranking ******* *** **** ************ *****.
****, **** ******** *****, *** ******** Net ********:***** **** *** ******** *** ******** (see******** ******), **** ******** **** ********* ********** supply ***** ****** *** **** ****** away / ******** ************. *******, **** could **** **** ** *** **** edition (***** *** *****) ******'* **** ********* **** **** ********(****** **** *** *** ********* ******** times ** *** **** **** *****).
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*******, *** *******:******* ** * *** ******* ***** the "*****" ****** ************* ******** ** integrators, ****** ***** **** *** **** negative ********* ********* **** ******* *******, complex **/**, *** **** *******. ************, Mobotix's ***** ** **** **** **% on *** *** **** **** **% from *** ***-**** ****.
** ****** / ******* ***** ****** Negative:******* *** ***** "*****" *** ***** survey ******* ** ** ****, ***** Hikvision ******** **** *** *** *****. Additionally, ******* ********* ********* *** ******* have ******* ************* ******** ** ******** results. ****, ****** **** **** ************************.
*-*** / ******* ******** *** ********:**** *-*** *** ******* ******** ****** as *** "***** ****** ************" *** the ***** ****. *******, **** ********* are *** **** ********* **** *** top *****, **** ******** ********* ********* product *******, *** ******** *** ***** responses **** *** ***** ********* ** the *** *.
*** **** ** ******* ********'* *********** limitations, ********** ********'* (**) ******** ***** ******* and ********* ******.
************, *-*** ****** *********** ***** * year ***, ** **** ** *** challenges ******* *** ********** **** *** undergoing. ******:*-*** ****** ** **** ***** ********* Independent ******.
***** *** *** **** **** *** results:
#1 *****, *********
********* *** ******* *** ***** ** and ******* *** **, **** ********** worse *** ******* ** *** **. Additionally, ********** ****** *** *** ********* in *** ** *** ******** *********.
*********** ***** ********* ******** ******, **** support, *** ******* ******** *** ******** as *** *******:
- "*********. ******** ******** *************/************ ******, **** the ***** *** *****."
- "*********. ********* ********."
- "*********, ******** ****** & ******** *********** with ********."
- " *********, ******** ******** *******, *** staff **** *** **** *** ******** and **** *** **** **** **** are ******* *****."
- "*********. **** ******* *** ******* ** picture ****'* ****."
- "********* - ******* ** ******* ***."
- "*********. **** **** ** ****."
- "*********, ******* ****."
- "*********. **** *** ** *** *** or **** ****** ***** * ***** period ** ****."
- "*********. *** ******** ****** ** *** some ********** ********* ******* ** *****-** this ****."
- "*********. ** **** *** ******* ***** cameras **** ** ***."
- "*** ********* ******* **** **** ****."
- " *********. **** *** **** ***** to ****** *** ** ********. ******** that ****** **** * ******* *******'* dream ** *** ** *** ******* and ****** *** ******* ** **** a ****** ******** *** ** **** to ******** *** ****** ****** *********** a *****."
- "*********. ***** * ***** (**** **** the ********* *****), *** ****** ***** blurring *** ******* ** *** ***** time *** ****** *** ******** *** grey."
- "*********."
- "*********."
************, *** ********** ********* ****** ************ ******** / **** ************* ****(*** ******):
*********. ***** ******* *** ****** **** you **** * *****. *** **** you **** ** *** ** *** Internet ******** ** ** *** *** feature ****** ****, ** ** ****** more *********** **** * ****** *** interface
#* *****, *****
***** ***** ** *** ****** ***** overall *** ******** ********** ***** *** results ******* ** *** ** , with ** ******** ** ********** *******.
*********** ***** ******** / *************** ******, poor *******, *** ******* ******* ** key *******:
- "***** *** ******** **** *** ****** Work **** ***** *********."
- "***** **** ** *** **** ** they *** **** ***** ******* **** at ***."
- "*****. ********* ** ******* ******** ****** connections *** ** *** ****."
- "*****. **’* ******* ******* ** *** firmware, *** ******* ** **** **** the ***. **’** ****** ** *** them **."
- "*****. ******* *************** (****** ******* *** setup). *** ************* ******** (***** *********...)"
- "*****. ** *** ******* ***** ***** cameras ***** ********** *********** *****." ** were ******* ** ** ******* ******* solution."
- "***** *** ******** ******* *** ***** found ** ***."
- "*****. *** ******** ******* *** *** to ***** **** ** *******. ***** ending ** ******** **** * ******, just *** ********* ******."
- "*****. *********** *** ******** ******. *** technical *******."
- "* ******** ***** ** ******* ***** cameras ** *** *******. ** ******* to ******* *** ******* *** ****** video *** ***** ********* *** **** weak **** * *** ** ***** detections *** ***** ******* ** **** as ****** **** ****."
- "*****... ******* ******* ** *******. "
- "*****, *********** ****** ** **********."
- "*****."
- "*****."
#*, ***** **** *******
******* ******** *** *** ***** **** on **** *******, **** *********** ********** poor ******* *** **/** ** *** factors:
- "*******... * ***** ***** ** * person **** **** ** ** *** is *********** *** ******* ** **."
- "*******, **’* **** *** **** ** used ** **. * **** **** and **************."
- "******* :******* *** *********** *** ***** experience **** ******'*, ***** ********* ***** like **** *** **'* *** ******* advanced ********. ** ** ***** ***********, like *** ****** **** ******* *** depth ** *** ***** *** ***** analyses."
- "*******."
- "*******."
- "*******."
******* *** *** ***** ******* ********* than *********, *****, ***.. *******, ******* is **** *** **** **********.
******* ********* ** *** *****; ** 2016,* ******** *** **** ** ******** manufacturer ****** *******. ** **** ** ******** ****** on *******'* ******* ******; *** **** reporting *** ** ****:******* ******** ****** *** ******* *********** 2022.
** ****** / *******
* ******** **** ** ** ***** camera ************ ********** ** ** ****** in *** ***-* ***** ***** ******** the ***** *** **** * ******. Integrators ***** *********** ******, **** *******, and ******* ******** ** *** *******:
- "******* ** *** ****** ** ** Arecont *******, *** *** ******'* ************ are *******. *********** **** ******* ** limited **** ** *** *********** *** support *** *** ** ** *** level."
- "*******. *** *********** *** ****. *** camera *** * **** ****** **** (DoA)."
- "******* ****** - ** ***** **** a *** ** ***** *** ******* around. *** **** ***** **** ****'* up **** ****. *** ****** ****** out ***** * *******."
- "*******"
*** ******* ** **** ** *** been **** ***** ***** ******* *** sold ** ***** *******, ** *** dwindling ****** ** ********** ******** ******* cameras ***** ******* *** ******** **** others. ** ****,******* *** ******** ** ******.
Digital ******** *** *-***
******* ******** *** *-*** *** **** first **** ********** ** *** "*****" camera ************ *** ******** *** ***** responses ******* **** *** ** *** other ************* ********, ** **** ** several ******** ********* **** ****** ***** negative *********:
******* ********:
*********** ***** ************ ********, ******* ***** quality, *** **** ******* ** *** factors:
- "******* ******** ******* ** ********** **** these **** ** ***** ********. ********* work *** ******* *** *** **** configuration ** *** **** *** ** deliver * ****** **** *****'* **** as **** ** * ********* ***** out ** *** ***."
- "** *** * *** ** ******** with ******* ******** *** ******* **** to **** *** *** *********** ***** admitted ** *** ******. ** ** not ******* **** *******."
- "** ******* *** **** ************ ***. Firmware ** *** **** ** ** date, **** ** ************ ****** **** their **** ******* *** **** ******* unimpressed **** ***** *********."
- "**- ******** ******* **********."
- "******* ********."
****, **'** ****** **** ** ******* Watchdog's ********, ***** ******** ************ *** competitors. ********** ********'* (**) ******** ***** ******* and ********* ******.
*-***:
*********** ***** ****** ********, *********** ****, and ******* ******* ** *** *******:
- "****/*********. ****** *** ****, **** ** development, *********** *********, *** ********* ***'* seam ** ****** ** **** ** be ** *** ******** ******** *******."
- "*********. ***** **** ************** *** ******** ongoing *******."
- "****. **** ** * ******* *** over * ***** ** * ****** mount. **** ***** *** ******* **** their **** **"
- "****. *********** ** *** ** *************** as ** ***** **. **** *** a ******* ** ************** *******."
- "*-***."
- "*-***."
************, *-*** **** ****************** **** ***, *** ***** ******* reflect *** ********** ** **** **********.
***** ** ****** ****** **** ****** from "***** ****** *************" ** "**************** *************". *'* ****** ********* ****, ******* and ******* *******. ***** *********** ***'* use ***** ** **** ************ ** the ** **** *** ******* **** their *********. *** ** ***** ********* repeating *** **** *********** ********** ******** YoY ** *** *** ****** **** to ****** ** *** ********** ****. And ***'* **** **** *** ****** that ***** *** "**********" ******* **** "just ****** ***********" ******* *** ********** are *** **** ** **** ********* owned **** ***** ***.
*** ********** *** *** **** ** when ********* ***** **** ***** ***.
** * ***** ** ****, ********* never **** **** **** ** **** a ******, ** *** ********** *** more *** **** ******. ** ******, whether **** ** *** ********* ***** or ********** ** *** "****" *** be *******.
***** ****, *** **** ** ********* by ********* ** *** ******* *** when ** ***** ******* ******* *** growing **** ****. * **** ****** Arecont ********** ******* **** ***** ***** growth ********* **********'* **********.
******* **** ** *** ********* ***** or ********** ** *** "****" *** be *******.
****** ****. **** *** **** *********** from ********* ***** ******* ** ****, so **** ******* ***** ** ***% on ****. ********* ******'* ******** ********** fast ****** **** **** ***** ***** exposed ** **** *** ***** ***** using *********. *** **** ***** ********* from *** ********* **** ** *** crappy ********** **** *** ***** ***** the **** ******. **** *** ********** the ***** **** **** ** *** split, *** *** ******* ******* ***** has **** *** ** ****.
**** ** ***** ******* ******* *** growing **** ****.
******* **** *** ****** ** *****-*******, so ** ****** **** ****. ** the ****, ** *** ****** ** we *** ** **** *** ******* rate *** **** *********. **** *** patent ******* *** ******* *** ********* to ***********.
***** ***** ******* ** **** *** lying ***** ***** *********
******* *** *************** **** ***** *** ***** ******
******* **** *** ****** ** *****-*******, so ** ****** **** ****.
**** *** ****** ****. * ******** this **** ******* ******* ** *** in *** ***** *** ***** ** IPVM *** ******* *** ******* ******* just **** ***** ****** ****** ***** shaped ******* *** *** ******** **** with ****, **** ****** *** *****-*******.
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