The Top 10 Myths about Network Video

The IP-Surveillance solution shatters misperceptions surrounding networked video

By Fredrik Nilsson, General Manager, Axis Communications U.S. Inc.

Myth #10: IP-Surveillance is still five years away

Reality: This is the biggest myth of all! Consider that the first network cameras were introduced in 1996. Axis Communications has already installed more than 200,000 channels of this "future" solution to date, and the interest in and orders for IP-Surveillance technology continue to mount. Whether it's cost, performance, reliability, or any other measure, IP-Surveillance has proven it is a solution for today and one that will grow and improve to ensure it is a solution for the future as well.

We have effectively disproved a number of existing myths and we've established that IP-Surveillance is highly scalable, while effectively and efficiently utilizing a company's network capacity. It provides significant cost and performance advantages over the DVR model that many think is the premier solution today. We've also seen that IP-Surveillance is flexible, based on high-functioning and affordable network cameras, and is highly reliable.

Top 10 myths

What is IP-Surveillance?
Why misperceptions about IP-Surveillance technology?

Myth #1:
DVRs are the latest, greatest CCTV security technology

Myth #2:
IP technology is unproven. If it's better, why aren't security solution providers selling more?

Myth #3:
IP-Surveillance cannot meet the demands of enterprise level applications.

Myth #4:
Networked video image quality is not as good as analog.

Myth #5:
Network cameras cost more than analog cameras, making IP-Surveillance too expensive.

Myth #6:
If I already have analog cameras installed, IP-Surveillance isn't an option because I need a DVR.

Myth #7:
Transferring all that video data over my network will overload it, making this an unworkable technology.

Myth #8:
Transmitting video for security purposes over an IP network is not secure.

Myth #9:
IP-Surveillance is less reliable than alternative technologies; for instance, the network go down.

Myth #10:
IP-Surveillance is still five years away.

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