Drive To IP Video Fueled By Image Quality And Intelligence

December 2012 Integrated Solutions For Retailers

By Fredrik Nillson, general manager, Axis Communications

HD imaging, improved poor-light performance, and analytics are some of the triggers behind the migration from analog to IP video.

I love numbers. Numbers tell a story. Those who scoff at poll results often only concentrate on the story’s ending — the results — instead of filling in the plot by examining the trends that caused the majority to vote the way they did. So what’s the story behind why 55.6% of ISR readers selected video surveillance as the number one LP investment choice for 2013?

The dropping cost of IP video systems is obviously important. And Moore’s Law — an IT-world observation that states performance of computing hardware doubles every 18 months — is the driving force behind the cost decrease. While dropping costs are a major factor, retailers are being compelled to invest in video thanks to two other byproducts of Moore’s Law: improved image quality and increased video intelligence.