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State-Level Biometric Privacy Laws and Surveillance Compliance The most expensive checkbox in modern camera firmware is the one labeled "face recognition: enable." I've sat in project meetings where that checkbox got ticked as casually as t
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How to Design Outdoor Camera Power for a Site With No Conduit Path Every integrator eventually meets the pole. It's 400 feet from the building, it's exactly where the camera needs to be, and there is no conduit, no budget for trenching acro
Why Long-Range Bullet Cameras Need Different Lens Math Than Domes The mistake shows up on the drawing before it shows up on the fence line: a designer places long-range bullets the same way they place domes — by coverage cone —
Why Outdoor Camera Mounting Fails Six Months In An outdoor camera passes acceptance testing on installation day. It's level, the field of view is correct, the cable runs are clean, the gland seal is tight, and the integrator hands off the s
Why Thermal Cameras Underperform in Their First Real Deployment The first thermal install on a perimeter site always feels like a win. The factory demo showed a person at 400 m, the camera saw straight through pitch black, and the customer
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Marty Allison
IP Cameras & VMS
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Access Control & Intercoms
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Networking & PoE
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Warehouse Automation
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NVRs & Storage
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Outdoor & Industrial
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