Avigilon Security Cameras

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Top Rated Security Cameras for Business in
Canada Avigilon Security Cameras Avigilon was
founded in 2004 and was a Canadian company, based
out of Vancouver, until it was purchased by
Motorola in 2018. When the security camera
industry was just starting to talk about VGA
quality IP cameras, Avigilon cameras was selling
High Definition 11MP cameras.
They quickly expanded to include a wide range of
high-definition security cameras ranging from 1MP
all the way up to 30MP. When I first heard about
Avigilon cameras, around 2007-2008, I didnt
believe that it would work. It took me another
few years before calling them up to become a
dealer. In 2013, Avigilon purchased a company
called VideoIQ which was very strong in Video
Analytics. They quickly integrated awesome
features such as people, vehicle, and loitering
detection and pretty much changed the industry.
Nowadays we hear a lot of talk around Artificial
Intelligence and video analytics in security
cameras, but Avigilon has held the top spot in
this space for a long time. Ive personally
worked with hundreds of these cameras and can
tell you that they are the easiest video
analytics to setup. The false alarm rate is low,
and I would take a lot of convincing to get me to
recommend another video analytic camera. We use
the Avigilon Video Analytics extensively in our
camera monitoring service to remotely monitor
construction sites and outdoor storage yards. It
would be extremely difficult to monitor outdoor
activity without using their reliable analytics.
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When Motorola purchased Avigilon, I held my
breath and worried that this nice Canadian
company would fall apart. But theyve done a
good job at taking Avigilon and making it better.
Pre-Motorola days, it felt like you were dealing
with a small company that had quite a bit of
kinks to work out. There was a short period of
time that camera quality and support was starting
to slip, hinting at larger troubles within the
company. Once Motorola fully took over though,
the story has changed and it appears that
Avigilon is back on track and thriving. The
Avigilon security camera line may not be as
comprehensive as the Axis Camera line but they
have everything that a business would need. From
the Avigilon H4 Mini Dome cameras for well-lit
indoor areas to the newly released,
next-generation Avigilon H5A Security Cameras,
you can pretty much find an Avigilon camera for
any application. Avigilon also makes their own
software -the lastest release Avigilon ACC 7, is
simple to use yet powerful. They recently
released their cloud video platform, Avigilon
Blue, which is still in its toddler stages but
looks very promising.