Dahua Technology USA Inc. - Experts & Thought Leaders

Dahua Technology, a world-pioneering video-centric AIoT solution and service provider, proudly releases the updated version of its Multi-Vision Series. This update addresses common monitoring challenges such as insufficient field-of-view, single-direction monitoring and poor integration between cameras. With its Panoramic Splicing Series, Multi-Direction Series and X-Spans Series, Multi-Vision offers an all-in-one design, enlarged monitoring coverage, multiple integrated channels, AI functions and significant cost reductions. Dahua’s Multi-Vision Series Dahua’s Multi-Vision Series is the impact of in-depth research on how to address these monitoring needs Due to fast-paced developments in the security industry, customer demands for larger scene monitoring, clearer images and more intelligent functions have grown exponentially over the years, which traditional cameras cannot efficiently accommodate. Developed as early as 2016, Dahua’s Multi-Vision Series is the result of continued in-depth research on how to address these monitoring requirements. Its three main components include: Panoramic Splicing Series: Consisting of many traditional cameras, this series uses multi-lens cameras to obtain clear and vivid images. It utilises an advanced pixel-level metadata fusion algorithm for image splicing, creating a 180° panoramic image that presents more details of the scene, providing a larger field-of-view and saving both product and install costs. Additionally, up to five sub-images can be achieved with its EPTZ, significantly reducing the number of cameras needed and making multi-tasking operations easier. Multi-Direction Series: This series supports multiple lens angle adjustments, enabling it to easily adapt to various complex scenes, cover more areas from different directions and provides substantial cost-savings. It allows simultaneous intelligent functions in multiple channels for fewer installation points and easy management. It is also equipped with FlexStream technology that supports multi-channel streams viewed in one channel simultaneously (i.e. multiple images can be displayed in one channel), effectively saving back-end channel and licence costs. X-Spans Series: Products in this series generally consist of an overview channel and a detail channel. Using one or more high-performance DSP chips, its Auto-Calibration function can integrate two independent channels to ensure they are aligned and synchronised in the same coordinate system, thus solving the complex configuration problem of traditional bullet and PTZ camera integration. Moreover, its Smart Tracking function enables integration between the overview and detail channels; when a human/vehicle target triggers the IVS rule of the panoramic channel, the detail channel will proceed to track the detected target. Non-stop innovation and development With years of non-stop innovation and development, the Multi-Vision Series has achieved phenomenal results in providing larger monitoring coverage, integrating multiple cameras into one robust device, integrating multiple channels and AI functions simultaneously, and enabling substantial cost savings for customers.  These benefits make it ideal for various application scenarios that require larger and cost-effective monitoring coverage, such as large properties, warehouses, enterprise/business parks, public squares, and more.

Dahua's latest DSS Pro V8.3 enhancement equips security personnel with advanced tools, enabling them to rapidly identify and monitor suspicious individuals' movements in just seconds. It is a cutting-edge Video Management Software (VMS) security solution designed for efficiency and scalability. It leverages users' video security systems to help them make informed decisions quickly and serves as the backbone of the operation.   AcuPick Technology The key upgrades primarily focus on integrating Dahua's advanced algorithm, AcuPick Technology, which helps investigators save time in searching for and identifying people of interest. The feature also supports multiple user logins with specific permissions for up to 200 individuals simultaneously. Remote-control capability The company predicts that this upgrade will foster digital transformation across various sectors Another feature is the remote-control capability, which enables security staff to monitor and track events from anywhere, whether they are on the move or at home.  The company predicts that this upgrade will foster digital transformation across various sectors and empower stakeholders from retail, residential, and other sectors to become more digital and efficient.  Integrated Search Algorithm  Traditional security methods demand frame-by-frame analysis of hours of video footage. With AcuPick, all searchable targets can be scanned instantly. The search algorithm breaks up people and vehicle objects into feature values that are sent to the DSS platform for processing. DSS saves these feature values to its database and finds the target object by comparing the feature values.  Streamlines the user experience Even without clear details, security staff can find and track a person or vehicle of interest using a single reference image. Upon selecting a person, individuals will instantly see a history of each appearance on all AcuPick-enabled cameras throughout the premises.  DSS Pro 8.3 streamlines the user experience, eliminating the need for lengthy training sessions. The process is as simple as installing AcuPick, selecting the target, viewing the desired thumbnails, and receiving video feedback instantly.  Enhanced Workflow This allows users to easily see personal assignments for each door and personnel situation DSS Pro V8.3 also introduces a clearer assignment system, simplifying the entire workflow. The workflow is divided into three groups – staff assignment, safeguarding doors, and the routes connecting the two. This allows users to easily see personal assignments for each door and personnel situation.  Visualised and intuitive dashboard The company has improved its user interface to offer a more visualised and intuitive dashboard. This upgraded feature provides a comprehensive overview of peak times, equipment status, and other vital information, making it easier for stakeholders to manage their security systems.  Existing stakeholders enjoy these updates free of charge. While clients are required to purchase their servers for data storage, data transfer during a DSS Pro upgrade is an additional cost.

Dahua Technology USA, a pioneer, video-centric, provider of smart IoT solutions, announces a new 2x4MP multi-sensor ePoE camera series and improved classification of their Night Colour low-light technology.  Night Colour Technology has been recategorised across all Dahua Technology USA cameras that utilise this technology, a move that helps security dealers and integrators more efficiently choose the appropriate camera for superior performance in low-light environments. The first generation of Night Colour Technology was launched in 2018, offering full colour images in very low-light scenarios without the use of LEDs or IR cut filters. Low-light cameras stems “Our decision to modify the naming conventions for our low-light cameras stems from our commitment to help our customers succeed,” remarked Jennifer Hackenburg, Product Marketing Director at Dahua Technology USA. Dealers and installers need to be able to confidently recommend products and technologies" Jennifer Hackenburg adds, “Dealers and installers need to be able to confidently recommend products and technologies to their clients and clearly explain the benefits of choosing a particular camera. Regrouping our Night Colour family into more straightforward categories will help our dealers demonstrate more expertise and confidence when they are selling.” Cost-effective offering Night Colour is now categorised into three groups:  Basic Night Colour features VU-MORE cameras as a cost-effective offering. Integrated white-light LEDs illuminate when human motion is detected and the camera reverts to IR for covertness in dark scenarios. Enhanced Night Colour offers integrated white-light LEDs for continuous illumination when the scene gets dark. The LEDs act as a deterrence until lighting is restored. Night Colour+ features Fusion cameras as the top tier offering with the best covert performance in near-dark scenarios without any white light LEDs. Panoramic camera series Dahua is also pleased to announce the release of their first Enhanced Night Colour 180° panoramic camera With the new categories of Night Colour, Dahua is also pleased to announce the release of their first Enhanced Night Colour 180° panoramic camera series (DH-IPC-PFW5849-A180-E2-ASTE and DH-IPC-PDW5849-A180-E2-ASTE).  It is equipped with dual 4MP sensors that deliver a single panoramic image without blind spots approximately three times greater than the light intake of a typical F1.6 aperture, the camera’s F1.0 aperture allows for significantly brighter and clearer colour images of the scene in dark environments. Additional notable features include two-way talk with a verbal alarm warning. Single panoramic image There are 10 pre-recorded verbal warnings and users can upload their own audio warning. With the unique Electronic Pan Tilt Zoom (EPTZ) capability, the camera automatically tracks the target on the sub images while showing the full 180 field-of-view on the same stream. The camera also has a new analytic feature, Smart Object Detection, a component of Dahua’s Analytics+ technology. Smart Object Detection analyses a scene to trigger an alarm when an object remains in or is removed from a monitoring area. The advanced algorithm can identify four types of objects— luggage, bags, boxes, and non-motor vehicles—and filter false alarms due to leaves, animals, and other inconsequential objects. Additional Analytics+ functions include perimeter protection, people counting, and Smart Motion Detection (SMD). 

The COVID-19 global pandemic continues, and more and more companies are looking for ways to continue (or resume) operations while minimising the coronavirus’s negative impact on their workforce, or potentially contributing to disease spread among the wider population. Thermal cameras have been proposed as a solution to screen individuals for elevated body temperature since the beginning of the pandemic. However, the technology has its detractors, and there are regulatory questions. We asked this week’s Expert Panel Roundtable: how can thermal cameras be used effectively for fever detection to screen for infectious diseases?

GSX 2019 got off to a jaunty start Tuesday. The show was humming with activity much of the day, and most exhibitors said they were pleased with the numbers and types of potential customers visiting their booths. There seemed to be less emphasis on product introductions than at the ISC West show in the spring (although there is much that is on the new side), while the trend toward system sales is continuing. Here's a review of Day 1 from the show floor. Dahua continues to educate market  “Traffic-wise, the show is better than last year,” observed Tim Shen, Director of Marketing at Dahua Technology USA, at midday on Tuesday. “We met more people from Latin America,” he added. Shen theorised that Chicago is at the center of a larger territory of customers than last year’s location (Las Vegas). Dahua’s presence at the show makes a statement: We’re still here" Dahua has faced some negative publicity in the last year since they were banned from procurement by U.S. government customers by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Dahua’s presence at the show makes a statement, says Shen. The statement is “We’re still here.” Shen said only one visitor to the Dahua booth even mentioned the NDAA on the first day of the show, and the visitor was misinformed about the provisions and implications of the law. “There is a lot of misinformation,” he says. “We need to continue to educate the market.” Facial recognition, video metadata, and people counting New at the show is the Dahua Analytics+ line of cameras that feature more in-depth analysis of data such as facial attributes, video metadata, and people counting. For example, the cameras can identify 128 points in a face, with an additional 256 attributes analysed by the back-end recorder. Analysis can provide information such as age and gender, which can help a retailer analyse the demographics of their customers, for instance. Dahua is also adopting some of its consumer line of products for sale through the commercial channel. These include a flood light camera, a 2-megapixel WiFi camera and a doorbell camera. The products might be used outside of a retail store, for example, to complement Dahua commercial cameras that are used inside the store, says Shen. Dahua previewed a new multi-sensor camera that also includes a speed dome. The multi-sensor component combines eight views, each 2 megapixels, for a total of 16 megapixels. Below the multi-sensor camera is mounted a speed dome that can zoom in on regions of interest in the larger multisensor view. The camera will be launched in the fourth quarter. The show was humming with activity much of the day, and most exhibitors said they were pleased with the numbers and types of potential customers visiting their exhibits ACRE report continued North American growth “The industry’s momentum will continue to grow,” predicted Joe Grillo, Principal of ACRE. New areas such as cloud and mobile credentialing have the fastest growth rate, but are starting from a much smaller base, he said, so momentum in those categories will take time. ACRE sees continued rapid growth with no slowdown in the North American market Grillo noticed the first morning of GSX was busy, although there was a bit of a lull at midday. In terms of the business outlook, Grillo sees continued rapid growth with no slowdown in the North American market, although there have been some negative elements creeping into the outlook in Europe. Cybersecurity concerns in access control I caught up with Grillo at the booth promoting RS2, a Munster, Ind., access control company that Acre acquired last May. It is the only Acre company that is exhibiting at GSX. RS2 is one of two access control companies acquired by Acre in the last year — the other was Open Options, Addison, Texas. Grillo said the two acquired companies are complementary, especially in terms of their sales channels and geographic strengths. Although both are national companies, RS2 tends to be stronger in the Midwest, while Open Options sales emphasis is centered in Texas and emanates to the rest of the country. Concerns about vulnerabilities are a growing issue in access control, said Grillo, and more large endusers are conducting penetration testing of systems. The industry should welcome the scrutiny, he added. Cybersecurity also represents an business opportunity in access control, noted Grillo. Concerns about the vulnerabilities of legacy technologies such as 125Khz proximity cards and the Wiegand protocol will likely accelerate the pace of companies upgrading their access control systems There seemed to be less emphasis on product introductions than at the ISC West show in the spring (although there is much that is on the new side) Eagle Eye Networks and cloud-based VMS Ken Francis of Eagle Eye Networks had already realised some new client opportunities during the first day of the show, although he was not optimistic at the outset. In contacting potential clients to meet at the show, he had heard that many were not attending. Among Eagle Eye Networks’ news at the show is full integration of body-cams into their cloud-based video management system. “It’s the most unique thing happening from a video management perspective,” Francis said. Previously, if someone needed a video clip from a body cam, they had to use a separate software system.Five years from now, at least 80 percent of all VMS systems will be cloud-managed" Francis continues to be bullish on the subject of cloud adoption of video management and made a bold prediction: “Five years from now, at least 80 percent of all VMS systems will be cloud-managed.” Eagle Eye Networks is doing its part with “rocket growth” that is reflected in an increase of company employees from 27 to 165 or so. Economies of scale have enabled Eagle Eye Networks to lower subscription prices by up to 45 percent. Genetec's release self-service PIAM system Many of the “new” products at GSX 2019 are slight variations on what was introduced at ISC West last spring. An exception is Genetec’s introduction of ClearID, a self-service physical identity and access management (PIAM) system that enforces security policies while improving the flow of people within the organisation. The new system is integrated with the Genetec's Security Center Synergis access control system. PIAM systems have historically been customisable, complex to install and costly, which is why a lot of companies have not used a system. Genetec’s differentiator is that it is an off-the-shelf, out-of-the-box solution for a broader base of customers. “We scanned the market and found a lack of off-the-shelf identity management systems,” said Derek Arcuri, Product Marketing Manager, Genetec. “Targeting the mid-market, we are providing an accessible, ready-to-go cloud-based system that is ‘baked’ for the average company but can be integrated and expanded to include other systems.” The trend toward system sales at the show is continuing ClearID will simplify operation for the security department, which was previously tasked with a lot of administrative work in response to various departments. ClearID “pushes down” the authority to use the system to stakeholders (such as IT and/or facilities directors) and provides  a system they can use themselves without involving security. “It empowers stakeholders and employees to work directly through the system rather than going through security,” says Arcuri. “It gives employees access based on stakeholder policies and improves the flow of people through an organisation. The security director is relieved of administrative work and can work on ‘real’ security.” I saw some other things today, too, which I will share in a future GSX article... And more about the show tomorrow.

In today’s global economy, goods are manufactured all over the world and shipped to customers thousands of miles away. Where goods are manufactured thus becomes a mere detail. However, in the case of “Made in China”, the location of a manufacturer has become more high-profile and possibly more urgent. The U.S. government recently banned the use in government installations of video system components from two Chinese manufacturers, presumably because of cybersecurity concerns. A simmering trade war between China and the United States also emphasises other concerns related to Chinese manufacturing. We asked this week’s Expert Panel Roundtable: Should "Made in China" be seen as a negative in the video surveillance marketplace? Why or why not?