Camect

PSI PRODUCT REVIEW 2023 Camect

Camect AI – Accurate

The Camect Smart Camera Hub prevents false alarms by providing profoundly accurate, and private, video analytics at the edge. By using AI and deep machine learning the Camect platform is able to proactively identify specifi c objects amidst distance, darkness and bad weather

Bringing Camect into a monitoring station has been streamlined by a list of significant integrations including Netwatch, Sentinel, Immix, Nxgen, MCDi, Praxis, Bold, CHeKT, Patriot, DMP and more

The products, 24MP and 60MP, support the critical need for alert accuracy, and false alert elimination, for security dealers, central stations, command centers, commercial businesses, outdoor and unmanned stations as well as residential customers.

Getting Started

The Intel powered device is housed in a smallformat PC case of just 12.8cm square by 5.4cm deep overall. A removable 2cm deep base holds the 2.5” disk drive, which in the supplied model was a 1TB drive. The case has sockets for 12v power input, 2 x HDMI output, 2 x USB 2, 2 x USB 3, audio in/out jack, RJ45 network port and a micro SD card slot. A momentary On/Off button is used to start and close-down the software.

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To operate, the only external connections necessary are the power input and the network port to an internet link. The online documentation recommends using Chrome and Safari as the supported browsers, but good results were also returned using Microsoft Edge. Audio outputs and IP horn speaker integration is now available supporting major brands.

Integration

Bringing Camect into a monitoring station has been streamlined by a list of significant integrations including Netwatch, Sentinel, Immix, Nxgen, MCDi, Praxis, Bold, CHeKT,

Patriot, DMP and more. Monitoring stations are able to immediately recognize the value in Camect to operations and customer satisfaction due to the instant decrease in alert noise and clarity of mission critical data.

Features

In addition to .05% false alarm rate in detecting everything from Person, Car, Pick-Up Truck, Bicycle, Delivery Truck by Company Logo (DHL, FedEx, Amazon etc), Dog, Cat, Bear, and more. Camect Pro detection now includes loitering, vehicle parking/arriving and more. Camect now offers iOS and Android apps for mobile access to real time proactive detection and playback with alerts searchable by date, time and keyword. Sensitive Mode enhances motion blur and low contrast scene detection. Long distance mode allows for detections that surpass leading enterprise class analytic solutions.

Performance

While the Camect system initially uses a number of online services, all recordings are stored on the device and this ensures all video is held on site at the edge, not in the cloud. Alert recordings and associated GIFs may be transmitted using messaging or email services. Beneath each image is a timeline that indicates activity and can be used to select specific playback times. Hovering over a green bell icon shows the number of alerts created and how many are new. When selected, indicators can be used to go back and forth between events. Cameras are shown in a matrix on screen and can be taken to full screen by double clicking. Individual cameras can be moved around the display by dragging and dropping into their preferred locations. Detection of activity begins very quickly with subjects being identified with on-screen notifications such as “Car” and “Bicycle, Person” in the case of a cyclist. Even in very low light conditions the system was capable of identifying people and vehicles in spite of low-light motion blur. With input from the user the system can be fine-tuned to improve performance or to be selective in alert generation.

Summary

If your business needs include saving money and time by eliminating false alerts, improving response time to critical alerts, growing your bottom line with RMR and elevating customer satisfaction then Camect is definitely worth testing.