The video surveillance market is driving substantial growth in the security industry as a whole. With several major players launching modern and innovative surveillance solutions (many companies are making video analytics a standard feature in all their IP cameras), a large number of mergers and accusations happening, and the global demand for top-notch surveillance solutions (installed base of security cameras in North America is expected to reach 62 million in 2016), the industry is treading on the path of significant development.

There a number of elements are having a big impact on the industry, as well as on the adoption of surveillance technology in general. Although the surveillance industry is undergoing major transformation, with several trends happening, let's look at 5 trends that are set to be at the core of the surveillance industry:

IP Cameras

• IP video cameras are going to become hugely popular in the industry; with the ability to send and receive data through the Internet, these cameras ensure secure transmission through advanced encryption and authentication methods.

• The remote accessibility capability allows operators to view live video from multiple cameras through PCs, smartphones and other handheld devices.

• Modern cameras are offering a plethora of features like anytime, anywhere recording, automatic remote backup and motion and tamper detection along with unparalleled image quality, advanced analytics, real-time alerts and reduced false alarms.

Panoramic Cameras

• The last few years has seen a stark increase in the popularity and adoption of large degree cameras – a trend that will continue to grow in the coming months.

• Featuring 180° or 360° field of view, panoramic cameras are ideal for mounting on ceilings, walls, and pillars and cover large areas like assembly lines, manufacturing units, factory shop floors, warehouses, and airport parking lots – they provide full field of view with zero blind spots.

• Modern Panoramic Megapixel Dome Cameras are weather and vandal resistant, and offer full 1080p resolution with dynamic processing, distortion correction, multiple transmission modes for versatile monitoring of wide areas in addition to face detection, and privacy zone masking.

4K Resolution

• High adoption rates of cameras with 4K resolution are a norm in the industry, as they enable security professionals to achieve more pixels with wider fields of view.

• 4K cameras have the ability to render colors more accurately, offering better resolution of objects

• The frame rate of 30 frames per second ensures you don't miss miss crucial details that are essential for complete situational awareness.

• The 16:9 aspect ratio provides a broader coverage of the scene and can also be turned into 9:16 to monitor long corridors.

• Today’s high resolution cameras combine 4K resolution with low-light sensitivity and offer bandwidth optimization features, along with intelligent scene capture capability to adopt the best picture quality.

Video Management Software

• Video management software allows the automation of security actions and control external systems, reducing the amount of manual tasks.

• Centralized management give users the option of managing multiple geographically dispersed sites from one central location, saving time and operational costs.

• The ability to seamlessly work with a variety of other systems such as Point-of-Sale systems, gaming consoles, traffic signals, access control systems, and parking management systems make video management software an ideal choice for ensuring end-to-end surveillance.

• Video management software enables central management of a large number of cameras and allows monitoring of live or recorded images by authorized users from anywhere on the network.

• Designed with a user-intuitive graphical user interface, and a wide selection of viewing configurations enables operators to easily import site maps and monitor live images in real-time.

Cloud Based Systems

• Cloud Based Systems enable operators to view live and recorded video from any location using a standard web browser or any handheld device.

• These scalable systems generally work a number of IP cameras, enabling you to meet the needs of commercial businesses, as well as mid-size and small business owners.

• With no PCs to manage or software to install, cloud based systems allow users to get up and running quickly with minimal disruption to their daily business.

• Their high compatibility enables them to seamlessly integrate with a wide array of cameras, so you can leverage your existing cameras and store recorded video in the cloud.

• Cloud based video surveillance systems enable organizations to centrally manage and collaboratively share video surveillance from thousands of servers and cameras worldwide.

• Users can quickly and easily integrate these systems using existing networks, hardware, and infrastructure and enjoy all the benefits of the cloud.