
Small manufacturers that have little or no research and development investments package inexpensive chipset solutions in to camera shells and claim their products are ONVIF compatible and should work with any ONVIF NVR recorder. Often times this has mislead customers to believe the hype that any device with the “ONVIF” label will work with anything on the market that claims to be ONVIF compatible.

They have created several categories for compliance to make it easier for companies to create products that are compatible with other manufacturers. ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum) is a global and open corporate forum that was founded to standardize the IP-based surveillance camera industry. What is ONVIF? or What is an ONVIF camera? This article will explain and demystify common misconceptions surrounding the acronym.

The acronym has a lot of mystery behind it and can be difficult to completely understand.

Anyone who is interested in IP security cameras will come across the acronym “ONVIF” at some point.
