Camio

Camio is a video monitoring software that uses both standard video recording and AI to capture footage and convert it into useful information in real time. Camio gives businesses access to tamper-proof video surveillance stored off-site to ensure 24/7 operation, secure data storage, and regulatory compliance. Through this solution, businesses will be able to use cloud-connected cameras and choose the encoding, bandwidth, and storage for the recorded videos.

Camio aims to empower the security industry by focusing on a lower-cost protective security solution. This is done by helping companies understand their customers and operations without being hampered by the proprietary lock-in and slow-release cycles that other video surveillance services typically offer. 

Camio Features

Partnering with Camio allows companies to benefit from the following key features of its video monitoring solution:

Smart Search

The smart search feature allows users to use natural language queries to search for video footage and reveal problem areas. Such queries include “people at back entrance 11 p.m. – 5 a.m.” or “people without a mask”, which users can type in the search box. It is also possible to turn on automatic alerts for this.

Event Streaming

Camio partners can allow staff to stream different video feeds through any web browser. Both human and vehicle motion events stream continuously to allow staff to monitor events in real-time, especially when automatic alerts are enabled.

Pan Zoom

Camio’s pan zoom feature allows users to zoom in on videos and get high-resolution footage and images without worrying about the browser’s window size or proprietary software. It’s also possible to pan the camera to follow moving objects in a live video feed and zoom in on them.

Secure Cloud Storage

Setting up CCTV cameras as a security measure requires people to set up storage solutions to store the footage for future use. Having archived footage is useful because it allows users to review old videos. Having an on-site storage solution is ideal, but following the 3-2-1 backup rule will require organizations to have an off-site backup solution.

All videos recorded with Camio are served from the cloud and supported by cutting-edge technology,  ensuring fast speeds and a stable connection while keeping the videos secure from threats. Camio not only allows for a secure offshore storage solution, but it also allows users to access the videos in real-time through different devices and browsers while keeping the network secure and reliable. Camio retains the 24×7 videos for at least 30 days or more in the cloud, with the former being the minimum time recommended to retain surveillance footage.

Automatic Alerts

Camio comes with an “automatic alerts” feature that can notify staff of a potential threat on a company’s or organization’s premises. This is because Camio can differentiate between innocuous activities and potential threats when recording surveillance footage, which allows people to be automatically alerted should someone suspicious arrive.

Camio sends automatic alerts via email, voice message, or Slack to all authorized personnel. It is even possible to use other applications to integrate with Camio and display such alerts through them. For example, users can integrate the Toast API to display Toast messages over high-resolution images to provide a summary of the movement trajectory.

When using automatic alerts, it’s possible to configure it in a way to get alerts on loitering and restricted area access. This allows security teams to act quickly and apprehend threats before they become incidents.

Object Classification

The object classification feature of Camio allows users to identify different objects of interest from what the cameras see. This can identify humans, vehicles, and certain objects. When used alongside the automatic alerts feature, users can get alerted when someone with a certain restricted item is detected by the cameras or when a particular vehicle arrives.

Training Camio’s object classification feature can take a few weeks, but it’s possible that mislabeling can occur. Camio was originally made to classify people, vehicles, color, and direction, and it is more accurate in classifying them than other items.

G-Suite Directory

Certain staff members can control access to the recorded videos using a G-Suite Group membership. Members can view videos they are authorized to view, while managers can manage the settings. The IT staff can have a single source for access control.

Audit Logging

When having a secure video monitoring and storage solution, a log of who has access to the videos must be maintained. Camio streams every important event in Google Big Query and routes logs to Splunk, allowing managers and other authorized personnel to have a complete audit history of a user’s access to the footage.

Real-Time Dashboards

Viewing live video streams is possible through Camio, partly because of the real-time dashboards available for users. The dashboard allows staff members to view streams, communicate with other team members, and send incident links to law enforcement. It is also possible to use the dashboard to discover vulnerabilities and trends.

Health Monitoring

Camio allows organizations to monitor the health of their video streams to ensure that users can reliably record and stream videos. The streamed health data is accessible through the real-time dashboard, webhooks, and custom reports configured by IT.

Camio Benefits

Using Camio allows organizations to take advantage of an intelligent monitoring software product with many different benefits that can effectively help improve security and video file recording and retention. Some of these benefits include the following:

Offshore data storage

When using Camio, users will be able to store the recorded videos offshore to have a secure backup of the videos away from the office or organization’s premises. This allows the organization to still have access to recorded videos even on the off chance that the local servers get damaged due to force majeure scenarios. Having a secure offshore backup is also a good practice when maintaining backups to keep vital data from being lost.

No vendor lock-in

Many vendors provide both proprietary hardware and software to limit a user’s customization and integration with other software. Camio, however, empowers organizations to deliver the best security solutions even as the security landscape changes without locking their clients with them.

Reduced risks

Camio effectively aids in eliminating risks through their cameras and the fact that the videos are stored in the cloud. This is all done without any proprietary hardware or lock-in.

Less network bandwidth

Camio intelligently records videos in HD only when an important motion is detected, allowing users to keep their network bandwidth free from being bogged down by continuous uploads of HD footage. Camio’s interest-based video compression can operate in metadata mode, which goes at 30 kbps per camera.

Modern video recording

Users will be able to record H.264 video streams, automatically connect to streams through an on-premise gateway box, analyze videos locally, and access recorded video streams in an instant. This can effectively future-proof an organization’s pipeline.

Regulatory compliance

Camio allows companies and organizations to securely monitor any sensitive areas and follow regulatory guidelines to comply with certain regulations, including PCI, HIPAA, and SOC 2 compliance. This is extremely useful for businesses in the Biotech, pharmaceutical, and financial services industries where certain retention periods are set. For PCI compliance, Camio allows for a 90-day retention period of encrypted videos and an automated unauthorized access detection measure.

Camio Pricing

Camio helps optimize an organization’s budget allocation by charging only based on the user’s usage. Camio’s pricing page does not contain any information on the different packages or plans available, but site visitors are prompted to contact Camio to learn about the different service levels available.

Conclusion

Having an intelligent video monitoring and recording software product allows organizations to effectively increase site security and comply with certain regulations. Camio has plenty of useful features to actively monitor a location and notify users of suspicious activity. 

Relying on Camio services allows organizations to improve security, through the pan and zoom features users can get a closer look at certain items or persons of interest and view important footage in HD. This is all done while keeping regulatory compliance in mind for certain industries, including HIPAA and SOC 2 for the biotech and pharmaceutical industries and PCI for financial services.

Not using an intelligent video monitoring solution like Camio can lead to downtimes due to insufficient implementation and costly maintenance when attempting to build an in-house solution. Relying on a service can reduce the overall costs of implementing the video monitoring software while providing all the same benefits.