{"id":4415,"date":"2025-05-02T10:38:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T10:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/?p=4415"},"modified":"2025-11-07T03:42:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T03:42:12","slug":"why-centroid-dvr-outperforms-generic-hikvision-dvr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/why-centroid-dvr-outperforms-generic-hikvision-dvr\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Centroid DVR Outperforms Generic Hikvision DVR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Comparison-of-centroid-DVR-and-Hikvision-0808.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Comparison-of-centroid-DVR-and-Hikvision-0808-1024x535.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Comparison-of-centroid-DVR-and-Hikvision-0808-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Comparison-of-centroid-DVR-and-Hikvision-0808-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Comparison-of-centroid-DVR-and-Hikvision-0808-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Comparison-of-centroid-DVR-and-Hikvision-0808.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">Most CCTV installers simply deploy a \u201cone-size-fits-all\u201d model\u2014no tuning, no local context, no path insights. Here\u2019s why Centroid is different:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\"><strong>1. Localised Model Tuning<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">Every Centroid AI model is manually annotated &amp; supervised for your country\u2019s unique customer profiles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">Result: Higher accuracy, fewer false-positives, and truly relevant insights.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\"><strong>2. From Identification to Journey Tracking<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">Generic DVR AI = \u201cDoes this person match a criminal database?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">Centroid AI = \u201cWhere does every customer go, when and for how long?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">You get full path tracking, not just \u201cHuman ID.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\"><strong>3. Continual Learning (No More Kindergarten AI)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">Most AI sits at \u201ckindergarten level\u201d until you invest in tedious model-retraining.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">With Centroid, you benefit from ongoing supervised learning\u2014your data helps your model get smarter, faster.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\"><strong>The Bottom Line<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">Hikvision\u2019s generic DVR AI is built for broad surveillance.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">Centroid is built for actionable retail analytics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">Ready to see the difference? Talk to our AI consultant today and turn your cameras into a true business asset.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666; font-size: 16px;\"><a href=\"#footfallcam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#footfallcam<\/a> <a href=\"#peoplecounting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#peoplecounting<\/a> <a href=\"#peoplecounter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#peoplecounter<\/a> <a href=\"#ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ai<\/a> <a href=\"#retail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#retail<\/a> <a href=\"#retailanalytics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#retailanalytics<\/a> <a href=\"#smartretail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#smartretail<\/a> <a href=\"#pathtracking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#pathtracking<\/a> <a href=\"#modeltuning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#modeltuning<\/a> <a href=\"#supervisedlearning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#supervisedlearning<\/a> <a href=\"#centroidai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#centroidai<\/a> <a href=\"#CentroidDVR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#CentroidDVR<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Most CCTV installers simply deploy a \u201cone-size-fits-all\u201d model\u2014no tuning, no local context, no path insights. Here\u2019s why Centroid is different: &nbsp; 1. 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