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# Improve continuously.

# Without costly lock-in.

Innovate quickly — free from forced upgrades, slow enhancement cycles, and proprietary systems that don’t interoperate. Camio’s open, extensible video processing pipeline and features put you on an escalator of continuous improvement.

## Smart Search

Entering natural language queries like “people or vehicles back entrance 11pm - 6am” or “too close without mask” into the Camio search box reveals potential problem areas. **Searches can be turned into automatic alerts** by a simple click.

## Event Streaming

Camio Event Streaming ensures that staff view what’s important without missing anything. Human and vehicle motion events stream continuously for fast triage from any Web Browser.

## Pan Zoom

Zoom into the full resolution detail of video from any camera using any browser, regardless of window size and without proprietary client software. Scroll quickly to target objects with the precision of your mouse position and pan to follow moving objects.

## Secure Cloud Storage

Camio serves all recorded video from the cloud for the most speed and reliability. The latest technology standards ensure your live streams work across devices and browsers—without opening your network to outside attackers. Your 24x7 video history can be stored for 30 days or more in the cloud.

## Automatic Alerts

Camio differentiates between harmless motion and potential threats and triggers automatic alerts accessible from any device and browser. Alerts are sent via email, voice or Slack to all authorized personnel.

**“Toast” messages** are displayed with high-resolution cover images and at-a-glance summarization of movement trajectory. As events stream into the SOC, analysts maintain real-time situational awareness.

## G-Suite Directory

Control access to your video using G-Suite Group membership. Members can view video and managers can manage Camio settings. IT retains a single source of truth for access control without any separate administration.

## Audit Logging

Camio streams every significant event to Google Big Query—and/or routes logs to Splunk— so that it's simple to see and query a complete audit history of each user's access.

- Tailgating Only
- Comparison Chart

## Real-Time Dashboards

Customizable, easy-to-use dashboards help staff view streams, communicate with team members, even send incident links directly to law enforcement for immediate response. Dashboards also uncover vulnerabilities and identify trends.

### Health Monitoring

Continuous monitoring of each video stream ensure reliable recording. Stream health data can be accessed via dashboards, webhooks, and custom reports.

## Object Classification

Camio Object Classification identifies humans, vehicles, personal protective equipment, and any other objects of interest. With as few as 500 examples from your own video, custom classifiers can be trained to recognize new objects and launched within two weeks.

## Optical Character Recognition

Camio OCR allows the camera to recognize text like “UPS” or “FedEx” and license plate characters.

## Solutions

[**Camio Flex - VMS Alternative**  
Camio Flex is an IT-savvy VMS alternative that reduces total cost of ownership (TCO) by 90%. Unlike standalone VMS servers, Camio Flex records video with no minimum license fees and runs anywhere—with optional add-on services ranging from $1 to $89 per stream per month.](/content/solutions/camio-flex/index.html)

[**Unauthorized Access Detection**  
Use existing cameras to detect tailgating and passback events automatically—without the cost and complexity of specialized devices. Eliminate false alarms by reviewing door ajar, door held open, and door forced open only when there are inbound people or vehicles.](/content/solutions/unauthorized-access-detection/index.html)

[**Occupancy Insights**  
Virtual Turnstiles count the precise in/out flow, and Occupancy Sampling periodically counts the number of people or vehicles in the scene. Dwell Times calculate the duration of time that people or vehicles are in specific zones to reveal common patterns and unusual activity.](/content/solutions/occupancy-insights/index.html)
