Before buying an AI camera, RK3588 board, edge AI gateway or video analytics box, make sure the PoC can be tested in your real environment — not only in a vendor demo.
RTSP streams, recorded videos, camera positions, resolution, frame rate, day/night samples and network conditions.
What exactly should trigger an event: object, zone, direction, duration, count, device status or combination rule?
Snapshot, short clip, timestamp, camera ID, rule name, confidence, device status and operator review workflow.
Webhook, MQTT, WebSocket, VMS, SCADA, MES, IoT platform or internal dashboard that receives the event.
False alarm rate, missed detections, latency, uptime, recovery after network failure and manual review process.
Who updates the model, who handles on-site issues, what logs are available, and what cannot be promised in phase one.
These are not reasons to stop immediately, but they should be clarified before field deployment.
No real site video, no camera position, no night sample, no bad-weather or low-quality sample.
The vendor can detect objects, but cannot define what evidence is stored and how the event is reviewed.
The project has no clear API, callback, retry behavior, security boundary or platform owner.