"Our continued success is a direct result of the combined performance and added value that Samsung video surveillance and security products provide to our reseller partners and customers,” said Tom Cook, Samsung’s Vice President of Sales, North America. "By allowing security professionals to do more for less, we are redefining how video surveillance and security solutions are evaluated, specified and implemented.”

For security cameras overall – IP together with analogue – Samsung’s market share rose from 4.2% in 2012 to 4.7% in 2013, lifting the brand to a solid 5th place in a continuing climb up the chart.

Samsung’s power in the still-strong analogue camera market is indisputable. Every other brand in the IMS study lost analogue market share, but Samsung continued to grow in the category, moving up to the first position in ranking. On the IP side, Samsung made their first showing in the top ten, coming in at number nine and demonstrating their influence in this category.