System and method for enhancing a collaborative camera installation experience

A computer-implemented method for verifying a security camera installing, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• verifying that at least one of a plurality of detected parameters corresponding to a three-dimensionally defined point of actual installation of the security camera matches a respective parameter of a planned installation point, wherein the at least one of the detected parameters includes at least one of the following:
• a camera field of view, a camera installation orientation, a camera configuration, a camera model, a camera installation location and a camera installation height;
• and
• when it is determined from the verifying that the at least one of the detected parameters is not matching within a matching range to the respective parameter of the planned installation point, generating visual guidance on a display of a mobile computing terminal, wherein the visual guidance provides instructions on correcting the actual installation to facilitate corrective human action to bring the at least one of the detected parameters within the matching range.

A system comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• receive first video captured by an at least one substitutional camera while temporarily positioned at a first three-dimensionally defined point of a plurality of different three-dimensional points located at an installation site associated with a security camera acquirer;
• receive second video captured by the at least one substitutional camera while temporarily positioned at a second three-dimensionally defined point of the plurality of different three-dimensional points;
• run an at least substantially similar test analytic on each of the first video and the second video to generate:
• first analytic output data corresponding to analytic processing of the first video, and
• second analytic output data corresponding to analytic processing of the second video;
• output location information corresponding to a confirmed installation point to enable permanent installation of a video security camera, different than the at least one substitutional camera, by a security camera installer;
• and
• verify, after the permanent installation of the video security camera by the security camera installer, that an actual installation point of the video security camera matches the confirmed installation point;
• and
• a computer terminal including:
• a display configured to graphically present the first and second analytic output data, or performance data derived therefrom, and
• at least one input device configured to be user operated to provide input that one of the first and second three-dimensionally defined points is selected, thereby identifying a confirmed installation point where the video security camera will be permanently installed.