Hanwha Vision

What it does

Hanwha Vision makes network cameras, recorders, video management software (Wisenet WAVE), cloud video services and related devices, sold under the Wisenet name. Like other camera makers, it does not sell a standalone workplace safety platform. Its relevance to safety buyers comes from analytics that run on its AI cameras and from the ability to host third-party apps on those cameras.

The company merged with Hanwha Industrial Solutions and began trading on the Korea Exchange on 1 January 2025 ^[1]. It began in 1977 as Samsung Precision, traded as Samsung Techwin, came under Hanwha Group after Samsung sold its stake, and took the Hanwha Vision name in 2023 ^[2]. Trade press reported 2025 revenue of about KRW 1.34 trillion and operating profit of KRW 182.3 billion, and Hanwha says AI cameras were 49% of its network camera sales in the fourth quarter of 2025 ^[3].

The analytics with the clearest safety link are in the Factory and Safety AI Pack, a per-camera license for P Series AI cameras. Hanwha lists people and forklift detection, proximity alerts between people and forklifts, forklift speed alerts, intrusion and line crossing, blocked exit detection and slip and fall detection ^[4]. A January 2026 white paper says slip and fall detection looks for sudden collapses while standing or walking, not falls from a bed. It sets conditions such as at least 300 lux, a mounting height of 3.5 to 6 m and up to three people in the detection area, and it lists situations where detection degrades ^[5]. These are alerting and monitoring tools. Hanwha does not claim that its cameras are safety-rated protective devices under IEC 61496 or ISO 13849, so they should not replace guards, light curtains or forklift interlocks.

Who it is for

Hanwha serves security integrators and end users across retail, logistics, manufacturing, education and public sector sites. For EHS teams, it matters when a site is buying or replacing cameras and wants forklift, fall or restricted area alerts on the camera, without a separate analytics server.

How it is deployed

Hanwha's newer cameras use its Wisenet 9 system on chip, which Hanwha says has a dual NPU and supports slip and fall, blocked exit and loitering detection as well as Dynamic Privacy Masking, which can cover people or objects with color or mosaic ^[6]. The Open Platform lets partners build signed apps that are installed on the camera, which is the route for specialist third-party safety analytics ^[7]. Events and metadata can go to Wisenet WAVE, or to Milestone XProtect and Genetec Security Center through official plug-ins ^[8]. Hanwha also offers cloud video services.

On cybersecurity, Hanwha's compliance hub lists ISO/IEC 27001, IEC 62443-4-1 and 4-2, UL 2900-2-3, FIPS 140-2 and 140-3, Common Criteria, NDAA and UK PSTI, plus SOC 2 Type 2 for named cloud services ^[9]. These are Hanwha's claims. The hub does not say which camera models and firmware versions each certificate covers.

Notable public customers and coverage

In a 2025 story, Hanwha says CJ Logistics installed 136 AI cameras across 22 terminals with worker safety software for missing PPE, collapses and entry into restricted areas, after a proof of concept against other suppliers. The story reports no measured safety outcome ^[10]. HD Supply told Hanwha that panoramic and multi-sensor cameras cut the number of cameras on building exteriors by nearly 50% ^[11]. That is an installation result, not a safety result.

Things to ask in an evaluation

• Which of your safety use cases does the Factory and Safety AI Pack cover, and which need a third-party app?
• What detection and false alarm rates have you measured at sites like ours, and under what conditions?
• Which camera models and firmware versions support each analytic, and is the pack available in our region?
• How do forklift and fall alerts reach our VMS, EHS software or site alarms?
• Which models and firmware versions are covered by each cybersecurity certificate?
• Is a data processing agreement available for your cloud services, and where is video stored?

Our take

Strengths

• Hanwha publishes forklift, blocked exit and slip and fall analytics for its AI cameras ^[4], with a white paper that states installation conditions and known limits ^[5].
• On-camera Dynamic Privacy Masking ^[6] and an Open Platform for signed third-party apps ^[7], with official plug-ins for Milestone and Genetec ^[8].
• A compliance hub that lists ISO/IEC 27001, IEC 62443 and SOC 2 Type 2 for named cloud services, among others (vendor claims) ^[9].

Watch-outs

• No accuracy figures or test method are published for the safety analytics. The CJ Logistics story reports no measured safety outcome ^[10], and the HD Supply figure is about camera count ^[11].
• Certificate scope by model and firmware is not stated ^[9], and no data processing agreement was found on public pages.
• Prices come through resellers. One US reseller listed the Factory and Safety Pack at $300 per camera before discount ^[12].

Best fit: Sites buying or replacing cameras that want forklift, fall and blocked exit alerts on the camera, with the option to add specialist safety apps or feed a Milestone or Genetec system.