Summary: At ISC West 2026, Hanwha Vision demonstrated several significant developments across their camera and software portfolio. Key highlights included the launch of Blaze, their new intelligent hybrid video management system that connects on-premise systems to a single unified cloud organization, the Wisenet 9 chipset with dual neural processing units enabling on-camera similarity search and semantic search, and the TNP-A Series Above Horizon Articulating PTZ built for industrial and oil and gas environments. This post breaks down each solution, how they work in practice, and what they mean for organizations managing large or distributed camera networks.
Hanwha Vision used ISC West 2026 to introduce a new video management platform, demonstrate the capabilities of their latest camera chipset, and announce a PTZ camera that addresses a gap in the market for industrial environments. Across all three, the common thread is making more intelligence available at every layer of a security system, from the camera itself to the platform managing it.
Here is a breakdown of what they brought to the show.
Blaze: Intelligent Hybrid Video Management
Blaze is Hanwha Vision’s newly launched hybrid video management system, designed to bridge the gap between on-premise infrastructure and cloud-based management. The core function is straightforward: connect all of an organization’s existing on-premise systems into a single unified organization within the platform, regardless of how many sites or devices are involved.
From that unified view, administrators can manage devices remotely, manage users remotely, and take full advantage of the analytics built into Hanwha’s camera lineup. For organizations managing multiple locations without a centralized VMS, or those looking to move toward a hybrid architecture without replacing their existing infrastructure, Blaze offers a path to consolidation without a full rip-and-replace.
A few characteristics stood out from the demonstration:
- Fast onboarding — the platform is designed to get users up and running in minutes rather than requiring lengthy configuration or professional services to deploy.
- Ease of use — the interface is built to feel familiar to existing Hanwha VMS users while introducing new capabilities that prepare organizations for where the platform is heading.
- Semantic search built in — Blaze integrates directly with Hanwha’s Wisenet 9 camera analytics, including the semantic search capability covered in the next section.
Hanwha noted that end user feedback is a central driver of their development roadmap, and that the platform will continue to evolve based on how customers are actually using it in the field.
Wisenet 9 Chipset: AI Analytics Built Into the Camera
The Wisenet 9 chipset is the engine behind several of the most significant capabilities Hanwha demonstrated at the show. What makes it notable is the architecture: the chipset includes two dedicated neural processing units, or NPUs, with each one assigned a separate function. One NPU handles video quality. The other handles AI analytics. That separation means the camera does not have to trade off image quality to run analytics, and both functions operate simultaneously without degrading each other.
Critically, the AI capabilities that run on Wisenet 9 are built into the camera at no additional cost. Organizations purchasing a Wisenet 9 camera get these features included.
Similarity Search
Similarity search is one of the standout features running on the Wisenet 9 platform. Rather than searching for a person based on attributes like clothing color or approximate height, the system works by measuring up to 1,000 body vectors from the subject. The NPU maps 700 vectors from the upper body and 300 from the lower body, creating a detailed physical profile based on proportions and measurements rather than visual descriptions.
In practice, the workflow looks like this: an operator identifies a subject of interest in footage from one camera, links that image to additional Wisenet 9 cameras across the facility, and the system searches for appearances of that same individual across all linked cameras simultaneously. Confidence levels are adjustable, giving operators control over how closely a result needs to match before it surfaces. The search integrates with both Genetec and Milestone, making it accessible within VMS environments organizations may already be running.
For investigations involving high-traffic ingress and egress areas, similarity search significantly reduces the time required to track a subject through a building or across multiple locations.
Semantic Search
Semantic search takes a different approach, allowing operators to describe what they are looking for in plain, conversational language rather than navigating structured search fields. Entering a phrase like “person with floral shirt” or “person with cup” into the search interface returns relevant footage directly, without requiring the operator to know specific camera names, timestamps, or attribute codes.
The demonstration showed results populating in real time as the search ran across footage, with the operator able to click through results and drill down into individual clips. For teams that manage large volumes of footage across many cameras, semantic search reduces the barrier to finding what they need and keeps investigations moving faster.
TNP-A Series: Above Horizon Articulating PTZ
The other major announcement from Hanwha at ISC West 2026 was the TNP-A Series, an above horizon articulating PTZ camera designed specifically for industrial applications where traditional PTZ cameras have a known limitation: they cannot tilt upward past the horizon line.
For environments like oil and gas facilities, refineries, large industrial sites, and infrastructure installations where threats or areas of interest can exist above the camera’s typical range of motion, that limitation creates blind spots. The TNP-A Series addresses it directly.
Additional capabilities built into the platform include:
- Optical and digital image stabilization to reduce the effect of wind and vibration on image quality, which is a practical consideration in outdoor industrial environments
- Wisenet 9 chipset integration, bringing the same AI analytics capabilities described above to the PTZ platform
- Resolution options of 2, 4, and 8 megapixel to match deployment requirements
For critical infrastructure operators and industrial security teams that have needed a PTZ solution capable of covering a full vertical range, the TNP-A Series fills a gap that has existed in the market for some time.
What These Solutions Mean for Your Organization
What Hanwha demonstrated at ISC West 2026 reflects a clear investment in putting more intelligence closer to the source of the data. The Wisenet 9 chipset brings AI analytics directly onto the camera without adding cost. Blaze brings distributed on-premise systems into a unified managed environment. The TNP-A Series extends PTZ coverage into environments that previously had no viable option.
For organizations evaluating their camera infrastructure, VMS platform, or looking to add analytics capabilities without a large additional investment, these developments are worth a close look.
Want to learn more about how Hanwha’s solutions fit your environment? Contact the NCS team to schedule a consultation and we can walk through what a deployment would look like for your organization.
Learn more about Hanwha Vision and their full product portfolio at hanwhavision.com.
