 The first centralized IP camera was Axis Neteye 200, released in 1996 by Axis Communications.The first centralized IP camera, the "Axis Neteye 200", was released in 1996 by Axis Communications and was developed by the team of Martin Gren and Carl-Axel Alm.Though promoted based on its direct accessibility from anywhere with an internet connection, the camera couldn't stream real-time motion video, it was limited to a snapshot image each time the camera was accessed.