EXHIBIT 24





KPMG LLP




                          Consent of Independent Auditors



The Board of Directors
Vicon Industries, Inc.




We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  Registration  Statements (No.
33-7892, 33-34349, 33-90038 and 333-30097) on Form S-8 and No. 333-46841 on Form
S-2 of Vicon  Industries, Inc. of our report dated November 22, 2000 relating to
the consolidated balance sheets of Vicon Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
September  30,  2000  and  1999  and  the  related  consolidated  statements  of
operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows and related schedule for each of
the years in the  three-year  period  ended  September  30,  2000,  which report
appears  in the  September  30,  2000  annual  report  on  Form  10-K  of  Vicon
Industries, Inc.





                                                          KPMG LLP




Melville, New York
December 27, 2000