EXHIBIT 24 
 
 
KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 
 
 
 
 
               Independent Auditors' Consent
 
 
 
The Board of Directors 
Vicon Industries, Inc.:
 
 
We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (No. 33-
7892,  33-34349 and 33-90038) on Form S-8 and No.  33-10435 on Form S-2 of Vicon
Industries,  Inc. of our report dated  November  16, 1995,  except as to note 6,
which is as of December 28, 1995, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of
Vicon  Industries,  Inc. and  subsidiaries as of September 30, 1995 and 1994 and
the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash
flows and related schedules for each of the years in the three-year period ended
September 30, 1995, which report appears in the September 30, 1995 annual report
on Form 10-K of Vicon Industries, Inc.
 
 
 
 
                                        KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 
 
 
 
 
Jericho, New York 
January 12, 1996