EXHIBIT 23.1

                         Consent of Independent Auditors
                         -------------------------------




The Board of Directors
Vicon Industries, Inc.




     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement
on Form S-8 of our report,  dated January 14, 2004, on the consolidated  balance
sheets of Vicon  Industries,  Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2003 and
2002,  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, 2003,  which report  appears in the 2003
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Vicon Industries, Inc.




/s/KPMG LLP

Melville, New York
June 10, 2004