Choosing Your Security Devices

By Author: Emily Robinson
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A CCTV camera or security system has almost endless uses for any business, protecting assets, profits and products and thus representing a practical investment which will help to save money and help hold onto employees in the long run.

When you think of security systems, it's CCTV that usually springs straight to mind. CCTV means ‘Closed Circuit Television' and refers to the fact that the cameras are all linked and recorded on site rather than being transmitted or recorded. Today there are multiple options for security surveillance however, and many different factors to take into consideration. This leaves the business with more choice when choosing and installation and ensures that they can find a system that works well for them.

There are many things to consider when picking a security system. The first and most obvious these days is to choose whether you want a digital system (such as an IP security system) or analogue system (a standard CCTV camera with VHS), which will depend on the nature of your business and the amount of money you're looking to invest.

A digital CCTV camera or DVR works just ...
... like any digital camcorder and will record footage as a digital file. IP stands for Internet Protocol, meaning that the data is transmitted wirelessly or via an Ethernet cable as part of a network. This offers many benefits, allowing cameras to be placed anywhere (unrestricted by wires), controlled and viewed remotely, and easily installed or taken away. These types of files are also more versatile meaning that the resolution (the mega pixel) and frame rate can be altered to allow for better quality images or higher quantities of data. NUUO Australia provide a system called PC Based NVR (IP+) to support up to 64 digital mega pixel cameras on one server. Search for NUUO Australia for a variety of security surveillance solutions.

DVR also offers other benefits, with tweak-able options such as motion sensors. This way the cameras only record when they detect movement, preventing hours of wasted static footage resulting in large unruly file sizes. Hikvision Australia also provide a range of security systems and devices, and their Hikvision DVR line provides a selection of useful options. The intelligent video and audio compression card for example can be programmed in a variety of ways to respond only to intruders or a ‘trip wire'. Hikvision also provide a range of other products to suit almost every need. Milestone Open Platform are another manufacturer who provide a good range of products. With digital solutions a business is ‘future proof' and highly flexible.

An analogue system has advantages of its own however. First of all they are highly affordable and secondly they are highly reliable. Unlike DVR they will not crash or freeze and will never lose your data through succumbing to a virus (hence the importance of backing up data). Keeping a backlog of videos on the other hand will require a lot of storage and can only record from one camera at a time (whereas DVR can record multiple simultaneously). It may be then that analogue is now only really suitable for

Ensure that any new security system purchased conforms to the ONVIF global standard which will guarantee compatibility and quality. Look for NUUO Australia, Milestone Open Platform or Hikvision for a selection of reliable makes.

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