When one cut’s through the hype of ill-informed sales people and box pushers trying to sell IP cameras above analogue HD system – one particular truth stands out.
IP or internet protocol cameras do not need a video recorder to store and view the captured footage.
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“While the political/commercial drive for promoting and the willingness of society at large to accept such technologies generally exist, the actual gap between users’ expectation for intelligent actionable and/or searchable video data and the reality that the state-of-the-art technology solutions can offer is yet to be bridged.”
In our previous article we showed why Hikvision and Dahua are the brands that you want to focus on when choosing the best CCTV camera for your home.
But choosing an actual camera from their various models, is just as daunting a task, given the wide variety of features and technical considerations. In this article we outline, everything you need to consider in making your choice.
SO MUCH CHOICE AND PRICE VARIATION
If you search the Internet for a home cctv camera, you will find hundreds of different brands, models and price variations.
How do you choose one? It’s so difficult to pass up a low priced camera!
LISTEN TO THE CCTV EXPERTS AND INSTALLERS
With more than 30 years of experience with cctv cameras I am able to help you with this decision, what’s more we will use other reputable sources to help you as well.
If you are a restaurant owner, you may want to consider investing in a CCTV system. While the initial investment may be costly, the long-term benefits of having a CCTV system can be extremely profitable. A properly designed and installed CCTV system can help to improve customer satisfaction, increase employee productivity, and reduce shrinkage. In addition, a CCTV system can act as a powerful marketing tool, providing customers with a sense of security and peace of mind.
There are a few reasons why you might want to encourage your business to upgrade their old CCTV system. One reason might be that the quality of the footage captured by newer CCTV cameras is significantly better than that of older models. This means that businesses can get a clearer picture of what is happening on their premises, making it easier to identify and prosecute criminals.
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The smart home from gensix is coming along nicely now – Safe and Secure wi-fi 6 Network, Automated garage and gate opening, Smart electrical distribution boards, and smart lighting that makes your home , truly home. Everything is easily controlled from a single whole home app.
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You can manage devices easily by integrating with energy management PaaS systems such as apartments and commercial lighting systems Directly connect devices to Cloud or connect sub-devices to Cloud through gateway devices.
Recently, one advantage of IP camera systems has emerged. This advantage is responsible for forcing me to consider IP camera systems more frequently than before.
No, the concerns about life safety and mission critical applications does not go away. We may just need to spend a lot more money, time and effort on getting the infrastructure as optimal as possible, and in some cases deploy a hybrid – IP /HD Analog System.
How Artificial Intelligence is driving the IP Camera trend.
The major advantage which is causing this refocus – is that an IP camera is literally a mini computer or server. IP Cameras have CPU capability on-board. They are now outpacing HD Analog systems in the area of compute power.
All of these problems are due to design and management failures.Lack of Maintenance and Auditing You cannot just install a cctv system and forget about it. Your cctv system shoud be accompanied by a detailed audit, service and maintainence plan. The plan should include auditing of camera function and views, and a procedure for rapid reporting and repair.Most companies just assume that the system is functioning.
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