Guide To Buy Effective CCTV Camera For Your Home And Office
Closed circuit television or CCTV surveillance
systems help a lot in preventing crime by providing an effective surveillance. Whether, it is a shop, home, office building,
some public place or defense area, you can spot CCTV systems everywhere. The
popularity of this surveillance system is increasing day by day because of the
protection it provides to your surroundings. There are numerous benefits of
installing surveillance camera in your premise. But buying of a CCTV System Online or offline is a
very tricky thing. There are several things you should consider if you are
planning to do that.
In this article, we will discuss the various
things we should consider before buying CCTV System.
Access your needs:
First of
all, before buying this closed circuit television either online or offline, decide what your
purpose of investing in this device is?
·
Do you need this system to monitor comings
and goings in your home?
·
Do you want to
purchase this device for your office to monitor the activities of your
employees and make sure they are not stealing from you or deter criminals from
entering your premise?
A proper evaluation of needs will
help you in deciding which CCTV system will be best for you.
Type of Camera:
The selection of type of camera
depends mostly on your needs and location. If you remain away from your home
most of times due to business purpose but still want to keep eye on the
activities of your employees and what’s happening in your business premise,
buying of a wireless camera would be ideal for you but if it is not so and you
just want to install this device in your premise to deter the intruders from
entering there, go for wired camera.
- Wired:
These cameras are provided with BNC or DIN
terminations and IR (infrared) cut-filter for night vision. They can be
used for both indoor/outdoor surveillance and need video extension cables
to work.
- Wireless: Wireless
cameras are nowadays gaining popularity because of their cost
effectiveness and they provide surveillance in a hassle free way without
the tension of wires.
- IP /
network: IP or network cameras connect to
your computer's router and can be accessed anywhere in a remote location over
the Internet. Some of these cameras also offer you option of recording video
in to your computer or to NVR directly.
Quality of the
camera:
You must have
seen images produced by CCTV Cameras but have you ever thought how they are
produced. They are produced using CMOS or CCD chips. Low price CCTV cameras generally
make use of CMOS technology which have poor light sensitivity and produce
videos of poor quality. Good quality CCTV cameras make use of CCD technology
which produces higher quality videos. Before buying CCTV system, check which
type of technology they are using to produce images.
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