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Things to Consider While Buying CCTV in Dubai

With the installation of CCTV security equipment, it is not only possible to keep a check on offenders, but also to prevent any objectionable thing from actually happening. Many a time, the threat to property of a business or a house is from within. Insiders indulge in petty crimes. CCTV footage helps to track down such culprits. Such surveillance systems function as deterrent. If you run a business or own a business premises, you probably will not want burglars to enter it. Likewise, homeowners, particularly those staying most of the time out of town, wish to ensure safety and security of their house until they return. Rely on CCTV surveillance systems to guard your place of business and residence from trespassers. After your initial survey you now need to consider how many CCTV cameras you will need for your home or business. How big is the area that the cameras need to cover? This information is crucial when choosing the lens size of your CCTV cameras. Wide angle lenses suc

Benefits of Video Surveillance Cameras in Business

Originally video surveillance was done based on analog technology -- closed circuit television (CCTV) and recording on video tapes. This was fine for recording what was going on, but it didn't broadcast actual live information, so it wasn't practical for monitoring stores, for instance, from a remote location. It simply provided what happened after the fact. The picture quality wasn't great and it relied on human reliability as well -- someone had to remember to change the tapes regularly, etc. True IP-based digital surveillance uses CCD cameras that use signal processing that send packetized video streams over the LAN through a Cat 5 cable rather than a coax cable network, utilizing greater bandwidth and standard TCP/IP communication. It also provides more intelligent data mining and information retrieval. If security is an issue, full digital surveillance also offers the added advantage of data encryption opportunities to protect against image tampering

Select the Best CCTV System for Security

The CCTV cameras differ in design and size and they are also offered by different brands. You can choose a design that easily fits into your décor making it hard for the cameras to be noticed. Dome cameras are some of the best if you don't want to make it obvious that you have your area under surveillance. Remember that the design can also determine the camera abilities such as rotating to the desired field of view. Find out as much as you can about the cameras before choosing since those suitable for outdoors might not be ideal for the indoors either. The cameras are usually placed around corners where misconducts are likely to take place or areas such as parking lots and storage rooms. You can identify the key areas that require surveillance and then choose the best location of the camera. It should be installed in a place that is hard to interfere with or hard for people to unplug your cameras or even cover them to interfere with the recording. When installing, ensure they