This is a question only you can answer, there are many companies and individuals which will be happy to sell you cameras and a recorders.
This equipment will allow you to see the views from your CCTV cameras and play back the recorded footage.
Simple what more do you need?
Firstly the most important is the quality of the recorded footage and still images the equipment produces.
Imagine you have invested in a CCTV system, and you become one of the 114,327 recorded theft related crimes (http://nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz Recorded crime victims statistics – unique victims). When you playback the video footage it’s dark and grainy and pretty much useless, you are only able to watching a silhouette carry your prize positions away.
The solution is quite simple, but before we look at what to look for when purchasing CCTV equipment, we need to look at the term CCTV (Closed Circuit Television).
CLOSED CIRCUIT: basically this means a dedicated coaxial cable TV network (not broadcasted like normal TV signals).
TELEVISION: low resolution analogue television signal.
As television technology changes (digital, HD, 3D, 4K) the technology for CCTV has changed, which has caused a movement to change the term from CCTV to Video Surveillance.
With these changes Video Surveillance is becoming more confusing with options like;
- Video Surveillance as a deterrent
- Covert Video Surveillance
- Proactive Video Surveillance
- Reactive Video Surveillance
- Video Surveillance for access control
- Video Surveillance for equipment / product monitoring
The humble CCTV system has matured into a very powerful Business tool and is no longer just in the domain of the security personnel, now it is used by the marketing team to validate retail promotion, operation teams to monitor production lines and vital equipment, business planners to count and map people movements through retail space and building capacity.
This diversity of uses can spread the cost of a Video Surveillance solution across multiple department budgets, and for the smaller business the option for leasing is an option.
What to look for when purchasing a Video Surveillance Solution.
- Define the purpose of your system (what are your expectation from the system)
- Budget option Capital Expenditure or Operational Expenditure
- Use a floor plan to position camera location and fields of view
- Video footage retention period (the amount of storage required for the camera resolution)
- Surveillance regulation and signage (can I put a camera there).
- Ministry Of Justice approved professional
To working the Security Industry all professionals have to be approved by the Ministry Of Justice via a Certificate of Authorisation (CoA), which means we have undergone security checks and training to provide and install the correct security equipment.
What happens when the wrong equipment is installed or the camera is located in the wrong place?
One Size Fits All what a great marketing slogan, but would you wear the one size fits all pants out to a restaurant, they may be comfortable but do they look good.
Video Surveillance system not quite the same but the principle is the same a low cost video surveillance system, it may appear to do the job until you need the recorded images (see above).
Clearview Technology offers a fully independent service, from Consulting and Design to Installation or Servicing. We can also Document and Audit existing solutions.
For Further information do not hesitate to contact Andy.