CCTV Surveillance for Your Home

Many people think of  CCTV surveillance cameras as something that's reserved for big companies, for shops, and for high security areas such as maybe government buildings. However this need not be true, and in fact CCTV camera has many uses as well for the private home and many people can benefit from installing CCTV surveillance in their property.



The first reason you may want CCTV in your property is of course for security. Here, having CCTV surveillance allows you to keep an eye on your property and this way when someone approaches the house you will get advanced warning (for CCTV security positioned on the outside of the home that is). At the same time you can also have CCTV inside your property and this of course helps to protect your belongings while you're not there. This way, should someone break into your property, you can then aid the police by providing them with video evidence and this can help them to track down guilty parties and that will increase your chances of getting things back. If you have a home with any particularly valuable items then you can point your surveillance at those in order to protect them, and likewise if you work from home then you might want to place your CCTV within your personal office or study and this way you would be able to protect your documents and data too.

CCTV has more advantages though and can help keep you and your home safe in other ways. For instance the very fact that you have CCTV camera will for many people be seen as a strong deterrent and thus even if the cameras don't record anything, they may be enough on their own to prevent people from breaking into your property in the first place. Something else to consider if you live in a friendly neighbourhood is that CCTV can also pick up things that are going on outside of your property in the local area. As mentioned earlier, the fact that CCTV is focusing on an area can mean that it helps to prevent people from committing crimes in the first place, and this way you can help to keep your whole neighbourhood safe and happy and contribute to your local community.

You can take your CCTV further for your home and there are many additional functions etc that you can utilise to give it more benefits for your home environment. For instance you can purchase IP CCTV which means 'Internet Protocol'. This then means that you can transmit your footage wirelessly and makes your cameras perfect for remote surveillance. If you're the kind of person then who goes on holiday but spends the whole time worrying about their home, then this is for you and will allow you to check the safety of your property from anywhere with an internet connection (you can even check on your cats/plants). Likewise, if your CCTV is digital it can use a motion sensor or video analysis and be tied into your alarm so that it goes off only when it picks up potential intruders.

Getting CCTV surveillance cameras for your home is a wise move from a security and surveillance standpoint. Click the links for a security cameras for your property.

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Although the application of CCTV camera security have not changed very much over the past years, the tools and equipment have significantly. Cameras became smaller, cheaper and better, but the major breakthrough happened in recording equipment.

Therefore many customers shopping for complete CCTV monitoring and recording systems are confused by such a verity of available products. Goal of this article is to guide buyers toward best possible and most economical type of CCTV equipment, based on intended implementation and requirements.

    Selecting the right cameras.It is virtually impossible to describe all types of available ones in this    short article. We will focus our attention on most popular and widely used camera types instead.

 

CCTV produce images using CMOS or CCD (Charge Couple Device) chips. Tiny, very low price CCTV cameras usually use CMOS technology, produce poor quality images and have very poor light sensitivity. Decent quality CCTV cameras use CCD technology. The size of the CCD chip is normally 1/4", 1/3" or 1/2". As a rule of thumb, the larger the size, the higher the quality of the image produced and the higher the price. However, higher density 1/4" and 1/3" CCD chips can now produce as good an image as many 1/3" or 1/2" chips.

The number of TV lines in the security camera image is a measure of picture resolution 

 

(sharpness). The larger the number of TV lines, the better the resolution and hence, overall picture quality. Standard resolution camera may have 350-380 lines, over 400 TV Lines is generally considered good resolution while over 500 TV lines is considered high resolution. B/W chip cameras produce greater resolution and better light sensitivity, therefore suitable for use in dark areas where light conditions are poor most of the time.

On the other hand color cameras offer more realistic and natural picture. CCTV camera

Professional grade cameras.

Have box type body with the ability to use different types and size of lenses. Exchangeable 

 

lenses enable this camera, to monitor objects from virtually any distance. Although for indoor use, they can be used for outdoor when combined with weatherproof housing. They are considered to be the most flexible and widely used by professionals for commercial installations.

Bullet cameras.

Bullet cameras are, as the name suggest contained inside bullet shaped housing.

Most bullet cameras are weatherproof and sealed without the ability to use different lenses. 

 

Great advantage of bullet camera is the small size and integrated design, some bullet cameras will even have infrared LED future built-in. simply LED light in infrared spectrum (not visible to human eye). This light will illuminate viewing area, making possible monitoring in complete darkness. This is great future, but it only works up to certain distance (usually between 10 and 50 ft. depending on model) Vary simple to install and estheticly designed, bullet cameras are great choice for residential and do-it-yourself installations where monitoring objects are within about 25ft from the camera location (with standard 3.6mm lens).

Board Cameras.

Board Cameras are basically fixed lens mounted on a circuit board. These cameras may be packaged in a small case (Mini Cameras) or dome (Mini Dome) or simply sold unpackaged, for mounting by the purchaser. Lenses in these are either of a normal industry aperture or a "pinhole" lens of very small aperture. Pinhole lens cameras are often called "spy" cameras and may be mounted in a concealed way for covert surveillance purposes. The most popular examples of covert board ones are smoke detector and motion detector cameras.

Since the lenses in board cameras are pre-mounted, have a fixed iris and are usually of a short focal length (i.e. wide angle), their flexibility of usefulness is limited. However, this type of camera can provide a low cost solution in the right situation, particularly in a home environment. We have shortly described most popular types of cameras, lets now discus, how and where they mite be used.

Professional types with C/CS mount lens attachment generally offer best performance and many important futures, like lens control output, Back Light Compensation and many more...

Distance from monitoring object to the camera is not an issue, that is why ability to select different lenses, based on location is so important. Installation is bit complicated and professional installation strongly recommended. We recommend this type of security cameras for commercial installations.

 

Most Bullet cameras in comparison, do not offer high resolution and lens selection flexibility, but are likely to be weatherproof, some will have infrared light built-in and most of all they are relatively easy to implement. They usually come with 3.6mm lens witch are considered to be suitable for most standard installations (good for covering small to medium size room or equivalent).

For larger rooms or longer distances, cameras with 6mm or higher lens may be required. They are great choice for any do-it-yourself installation.

Board cameras in contrast are widely used in covert camera installations, sometimes called 

 

Spy Cameras. Many are basically board ones with built-in transmitter. We are not going to go into wireless cameras right now, as this would be enough material for completely new article.

Board cameras are sold as plain circuit board, for integrating into hidden camera devices. They are also available in dome housing, as vary popular Dome Camera or integrated with Smoke Detector, Motion Detector, Exit Sign and so on. Most also come with 3.6mm lens although some will allow lens to be replaced.

Over the time, most practical design has been Dome Camera with its aesthetic appearance it blends into surroundings, especially with drop down sealing, great for use in stores, lobbies, gas stations and other public places. Practical solution for covert installation are also, Motion and Smoke Detector cameras, they are absolutely not substitute for your security alarm or fire

 

protection. They should always be selected based on the location of the camera (inside/outside), distance from the monitoring object, light condition and budget.

When shopping for security cameras, customers are faced with the fact that they will need to select one or another recording device.

The days of well-known CCTV time-lapse recorder are almost over.

Although some customers still prefer this old fashioned recording solution, it is well worth to invest some extra money to purchase a good quality digital video recorder DVR. Digital recorder transfers analog camera video feed into format, and stores it on hard drive. There are two major types of digital recorders on the market right now.