CCTV: You Are Being Watched, No Matter Where You Are

Closed circuit TV, CCTV, doesn't require an introduction at all. The purpose of installing wired or wireless CCTV is fundamentally the one of surveillance and vigilance. These are bigger in size than the wearable spy cameras or hidden cameras and so leave that for the detectives for the moment. (Also what we are not considering now is the Chinese TV channel: CCTV.)

It is thanks to IRA, the Irish Republican Army, for having paved the way for developing the concept of CCTV, albeit in a tragic way. The Royal British Army, in response to the IRA bombings has experimented using CCTV for years, including outdoors, since 1970s through to 1990s. Although exact numbers can not known, an estimate tells us that there are much more than 400,000 surveillance cameras on London streets alone.

Is It Just Military Surveillance With CCTV?

CCTV is extensively being used in security system of industries, banks, super markets homes and all such places which are perceived as strategically and financially important. Commercial establishments using CCTV have increased manifolds in UK although it is not so common in US as it is perceived as a privacy threat. New York City has about 4000 CCTV installations and most of which are in shopping malls and other public places such as Liberty Statue, Lincoln Express, British Parliament, and places of strategic importance. Traffic monitoring and prosecution & crime detection have leapfrogged with the advent of CCTV.

After All, Just What Is This CCTV

Well, CCTV is a closed network of small surveillance TV cameras which telecast and/or record anything in their field of view. CCTV networks are usually wired together and finally connected to one or more monitors. There will be more monitors depending on the importance of surveillance the cost factors. If you have lesser monitors than the number of cameras, they can be switched in a sequence onto monitor/s. CCTV cameras have capabilities to either record hours of footage they filmed or telecast in a short range at a particularly dedicated frequency which can't be intercepted by normal TVs.

After the tragic bombings in London Metro tubes last July, there has been an increased public demand for using DVR (digital video recording) cameras rather than traditional cameras with tapes. If you wonder how this would have helped the cause, take it here. Tapes were removed in the fortnight following the bombings for study, and follow-up attacks could not be recorded as a result.

Thinking of CCTV installation at your office? Take professional help and consult police if necessary. Some cameras can be hampered with or can be intercepted with cheap receivers. A complete installation won't cost more than $4000, which is nothing when security is uppermost.

Read more on this subject at ADT Security.

Get The Best Motion Sensor From Frontpoint Security

A burglar getting into your home is everyone’s nightmare. Technological advancements in the form of security solutions, such as motion detectors, are capable of detecting any kind of moving object. These sensors will trigger a burglar alarm and at the same time can also trigger an infrared light camera. Even though motion detectors from Brink’s Home Security offer good home security solutions, motion sensors from FrontPoint are in greater demand because of the company’s use of advanced technology and the ease of setting up the motion sensor equipment at home. Signals and alerts from any home security solutions are transferred to the control panel to alert the user.

FrontPoint motion sensors will detect the infrared energy emitted by people when they make a movement inside the house. An alert will be then sent to the FrontPoint control panel. A single motion sensor is all that is required for a living room with several windows. The device comes as a ‘ready-out-of-the-box’ model. The motion sensors should be placed towards a shelf or wall. The best place is in the corner of a room at ceiling height. The FrontPoint sensors are configured to provide faster wireless link-up with the control panel. It provides better home activity monitoring even if the system is disabled.

Motion sensors from FrontPoint are designed in such a way that pets do not trigger the alarm if they are less than forty pounds. If the user owns a pet larger than forty pounds, then it is preferable to place the motion sensor at a greater height in the room. The owners can keep a watch on their own kids and parents. It also helps in identifying trespassers. The motion sensors are also capable of automatically detecting the presence of any malfunction, tamper or a low-battery situation.

One of the major attractions of motion sensors from FrontPoint compared to Brink’s Home Security includes the implementation of wireless transmission. A wireless connection is established between the motion sensor and control panel. The control panel transfers instant alerts from a secured cellular network to the monitoring center. The company believes wireless transmission to be a safer alternative to wired transmission since the chances of a burglar entering the home by cutting the wires to disable the system is inherent for a wired system. Wireless transmission however resolves this problem. It also more or less eliminates the need for wires in the walls. This advanced technology makes FrontPoint Security motion sensors comparatively better to Brink’s motion detectors.

To learn more about FrontPoint’s home security equipment

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