subject: Cctv Security Cameras: Wave Of The Future In Las Vegas Home Security [print this page] Recent Surges in IP Camera Installations Are Due to a Greener, More Efficient, and Less Costly Option for Home Owners.
The last 2 years has shows as much as a 72 percent increase in security business in the United States to video surveillance installs. Many of the IP camera systems include built-in analytics and, more importantly, built-in recording functions that eliminate the need for a separate DVR.
The built-in recorders have a three-month storage capacity. There is no streaming of video signals to a central station, and the cameras compress the images at high resolution, up to 15 frames per second. The video analytics can distinguish between cars, animals and people. When the recording is full, the images can be downloaded onto a flash drive.
Why are IP CCTV Cameras the Wave of the Future in Home Security?
More Accurate Proposals From a budgeting standpoint, installing IP-based cameras are much more predictable. That means security companies rarely create bids for jobs that end up being way off, leading to much happier buyers who have grown tired of being misquoted.
"Plug and Play" cameras are easier to install, requiring only power and an Ethernet connection.
"Analog cameras are more work and require more service. The new IP digital cameras have built-in recording function, so you don't have to worry about running power to a DVR, running a cable from an analog camera to the recorder, or protecting the DVR in a secure environment. (Smart burglars steal the security DVR that includes the video of their crime.)
Less Power Usage Homeowners who use IP cameras with built-in recording use much less electricity, since most integrators know DVRs cannot be turned off and draw a lot of wattage.
More Ways to Configure IP cameras are more portable, which means fewer cameras are needed in most cases. Your security provider can easily move digital cameras to different locations on site. This saves clients money by installing fewer cameras and moving them around, since all they require is power and Cat 5 to the Ethernet.
And the system designs are no longer bound to the old configurations of 4, 8, 16, etc. for quad monitors, etc.
Expansion in to New Markets The new equipment allows for a lot more installations at construction sites, which are an easier market to serve with cameras with built-in recorders.
These days, most construction sites no longer use a portable security trailer which is typically where an analog dvr recorder would have been placed.
IP Cameras are also gaining traction on the vehicle protection arena.
Now it makes sense for clients who live in the city to protect their car when it is parked in their driveway. Front porch video is another place where the IP surveillance cameras are having an effect.
Avoid Expensive Software Digital cameras come with programming that eliminates the need to purchase additional third-party software to analyze the videos. This can save potential security clients $1000's just in itself.
Current CCTV Systems Can Be Converted For those who have already installed analog systems, there are IP conversion kits that are less costly. That means nearly every CCTV installation done by local security companies are candidates for conversion.
