Digital Recording and Integrated Systems
Digital Recording
Recent developments in digital recording and the arrival of h.264 compression has brought the advantage of higher quality of recording at a fraction of the cost, and offers total versatility in the image we now record.
The cameras can now amplify light levels to improve low light viewing and can also view through doorways to view through the glass without whiting out, allowing faces to be seen outside the door.
Cameras for vehicle number plates are now so reliable that number plates entering a site can be captured with a 99.9% success rate. 15 bit cameras offer total picture quality with no blank areas whatsoever.
New MPEG cameras offer unbelievable quality and can zoom in on recorded images with no degrading of picture. The image from the camera can then be used for a multitude of applications, from standard recording, to connection to access control systems. The image can be compressed and sent via transmission equipment down broadband to anywhere in the world at high quality.
Digital recorders are used to store the information. The amount of storage required depends on the image quality, resolution of image and the frame rates required. It is important that the right recorder is specified for the correct application for the camera system to operate as required.
Images from cameras are so versatile that we no longer need a dedicated network. The digital recorder can be given its own IP address and put on to existing networks.
IP camera systems can now sit on existing networks with the camera holding a buffer memory, sending very little information over the network so not to clog up the network. High quality images can then be accessed from the camera as and when required.
Integrated systems
Modern digital CCTV systems allow the information to be used for all types of applications, for instance EPOS till information can be overlaid on a CCTV image and the transaction recalled and checked at any time to prevent what is called "seepage"
In the manufacturing and production industry, cameras can be programmed to move to a set position when machines are switched on or doors opened.
This type of system has become immensely valuable for health and safety and staff management. CCTV systems can be integrated with intruder alarm systems, access control systems and building management systems to email pictures or send images to a smart phone to alert of any event that is required to be monitored.
Integrated systems can provide important information without the need to watch hours of video footage.
It is more the question of you tell us the problem and we will solve it.
