Increasingly video-based surveillance and security systems are being widely adopted by both corporations and consumers primarily due to increasing need for surveillance in these turbulent times but also due to affordability of security systems, ease with which surveillance systems can be installed and value-add features such remote monitoring that address special surveillance needs. As a result video-based surveillance systems are increasingly appearing in public areas such as airport lounges, shopping centres, retail stores, colleges, universities, manufacturing facilities and corporate offices. These video surveillance systems can be CCTV or IP based. Consider the benefits that a video surveillance system provides and the broad adoption by the market is quite understandable. A surveillance and security system:

• Helps deter employee theft and shoplifting theft,
• Helps monitor & document performance in manufacturing or other facilities resulting in potential reduction in maintenance cost and/or employee productivity improvement,
• May help reduce insurance cost and fraudulent liability claims, and
• Can continuously document events so your entire business has greater protection.

Reasons for Large LCD Monitor Adoption: Within these surveillance systems packages, large LCDs monitors (>42”) are becoming the industry norm. The reasons being:

• Size: Large screens allow for continuous and simultaneous monitoring of multiple camera video feeds on one screen with clarity. Smaller screens require that the images from the video feeds to rotate creating holes in the monitoring data.
• 24×7 Operations: Professional LCD monitors are meant for 24×7 “round the clock” operations with long life. CRT televisions or Plasma television each have their issues with round the clock operations such as static or flicker for CRT televisions. Also, the life of a CRT or Plasma TV is much shorter when operated in 24×7 operation mode as compared to an LCD monitor. CRT and Plasma televisions are built to be on for a few hours per day.
• Picture Quality: Most large LCDs are high definition. High definition LCDs provide better picture resolution, better contrast ratio, high brightness, high colour reproduction and fast response time resulting in better picture clarity which is especially helpful when the camera is being zoomed in or multiple images are viewed simultaneously. High Definition LCD TV allows you to view minute details like number plates of a speeding car, face of a person etc. Further, the non glare feature of LCDs allows for easy viewing in ambient light or where there is background light being reflected on the screen. It is harder to reduce glare in CRT or plasma televisions. Most new LCDs have 176° viewing angle, making it easy for viewing. Check the viewing specifications to make sure meets your quality requirements.
• Robustness: LCDs generate less heat than a CRT or Plasma television. The fan-less design for most large LCD monitors results in a closed box display with less noise. The fan-less design and the closed box display also results in less dust entering the system and provides for a more robust architecture.
• Space: LCD monitors are flat panel displays requiring less space than normal CRT TVs. They can be wall mounted. The LCD monitor can be encapsulated in a fire retardant frame to protect the display
• Better Video and Data Merger: Increasingly programs are being utilized to identify theft or issues in real time and data is being merged onto the video stream in real time. LCDs provide for better merging and viewing of data with video.
• Remote Monitoring and Operation of Large LCD Screens: Alarms can be set if an LCD screen is switched off. Power and other controls can be monitored remotely. For example, an energy saving feature can be activated so that when there is no signal, a power save mode is activated to reduce the brightness of the LCD backlight.
• Value-add Features: Value-add features such as touch screen zoom-in /zoom-out and image swap or other functions such as internet access can be easily found or added onto LCD monitors.

Purchase Consideration When Buying a Large LCD Monitor: Besides price there are a few items to consider when purchasing an LCD monitor.

• Match LCD Monitor to Camera Capabilities: If you buy a monitor with lower resolution than the cameras installed then the camera capabilities will not come through. Ideally the monitor should be equal or better resolution than the camera. Also, if the cameras are black and white, then a black and white monitor can be used.
• Input /Output Connectors on the Monitor: With the increasing use of PC and digital video devices, it is important to have both analog VGA and digital DVI input terminals to the monitor. Also, be sure that the monitor has BNC connectors for direct connection from a video feed to the display. BNC connectors support video looping, which provides output (loops back) to a centralized recording facility (DVR) or to other displays in a daisy-chain pattern. When scrolling through different images, this allows for seamless integration between pictures .
• Picture Quality Features: Consider the resolution, contrast ratio, brightness, colour reproduction and response time to meet your surveillance need.
• Value-add Features: Consider the value-adds that address your need. Such as, do you need remote monitoring, touch screen capability, or internet access?

Make the knowledgeable decision and your surveillance system can address your needs for many years.

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Security of any business is becoming a critical factor to improve your business operations. If an incident occurs, the security guards are your first level decision makers with limited information and authority. Decision makers are informed after a time delay with little and with very little details available. Failure to meet the needs of growing multi-location businesses or executives on the move is one of the major investments.

Same time how to select proper Video Surveillance System for your business is a major concern.  Indian market is flooded with Taiwan, Chinese, Korean and Some Indian products and there are multiple options available to choose from. Usually, when you go to a vendor selling security products you do not know what to ask for and one might end up with a wrong product.

Product technology has transitioned from old days CCTV camera to latest sophisticated
IP Based intelligent Video Surveillance systems (Networked Video Surveillance Systems). As market is enjoying the Benefits of internet and IT as whole, now a lot could be expected our of the security systems fitted in your facility.

IP camera systems are good entry level option. If you’re your need one or two camera and would like to monitor remotely IP cameras are nice choice. There are multiple varieties are IP cameras in the market.

But for multiple camera systems , IP cameras do not stream video over the Internet properly. So your need is for more than one camera then you should know that these are the factors that you should consider and ask the vendor the right questions and then make a wise decision according to your budget and requirement.

You should go for a networked surveillance system even if you do not have an internet connection because you can view it locally anyways and you have the option of connecting it to the internet for remote viewing anytime in future. Since the price difference between the traditional CCTV and networked Video Surveillance Unit will be only about 20% more. You will spend on the cameras and wiring any ways.

What you should look in a security product – that is advanced CCTV or Video Surveillance System

1.    Storage capacity of DVRs– Make sure your systems provides you adequate days and months of storage for all of your cameras.

2.    Secure Access – The IP Video Surveillance System should provide Secure Access – when you are accessing you location over the internet it should have secure access over the VPN (Virtual Private Network). So that there is less or no possibility that anybody can hack your location and get visibility into your facility, shop or business.

3.    Extensible Storage – The IP Video Surveillance System should provide Extensible Storage. One should be able to add the storage so that one can save the important data for multiple days or months as required. Also one should be able to save such data over the LAN at different location for security reasons. One should be able to have the option of having extendible Storage through NAS and RAID.

4.    Scalable -The networked Surveillance System should be Scaleable and should be able to add local and remote cameras. So the system should be scalable to add cameras and also the storage via NAS and RAID.

5.    Different Types of Cameras Support – You might need to use night vision and PTZ cameras. The networked surveillance system should support PTZ cameras and also one should be able to operate the cameras over the Internet and should be able to Pan and Zoom the camera.

6.    MPEG4 and H.264 Industry Standard Compliant – The Networked Video Surveillance should be built using the industry standards of MPEG 4 and H.264. One should pay attention to this because many companies might claim to have these but in reality one should see that they are following the standards because this will save you in operating costs and you will need less storage and disk space.

7.    Adaptation to Local Internet Band with – The Networked Video Surveillance should adapt to available Internet band with and should not be rigid. If this feature is not there then you will not be able to watch the video at all on fluctuating Internet band with. This will help you to get access from anywhere and anytime.

8.    Viewing Multiple Videos over the net in Real Time- If all the above mentioned technologies are used in the product then one should be able to see multiple videos streaming real time on 256 Broad band connections or even on 126 Kbps wireless connections to the laptop.

9.    Dynamic DNS Support – The Networked Video Surveillance should provide Dynamic DNS support. This will save you running cost of purchasing Static IP and also many Internet providers especially in developing countries do not proved static IP.

10.    Inter-operability over different platforms – Inter-operability with various clients Apple, PDAs, Windows and Linux. So you should be able to access your premises on various types of mobile and stationary equipment and also over multiple technology platforms.

11.    Video Management Software – The networked Surveillance System should give have Intelligent video management software that gives administrative rights at various levels so that the owner can assign the appropriate access rights to the appropriate person.        

12.    Intelligent UPS support – The system should turn off safely when the power supply goes off and it comes on UPS.

13.    Preserve latest video in case of sudden power loss- the networked Surveillance System should be able to save the latest data when sudden power loss happens.

14.    Local Supply and Support – The system should have local supply and support.

15.    Warranty- Make sure that the CCTV, DVR or NVSS has one year warranty and that they will give you the new unit if there is a problem with in one year and you should be able to purchase extended warranty for less than 25% of the product value. This is important because the system can fail and you can loose all your investment in less than a year.

16.    User Manual- User Manual should be available with the product. If somebody is purchasing a card and building a system on a cheap computer this may not be there.

17.    The system should have the capability and option to record only on motion to save on hard disk and avoid unwanted recording.

18.    The system should raise an alert when the camera is not working or is being disconnected for any reason.

19.    The system should generate alerts via emails and / or SMS when there is motion and on intrusion or user defined events.

20.    Also make sure that the system will work with your existing wiring and cameras so you do not have to incur that cost again if you are replacing your old CCTV unit. You may end up replacing some old cameras with the better cameras and might want to use some night vision or PTZ cameras according to your need.

As you can see that it is not easy to select the proper CCTV (networked) or Networked Video Surveillance System. There is a lot of choice and price range in the market.
We wish you all the best. If you are in mid-market (6 to 64cameras) or higher market (100 +and looking for a Solution can send you a list of products that we recommend. Send us an email at videosurveillance1@gmail.com.

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Through the years, the technology involving surveillance and security had evolved so much. Try to look for analog CCTV cameras that were used 10 years ago and you’ll see the huge difference between them and the modern cameras. Try to look for old recording devices used for surveillance and you’ll get the same comparison.

Today, you’ve got the Digital Video Recording system and cameras. The cameras are more sophisticated – smaller in size but definitely bigger in functions. In most cases, if you are going to install surveillance systems for your homes, you’ll have cameras which will be wired to the DVR system. Lately though, many are opting for wireless cameras to go with their DVR systems. In fact, wireless cameras are becoming quite popular among home security systems. Why is this so? Well, for the fact that most homes don’t have easily accessible walls, doors, windows, basements or attics for installing wires.

Mostly homeowners would opt to include surveillance system installation upon building their homes. But, in the case of older homes and those which opted for surveillance system installation too late into the building of their homes, wireless cameras are the perfect option. Some experts, however, cautioned that wireless cameras have drawbacks. These include maintenance of batteries for each camera. The good thing is that most batteries for these products can last up to 3 years of regular use. And features like long range sensor outweighed the drawbacks.

Surely, wireless cameras have great benefits especially if you have a 5 or 10-year old house and you want to install surveillance system as the latest addition to your humble abode. And if this set-up can keep your home protected, I think it’s worth it to check on batteries once in a while.

The cases of home invasions, or what most people know as home robbery, seem to be rising by the minute. It will seem that this has become popular among crime perpetrators. And did you know? Some experts are claiming that most of such cases happened because homeowners are making it easy for these guys to invade their homes. Another reason, according to them is that their former targets are beefing up their own security. The result: the bad guys turn to easy targets – homes.

Basically, a home invasion is being defined as a burglary where the homeowners are present. This is one very dangerous situation since the occupants of the home are at great risk for more serious crime like homicide.

But, if you know enough about security, you don’t have to worry about this kind of situation. No, you don’t have to be the real expert on security and stuffs like that. You just have to know the basics and you can rest well. And know that one thing that could really help you prevent home invasion is a surveillance system – a system that comes with a sophisticated and highly reliable surveillance camera.

For a simple home security set-up, a 4-channel DVR can adequately provide you with optimum security. Just make sure that the cameras you are getting are compatible to where you plan to install them. Like, if you are planning to install a camera or two outside the house, you should get an outdoor camera. This way, you can be sure that the camera will have longer life because it can adapt to the environment outside. An indoor camera should only be installed inside because it cannot withstand the extremities outside. Now, these cameras, once attached to the DVR, can now monitor the vicinity. You will know who is outside your home – if they are someone you don’t know or are suspicious-looking. This will give you advance warning and even give you time to call the cops.

You need to protect your family, your home and your business. And proper knowledge of surveillance and security devices will give you an advantage. There have been many cases where invasions where thwarted because of security devices like the ones mentioned above. Don’t be left out. After all, your life, your family and your investments worth far more than what these security devices will bill.

You probably are well aware of what a hidden camera is, and probably know what it can be used for. But do you know whether you are in need of a spy surveillance hidden security camera? Understandably, you probably have never considered whether or not you are being watched. After all, why would you think this? But it is better to be safe than sorry.

There are a lot of uses for spy surveillance hidden covert DVR security cameras. These cameras are covert camera devices that can protect you from perpetrators and “watchers.” After placing the camera in a hidden spot, the camera will then keep a continuous recording of all the images in the field of vision for the camera.

The images that are picked up by your spy surveillance hidden security camera can then be viewed on a television or computer screen. This will allow you to see exactly what was happening during the time the camera was running. If something disturbing was seen, you can take action before it is too late.

The main need or reason to have a hidden camera is for security purposes. You will typically find these cameras in department stores, banks, hospitals, airports, and any other kinds of businesses. Then, employees or security will observe and watch the tapes for any unusual activity. Sometimes there is someone that is assigned to watch the tapes constantly as they are receiving feedback.

Another device that many businesses have connected with the spy surveillance hidden covert DVR security cameras is a CCTV network. A CCTV network allows more than one camera to be hooked into the same monitor. This is by far the most popular security device that is used because of the wide range that can be viewed.

Although not quite as popular, another use for hidden cameras is in homes of individuals and families. These are known as spy cameras, but can also be referred to as spy surveillance cameras or hidden cameras. The most common reasons for this are to watch over your kid’s nannies or caretakers while you are away. Whatever the reason may be, hidden cameras can be a great way to protect your loved ones.

Whether you are purchasing a spy surveillance hidden covert DVR security camera for a business or for your home, make sure to take the time to research. There is a wide variety of cameras to choose from and a wide price range as well. Regardless, having a hidden camera can be a great way to protect you, your business, and your home.

If you have been thinking about getting a security surveillance camera system for your home, there is not a better time than right now, because of the continuously increasing crime statistics, and the decrease in prices because of all the technological advances. You can get a fabulous 4 channel digital video recording (DVR) system for your home, and you can have it delivered to your door. There are two types to choose from; a wired system where the cameras are connected to the base unit by wires, or a wireless system where the cameras send off a little radio signal to the base unit, where the information is captured.

Naturally the wireless system costs a bit more, but we seem to be a society that is constantly becoming more fascinated with, and interested in; wireless technology. The security surveillance camera gives a homeowner some “peace of mind” because when she or he is not at home, they can be aware of what is happening. There is not only the threat or worry of being robbed or having the home vandalized, but there is always the question about the honesty and integrity of workers in the home. Whether it is a maid, exterminator, repairman, or a nanny, you can watch what they are up to while you are absent from the home.

When looking for a security surveillance camera and the complete system for your home, you might not want to go to a store where a commissioned salesman may try to push you into a more expensive model, just to get a bigger commission. There are many great websites where you can comfortably shop and look for your ideal system, and you can take your time, read the product descriptions, look at photos, or even perhaps videos, and then after making up your mind, you can place your order!

Mail order and catalog ordering has become much more sophisticated with the computers and internet available to us, and now we can get a much better “look” at something, such as a security surveillance camera, or an entire 4 Channel Complete DVR System, whether wired or wireless!

Maybe it is now time for you to get one of these fabulous complete systems to protect your home and your loved ones! Crime doesn’t seem like it will ever go away, but maybe when you have a system, that can at least help the authorities catch a few crooks, and they can “go away!” Besides, you want to “Be safe, Not sorry!”

As soon as you start thinking of setting up your Home Surveillance you realize that the Camera, however important, is but one element of a System. Which is therefore the Camera System you should select?

As in so many other fields of human activity, the answer, unfortunately, is always the same. “It depends…” But this answer gives you freedom of choice and the opportunity to personalize your selection, making it the most suitable to your unique circumstances.

The simplest system permits only to monitor camera views in real time (that is without recording). Such a system is adequate for checking the entrance door (or any other fixed place), for monitoring the sleep of a baby in the cradle or the games of the kids in the yard (if they do not run out of view…).

Whenever real time monitoring is not sufficient for surveillance purposes one should select suitable monitor and recorder. For examining recorded tape footage on the premises, that is when there is no need to view from a distance, analog technology based on one of the available types of tape recorders is adequate.

A tape recorder will be suitable if the time available between cassette changes (two to four hours) is sufficient to suit your needs. Otherwise special time-lapse recorders can be obtained that conserve tape by sampling images at pre selected intervals.

The system becomes more complex if more than one camera sends images to monitor and recorder. In this case one of the two following solutions is available. Either one can sample in sequence (using an automatic switcher) every camera in turn or, using a Multiplexer, one can examine multiple reduced views on the same monitor.

But if images must be seen at a distance using the Internet, then the analog technology is not suitable any more. One must go digital to permit manipulation of images by software as in Personal Computers or in specially designed dedicated DVR (Digital Video Recorder) hardware.

Besides allowing transmission, digital technology permits software compression of files resulting in economic use of hard disk drive memory for many hours of continuous recording.

A PC based digital video system is programmed through software while a DVR is set up with a kind of hand held remote controller.
A PC uses a digital screen while a normal analog monitor is used for hardware DVR (although images are digitized for manipulation and recording).
A PC system can easily be expanded later should the need arise, while the rigid construction of hardware DVR is not readily amenable to further additions.

To select the most suitable Camera System for home surveillance one should think about the actual needs and one should answer the following questions as correctly as possible to narrow down the search.

Is the system needed only to monitor views in real time?
Is analog video cassette recording technology adequate? (No Internet).
How many camera views should be available?
If recording is needed, will sampling of images at intervals be sufficient?
Is a multiplexer needed for monitoring at once all camera views?
Is there a need to observe the views from a distance through Internet?
Would you be comfortable with PC programming?

In conclusion the selection of the best Camera System for you depends on the answers to these questions.

The discussion among security and surveillance video manufacturers, systems integrators, and end-users about the relative advantages and indications for different kinds of video installations is easy to oversimplify. Simplification aids end-user decision-making and furthers the business interests of equipment manufacturers and systems integrators. Industry writers also have good incentive to simplify information. The many motives include making a larger point, supporting a specific-case argument, and getting and keeping readers’ attention.

Simplification most often leads to statements like “IP video is more expensive than analog video,” which are true with so many exceptions that they are not actually true at all – studies sponsored by interested parties have shown the opposite to be true, and editors and bloggers have covered the studies’ findings widely. In fact, oversimplification often leads to an assertion and its opposite both being true.

Another manifestation of oversimplification is the argument that each installation is so unique that no useful rules-of-thumb can be developed.

In this paper we provide as simple as possible an explanation of the factors which indicate analog, IP, and hybrid IP/analog video systems respectively. This paper seeks to provide a reference for editors, end-users, and integrators who may need to evaluate a specific case or understand the general principles.

Indications for choosing a pure IP camera system

Ability to use an existing IT network – In some cases, digital video video systems with IP cameras can be plugged into the existing IP infrastructure. And other times the cost for the upgrade to the network to make it viable for video is easily managed. A user with an existing Ethernet network which is able to handle large amounts of data, who just needs a few cameras or plans to record low frame rates or low resolution, is a good case for a pure IP system. Recording at the “edge” of the network with only occasional requests for video over the main network may also provide a way to implement IP video on existing infrastructure.

Quick and easy data protection – In many mission-critical recording environments, lost or missing data is not acceptable. IP systems can shorten response times and speed up DVR reassignments. In cases where a DVR goes offline, the user can use software to reassign the camera to a different DVR without making any wiring changes. Response times recording problems are also fast, since the recording systems are monitored at the IT network management level alongside all the other servers, routers, switches, and network applications.

Ability to move and add cameras easily – Users with fluctuating camera counts and locations can avoid the need to power down recording servers to add, move, or remove cameras. This means seamless, pain-free recording from existing cameras, rather than scheduled downtime with alternate-server recording or missed recording.

Ability to collect megapixel images – Users who need really high-resolution imagery want the ability to selectively deploy network cameras providing images with resolutions at least four times higher than analog images – which means much more detail than an analog camera (which is limited to standard image dimensions that do not exceed 704×576 pixels (PAL) or 720 x 480 pixels (NTSC) image after the signal has been digitized in a DVR or a video server). Megapixel cameras can collect so much information that you can zoom in to catch the smallest, subtlest detail of a video frame. Megapixel IP cameras can provide superior, unambiguous images of point-of-sales transactions and other events that can be used for business intelligence, loss prevention, and security.

Ability to use facial recognition analytics – Facial recognition software depends on high-resolution images to be effective. Any camera being filtered for facial recognition should have more than the 704×576 pixels (PAL) or 720 x 480 pixels (NTSC) provided by an analog camera.

Minimum disruption and installation expense – Even in cases where a new Ethernet network needs to be installed to handle video traffic, pure IP surveillance systems are less disruptive to install than their pure analog counterparts. Unlike IP systems, analog systems require the installation of a direct coaxial, Fiber, or UTP cable running from every camera to a DVR, as well as additional encoding hardware to be installed on the DVR itself. IP systems can also distribute the power and HVAC loads to help users avoid expensive and disruptive site modifications to HVAC and other site features.

Need for video transmission over wide geographical range – Putting video on the IT network makes it possible to use switches, hubs, and routers to expand the network to a broader range. Analog cameras have significant transmission limits over wide surveillance areas, and they are not appropriate for some wide-area installations due to their need to be physically cabled to a DVR.

Need for advanced features like digital zoom, which are not available in analog cameras – Many new IP cameras have on-board encoding and analytics as well as sought-after features that certain users need to successfully implement their surveillance plan.

Need for camera-level redundant recording – Some IP cameras can provide redundancy by recording onto built-in memory cards.

Indications for choosing a pure analog system

Analog can meet user’s recording needs for a lower cost – There are many lower-end, low resolution IP cameras that are low in cost. But high-end IP and megapixel cameras are very expensive, and the disk capacity required to store the higher volume of video data is a very significant increased expense. Across a network array of hundreds or thousands of cameras this cost can be prohibitive. A large network of IP cameras will usually require the installation of a separate network so traffic doesn’t exceed bandwidth. An installation of just 40 cameras of 1000 Kbps-1 Mbps each will overtax many existing corporate networks. Many high-end analog cameras, though limited in resolution to 704×576 pixels (PAL) or 720 x 480 pixels (NTSC), use image processing, automatic back focus and imager sensitivity to produce images that are superior in quality and clarity to a similarly or higher-priced IP camera.

The cost advantage of analog recording is especially true for users who already have a legacy coaxial or UTP wiring in place and do not need to install a large number of cameras (analog cameras require a lot of wiring, which can be expensive and disruptive in terms of site modifications).

Network traffic exceeds the user’s existing capacity – IP camera recording and viewing will increase network traffic, especially with lots of IP cameras or with or megapixel cameras. If recording will exceed the existing network capacity, a user will need to add the costs of installing an additional network for the video to the operational and equipment costs of pure IP when comparing it to analog and analog-IP hybrid options.

Ability to avoid hardware upgrade expenses – IP cameras tend to rely on the processing power of the CPU. Many analog systems use additional processors to share the video processing with the CPU. But an IP camera stream comes into the network port and requires the CPU to be recorded and viewed. This limits the number of IP cameras that can be added the load the server systems are able to process. These factors depend on bitrate and video encoding format (MJPG, H.264, MPEG). And most IP cameras send large files (MJPEG) to the server to process and store. These files provide a good image but are very large and consume large amounts of storage very quickly. Newer compression formats on the horizon for IP cameras will help address this issue.

Need for minimum latency – Latency is defined as the time it takes for an image captured at a camera source to be presented to a system user. Every camera has latency to a degree, because the data travels from one location to another. It is much greater for IP systems, however, because their signals need to be encoded at the source and then must travel through the network to the decoder in order to be presented to the user. Because analog signals are point-to-point (camera-to-monitor), they don’t have the additional latency caused by network routing and the encoding and the decoding process. Because of this they are typically preferred in industries such as gaming and corrections.

Need for system to suit staff abilities – Many businesses operate without complex or extensive computer systems and do not have a need for the dedicated IT professional(s) required to provide timely and effective response to network emergencies on a system of any size or complexity.

Wider camera variety and choice – There are a large variety of Analog cameras (for instance, mini covert cameras and pan-tilt-zoom cameras in various sizes and shapes) to choose from. With IP cameras, not every vendor has many varieties and not every vendor’s surveillance software supports others’ cameras. In many organizations, physical security staff takes care of the surveillance system administration as well as the overall security plan design and implementation, and there are no existing IT needs that require IT professionals.

Vendor relationships and support – Vendor relationships have the power to greatly enhance or greatly damage the user experience and dissolve the integrator’s margin. Integrators and users at installations that already have analog cameras have an existing relationship with the manufacturer, so support and trust in the product are already in place. If the camera or DVR manufacturer with whom a relationship exists doesn’t have/support IP cameras, a new relationship of trust and access to support must to be developed.

Indications for choosing a hybrid IP/analog system

(A hybrid system will provide many of the advantages of the pure systems on a per-camera basis. The following are true only of hybrid systems.)

Ability to add IP camera recording to existing investments in analog – Where there is existing analog infrastructure, the hybrid approach allows the user to avoid expensive replacement of their existing analog cameras and wiring. Instead, the user can add IP cameras to their surveillance resources and record from both analog and IP cameras in the same DVR.

The right camera for the each site – Hybrid recording allows the user to choose analog cameras or IP cameras according to the recording requirements and conditions of each camera site. A site requiring the lowest possible latency will call for an analog camera, whereas a site using facial recognition or other data-hungry analytics will need an P camera source.

Minimal retraining expenses – Surveillance operators familiar with an existing analog-system user interface will be able to manage new IP cameras without disruptive and expensive retraining. Using hybrid DVR/NVR recording allows integration of IP cameras with little change to the end user’s normal routine.

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Choosing between analog and digital system is a complicated task, whether the system is being designed for monitoring a business activity or for home surveillance. If some one already has multiple analog CCTV cameras installed, updating the system by replacing each existing analog camera with a digital CCTV camera costs a considerable amount and time. Some leading companies of surveillance system market like Avermedia.com have introduced Analog DVRs that enable such users of analog CCTV system to have the advantage of digital surveillance system at a fractional cost. Analog Avermedia DVRs prevent the need for immediately replacement of analog CCTV cameras thus saving huge. With the help of Analog Avermedia DVRs, surveillance system designers or operators may incorporate new IP cameras in to the existing analog system, eliminating all the limitations thus making the existing system as efficient as the advanced one.

The selection of right Analog Avermedia DVR depends upon the system owner requirements, configuration, purpose and budget. Though there are many options but Analog Avermedia DVRs have become the first choice of the surveillance system designers through out the world.

EB5208DVD Analog DVR: EB5208DVD Analog Avermedia DVR is considered among the best options while designing the surveillance system for gas stations and convenience stores. It includes shield (30×20/ 30×24 blocks) and Motion Detection mask for independent control of recording areas. It has 8 ch video – Audio inputs for Real-Time recording. This facilitates the users to view the live video on mobile phones also. iSync mode of this Avermedia DVR allows the users to enjoy playback and live video on the same screen simultaneously.

EB5416DVD Pro Analog DVR:   EB5416DVD Pro Analog Avermedia DVR is considered among the best options available for the mid-sized educational campuses or businesses houses. It has 16 channels video/ audio input for ‘Real-Time’ recording. Jog shuttle at the front panel makes the entire operation very convenient. It is compatible with many mobile phones also; this feature gives the users freedom to move anywhere and to enjoy the live or playback recording anytime as per their wish. iSync mode, Motion Detection mask, Hot-key for speedy access etc are the other unique features of this Avermedia DVR that makes this ultimate choice of the surveillance system designers using 16 channel recording configuration.

EB1304MOB Analog DVR: EB1304MOB Analog Avermedia DVR is an ideal choice for transportation applications like school buses and ambulances because its iStable software and rubber insulated mounting brackets handle the jerks of mobile units without letting them to disturb the image quality. It has 4 channels video plus 1 channel optional audio input. Peak voltage protection, over heat protection and 7 segment LED lights to give a quick snapshot of system operation are other unique features that are sufficient to make it a favorite of surveillance system designers and owners.

So, when you come at Avermedia dvr for the solutions to cater your need of Analog DVR, you find a wide range to select the best as per your parameters without compromising with your requirements or purpose. The money you invest for buying analog Avermedia DVR is complete safe because every product comes with reliable after sales support and guarantee that you get at your end through its experienced and reputed channel partners like