There are so many CCTV cameras available that it can be hard to know which is best for you. Whether it's your home or business you're looking to protect, a CCTV camera is an essential investment. That investment, however, needs to be in the right type of system.
As a homeowner, it's very important to ensure you don't become complacent about the risks posed to you by criminals. This is especially true for those people living in a big city such as Birmingham. The truth of the matter is that Birmingham has a higher crime rate than many other parts of the UK - every district in Birmingham had a minimum of 50 crimes reported in July of last year, so it's never been more important to practise vigilance. Not all of these crimes are specific to homeowners of course, but in this article, we'll go into the crimes committed on private property in Birmingham and what can be done to protect yourself against these.
CCTV is a major part of our lives, no matter where you live or work. However, when we think about closed-circuit television cameras, we tend to think about them in specific situations. We might think of CCTV in shops or at our own properties, to protect goods and of course what is ours, too. But ...
Updated 3rd January 2018 We can estimate that there will be 100,000 CCTV cameras in Birmingham in the year 2020. Taking the British Security Industry Authority (BSIA) figures that say there is 1 camera for each 14 of the population, and given the increase in population, the number of CCTV cameras will likely hit 100,000 ...
In this modern world, Closed-Circuit Television has become ubiquitous to our daily lives. They are an essential aspect for any security system, playing a role in almost every industry as a crime prevention tool or simply as a useful piece of surveillance equipment in order to ensure the smooth running of your business. If you ...
Are you looking at buying a new CCTV system for your home? Maybe you have just bought a new one for your home? Are you tempted on installing you home CCTV system yourself? Have a read of these before you choose to do your own home CCTV installation: Expert Installation CCTV systems may seem straightforward ...
When looking into installing a CCTV system, one of the most common questions is whether planning permission is needed for CCTV cameras from both domestic and commercial customers. Generally in the UK, you do not need planning permission to place a CCTV camera in or on any part of your property, whether a domestic house ...
CCTV is exempt from the data protection act unless capturing footage of individuals outside the property. If camera covers beyond property boundaries it is no longer exempt. This doesn’t mean you are breaching the DPA but you might need to take steps to comply with it. If you decide to use CCTV you should:- Consider ...
A question we get asked a lot is How to view CCTV on an iPhone? This is a very easy process, as long as your DVR recorder box (the part of your CCTV system that records footage) is modern and accepts such a process. Older tape systems, or even DVR recorders that are more than say ...
Connecting your CCTV to an iPhone is a fairly simple process as long as you have a compatible recorder (DVR) box. We provide a service for setting up CCTV to iPhone over the phone: just call 0800 211 8310 – please note this is a chargeable service. To connect your CCTV system to the internet you need ...
A CCTV remote monitoring centre is a control room which houses specially trained operators able to react immediately to any incident presented to them. CCTV images that are displayed to them on a bank of screens, which provide complete coverage of the site which is under surveillance. The operators have complete control over the system ...
One of the main benefits of remote CCTV monitoring is that it makes it possible to be proactive in preventing crime rather than having to react after an event has taken place. If you can stop criminals before they have had a chance to carry out their attacks on your property – this reduces your ...
There are industry standards in operation that affect the design, installation, operation and maintenance of integrated security management systems. With particular reference to remote control CCTV systems is the British Standard BS8418 Code of Practice for the Installation and remote monitoring of detector activated CCTV systems, which sets out to raise the standard of installation ...
One of the best ways of providing security 24 hours a day, seven days a week, is by means of a professionally managed CCTV remote monitoring service. It brings a wealth of benefits, both logistically and financially. So how does CCTV remote monitoring work? Digital cameras are set up at strategic locations around your building ...
You have to be certain that what you spend on security is cost-effective, and that is where a remote CCTV monitoring system comes into its own. If your company is still using traditional manned security guards and mobile patrols you will find that you can actually save money by switching to the remote monitoring system. ...
