Choosing A Motion Sensor CCTV System

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Questions to Consider When Choosing A Motion Sensor CCTV System

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Security systems for homes and businesses come in many styles and perform multiple tasks. One of the most popular security cameras on the market today are motion sensor cameras. The reasons for the popularity are myriad and we offer five for your consideration:

1. Motion sensor cameras mean you are only recording when the need arises. Rather than having the cameras running and recording 24/7/365, which can be costly, take up a lot of storage space, and mean a lot of man hours to watch the footage, a motion sensor CCTV camera will only record when there is motion in the area in which the camera is placed. Your recording device will capture specific movement and incidents rather than hours of footage where nothing is happening.
2. Ask whether the system will send alerts when the motion sensors have been activated and the camera is recording. If you have a surveillance camera that detects motion there is a chance that criminal activity could be in motion; if that’s the case a notification to you allows you to alert law enforcement personnel. If you have a motion sensor camera in your home and it goes off when the house is supposed to be empty, receiving an alert to your smart phone could help you stay safe and not inadvertently blunder into a crime in the making in your home. Being able to watch the event in real time allows you to make a decision on what action needs to be taken. Keep in mind that in some instances motion sensors could be tripped by purely innocent means.
3. Do you need to monitor a particular area or more than one area? Installing several motion activated CCTV cameras allows you to monitor a specific zone. What does this mean? That a single camera picking up motion can trigger activity to the other cameras that will detect and track the movement throughout the zone you’ve specified.
4. Advanced CCTV motion sensor cameras have the ability to store pre-configured viewing ranges. This means that if motion is detected within the range you’ve configured the camera will swing into action.
5. Plan to install more than one surveillance camera. Take the time to determine how many cameras you need, at which entrances of your home or store, whether you need to monitor a garage or alley location or high traffic areas within a business. Once you decide how many you need you will also need to look into the software and hardware needs for the cameras and whether you will have them recording streaming images.

Once you’ve researched the specifications for the CCTV cameras for your location, you will need to decide whether to go with a wireless or a wired system. Wireless CCTV cameras are easier to install than the wired styles.

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