Choosing the security cameras for your CCTV system is very important decision for all businesses. Nowadays there are huge range of cameras and equipment available in the market, and each CCTV cameras has varying benefits for the business. So that making right choice is more important now.
You can find some tips below:
1- Consider how your security cameras will be placed.
Will they be indoor or outdoor? What type of mounting required i.e pole, wall, ceiling, corner etc. Choose right housing and mounting accessories.
2- Review the camera area.
How big the area to be monitored? How cameras will cover the area? What will be the distance from the camera to the subject/scene?
3- Which quality recordings will be?
1.3MP, 5MP, HDTV 72 0p or 1080p. what is necessary and useful for your project?
4- Will it be one time project or will you add more cameras in the future?
It is also very important to have an answer to this question. If yes, you will need to have more recent models which will not be end of life. Also you will require the CCTV system expandable.
5- Will you need VMS analytics?
VMS anaytics can alert about suspicious activities. Motion detection and other intelligent algorithms provide useful actionable information.
6- How long the records will be stored?
It is better to plan retention and storage capacity correctly. Following are main factors for determining the storage capacity:
- How many days you will keep the recorded videos? Two weeks, two months or two years? This will increase the required capacity.
- Which resolution will you use? High resolution video requires more spaces then medium or low resolution videos. Decision will affect the cost and complexity.
- How will the content be recorded? Will it be continuous recording or will have different recording scenarios? Or will motion detection be used?
Answers of all of these factors helps us to determine the storage capacity and the cost.