Before you begin looking at security cameras and video surveillance systems, you will need to decide what you’re trying to monitor. Write down the areas you will need to monitor. If it’s only one or a few small rooms indoor, you will need an entirely different camera system than if you need to monitor larger outdoor spaces.
The first question you need to answer is How large is the space you need to cover? Larger spaces might need zoomable mobile cameras with HD capability.
Second, Do your cameras need to be hidden or not? If you’re catching a known thief in the act, you don’t want your cameras to be obvious. On the other hand, if you’re using a camera system as theft deterrent for your business, these cameras work best when they are visible.
Question # 3 is How many cameras will you need? If you’re monitoring a large area, then you might benefit from drawing up a blueprint as well as highlighting camera views. To monitor several areas at a time, you may need a full security camera system rather than just a single camera.
Security cameras have a big range of basic features. Whether the camera has local tapes, a wireless connection or a wired connection to a computer, it will need to store video in some fashion, so this a feature that needs to be considered. Also, cheaper security cameras may only have black and white video, while color video and high definition come at a premium. Another thing to keep in mind is that outdoor security cameras need to be weatherproof, while dome cameras have more anti-vandalism protection.
The more advanced the features are in your camera, the more expensive it will be. You can easily spend a lot of money on a security system that can watch both indoor and outdoor locations of a large warehouse or business in all weather and light conditions. The important thing is determining which are the features you don’t need.
First, although the advanced range of motion available in a PTZ camera is useful, it does however require manual operation and therefore someone who is assigned to monitor the camera feed. Another thing to consider is that most cameras will take simple video in daylight, but you can optionally pay for night vision. You may also want to consider web access and motion detection capabilities.
Basic cameras are fixed in position. Some mid-range cameras can pan automatically. PTZ cameras can pan, tilt and zoom for much better coverage
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