Installing a surveillance system isn’t as easy as purchasing a handbag from Lazada. It’s way more complicated and complex than it seems. There is a lot of things that needed to be considered like the type of camera, coverage, purpose, budget, and many more, which will become a serious factor.
In a surveillance system, there is a security camera, door access control, and security alarm system on average. Each of them has a different type, which can be only used for a specific reason.
So here we will learn the basic things in the surveillance system. Because without having a basic amount of knowledge in the surveillance system will lead to confusion and disappointment.
1. Type of CCTV Camera
Installing a CCTV camera is the primary thing that should be done. Why? CCTV camera for the resident is really crucial.
There are a number of CCTV cameras that available, such as, Dome CCTV Camera, Bullet CCTV Camera, PTZ Pan Tilt & Zoom Cameras, Day/Night CCTV Cameras, Network/IP CCTV Cameras, Wireless CCTV Cameras, and High Definition (HD) CCTV Cameras.
Let’s go one by one to understand the basic difference between these cameras.
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Dome CCTV Camera
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A dome camera is a combination of camera, lens, and ceiling mount packaged in a discreet dome shape. The shape makes it hard to find out which side is the camera pointing at.
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Bullet CCTV Camera
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A bullet camera is a type of video surveillance camera with the shape of a rifle bullet. This camera specialized feature to record in distanced viewing.
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PTZ Pan Tilt & Zoom Cameras
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A pan–tilt–zoom camera (PTZ camera) is a camera that has the capacity of remote directional and zoom control. This means the camera can focus on the area of interest.
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Day/Night CCTV Cameras
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As simply mention in the name, the day/night CCTV camera can work during the day and night without any trouble.
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Network/IP CCTV Cameras
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Network / IP CCTV cameras transmit a digital signal using Internet Protocol over a network. It is the most common type of CCTV camera used by the resident. Because it has numbers of advantage that other CCTV camera doesn’t have.
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Wireless CCTV Cameras
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Wireless transmitter transfer video through radio transmission (RF). It’s easy to install whereby you can DIY because it doesn’t have any bulky amount of wire to be sorted out.
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HD CVI Cameras
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HDCVI (High Definition Composite Video Interface) has 4k resolution, fish eye wide-angle camera, strengthens the existing coaxial system, and has the latest technologies.
2. Number CCTV & Coverage
How many CCTV cameras should you install in your resident? For an average house, 10 CCTV cameras are the perfect number it can cover all the blind spots.
But you may wonder more the merrier right? Actually no, installing too many CCTV cameras will end up in creating unwanted attention from bulgar for your resident.
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Installing less than 10 isn’t a bad idea as well. As long the CCTV camera covers all the blind spots then you are good to go. Placing the CCTV is the crucial part, make sure to cover the front door, back door, and any possible entrance of a burglary.
If possible look for the pattern in the past burglary in your neighborhood. There might be something you can learn from others’ mistakes.
3. Cost of Alarm System
There are actually 2 types of alarm systems; wired alarm and wireless alarm. The wired alarm means utilize a network of wires throughout the house to connect to the main control panel which is connected to the outside world using your landline.
Meanwhile, the wireless alarm means hidden sensors that connect to the main control panel using radio waves. The control panel sends signals out of the house using a mobile phone network.
The initial cost of purchasing the wireless alarm is expensive compared to a wired alarm. But this balance out because the wireless alarm is easy to be installed but for the wired alarm you will need a professional to install.
The alarm system is not expensive to run but it does have its own maintenance cost. Like the wireless alarm needs its battery to be changed every 2 years on average.
And the backup battery for both wireless alarm and wired alarm needed to be changed every 5 years. Even though during the start it may seem like a wireless alarm is cheap but it has a lot of hidden costs which might bring surprise to you.
4. Alarm System Reliability
Since the wireless alarm depends on radio waves it has a high chance of risk to be hacked. There is even a study conducted by Wired magazine in 2014.
During the study, they used high technology and illegal method to test out to get the best and accurate result. Due to the mobile network a radio signal, wireless alarm faced some interference.
Not only was he able to intercept unencrypted signals, but he also able to discover the stored password on the devices. Despite the possibility, there are just a few amounts of chances of being hacked. Not everyone can get hold of high-tech gadgets which is illegal to be used.
The wired alarm is considered to be the most authentic. It doesn’t face any interference because the signals are carried by the wire not the radio wave.
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So now it’s your turn to pick which CCTV camera that you prefer. And do you prefer a wired or wireless alarm? While busy balancing work and family it is fair to say just meet a professional to advise you.
They have more knowledge about it to explain to you and also have enough experience to give recommendations. It is really important to have a surveillance system installed at your resident to create a safe environment for you and your family.
Over the years, we have embarked to be the best provider of security and surveillance systems for many homeowners and retailers here in Malaysia. All businesses, regardless of size, warrant our full attention and service. We know our clients definitely need to pay extra attention to such intricate security details at their workplace.
We are one of the leading home security providers in Johor Bahru, Malaysia empowers us to have the experience and true understanding of how security, particularly remote surveillance and access control security, is of uttermost value to any business.
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