CCTV Systems Advice

The first CCTV systems were used in public areas and were crude, noticeably low definition black and white systems with very limited ability. Other camera systems were used for the sole purpose of security in high priority places such as government buildings, Banks and Casinos. These security camera systems were very basic and costly, and often produced less than beneficial evidence. Modern security systems and video surveillance cameras have generally improved to such an extent that the systems are used for almost everything imaginable; including but not limited to Robotics, Traffic Control, Marketing, Industrial Equipment, Production Line Monitoring Medical Imagery and much, much more.

Nowadays highly sophisticated CCTV systems are used in large shops, Train stations, town centres and other places where large numbers of people gather. They are designed to identify criminal activity. In other high risk locations such as university campuses, portable and fixed systems are used to deter loss or damage to property, capturing any such criminal activity on video for use as evidence. Amazingly the UK has more CCTV systems per person than anywhere else in the world.

Home video surveillance is now big business and the number of systems available is numerous, so customers shopping for complete CCTV Systems and recording equipment should seek professional advice.