10 Important Features Of A Security Camera System

1- Wiring. One may say” the wireless cameras are easy to install and hide; besides, it shows more privacy and secrecy than wired cameras. That is true, it is difficult to route the required wires but you can choose a camera with as much as possible less wires. Still, wireless cameras transmit their pictures through radio signals which may get across, or get affected by high voltage power line. They can also be easily hackered, thus they are recommended for a short-term use. One more drawback of wireless camera is its needs for a power supplier. However, wired cameras transmit their video signals through wires which guarantee a stable vision of the video.

2- Web access, IP cameras with comparison to analog cameras have the priority in usage ,that is, because of the existence of built in IP, Internet Protocol, you can receive and send your data via computer network, besides, you can access your camera system through any network, all what you need is to have the IP address of your camera. Indeed, its high resolution provides you with high-quality images.

3- Display Resolution: the number of pixels on the horizontal axis and the number on the vertical axis. Which reflex the quality of an image. In general, the more high resolution your camera has, the better and the higher quality the image will be.

4- Styles; VP of sales and marketing at HomeLogic, Joe Lautner, says that “Sometimes a camera that’s easy to see is an effective deterrent”, that is, the style of the security camera depends on your purpose of using it. They can be either noticeable or unnoticed. It is important to mention that there is a kind of noticeable security cameras called “fake security cameras” which are used only for decoration, that is, if any damage happens it does not capture it as the usual security camera does.

5- Adjustable; it is more preferable to use an adjustable cameras than to use the fixed ones mainly because of two reasons. First, using an adjustable camera provides you with a wider space that can be observed and the capability to zoom into specific place. Second, changeable lens gives you the ability to see more facial features for further areas which can reach 35 feet and further more.

6- Picture quality: for this kind of cameras using IP cameras is more preferable than using analog because of the IP camera’s capability to connect over the web and its capability to transmit its signals through internet.

7- Rain resistance; Some cameras are used for outside applications where it is preferable to pick a camera equipped with infrared led, to work in the night, with the capability to work in low-light environment and to look for a waterproof camera to work under the rain.

8- Recording: is the process of capturing images and saving videos to a storage medium.

9- Provisions for Surveillance mod: This feature is very important where it helps you capture images with high quality with incredibly small file sizes.

10- Low-Light Viewing; the low light of camer’a lux rating or the use of cameras with built in infrared illuminators is highly recommended.

By: Basmah Alshalhoub

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