| days home security and DIY CCTV is a huge industry. | | | | Do I need infrared? |
| Home and small business owners are discovering the | | | | If you want to see clearly in black and white at night |
| advantages and piece of mind that CCTV can bring. | | | | then yes you should opt for a camera that has |
| Constant leaps in technology means affordable home | | | | infrared. Without it your cameras will only be good for |
| security is now available to everyone. | | | | daylight use. |
| Statistics have shown large reductions in the amount | | | | CAT5 cables or Coaxial? |
| of crime being committed where cameras have been | | | | You can run the traditional Coaxial cable to power and |
| installed. An article in 'New Scientist' magazine showed | | | | process the signal to the cameras throughout your |
| that simply installing a home security CCTV system | | | | home security CCTV setup. |
| can reduce crime by over 95%. | | | | However due to transformers that are required to |
| Customers inform us that they are having similar | | | | power each camera unit, we always recommend the |
| results in all types of business; you will begin to | | | | CAT5 route with some clever little converters that do |
| appreciate why CCTV is seen by many as the best | | | | away with all the power supply hassles! |
| system for deterrent and detection. | | | | Indoor cameras or outdoors? |
| Crooks are simply less likely to attack a property with | | | | Outside gets a little more expensive but the small |
| some sort of security deterrent, especially a security | | | | additional costs are worth covering your external entry |
| camera. | | | | points to the premises. The deterrent factor alone is a |
| Welcome to our site where we try to cut out the | | | | worthwhile bonus from installing external cameras. |
| needless technical talk and let you in on the simple | | | | What DVR? |
| facts, top tips and relevant choices that you will have | | | | This is basically the unit that records all the footage |
| to make when selecting the correct home security | | | | from the cameras that you can view at any time. |
| CCTV solution that is best for you. | | | | How much do you need to record? 30 days non |
| Here you will learn the best configuration for your | | | | stop? Less or more you need to decide to make your |
| home security CCTV environment and we will explain | | | | choice capacity wise on what size of Hard Drive you |
| it in half the time it takes the competition too! | | | | will need to buy to run in the DVR. |
| This really is great, free, quick and easy advice which | | | | Constant recording or motion detection? |
| you wont find anywhere else without having to spend | | | | Do you want to see everything the cameras see |
| a chunk of money! | | | | throughout the day and night or would you prefer them |
| So lets get started! | | | | to be set on motion detection so they record only |
| IP or traditional cameras? | | | | what moves past them. Motion detection allows for |
| The IP home security CCTV market is developing | | | | greatly increased recording capacity on the DVR. |
| rapidly but is an extremely costly route. For the home | | | | For example if the your front door camera was set up |
| market the traditional cameras are perfect with an | | | | correctly with the motion detection setting, you would |
| unlimited life span and much easier on the bank | | | | only see who had come to your front door throughout |
| balance! | | | | the day with out having to manually wind the DVR |
| Wired or Wireless? | | | | forward. |
| Are you able to run wires around your premises for | | | | How do I backup my Footage? |
| your home security CCTV setup or does it need to be | | | | The recordings can just tape over the old footage |
| wireless? Remember even if it is wireless, you will still | | | | after 30 days or so or you may want to back them |
| need power for the camera from a local power | | | | up to CD, network PC or USB. These choices will all |
| supply. | | | | affect the budget for your home security CCTV |
| Also there are possible interference problems when | | | | system. |
| going down the wireless route. | | | | |