Thursday, June 21, 2012

The Greatest Myths About Protection

By Jerry Mazariegos


It's impossible to overstate the importance of being secure. Your home or business is the result of years of hard work and investment. If something were to happen to your investments, you would be very unhappy.

If you're one of the growing number of people looking to protect your home or business, you have many options. If you're on a budget, a simple sign announcing the presence of cameras can be used as a deterrent. This may surprise you, but a sign can oftentimes scare criminals more than the actual cameras. Another option for people interested in improving security is to hire a team of guards to police the area every day. This would be expensive and unnecessary for most people.

Many people turn to a closed circuit television system to improve their overall security. When you use a camera, you know it's going to be there for you, giving you an honest, transparent account of what is happening. A good camera system will provide peace of mind, and it will also dramatically reduce the likelihood of a robbery.

A CCTV system means that even when no one is at your property, you can still monitor what is going on. Every CCTV system is different, so you may only need one camera, or you may need several. Although it is possible to have a system where everything can be monitored but not recorded, this is not ideal. By recording everything, you'll be able to show everyone what happened in the event of a robbery.

The camera will transmit the images that it captures to a monitor. If you're looking for a CCTV system, know that some of them have monitors included as part of the package. While dedicated monitors work for some people, others prefer to use a CCTV system that include a DVR card. A DVR card is installed in a computer; it allows you to use your PC as a monitor. With a DVR card, you won't need a dedicated monitor or DVR box.

If you decide to purchase a DVR card for your PC, there are a few features that you should look for. The first thing that you should look for is frames per second. As its name implies, the FPS measures how many images the camera captures in one second of time. You want a smooth video, so you want a high FPS rate. A low frames per second rate can be choppy, and the camera may even miss critical details. As a general rule of thumb, anything below thirty FPS is unacceptable.

Another thing to think about is the size of the files that a DVR card produces. A clear image usually requires a large file size, and you'll want a DVR card with a clear image.




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