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CCTV Cameras

Why install CCTV

Listed below are just a few reasons why we install CCTV:

• Threatening and abusive behaviour
• Violence and assault
• Racial attacks
• Disorder and alcohol related incidents
• Business and retail damage
• Drug misuse
• Vehicle crime
• Fly-tipping
• Damage to property (Graffiti)
• Loss prevention
• Theft
• Health and safety monitoring
• Lower insurance premiums

Benefits of CCTV

CCTV security system technology and CCTV equipment can be used in both internal and external environments to watch over and protect people, property, vehicles and valuables.

The list below describes what a typical "CCTV System" would consist of. There are brief explanations of the features to consider when buying CCTV security or surveillance products.

CCTV Features

Digital Video Recorders (DVR) are replacing the conventional video recorder or (VCR). The DVR offers far greater recording times, better quality video and a range of powerful features, such as instant search and backup, audio recording, remote access via computers or mobile devices and real time recording.

CCTV Cameras - CCTV cameras send video images to the recording unit. Having the right selection of security camera and lens is vital if your CCTV system is going to provide you with images of quality. Century Electronic Security supply and install a wide range of cameras to suit all budgets and all applications. These include:

• Internal
• External
• Day/night, colour, monochrome, infra red
• ANPR/VNPR (Vehicle number plate recognition)
• PTZ (Pan tilt Zoom)
• Dome cameras
• Vandal resistant

Monitors - Monitors allow you to view images both live and recorded. There are three types of CCTV monitor:

• Conventional (this is the most cost effective great viewing quality).
• Flat panel (This is the most popular type of monitor at the moment with added bonus of saving space).
• Plasma (this generally is used for larger installations with larger budgets, great viewing quality).

CCTV Options - Many accessories can be added to your system to ensure you and your premises are protected adequately:

• Towers and posts (used to mount cameras and detection for ultimate device location).
• Infra red Lighting (providing flood and spot lighting where lighting conditions are to low for the camera and lens to work on its own).
• Lighting controllers and flood lamps (security lighting is a great way of both improving your cctv pictures and making intruders aware your premises are secure).
• Movement detectors (movement detectors are used to either trigger lights to activate or a camera preset to move into position even activate a remote monitoring device).

CCTV Remote Monitoring

CCTV remote monitoring capability can be utilized to track activities in the areas such as:

• Finance and Banking
• Parking areas
• Educational Institutions
• Storage facilities and warehouses
• Construction sites
• Gas stations
• Commercial buildings
• Hospitals
• Marinas
• Shopping complexes
• Manufacturing plants
• Transporting companies

Services include:

• CCTV remote monitoring and recording - 24hrs a day 365 days a year
• Playback of remote video and audio
• Emergency response
• Intelligent Monitoring - camera is zoomed in on interesting events that enable concerned authorities to review more meaningful archived video data

Remote CCTV surveillance:

Whether CCTV is installed covertly or openly, modern digital communication technology enables CMS (Central monitoring stations) to monitor the situation anywhere in the world. Using telemetry, control can be maintained over cameras, lights, gates and indeed any building management function. CCTV monitoring falls into two categories, reactive or proactive and both require a different level of service.

Reactive CCTV monitoring involves alarm detection on site, which initiates a picture transmission to the monitoring centre. Depending on the requirements and the situation, the alarm is dispatched to a response agency.

Proactive monitoring is real time, for example: city centre or high street locations. In this instance, the operator is constantly reviewing the location and informing security or the emergency services to dangerous situations.

In both types of monitoring there is recorded evidence of what was seen and often this is used to assist the police in their enquiries. Historical evidence is used to supplement non related incidents, enabling the police to build a case.

CCTV in the public sector is governed by the Data Protection Act and the Human Rights Act. It is there to protect the interests of the public not to spy on them.

CCTV is also used to supplement burglar alarm systems to provide confirmation that there is someone on site and that the alarm received is not false.