When you make the choice to set up a security system for your home or business, surveillance cameras are an essential part of the equation. Having a reliable camera set up will not only see any trespassers in the act it will also record their actions; they may also act as an effective deterrent. The two main types of cameras used in the security industry today are Analog Systems and Mega-Pixel (IP) camera) systems. Analog and IP cameras store the video in a very different way.
The most fundamental difference is what the camera does with the video it is “seeing”. An analog camera takes that video and then converts it into a format that can be understood by a television or VCR or DVR. IP cameras on the other hand, take that video, digitize it, and then send it out via a network, to computers, smart phones, web browsers, and video servers. The benefit of being on a network, is that now we can vastly extend the range these cameras can broadcast to.
Low-definition analog camera systems and DVRs are beginning to reach their end of life. This is largely because of competitively priced, HD -definition IP cameras and NVRs. IP cameras provide better resolution, expanded surveillance environments, and highly detailed images. And after all, doesn’t everything look better in HD — including your video surveillance security files?