February 2011 - Page 4 of 5

Over recent months, we have thoroughly enjoyed detailing our thoughts and reviews on all the great (and not so great!) aspects of our industry!

So, we have decided to change the format a little with our blogs – a little bit of something for everyone!

We will still have our regular reviews and news mainly from our own Blogadmin, and also the opinions and musings of Tom, but we are pleased to announce the arrival of another blogger to our site – well, we would like to announce it but he/she won’t let us!

You see, imagine a Banksy or Stig of the blog world – all we know is that this blogger wants to drop in titbits of inside news or gossip, maybe the odd contentious comment or thread to bring a little extra spice to our site! And, if you disagree, then make sure you drop a comment back!!!!

CCTVinsider (their choice not ours, in fact we even had to give them log in rights to choose the password!) has requested that they may appear now and again – so make sure to subscribe for regular blog updates. We are assured that he/she is a leading authority within the CCTV industry.

And…don’t forget the comments and retweets – they mean a lot to us!

ACTI IP camera

ACTI and Brickcom have both recently become prominent within the UK CCTV market place with plenty to offer they are beginning to make quite an impact. We have reviewed the technical spec of both cameras and suggest that a visit to their websites is well worth a look.

ACTI IP camera

Brickcom IP camera

Brickcom IP camera So both these IP cameras worth having a look to see how the quality and price compare.

CCTV Blogs from the integrated CCTV team.……. Well its been a good year for innovation and advancement in the world of CCTV and here at Integrated CCTV we have been lucky enough to be able to tell you all about it. From advanced analytics to Thermal CCTV cameras we have covered it all here.

So for those who have missed some of our best CCTV blogs of 2010-2011 then here are some of the CCTV reviews for you to look back on.

Thermal CCTV is going to get big here……………..we review why and who the main players are in the thermal market

Thermal CCTV…..click here for more info

The iPhone has single handed changed the way we can view CCTV images remotely but what has been remarkable is how sales have increased purely down to…… The iPhone factor

iPhone is selling CCTV …see how

Dahua iPhone Getting some of the top companies to talk with us was important last year and they don’t come much bigger than Avigilon. Rick Ramsey granted us an interview and gave us some great facts about how he saw the future of HD cameras, IP cameras, Megapixel IP cameras and CCTV in general.

Avigilon CCTV blog

Metal MIC V the Predator…….Nothing better than a clash between two great rivals and the 360 vision technology Predator and the Bosch MIC are two excellent cameras. But how do the compare? We carried out a review of both cameras in our epic CCTV blog Metal Mickey V Predator.

Bosch V 360 vision.

And its great rival…but which came out on top?

It has also proved a difficult year for the CCTV industry and we were able to blog about why the CCTV industry is being squeezed at the moment. Some interesting points in this blog, but what do you think have things changed so greatly and will the the CCTV industry fight back to recovery?

CCTV gets Squeezed from all angles….but see why……..

CCTV industry

2010 was the year we saw Panasonic launch its iPro range and one of the big success stories was the WJ-NV200 NVR recorder. Since its launch the fantastic features it has built in has seen it shoot to the top of its class…….take a look and see what you think.

Panasonic WJ-NV200

So just a few of the CCTV blogs from our site from last year. Use the search bar to look for other products not listed here or feel to contact us if you would like to find out more………….

VideoIQ have come up with a fantastic solution to recording IP video.The iCVR camera together with some cutting edge encoders are able to record event generated video on the edge of the network eliminating the need for third party DVR, NVR or VMS software.

By using advanced analytics the iCVR HD camera produce and record HD images without the need to use the network, meaning bandwidth use is reduced to the absolute minimum. With the need for a central storage solution eliminated and advanced analytics that are able to learn events and increase accuracy over time, the iCVR is very simple to install and easy to use. It would seem that edge device recording is without question the way forward and Video IQ are well ahead of their competitors. Check out the iCVR camera and on board recording solutions on the Video IQ website….well worth a look.

IP camera systems have long been the preferred upgrade path for the CCTV industry as whole. This is however a little behind schedule as far as we see it and mainly due to the reluctance of end users to waste the investment they have already ploughed into their analogue CCTV solutions. This is where the use of Hybrid CCTV solutions can gently push the industry into the area where they really want to go. IP camera systems have been around since around 1996.

Bandwidth and network capability have always been the factor that has slowed the move to IPCCTV however recent advancements in broadband speeds and network performance means that all possibilities are now very much in the frame. Security equipment manufacturers are however pushing harder for their kit to be totally all IP based .This is also backed by IMS research figures that predict a spending of 2.6 billion US dollars on ip video systems by the end of last year. Other limitations on the growth of IP camera solutions has been the global recession and an apathy towards IP CCTV training from entrenched CCTV installers. This will of course change as the price of IP video systems fall and the benefits become ever clearer. In the meantime however as we mentioned earlier Hybrid solutions will help ease us all into the IP surveillance way of thinking.

ip cameras

Why though has the transition to IP camera solutions and Video management systems been so slow? Well cheap imports have meant that many end users have decided to make do for the time being. With money tight in the UK spending on security has gone into reverse something that none of the IP camera manufacturers could have predicted when they planned their upgrade paths some 5 years ago. All is not lost though.The pure quality and flexibility that can be produced by HD cameras and now megapixel IP cameras mean that at some stage the tipping point will be reached. IP camera systems will become cheaper and the natural progression to IP camera systems will start to snowball.

Integrated CCTV

News, reviews and noise on security related issues.

Monthly Archives: February 2011

CCTV News and reviews from ” the CCTV insider”

ACTI V brickcom IP cameras

CCTV BLOGS from the last year.

Video IQ iCVR IP camera

IP camera systems.Time to upgrade from analogue

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