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Home Watch

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Domestic IP cameras.

Being able to watch over your home using CCTV has long been a priority for most of us, but the high cost of a security system has always meant that financially it is beyond most of us.

Watch your house from work.

Times however are changing with advent of  integrated CCTV into our own home network, we will soon be able to view our property via the Internet. This has of course been possible for many years now but at a premium price. IP CCTV cameras mean that we do not have the intense labour and cabling needed to install such a system. In addition the IP cameras are becoming cheaper by the day, soon they will be affordable to many rather than the few.

How does it work?

IP cameras are essentially an extension to your normal network. They just plug into a network point and can even be powered from this network point using power over Ethernet so there is no need to supply a mains socket adjacent to the camera position.

Remote viewing.

Once the cameras are set up and correctly positioned they can be recorded through an FTP server and accessed remotely via the Internet using a simple web browser. So at any point in time you will be able to view your home from anywhere in the world.

Does it work?

There have been several recorded cases where people have viewed  intruders breaking into their houses and been able to call the authorities to get them arrested. But more importantly you are able to give a deterrent factor to the property so making an intrusion less likely and more importantly it will give the home owner peace of mind.

Who will install it?

Lots of debate about this point. Many think that current CCTV installers will step up to the mark and modify their current working practices to move them into the IP market place. Some think IP integrators will take over this sort of business , however who is to say that CCTV could actually become quite a large DIY market in the future as people with an understanding of networks and computers decide to start protecting there own homes.

Would you do it?

Given the above information we would be very interested to know here at integrated cctv.co.uk if anyone out there feels that they would attempt to have a go at installing there own domestic IP camera system?


New fixed HD IP camera from Sony

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Sony

Sony has launched a brand new IP camera to its HD range – the SNC-CH240  the unit is a Full HD Fixed camera. Germany was the country of choice for this spectacular launch.

Sony has already worked very hard this year and remarkably has been able to bring 4  new HD cameras into the market place  in 2009, the new camera completes Sony’s HD camera range.

Choice

The choice now includes a full line up of HD cameras ranging from fixed, mini dome and PTZ cameras, suitable for both internal and external use.

With the advent of more demand for IP cameras HD has been a natural progression and now with 5 Sony cameras to choose from the customer has plenty of options.

Customers like the idea of HD and once they can actually see the benefits and fantastic image quality this technology will be taking off in a big way.

Integrated CCTV

CCTV integrators are queuing up to introduce the new Sony HD cameras into their VMS software and it is a natural progression for integrators such as Milestone. It makes sense then that Milestone have used their Xprotect platform for the Sony HD range

Hybrid

Sony is aware that it must also produce Hybrid models because full IP systems are still a way down the line but models include the NSR-1000 series the SNT encoder both products capable of converting analogue video to IP

Image quality

Image quality is what the end result is all about .The Sony HD range has been designed and marketed with this end goal in mind. HD will sell itself once end users see what recording quality the IP camera is capable of. The future is here now.

10 reasons to use an integrated CCTV system

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1. By integrating old analogue cameras and new IP cameras together with a digital recording solutions, you can start to progress towards a full IP security solution but still maintain existing legacy equipment on your site.

2. You can access your cameras from local PCs on your LAN

3. You can access your cameras from a remote location via the Internet.

4. You can record digital images and benefit from all the flexibility that provides.

5. You can have cameras added to the system in places that have previously been impossible using traditional analogue CCTV.

6. You do not need to provide mains power at the camera position, as you can use power over Ethernet instead.

7. IP  cameras can be adjusted through the network , such things as focus and iris settings can be changed without having to get to the camera.

8. IP cameras  often prove cheaper to install because install times are cut because we are able to use the existing network.

9. IP CCTV is future proofed so when the existing analogue cameras that have been integrated together with your new IP cameras begin to fail, they can be replaced with the IP version.

10. As time goes on IP cameras will become cheaper than analogue making on going growth and maintenance more cost efficient.

Staff Watch

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Are your staff safe at work ?

As an employer you have a duty of care to ensure your staff are always safe. This is about to become more simple with the use of networked CCTV using  IP cameras.

Man down alarm

Important changes are happening within the work place that mean loan workers have a right to protection, up until now this involved expensive solutions that made protecting staff difficult and in some cases two people just to do one job was often the only solution.

Monitor Staff

Now however we can use modified legacy CCTV cameras or new IP cameras to to literally constantly watch your staff in lone worker situations. A simple network point in the lone worker area can now be used to connect an IP camera onto a company network to observe a working situation and with specialised intervention from companies such as Sitexorbis using mobile phone technology a solution is now available.

Staff monitoring , How does it work ?

If you have a man down , It’s a double barrelled solution.We can use the camera analytics to monitor both a fall and a motionless person and raise an alarm. We can use two way audio to speak to him if he is conscious and organise an appropriate response. If we are unable to rouse him then obviously an emergency response is required.

Allow the employee to raise the alarm

We also need to give the employee himself the ability to raise an alarm and this can be done by using his mobile phone. By using a  pre-programmed key on his mobile phone keypad he will be patched directly to a central station who can listen in and the co-ordinate a response dependent on what they can hear, ultimately someone will almost certainly be able to use the IP camera to remotely access the pictures from the scene this gives your lone worker a much better chance of survival in the case of an accident.

Summary

Health and safety is always a primary concern for all responsible employers.We can make it easy   to fulfill your responsibilities and in some cases even reduce overall costs by allowing lone working rather than having to put two men on every job.

IP security

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IP security products.


Why are IP cameras the way forward?

Well basically its simple. IP cameras are easier to install, They always have been but until now the cost of these cameras has been somewhat prohibitive.

Although for a long time manufacturers have used the ease of install as a good reason to charge more for their product this excuse is now wearing a little thin. So many IP cameras are now being produced that the cost has been driven down in a ferocious manner. It is common knowledge inside the industry that an IP camera is as cheap to produce now as an analogue camera.

When will more IP cameras be sold than analogue?

Our prediction is about 18 months from now will see the first measurable swing towards IP cameras as the dominant selling security product in the CCTV market place.

What does this mean to the end user.

Well more competition means better IP cameras with more features. HD over the network, something many thought would be impossible not long ago, it could soon become the norm.

IP camera seller

We aim to become the largest seller of IP security products on the Internet. We aim to offer the best prices and greatest exposure to your products by becoming the first choice website for anyone looking for IP security products.

For more detail on IP Camera availability or selling your cameras through our site.  IP cameras