Selecting the right camera for the job. With so many cameras available, how do you determine the right camera for your application? Below are some guidelines I use to help when deciding between an analog or network camera as well as which specific camera to choose. Below I will provide you with the questions you need to ask and have answered before you can effectively designing a video system and choose the appropriate cameras for the job.

There are several new video formats that have hit the surveillance industry recently that will change the way we think about video.

There once was a time (like just a few years ago) when security video was roughly the equivalent of 1960’s television .. except security video didn’t even have sound and could only be recorded at low-frame rates.

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With so many new video surveillance technologies available in the last few years, many people are having difficulty deciding if they should abandon analog systems in favor of the newer IP technology. IP provides so many benefits such as high-definition megapixel that you just can’t get with analog. Yet many organizations have significant investment in analog and analog camera prices have dropped radically in price. 

One of the greatest challenges dealers seem to be faced with these days is the current trend towards IP camera technology. IP cameras provide many benefits, and the stunning images from megapixel cameras would seem to make them required for many installations.