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Glenn May 31, 2013

How to Make Your Security Camera Video Footages Clearer and Not be Rendered Useless

Almost every day, when we open our TV to watch the news, we often see incidents of crime being taped via security cameras or CCTVs. It looks like that the security cameras are doing the jobs that they were intended to do by documenting and recording the incident and those involved, but there are many times that these security camera video are rendered useless as evidence even if it is used with high-quality video enhancement software. Almost all the faces of people involved in the crime scene were not recognizable, or the license plates of the cars used were unreadable, or worse, most of the significant elements of the crime were recorded Continue Reading

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Glenn May 24, 2013

Using Traditional Security Cameras and Surveillance Systems – Are They Really Efficient in Preventing Shoplifting? (Part 2)

continued from Using Traditional Security Cameras and Surveillance Systems – Are They Really Efficient in Preventing Shoplifting? Part 1. Vendor Theft Aside from employees who are likely suspects to steal from a store, storeowners also have to keep a lookout on the vendors too. The employees of vendors, or the vendors themselves who are used to doing dishonest business practices are known to deliberately short-change the store and/or steal other items while in the store premises. Vendor theft and fraud represents 5% of retail losses, which truly makes this group something that must not be taken very lightly. The Continue Reading

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Glenn May 17, 2013

Using Traditional Security Cameras and Surveillance Systems – Are They Really Efficient in Preventing Shoplifting? (Part 1)

When the holiday seasons come, retailers are very excited and enthusiastic about the sales they are going to make, and so they stock up in advance to prepare for the holiday rush of customers who will buy gifts for their loved ones. Of course, that is a good thing for the retailers. However, there is also something that bothers them during the holiday season, and that is, the likely possibilities of shoplifting and even employee theft. Most of us are very familiar with the scenarios of malls and shops during the holiday season. Extremely crowded aisles, people rushing everywhere, the frenzy over newly launched games, electronics, Continue Reading

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Glenn May 10, 2013

Benefits of Wireless Surveillance Camera System and Factors to Consider Before You Buy One

These days, there are many people who go about their everyday lives and earn a living by decently working. However, there are also people who do not want to earn the honest way. Instead, they acquire money by means of stealing items and selling them, or by robbing other people of their money. Fortunately, due to technological advancements, many security measures have become more reasonably priced, to the point that even an average homeowner can afford to purchase security cameras and a surveillance system for his/her own home. Most homeowners who are considering buying their first set of security cameras and surveillance system are Continue Reading

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Glenn May 3, 2013

Using Security Cameras and Surveillance Systems in Factories

In this 21st century, technological advances can surely help us with a lot of tasks that only other people can do before. Decades ago, many businesses and companies typically depend on their hired security personnel to ensure that their establishments are safe and secure, especially during the times when their facilities are closed for the day, during holidays when people are on vacation, or during the wee hours of the day before anyone gets there to start a day’s work. One of the most commonly known places wherein there are a lot of people who are hired to work and at the same time there are instances of theft occurring are the Continue Reading

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Glenn April 26, 2013

A Beginner’s Guide on How to Devise the Ideal Video Surveillance System (Part 4)

continued from A Beginner’s Guide on How to Devise the Ideal Video Surveillance System part 3. #7. Viewing Video Generally, surveillance video is viewed and monitored by humans. However, a majority of surveillance video that is taped is actually never viewed. When it comes to the video footages that are viewed, the most common purpose for doing that is for gathering historical information and for use in investigations. There are some surveillance video footages that are being viewed live constantly and the purpose of doing that is to catch shoplifters (in retail stores), to monitor traffic as well as to monitor potential Continue Reading

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Glenn April 19, 2013

A Beginner’s Guide on How to Devise the Ideal Video Surveillance System (Part 3)

continued from A Beginner’s Guide on How to Devise the Ideal Video Surveillance System part 2. #4. Recording Video Below are three important questions (with the answers) regarding the recording of videos: What specific resolution do you choose to record at? The resolution is actually limited to what the security camera can capture. If you have a standard definition security camera, then this means that you can never record video at a high definition resolution. On the contrary, every user obviously records at the highest resolution that the security camera is able to capture. Do you record based on movement or do you Continue Reading

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Glenn April 12, 2013

A Beginner’s Guide on How to Devise the Ideal Video Surveillance System (Part 2)

continued from A Beginner’s Guide on How to Devise the Ideal Video Surveillance System part 1. #2: Connectivity to Video Management Systems When it comes to professional video surveillance technology, security cameras must always be connected to video management systems. The most obvious reason is simply for the purpose of recording and managing access to video footages. There are actually two key factors on how you can decide which connectivity medium you will get: Analog versus IP – Video footages can be sent over to your computer network (via your IP address) or it can be sent as a simple analog video. Nowadays, a Continue Reading

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Glenn April 5, 2013

A Beginner’s Guide on How to Devise the Ideal Video Surveillance System (Part 1)

Are you planning to buy your very first video surveillance system and have no idea on what or how to choose the ideal one just for you? Devising a video surveillance system can be quite easy if you are knowledgeable on things regarding security cameras, video analytics, video management systems, etc. However, if you are someone who has never done this before, has no experience whatsoever in any of these things, or you just want to buy the best one for you (and make the most out of your hard-earned money) and get on with your life, then you ought to read this guide on how to devise the ideal video surveillance system because this will Continue Reading

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Glenn March 29, 2013

Ten Good Reasons Why a Security System is a Must for Your Home (Part 2)

This is a continuation from the previous post: Ten Good Reasons Why a Security System is a Must for Your Home (Part 1) 5. Catch the bad guy, even if he successfully gets away in the first place. – Maybe you have already witnessed and learned that home security systems really can cut down on theft and other crimes one way or the other. There are instances that you may have seen on TV that even if the bad guy has been able to successfully rob and get away in the first place, he may still be caught and prosecuted for his crimes with the help of a home security system comprising security cameras and a surveillance system. Moreover, if Continue Reading

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