FAQ
CCTV (Closed-Circuit Television) is a system that allows you to record surveillance footage from security cameras to a recording device. CCTV systems are used as a criminal deterrent and to monitor property, assets and staff. Systems will allow you to view both live and recorded footage – most modern systems will also allow you to view footage remotely from any device connected to the internet (laptop, smartphone, tablet).
Analogue cameras are the traditional camera used in CCTV situations. These cameras use a wire or cable to transfer video images through to VCR or DVR viewing systems. IP systems are entirely digital systems and use network and cable to send signals to upload and store data.
IP system cameras have two variations of systems, centralised and de-centralised. Centralised systems require a central video server where all the recording takes place via an internet network. Because the recording takes place remotely, this can mean devices are able to be more discrete. A de-centralised system does not use any server intelligence and has it's own internal recording function. This means that the camera bears the entire load and so the system can scale in high resolution very easily.
A Pixel is the basic unit of programmable colour on a computer display or in a computer image. Essentially a pixel is the smallest unit of colour on an image. Pixels are important because the more pixels a camera has on its imager, the higher the resolution of the camera’s footage will be. The higher the ability to capture pixels, the more detailed the footage will be and the greater the ability to zoom on the footage.
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NICKI GOODWIN MANAGER TAURANGA COMMUNITY FOODBANK
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