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This week Steve Pennington and I had the opportunity to attend a two-day discussion called The Great Conversation in Chantilly, VA which was bound together with The Security Executive Council’s Next Generation...

What is 4K ultra HD resolution?

Ultra HD (4K), ultra High Definition, or 4K ultra HD, as you may see the terminology referenced in different places, is the next big step in HD IP camera resolution. There are multiple varieties of 4K digital content...

• Fully...

Security and IT are banding together and combining knowledge bases to create ideal IP camera systems for security. But today the discussion is evolving and includes communication. Voice communication to parking areas, gates, doors, emergency pull...

Why should I buy an NVR instead of building my own? 

• Is the system you're going to build going to have an optimized operating system?
• Will it have all unecessary services turned off?
• Do you know which services those are?
• Will your new NVR be easy...

A few days ago our team produced two demonstration video clips for a federal government agency that desired to see the difference between various IP camera resolutions from 4CIF up to 5 mega pixel. 

They also wanted to see four different frame rate...

When considering how many images per second (IPS) are required for recording surveillance video in the event of the need for acceptable evidence, many considerations must be taken. IPS and "frame rate" are commonly interchangable terms. Most common...

Cats. Not the subject matter I thought I'd be writing about...ever. Well, here I am, realizing that those pet lovers out there might get a kick out of this. Especially if they are worried about what else might be entering their house through that...

Professionals just like you are asking how to reduce the overall system cost for upgraded and new IP video systems without compromising image clarity as new HD cameras are available.

The first place to start is at the IP camera...the source of most...