As the quantity of video surveillance cameras grows exponentially around the globe, many security practitioners are asking, "How do I know which camera I should be watching? "What if I'm not actively watching my cameras and something happens?"

Most...

Countless hours are invested in alarm system design. Capability, functionality, and device placement are poured over to ensure proper coverage. But, what is monitoring the power to the alarm system? Does your intrusion alarm panel have the...

Critical Considerations about VMS Architecture, System Design, and Deployment

Simply put: our audience was quickly confused.Recently our team had the pleasure of delivering a VMS system design overview presentation for a variety of options available...

Don't answer the title question yet. 

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...

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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...

We posted two educational video clips. One was a comparison of four different frame rates: 7.5ips, 10ips, 15ips, and 30ips. The second was a video comparing seven different resolutions: 4CIF, 720p, 1080p, 5 megapixel, 4K, and 180 & 360 panoramic 12...

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...