Know Your Objective When Purchasing A Video Surveillance Solution
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009With the downturn in the economy we are getting more and more requests for video surveillance systems. People are concerned about theft, both by employees and outsiders and well as wanting to protect the safety and security of their employees and tenants.
When looking for a video surveillance system for your business you need to know what your objective is for purchasing a video surveillance system?
Are you interested in a crime deterant? Do you need to see fine detail for facial recognition should you need to ID a theif or vandal? Do you need to see if an employee is putting something in their pocket? Do you need to see in the dark? Do you need to see outside or inside?
There are a wide range of systems out there today from the Do-It-Yourself kits you can purchase at your local warehouse or office supply store to professionally installed high -quality solutions from respected manufactures like Panasonic and others. Although with that is a wide range of prices for these solutions.
So if you are hoping to just deter crime from happening and don’t care if actually capture a usable image the Do-It-Yourself kits are probably fine and will be the cheapest way to go, but remember you always get what you pay for.
We had a client that needed to see the details of employees taking product off of a 150′ long warehouse isle -obviously a Costco kit isn’t going to accomplish that, but a quality Panasonic iPro solution with PTZ capability and long-term storage if that bill. You should ask yourself “What is the cost of the loss I am looking to prevent?”
Professional installation is key to correct placement, recording options and focus so that if and when you need to retrieve an image it’s there.
If you are in the market for a video surveillance solution that can meet the range of needs or aren’t sure what your objective is but know you need a video surveillance system, click here for more information or give us a call 866-887-5792.

