At present people live in unit families. The number of the family members in a family has decreased very noticeably. Husband, wife and the children live in a house in this period of industrial development. What are the advantages or the disadvantages of unit family system is not the prime focus of this article. The security factors of these unit families are discussed here. Modern families are self sufficient financially but getting security they are still dependent on the government or private agencies. Some families hire security guards, some bring up dogs and some families depend on fire arms. However, in the modern time, families are feeling more freedom by employing security cameras in lieu of employing a security guard or taking another method.

Getting security is everybody right. As people spend fourteen to sixteen hours in their home, the home should be a safe place not only from burglars but from cruel animals or any other objects that can harm us. A protection can be measured as the best one when it offers us information in advance. If we get enough space to prevent any unfair happening by employing any security mechanism, then it would be considered as the best type of protection method. Security cameras are considered to be such type of security mechanism. Installation of a security camera in your house ensures getting advance information that can be helpful to restrict burglary. .

Security cameras distinguish from the cameras we use normally to shoot photos. You may find similarities in between a camera used by a professional cameraman and security cameras. However, the role, these two types of cameras play is very distinct from each other. The cctv cameras play the role that is related with security aspects. But, the camera used by a cameraman doesn play the same role. There are technical differences also in between these two types of cameras used for two distinctive purposes. The price, the design also varies from each other. Therefore, finding similarities in between these two types of cameras or considering one as another substitute would thus be very wrong.

A cctv camera captures still and video footage, happens within its coverage area and stores the data in its internal as well as external memory as per the technical setting. There are some extra featured security cameras that are found as wireless cameras, hidden cameras, security camera with high resolution that can capture photos in low light etc. Apart from these extra features, most of the security cameras function in the same way which leads to get protection from the burglars or the thefts. If you keep watching to the output of these cameras then you will get scope to be alert from threats in advance.

The families, those have employed CCTV Camera at their home, have got a great relief from unusual happenings occurred by intellectual beings. Hope, you have understood the security aspects, one can get by installing CCTV Cameras at their home.

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Security Systems Announces the Launch of their Official Blog to Share Safety Tips for Home and Small Business

The company is a distinguished provider of top class video surveillance and security camera systems.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) February 07, 2013

has just hit the headlines with the official launch of their new blog. The company is highly rated in the security industry across the country for their wide range of systems for video surveillance and security cameras. Since the inception of the company in 2007, they have served the industry with great distinction. The just launched blog of the company will be publishing high quality security articles written specifically to share safety tips with small business and home owners.

A comprehensive collection of security systems and accessories from all the top manufacturers are available at A1 Security Cameras. They are particularly known in the industry for their advanced license plate recognition systems and solar security systems. Over the years, they have served renowned organizations like Pfizer, Hershey Subway, NASA, and many more with flying colors. Top of the line products and exemplary customer focus has made them the industry leaders within a short period of time.

Blogs have become extremely popular these days, and many companies run their official blog to share useful information relating to their specific industry. Official sources from A1 Security Cameras have informed that their blog posts will cover important topics like outdoor surveillance cameras, poor lighting cameras, nighttime surveillance, and much more. Important product updates relating to the security industry would also be posted from time to time.

Security Cameras is a leading provider of over 100 name-brand and recognized security manufacturers. The company provides professional grade surveillance systems that include solar security systems, as well innovative license plate recognition systems. The company products are the highest quality available, and their security camera systems are specifically designed for long-term use and top tier protection.

RS485 (Recommended Standard 485), also called TIA/EIA-485-A, is a standard maintained by the Electronics Industry Alliance (EIA). It was developed to meet the needs of electronic component designers for longer cable lengths, increased throughput and control of multiple devices.

The RS-485 standard expanded the number of devices and provided a way to create true multipoint communications. The multidrop networks reduced the number of wires required to connect devices to the host, but also introduced a single point of failure – the cable.

Wireless solutions are an effective means for extending product lines without drastically redesigning existing products and systems. When radio modems are used as the wireless link, existing products and systems may be extended with no disruption to existing services.

Adding a wireless RS485 device to an existing system can be very cost effective, however, it provides the following benefits:

As for Wireless RS485 Remote Controllers for PTZ cameras, we do have a few that are highly recommended as following:

(SKU: PL0140) RS 485 Wireless Remote Controller for PTZ Camera

Features:

(SKU: PQ0159) Wireless RS 485 Infrared Remote Controller for PTZ Camera

Features:

• Communication Protocol: Pelco-D/Pelco-P
• Baud rate: 2400/4800/9600/19200
• LED display
• RS485 output (To PTZ)
• RS485 input (To Keyboard)
• Power input: DC 12V
• Power out: DC 12V
• Infrared Remote distance :5-6 m
• Dimension: 73mm X 73mm X 28mm

It sounds almost futuristic but the mini vehicle DVR is taking off in a big way. Many people are looking to turn their vehicles into places of entertainment.

The mini vehicle DVR can add some interest to the way that the drivers enjoy the journey. This is particularly important on long journeys where the family takes turns in front of the wheel. The person that is taking a break can use the accessory to relax and keep fresh before they have to drive again. This gadget will make those long camping trips more interesting for the entire family. Of course it is advisable not to drive while watching the screen as this is a dangerous distraction.

Mini vehicle DVR is a great accessory that can keep the children entertained. We all know that it is nearly impossible to keep the children under control during a long journey. After some time they will begin to argue and fight. The presence of the mini vehicle DVR might be the distraction that they need in order to enjoy the journey. It will also mean that the parents do not have to spend the entire journey on a peacekeeping mission. This gadget can change things for the better in terms of the longer journeys.

As for Mini Car DVR for surveillance, we do have a few that are highly recommended as following:

(SKU: PL1217) 4CH Mini Car Real Time Digital Mobile DVR Video Audio Recorder

Features:

• Provide Video output for playing-back mode in mainframe
• Recording format: D1 and CIF
• Built-in microphone
• User friendly player software, easy to operation
• Overall quick search event log
• The full recording time and date can be showing in the monitor directly
• Wide range voltage design. DC 8V~ 28V
• Auto-run recording after CF card plug-in and power supplied. (Max.32GB*2pcs)
• CF-card is recommended for better safety and anti vibration performance.
• Provide 4 set of alarm input ports, built-in buzzer
• Firmware can be upgraded via USB port
• Easy to install. Mini-size camera to prevent blocking the driver’s view
• Support recording audio, video and G-sensor at the same time

(SKU: DVRVK0003B) 2CH Video and Audio D1/VGA Record Double SD Card Mini Vehicle DVR

Features:

• Auto recognize and match the camera TV system(NTSC or PAL);
• Support two channel video and audio recording at the same time, real time record at D1/VGA resolution;
• Support manual record, auto record(motion detection), boot record, pre event record and scheduled record;
• Pre Event Record: in manual record setting, DVR starts recording 5 seconds or 10 seconds before the REC key is pressed in preview mode; or in motion detection mode, DVR starts recording 5 seconds or 10 seconds before the motion is detected by the camera;
• Record audio and video simultaneously;
• Support date/time and ID stamp;
• Support double SD card, each card up to 32GB, and it will stop record or loop record when memory is full;
• Support multi-language menu(Chinese, English, Portuguese);
• Support IR remote control;
• Metal casing, stable performance; with fan active cooling;

You can easily turn just about any household or office item into a spy camera by using a Sony board camera. Sony board cameras are surprisingly small at just over 1 inch squared, and they can be concealed within many objects. They will allow you to stream live video over the web if you connect it to a digital video recorder.

A tissue box is a great place to hide a Sony board camera because it can be placed, literally, anywhere around the house. It’s easy to hide a Sony board camera in because the whole exterior is lightweight cardboard. All you have to do is open up the bottom of the tissue box, cut a hole in the side and tape your Sony board camera to the hole and you’re done.

Cereal boxes are a staple of kitchen counters. Open the top of the box and place your camera. Set it out on the counter and no one will notice.

We’ve all seen the movies where the bad guy has a book safe on his desk with a camera inside; well this is the same idea. By hollowing out the pages of a book, one could easily create a specialized hidden camera to fit in your office or study. A great hidden camera, just don’t use your favorite book.

Hide the Sony board camera in stuffed Animals. If you’re a certified stuffed animal surgeon, this might require some cutting, stuffing removal, and stitches. If you can find a stuffed animal that doesn’t look out of place, they can easily be transformed into a hidden camera.

As for Board Cameras and Hidden Spy Cameras, we do have a few that are highly recommended as following:

(SKU: PL0383) Mini Video Audio CCTV Security Camera MIC with 3.7mm Pinhole Lens

Features:

• 1/3” Color CMOS Camera
• Pickup Device: 1/3” Color CMOS
• System: PAL/CCIR or NTSC/EIA
• Effective pixels: PAL: 628 * 582
  NTSC: 510 * 492
• Image area: PAL: 5.78 * 4.19mm;
  NTSC: 4.69 * 3.45
• Scanning frequency: PAL/CCIR: 50Hz;
  NTSC/EIA: 60Hz
• Horizontal Resolution: 380TV Lines
• MIC / Audio: integrated
• Lens: 3.7mm
• Minimum illumination(F1.2): 0.5Lux/F1.2

(SKU: PL1872) Blue HD Clothes Hook DVR Mini Spy Camera with Remote Controller

Features:

• Clothes hook appearance digital video recorder
• Built-in pinhole lens hides in clothes hook
• Motion detection mode, start to record videos when there is moving objects or people
• Remote control
• Easier operation and control
• Supports up to 16GB mini SD/TF card
• Mini 5 pin USB for high speed data transferring 
• Easy to connect to PC and playback video on the computer
• Built in high capacity li-ion polymer battery

This is a high resolution 700tvl mini camera which adopts 1/3” Sony Super HAD CCDⅡ and EFFIO-P ( CXD4129 ) DSP, provides the WDR and ultra low illumination function.

EFFIO-P has more advantages than EFFIO-E. The biggest advantage is the addition of WDR (Wide Dynamic Range.) Another advantage is 2D+3D-NR. Other sellers claim to have “EFFIO-E + WDR.” This is impossible because only the EFFIO-P has WDR. Others sellers claim to have “D-WDR or DWDR.” This is “Digital WDR” and is not the same with a true WDR. The best way to tell the difference between EFFIO-E and EFFIO-P is looking for 3DNR + ATR-EX + SENSE-UP. All of these features are only available in the EFFIO-P.

The “EFFIO-P” (CXD4129GG) is a signal processing LSI for complementary color CCD cameras. It supports 960H and 760H CCD image sensors with wide dynamic range, achieving high visibility under backlight conditions and scenes with high contrast. This device incorporates both memory and microcontroller in the same package, which can realize various functions such as e-zoom, slow shutter, and other functions.

More detail features as you can here: 

Supports 960H/760H CCD image sensor
Horizontal resolution of over 700 TV-Line (MAX)
Wide dynamic range function (WDR)
ATR-EX (Adaptive Tone Reproduction)
2D and 3D noise reduction
Digital image stabilizer
Motion detection
Privacy mask
HLC (High Light Compensation)
OSD (English/Japanese/German/French/Russia/Portuguese/Spanish/Chinese)
Slow shutter (Sense-up)
E-zoom
DRAM and flash memory inside
Professional capturing vehicle plate number
Star light function, the illumination up to 0.002Lux

There is 3.6mm, 6mm, 8mm, 12mm and 16mm lens for optional to meet your different needs. Moreover, this camera is also good for FPV flyers to use as their FPV camera.

The 700TVL Effio-P mentioned above is as following:

(SKU: MNL2353X) WDR 700TVL SONY CCD EFFIO-P FPV Ultra Low Illumination Mini Camera

Ideal environments for using the video quad processor splitter include surveillance and monitoring facilities, workstations in supervisory systems, data and control centers, server farms as well as government and military arenas.

A combination of a video splitter and a KVM switch, the video quad processor splitter uses a single set of peripheral devices to control signals from four different surveillance cameras on a single screen. For greater configurations, one can cascade these devices together. The signals relayed by the splitter can be either analog or digital. Since only one display device is used, it results in saving space and money while reducing clutter.

This video quad processor splitter works in various display modes—full screen mode, dual mode, PIP mode and quad mode. The full screen mode displays signal from one source on the entire screen and switching to the other sources can be done. The dual mode of the video quad processor allows side by side full screen image display from two video sources. The PIP mode displays signals from one source on the full screen while the other three are displayed as thumb nails on the right hand side of the screen with the size, position and thumbnail selection being customizable. In the quad mode, the screen is divided into four equal parts with each part displaying the output from each display.

Anyway, to sum up, this video quad processor splitter saves a lot of space and also makes it easier to monitor different areas as it displays videos from up to four devices simultaneously on a single screen.

As for Video Quad Processors, we do have a few that are highly recommended as following:

(SKU: PT0224B) 4 CH Camera Video Quad Processor Splitter with VGA Video Output

Features:

(SKU: PT0226B) 8 CH Camera Video Quad Processor Splitter with VGA Video Output

Features:

This is an all real time standalone CCTV 16CH D1 DVR recorder. It has 16 channels video, 16 channels audio and 1 channel speaker. It can support motion detection and can work stand-alone or be used to build a powerful network, widely used in surveillance fields.

The System adopts graphical user operation interface, and support USB mouse, panel and remote operation. And it supports standard RTSP 3G mobile phone ( and smart mobile phone) monitoring and USB mouse, panel and remote operation and true full-duplex function, this DVR recorder is a professional surveillance equipment for CCTV security surveillance. True full-duplex function, video, playback can work at the same time, support images blocked alarm processing. Besides, it also supports email alarming, RS485 PTZ control, cruising and tracking functions.

The easy operation and effective performance makes our DVR ideal for multi-camera law enforcement, industrial, commercial, and individual applications, especially suitable for places need professional CCTV surveillance.

Other more features as follow:

The 16CH DVR mentioned above is as following:

(SKU: PZ0147) 16CH Real Time AV H.264 Network CCTV DVR D1 3G Mobile Remote Viewing

PTZ security cameras are a part of the security system in many places like business establishments and government owned areas and etc. PTZ is an abbreviation for Pan Tilt and Zoom. So the PTZ cameras enable a 360-degree, continuous pan, and a tilt of usually 90 or 180 degrees, focusing on such as license plate, passersby, faces and more.

PTZ cameras are highly dynamic for their ability to pan, tilt and zoom. The panning movement is horizontal whereas tilt is a top to bottom movement on a fixed axis.  These cameras capable to keep track of the shops, party day regions, financial institutions, hosting server suites and other places you want see the complete area and possess the chance to zip in for comprehensive inspection and monitoring. This gives a wide coverage of the area under vigilance. So the PTZ security cameras are expensive to operate as well as the price it is. So some auto tracking are becoming popular now.

Using a joy stick and a keyboard is a simplest way to track a PTZ camera. First, connect it with the PTZ camera. Then the camera will be zoomed in and out and can also be panned as per the requirement. Another new method is using the DVR Software to control the PTZ cameras. This software has a toggle interface up and down and from left to right, making it easy to monitor on a click of the mouse.    

The main feature of these cameras is high definition zoom lens. Even though when set at maximum may give distorted images the lens can still reach to 450 yards. And the auto tracking function making a PTZ camera no long require a guard to operate. And a PTZ camera is able to get images in low illumination by setting low-lux. That means a PTZ camera can capture the clear images in dark for the infrared security system.

As for PTZ cameras, we do have a few that are highly recommended as following:

(SKU: PZ0703) 23X Zoom IR CCTV PTZ Camera 650TVL SONY CCD 140M IR Range Waterproof

Features:

• 23X zoom
• 650TVL resolution
• 1/3 SONY CCD
• EFFIO-E DSP
• 360Deg continuous rotation ,0.9Deg\step motor, horizontal :180Deg/s ,Vertical :100Deg/s ,  call the preset location at 200Deg/s;
• Waterproof
• Advanced air cooling system, temperature less than 50Deg C with continuous work
• IR distance 140M
• Power supply is AC24V, consumption is less than 19.5W
• Change the address by controller
• OSD menu, AUTO-ID: pelco-D/P
• Support alarm , 4CH Alarm in, and 2 CH alarm out (needing extra

(SKU: PZ0330B) 7″ Sony CCD 540TVL 36X 150m IR Waterproof Dome Camera Auto Tracking

Features:

• 540TVL SONY 1010P
• 1/4″ SONY Ex-view HAD CCD
• 36X optical zoom, 12X digital zoom
• Intelligent Auto Tracking function. Camera can track the moving objects intelligently, and it would automatically adjust the lens according to the object distance.
• Auto control LED. LED Adjustable according to IR distance. IR LED intelligent matching with camera focus
• 360 degree continuous rotation, 0.9 degree/step motor, horizontal: 180 degree/s , Vertical: 100 degree/s
• Waterproof
• Advanced air cooling system
• IR distance 150M
• Power supply is DC12V, consumption is less than 40W
• Change the address by controller
• OSD menu, AUTO-ID: Pelco-D/P
• Support alarm, 4CH Alarm in, and 2 CH alarm out (needing extra)

Not long ago, PIXIM powered CCTV cameras are not so well known, but superior, analog CCTV cameras. However, now PIXIM powered CCTV cameras have been popular in the world. PIXIM technology has created an image capture and processing system that provides high-quality pictures with enhanced dynamic range. Greater dynamic range significantly improves image quality in scenes consisting of both bright and dark areas.

The basic theory of PIXIM technology is very simple, each individual pixel acts like its own mini CCTV camera and is processed individually as opposed to a normal CMOS or CCD where they are processed together as a group. As each individual pixel is constantly adjusting to the light and environment it gives an unparalleled image quality regardless of the lighting.

The core invention in the digital pixel system technology is the inclusion of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) within each pixel of the image sensor. The ADC translates the light signal into a digital value at the immediate point of capture, thus minimizing signal degradation and cross-talk in the array and allowing for greater noise reduction methods. Once the data is captured in a digital format, a variety of digital signal processing techniques are used for optimal image reproduction.

As each pixel has its own ADC the data from each pixel is processed independently which effectively makes each pixel its own CCTV camera. The exposure time for each pixel is adjusted according to the light.

In contrast, other technologies typically set one exposure time for the frame and sample each pixel at that time – resulting in images with some pixels that are underexposed (too dark) and some that are overexposed (too bright).

As for Pixim Cameras, we do have a few that are highly recommended as following:

(SKU: PL1981) HD 690TVL WDR Pixim 50m IR Range Outdoor Camera with 9-22mm Lens

Features:

• 1/3″ DPS (Digital Pixel System)
• High resolution: 690 TVL
• 24pcs dia.8mm IR LEDs
• IR range: 50m
• 9-22mm Lens, OSD (EN/CN)
• WDR max. 120dB
• 3D DNR/ICR/8X Digital Zoom/Flickerless
• 32X DSS /Motion Detection
• On-Cable OSD Control (EN/CN)
• Cable Protection Bracket
• Vari-focal (manual at bottom)
• Easy installation: integrated bracket

(SKU: PZ0692) 690TVL Ultra WDR Pixim SEAWOLF Sensor IR Camera 4~9mm OSD

Features:

• Pixim’s innovative SEAWOLF image sensor chip:
• Ultra Wide Dynamic Range:
• High Effective Resolution:
• Auto D/N shift mode:
• High Class Menu Operation(OSD)
• 3D-DNR
• DNR(Digital Noise Reduction)
• High Resolution, 690TVL-E
• Built in IR-CUT auto transfer device
• Power input: DC12V
• IR night vision: 20M
• 4mm-9mm lens, manual lens
• CE certificate