Surveillance Camera Commissioner Annual Report published January 2018 Covering the period of 1st April 16 until 31 March 17, the recently published Annual Report from the Surveillance Camera Commissioner (SCC) has been presented to Parliament. In the report the Commissioner, Antony Porter, states that his accomplishments over the year include publishing the 3 year strategy for the…
The ZIP IP range consists of a complementary range of cameras and NVRs (Network video recorders) that work seamlessly together. You literally plug them in and they work! Some ZIP NVRs feature “Power over Ethernet” (PoE) so they actually also power the cameras directly removing the need for your CCTV cameras to have a…
A recent CO-OP insurance survey interviewed 2,000 people in the UK and found that 28% took no measures to protect their property. From those surveyed, half slept with open windows at night, over 80 left the door unlocked whilst they were in and 12% left their garden gates open, things we’re probably all guilt of…
Situating your camera so that you capture the exact footage you require for the purpose you need it for is essential in a good CCTV system design. Weather you are looking to monitor & control, detect, observe, recognise or identify… here is a general guide to help you. These image sizes are an approximation and are relative…
A Step-By-Step Guide… Step 1: Slide the ferrule over the co-ax Step 2: Using the utility knife remove the outer sheath from the co-ax 20mm from the end. (Careful not to cut through the wire braid underneath). Step 3: Discard the waste to reveal the prepared co-ax and fold back the outer wire braid. Step 4: Using the utility knife remove the…
In an IP rating the first number represents the resistance of the item to solids and the second figure indicates its resistance to liquids. For example, if a camera has an IP rating of IP67, 6 = totally protected against dust and 7 = protected against effects of water immersion between 15cm-1m IP ratings (International Protection…