Digital CCTV Camera and Recording Systems
Recent advances in technology over the past couple of years have revolutionised the security sector and, in particular, the methods available to monitor movement and access within a specific area.
Not only affordable by big business, digital CCTV is now available to the open market due to significant reductions in price and availability.
A Tensor Digital CCTV system works extremely well as a standalone system, and can also be fully integrated with any previously installed Tensor access control or visitor monitoring equipment to provide a surveillance and security network that is second to none.
Digital CCTV
Digital CCTV comprises of a PC based, multi channel video surveillance system that utilises the most advanced compression technologies to bring you the highest picture quality and video performance. Compared to analogue CCTV, a far greater number of CCTV cameras can be connected to your network and viewed, all through a single PC monitor.
Completely upgradable, your network can be expanded quickly and easily by simply installing additional cameras. In addition, you are not restricted to the type of camera you wish to install as the CCTV software is able to support all cameras within our product range.
If you already have an analogue CCTV system installed at your site, you may only require a simple upgrade of some of the elements on your network in order to adopt to a digital CCTV system.
Picture quality of a digital CCTV system is far superior to that of an analogue system and has been used successfully in the prosecution of thieves, vandals, and trespassers through the UK's criminal justice system. All digital CCTV systems supplied by Tensor PLC are fully compliant with the UK Police Requirements.
Digital Video Recorders
The CCTV footage generated by your camera network is recorded on a dedicated digital video recorder, which can be located either onsite or offsite. Triggered by motion detectors or movement on a CCTV camera, the DVR only records footage of activity so no "dead time" is unnecessarily stored. Sophisticated buffering means that the DVR also records events of up to 5 minutes previous to the trigger.
A digital video recorder is able to achieve digital storage multiplexing across up to 16 channels in one standalone box, so all CCTV footage from your site can be recorded on a single unit.
If you are still unsure, visit the CCTV Surveillance Frequently Asked Questions section.
