Owners of small retail outlets or offices often do not want to put video surveillance, thinking that it is very expensive for them and does not justify investments. Indeed, if we are talking about a classical system with cameras, a register, a hard disk and other attributes, then for a room of 10-20 square meters it will be very costly. But the technology does not stand still and now it is possible to solve the task of monitoring your property in more economical ways. We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the available options.
Digital quality If we are talking about mini-systems, then we will only use IP-cameras. Many will say: "so they are much more expensive!" Yes, the cameras themselves are really more expensive than analog or HD, but they have a significant advantage. Such video cameras can work as a stand-alone device, without a recorder. In this case, you get a digital picture, which can not be compared with the quality of analog video. Therefore, it is enough to install one camera with a power supply, a router for Internet distribution - and please see what happens on the site from any mobile device!.
Video archive Skeptics will say: Well, you can watch online, but what about the record? After all, there is no device with a disk on which the archive will be stored. But this problem can also be solved. There are two ways: - writing to a remote computer. Most modern IP cameras support this feature. It is implemented as follows: the recording is conducted on any computer connected to the network. He can be anywhere. But this computer must be turned on constantly, which can create certain difficulties.
cloud recording. This technology has appeared recently, but is gaining popularity. It consists in the fact that there is a virtual server belonging to the provider. On this server the client receives a place for recording (as long as he wants to keep a record - a week, a month, a year) for a certain subscription fee. This option is good because you do not need your own equipment, which you need to monitor. In addition, companies providing cloud storage services provide information protection and backup to avoid losses.
The option with the cloud is preferable for those who are just starting to use video surveillance and want to test how the record will be maintained.
What to do if there is no internet Such a situation in our time is difficult to imagine. But there are some nuances: high-quality video surveillance requires a sufficiently high data transfer rate, at least 1 megabit per camera. For cable providers, this is not a problem, but mobile phones can not yet boast of such features (the connection of the 4G standard promises to improve the situation, well, let's see how it will be).
Therefore, if your site does not have a stable Internet, there will be problems with viewing online and writing an archive. But do not give up! Even in this situation there is a way out. You can record on a memory card, which is put in a special slot on the camera. True, their capacity is limited to 126 MB. This is enough for only 2-3 days of recording. However, if you view the archive every day, this amount will be quite enough.
It can be summarized that to date, to organize a video surveillance system, even for a small object such as a kiosk or one-room office, is no longer an unreasonably expensive pleasure.