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Home > Get the most out of your video surveillance system by incorporating a security digital video recording DVR
February 15, 2007
By: Lynn Bryant
One of the easiest ways to improve the effectiveness of
your video surveillance system is to incorporate a digital
video recorder. A security digital video recording DVR gives
you much greater functionality and flexibility over older
recording methods such as VCRs.
Using a DVR will allow you
to record and store a greater amount of video footage and
provide you with more comprehensive recording and viewing
options. In this article, we will briefly look at some of
the benefits that can be achieved by incorporating a digital
video recorder into your home surveillance network.
Digital video recording security systems provide a wide
array of features and benefits. Following is a brief survey
of some of the more obvious benefits you can achieve by
implementing such a system in your home.
- Get more viewing options -- Using a DVR to
capture video from your surveillance cameras will give you
a much more efficient way to review video feeds. DVRs can
be set up to automatically mark specific security events
making them much easier to locate when it comes time to
review the feeds. This gives you the ability to locate a
security event quickly and easily with a simple query as
opposed to having to sift through hours of video tapes. In
addition, many DVRs today are IP-based which gives you the
ability to remotely access video feeds from your cameras
directly over the Internet. This gives you a great deal of
flexibility because you can have access to your cameras
from virtually anywhere.
- Accommodate more surveillance cameras in your
network -- DVR's can accommodate more cameras than
older recording methods. You can purchase DVR's with
varying numbers of channels depending on your security
needs. A 32-channel DVR, for example, can accommodate up
to 32 cameras on a single DVR. This will provide you with
more centralized control and access over all of the
cameras in your network.
- Gain access to comprehensive alerts -- Many
DVR's can be set up to send alerts that contain video
images notifying you of security threats. Many newer
surveillance systems on the market today allow you to
incorporate sensors that detect such things as motion,
temperature variation, lighting changes, and even the
presence of water. When a pre-determined event is sensed,
the DVR system can be set up to automatically send an
email alert directly to your mobile phone making you aware
of the potential security threat. This can provide a level
of confidence that can allow you to rest easy knowing you
will be notified if anything is out of the ordinary in or
around your home.
- Improved efficiencies -- This is more of an
indirect benefit, but a benefit nonetheless. Using a DVR
to perform all of your security recording functions will
provide you with a much more efficient means of video
capture. Most DVR's can be configured to record only when
a security event is sensed. This saves not only your
cameras, and the storage space required, but also the time
it will take you to review recorded video.
If you are looking for a way to get more out of your home
security system, you really cannot go wrong by incorporating
this powerful device.
About the Author
Lynn Bryant is a successful freelance writer and
contributor to Video-Surveillance-Guide.com. Your
definitive guide to video surveillance equipment, CCTV
cameras and wireless security systems for home and business.
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