Future Proof Security IP CCTV Camera Technology

At CCTV Camera World we believe IP cameras are the future of security camera technology. We rigorously test and review each IP camera model we sell to ensure it performs to specifications, and is easy to integrate with our network video recorders (NVR). Most network cameras we sell have PoE connectivity built-in, making them easy to use with any NVR with built-in PoE switch. Although there are several advantages to using IP security cameras, the main ones are 1) resolution support beyond 2K, and 2) easy connectivity with CAT5e or better network cabling. For customers looking to build a future proof security cameras system, IP cameras are the best choice.

Create a cost effective, easily scalable video network monitoring system with Network Cameras for security and surveillance applications. Monitor and protect factories, offices and public spaces with discreet mini dome cameras. Safeguard your premises with fixed IP cameras for indoor or outdoor applications. Cover the whole scene with PTZ cameras offering up to Full HD image quality and powerful zoom.

The first centralized IP camera, the Axis Neteye 200, was released in 1996 by Axis Communications and was developed by the team of Martin Gren and Carl-Axel Alm. Though promoted based on its direct accessibility from anywhere with an internet connection, the camera could not stream real-time motion video. It was limited to a snapshot image each time the camera was accessed. At the time of launch, it was considered incapable of operating as a motion camera due to what was at the time, “enormous” bandwidth requirements. Thus it was aimed primarily at the tourism industry. The Axis Neteye 200 was not intended to replace traditional analogue CCTV camera systems, given that its capability was limited to just one frame per second in Common Intermediate Format (CIF), or one every 17 seconds in 4CIF resolution, with a maximum resolution quality of 0.1MP (352×288). Axis used a custom proprietary web server named OSYS, yet by the summer of 1998, it had started porting the camera software to Linux. Axis also released documentation for its low-level application programming interface (API) called VAPIX, which builds on the open standards of HTTP and real time streaming protocol (RTSP). This open architecture was intended to encourage third-party software manufacturers to develop compatible management and recording software.

The first decentralized IP camera was released in 1999 by Mobotix. The camera’s Linux system contained video, alarm, and recording management functions. In 2005, the first IP camera with onboard video content analytics (VCA) was released by Intellio. This camera was able to detect a number of different events, such as if an object was stolen, a human crossed a line, a human entered a predefined zone, or if a car moved in the wrong direction.