Analog Camera, Security Cameras & Surveillance Systems
Have you ever seen a crime drama movie or Television show where a bunch of police are gathered around surveillance footage and suddenly one of them says “Wait! Zoom in on that guy! Enhance the image!” and then suddenly, miraculously, the grainy and blurry footage of what might be vaguely a human becomes a precise, crystal clear vision of the culprit? They identify the perp, bring him in, and case closed.
Well, that’s total fiction. In reality, that grainy footage from that analog security camera is only going to get blurrier and grainier when you zoom in for a closer look. But all is not lost! We are indeed living in the future, and IP cameras are the wave of it. No longer does security camera footage have to consist of the poor quality, narrowly focused images we are used to seeing on analog CCTV.
However, it comes at a cost. Not some metaphorical cost, like your soul or something, but an actual monetary price. So you have to ask yourself… Should you hop on the IP train? Well, that’s why we are here: to give you the run down so you can decide for yourself if the upgrade is worth it.
Technology is ever-evolving, and that holds true in the realm of CCTV security systems, Now, businesses are finding that they have a choice. If they already have an analog system, do they upgrade? Is it worth it? And if they are just establishing their security system, should they choose analog or digital CCTV security cameras? If your metro Atlanta-based business is in one of these two categories, you want to make sure you are making an informed decision based on the needs and budget of your company. For this purpose, we put together a list of the pros and cons of both analog and digital video surveillance cameras.
If you are thinking about upgrading your analog cameras to IP, there are a variety of factors to think about. While the price gap between the two is getting smaller, there are advantages and disadvantages to both and what you choose ultimately depends on your organization’s specific needs.
That said, IP cameras are clearly dominating the market. It is one thing if you’re in analog and it meets your needs and you are going to light up the life of the system you have, but to throw new money into analog camera would be a hard justification.