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What are 3 main uses of CCTV cameras?
Some common uses for CCTV technology include:
- Home Security. Homes with security camera surveillance are far less likely to be burglarized or vandalized than those without.
- Business Surveillance.
- Traffic Monitoring.
- Analog Security Systems.
- IP Security Systems.
- Why Use CCTV Technology.
What are the benefits of CCTV cameras?
Benefits of installing CCTV cameras
- Avoid internal and external theft.
- Crime prevention.
- Evidence collection.
- Staff security.
- Private and sensitive area surveillance.
- Customer satisfaction ensurance.
- Protection against false liability lawsuits.
- Curb sexual harassment.
Can I put CCTV in my garden?
Using CCTV at your home If you’re thinking of using one, you need to make sure you do so in a way that respects other people’s privacy. If you set up your system so it captures only images within the boundary of your private domestic property (including your garden), then the data protection laws will not apply to you.
Why is CCTV bad?
The cameras are often looking in a different direction, are not functioning, or are unable to recognise a crime being commissioned. Criminals have eyes too, and they know which direction a camera is facing. To give people a false sense of security is negligent and irresponsible.
What are the disadvantages of CCTV cameras?
A primary disadvantage of a CCTV camera is the issue of intrusion of privacy. Your employees and customers may object to being filmed under constant surveillance. It may cause employees to feel like you don’t trust them, which is never a good dynamic. Another disadvantage of CCTV cameras is the cost.
Is CCTV illegal?
If your CCTV captures images beyond your property boundary, such as your neighbours’ property or public streets and footpaths, then your use of the system is subject to the data protection laws. This does not mean you are breaking the law. But it does mean that, as the CCTV user, you are a data controller.
How far do security cameras see?
A home security camera usually can see in a range between 0 to 70 feet depending on the resolution, sensor and lens it’s using. However, there are also professional cameras such as high-resolution PTZs that can see further away, with a distance that varies from 0 to 700 feet.