Video: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

A few months ago one of our clients sent in a question regarding the difference between analog and IP (Internet Protocol) cameras (click here).

The question came up, "What's the difference between analog and IP cameras? I've been hearing a lot about them lately. What makes them better than the older ones I installed in my shop more than 20 years ago?"

In that special ESC article we discussed the technical differences between the two. Although that's probably good for some of our more technically oriented readers and clients, it may not be enough for others. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, and so, in this short article, I'd like to show you the difference between them.

There are three different videos. I suggest that you watch each of them. The first two offer a visual comparison between analog and IP so you can actually see the difference where the third is more of a discussion about the differences. After the third, I'll say a few additional words and then we'll close.

1080P IP Cameras vs Analog CCTV Security Cameras

Analog vs IP CCTV Camera System - Analog vs Network Camera

Analog vs IP Cameras - Video Surveillance Systems

What you saw in the first two videos should convince you that there is a huge difference between the two technologies. The third went into some of the additional benefits derived from IP cameras.

If you are interested in knowing more, or you have an application where you believe IP would be better than analog, or if you have analog and you want to replace them with IP models, please contact me at your convenience. I'm only a phone call away! Call today: 614-754-1393!

Have a great Monday!!

John Larkin, ESC Senior Partner

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Remote Viewing of Video Surveillance

Electronic Systems Consultants LLC, a MBE certified company, offers more than just security and fire products, we offer service, and that includes answering your questions. The following query comes from one of our clients. If you have a question, please send it along and we'll have our experts provide the answers you need (Click Here).

We have a video surveillance system in our place of business that records to a time-lapse tape recorder that we purchased many years ago. The recorder works great and I’d like to keep it if possible, but I'd also like to view the cameras from my home as if I were there in the office. What do we have to do to make this happen?

There are several ways in which Electronic Systems Consultants LLC (ESC) can help make that happen. Probably the most simplest and sensible of all of them is to replace your old time-lapse tape recorder with a new DVR (Digital Video Recorder). Although your time-lapse tape recorder still works, the quality of the video usually is so poor that law enforcement is often unable to use it to identify a perpetrator(s), let alone get a conviction.

DVR’s offer the most for your money and they make it relatively easy to view your video cameras from afar. Using a DVR, we can plug it into your Internet router using Category 5e cable. If you are using a static IP address in your business, it’s then a simple matter of bookmarking the IP with submask address to your browser at home.

If you happen to be using a dynamic IP at your business, you can still make this work. There are services that allow you to glean any change in IP address that may take place at your facility. Some of them do not cost money while others do. As they say, you get what you pay for. Dynamic IPs do not change that often and so you also can send yourself an email everyday and check the header for the IP address where it came from. Using this address, you can gain access to your DVR.

John Larkin, Senior Partner

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The Difference Between Analog and IP Cameras

It's natural for our clients to have questions about the sophisticated electronic systems they use on an everyday basis. I believe it's the responsibility of Electronic Systems Consultants to help answer those questions and to provide help in whatever way possible.

The following question concerns the use of IP (Internet Protocol) cameras versus older, analog type. If you should have a question, send it to ESC at electronicsystemsconsultants@gmail.com or use our Contact Us page.

What's the difference between analog and IP cameras? I've been hearing a lot about them lately. What makes them better than the older ones I installed in my shop more than 20 years ago?

Thank you for asking about IP cameras. The first thing to know about IP cameras and the older ones you have relates to performance and value-added features and benefits. IP cameras produce what we call high-resolution images that far surpass the best that your older cameras could ever hope to achieve. What that means to you is clear, discernible pictures that provide enough information that you can clearly identify people in them.

Your older cameras used what we commonly call “analog” technology whereas the newer IP cameras uses “digital.” Unlike older analog cameras that require an individual cable for each and every camera, today’s digital cameras operate over a computer network. Thus, anywhere there's a network router or switch, you can connect an IP camera. It also means that anyone who's given authority can access and view IP camera images in real time and after the fact via recorded video. What this also means is that you can be at home and can still view events as they unfold. Also, when there’s an alarm, you can pull up relevant camera images, such as before, during, and after the alarm, thus verifying the presence of people at the time the alarm took place.

Electronic Systems Consultants’ UL listed, 24/7 central station can use these video images to ascertain the presence of criminals in your buildings prior to dispatching law enforcement, thus saving you expensive false alarm fees. In addition, in communities like Akron, Ohio, where some form of alarm verification is required by law, video verification will not only satisfy police requirements, but it will help to reduce the number of false alarms that law enforcement officers respond to.

Analog-to-IP Migration

There are ways to migrate from your older analog video cameras to that of modern IP models without breaking the bank. One way is to replace your old time-lapse tape recorder(s) with a new DVRs (Digital Video Recorders). And, if you already have a network, which you most likely do, our factory trained and certified technicians will connect it to your new DVR, thus making it possible to view your cameras in real time.

In addition, you can review recorded video from any network-connected computer in the facility, on campus, at the central station, or remotely at your home. Then, after a time, we can begin to replace each of your analog cameras one or two at a time using the very same DVR.

I invite you to reach out to me to learn more about IP cameras and how ESC can utilize your existing network to better secure your assets. Call 614-754-1393, email me at electronicsystemsconsultants@gmail.com, or use our Quote Form on our website at http://www.electronicsystemsconsultants.com.

John Larkin, Senior Partner

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The Importance of Video Surveillance

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