CCTV surveillance systems have advanced significantly technologically over the past ten years, both in terms of their own capabilities and their ability to work with other security technologies. In Kenya, any modern home should have provision for the installation of a CCTV Surveillance system
According to professionals in the field, there are three main applications for CCTV systems: as a deterrent, a forensic tool, and an interdictor. What this means is that even if an intrusion was to happen, a recording would be available. CCTV Surveillance has played a great role in reducing crime rates in Kenya.
What to look for when choosing the right CCTV Surveillance for your home?
There are many factors to consider while designing your choice of CCTV Surveillance System for your home.
Firstly, decide on why you would like to install the. For instance, you could be installing them to survey the workers at the house or monitor intrusion from outside your home.
Secondly, look out for the latest technological advancement in CCTV Surveillance in Kenya. Every day new technologies are available to enhance surveillance systems. These days, night surveillance is possible even in colour for some of the devices in the Kenyan market.
Thirdly, look for added features in the surveillance system. Some surveillance systems allow for access remotely using phone apps while others can allow for remote backing up of records.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Surveillance Systems in Kenya.
Hikvision, Uniview and Dahua are the leading brands of CCTV Surveillance systems in Kenya. Not only are they affordable but they are very easy to use and allow for online access to the surveillance system.
A storage hard disk is installed in the surveillance system in this case NVR or a DVR to keep recording events as surveilled by the CCTV Cameras.
No, the surveillance system is able to maintain the recording. Once the hard disk is full, the surveillance system will overwrite the very first records as it adds new recordings. In this way, you will always have up-to-date records.
While designing the CCTV Surveillance, it is important to decide on how long you would like to keep the records. If the system is designed to keep records for one month or three months, the system will be maintaining records equal to that designed period. It does this by overwriting the oldest records first as it keeps updating with new recordings.
If you are using the latest CCTV Surveillance cameras, it should be possible to have night-time records in colour. HIKVISION Colour VU technology helps users protect people and property by capturing high-quality, full-colour video 24/7 with the same sharp rendering at night time as in daylight. Hikvision Colour Vu is available in Kenya. Call us on 0722 708034 / 0720 456534.
How many CCTV Cameras are required for a typical home in Kenya?
This is one of the leading questions we are often asked by potential clients. We are always happy to assist in designing a CCTV surveillance system for any home. Ideally, a CCTV Surveillance system should be able to capture the going ins and out of any home. In this case, some cameras should be able to capture most of the happening outside the home compound. At the same time, surveillance also happens to see the going on inside the compound.
A typical home with one main gate will have a minimum of four (4) CCTV cameras. In this way, one camera will be dedicated to capturing outside the main gate, one inside the compound focused on the front yard, one camera for the back yard and one on the side of the compound.
However, for big compounds, say half-acre compounds or big townhouses, anything between eight (8) to sixteen (16) should be able to offer great surveillance coverage.
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