Monday, August 10, 2009

Quad Security Monitor for Efficient Observation

By Steve Thibeault

You may need a multipart surveillance system if you have, or are concerned about, a potential security issue in your place of business or in your large home. After all, a single camera will most likely not give you the correct amount of monitoring or allow you to keep an eye on everything.

Around-the-clock security surveillance is quite a big concern and few people can afford the team that is necessary to monitor the footage all the time. Don't forget that you will need several people as they will all have to work through different shifts. Why not get a recording device to connect to your cameras and when you suspect something may have happened you can review the footage. A quad security monitor enables you to look at the feeds from several sources all at the same time.

When people refer to a quad security monitor, what they really mean is a monitor with a quad accessory attached. You will be able to look at the results of four cameras splits into four screens and this can save you a lot of time if you have to review different footage.

As the majority of criminals like to strike when nobody else is around, they will wait until after business hours in a commercial entity or until the middle of the night if they have designs on your home. A surveillance system will, of course, record things that happen there in these unusual hours and you can review the results as needed. The relevant accessories will enable your quad security monitor so you can see the results of four cameras and easily trace the criminal's movements this way.

A quad security monitor includes an accessory that can produce results in real time and in high resolution. You will also be able to playback, rewind and forward the footage and zoom in on any part of the video.

Check to see if your system is linked to a DVR as you can save some money by not buying a quad security monitor. DVRs have a built-in facility, whereas VCRs do not.

You do not have to record the footage when using a quad security monitor, as some people would tell you. You might want to set up a system in the corner of your room if you are an office manager and you can keep an eye on four different offices at the same time if you are linked to cameras in each of these rooms.

A number of valuable features are included within a quad security camera. For example, it has full duplex capabilities allowing transfer of recording and playback video at the same time, a real-time clock, a title generator and an on-screen display.

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