White Papers

The purpose of this white paper is to provide general guidelines to cities and other government agencies about who should be in charge of a video surveillance system and to provide additional administrative recommendations for best practices.

This Application Note describes the most popular outdoor lighting sources, their relative value in scene lighting for video surveillance cameras, and basic recommendations for cities and agencies considering installing new lights, replacing lights, installing new public area surveillance cameras, or upgrading existing surveillance systems.

The purpose of this white paper is to provide an accurate and practical comparison between CCTV (closed-circuit TV) and IPVS (Internet Protocol Video Surveillance) systems including function, cost, and value. A technology and feature comparison table is provided. Practical observations of the drivers of system cost are included as bullet lists. A few features unique to IPVS are discussed.

The purpose of this white paper is to provide an overview of IP-based video surveillance including manufacturing-specific requirements. This paper also contains a section on potential cost savings when using an IP surveillance system.

A series of news article summaries about how the unique advantages of digital video surveillance systems provide judicial convictions of criminals caught in the act.

What you need to know before you buy a video surveillance system! CCTV versus network cameras? Will a DVR "convert" my existing analog cameras to digital? Am I really getting the recording capacity my vendor says I am?