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IP CCTV from EyeSpy 247

Eye Spy247 has just released their new external IP network camera. Aimed at the domestic and small business sectors, this camera is IP65 rated and is small and compact in design.
The camera can be used to watch pets , children or your vehicle on your drive and of course, your home. If you are in business you would be able to keep you eye on events as they take place in your absence giving you back control while you are away.
Several benefits include the ability to connect to the camera images via BT home hub and many other common routers on the market, auto registration makes this process simple.
IR, means the camera can see up to 10meters in total darkness and in addition to this alarms can be raised through on board PIR detection and sound trigger sensors.
At a price that will appeal to the mass market so far excluded from the benefits of IP CCTV, this camera, with recording options and simple installation, will appeal to many and is looking to be a good buy.

CCTV kit

CCTV kit.

Is there an argument that as an end user it is better to buy a CCTV kit from a wholesaler and then install the system either by yourself or get an electrician to carry out the work? Well it would save on costs there is no doubt about that. But CCTV kits available on the Internet tend to be imported from the Far East and tend to be of a lower spec than a CCTV installer would use.

Home CCTV.

For home CCTV it is defiantly a market that is growing, the average domestic customer is simply looking to install a CCTV system to enable them to see who is there without leaving the safety of the home. To this end the CCTV systems that are available in Kit form will suffice. Commercial users though often have CCTV cameras installed for more reasons than just observation purposes and this is where good recording and quality cameras will make a difference.

CCTV kits

Most companies have little or no resources to just have someone watching CCTV images, so inevitably all the information that the CCTV system gathers will need to be reviewed from a recording. This is where the main difference between CCTV kits and a professionally installed CCTV system will tell.

CCTV system.

A CCTV System in kit form will have little or no flexibility on the number of frames per second it can handle or the image quality unlike a more expensive DVR solution. Lets be honest though some high end spec DVRs can cost upwards of £6000 they will have many features and some of these would be over the top for many small or domestic installations.

Buy CCTV.

At the end of the day when buying CCTV kits you really need to think hard about why you really want it, to observe or to actually produce usable images after an event has occurred. Review what is out there and take advice. It could save you spending hard earned cash on something that at the end of the day turns out to be a white elephant.