You can spent less money to get the good quality CCTV System to suit all your needs.

This is the guide for small business owner, manager, or homeowner to choose the RIGHT system.

Here are some questions and answers, after reading that, we hope you will be able to choose a right CCTV system.

1. WHY DO YOU WANT TO BUY A CCTV SYSTEM?

Ok, you want a system that can monitor your property, to record what happens, then if there is any need, you can get video footage for police as clue, or evidence.More than that, you may also want to monitor your property no matter where you are by remote access the Recorder. Now, you can even use your mobile phone to keep an eye on your business or your house.

The Cameras are the eyes. You want to see every important areas, want to see as clear as possible but not spend a huge amount of money.

Then, how to choose the right Cameras?

Here are some facts you need to know

(1) Most cameras have fixed lens, that means if the camera views wide, it will see short. If the cameras views far, the view angle will be narrow.

For entrances and exits, you may need wide view angle camera. For registers, you may need to see the detail, then you need a larger lens camera. For some area, you may need hiden cameras.

So measure all the areas you want to cover, then you can tell us of you need, we can customize your need.

(2) Most cameras nowadays are with infrared Leds, so they could be day night. IR lights, needs subject to reflect back to the lens. so camera can product night vision. But some area, which may be meadow, trees, could not reflect the IR light. Then you may have to add some flood light. Day Night Cameras. if not specified, they are no good to capture the car plate panel. To View numbers clearly, you may need Wide Dynamic Range Camera.

(3) Where to hook the cameras?

Cameras typically are two types: Indoor and Outdoor use.

Outdoor cameras, are weatherproof. They can also be used indoor,but the color may not be as good as indoor cameras under the lamps.

There are Standalone DVRs and PC Based DVRs.

Standalone DVR, you don't need to buy any computer. Just Insert a Hard Drive(most ebay sellers are now selling DVR with HDD), then it could be plug and play.

There are 4 Channel DVR. 8 Channel DVR and 16 Channel DVR.

DVRs are of H.264 Compress now is very cheap as well as the mos-jpeg. But When you buy the DVR pls focus on the Recording resolution rather than the display resolution. Cuz as evidence for count, you need the Recorded data. Recording Frames decides if you will get video stream or just pictures as slideflow. Recording resolution decides if you will get image enough for police.

Some DVR is with DVD_RW, but personally I dont think it is really necessary to spend this money. Cuz most DVR has internet access function. so you can set up network for this DVR , then you can view and download video from internet. And if the DVR has USB port, you can transfer video to your USB stick.