Protecting a home or office is a full-time job. Making this duty even more complex is the need to maintain this protection when you are not physically on the premises. Thankfully, there are solutions to this scenario. One solution is to install a home video surveillance system that can keep an electronic "eye" on your property when you are not there.
Several years ago, shocking news footage circulated featuring a babysitter captured on hidden camera abusing a young infant in her charge. As disturbing and sobering as this footage was, it also raised a very important point. Without the aforementioned surveillance equipment, the abuses may never have been discovered.
This proves a quality home video surveillance system is critical for maintaining safety and security on your property. In the past, installing a surveillance system was neither easy nor inexpensive. That is why the new USB-DVR system is such a welcome addition to the home security market. It is a cost-effective and simple to operate system that can maintain a reliable protective eye on your home or office.
Installing this system to your computer is not complicated. The USB DVR cord plugs directly into a laptop or personal computer via the USB port. Then, you connect the camera directly to the hard drive of the computer via the audio and video cables. Actually, you could connect this device to up to FOUR cameras. This allows for the maximum surveillance of a wide perimeter. As such, there will be no blind spots out of your range of vision.
But, how do you monitor the surveillance footage? In the aforementioned babysitter case, the video camera was on record mode and the tape was reviewed later. Therefore, the actual incident was not discovered until after the fact.
Sadly, in some cases, too much time could have passed to respond adequately. With the USB-DVR, you can monitor activity in real time and without any closed circuit monitor hookups. Instead, you are able to view the images on the internet. Simply log into your system with your IP address and you will have full remote access from anywhere in the world via Internet Explorer. Additionally, you can zoom or tilt the video display with a remote device. This adds much needed flexibility that ensures you will not miss an image.
If you do wish to save or review the footage later, the USB DVR allows you to record images directly on your hard drive. You can adjust the speed of the recording as a means of extending recording time as well as saving hard drive space. There is an also five different options for video recording quality. This allows you to select specific video qualities depending upon the task at hand.