Pros & Cons On HD CCTV IP Camera Surveillance

Using a good quality video surveillance system you can monitor your property from one single place and you can increase the security of the premises in easy manner. With the help of new innovation and evolution in surveillance technology now you can have HD CCTV and wireless IP camera that can help you monitor even the most remote area of your premises in easy manner. But when we talk about IP camera, then they do not like this kind of HD CCTV monitoring system. For this they may have their own set of reasons and they may have their opinion on the basis of those reasons.

Here, I am sharing some Pros & Cons On HD CCTV IP Camera Surveillance system and after knowing these pros and cons you can make your own opinion about it in wise manner.

Pros on HD CCTV IP camera surveillance system
Easy to install:
 If you want to install a new HD CCTV surveillance system using IP camera, then you can easily do that without making a lot of change in your infrastructure. If you have a fully functional IP network then you can connect the IP camera with your existing network switch and you can setup the HD CCTV surveillance system in easy manner. This is one of the biggest benefits for this kind of surveillance system.

Easy to Access:
If you want to access video feed, then you can login on your HD CCTV surveillance system using the IP address of that particular IP camera. And if you want to access or check the surveillance network from a remote location, then you IP camera HD CCTV system can allow you that as well. For this you will need to have all the login details or credentials and IP address with you and if you have that then you can get access to the system easily.

Option of Wi-Fi camera:
If you cannot install an HD CCTV camera at any particular place because that is hard to reach, then you can use a good quality Wi-Fi IP camera at that place. This Wi-Fi IP camera will get connected with your local Wi-Fi network and you can connect it with your existing HD CCTV surveillance system. That is one of the bet benefit that you can get with IP camera and related monitoring system.

Better video quality:
With HD CCTV IP camera you get full HD videos that offer you better video quality. These better videos help you get good quality videos and you get better monitoring with it. Also, if you want to zoom your video, then you can do that at the run time using IP camera. This is one more benefit or advantage that you cannot get if you are using analogy surveillance system to monitor your property.

More coverage:
Since you get better video quality, so you can get more coverage to more area with fewer cameras. That means you will need to install fewer cameras in your network to cover more area and that will help you get coverage in small cost. If we compare the cost with analogue surveillance system then this cost is always lower compared digital option.

Cons on HD CCTV IP camera surveillance system
Limited distance:
The biggest drawback of your IP camera surveillance system is that it is work at a limited distance only. Normally maximum distance for a HD CCTV surveillance system is only 100 meters and if you want to extend the network limit, then you will need to use a repeater for this. However, this extension and repeater will reduce the speed of your surveillance and you may get some problem also with it.

Need optimum light:
In analogue HD CCTV surveillance system if you have some less light, then also it can work for you and you can get good pictures with it. But, this is not the case with IP camera and you need to have optimum light to get better videos with it. So, we can say this is a very big drawback of this system and you need to have optimum light for same.
More vulnerable: If you want to hack into analogue surveillance system, then you will need to get physical access to your network. Also, that will not be easy to hack and you will need to do so many connection to hack into old style HD CCTV surveillance system. But this is not that much tough with IP camera surveillance system because if your security system is not very strong, then hackers can easily get access to your network and they can access your video feed as well.

Hard to identify the problem:
If you get any problem in your network or IP camera surveillance system, then it becomes very hard to identify the actual problem. I am saying this because you can have problem in cable, switch, router, repeaters or at any other part of your network. Also, if you have some extra load in your network then also you can have some lagging in the video feeds from all of your surveillance cameras.

Extra Load on your network:
This is one of those drawbacks that not only create problem in your IP camera network, but it can create so many issues in your existing network as well. This continuous feed of video from your network will create bottle necking and this issue will slow your entire network. That means if you have a slow network such as 100mb network then this option might not be the best solution for you.

In addition these common pros and cons, there are some other things are also there that can affect your decision. So, if you are planning to install a HD CCTV IP camera surveillance system at your premises, then I would suggest you to take your decision on the basis of above mentioned pros and cons. When you will take your decision on the basis of these key points, then you will be able to get the best system for your requirement.