Broadcast in analog format, the main surveillance systems in the past, seemed to beclosed circuit television. Images would have to be recorded, as signals did not reach that far, and watched at a later date and pictures were not in real time. This system was fine as long as you didn’t go out!

Over recent years, the internet has brought us many exciting and new technologies, one of which being the ability to watch our house, through a webcam, via the internet twenty four hours a day, seven days a week as long as you have a connection. Images of your house can be sent, via the internet, to your laptop for you to watch in real time.

With home surveillance you have the option of installing cameras in numerous rooms and can watch the pictures all at the same time, and recently, more and more companies have installed digital surveillance to cut down on vandalism and theft.

There are a wide variety of surveillance packages around or you can build your own system fairly easily. Cameras should be discreet and blend in with the surroundings and be sure not to cut on cost as the clearer the pictures the better.

A host of software is also available if you are building your own surveillance system. Look out for software that will alert you by phone, text or email when an intruder enters your property. This is very useful if you are away from home for long amounts of time.

These days pictures are much clearer than the old analog videos, and unlike when recording onto tapes, recording pictures in a digital format will retain its quality however many times it is played back. The digital files are also compressed and saved much easier than a stack of video tapes.

There are many advantages to digital surveillance systems and nowadays systems are relatively inexpensive and easy to install and operate.

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