Failure to properly place and position your cameras might cost you valuable evidence and drive up security monitoring costs.
These three tips will ensure the best possible surveillance footage.
Avoid Excessive Backlighting
In reception areas or other places with multiple windows, cameras might have difficulty adjusting to intense backlighting.
By aiming cameras away from windows, you can capture more detail clearly, thereby increasing the chance of successful identification.
Choose the Right Cameras
Always match camera features and lenses to the needs of the area they’ll be monitoring.
For example, while a 360-degree camera might be great for monitoring a small room like an office, it wouldn’t be good at capturing fine details in larger areas.
From loss of focus to reduced depth of field, changes in lighting can drastically alter the quality of video captured by your security cameras.
Where Not to Install Security Cameras
Comprehensive office surveillance is a good thing up to a point, but there are legal limitations. Installing cameras in areas where people are deemed to have “a reasonable expectation of privacy” can result in voyeurism charges, especially if the cameras capture footage of individuals who undress in areas where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Never install security cameras in office bathrooms and locker rooms.
Contact Canadian Smart Systems for more details.
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