IP Camera

IP cameras offer a far superior image quality. it has many other features in addition when compared to analog cameras. Image quality of IP cameras vary from 1 megapixel to 3 megapixels. Picture Quality, Flexibility and Scalability are some of the advances in IP cameras over Analog cameras.

Picture Quality

The best analog surveillance camera wont be able to hold a candle to the worst IP camera when it comes to the resolution of the image it captures. At best, an analog camera can manage the equivalent of less than half a megapixel. Many of the cameras we stock are available in 1.3, 2, or 3mp configurations, which is far better quality than you could hope to achieve with a traditional CCTV camera. Additionally, IP cameras capture a much wider field of view than comparable analog cameras, meaning a single IP camera is potentially able to do the job of three to four of the old school cams.

Flexibility and Scalability

In a traditional analog DVR set-up, each camera must be connected directly to the DVR. IP cameras can circumvent this through the use of switches, which allow cameras in close proximity to each other to be connected to a single switch, which then runs a single wire to the NVR (Network Video Recorder). This reduces the amount of cabling runs, which makes it ultimately less labor intensive, and also allows you to connect more cameras because you're no longer limited by the number of ports on your DVR. On top of that, using a PoE (Power over Ethernet) switch allows your Cat 5e or Cat 6 cable to run the signal and provide power to your camera, eliminating the need for a separate power supply.