You will need to carefully evaluate your needs before deciding on a CCTV video security system. You should do this before you even decide on where to get the system.

One question to ask yourself is; what are you planning to monitor? Are you going to be monitoring the comings and goings of people? Will you be looking at vehicles? Is it important to see faces, merchandise or crowds? When you can answer these questions it will be much easier to choose the CCTV security components.

Another important question is this one; what type of picture quality do you need? Quality refers to both how fast the frame rate is and how detailed the image will be. The frame rate is a measure of how many individual pictures make up the video. What you see on T.V. and on VHS tapes is referred to as “full motion”. This is 30 frames per second. CCTV security systems usually record at slower rates. The slower rates give you rather jerky looking images but the upside is that this slower rate saves hard drive or tape space so that longer periods of time can be recorded.

You will also have to decide on the way your CCTV video security system will be monitored. Will you have an employee or employees who are watching the system for problems or will you just record at all times and review the tapes when problems occur? If you choose multiple cameras for your CCTV security system you will have the option of connecting each to its own monitor or you will be able to combine multiple images onto one monitor.

Consider these questions and you will be able to choose the best CCTV security system for your purposes.