Compare a digital security system over a conventional system and you will find that there are many advantages.

When you are using a digital security system you will be able to replace the monitor, time-lapse recorder and switching unit with one centralized system. This system can then be accessed and controlled from several locations.

A digital security system allows the user to retrieve the video very quickly. There is no longer a need to search through hours of tape to find the desired image.

Another advantage of a digital security system is that it can be set to record when motion or other pre-defined events are detected. The video is then compressed and stored to a PC’s hard drive.

The quality of the images recorded by a digital security system is high and this helps with image and evidence recognition. Digital security videos can be enhanced easily and copied many times without any negative change in the original quality.

Analog systems are often affected by noise. This is not an issue when a digital security system is used.

Digital security systems use digital storage media that has an almost unlimited lifetime. Analog systems use tapes that have to be replaced quite often.

Digital security systems can be used to archive relevant information to HDD, FDD, DVD, or CD-R. This allows the user many different choices.

There is very little maintenance required with a digital security system. This saves time and money.

A digital security system can be set to record by a schedule such as date or time, smart mode detection or alarm activation. These options provide various choices depending on needs.

The advantages to using a digital security system are many.