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Whatever you are looking for when it comes to CCTV products, make sure you have a good look at the cctv4U website. You will find a huge range of CCTV systems there which will suit your needs, whether you are looking to buy CCTV cameras for the home or for your business premises.

Security is high on the list of concerns for most people these days, and past statistics suggest that, as the recession continues crime rates will rise as people turn to other unlawful methods of making money. This was certainly the case during previous recessions in the early eighties and a decade later, so if the pattern repeats itself we have to be aware that our homes and business premises are more likely to be targeted by thieves.

The last thing you want is to find that your home or office has been broken into and your property has been stolen. As well as ensuring that you have an adequate burglar alarm system, statistics have suggested that CCTV installations are a major factor in deterring thieves from attempting to enter a building which has CCTV on view. Depending on the size of your home or business premises, you may be able to use a small number of CCTV cameras which will give you peace of mind. If your property is larger than average, the people at cctv4U will be able to advise you on the number of security cameras you will need to deter criminals from targeting you.

Our online store sells a range of CCTV cameras, including many of a ‘bullet’ (also sometimes known as a ‘helmet’ or ‘lipstick’) design. There are many advantages to choosing a bullet camera. These include their general inexpensiveness, ease of installation, discreet appearance and often brilliant image quality.

Prices for our range of CCTV bullet cameras start at £66.01 for the HI Res IR Bullet 4.3mm, and go up to £278.60 for the Genie ZB5 451IR Hi Res DNR IR ZOOM. The former bullet camera is a 1/3″ Hi Res IR Camera with a built-in lens, while the latter model is a high resolution TRUE day/night DNR zoom bullet camera with features such as a 10x optical zoom, digital noise reduction (DNR) and selectable digital zoom.

Other available models include the Genie GS5324HIR – Super Hi-res Bullet, which is a super high resolution day and night IR bullet camera which has an integrated 3.6mm fixed lens, 24x infrared LEDs and a wall/ceiling bracket. Also available in our range of bullet cameras are the Genie GS53CNV, which is a black standard resolution day/night bullet CCTV camera boasting 12 x IR LEDs and a lens bracket and sunshield, and the Genie Gs5330, which is a silver high resolution day/night bullet camera with 30 x IR LEDs and a lens cable managed bracket and sunshield. We also sell various other Genie bullet cameras as well as the Super Hi-Res Day/Night camera with its in-built varifocal lens.

Come to CCTV4U for the best CCTV products, installation services and technical support.

We sell many CCTV products from our online store. These include the CCTV cameras themselves, which include box cameras, domes (internal and external), bullet cameras and covert cameras.

There are as many different types of box camera as there are needs, and our range includes such box cameras as the £61.60 Compact Hi-Res Colour CCTV Camera at one end of our price range, and the £389 Bosch Dinion LTC0495 on the other. The former is highly reliable, combining high performance with a compact size of a mere 4.6cm x 5cm x 5.5cm. It can be fitted to ceilings without the need for the centre extension bar of ‘three piece’ brackets, allowing for a discreet and professional appearance. The Bosch Dinion LTC0495, meanwhile, is a high performance colour 1/3″day/night camera boasting 15 bit DSP Technology, with its ability to produce Hi Res colour images even in very low light making it the perfect choice for pubs and night clubs.

Other box cameras amongst our range include offerings from two of the most trusted names in CCTV surveillance, Genie and LG. For £88.20, the Genie C5307 is a high resolution colour camera with 1/3″ Sony CCD, while our other box cameras include the LG LVC-SX811HP Hi Res and LVC-SX703PC day/night cameras, as well as the Genie c5351-12, which is another high resolution day/night bodied camera with digital noise reduction.

Contact CCTV4U first for all of your CCTV needs, including products, installation services and technical support. Buy CCTV box cameras only from CCTV4U.

If you are considering a new CCTV camera for your home or business and require it to be professionally installed, then come to us first. Here at CCTV4U, we are experts in not only the installation of all types of CCTV cameras, but also associated technical support.

One of the reasons why we are so highly rated is because we cater to the individual needs of every client, guiding them through the entire process of installing advanced CCTV systems. In doing so, we make use of our extensive experience of the retail, industrial and commercial sectors. Indeed, we also attract attention for our high level of customer service, having been finalists in the Customer Service Provider and innovative company of the Year categories at the Pembrokeshire Business Awards in 2006 and 2007.

Another thing that makes CCTV4U’s camera installation services different from the rest is that we install only the most advanced digital CCTV products as standard.

Right from the point at which a site is acquired, we can provide you with a range of services, including security through the use of SiteEye, a temporary and flexible CCTV arrangement that can protect large scale areas until the installation of the final security system.

You are welcome to drop in at any time to our fully equipped demo suite at Pembroke Dock to see the latest CCTV systems on the market, or alternatively, telephone us today on 0845 226 31 91.

CCTV cameras remain a controversial use of government money, with many seeing them as an invasion of privacy. The statistic “the average UK citizen is likely to be caught by CCTV cameras 300 times a day” is often used as a negative point, and implies that the ubiquitous use of cameras represents a direct threat to our civil liberties. There is, however, on obvious contradiction at work here, What innocent person has ever been harmed by public CCTV products, and do we even notice CCTV cameras anymore? Isn’t it just the criminal that should be afraid of being caught on camera?

The fact remains that public CCTV equipment represents an ultra-modern crime prevention solution and to say that they affect our civil liberties represents a misconception of their usage. It is fair to say that their use is inevitable, and good technologies will always end up at the centre of our civilizations despite their negatives. The motor-car is a good example of this: a highly effective technology that also has its downsides. It is, however, a technology that we can’t help but embrace.

To say that closed circuit cameras are a good idea simply because they are a good technology is perhaps a little disingenuous, but we need only look at some crime statistics to appreciate their effectiveness. For example, the use of CCTV as evidence has led to a clear increase in guilty verdicts, and therefore you might say that our civil liberties in the end might well be saved by a camera.

The basic set-up of a CCTV security system involves a camera, a monitor, wires to connect the camera to the monitor (unless using wireless security cameras), and some form of recording equipment, should you wish to retain and store footage. The live feed that is transmitted is only available for you to see, making the whole set-up ‘closed circuit’.

The number of security cameras that you may need will depend on the size and layout of the area you wish to supervise with CCTV products; additional cameras might be needed just to cover awkward corners at unconventional locations. Generally, more cameras means greater supervision, but there is no point in having excessive numbers of CCTV security cameras just for the sake of it.

Once you have your security cameras in place and connected to your monitors, then you are ready to begin operating. Depending on preference and how many cameras you have, you will be able to either view all transmitted images at once as one multi-view screen on the monitor, or view one full-screen image at a time and switch between different camera angles.

It is worth bearing in mind that images from colour cameras are going to be of a much higher quality, and therefore can make the identification of intruders and troublemakers much easier.

Installing and operating a new CCTV security system is a fairly straight forward process and you will find that you will be able to monitor every corner of your property in no time at all.