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Whether in a home or business setting, the installation of a new security system involves considering a myriad of factors. What sort of space will the camera be in? What sort of area do you want the camera to monitor? Is the camera indoors or outdoors? These and a series of other important factors are critical to deciding what sort of security system is the best for you …

We’ve all seen that episode of a crime show or scene from a dramatic movie. The officers are gathered in a dramatically lit room, walls of monitors display streams of data and video feed. Then the breakthrough happens: A lone camera captures a figure. Excitement fills the room, they leap for the monitors and call for the picture to zoom and enhance. A box comes onto the …

In the IP security camera world, manufacturers often highlight how many megapixels (MP) a camera has. More megapixels, or higher resolution, often mean a significant increase in camera prices as well. So what are megapixels, and should you really pay up for them? Let’s start off with just the pixel. All digital screens display images that are broken up into tiny little squ …

If I were a business or homeowner looking to purchase a new surveillance system, I would think, as a diehard comic book fan, “well, why can’t I just hire a superhero? They can see in the dark, lift cars, and fly.” Unfortunately, due to superhero labor costs and their alleged nonexistence, I can't hire one. Luckily, Hikvision has software solutions that can do most of …

Codecs A video codec is a mechanism that takes analog data, like light, color, and sound, and compresses (the “co” part of codec) that data into information the computer can understand. From there, the video is decompressed (the “dec” part of codec) so it can be played on our screens. Codecs are an essential part of all digital video recording and  IP surveillance ca …