VIDEO SURVEILLANCE has become one of the most sought after forms of physical security in commercial, industrial and, to a lesser extent, residential settings. Like all primary security measures, when something new finds its way into our ‘field of view,’ we want to know more about it, put it to work for clients, and provide an additional product and/or service to sell.
The advent of the megapixel camera is one of these new twists to an old gadget. When the first MP camera came along, the price tag was so high that only government institutions and the largest of corporations could afford to buy them. Since then the cost of manufacturing megapixel imagers — as well as the digital means of processing enormous amounts of video data — has dropped significantly. Today, almost anyone can afford one, making them a significant option in an security dealer or integrator’s sales program.