With over 10 years of experience in advanced high-grade security
installations across Australia. We are confident we can help. Our
strengths are in the advanced technology such as offsite alerts to
your phone, onsite active deterence features (siren, strobe,
red/blue flashing lights), face recognition, and licence
plate recogition. We have much experience with challenging
installations to cover large spans of areas such as carvan parks and
schools, via wireless links between buildings up to
15km. Please see our amazing customer
testimonals at the bottom of this page for more
information.
Home, Farm or Business CCTV
Do you need a highly experienced and professional Mount Bolton security camera installer? We can advise, supply
and install any CCTV system for Mount Bolton residential
or commercial needs. Typically our Mount Bolton
surveillance systems come with the following features, which
we are confident is suitable, reliable and cost-effective for
residential homes, farms, and commerical businesses. Here is
a list of our typical features:
- Full High Definition 2MP (i.e. 1080p/1K), 4MP (i.e. 2K), 6MP (i.e. 3K), 8MP (i.e. 4K)
or very expensive 12MP (i.e. 6K)
- All our security cameras have 50 meters night vision!
- All our security cameras are vandal and weather resistant
(IP67).
- All our security cameras use Starlight (i.e. colour footage in low light 0.005lx)
- All our security cameras support AI-based people/vehicle recognition for reliable alerts.
- Remote live view and playback via PC and/or mobile device(s).
- Recordings stored locally via hard drive (i.e. no cloud
required).
- All parts come with at least 3 years warranty.
- Built-in microphone - can be disabled by software.
- Optional onsite active deterrence features such as built-in
siren, strobe and red/blue flashing lights.
- Multiple buildings can be joined via dedicated wireless
links - range 15km line of sight!
- Solar powered and 3G/4G systems available upon request.
Critical Infrastructure CCTV
When it comes to critical infrastructure for tier 1 companies and government, there are some outstanding options - however they are expensive! Some features include:
- Motion detection via PIR or radar sensor - see below section "Motion Detection".
- Target position and velocity tracking via radar - up to 50 metres and 120° field of view.
- Horn with preprogrammed voice messages, or custom voice messages.
- Control 3rd party devices (e.g. gate, lock, lights)
- Alerts/logs for 3rd party devices (e.g. lock status, PIR status)
- Analytics features such as people counting and cross line detection (virtual trip-wire).
- Custom software development options via the API.
- Highly secure and trusted brand (AXIS Communications) - Made in Sweden.
AI-based Active Deterrent Cameras
(Advanced Motion Detection)
Most security camera systems support motion detection via vision. However using vision only is known to be unreliable (i.e. cause false positives). Vision-based motion detection can be triggered via rain, insects, moving shadows (e.g. from clouds), and might miss small or slow objects.
For more reliable motion detection, you need to add more advanced software and/or sensors.
Some advanced software options are AI-based people/vehicle
recognition. Currently technology allows setting up of virtual
trip-wires (aka perimeter protection) and/or face recognition.
Some additional sensor options are PIR and radar sensors. Both PIR and radar have a 120° field of view. PIR is cost-effective, however only 12 metres range, and not the best for outdoor/sunlight. Radar allows up to 50 metres, works in bad weather such as rain or snow, and can track target position and velocity - allowing target tracking via PTZ cameras!
Once you have reliable motion detection - you can
confidently use it for instant notification via email, mobile
phone push notification and/or trigger sirens, strobe, and have
a speaker/horn say someting to the intruder.
To get a feel of the power of the active deterrent cameras with
built-in sirens, strobe and red/blue flashing lights, watch this
YouTube video:
To get a feel of the power of radar based sensors for motion detection and notifications, watch this YouTube video:
How to Improve Security Cameras for Mount Bolton Night Vision?
Most cameras have built-in IR for night vision, rated to 30m or 50m. However, it's not the best. To improve night vision, consider an external IR illuminator, which is like a floodlight, that human eyes can't see. They are simply powered via 12Vdc and do not need to be placed near the camera - in some ways, elsewhere is better (e.g. area of concern, or area of weak/poor night vision). Here is an example of what you can expect when moving from a camera with 50m rated built-in IR, to a 150m rated 60° field of view external IR illuminator, where the far edge of the pool is about 25m from the camera.
Joining Buildings/Locations with Wireless Links
When most people think wireless, they forget about power. In
most cases wireless systems are only for data, and therefore still
required wired power. From our experience there are two cases to use wireless:
For large span installations, trenching is costly and risky, so we
recommand to bridge the gap with wireless links instead. For
example. Building A, might have 4x wired Security Cameras for Mount Bolton, and building
B might have 8x wired Security Cameras for Mount Bolton. So we simply link the
buildings with one wireless link. We generally use 900MHz or 5GHz
wireless transceivers, that can go up to 15km line of sight. For
most cases we can use 5GHz. However if we need the wireless signal
to go around corners, over a mountain, or penetration objects,
buildings and/or dense foliage, we would use 900MHz.
Can a Security Cameras for Mount Bolton Read Licence Plates?
From our early evening tests, a 8MP security camera using a 12mm lens can see Australia licence plates at
about 35 metres. So in theory we have the following MegaPixel (MP) vs range
for reading licence plates, assuming a 12mm lens:
- 12MP security camera - about 50 metres.
- 8MP security camera - about 35 metres.
- 4MP security camera - about 17 metres.
- 2MP security camera - about 8 metres.
- 1MP security camera - about 4 metres.
Given these tests where done early evening, we would expect
better during day. However at night time we suspect it's hard to read at that range, without
external significant IR illuminators.
If you just need a security camera to see licence plates, then
you just need to select a suitable lens and MegaPixel (MP) security
camera for your target range. However if your objective is
to automatically recognise a licence plate, and perhaps match it
against a database for access control. Then please see
our Licence
Plate Recognition LPR/ANPR services.
If you're goal is to read licence plates, we'd suggest an 8MP optical zoom camera, as the 12MP option is typically too expensive.
Solar Powered Station for Security Cameras for Mount Bolton
In the previous section we discussed that typically a wireless
solution requires power. For remote security camera installations,
power is not available. In this case, we can use batteries and/or
solar. It should be well understood that a solar solution is not
cost-effective and can be not aesthetically pleasing. To give you
an idea - for one security video camera and one wireless transceiver to
continously run day and night will require: about 200W solar
panel (in most areas of East Coast Australia), batteries, solar
charger, etc, and will cost about $1800 in materials, not including the security
camera, wireless transceiver, or galvanised pole.
Advanced Analytics Surveillance Features
We are experienced with installation of standard security
camera systems for your expensive home, office, warehouse, street or
highway. We even offer more complex CCTV solutions which may require features such as:
Contact us today to setup a meeting and/or site inspection.
CCTV Systems General Information
When thinking about a security camera system, you may like to consider the following options:
- Fixed, pan/tilt (PT) and/or pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ).
- Day and/or night security camera, via infrared (IR) or laser sensors.
- Covert (i.e. Hidden or Spy), bullet and/or dome security cameras.
- Water/vandal resistant/proof - e.g. IP66, IP67, IP68
- Wired, Wireless or WiFi.
- Digital video recorder (DVR), Network video recorder (NVR), manage with your current computer, or one of our custom Linux-based computers.
- LCD screen for live monitoring? Or simply use your existing computers?
- Low mega pixel (e.g. VGA resolution 640x480) or high mega pixel
(e.g. Full HD resolution 1080p).
- Security camera lens size: field of view vs range.
- ONVIF or PSIA compliant.
- Avoid power cables via a power over ethernet (PoE) solution.
- Motion capture via PIR motion sensors, or computer vision software to analysis each image frame for movement.
- Remote access from your home PC, iPhone, iPad and/or Android smartphone/tablet, via a browser or mobile app (e.g. Blue Iris, Pacom's PDR, SwannView, vMEye, Milestone XProtect, etc).
- VMS such as Blue Iris or Milestone XProtect.
Traditional 700TVL Analogue security
cameras vs 2MP Digital IP security cameras
Traditional analogue Security Cameras for Mount Bolton resolution is rated 700TVL. In
digital terms that is equivalent to only 0.5MP! With IP Security Cameras for Mount Bolton, you
can get 1MP (i.e. 720p), 2MP (i.e. 1080p), 4MP (i.e. double 1080p!) and 12MP. Here is a image showing the
difference between 700TVL and a 2MP IP security camera:
Security Camera Lens Size: Field of View Vs Range
| Focal Length of
Lens | 1/3" Imaging
Sensor | 1/4" Imaging Sensor |
| 2.8mm | 82° | 65° |
| 3.7mm | 65° | 53° |
| 4mm | 62° | 50° |
| 4.8mm | 53° | 42° |
| 6mm | 44° | 34° |
| 8mm | 34° | 27° |
| 12mm | 23° | 18° |
| 16mm | 17° | 13° |
| 25mm | 11° | 9° |
| 50mm | 5° | 4° |
| 75mm | 3° | 2.5° |
Swann, Techview, Bunnings, Jaycar Security Cameras Review
Where can I buy security cameras? Where is the best place to buy
security cameras? There are many low budget CCTV systems you can purchase for
Bunnings, Dicksmith, Jaycar, etc, such as Swann, Signet, Techview, Cocoon,
Foscam, etc. Here is our Swann security cameras review. We DO NOT
recommend Swann, etc for these reasons:
- The timestamp watermark is not done at a firmware level, so
the footage from such cameras are not admissible in court.
- We get enquiries regularly with reported issues for these low budget brands.
- Known to lock up and require a manual power reset.
- Come with a desktop-grade hard drive, so it will not last as long as a surveillance-grade hard
drive.
- Typically plastic camera housing, not full-metal housing -
so generally not vandal resistant, or high IP rating.
- Less night vision range.
- Less field of view.
- Typically less MegaPixels.
Cost-effective 100% Wire-Free Security Cameras for Mount Bolton
We appreicate the cost of a high MegaPixel (MP) wired security installation is an
investment. However if you can't afford such a security camera
system, then we are aware of one option that is cost-effective for
home and small businesses. That system is known as the Netgear ARLO Smart Home Security - 4 HD Camera
Security System. It costs $799 for 4x 1MP (i.e. 720p)
cameras, records to the cloud, and is 100% wire-free (batteries
life is about 4 to 6 months). It is typically a DIY solution. We do NOT recommend ALRO for these reasons:
- We don't do small projects sorry.
- Built-in wireless antennas - so loss of frames.
- Store data to a 3rd party cloud - this uses precious internet bandwidth and that 3rd party has all your video recordings.
- Typically plastic camera housing, not full-metal housing -
so generally not vandal resistant, or high IP rating.
- Less night vision range.
- Less field of view.
- Typically less MegaPixels.
Mount Bolton Traffic Cameras
If your looking for Mount Bolton Traffic Cameras, please see
https://straya.io or
https://qldtraffic.qld.gov.au/cameras.html.
CCTV Licence and Security Firm Membership
As you maybe aware - any security camera installer must be
licensed by law. Furthermore, any security firm that has
installers must be a member of a security organisation such as
ASIAL
Corporate Membership. This ensures police have the finger
prints of all CCTV installers, and all security firms are held
to a constitution, code of professional conduct, policies and
procedures. It should also be noted one is not allowed to use
the ASIAL logo unless they have been a member for a least two
years. For your peace of mind, here are our lience and
membership details:
- Security Adviser and Equipment Installer Licence Number: 4021999
- ASIAL Corporate Membership Number: C12516
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