What use is CCTV?

It’s hard to miss CCTV systems when you walk through city centres. Just take a peek on the tops and the sides of buildings and you’ll find a number of CCTV cameras. Some of the CCTV cameras have been installed by companies that want to protect their property and the people that work within the business. Other CCTV cameras are installed by local authorities and they can be used to monitor the public and look out for signs of public disorder.

CCTV has become a vital commodity in the fight against crime. Take city centre CCTV systems for example. They help to track and trace shoplifters, bag thieves and the camera operators can notify the police if there are signs of drunkenness in public areas or any disturbances that are taking place. CCTV gives you early warnings, you can watch your domestic property from work or keep your eyes on your business from home and have early warnings if anything is untoward.

Back in the day when CCTV cameras were first invented the technology was fairly primitive. Okay, you could see images through CCTV cameras but the CCTV systems were still in their infancy stage so the quality wasn’t that good. Move forward a few decades though and the technology has come on in leaps and bounds. Today you can record crystal-clear images on the latest clear definition systems and even record black and white footage at night as well.

CCTV is a major part of our society and countless businesses and private homes use close circuit cameras to monitor the movements of other people. In fact, it would be hard to imagine a world that didn’t have cameras used for the prevention and detection of crime. In the UK alone there are thousands of CCTV cameras in operation as we speak watching people, monitoring their actions and recording evidence that can be used in a court of law. This is a part of life and most people are accustomed to seeing CCTV cameras and feel reassured by their presence. CCTV is useful because it helps to fight crime and give decent people some type of early warning system.

 

 

 

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