Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Security & Marketing Analysis: Two Birds With One Stone





Did you know that a Geovision DVR can count? Geovision has the technology to count the number of people entering and exiting a given space. By doing nothing other than setting up a video surveillance system with a Geovision DVR, you can instantly know how many people have passed by the visual field of a security camera. This built-in feature can have many interesting applications and can turn your surveillance system into a data gathering tool. While insuring security and gathering relevant data simultaneously and through the same means, you really can 'kill two birds with one stone' using a Geovision DVR.

Data Sampling For Marketing Analysis
You can keep a close eye on traffic to and from your store each day and even have an accurate ratio of customers who purchased to customers who were just 'window shopping'. If your cameras are placed strategically enough, you can even use this feature to gather data on how many people pass by a given product display or particular retail department, allowing you to gather market viability of a product or its display.

For Large Events
If an event like a convention or trade show is large enough, boosted video surveillance is a good idea. In addition to added security, you can also keep track of how many attendees you have. By setting up cameras connected to a Geovision DVR, you can let the People Counting feature run and always have an updated number on people currently attending your event. With strategically placed cameras, you can even keep track of where attendees tend to gravitate, giving you an accurate impression of the relevant markets that your event might focus on. If you are exhibiting at a trade show, you might even set up a small surveillance system to track how many people enter and exit your own exhibition space.

When in the market for a video surveillance system, it is important to be aware of all that you can get out of the system that you purchase or rent. With features like the People Counting feature, as well as other useful features, a Geovision DVR allows for multiple applications of a surveillance system over and above mere security. Which makes its purchase, lease or rental well worth your investment.








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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

GeoVision's new 5MP Fisheye

GeoVision's newest 5 Megapixel Fisheye is capable of doing what a system of several cameras does all by itself. With a 360 degree view that has no blind spot and features an interface that is both user-intuitive and user-friendly, this security camera makes a perfect addition to an inclusive surveillance system.

Features that make this camera so great:
5-MP: High resolution and clear, crisp images.
Moving Object Tracking: Target a person or object and track it. Simple as that.
Desired View: 360 degrees of source image allows the user to view at any angle and any zoom level.
Privacy Mask: Block out portions of the video to ensure privacy.
Rugged: Good for outdoor use.
Tampering Alarm: Alert beforehand any damage to the camera view
Other Features: Virtual PTZ, Auto Pan, Visual Automation, Electronic Day/Night, Built-in Microphone and Speaker

Having one of these cameras could reduce the number of cameras necessary in your surveillance system, saving you money.

To get an idea of what this camera is capable of, check out Andy's video demo below of the comparable 4MP Fisheye.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

DIY: Build and Configure a GeoVision DVR

CCTV DVRCamera Security Now is proud to present a 10 Part Do-It-Yourself GeoVision Series on how to build and configure a CCTV DVR. GeoVision is widely considered to be the leader in business class DVR technology and from the beginning Camera Security Now has identified GeoVision as the best value for our clients.

In these video tutorials, Brian Wood (Woodio) of Camera Security Now teaches the basics of how to build your own CCTV DVR so that our customers can learn the ins and outs of their security camera systems.

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

New IP Solutions from GeoVision

GeoVision CamerasGeoVision is all set to demonstrate a new full series of high performance, top quality 1MP WDR, 1.3MP Low Lux, 2MP, 3MP and 5MP H.264 IP cameras. The different camera types include a 360-degree fisheye camera, a box camera, a cube camera, a mini fixed dome camera, an IR fixed dome camera, an IR vandal proof dome camera, an IR bullet camera, an IR arctic camera, an IR PTZ camera, a standard PTZ camera and an IP speed dome camera. In addition to all that, GeoVision is also offering a free full featured 32-channel GV-NVR.

If you are looking for a TV-out solution of IP surveillance, then an HD IP video decoder, which has the ability to decode 1 x 1080p, 4 x 720p or 9 x D1 in 30fps, will be available for you. However, GeoVision isn't done there, they have another product that they want to showcase, a 13" display pad which has the HD IP video decoder built directly in. This product comes with a remote control that allows users to select a certain camera, scan the display and even set up an application.

If you are looking for more of a large scale IP surveillance project, you can opt for the 128-channel GV-Recording Server. The 128-channel GV-Recording Server supports ONVIF as well as PSIA and is another new product that GeoVision is debuting to the market.

GeoVision is debuting a host of other products as well including the Video Wall solution designed for central management as well as a Focus Adjustment Utility which decreases the manpower necessary for focusing GeoVision multi-megapixel IP cameras.

GeoVision's GV-Hybrid DVR and GV-NVR both feature a 32-channel monitoring setup, smart video management and a built-in video analysis. In addition to that, they both enable users to apply analytic scenarios to best fit their needs like a 360-degree fisheye dewarping and tracking, face indexing, face counting, face masked alarms, people counting, tampering alarm, missing or unattended object detection, intrusion alarm, defog, video stabilization, crowd detection, digital tracking and PTZ tracking.

The GV-NVR is an ONVIF and PSIA conformance product and it also supports more than 1,000 IP camera models from all the leading manufacturers.

Source: Security Info Watch - GeoVision to introduce new IP solutions


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Saturday, March 5, 2011

GeoVision CCTV DVR Servers

GeoVision is popular among consumers due to its immense array of DVR and NVR products, but they also have a full line of servers as well. Each of GeoVision's servers is unique in different ways so if you are planning on getting one, it is important you know what they are, what they do and why a particular one may be better for you than another.

Tower Servers - Tower servers are an excellent office surveillance solution. They may be located anywhere on a local area network or stand alone. Tower servers are great replacements for existing low tech VHS systems and they also replace switches, multiplexers and recording devices in one self-contained unit. They also work with existing CCTV camera technology.

Cube Servers - Cube servers leave a very small carbon footprint and may be installed at a remote location. Multiple systems can be interconnected for use in large facilities and can connect to a switch or hub for total access. Cube servers may also be used for covert operations without a local keyboard or monitor.

VCR Replacement Servers - VCR replacement servers have the same footprint as a VCR when used in CCTV applications. These servers are good for general purpose office surveillance solutions and may be located anywhere on a local area network or stand alone.

Floor Mount Industrial Servers - These servers bolt to the floor, are difficult to steal, rugged for industrial applications, and good for construction trailers and other tough facilities. They also have filters on them in order to keep the server running in a dusty environment.

Tool Box Servers - These servers, like the floor mounted servers, are rugged for industrial applications, construction trailers or other tough facilities. They also have filters to keep the server running in a dusty environment. The only difference is that these servers are not mounted to the floor.

Rack Mount Servers - Rack mount servers are for server room-based surveillance and may be clustered or interconnected. Cabling options include cat-5 and coax with runs up to 2000 feet. Data can be stored on DVR Server Hard Drives, NAS Boxes or SANs.

If you have any questions about which server is right for you, how to acquire a server, how to get one set up or would like more information on each of the different server styles, then head on over to CameraSecurityNow.com. They are trusted and qualified GeoVision server technicians and are capable of handling any of your GeoVision Server needs.

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Friday, February 25, 2011

Camera Security Now Specializes in GeoVision Technology

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CameraSecurityNow.com has a wide range of GeoVision products that ranges from GeoVision servers, GeoVision DVR cards, GeoVision NVR cards and anything else you may want or need. CameraSecurityNow.com also has GeoVision CCTV DVR Tower Servers, Cube Servers, VCR Replacement Servers, Floor Mount Industrial Servers, Tool Box Servers and Rack Mount Servers, and that is only GeoVision Servers!

They also have pages on all of the New GeoVision Features as well as the Major GeoVision Features, GeoVision's V2 Central Monitoring Station, How to Upgrade Your GeoVision Software, GeoVision CCTV DVR Information, Connecting a Microphone to Your GeoVision DVR and so much more!

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Friday, February 11, 2011

GeoVision Release V8.4

GeoVision V8.4GeoVision has finally released their new update V8.4 GV-NVR/GV-DVR. With V8.4 GeoVision supplies their IP cameras as well as their video servers with a free bundled 32-channel full featured GV-NVR. V8.4 is also ONVIF and PSIA compliant which allows it to support over 600 IP camera models from a plethora of different manufacturers and dealers.

V8.4 provides you with Smart Dual Streaming technology in order to solve problems with live viewing for large numbers of multi-megapixel IP cameras at installation. There is also a video compacting function which is used to keep video key frame by utilizing a small hard drive for the oldest video files. Schedule Center, another feature, is used for video compacting, video merging, and fast backup. V8.4 also adds a new video analytics function of Face Count with duration information that comes in handy in the retail market. V8.4 also adds support for mobile Android devices.

GeoVision's newly released IP cameras, including their new Fisheye camera, D/N Box camera, IR PTZ camera and D/N PTZ camera, are all supported with V8.4. The GV-FE110/GV-FE111 360-degree fisheye IP camera now has de-wrapping technology which makes it capable of multiple live views, remote monitoring and playback. It is also able to provide different viewing angles as well as zooming levels without blind spots for different users' logins at the same time.

This new version of GeoVision software is sure to add a lot of things that many people will be happy with as well as a few things that some people may have been waiting for. The fact that you get a free 32-channel full featured GV-NVR isn't too bad of a deal either.

Source: GeoVision - GeoVision released V8.4 GV-NVR/GV-DVR and new IP cameras
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