How Often Should Security Cameras Be Replaced?
Jay360 is a trusted security camera system installer in Toronto and surrounding cities where we serve both businesses and homeowners. We would like to help you reassess your security surveillance needs so you can determine if your security camera system needs an upgrade. Contact us today for a free consultation.
If your current security camera system is not reliable or can no longer cope with your growing security needs, there is no better time to replace and upgrade than now.
Your security camera system has to capture and record everything that happens in and around your business premises. If it is discovered to have loopholes and weaknesses, your whole business is at risk.
Security cameras have other benefits beyond security
When you install a security camera system at your business, your intention is the system will document everything that happens around your premises around the clock. As such, your security camera system does more than just securing your business from break-ins, including:
Discouraging theft by employees,
Helping monitor and supervise contracted service providers like cleaners and funigators,
Preventing fraudulent claims of accidents and injuries by employees and customers,
Boosts productivity by discouraging employees from slacking around and wasting time.
For most businesses, a security camera system is a significant investment that will not be replaced for as long as it works. But with the pace of technology and the increasing sophistication of criminal enterprises, you may need to replace your legacy security camera system even while it ‘still works’.
Replace your security camera system as more functional ones become available
Technology never stops advancing. For this reason, you don’t upgrade your security camera system only when your current one has become unreliable. An even better reason to upgrade is the availability of better technology.
However way you look at it, a digital security camera system is better than a VHS recording system. With current technology, there are a lot more conveniences than there were with older analog systems:
You can now monitor your premises remotely using a mobile app,
You can receive alerts of any irregular activity around your business during times it’s closed,
You can receive alerts of any irregular activity around your business during times it’s closed,
You can store your camera footage in the cloud instead of the DVR, which typically has limited storage,
Encryption guarantees you of less interception of your video feeds by hackers and criminals.
Benefits of modern cameras
Above all else, modern cameras produce more detailed pictures that allow you to pick activity older cameras would miss. For something as critical as your business’s security, this is a benefit you cannot wait to exploit only when the security camera system’s recommended lifespan has lapsed or when your budget allows.
Technological advances ensure the availability of camera equipment that functions better, is easier to operate, and which is less costly to operate. While your security camera system’s installed capacity and projected lifespan will give you an idea of when you should upgrade, your needs and what current technology offers are more reliable guides.
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Technological Advancement in security cameras.
Given the pace at which technology is advancing, you should always reassess your current security monitoring needs against the capabilities of security camera systems that are currently available on the market.
Upgrade your security systems as your business grows
Once set up, a business must grow. And as your business grows, its security needs evolve. This may meam a larger property and more employees and visitors to monitor.
Your current camera system, even though it still works just fine, maybe too limited in its capabilities to meet your growing needs.
It is also highly likely that as your business has grown, even in the span of a few years, security camera technology has improved drastically.
For example, instead of adding more cameras to your system, it may be better to simply invest in technologically superior multi-sensor cameras. These cameras are equipped with four image sensors that give them a full 360-degree view. One camera essentially does the work of four individual cameras.
Ready to upgrade on your security camera system?
Jay360 is a trusted security camera system installer in Toronto and surrounding cities where we serve both businesses and homeowners. We would like to help you reassess your security surveillance needs so you can determine if your security camera system needs an upgrade. Contact us today for a free consultation.
