The difference is very important… Digital Zoom is simply the camera enlarging the image at the centre of the frame. Optical Zoom is very different. It is a true zoom in the sense that the lens itself is adjusted. Digital zoom will degrade the quality of the image because the pixel resolution is reduced. Optical… Continue reading The difference between Digital Zoom and Optical Zoom

  Take a look at the video GuardHome created in 2011 of a Pan, Tilt, Zoom CCTV camera. At the time the video was posted, this was one of the highest quality cameras available on the market.   Now let’s look another GuardHome video, this one was created and uploaded much more recently. The comparison… Continue reading Modern Innovations in CCTV Technology – Comparison

In the last blog we mentioned how at GuardHome, we can enable you to arm and disarm your alarm remotely. Below is a demonstration of the ‘Visonic Go’ app we can synchronise your system with to make this possible. The first thing you will notice is the warning of a smoke alarm. A notification will… Continue reading Visonic Go

According to a survey commissioned by Direct Line, one in three of us do nothing to help our neighbours if their burglar alarm goes off. What if your alarm goes off and you are unfortunate to enough to have neighbours who ignore it? In most cases, a burglar is likely to flee the scene once… Continue reading What do you honestly do when you hear a neighbour’s house alarm going off?

Previously, we looked at a crime rate comparison between Harlow and Woodford Green. The chart below is a comparison of our St Albans office in Hertfordshire compared it to our main branch in Old Harlow. The chart below illustrates crimes in a one-mile radius in the vicinity of each postcode.   The data shows an sharp… Continue reading Crime Statistics St Albans

One of the most exciting emerging technologies in CCTV is being able to track movement. The PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) camera in the video is capable of this. This is a good example of how well this technology can work, however, it is not without its flaws. For example, if somebody is walking from left to right… Continue reading Modern Innovations in CCTV Technology – Tracking

  The red grid in the picture defines the surface area for motion detection. If someone were to move within the surface area, we can program the system to send you an alert. In this instance, the red grid is covering the entire picture, however, we can easily adjust it to protect the area of… Continue reading Modern Innovations in CCTV Technology – Motion Detection

The first feature we will introduce is the simplest. Line crossing is a basic but effective feature available in the software of the high-spec cameras we install. Nonetheless, it is important for us to test the settings of our cameras and alarms before implementation. This image shows a yellow line stretching across the drive. If… Continue reading Modern Innovations in CCTV Technology – Line Crossing

When GuardHome Ltd was founded back in 2004, we were one of the first companies to offer reliable wireless alarm systems. Today, wireless technology has become the mainstream. Arguably, the same cannot be said of wireless CCTV systems – yet. However, there are a whole host of innovative features our systems can provide. In the next… Continue reading Modern Innovations in CCTV Technology – Coming soon

A couple of days ago we published a local crime stats chart. The chart presented different categories for crimes that involve theft. Two of these categories were ‘burglary’ and ‘robbery’. These two terms are often confused. So what is the difference? Burglary is defined by the law as the unlawful entry to a structure to… Continue reading What is the difference between burglary and robbery?