7 Benefits of Video Surveillance for Your Home
Published on : January 30, 2023
What are the benefits of having video surveillance in your home?
- Prevention of loss, theft, and vandalism
- Real-time monitoring through video feeds
- Increased sense of security
- Easy installation and storage
- Remote monitoring
- Cost-effectiveness
- Deters threats before they happen
Video surveillance has been a security feature available to homeowners for a long time, and for good reason. There are many benefits it offers residents who want to keep their homes safe from criminals like thieves, vandals, and burglars. But there are other benefits of video surveillance for homes, too.
In this article, we’ll take a deeper look at those benefits and determine why video surveillance is essential for just about any home in the Philippines. Read on to know more.
Prevention of loss, theft, and vandalism
In 2021, theft was the most prevalent focus crime in the Philippines, amounting to almost 11.5 thousand cases reported. Because theft is so widespread, homeowners need to do all they can to ensure it doesn’t happen to them.
This is undoubtedly the first thing people think of when they consider video surveillance for their homes. Video surveillance makes it easier to spot thieves in the act, and it allows homeowners and security officers to see who has committed the crime even afterward.
The same applies to vandalism—vandals can be stopped if they are caught on video, or apprehended with proof that they were the ones who committed the crime. Even for non-crimes like lost valuables, video surveillance can help because you simply need to check the feeds to know what happened to the item you’ve lost.
Real-time monitoring through video feeds
If you need to monitor something or someone, such as a pet, a toddler, or a baby, video surveillance can help you. By accessing the video feed remotely through your phone or a connected device, you can watch over your home and its inhabitants easily and in real-time. You can immediately see if something is wrong, or ensure that everything is fine, with just a few taps.
Increased sense of security
The benefits of video surveillance go beyond specific situations when you need to check them. Sometimes, just having cameras around is enough to create an advantage among the people in your home. This is because while inhabitants of your home are aware that video surveillance is running, they can be more at ease knowing that they and their possessions are safe.
Easy installation and storage
Thanks to wireless technology and the Internet, installing digital systems like video surveillance are easier than ever, especially compared to analog systems. They require less equipment, and you can easily train your team on how to use them. Analog surveillance requires so much wiring, in contrast to digital surveillance systems which are all connected wirelessly. Additionally, digital surveillance systems consume less storage space than analog recording.
Remote monitoring
Today’s technology allows homeowners to view their surveillance video feeds from anywhere at any time, even when they’re away from home. They can view these feeds from practically any connected device, so they don’t even need access to a computer. No more staying in one security room, poring over security footage—now, you can view even multiple feeds from one mobile device.
Cost-effectiveness
To begin with, a digital surveillance system costs less than its analog counterpart because it usually requires less equipment and wiring. But beyond that, once it is installed, you won’t have to spend further for additional storage, more cameras to cover the same space, or similar expenses.
Additionally, when you scale up your business, it won’t be hard with a surveillance system. All it will really take is a few additional cameras, which will then be integrated into the same network the rest of your feeds are on. It’s that simple!
Deters threats before they happen
Finally, one of the biggest advantages of video surveillance happens even before a crime is committed—in fact, it stops the crime from happening at all. When people with malicious intentions know that you have video surveillance installed or when they see the cameras taking footage of their movements, they are naturally discouraged because they know they will easily get caught. So before anything even happens, they are already prevented from committing the crime.
Key Takeaway
In this article, we discussed some benefits of video surveillance for homes. We hope these factors have convinced you to invest in video surveillance, especially if you have many valuables in your home or are at risk.
If you do decide to invest in video surveillance, we recommend ELID’s Cloud-Based Security Systems, which go beyond video surveillance and also include access controls and intrusion alarms to elevate your security even further.
Contact us today for a quote on our security systems. We look forward to hearing from you.