CCTV stands for close-circuit television, which transmits images and even sounds from mounted video cameras to remote monitors, usually for security and safety purposes. The transmission can take place either wirelessly or through cables connecting the video camera to the monitors.
Originally developed in Germany in 1942 to record the launch of V2-rocket by German engineer Walter Bruch, the CCTV system was installed in main business streets in an effort to prevent crimes. Banks and stores followed suit, monitoring the activities within the establishment. CCTV systems are available for private individuals today for the security of their homes and properties.
The CCTV system works by installing video cameras in strategic places that can give a wide view of the location. These cameras transmit and record these video footages to a remote monitor or monitors usually watched by security personnel.
CCTV systems are often installed in densely populated areas; banks, airports, subways, stores and malls, police and military facilities and even in the streets. These crowded locations are prime targets for crimes like theft, terrorism and other acts of violence. Studies show that a criminal is unlikely to commit physical crimes such as direct assault within the view of or near a camera. The fact that the offender's features can be recorded in the cameras and be used to catch him later can greatly deter someone from committing a crime.
While it is still being questioned whether CCTV can actually reduce crimes, it has provided help in detecting crimes. The video recordings of the CCTV installed in shops can provide identification to shop-lifters and burglars or clues to crimes done within the vicinity. Other than monitoring criminal acts, the surveillance systems are also being used to combat anti-social behaviours which include minor offenses such as littering, urinating in public, drunkenness, traffic violations and other public order offenses.
Although most linked with surveillance and security, there are other uses of CCTV. Electron microscopy, medical imaging and robotics are few other applications of this technology. Live on-site video footages for conferences, concerts and sporting events such as boxing and wrestling are also an application of the CCTV system, as these transmissions are broadcasted to small and specific areas.
The CCTV systems have many types. Some captures images alone, while some can record sounds as well. The type of CCTV camera depends on its usage. If the system's main purpose is for surveillance or traffic control, it does not require to be coloured, and black and white images may actually have a better resolution. However, if the main purpose of the CCTV system is identification and criminal deterrence, a coloured system is important.
CCTV can offer a sense of peace and safety to the everyday citizen; the knowledge that criminals and terrorists are unlikely to commit offenses when there are cameras around help calm people's minds.
Reducing crime rates and bringing peace of mind to citizens only shows how useful CCTV systems are to the modern world. - 16069
Originally developed in Germany in 1942 to record the launch of V2-rocket by German engineer Walter Bruch, the CCTV system was installed in main business streets in an effort to prevent crimes. Banks and stores followed suit, monitoring the activities within the establishment. CCTV systems are available for private individuals today for the security of their homes and properties.
The CCTV system works by installing video cameras in strategic places that can give a wide view of the location. These cameras transmit and record these video footages to a remote monitor or monitors usually watched by security personnel.
CCTV systems are often installed in densely populated areas; banks, airports, subways, stores and malls, police and military facilities and even in the streets. These crowded locations are prime targets for crimes like theft, terrorism and other acts of violence. Studies show that a criminal is unlikely to commit physical crimes such as direct assault within the view of or near a camera. The fact that the offender's features can be recorded in the cameras and be used to catch him later can greatly deter someone from committing a crime.
While it is still being questioned whether CCTV can actually reduce crimes, it has provided help in detecting crimes. The video recordings of the CCTV installed in shops can provide identification to shop-lifters and burglars or clues to crimes done within the vicinity. Other than monitoring criminal acts, the surveillance systems are also being used to combat anti-social behaviours which include minor offenses such as littering, urinating in public, drunkenness, traffic violations and other public order offenses.
Although most linked with surveillance and security, there are other uses of CCTV. Electron microscopy, medical imaging and robotics are few other applications of this technology. Live on-site video footages for conferences, concerts and sporting events such as boxing and wrestling are also an application of the CCTV system, as these transmissions are broadcasted to small and specific areas.
The CCTV systems have many types. Some captures images alone, while some can record sounds as well. The type of CCTV camera depends on its usage. If the system's main purpose is for surveillance or traffic control, it does not require to be coloured, and black and white images may actually have a better resolution. However, if the main purpose of the CCTV system is identification and criminal deterrence, a coloured system is important.
CCTV can offer a sense of peace and safety to the everyday citizen; the knowledge that criminals and terrorists are unlikely to commit offenses when there are cameras around help calm people's minds.
Reducing crime rates and bringing peace of mind to citizens only shows how useful CCTV systems are to the modern world. - 16069
