How the CMOS Video Sensor Works in IP Cameras

Semiconductor Image Sensors in IP Camera Systems

 The wonder of eyes. If eyes are the windows to your soul, then IP cameras with their lens and CMOS sensors are the window to computer vision. Like our eyes, the sensors in cameras convert light to electrical signals that the computer can use.  This article describes how ...

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Explosion-Proof IP Camera Systems

Reducing Hazardous Situations by Using the Proper Camera Enclosures 

 An oil rig can be a scary place. On January 22 of 2018, fear turned into reality when an oil rig in eastern Oklahoma exploded. It left many dead and injured. The accident was the result of an uncontrolled release of gas that caught fire. It ...

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Door Access and Other Security Systems After the Disruption

Turbulent Times Caused Changes to Access Control, IP Camera Systems, and Intercoms 

 The Pandemic caused significant disruptions.  Our economy and ordinary lives were affected. We had to rethink everything from where we worked to how we stayed safe. These disruptions led to changes in our social and commercial lives. Access control, IP camera systems, intercoms, ...

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IP Camera Systems for all Occasions

IP Cameras for Many Applications 

 These days, IP camera systems can be used in many different applications and environments. It's not just to determine who robbed the bank. IP camera systems are more than just recording the video. They include sophisticated intelligence that can notify us of real-time alarm conditions. Applications for IP cameras include ...

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How to Select the Right IP Camera System

Using the Right IP Cameras Ensure an Effective IP Camera System 

 Do you think all IP cameras are the same? If you do, it's likely you won't be happy with your IP camera system. There are many different cameras with different lenses, resolutions, light sensitivity, and other characteristics. These features are so important when you ...

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How to Choose the Best Access Control System

Selection Guide for Door Access Control 

 It's easy to think that all door access control systems are the same, but they're not. They all have different features and capabilities. How do you choose the right door access control system for you? This article reviews how to select the right access control system. We discuss the ...

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Scalable Door Access Control - Kintronics

Access Control One Door at a Time 

 One of the nice things about technology is that devices generally do more things and become easier to use as time goes by.  This has certainly been true with access control systems. The first door access control systems required a skilled technician to install the system. There was ...

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Camera, Sound, Action on the Network - Kintronics

Digital Audio and Your Security System 

 Just like old-time movies had no sound, the first surveillance cameras were just video.  Adding sound to the movies provided that additional feeling of reality to their entertainment.  Adding sound to security systems increased our safety.  The sound provided better clues about what we were seeing. For example, if ...

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IP Camera System Site Survey

How to Install Your IP Camera System for Best Surveillance Coverage 

 You only need one blind spot to miss the critical video of someone taking your merchandise, a person falling, someone stealing a car, or the wrong person in the computer room. Therefore, selecting the right IP cameras and their location is an essential part ...

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Access Control Locks FAQ - Fail-Secure or Fail-Safe

Configuring the electric lock is an essential part of your access control system installation. The electric lock can be configured for Fail-safe or Fail-secure. What is better? The answer is not that simple. Here are some of the frequently asked questions that we received. The answers will help you decide how to configure your door access control system.

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Benefits of a Door Access Control System

Why Purchase an IP Access Control System? When we need to make an access control purchasing decision, we are motivated by many different factors. Maybe we recognize that there are increasing threats to the organization, or maybe it's because something already happened.  Maybe there was an intruder, or an unauthorized person entered the computer room, ...

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IP Physical Security Systems

Integration of Access Control, IP Cameras, and IP Paging IP security devices are network-attached appliances such as IP cameras, IP door access control, IP intercoms, and paging. These security devices communicate using IP protocols and share the network with computers, printers, scanners, NVRs, and other network-attached devices. When we provide interaction or cooperation between two ...

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Door Access Control - Commercial Versus Residential Systems

Comparison of Door Access Systems 

 A Door Access Control System consists of an electronic door reader, the door access controller, electric lock, and access control management software. Both the residential and commercial access control systems have all the same components, yet they have very different capabilities. This article compares the difference between commercial enterprise and ...

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Mass Emergency Notification Product Comparison

The Best Mass Emergency Notification System 

 A Mass Emergency Notification System is a communication system that alerts people to a dangerous situation. The system includes software and hardware and uses multiple communication channels to provide the information necessary to facilitate an appropriate response and action to a situation that could be life-threatening. Though mass notification ...

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IP Intercom Selection and Comparison

Review of Audio and Video Intercoms 

 There are a variety of network-attached intercoms. Some connect to a central computer, while others connect to smartphone apps. The new IP intercoms use your network infrastructure, are powered over Ethernet (PoE), include IP cameras, and have great features and functions that were never available with the old analog ...

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Selecting the Right IP Camera System - Kintronics

The Best IP Camera Systems 

 An IP Camera System is a set of cameras and software that provide video surveillance. IP camera systems usually include many IP cameras that are selected depending on what areas they need to view. These network-attached cameras can be dome, bullet, PTZ, or panoramic IP cameras. The system also includes ...

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The Best Apartment Intercoms

IP Apartment Intercoms Review 

 The latest IP apartment intercoms use wireless networks to communicate with the tenant. The new wireless multi-tenant intercoms allow you to contact the resident's smartphone or standard phone to request entry into the building. The lobby intercom touchscreen display provides a list of all the tenants in the building. This article ...

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The Evolution of the PTZ Camera

Pan, Tilt Zoom Cameras Provide Increased Capability 

 We have come a long way since the first pan, tilt, zoom (PTZ) cameras. The first PTZ cameras were relatively primitive. These early cameras shared the technology with television cameras and used vidicon vacuum tubes and other analog components to capture the video. This article describes the evolution ...

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Comparison of Commercial IP Camera Systems and Home Cameras - Kintronics

Comparison of IP Camera Systems 

 What's the difference between a home surveillance camera and a commercial IP camera system used in schools, office buildings, and hospitals? Home IP Cameras cost between $20 and $100, while the professional IP cameras range from $150 to over $2,000.  There is a difference. This article compares the capability you ...

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Technology Review of 2020 - Kintronics

Is there anything nice we can say about 2020?  Not much except maybe, I don't think murder hornets killed anyone. It certainly was a challenging year, and we are all happy to say goodbye. It was a year of the pandemic and of science finding vaccines in record-breaking time.  It was a year where we ...

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