tonsai Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 I was wondering what some of the experts in this forum thought about their careers in CCTV and the future of CCTV. It seems the UK is currently experiencing a boom in CCTV and has been for a few years. Is it a industry already saturated with installers and designers and therefore lots of competition. As an installer can you make much money can you make. Are you all living comfortably (driving Audi RS4s ;-) )? How long does it take to learn to be an expert in CCTV, are there some courses which can be attended. Do you all get involved in all aspects of the install or do you you sub contract the wiring / electrical work. I can't imagine being up a ladder in cold weather or rain wiring a camera is much fun. What about the future of CCTV, it seems a lot of it is moving towards IP based / server technology which requires more careful consideration into network design / bandwidth usage and storage requirements. Are anolgue cameras rapidly becoming obsolete. Quite a few questions there so feel free to comment on any..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.wilson Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 IMO mainstream CCTV has been destroyed as an industry by the plug and play, bottom end kit brigade. While there is a valid market for this too many people believe that this stuff is the 'best' and sell it to all markets. Then when you try to explain that a decent dvr is 1-3k depending on need, your the conman, not the guy roughing in an inadequate securitywarehouse Security Supplies from Security Warehouse Trade Members please contact us for your TSI vetted trade discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBS Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 IMO mainstream CCTV has been destroyed as an industry by the plug and play, bottom end kit brigade.While there is a valid market for this too many people believe that this stuff is the 'best' and sell it to all markets. Then when you try to explain that a decent dvr is 1-3k depending on need, your the conman, not the guy roughing in an inadequate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doktor Jon Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Sadly I'd have to agree with the spirit of what's just been said, but the problem with CCTV, and in particular the wonderful idea that you can become an expert after a few courses, is that the correct application of video surveillance isn't simply about plugging together bits of kit to make a working system. The country is covered in very expensive systems that look breathtakingly impressive in their structure, but are embarrassingly inefficient in operation, simply because the expert that designed it, probably didn't have as good a grasp of the subject as they thought they had. I don't want to offer any false hopes here, but if I was going to do a wee bit of crystal ball gazing, I would predict that there will be a move towards 'standards' based surveillance in the not too distant future. The use of poor quality equipment that is inappropriate, badly installed, and generally poorly maintained (if maintained at all), will gradually be excluded from what will in time become accepted as required "best practice". There is now a gradual realisation in some quarters, that the quality and consistency of material being presented for evidential use, is so variable ( aka more often than not total crepe), that steps need to be taken to design out bad technology and bad practice, and concentrate more on achieving defined results in terms of acceptable picture quality. It's not going to happen overnight, but I believe things are slowly starting to move in the right direction. With regards to CCTV as a career, the simple answer is if somebody wants to take the trouble to learn their trade, and dare I suggest demonstrate professionalism in their approach to achieving solutions, then longterm it will be a worthwhile investment. A word of warning though; if you find yourself still working in the industry after thirty years, don't be surprised if you start arguing with some manufacturers over the stupid things they do, and getting seriously grumpy every time you see yet another 'state of the art' camera, which isn't really in a fit state for anything in particular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y-i-out-of-bed Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 couldent agree more with above comments a good camera would set you back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y-i-out-of-bed Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 these are ir bullit cameras cheep looking kit got for free not sure what thay are as no model number but only cameras that i have have that are external so with out getting housings at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y-i-out-of-bed Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 just reread some of you post i would not wire a camera in rain or wet as this will get condensation problems and be unsafe as ladder could slip out i would just rebook it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breff Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 just reread some of you post i would not wire a camera in rain or wet as this will get condensation problems and be unsafe as ladder could slip out i would just rebook it, I always rebook, pointless doing it, you'll be back a few days later removing condensation. The opinions I express are mine and are usually correct! (Except when I'm wrong)(which I'm not) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpotter Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 just reread some of you post i would not wire a camera in rain or wet as this will get condensation problems and be unsafe as ladder could slip out i would just rebook it, I always rebook, pointless doing it, you'll be back a few days later removing condensation. PITA if got access platform booked. But agreed. Also dont do platforms in high wind etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y-i-out-of-bed Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 and now the sun comes out see how poor it gets now lol but for free who cares lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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