Surveillance is an activity that demands a high degree of subtleness and ingenuity for it to be successful in dissuading criminal activities in almost all walks of life. For this to be effective professionals and equipment manufacturers have worked together to evolve highly sophisticated and creative cameras to counteract the illegal happenings that are so common in the residential and commercial areas of our cities and towns. The security companies therefore must ensure the most appropriate and durable equipment, installations, and maintenance programs to ensure a safe and secure existence within our society.

The IP cameras constitute the most common form of surveillance equipment available in the market and these devices come in many models with simple as well as complex operating systems for the easiest to most inventive security operations. Internet protocol is a common system to transmit secret videos to recording or observation equipment and this is the simplest way of counteracting illegal activities in various spheres of life. The reputable manufacturing companies and professional retail outlets will guide the potential customer in the best possible manner to choose and install the right security equipment.

Another useful surveillance camera available in the market is the range of PTZ cameras that work on the "pan tilt and zoom" principle, within the closed circuit camera family. As the name implies these cameras are able to detect movement and themselves follow the intruder's activities through a series of panning, tilting and zooming motions that gives them their popular name! Truly these devices can be correlated with small concealed robot eyes that trail the clandestine movements of a criminal. Some adverse observations are making the common PTZ cameras less popular and these are linked to the "false" reactions of the system during bad weather and hurricane seasons. The newer versions are already comprehending these earlier problems and taking measures that avoid "false" detection etc. These latest innovations depend on the pixel analyzing principle for the PTZ device, thereby ensuring more accurate and rapidly reacting visual/signal activity to receiving equipment. The reputed suppliers of such camera equipment and installations provide good knowledge base on their websites to inform the users of the intricate working and do's & don'ts associated with the IP and PTZ camera range.