Types of Security Cameras, and Which Goes Where

Right camera. Right spot.

Every type is good at one job. Put each where it shines and you need fewer cameras.

Dome cameras

Where they fit: entrances, lobbies, offices and shop floors. Discreet, with vandal resistant models for busy doors.

Where they fit: fences, parking lots, drive lanes and long building edges. Many sites use both: domes at the doors, bullets on the lot.

Avigilon is our usual pick. Exact models are chosen in each site’s design.

Hallways, stairwells and small rooms.

One ceiling camera sees the whole room.

Three or four sensors, one mount, several directions.

Pan, tilt and zoom across big yards.

Sees heat, not light. For dark perimeters and fog.

Mounts flush in lifts and other spots where tampering is a risk.

A ball camera in a mount. We pick a model only after checking its datasheet.

Gates and parking entries, tested with local plates.

Kisi readers for phones and cards. Kisi dealer and partner.

Every camera above except the cloud models is ONVIF compatible, so cameras from many brands can record to one Synology system. How we set it up

1. Free consult. We listen first.

2. Paid site survey. Scoped and quoted with you before work begins.

3. Pilot. One building, real footage, before you commit.

Since 2013. Vendor security policy work for HSBC and Hang Seng Bank. KDM Industries, a client for over 10 years.

Many models of both come with infrared. We check each datasheet in design.

Often. A fisheye covers a whole room, and a multisensor covers several directions from one mount.

Yes. ONVIF compatible, so cameras from many brands can record to one Synology system.

Fewer cameras. Clearer footage.