CCTV for less than $1000

• Full IP camera technology
• High definition video images streamed to your mobile or laptop
• SMS alert to your phone when the camera sees movement
• Remotely tilt and pan the camera to see what’s happening, using your phone
• Secure offsite data storage of 500 video events
• Direct connection to monitoring centre
• No more false alarms
• No Guard call out costs
• All for under $1,000… plus monitoring charge
  

Commercial Grade Security Cameras

GuardDog sources a range of quality CCTV brands to construct security solutions that are customised to a wide range of applications. GuardDog is a specialist in professional grade security installations and can design and install a customised security solution for :

• Offices
• Industrial units
• Educational facilities
• Warehousing and distribution facilities
• Manufacturing facilities
  

About Guarddog's IP Camera Technology

Why is surveillance camera footage so much better security than an alarm?

1. No false alarms. You don’t get false alarms when you can check the video footage yourself

2. No guard callout fees. You need never pay for a guard to be sent out again. If you have video footage of an intruder – the police will respond.

3. The police will attend your property with video proof. They will NOT attend the property if a burglar alarm goes off

4. You have a much higher chance of getting your stuff back because the crime is much easier to solve with video proof. It’s hard for a criminal to deny a crime when their face is caught on camera.

5. You have the satisfaction of knowing that the criminal will be brought to justice because there is video proof

6. Some crimes are perpetrated by people who have visited the property or know the layout of the property. You can recognise them from the footage.
   
   

What else can this technology be used for?

For business people - you can watch what your staff are doing when you’re not there. It is used to improve staff performance and productivity, reduce OHS risk and reduce stock loss and theft

For parents of babies - the camera can be used as a visual baby monitor – when the baby wakes you can be notified. If you have to duck out to the shops while the baby is asleep, you can be notified when the baby wakes

For parents of young children – you can know exactly what the babysitter is doing with your children when you aren’t there

For parents of teenagers – you can see what’s going on when you’re out of the house

For travellers – if you are worried about the security of your hotel room, you can see what goes on in your room when you’re not there.

The camera is fully mobile – you can get live video footage anywhere there is a powerpoint, router and internet connection.

How does it work? When the camera senses movement it begins recording high definition images The images are automatically stored in the archive (which stores up to 500 individual events) If you elect SMS notification, GuardDog’s video monitoring software will send you an SMS when the camera begins recording. By linking your home alarm and the GuardDog Surveillance System you can limit SMS notification to only contact you when the alarm is armed. When you are notified via SMS that the camera has begun recording, you simply click on the on-screen button to view the footage. Use your mouse to control the camera - pan and tilt the camera to take a closer look at things that are off screen. If the person is an intruder, you simply click another on-screen button to immediately talk to our back-to-base monitoring centre. The operator will contact the police directly.

What is IP camera technology and is it new? IP (internet protocol) camera technology is not new. The problem is, it has always been very expensive because the intelligence and ability to communicate with the internet have always been housed within a proprietary computer or DVR (digital video recorder). This component adds a huge amount of cost. The GuardDog IP surveillance camera houses the intelligence necessary to communicate though the internet. Our offsite data storage facility houses unique software that enables us to store the images at a much lower cost than previously available.

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How can GuardDog bring out a technology that until now has cost at least $5000 and legitimately do it for less than $1000?

The two most expensive parts of a CCTV system are the DVR (Digital Video Recorder) and the installation. The Guarddog camera does not require a DVR or installation. You just put it where you want it, plug it in, and then call us to activate your account. Consequently it is vastly cheaper with no compromise in the quality of the equipment.

Don’t security cameras normally need a fixed IP address to be able to send images over the internet?

This has always been true until now. A fixed IP address is far more expensive than a normal internet connection. Normally, the monthly cost of a fixed IP address is in the order of $70 per month. The GuardDog IP surveillance camera can communicate through a regular internet connection, saving you a significant amount on your internet costs.

How secure is the GuardDog IP surveillance camera technology compared with a DVR stored on my property?   The reason most businesses are moving to offsite data storage for all critical business information is because it is far more secure:   Intruders can’t get at your stored images If a thief breaks in they will steal the DVR and hence the record of them having been there. In the case of the GuardDog IP surveillance camera, if they do try to steal or tamper with the camera, their pictures will have already been sent to the archive. So you even get them for stealing the camera. If the person realises they have been filmed, there is nothing they can do to save themselves. Their image has already been sent to your archive and phone If they steal the equipment, it is a lot easier to replace a camera that costs less than $1000 than a DVR that costs more than $3000. Your data is not susceptible to local events such as fires, power interruptions or power surges that can destroy your images. Data centres are recognised as the safest and most secure way to store critical information.