security cameras
Electronic eyes watching
Security cameras are video recording devices used to monitor and document activity in a space, typically for protection against theft, vandalism, or other threats.
They appear in stores, banks, parking lots, and increasingly in homes.
The footage serves as evidence and deterrent: The robbery was caught on security cameras.
Also called surveillance cameras.
Untethered signal transmission
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- night visionAbility to see dimly
- HDHigh-resolution video format
- 4KHigh-resolution video standard
resolution · lens · WiFi · wired · fisheye · wide-angle · weatherproof · two-way audio
Surveillance camera network
- live feedReal-time video transmission
- footageRecorded video material
- video wallArrayed screens as one
- control roomFacility housing operational oversight
motion detection · operator · screen · display · remote viewing · real-time · alert · notification
Recorded video material
- archiveStored historical records
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- DVRTelevision recording device
- cloud storageOnline data preservation service
timestamp · playback · evidence · backup · retention · loop recording · SD card · hard drive
Posted public displays
- crime preventionStopping offenses before occurrence
- trespassingUnauthorized presence on property
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- break-inUnlawful entry to premises
burglary · intruder · perimeter · parking lot · storefront · entrance · lobby · warehouse
Government that watches all
- Big BrotherTotalitarian surveillance authority
- facial recognitionAutomated identification by face
- data protectionSecuring sensitive information
- consentVoluntary agreement given
intrusion · civil liberties · public space · workplace monitoring · GDPR · right to privacy · anonymity · tracking
wireless
Untethered signal transmission
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- night visionAbility to see dimly
- HDHigh-resolution video format
4K · resolution · lens · WiFi · wired · fisheye · wide-angle · weatherproof · two-way audio · edge computing
CCTV
Surveillance camera network
- live feedReal-time video transmission
- footageRecorded video material
- video wallArrayed screens as one
control room · motion detection · operator · screen · display · remote viewing · real-time · alert · notification · dashboard
footage
Recorded video material
cloud storage · timestamp · playback · evidence · backup · retention · loop recording · SD card · hard drive · compression
signage
Posted public displays
- crime preventionStopping offenses before occurrence
- trespassingUnauthorized presence on property
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
break-in · burglary · intruder · perimeter · parking lot · storefront · entrance · lobby · warehouse · retail
surveillance state
Government that watches all
- Big BrotherTotalitarian surveillance authority
- facial recognitionAutomated identification by face
- data protectionSecuring sensitive information
consent · intrusion · civil liberties · public space · workplace monitoring · GDPR · right to privacy · anonymity · tracking · profiling
- airport securityTSA, TSA agent, screening, metal detector, checkpoint
- warehousingwarehouse, warehouses, fulfillment centers, fulfillment center, distribution centers
- detention facilitycells, solitary confinement, isolation unit, guard stations, control room
- event safetycrowd control, crowd management, crowd barriers, crowd flow, evacuation plan
- Loss Preventionshrinkage, shoplifting, shoplifter, store detective, asset protection
- remote technologyremote access, remote control, remote desktop, remote monitoring, remote support
security camerasprivacy
Freedom from observation
anonymity · invisibility · untraceability · confidentiality · seclusion
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