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  • Infographic – The Use of CCTV in Criminal Investigations

    Infographic – The Use of CCTV in Criminal Investigations

    This infographic explores how police and investigators use CCTV footage in the investigation of criminal activity. It pinpoints the benefits of using CCTV, how it can impact on the outcome of an investigation, the process in retrieving CCTV footage and the steps involved in using that footage for the purposes of the investigation.

  • Hikvision iVMS – 4500 Version 4.2.0 Affected by Malware Notice

    Hikvision iVMS – 4500 Version 4.2.0 Affected by Malware Notice

    Important Notice Hikvision have announced that their iVMS-4500 (version 4.2.0) mobile phone app that was available from the iOS app store has been affected by Malware and subsequently removed from the app store. It is important if you h ave this version of the app – you delete from your apple devices. A new version…

  • New Firmware updates for Hikvision – Improves Password Procedures

    New Firmware updates for Hikvision – Improves Password Procedures

    Hikvision have recently updated firmware for their products to improve the password procedure – the latest products will require you to “activate” them, before use. This basically happens the first time you log in – you will now be prompted to create a new password of between 8-16 characters, once you go through this procedure…

  • Demonstration fingerprints cause IR bounce back on CCTV Camera

    Demonstration fingerprints cause IR bounce back on CCTV Camera

    Hi all, I wanted to show you a quick demostration of how you can ruin a cameras night vision simply by getting your fingerprints all over the glass on a high definition dome camera. See below video: The above short video shows a 3.0 Megapixel camera in night vision mode, image quality is fine –…

  • Brief History of CCTV in the UK

    Brief History of CCTV in the UK

    Almost everywhere you go in UK today, someone is closely watching your movements, thanks to CCTV systems which are now common. CCTV technology has become widespread in the UK in a very short period of time. The history of CCTV within the UK dates back to 1940 where its development, growth and popularity took shape.…

  • 9 Reasons to Consider Installing a CCTV Camera on Your Property

    9 Reasons to Consider Installing a CCTV Camera on Your Property

    There is nothing more important than home security, especially if you have children or other loved ones you are looking after. There is never a reason to not have home security but a lot of reasons why you should. High definition CCTV, can be the difference, sometimes, between recognizing the intruder or not. Below, this…

  • The Solar Eclipse as seen through a JMC Secure CCTV Camera!

    The Solar Eclipse as seen through a JMC Secure CCTV Camera!

    When i woke up this morning all the news channels were talking about the solar eclipse and everyone all over the country seemed to have “solar eclipse sunglasses” – except for me! So, when i got to the office i thought i would try an experiment – use a CCTV camera to look at the…

  • Benefits of HD-TVI High Definition CCTV

    Benefits of HD-TVI High Definition CCTV

    HD-TVI is now Available to buy online Share this Image On Your Site Please include attribution to jmcsecure.co.uk with this graphic.

  • 1000TVL, HD or NOT HD?

    1000TVL, HD or NOT HD?

    I had a conversation with a customer recently (lets call him Adam) who had bought several 1000TVL cameras from another company, and wanted a suitable recorder. During our chat it became obvious Adam thought these cameras were high definition – in fact that is what he had been led to believe by his supplier. He…

  • New Dahua HD-CVI products in 720p and 1080p with Motorised Zoom!

    New Dahua HD-CVI products in 720p and 1080p with Motorised Zoom!

    Hi all, We have recently uploaded a new range of HD-CVI products by Dahua – these are incredible value with very impressive resolutions of 720P or 1080P. On top of this, the cameras we carry so far, all have motorised vari-focal zoom lenses – allowing you to adjust the angle of view directly from the…

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