CCTV Covert
Suitable for use in a broad range of internal applications, covert cameras are a means of offering surveillance of an undetected or more discreet nature. These miniature cameras have been designed and developed to provide monitoring tools that are disguised in the form of everyday commercial and domestic objects.
There are a number of state-of-the-art products that have been introduced to the market to meet security demands, varying from office clocks to Passive InfraRed (PIR) sensors, containing a minute camera and ensuring that they are able to blend inconspicuously into any background.
These products are available in monochrome or colour versions and with optional audio.
Covert cameras tend to be used where there is a requirement to achieve particular objectives. These tend to fall into the following 2 categories:
- Covert surveillance – where there is a requirement to monitor activities in a particular location, completely undetected, e.g. in areas of high security like jewellers and banks. Also working well as back up cameras where the primary CCTV cameras may have been disabled.
- Discreet/Unobtrusive surveillance – often there is a need for a surveillance system that is less conspicuous, not necessarily as an attempt to hide the fact that monitoring is taking place, but more from marketing or style considerations.
When introducing a covert system, it is important to recognise that access to recorded material must be kept to a minimum to ensure the privacy of individuals who may appear. A responsible policy should be introduced to ensure that footage from covert cameras is used for the purposes it was intended.
