The decision between installing a 4K CCTV system over a 1080P CCTV system is becoming more relevant now that 4K televisions are more affordable.
4K Ultra HD CCTV Explained.
Ultra HD CCTV, otherwise known as 4K CCTV is basically a measurement of how many pixels the CCTV camera will display on the screen, 4K CCTV cameras have a resolution of 4,096 x 2,160 pixels.
4K CCTV offers at least four times more pixels than the standard 1080p format CCTV systems, this is why it’s named 4K CCTV. You do have to be careful when using the Ultra HD televisions interchangeably with 4K CCTV systems, they’re not exactly the same thing, Ultra HD has a resolution of 3,840 x 2,160, while true 4K has a slightly higher resolution of 4,096 x 2,160.
The more pixels that are on a screen means the sharper and more realistic the images will look, if you compare a close-up image of a 4K image and a zoomed-in image of a 1080p image, you can see how the 1080p image is blockier and less lifelike.
Many consumers believe that the 4K CCTV jump from 1080P CCTV won't be noticeable to the naked eye, but as far as pure science is involved, there’s a huge difference between a 4K CCTV camera image and a 1080P CCTV camera image.
1080P is the current HD CCTV standard that you’ll find in most HD home and business CCTV systems at the moment, it refers to any CCTV system with a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels. The visual upgrade when you talk about upgrading from 720P CCTV systems to 1080P CCTV is much more noticeable to the naked eye than the jump from a 1080P CCTV system over to 4K CCTV.
Although 1080P CCTV doesn’t have nearly as many pixels that 4K CCTV has, the majority of security companies refer to 1080P as “Full HD CCTV.”
1080P HD CCTV system resolutions range from two-megapixel all the way up to six-megapixels, we are coming across more and more consumers that believe they have been provided with a 4K CCTV system installation only to find that this is not actually the case, hybrid 4K CCTV recorders have many display output options available, this means they can be matched to the resolution off the television it is displaying the CCTV camera images on, CCTV recorder output resolutions can be lifted from as low as 720P up to full 4K.
Having a 4K CCTV recorder installed in your home or business does not automatically categorise your CCTV system as 4K, your CCTV recorder's display output could be configured to display as 4K, however, if the CCTV cameras that are feeding your CCTV recorder images are only two megapixel, your CCTV systems resolution standard will be two megapixels.​​​
Your CCTV needs are as unique as the home or business you are looking to protect, this is why we will bespoke design your new home or commercial CCTV system in line with your exact requirements.
4K Ultra HD CCTV System Options.
The moment you begin to search for 4K CCTV systems on the internet it quickly becomes apparent that there is a minefield of options to consider, although we don't believe there is an off the shelf 4K CCTV system that fits all, we have broken down our 4K CCTV systems into two simple to understand categories.
4K UHD Standard
8.0MP UHD 4K
Available CCTV Camera Resolutions:
Smartphone Viewing Included
30 Days Continuous Recording
£499.00
Fully Installed From Only
+ VAT
CCTV System
4K UHD CCTV Recorder
Available CCTV Camera Resolution:
Smartphone Viewing Included
30 Days Continuous Recording
£599.00
Fully Installed From Only
+ VAT
4K UHD Ultra-Smart
8.0MP UHD 4K
4K UHD CCTV Recorder
Ultra-Smart Features
CCTV System
All our 4K CCTV systems are pre-installed with enough hard drive space to give you continuous recording for 30 days, we achieve this by installing the correct size hard drive in your 4K CCTV recorder, we continue to see local companies advertising 4K CCTV systems with 1TB (1000GB) hard drives installed.
4K CCTV systems that include four or more cameras, with 1TB hard drive installed will record CCTV footage for around four to five days, companies can expand this recording period by utilising some features within your CCTV recorder, setting the cameras to record when motion is detected can dramatically increase recording times on CCTV systems, the downside to using this feature is that if a crime has been committed and the cameras didn't detect the motion, the system will not of recorded the incident that took place, unfortunately, we can't ask criminals to come back and commit the offence again, therefore the CCTV system failed.