What are video intercom systems?
The Residential video intercom systems are the apartment entry system that has replaced the traditional equipment such as buzzers, wired intercoms, keys, and pin codes with a digital and modern system that comes with audiovisual communication and has wireless capabilities. It can also be known as residential video intercom systems that can be used in residential building entrances to be accessed from any part of the house to keep a check on who enters and exits from the house.
Each residential apartment is different and the requirements could vary from person to person, hence, one should choose the best suitable video intercom as per the individual requirements. Certain points that need to be taken into account before opting for a residential video intercom systems are:
· Understand your requirements: Before opting for an intercom system, understand your personal desired requirements as to what is the outcome or the features you want to include in your security system. The requirement includes your budget, validation of the visitors, maintenance of a visitor log, storage, remote access to the security system, etc. features. Also, you need to understand the needs because if you already have a CCTV camera with good storage capacity then, you might not need the same thing again with another security system.
· PTZ (Pan, Tilt, and Zoom) feature: The high-end video intercom system includes a PTZ feature where if you do not understand if there was an object, person, or anything you can pan and zoom in to identify it better. If there’s no security camera available on your property and you want to install a security system, the video intercom could be the best option for the entrance of a residential building, warehouse, etc., areas.
· Storage Required: It is important to know the storage capacity required from the video intercom system. The storage also depends on whether you will place the security system at the residential buildings or commercial buildings. The storage also depends on how much data you want to store and the capacity of your system setup as some cameras only record when there’s a movement whereas some record the entire day like any other CCTV camera. It will also be important to understand the requirement of saving the footage, as usually, homeowners want a month footage and business owners keep three months footage for some kind of claims if required.
· Wired or wireless: It is also important to understand whether you need a wired or unwired (wireless) security system. This depends upon the range of the security system as with the increase in distance the range of the wireless video intercom systems becomes weaker.
