Restaurant Security Cameras - A necessity?

If the register in your store is holding $Thousands at the end of the night, is it necessary to have a safe or empty the drawer? Most likely your answer is yes. Restaurant security cameras provide many valuable and needed functions for your restaurant. Restaurants are one of the first businesses to be affected by gas and raw material price increases. What is also evident, is that restaurants are one of the first hurt by an increase in the cost of living or recession...people just stop going out to eat, and when they do go out, they order less expensive and spend less money. This puts restaurant owners in a difficult position to begin with...but you already know that. Owning a restaurant is not for the feint of heart, clearly. The fact is that there are many additional factors that make it even more difficult to keep the doors of your restaurant open. From dine-and-dash customers to vandalism to less-than-honest employees, the budget of your restaurant can absorb many unexpected hits.

Restaurant security camera systems can help you keep an eye on your restaurant, watch your registers, monitor your customers, watch your kitchen and supplies and more. These security camera systems can let you record exactly what is happening, so that when problems occur you will have a complete and honest recording. There are various types of restaurant security camera systems that can help to secure your restaurant.



Restaurant Standalone DVR Systems

Standalone DVRs (Digital Video Recorders) are a great selection for smaller restaurants. These embedded style standalone dvrs provide the ability to digitally record from your cctv security cameras onto an internal hard drive, and even provide basic remote viewing capabilities. These systems are generally chosen for small installations, because they do not require a PC on location, and can still plug into a DSL or Cable broadband internet connection and allow you to watch your cameras remotely over the internet.
Standalone DVRs and Standalone DVR Systems


PC-Based Restaurant DVR Systems

For larger restaurants or installations where higher resolution video is required, PC-Based DVR Systems are a great selection.  These systems in general provide higher quality recording, better quality remote viewing and additional access from Windows Mobile PDA Phones and Smartphones. These systems are the clear choice when you want to be connected to your restaurant at all times. PC-Based DVR systems are also more easily expandable for future, as well as upgradable to hybrid DVR Systems that are compatible with newer megapixel IP cameras.
Restaurant PC-Based DVR Cards and Systems


Restaurant Security Cameras

Restaurant Security Cameras are popular to provide coverage of 5 main areas of your restaurant: the customer area, the kitchen, the cash register, the storage rooms and the parking lot area. Each area has specific needs that can affect the type of security camera that is selected. That is why we have broken down each of these areas of the restaurant seperately, to provide better coverage and understanding of your restaurant's specific needs.

Restaurant Customer Area Security Cameras

Restaurant Kitchen Security Cameras

Restaurant Cash Register Security Cameras

Restaurant Parking Security Cameras



Covert Restaurant Security Cameras

There are some areas of your restaurant that you prefer that customers and employees do not know that you are watching.  Whether these areas are the office, back stock room or dining room, these covert restaurant security cameras are the perfect choice. These cameras range from budget style pinhole cameras that can be hidden inside a vent, smoke detector, clock, painting or more to motion detector style and sprinkler style cameras that already look like standard items that you would normally find in a restaurant. Just keep in mind, to check with your local laws when employing a security camera system for your restaurant.



Covert Security Cameras for Restaurants

These covert restaurant security cameras can be used to monitor or record what happens inside your restaurant without anyone knowing.  These cameras have a standard RCA or BNC output, allowing you to plug the cameras in to any standard TV, VCR, Standalone DVR or PC-Based DVR System.

Covert Restaurant Pinhole Security camera

Pinhole-style Covert Security Camera

These cameras are great for a budget restaurant surveillance camera installations. This pinhole style camera is a great choice, because it can be mounted virtually anywhere, needing only to view through a tiny pinhole lens.

Hidden Budget Color Indoor Security Camera

Covert, Hidden Restaurant Sprinkler-style security camera with Sony CCD Image Sensor

Covert Sprinkler Restaurant Security Camera

Almost every restaurant has a building fire spinkler system installed. These Covert Sprinkler-style covert security cameras are a great selection for downward-viewing coverage of counter-tops, registers and more. This camera has a high-resolution Sony CCD Image Sensor and 4.3mm Wideangle Lens installed for great picture quality and a wide viewing angle.

Covert Sprinkler-style Indoor Restaurant Security Camera

Covert Motion Detector Restaurant Security Camera with Sony CCD Image Sensor

Hi-Res Motion Detector Covert Restaurant Security Camera

These High Resolution Covert Motion Detector style restaurant security cameras are a great choice for indoor covert security camera installations.  These cameras look like an alarm system motion detector, but view through a 3.6mm wide-angle lens in the camera body. Installed Sony Hi-Res CCD Image Sensor provides great quality color video for any business camera system.

Motion Detector Hi-Res Covert Restaurant Security Camera