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



Indoor Dome Restaurant Security Cameras

These indoor dome cameras are a great choice for the indoor areas of a resaurant. These cameras are a great choice for these inside areas because their dome design provides for a low-impact installation that still reminds those who are looking that they are being watched.  These cameras range from budget style security cameras to high resolution cameras with infrared night vision. Each camera is light-weight and can even be mounted directly to a simple drop-ceiling tile in most cases.



Restaurant Indoor Dome Security Cameras

Dome type restaurant security cameras are probably one of the most recognized and widely used business security cameras employed in restaurants due to the fact that they are easy to mount, easy to adjust and provide great quality color video. Below you will find a selection of the indoor dome restaurant security cameras that will suit the needs and budget of your installation, from small diner to multi-franchise operations.

Budget Color Dome Indoor Business Surveillance Cameras

Budget Indoor Dome Color Restaurant Security Camera

For lower-budget restaurant camera installations, these indoor budget dome color security cameras are an obvious choice.  These cameras provide quality color video in a light-weight dome housing.

Budget Color Dome Indoor Restaurant Security Camera

Indoor Business Infrared Night Vision IR Indoor Dome Surveillance Camera with Sony CCD Image Sensor

Hi-Res IR Infrared Night-Vision Dome Security Camera

These cameras are the most popular selection for most indoor restaurant security camera installations, because they provide high resolution color video during the daytime, and switch to black and white mode in low to no-light conditions to provide infrared IR night vision up to 45 feet away in no light conditions. These cameras com pre-installed with a 3.6mm wide-angle lens for a 90 degree viewable area, giving maximum coverage with less cameras.

Hi-Res Indoor IR Infrared Dome Restaurant Nightvision Camera

CD-1453 - High Resolution 480 TVL Indoor Color Business Dome Surveillance Camera for business

Hi-Res Indoor Color Dome Security Camera

These cameras are a great choice for well-lit areas of your restaurant.  These cameras provide excellent quality high resolution video with the included 480 TVL Sony Hi-Res CCD Image sensors. The unique design of these dome cameras make them easy to mount and even easier to adjust to quickly re-align the cameras to point in the perfect direction for your restaurant.

High-Res Indoor Color Dome Restaurant Security Camera