Security cameras have beneficial use cases in a variety of settings beyond businesses and residential homes. With increasingly frequent break-ins of equipment sheds, hunting cabins, vacation homes, cottages, or wilderness visitor centers, it’s important to understand how a security camera system can prevent or prosecute intruders that steal or cause damage. Even in remote areas, a surveillance system can be extremely useful for prosecuting thieves or for liability purposes.

What is a standalone security camera system?

A standalone security camera system is defined as a CCTV system that operates without an internet connection. Most wilderness and rural areas do not have internet or cell phone service, and if they do, the connection is rarely fast enough for video streaming. The misconception that IP or PoE surveillance systems require an internet connection may discourage people in these areas from purchasing the latest security cameras. The good news is that an internet connection is not required to install and use CCTV Camera World’s PoE camera systems. While most online home consumer-grade systems connect to cloud storage and require internet access, ours don’t. We specialize in professional standalone security camera equipment; as long as you have power, the systems keep recording. Standalone security systems store their recordings on an internal hard drive for future review. When considering a camera system for your remote location, make sure that you account for how long you will be away from the system. An adequate hard drive configuration combined with motion detection or Smart Detection recording can result in a few months of footage to review. Smart Security Cameras provide a better way to accurately detect and record humans or vehicles rather than triggering motion activation on shadows, leaves, or small animals that are common in the wilderness. You can witness the setup and activation of a digital tripwire in the video below. Compared to conventional video-based motion detection, digital tripwires perform significantly better by only triggering when large objects, such as humans or vehicles, pass through them.