Brooklands Museum in Weybridge, Surrey has recently made its CCTV system into an IP network video surveillance system. Cameras were supplied by Smart R Distribution and installed by Q7 Integration.
The museum, on the site of the world’s first purpose-built motor racing track, has aircraft besides interactive collections of motor vehicles.
Mark Dover, the Museum’s facilities manager said: “With so many valuable exhibits to protect, as well as a responsibility to ensure the many thousands of visitors who come to Brooklands every year can do so in a safe environment, we made the decision to replace our old analogue CCTV cameras with high definition IP models which utilise the latest technology. Our security personnel are now able to view 24/7 the superb quality images captured by the cameras on monitors at our central control room”.
A local, Chobham-based firm Q7 Integration installed some 14 cameras; including three internal Wisenet QND-6082R 2-megapixel domes from Hanwha Techwin. With infra-red (IR) lighting and a 3.1x motorised varifocal lens, these cameras allow users to zoom in to observe close up any suspicious activity. They also feature ‘Hallway View’ which provides a way to monitor narrow vertical areas such as corridors; and Intelligent Video Analytics (IVA) that includes de-focus and tampering detection, as well as directional, intrusion, motion and enter/exit detection.
New external 5-megapixel Wisenet QNO-8080R bullet cameras have also been installed. These come with IR illuminators, enabling them to capture very quality images regardless of the lighting, the makers say. They offer Wide Dynamic Range (WDR), which performs at up to 120dB to produce images from scenes containing a mix of bright and dark areas which normally results in over or under exposed images.
Mark Dover said: “We had a limited budget to achieve our objectives and yet did not want to compromise on the quality of the images captured by any new cameras or miss out on taking advantage of the latest technology. With this in mind, Q7 Integration and Smart R combined their expertise to recommend cameras which were affordable and could deliver the functionality we need. We now have a highly effective video surveillance solution which will be put to good use as we strive at all times to maintain a safe and secure environment for our employees and visitors.”
About Q7 Integration Ltd
Founded in 2007 by Managing Director Andrew Alcock, Chobham based Q7 Integration offers risk assessments, systems design, product specifications, installation, service and maintenance. They’re a long term customer of Smart R Distribution.
About Smart R Distribution
Set up in 2010, Smart R Distribution offers products to installers and systems integrators operating in the UK. It distributes and supports access control, door entry and CCTV products from manufacturers including ACT, Authenticard, Comelit, Farpointe Data, HID, Intratone, Vanderbilt and Vivotek.
