The market is flooded with unregulated CCTVs that risk malfunction at crucial times, thus defeating very purpose of using them

Demand for home surveillance systems has led to thousands of shops selling unregulated CCTV equipment with clients possibly ending up with substandard gear, experts said.

The fear is that the cheap gear may fail at critical times or not be up to scratch with no support when they break down.

The old saying “you get what you pay for” has never been more true with CCTV security camera’s.

• Every 13 seconds, burglars break into a home in the U.S., according to the FBI.
• More than 2 million burglaries are reported every year.
• Average losses experienced by victims of home burglary total more than $2,000.
• Homes protected by some kind of security camera system are as much as 300% less likely to become targets for crime.