CCTV camera selection guide
Match form-factor to mounting height, vandal risk, viewing angle and privacy boundaries — not aesthetics alone.
Dome cameras
Discreet indoors; vandal-resistant variants for public-facing retail. Wide-angle lenses suit shorter throws across aisles.
Bullet cameras
Visible deterrent profile; sun-shields help long perimeter and farm fence lines.
PTZ cameras
Yards, loading areas and wide façades — patrol patterns where the platform supports them.
Thermal cameras
Specialist perimeter tools for darkness and vegetation — scoped when IR alone is insufficient; investment quoted after goals are defined.
For wired vs solar stacks, Reolink vs Hikvision framing and Starlink-friendly viewing, see the CCTV systems & cameras hub.