Interesting CCTV facts
August 21, 2023

Interesting CCTV facts

CCTV cameras are almost everywhere, we meet them at shops, universities, in the streets, even at the ATMs, so it would be great to know some interesting CCTV facts about the devices which surround us in our everyday life. Here are some useful and interesting CCTV facts right below!

Interesting CCTV facts

1)  The first CCTV camera installation was in Germany for observing the launch of V2 rocket at Test Stand VII. Walter Bruch, a German engineer was responsible for the entire installation and design of this system. 2) Security cameras were first applied in banking industry! 3) The UK has over 6 million cameras, which equals 20% of the world’s total surveillance camera installations. 4) According to IHS, there were more than 245 million professional video surveillance cameras active and operational globally in 2014 5) Criminals also use security cameras. For example, near ATMs to record your PIN number and bank while you are using the machine. 6) According to a research, the average citizen is caught about 300 times a day on a CCTV camera. 7) While using ATM, tiny CCTV cameras inside the machine record you, though they’re incredibly hard to spot. 8) Though even less than 9% of consumers actually own CCTV in their homes, the estimations show that we could avoid almost 67% of burglaries by simple installation of CCTV. 9) And finallynowadays China has a total surveillance coverage. Check out our website to keep tuned on the updates.