VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS AND MONITORING RECORDS

Abstract

The earliest video surveillance systems included continuous monitoring, as
there was no way to record and store data. The development of media from reel to
reel made it possible to record surveillance images. These systems required manual
modification of magnetic tape, a time-consuming, expensive and unreliable process
in which the operator had to manually transfer the tape from the tape recorder to
the Interceptor reel. Due to these shortcomings, video surveillance was not widely
available. Videomagnitophone technology emerged in the 1970s, making it easier
to record and delete data, with the use of video surveillance becoming more
common