The days of security companies coming to your property to install surveillance equipment and constantly invading your privacy as they monitor the property on camera, will soon be a thing of the past.
Japanese electronics company, Panasonic, which disinvested in South Africa a few years back, is back in the country with a bang as they introduce a DIY surveillance equipment installation.
Also disappearing with security companies’ installation of surveillance equipment will be the monthly service fees people pay for the equipment, following Panasonic’s announcement of its soon-to-be-released baby monitoring and home surveillance kits.
Known as the Home Network System, Panasonic believes the new kit will be the answer to the safety and security needs of consumers as it will deliver a DIY system for consumers to install in their homes.
“The beauty of the product range is that consumers can buy and install the gadgets in a piecemeal fashion if the pocket does not allow for them to make a once-off purchase or can expand the system as the needs grow,” said John David, Panasonic South Africa sales and marketing manager for System Solutions and Communications.
The gadgets are a wireless system, with a simple do-it-yourself set-up that allows you to create a powerful network of cameras and sensors in your home, and you can control them all with an easy to use App through your cellphone and anywhere in the world. The smart system also allows you to adapt and add to the system as your needs grow, David said.
“If there is an intruder in your home, the systems will automatically sense and trigger the cameras to start recording while, at the same time, it alerts you through your smartphone that there is someone on your property, and you can view them through the app and even talk to them if need be,” he said.
“It would also be easy to call the cops as you can constantly update them on what is happening as they drive to your property and what the intruder looks like and what he or she is wearing and how they are and what weapons they have and cars they are driving,” David added.
Details: Alison Spratley 082 467 1213; alison@openfield.co.za
