Network cameras and video encoders can be configured and accessed remotely, enabling multiple, authorized users to view the live and recorded video at any time and from virtually any networked location. This is advantageous if users would like a third-party company, such as a security firm, to also gain access to the video.

essential to be able to clearly capture an incident in progress and identify persons or objects involved. With progressive scan and megapixel technologies, a network camera can deliver better image quality and higher resolution.

Image quality is better in a network video system that uses a DVR as the recording medium. In a fully digital IP-Surveillance system, images from a network camera are digitized once and they stay digital with no unnecessary conversions and no image degradation due to distance over a network. Also, digital images can be more easily stored and retrieved than in cases where analog videotapes are used.