Do we still call it CCTV if it's an IP network?

Closed circuit television (CCTV) is a term to describe video transmission that is not broadcast. Traditionally with BNC cables going to a control room, monitors and recorders.

I think this software-only post is meant for IP cameras / surveillance cameras. Internet is the oposite of closed circuit.

Maybe CCTV is used as a synonym for surveillance now in some regions of the world, but certainly confusing for a non-native speaker.

	▲	diggan 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		> I think this software-only post is meant for IP cameras / surveillance cameras. Internet is the oposite of closed circuit. I think in this case, IP is referring to IP from TCP/IP, meaning "The Internet Protocol", not necessarily over/through "public internet links", so as long as you're only within your own local network/WAN, wouldn't that still be CCTV then? Or maybe the "closed circuit" thing is more of a physical property than I read it to be? I'm also non-native English speaker FWIW.

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loloquwowndueo 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You can use IP on a LAN with no outside access.

	▲	jsheard 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		It's even recommended when building out a CCTV system with cheap Chinese IP cameras that like to phone home all the time. Stick 'em on a VLAN which can't access anything besides your local NVR.

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teddyh 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

“CCTV” has better optics than “surveillance camera”.

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nixass 4 days ago | parent [-]

Better as in better lenses?

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johnisgood 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

Or better look (as in spyware vs CCTV). Curious, too!

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teddyh 3 days ago | parent [-]

Yes.

	▲	johnisgood 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Makes sense. :)

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teddyh 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

No.