The Government, with unending need for speed and dependability, has always had the "latest and greatest" technologies no matter what the application.

It may only be due to the desire and a budget without end or means that some of the greatest technologies known to man have evolved. The computer was around long before the "normal" household had one and that is simply the tip of the iceberg.

The "new" and "digital" equipment on the market can be both misleading and misrepresented by someone who does not FULLY understand their own equipment. With the "post production" manipulation function known as "digital zoom" we all know the blurry performance of analog and the high dollar almost unbelievable appearance of "actual digital" A.K.A. network or IP cameras. The Governments world wide, that have the money to do so, have helped to develop and improve these cameras, digital video recorders, pan-tilt-zoom cameras, etc.... the list goes on and on. How reassuring it is that the same technology used to protect our country's most sensitive locations can help to protect your loved ones and property from the dangers surrounding you. The newer "MegaPixel" "actual digital" cameras are the final key to having the complete package with digital video recorders and extremely clear and useable large format footage.

Although these newer devices are still a bit out of reach of the common consumer it is, as always, just a matter of time until they too can enjoy the benefits of their own tax dollars hard at work.