{"id":5476,"date":"2023-05-08T12:12:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T04:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.playground.my-alfred-dev.com\/blog\/?p=5476"},"modified":"2023-05-08T12:12:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T04:12:09","slug":"when-did-security-cameras-become-common","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/when-did-security-cameras-become-common\/","title":{"rendered":"When Did Security Cameras Become Common? A Brief History of How Security Cameras Became Popular"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When we think of modern security cameras, feature-rich IP cameras jump to mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But IP cameras actually emerged relatively recently out of the hundred-year history of security cameras, and it wasn\u2019t until the late 1970s that they became more common in business places.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The history of surveillance cameras takes us across the world, from Soviet Russia to Queens, New York. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on to discover how security cameras went from a military classified technology to a mainstay of our homes and workplaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_26 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/when-did-security-cameras-become-common\/#When_did_security_cameras_get_invented\" title=\"When did security cameras get invented?\">When did security cameras get invented?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/when-did-security-cameras-become-common\/#The_Popularity_of_Security_Cameras\" title=\"The Popularity of Security Cameras\">The Popularity of Security Cameras<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/when-did-security-cameras-become-common\/#The_Futures_Bright\" title=\"The Future\u2019s Bright\">The Future\u2019s Bright<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_did_security_cameras_get_invented\"><\/span><strong>When did security cameras get invented?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the earliest security camera systems was invented by Le\u00f3n Theremin back in 1926. But the security cameras we have today have come a long way since then. Here\u2019s the story of how security cameras became what they are today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1920s\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-7873d3bec5b9f00d1083a1f2c2c12ce6\">Initial attempts at CCTV were invented as early 1926, when Soviet inventor, Le\u00f3n Theremin (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbth.com\/history\/331078-theremin-soviet-inventor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">best remembered for inventing the theremin<\/a>), worked on \u2018distance vision\u2019, a mechanical kind of CCTV.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was shown to Joseph Stalin before being classified by the army, but it was never put to use. Theremin went on to gain greater fame for his pioneering efforts in electronic music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Leon-Theramin-playing-the-theramin.png\" alt=\"Leo\u0301n Theramin playing the theramin.\" class=\"wp-image-5484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Leon-Theramin-playing-the-theramin.png 512w, https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Leon-Theramin-playing-the-theramin-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Le\u00f3n Theramin playing the theramin.Credit: Wikipedia Commons<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1940s<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-3999e022ae3ea97f71b5f2fda660fa25\">In 1942, German engineer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcr-online.biz\/2014\/09\/02\/the-history-of-cctv-from-1942-to-present\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Walter Bruch,<\/a> invented a CCTV system that was used by the Nazis to observe V-2 rocket launches.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By 1948, the commercial viability of CCTV was beginning to be explored by contractors elsewhere, namely in America, but it would be several decades before the idea was adopted by homeowners and business owners.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Walter-Bruch-operating-his-Oympia-Kanone-camera.png\" alt=\"Walter Bruch operating his Oympia-Kanone camera at the Berlin Olympics, 1936.\" class=\"wp-image-5483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Walter-Bruch-operating-his-Oympia-Kanone-camera.png 512w, https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Walter-Bruch-operating-his-Oympia-Kanone-camera-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Walter Bruch operating his Oympia-Kanone camera at the Berlin Olympics, 1936<\/em>. <br><em>Image via Creative Commons License<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1960s<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-90da13b6dc715ecd32190df22de0ffc0\">In 1966, Marie Van Brittan Brown, a nurse from Queens, New York, filed a patent for a home security system she invented. This is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackpast.org\/african-american-history\/brown-marie-van-brittan-1922-1999\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">widely regarded as the first home security system<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working as a nurse, she created the system purely for her and her husband\u2019s own use at home in Queens, where crime rates were particularly high.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What motivated its creation was to increase a sense of safety when left alone at home, since the couple both worked irregular hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Marie-van-Brittan-Brown-and-her-husband.png\" alt=\"A New York Times article from 1969 showcasing the security system. Pictured are Marie van Brittan Brown and her husband, Albert.\" class=\"wp-image-5482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Marie-van-Brittan-Brown-and-her-husband.png 495w, https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Marie-van-Brittan-Brown-and-her-husband-290x300.png 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A New York Times article from 1969 showcasing the security system. <\/em><br><em>Pictured are Marie van Brittan Brown and her husband, Albert.\u00a0<\/em><br><em>Image via <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/marie-van-brittan-brown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>ATI<\/em><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1990s<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-000fa323f81004ee1a93bf5ac922a708\">Brown\u2019s system was deeply influential, and, although the infrastructure wasn\u2019t up-to-par for decades, it remained a largely untouched template for home security until 1996, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axis.com\/about-axis\/history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the first IP (internet protocol) camera was invented<\/a> by Axis Communications.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Axis Neteye 200 was a fairly primitive IP camera model that wasn\u2019t capable of real-time streaming. Nonetheless, it paved the way for future innovations that worked via the internet, which came sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/AXIS-Neteye-200.png\" alt=\"AXIS Neteye 200\" class=\"wp-image-5485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/AXIS-Neteye-200.png 512w, https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/AXIS-Neteye-200-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>AXIS Neteye 200. Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axis.com\/about-axis\/history\">Axis.<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2000s<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, IP security cameras have massively increased in popularity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compared with conventional CCTV, they boast internet-enabled features that greatly increase the efficiency and overall usefulness of surveillance, like push notifications, motion detection, and live feed streaming.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps the most obvious difference between the early models and what\u2019s available now is the availability of cloud storage. This makes keeping and accessing footage much more efficient than physical storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2010s<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rise of the smartphone came hand-in-hand with great IoT innovations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-3e0f2acd77f1a6cc0967c34692155e92\">One of these was <a href=\"https:\/\/alfred.camera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AlfredCamera<\/a>, which launched in 2014 with the intention to broaden access to security cameras via an app, which can <a href=\"https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/turn-old-phones-into-security-cameras\/\">transform phones, tablets, and computers into full-fledged security cameras<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 70 million downloads, it\u2019s clear that access to security cameras, and the use of them in homes, has increased markedly over the last decade.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Interview-with-PIA_Alex-Song_CEO-of-AlfredCamera.webp\" alt=\"Interview with PIA_Alex Song_CEO of AlfredCamera\" class=\"wp-image-4302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Interview-with-PIA_Alex-Song_CEO-of-AlfredCamera.webp 800w, https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Interview-with-PIA_Alex-Song_CEO-of-AlfredCamera-300x196.webp 300w, https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Interview-with-PIA_Alex-Song_CEO-of-AlfredCamera-768x502.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>No longer is security something reserved for governments, militaries, and the wealthiest members of society. In many ways, this increase in accessibility builds upon the enduring legacy of home security pioneers like Marie Van Bitten Brown.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Popularity_of_Security_Cameras\"><\/span><strong>The Popularity of Security Cameras<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-06516b1fdba125f2e88d319189d06ace\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortunebusinessinsights.com\/hd-security-cameras-market-104841\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one report<\/a>, almost 450 million CCTV cameras have been installed worldwide. Clearly, demand for security cameras is as large as ever, just as <a href=\"https:\/\/alfred.camera\/state-of-security\/en\/2022\/world-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crime continues to affect the quality of peoples\u2019 lives<\/a> across the globe at all levels of the social stratum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The popularity of security cameras is also likely a result of the push to encourage technology use in the home by some of the world\u2019s biggest firms, like Google and Amazon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-d0ec7a1bd2d4d7da5df455622bb28b38\">This is part of a broader vision to <a href=\"https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/home-automation-ideas\/\">automate everything that goes on in homes<\/a>, from security to entertainment.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Futures_Bright\"><\/span><strong>The Future\u2019s Bright<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8dad5b4982f6b91ecc31c06640c89497\">The North American smart home security camera market was valued at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandviewresearch.com\/industry-analysis\/north-america-smart-home-security-cameras-market-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$3.48 billion in 2023<\/a>. It might sound like a big number, but we remain in the early stages.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its compound annual growth rate until 2030 is an impressive 19.8%, meaning the smart home security camera market is projected to be worth about $12.74 billion by the end of the decade.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s more than ten times the size it was at the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Undoubtedly, it\u2019s a highly lucrative market, and the projections point to smart home security cameras as the most important aspect of the security industry moving forward.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps the use of conventional CCTV in the home will be virtually unheard of in the near future. Watch this space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we think of modern security cameras, feature-rich IP cameras jump to mind. But IP cameras actually emerged relatively recently out of the hundred-year history of security cameras, and it wasn\u2019t until the late 1970s that they became more common in business places.\u00a0 The history of surveillance cameras takes us across the world, from Soviet &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/alfred.camera\/blog\/when-did-security-cameras-become-common\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">When Did Security Cameras Become Common? 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