In day to day terms, the list of essential applications is long, and the list of potential applications is practically endless.
CCTV will let you observe foot traffic on the floor of a shopping mall, transportation terminal, or other public
area. Recording the action will let you measure patterns on an hourly or daily basis. Similarly, traffic on highways or in port can be documented for analysis.
On a more personal level, CCTV surveillance can help you keep an eye on children playing in a school yard, park, or patients in a hospital. In hazardous environments, compact, durable CCTV camera can be used to
reduce the risk of injury.
Many specialized applications also exist, including observation / recording in extreme low-light environments.
Of course, CCTV has long been recognized as the ideal medium for safeguarding the security of business locations, staff and inventory.