Find Out Who is Stealing From Your Register
How to protect your point of sale systems with security
cameras
POSTED 11/06/2008 by Andy Wendt
 Of
all the thousands of quote request we receive from our
www.camerasecuritynow.com website one request today really
caught my eye. Not because it was something I have never
heard of, but rather because it’s something that happens all
the time but seldom expressed so well.
The request I am talking about was of course for security
cameras, and from the request I can’t tell what type of
business the client is operating. I do however know from
experience the problem can affect business across the board.
From grocery stores, gas stations, bars, restaurants, and
anywhere cash is handled. You see the internet request for
help that we received today simply said - “Help. I need a
way to find out who is stealing from the till!”
And that problem, so seldom expressed so directly, is in and
of itself justification for any business that handles cash
to have a security camera system. With even a four camera
system any establishment can watch up to four cash
registers. If a business has only one or two registers then
a four camera system would allow for several cameras to
watch the doors or other critical areas.
One popular accessory for a security camera system is a
point of sale (POS) data capture device. These are often
called a "POS video overlay" device. This device is simply a
little box that connects between the Digital Video Recorder
(DVR) and the receipt printer. Once installed anything that
is rung up in the register has it’s corresponding receipt
information displayed and recorded right over top of the
video from the camera that is watching the register.
 This
inexpensive option allows a business owner to visually
confirm that the goods going over the counter are indeed the
products that the employee has been ringing up. With the
right CCTV technology a business owner can exercise a
tremendous level of control over their cash handling
procedures.
Some business owners take things one step further and use a
camera above the register with a zoom lens. This allows an
owner to zoom down on the register and the till so that the
field of view is so tight that they can actually see every
button on the register that an employee pushes or the
denominations of every bill taken in or out of the till.
If you don't think your employees are steeling from your
company than just keep these two facts in mind: One third of
US corporate bankruptcies are directly related to employee
theft, and an estimated 20% of every dollar the average US
company earns is lost to employee theft. With that in mind
can you take the chance of not watching your till?.
To learn more on how to “find out who is stealing from the
till” contact Camera Security Now today at 877-422-1907.
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