{"id":4338,"date":"2025-04-23T01:40:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T01:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/?p=4338"},"modified":"2025-11-07T04:18:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T04:18:50","slug":"should-i-go-for-centroid-or-pro2-pro1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/should-i-go-for-centroid-or-pro2-pro1\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I go for Centroid? Or Pro2+ Pro1?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">When planning a new store or upgrading your analytics capabilities, one of the most strategic decisions you\u2019ll face is whether to go with Centroid, or the combination of Pro2 + Pro1. Both options have their strengths, but depending on your store\u2019s setup\u2014especially whether you already have a CCTV system installed\u2014one might make more economic and operational sense than the other.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Should-I-go-for-Centroid-Pro2-and-Pro1.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Should-I-go-for-Centroid-Pro2-and-Pro1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Should-I-go-for-Centroid-Pro2-and-Pro1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Should-I-go-for-Centroid-Pro2-and-Pro1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Should-I-go-for-Centroid-Pro2-and-Pro1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Should-I-go-for-Centroid-Pro2-and-Pro1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Should-I-go-for-Centroid-Pro2-and-Pro1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\"><strong>For New Stores: Centroid Makes Economic Sense<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">If you\u2019re starting from scratch and haven\u2019t installed a CCTV system yet, Centroid is a cost-efficient and future-ready choice. While it\u2019s slightly more expensive than a standard CCTV setup, Centroid isn\u2019t just a security system\u2014it doubles as a powerful analytics platform. With the ability to integrate with up to 16 CCTV cameras, it provides insights for:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">Queue management<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">Dwell time<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">Heatmap visualisation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">Staff performance<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">Customer journey mapping<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">You&#8217;re essentially combining two investments (CCTV + business analytics) into one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\"><strong>For Existing Stores: Pro2 + Pro1 Might Be the Better Fit<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">If your store already has CCTV cameras installed, the switch to Centroid could face resistance\u2014especially from the security team. Why? Business analytics require optimised camera angles (e.g., top-down views) that may differ from conventional security coverage. In these cases, adding Pro2 + Pro1 sensors allows you to retain your current CCTV setup for security, while separately capturing high-quality analytics data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\"><strong>Make the Right Call-We Can Help.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666;\">Reply to this email or click below to book a free consultation. Let\u2019s build a smarter store together.<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #166bff; font-family: archivo, sans-serif;\"><a style=\"color: #166bff;\" href=\"https:\/\/booking.footfallcam.com\/team\/sales\/meeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[Book My Free Session]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: archivo, sans-serif; color: #666666; font-size: 16px;\"><a href=\"#footfallcam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#footfallcam<\/a> <a href=\"#peoplecounting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#peoplecounting<\/a> <a href=\"#peoplecounter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#peoplecounter<\/a> <a href=\"#retail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#retail<\/a> <a href=\"#smartretail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#smartretail<\/a> <a href=\"#retailanalytics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#retailanalytics<\/a> <a href=\"#retailtransformation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#retailtransformation<\/a> <a href=\"#dataanalytics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#dataanalytics<\/a> <a href=\"#Pro1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Pro1<\/a> <a href=\"#Pro2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Pro2<\/a> <a href=\"#Centroid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Centroid<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When planning a new store or upgrading your analytics capabilities, one of the most strategic decisions you\u2019ll face is whether to go with Centroid, or the combination of Pro2 + &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6482,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,188,722],"tags":[542,591,28,16,15,592,548,12,17,578,530],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4338"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4338"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7494,"href":"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4338\/revisions\/7494"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.footfallcam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}