A MONITORING UNIT FOR A SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND A SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A MONITORING UNIT

摘要

A monitoring unit (101) for a surveillance system, comprising a camera and a cover (115), the cover being movable in response to a camera activation signal, from a first position obscuring a lens (103) of the camera and preventing the camera from imaging a zone of interest to a second position not obscuring the camera lens, the monitoring unit being further arranged such that the cover is movable from the second position to the first position only through manual intervention of a person. Disclosed is also a surveillance system comprising such a monitoring unit.