Yes that is correct. Most companies in the low vision world tend to have huge mark ups. Most the the cctv systems use pretty standard cameras and other bits. The only different bit is the box they are put in. Since some of them have been manufactured for years, one wonders how it is that prices can be over 2000 quid for 20 quids worth of bits. I know tooling cost a are quite hi, but...
Do you remember when wee were all told that spectacle frames were a racket and now you can get them anywhere, but they are still a racket, just slightly less of one than before. I bet they are churned out by the truck load.
Don't even get me started on blind persons computers. I always suggest a computer built by a competent small shop or similar and shove some public domain software on it and more than halve the cost even of the so called special offers through the disability companies. Brian