Hal Erickson, in his book, "Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947–1987", cited Cameron's business sense in confining his work in TV series to syndication: "A canny businessman, Cameron knew that his "City Detective" residuals wouldn't have been as fat had a major television network been claiming a percentage of the action, and as a result the actor vowed to remain in syndication for the rest of his TV career. By 1960, Cameron was drawing over $200,000 per annum in residuals his three syndicated programs..."