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Security / Spy Cameras

Keep your home and those around you safe with a security or spy camera. Law enforcement officers tell us that burglars want their job to be as easy as possible, and that if it takes more than a couple of minutes to break in to a property, then they won’t bother because it increases their chance of getting caught. Because of this, it makes sense to ensure that your home and property are protected with visible deterrents. After all, we work hard to pay for our possessions, so why should anyone else just walk away with them and get away with it? There are other occasions when a spy camera will be more up to the job. Nanny cams will let you know if your children are being cared for properly when you are not there to supervise. Other spy cameras will let you know if your business is safe from light-fingered staff. For a full range of security and spy cameras, have a look at what our online retailers such as BuyDig, Beach Camera, Walmart, Sears and Staples have to offer – and prevent this essential purchase from making a dent in your bank account. ... View more - View less

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Security & Spy Camera Buying Guide

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Introduction

If you wish to secure your home inside and out, consider buying equipment for a security system to safeguard your home from threats. Choosing home security cameras and monitoring devices is a difficult task as it requires familiarity about various factors, making it a time-consuming process. This buying guide can provide you with an insight into aspects that will aid you when you’re buying surveillance cameras.

Kinds of Surveillance Cameras

Thanks to technology, you can keep watch over your house even when you are away. There are different home security cameras categorized based on the body and structure.

Professional grade home security cameras are popular for commercial installations as they have a box structure that supports different sizes and types of lenses. This makes them useful for monitoring objects at any distance. These cameras are mostly preferred for indoor monitoring, but can also be used outdoors as well if weather proofed.

Bullet cameras are popular for residential security systems and as the name suggests, they have bullet-shaped housing. The structure is sealed, so there’s no chance of changing lenses, but it is weatherproof. The great advantage of bullet cameras is the size and integrated design, which makes it useful to monitor objects that are up to 25 feet away. One example of a bullet camera is the Y-Cam Bullet.

Finally, board surveillance cameras are either presented cased or uncased. When packaged in a small case, they are called mini cameras and when packed in a dome, they are called mini dome cameras. The lenses are either pinhole or normal aperture, and pinhole systems are often useful if you wish for the device to be concealed. However, you should remember that these lenses have a short focal length, and hence, their use is limited.

What to Know when Making a Buying Decision

Here are some questions you have to ask yourself when buying home security cameras. Firstly, what are the camera’s requirements for recording video? Second, what kind of lighting condition will the camera need to work in?

CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semi Conductor) and CCD (Charge Couple Device) chips are the two technologies that are used in CCTV surveillance cameras. While CMOS technology is used in basic home security cameras, they produce inferior-quality pictures and have poor light sensitivity. Good-quality home security cameras use CCD technology, which consist of chips of different densities like 1/4, 1/3, 1/2. The higher the chip size, the higher the quality.

There are special day/night and infrared cameras for low-light conditions. High end models of home security cameras have a built-in LED infrared feature. This feature is useful for illuminating the area, thereby monitoring even in complete darkness. The sharpness or the measure of picture resolution of the security camera image is denoted by the number of TV lines, with higher-quality pictures boasting a higher quantity of TV lines. An ordinary resolution has about 350 to 380 TV lines, while a good resolution image has about 400 TV lines. Images with high resolution (500 TV lines or more) are considered the best. Cameras with B/W chips produce greater resolution and light sensitivity even in dark areas. The greater the resolution, the higher the price you will pay for a camera. Sony surveillance cameras with 1/3 chip density are the leading high resolution cameras in the market.

Recording Requirements

The next set of questions goes beyond technology, and concern the use of the camera. You need to ask yourself how you will be mounting the camera, what is the field of view that needs to be monitored, and if you would like to maintain a database of all saved video files for your reference.

Home security cameras from brands such as Arecont Vision, Panasonic, Pelco and Bosch should be installed close to the field of view (FOV) to get a better view of the area. The DVR (digital video recorder) location should also be chosen carefully as this stands as evidence for all security issues. Installation of any type of surveillance camera requires good-quality wiring, which are resilient and will last longer. RG59 and RG6 coaxial cables are quality shielded wires that prevent any video loss. CCTV surveillance cameras require two cables - one for the video and one for supplying power. These cables are bundled in one jacket. It is better to get professional help for wiring your cameras, although there are plug-and-play cables which can guarantee an easy installation. As many security and spy cameras double up as webcams and can offer connectivity features such as USB, firewire and Ethernet, with some models offering wireless technology, too.

Analog surveillance cameras video feed is transferred to a digital format and stored on the hard drive by digital video recorders. Digital video recorders are available with 4, 8, 9 and 16 channel increments. Selecting one of them is a critical choice because you may need another digital recorder if the quantity of data in the cameras increases.

Do remember, as mentioned before, that digital security and spy cameras are available. PC-based systems use a computer that is installed with specialist software and a board to allow the camera inputs and videos to be stored. However, it is worth remembering that such technology is vulnerable to software crashes, viruses and many more computer threats. An alternative is standalone systems, which are not vulnerable to system crashes as the processing of the video is done by the hardware. The most important feature that has to be noted in the DVR is the motion detection and frame speed, as motion detection incorporated into DVR software will trigger video recording on the home security cameras.

We hope that this guide has provided significant information regarding home security cameras. Do consider the above mentioned aspects before making a purchase of the cameras to safeguard your home. Be sure to compare prices of these monitoring and surveillance cameras on our website to guarantee a great buy.

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