Use Hidden Cameras – Properly
Many people purchase hidden cameras and they never install them properly because they really didn’t learn how to use them properly in the first place. If you are thinking of purchasing cameras then you need to know how to use them. Here are a few things to follow.
One of the first things you have to ask yourself is “What type of recording am I looking for?”. By this we mean, are you hoping to set up a wireless camera and watch it “Live” on a TV or monitor or are you wanting to record it to a small digital SD card that will permit you to record the activity and watch it at a later time. Possibly for evidence? The new SD cards are extremely helpful because they are so small and can hold hours and hours of digital video recordings.
Most hidden cameras that use an SD card to record are hidden inside an innocent looking common item found in any home. There are no wires or antennae visible. They are sometimes found in lamps, clock radios, air ionizers, calculators, clocks, you name it and there could be a hidden camera using an SD card to record inside it. These cameras are the easiest to set up and use. Now, you can get one of these cameras that can record in low light or no light at all! These cameras are truly “plug & play”.
If you make the decision to buy a wired or wireless hidden camera you have to set it up differently. You must first decide where you want to place the camera. Try to make sure that wherever you place the camera it does not stand out. You do not want it to be discovered. If the camera requires it be plugged in to an external power source you have to allow for distance from an outlet or how well you can hide an extension cord. It would probably be a little suspicious if you had an extension cord running into a book (that happens to contain a hidden camera) on your bookshelf don’t you think?
Try to avoid buying a unit that has to be manually turned off and on. This will require you to put it in a location that you can get to easily when you want it to record. The other option is to get a camera that is either motion activated, sound activated or can be set to record at only certain times. This will permit you to initially turn the camera on and leave it that way. The camera will go into a stand-by mode until activated by sound or motion. Pretty convenient!
Again, if you decide that you want to watch the recording in real-time you will have to be running some wires. No big deal if the situation permits. For the wireless hidden cameras you will need a transmitter attached to the camera. This tends to make it not as easy to hide. Then you need a receiver at your monitor or TV. You have to run a cable from the receiver to your TV or monitor. More cables! On wired cameras you will not have a transmitter or receiver. You run a cable directly from the camera all the way to your monitor or TV.
When you purchase hidden cameras it is important to know how to use them so you don’t let your money go to waste. It is very common for people to purchase cameras and never use them or forget that the tape was too full months ago and stopped recording back then. This becomes a problem when you are burglarized but you don’t have the video to prove who did it and when.
You will be glad you learned how to set it up correctly when you have hard proof on video.
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