| Surveillance Camera Systems come in all shapes and | | | | Personal Home Surveillance Camera System, there is |
| sizes and trying tofigure out which surveillance system | | | | the |
| that will fit your needs can bevery frustrating, but most | | | | 4 Channel Wireless VISEC Surveillance System that is |
| cameras and systems today requires verylittle | | | | perfect formonitoring 4 rooms in a small house. The |
| experience to install and operate. This article | | | | cameras that come with type ofsystem work in day |
| describesseveral factors to consider before | | | | or night because of the high quality digital CCDchips |
| purchasing a surveillance camerasystem.General things | | | | that automatically switches from color to black & |
| to ask yourself:- Should I buy Wireless or | | | | white inlow light conditions. This type of a system |
| Wiredsurveillance cameras? Wireless is much easier | | | | requires what known as a |
| to install than wired.- | | | | 'quad'. A quad is an accessory to your surveillance |
| How many cameras should you buy? Using too many | | | | system that splitsa video monitor into 4 screens. |
| cameras will beexpensive, not enough will only give me | | | | Without a quad viewing would only beable possible |
| limited coverage.- Should I use | | | | with one camera at a time. This type of a system |
| Indoor or Outdoor type cameras?- Does my | | | | alsocomes with a GrabBee II. It allows wireless or |
| application require recordingof the surveillance activity? | | | | hidden cameras toconnect your camera(s) to your |
| If not, the cost can be reduced because a | | | | computer. The GrabBee II is the bridgebetween the |
| DVD recorder will not be necessary.- Does my | | | | wireless or hidden camera and your computer. This |
| surveillance systemrequire that I can monitor over the | | | | deviceconverts analog video signal to digital through a |
| Internet when away from my businessor home.Let's | | | | USB port.Designed For |
| describe the different types of surveillance cameras | | | | Simple Personal Use, there is a camera called the |
| andsystems which will be helpful to determine which | | | | Cyber Eye. Thisinfrared B/W digital surveillance |
| one to buy dependingon the type of use.Hidden | | | | camera takes pictures automaticallywhenever |
| Cameras: These types of cameras are forindoor use | | | | someone moves in front of it and then digitally stores |
| only and come in a variety of different kinds of | | | | thepictures within the micro-camera. You can then |
| ordinarylooking objects. For instance a small hidden | | | | extract the images lateron just by plugging the camera |
| camera are embedded ineveryday objects like an | | | | into your TV/VCR to either view orrecord. This type |
| Alarm Clock, Air Freshener, Fan, CO2 Detectoror even | | | | of camera is great for catching someone |
| a vanity Mirror. They are usually installed in one room | | | | snoopingaround your house. It is so small and compact |
| andused to catch any suspicious activity in the room | | | | you can even put it inyour car and aim it out the |
| installed. Most ofthem use a 12-hour rechargeable | | | | window. This personal surveillance cameraworks by |
| battery pack with no wires or cords toplug in. Most all | | | | changes in the picture and not motion. Video images |
| of these type of cameras are wireless but some can | | | | can beeven taken through glass and the wireless |
| bewired. By far, you are better off choosing a wireless | | | | surveillance camera willstill work like a charm. The |
| kind, which takesminutes to set up. To view or record | | | | pictures are taken at 1-60 secondintervals (UP TO 680 |
| the activity a 2.4 GHz Receiverattaches to your TV | | | | pictures). Video images will even have the timeand |
| or VRC or DVR, which also only takes just a | | | | date stamp added to each picture.For Outdoor |
| fewminutes.Surveillance Camera Systems: For | | | | Surveillance Cameras, |
| business type applications youmake want to consider | | | | Dome cameras are used in many places including retail |
| a bundled system that includes all the | | | | stores,restaurants, casinos and apartment buildings. |
| componentsneed to watch you business when you | | | | You can even see them atyour local McDonalds |
| are there or way from it. Yourbusiness may need 4, 8 | | | | restaurants. Dome cameras are simply board |
| or 16 cameras also referred to as channels. | | | | camerasbuilt into a weatherproof dome housing. In |
| Forinstance a small but location may need 8 cameras | | | | addition to thesesurveillance cameras being |
| or as many as 16. Theycan be wireless or wired. If | | | | weatherproof, many of these types of |
| you are looking for an easy installationchoose wireless, | | | | domesurveillance cameras are vandal-proof dome and |
| that way no messy wires to deal with.A 4 Channel | | | | built with protectivecasing that can withstand the direct |
| Wireless Complete System is also perfect for a small | | | | hit of a sledgehammer or otherbrute force means to |
| business or even asmall house. A wireless surveillance | | | | disable it. Dome Surveillance Cameras aregenerally |
| camera system will allow you toinstall 4 wireless | | | | wired and can be connected to a Digital DVR to |
| cameras to digitally record all the activity in | | | | record allsuspicious activities.Surveillance Camera |
| yourbusiness. These types of systems come with a | | | | Recording - One of the mostimportant pieces of a |
| DVR with full networkingcapability and use a | | | | surveillance system is the surveillance videorecorder. |
| GeoVision DVR card, which allows you to view | | | | Whether you have one, four, eight or sixteen cameras |
| livevideo surveillance on the Internet. This type of | | | | you haveto take what those cameras see and store |
| system is designedstrictly for indoor use only, and the | | | | that video for reference orpossible evidence. |
| perfect video recording systemfor smaller areas. You | | | | Obviously DVR system can record much longer than |
| now have the flexibility to leave and stillrecord activity | | | | oldstyle VCR tapes. Generally these recorders come |
| and store and retrive for later viewing. | | | | in 4, 8 and 16 channelmodels. Channels refer to amount |
| Manybusinesses have a panic button they press when | | | | of cameras that can be attached forrecording. Some |
| they see a would bethief in their store and now have | | | | units are small, some large and have differentfeatures. |
| the proof stored if needing to use init in court.For | | | | |