Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Know The Benefits Of Using Hidden Cameras

By Jim Wilkinson

Is your car being vandalized at night? Is your babysitter behaving responsibly? Do you notice items missing after a worker leaves your house? Finding the answer to these questions are just some of the benefits of using hidden or covert cameras.

The hidden cameras are excellent choices because they are hidden. People don't suspect them because they are not in sight. When there are not cameras in view then people are more prone to act as themselves and do things they shouldn't. The hidden cameras give you the ability to see how your kids really act when you walk out the door to work or go away for the weekend. They allow you to verify in your office if someone is really going inside and stealing your office supplies and things. They allow you to find out what is really going on.

One of the great things about the new generation of hidden cameras is that many are completely self contained. No wires coming out of the camera help to make sure that nobody notices it. When using a self contained unit the video or still shots are captured on an SD memory card. The power supply is usually a long lasting Lithium battery. You can put these cameras anywhere and no one will notice them.

One of the problems with the older generation hidden cameras was having a power supply that lasted a good length of time. If you wanted to supply power over a long period of time it was necessary to plug the unit in. That power cord could raise suspicions. A really neat feature of the newer models is that most of them are "motion activated". They only start to record when motion is detected in front of the lens. If there is no motion the camera goes into Stand-by mode and uses much less energy.

You would be amazed at how many different everyday items the newer covert cameras can be installed in. See that book on the shelf with all the other books? There could be a hidden camera in it recording everything that is taking place in the room. The items that the hidden cameras can be installed in is endless. Pick an item that you see every day right out in the open and there could be a hidden camera installed inside. Hey, nice computer speakers! Guess what, they have a covert camera inside. Nobody suspects these items to contain a hidden camera.

The number of benefits of buying and using a hidden or covert camera are endless. Most of the time we wait until it is too late, and something has gone missing, when we say "Boy, if I only had a hidden camera in here I would have been able to see who took it". With today's technology they take excellent quality video with a time and date stamp and blend into any environment. Nobody will know they are being recorded.

You can choose from many different types and finally find out what really is going on.

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