You can never go wrong by increasing your general knowledge about surveillance cameras. They are more than just the video recorders that make up part of your home security.

Let us look at some interesting bits of information about them.

Choose Between the Consumer Variety or Commercial Grade

When you go to the stores to buy a surveillance camera, the vast assortment to choose from can be a bit confusing. Unless you have several photography classes under your belt, you will not distinguish between the cameras. The critical point is that there are consumer and commercial varieties of cameras.

The consumer varieties of cameras are most likely the ones that are on the shelves of the warehouse stores. The commercial types are more expensive but the better choice if you require a large storage amount of space and image processing.

You may have to work with a higher budget if you opt for the commercial grade cameras, but your security will be as tight as Fort Knox.

Quality of Camera Performance

Lights! Action! That is how we are familiar with how cameras work. While it is true that they need to have sufficient illumination, commercial varieties specifically cater to high-grade applications, and failure cannot be a consideration, whether the lights are on or not.

Consumer cameras generally perform well when there is plenty of light. Between dusk and dawn, most of them will struggle to give clear, sharp images. However, they work well as nanny cams since your home will display the right lighting conditions during the evenings.

Lighting Conditions Vary, and Cameras Can Adjust To the Situation

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The environment goes through mixed lighting conditions all day. We do not notice the flows and ebbs of light and darkness because our eyes adjust naturally. Cameras that can adapt to excessive light glaring in when a door opens use a solution known as High Dynamic Range. HDR combines images; the exposure of the room with that of the open doorway to create the composite picture of the two areas.

HDR allows you to distinguish the faces accurately and you can identify who empties the cookie jar!

Night Vision with Infra Red Viewing

Since most crimes and break-ins occur after sunset, a camera needs a good night vision illuminator so that it can adjust the brightness to the area it is recording.

 

With night vision cameras, you will strip burglars and thieves of being anonymous. Infrared capacity is both a remarkable security tool and a great conversational topic. It will deter any cat burglar when you remove their cloak of darkness.

Is Your Camera Smart Enough to Integrate with Other Devices?

If you live in a smart home, you can start breakfast and instruct household appliances to shut your windows and start the sprinklers earlier. Our modern world is a complex network of connections.

You want to have a camera that will integrate with your WiFi and receive instructions to tighten your security. When sticky situations arise, say an intruder on your property, your team of smart devices that will sense the infringement and take action. Camera senses movement, lights should automatically switch on, an alarm should trigger, and a lockdown should occur to contain the intruder until the police appear.

Remote Storing of Video Recordings

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Who knew that cloud video storage would have such a pivotal impact on security! Bad guys used to break into your property and make off with the evidence by taking away your video recordings. With the remote video recording, all the images are out of their reach unless you grant a person access to your account.

Thermal Imaging

Heavy snow and all other types of inclement weather can cause dangerous situations. If you have to pull someone to safety, in the middle of winter with a heavy blanket of fog, a thermal imaging camera will be critical in pinpointing his or her location.

Plus, thermal imaging makes it impossible for thieves to remain undetected behind trees and sheds!

Deter Hacking

We have seen how useful it is for cameras to integrate with smart devices over the internet. You must take precautions to safeguard your household and property by using secure firewalls to protect your network.

By implementing a stringent anti-hacking system, you will keep unauthorized people from gaining access, as well as protecting your smart security from destructive computer viruses.

Final Thoughts

You can cripple any burglary attempt on your property if you up your security game. One way of doing this is by improving the surveillance camera systems that you are using. Use the information you have learned to help you develop an optimal video security strategy.

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