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Monday, December 31, 2007
There are many reasons you may employ a mini spy camera. Perhaps you may want it for exterior surveillance needs, or, for home surveillance needs. If you are looking for a simple mini unit which can be concealed inside clothing or other item such as a specially designed hidden camera backpack or camera bag, which can have a hole created where the spy camera would be placed in order to complete surveillance outside of the home. This is the perfect mini spy camera which can take digital footage in any situation such as following someone around the city or needing to actually work clandestine. Another mini spy camera version is one that you can actually be disguised as an everyday normal object that is found inside your home. Many of these types of mini spy cameras are sold by parents who wish to keep tabs on their babysitters or nanny. When you do look to this type of mini spy camera for any type of surveillance, make sure you look at each of the types of spy cameras to ensure you do get the right type of effect and needs entertained by the spy camera. Some of the important features you should consider when looking at this type of mini spy camera include: - Night and day vision: An important feature is for the camera to be able to see what is in the room during the day, night and during dusk time. This type of luminescence is measured in what is called LUX; and the higher the number, the better the camera can record video and motion inside a room with little or no light.
- Battery life: This is perhaps one of the fundamental features in any type of surveillance camera which will either remain in a fixed position, or, with the camera operator. It is important to look for a camera that has a higher “on” time for what your needs are. Also, look for standby times that will put the camera into “sleep” mode while not being used during video surveillance.
- Range: The range you find marked on the camera package will give you the maximum distance which the camera can actually be away from the receiver. The receiver is the part of the camera which is plugged into a television, a surveillance monitor, or any type of recording device. Each model will have its own range setting, but, most will only be up to 100 feet or less. The more expensive units will actually allow the receiver to be at a distance of several kilometers away from the camera. It is important then to ensure you will know the exact distance between you and the actual recorder to be before purchasing just any type of mini spy camera.
- Black and White, or Color: Although black and white video provides for higher resolution images, it is not always simple to detect the object or person you are looking at. Color video will allow for a better field of view, but, only if you are in bright light or in the daylight without lighting issues. A black and white mini spy camera will work the best in low light or dim light situations.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Anyone that has seen "Meet the Fockers" has seen the hidden camera bits where Robert DeNiro's character has a business selling hidden nanny cams and there are hidden cameras all over the house in the mirrors, statues and even in the bathroom. However, it was accurate for showing how seamlessly hidden cameras can blend into a room and silently do their work of what is really happening in a room, whether you're in there or not. A hidden camera mirror can be hung any where you like in your home and it will do a silent job of recording what goes on and transmitting those images to the receiver you have in a separate place in your home. There are no visible wires, nothing to plug in - it looks just like any other decor mirror a person might accent a room with. What this hidden camera mirror can do for you though, is very different from any other mirror you might have on your walls. This mirror will tell the truth if your cleaning people are helping themselves to your personal items, let you see who has actually been going through your private desk drawers, who has been taking the occasional $20 from your purse or wallet lately, and if you're on vacation and you've asked your neighbor to dog sit, it's a good way to make sure that your personal effects aren't taken. Additionally, burglars have been caught due to the use of a hidden camera mirror. If you use a blank and white camera, you can choose to have X-vision on your cam and it will record in the lowest lighting to total darkness with great clarity of picture. Since anyone breaking into a house is going to get in and get out as fast as they can, a video is a great way to capture the person and be able to press charges. Explaining how that isn't actually one's own image on a video screen breaking into a house is a very difficult thing to do. A hidden mirror cam can also be used to ensure that your children are getting the best care possible from your sitter. If you notice a change in your children's behavior, or just one child that seems to center around the sitter visiting, and your child won't discuss it or simply seems upset and can't verbalize how they feel - get to the bottom of what's going with a hidden cam - video doesn't lie. Get yourself some peace of mind. If you feel like funny business is going on around your home and you want to get to the bottom of it, let a hidden camera mirror do the work for you and find out if you really need to worry about a situation or not. Also, give yourself peace of mind when you go on vacation and know that your home is under the watchful eye of the camera in the hidden mirror cam.
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Monday, December 17, 2007
There are many reasons to use a hidden camera in your home. The key factor in using a hidden camera is that it shouldn't look like a camera at all. Even better if the item has a dual function. A great example is a hidden camera desk lamp. This looks all the world like a legitimate desk lamp, however it's a busy little camera all the while. The early incarnation of hidden cameras were almost laughable. The microtechnology made them larger affairs that still needed a rather large area for the camera lens to be visible so it could adequately film and the lighting had to be right as well or the film wouldn't pick up anything. Not so today. The hidden camera desk lamp actually works as a lamp. This sharp black desk lamp has a fully adjustable head and arm so you can position the camera to exactly the angle that you need to get the best video images. The matte black finish of this lamp will allow it to meld inconsciously into any interior decor. The light actually works and is a halogen bulb. The dimensions make this lamp easy to bring into your desk area as well as it's only 16 inches tall and has a base just under 5-inches. If this is your first hidden camera, the hidden camera desk lamp include a free 2.4 GHz receiver which is valued at around $160.00 value and all your necessary power supplies and battery packs are included. One use that hidden cameras are performing more and more is the video documentation of domestic abuse. Both men and women in controlling and abusive relationships are quietly turning to technology to document the physical and verbal violations against themselves in order to have proof of why they are leaving the marriage and in the case of child custody - proving one partner has extreme anger issues. It's very difficult to prove otherwise especially in the cases of verbal abuse where one partner waits until they are secluded in their home before beginning a cycle of abuse. The shame that it's happening can keep the abuse person from even confiding in their own families much less neighbors and that is where a hidden camera can be your silent witness that can tell your side of the story - eliminating any "he said she said" scenarios. Get the peace of mind that you deserve, if you feel you have a situation brewing that you need to prove is happening - a video from a hidden camera desk lamp is worth a thousand words.
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Friday, December 14, 2007
No matter who you are, home security should be a priority. A breach of privacy isn't limited to just some individual breaking and entering into your home; it can also come in the form of someone you hire stealing from valuables from you, abuses towards loved ones, damages caused by others and you can even catch a cheating spouse through the use of a hidden camera. If you have suspicions that something isn't right in your relationship, your gut feeling may be absolutely correct. Worse, if you suspect the hanky panky is going on when you're at work or otherwise called away, you can confirm your thoughts or find out there was nothing to worry about - either way you set your mind at ease through the use of a hidden camera. There's nothing with proving to yourself that you're not going crazy- your items really are being moved around. Do you have a problem with money or items disappearing from your bedroom or other area of the house? Set up your own sting operation with a hidden camera alarm clock as the recording instrument of choice. It makes no noise and the hidden cameras can transmit to the base unit up to 1000-feet away so you can place this hidden camera alarm clock anywhere you like and know that it's going to do it's job with ease. Another great fact about hidden cameras is that it doesn't matter if your lighting is low to completely dark in the area in which you're filming. You can get a camera with the X-Vision feature which gives you the best images in almost complete darkness. So it doesn't matter the room is lit or not, you can get the information you need. Did you ever feel like every time you call out a repairman to work on one of your appliances they break something else? Did you know the creative use of hidden cameras has caught unscrupulous repair persons ripping wires out of refrigerators, breaking objects within other appliances or even simply opening and closing the appliance and pulling an old part out of a bag and saying they just replaced that part, showing the home owner the grunge-covered part that the repairman brought into the house and no repair was actually done, however a full bill was presented for the "work" done. And those are just a few of the ways that you can use a hidden camera alarm clock to protect yourself. You have no way of knowing what goes on in your home when you're not in the room or at home. Make sure that the repair personnel are doing the jobs you hire them for, make sure that your nanny is treating your children like gold, if you have in home care for an elderly person or family member with physical challenges - a hidden camera will ensure they are treated with care and dignity. If you're ready to find out the truth of what happens in your home - try out a hidden camera - the results may surprise you.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Think something fishy is going on around your place of business or home? It's easy to find out if you set up a hidden camera and it doesn't have to be a camera that looks like a camera; in fact some of the most successful hidden cameras are in unsuspecting everyday items no one would take a second look at such as Clorox Wipes, hair dryers and even the humble hidden camera boom box. There are numerous reasons to use a hidden camera. First and foremost is the safety of your home and children. Do you have house cleaning services that visit your home? Make sure that the workers are only cleaning and not setting you up to clean you out. How is your nanny really treating your children. Especially if you have very young children or a special needs child, you want to make sure they are getting the kindest and best care when you're not there. Numerous incidences of abuse have been captured by hidden camera and the perpetrators have been punished and jailed so they can not hurt any more children and this is all due to a hidden camera boom box, book or other item that looks innocent and like nothing more than a simple boom box or book. A cheating spouse can be emotionally painful and even life threatening as a wandering spouse can bring home sexually transmitted diseases, the financial burdens of having children with a lover or other personal and financial problems. One wife suspected her recently unemployed husband was meeting women on the Internet and inviting them to their home when she was working to support not only her husband but also their children. Setting up a hidden camera, she didn't have to wait long to confirm her suspicions. Sometimes hidden cameras capture the bizarre. One woman found her clothing drawers were tossed several days a week and she lived alone. She finally got a hidden camera to confirm her sanity to herself and captured amazing video of the superintendent of her apartment building letting himself into her apartment and not only going through her lingerie drawers, he was also trying it on! And those are just a few of the uses for a hidden camera boom box or other innocent looking item. If you suspect that you are being harassed, used or stolen from under your own room - there are easy ways to confirm your suspicions so you can take the necessary action reclaim your peaceful life.
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Sunday, December 2, 2007
Do you ever get the feeling you're not quite alone when you're the only one in the room? It could be that you've been bugged. A bug is an electronic device that monitors via a hidden camera, microphone or both. Bugs can be very small and if you're aren't savvy that someone is bugging you, your privacy could be compromised in the future by the information that was gleaned from your private life. Reasons that people bug other people are many. Some of the biggest reasons are if one spouse suspects another spouse of cheating, engaging in unhealthy activities such as drinking or doing drugs or other secret activity. Another reason is during a divorce one spouse may bug another to get the real story on what's been happening. Business partners as well as competing businesses sometimes bug each other to find out what employees are really saying or doing, attempting to gather evidence against someone connected to the inner workings of a business for an embezzlement charge for example or simply to spy on the competition. Unscrupulous individuals have bugged the homes of unsuspecting people and made films of them in their most private moments with their partners, in the bathroom and other personal activities and then sold these videos on the Internet. Because the victims aren't usually the types that purchase these amateur videos, the perpetrator can usually get away with doing this for a long time and usually move on before they get caught. However, the damage has been done. There have been a number of incidences of the bugging of apartment buildings, dorms and even clothing changing rooms have all had situations where someone was unknowingly recorded and those types were later sold, given to people or otherwise distributed. So what can you do if you suspect you're in any of these situations? You need a bug detector. If you have a feeling that someone is infringing on your personal space, beat them at their game and use a bug detector. A bug detector is simply a device that works to find a hidden microphone or camera, and some bugs are smaller than a penny. A good bug detector will sweep the room. You simply turn it on at one end of the room and walk through the entire room at a slow pace and then watch the bug detector for any change in frequencies. If there is an active bug in the room, you can find it, disable it and reclaim your privacy.
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