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Wireless Security Cameras for the Internet – Why Do you Need One?

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Would you like to know of a product that offers remote access to any live streaming video from any part of the world to business owners? A Wireless Internet Security camera does just that. It will allow business owners to view a video file of California sitting on a plane to Tokyo. And for all this, the minimum requirements are – A Web Browser and of course a Wireless Internet Security Camera.

What are the features of a Wireless Internet Security Camera?

• Connectivity – The Wireless Internet Security Camera offered by many companies connects to a wireless network or a wired Ethernet network. It allows the business owners to download and upload video streams up to 30 frames a second. The resolution offered by this technology uses the MPEG-4 compression technique to provide the video with a 640*480 video resolution.

• Charge Couple Device – Should you wish to capture images in low light (example dark room or images take in the night), you can do that using a Wireless Internet Security Camera which uses the CCD (Charge Couple Device Technology). This allows you to provide very clear and crisp video of images shot in night/low light. Ask any professional photographer as to which shots will the be the most difficult ones to capture on camera and he would say “The shots taken in low light”. The Wireless Security Camera gets rid of this thought as well.

• Video Monitoring System can be setup remotely – Now, business owners can look at setting up a powerful video monitoring system over the internet from remote locations. Let us take an example assuming that your business site is in NY city. Your site has about 10 cameras installed in it which does the surveillance of the activities on your site. When you are on a business trip to lets say, Singapore, you wish to see what is happening at your site. You can do that with consummate ease with a Wireless Internet Security Camera.

• Dynamic Domain Name Service – The Internet camera allows business owners to integrate the web server, emails and IP addresses to itself which will allow you to view the streaming video from the camera’s unique IP address. The fact that you would be able to provide a personal web address allows users to access the camera’s live video over the internet.

• Pan and Tilt – Now, your Internet Security Camera will allow you to adjust the camera angles. That is achieved by the Motorized Pan and Tilt functions which allows you to remote control the angle positioning of the cameras. And if by viewing the video stream, you decide to zoom in on the video, you can do so without any hassles. The Wireless Internet Security Camera allows you to do that by its built in 4X Zoom technology.

The Wireless Internet Security Camera is proving to be a device which allows the business owners to be in constant touch with the goings-on of a business. It is a bit expensive, but indeed a small price to pay for the benefits and features it offers.

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Home Security – Night Vision Cameras

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Night Vision Cameras are a great way to monitor and secure exterior building entrances and rural perimeters, or to keep an eye on a sleeping infant in a dark room. Infrared Light provides detailed imagery in complete darkness situations.

Night vision security cameras allow you to see intruders trying to enter your home both by day and by night. If you’ve been thinking about adding security cameras as part of your home security system, it’s not a bad idea to get cameras capable of seeing in the dark since that’s when many would-be burglars ply their trade. As with regular security cameras, night vision cameras send their images to a VCR or PC where they are displayed on a monitor and can be recorded to a tape or hard drive. The difference is in how the cameras see.
How Night Vision Security Cameras Work
Night vision technology basically works in two different ways, depending on what kind of camera you buy.
Image Enhancement
This technology works by gathering small amounts of light that exist even at night (the lower portion of the infrared spectrum) but are imperceptible to the human eye. This light is then amplified to display an image we can easily see. The display on a monitor hooking up by an image enhancing camera usually appears greenish. (If you’ve ever peered through night vision goggles, that is the look.)
Thermal Imaging
Thermal imaging technology makes use of the upper portion of the infrared spectrum which shows the heat emitted by things rather than just their reflected light. Warmer things (i.e. human bodies) give off more heat than cooler things like trees or houses. The display on a monitor hooking up by an image enhancing camera usually appears in black and white.

How to Install a Night-Vision Security Camera

1. Decide what room you will be installing the camera and pick an angle from which the camera can operate unobstructed.

2. Decide how high off the floor you want the camera. Stand on a ladder and look over the room. From what height do you get the most coverage including the floor?

3. Hold the mounting bracket that came with the camera in place with one hand and use a pencil to mark the screw holes with the other hand.

4. Determine if the screw holes will be in a stud. Use a stud finder from a home improvement store if necessary.

5. If you will not be inserting the screws into a stud, you will need a drywall anchor bolt. Use a drill bit that is slightly smaller that the screw you will use to mount the bracket.

6. Predrill a hole into the stud or insert the drywall anchor bolt into the drywall.
7. Hold the mounting bracket in place and insert the screws into the predrilled holes or the drywall anchor bolt
8. Place the camera onto the mounting bracket and plug in the device.

9. Sync the camera to the base station and activate night vision. Check the images to make sure you have the coverage you require.

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Ava is a part-time writer, researcher and web developer for home security matters. Visit www.security2020.com to learn more about this subject (Home Security).