Ask your self this, "Do I have a legitimate excuse to use a hidden camera?" If the answer is yes then by all means buy a hidden camera or spy camera. A legitimate reason is that you suspect your child's babysitter is behaving inappropriately. Have you been coming out in the morning and finding your car all messed up? Is somebody stealing from you at the office. These are all legitimate reasons for using a hidden camera.
A big problem with hidden cameras is that too often they are used for less than ethical reasons. Just recently a news story came across my desk about a landlord of an apartment building that had wired four apartments with hidden cameras. He placed them in the bathrooms and bedrooms of the tenants. Thankfully the cameras were accidentally discovered and the landlord was arrested and is in jail. I am sure that is not an isolated instance.
It is a good practice if you have just moved into a new apartment to "sweep" the room with a bug detector. These units pick up and can pinpoint the location of any hidden video camera or RF signal. If you do this you do not have to worry about unscrupulous landlords. A bug detector works great. All you have to do is walk around your new place and see if the unit activates with either a sound or light. Another benefit is you get to feel like James Bond!
"Boy, that was so nice of the landlord to leave that nice wall clock in my bedroom. He is such a nice guy." Well, think again. When you do a sweep of your apartment don't be surprised if your bug detector activates when you get close to that wall clock! These days anything you see could be housing a hidden camera. Make sure you do a complete sweep of your apartment. Remember, if you find something, try not to react. Simply leave your apartment and call the police from outside. You don't want your landlord to know that you have just called the cops.
If you have a legitimate reason to buy a hidden camera then by all means do so. You are going to find that there is a wide selection of models to choose from. Clock radios, bird feeders, planters, air fresheners, these have all been retrofitted to place a hidden camera inside. Whatever you can think of and the chances are good that you can find one with a hidden camera installed!
When deciding what kind of hidden camera you want, make sure it will fit into the decor of the room. As an example, I don't think I would put a nice bright neon lit clock in my contemporary living room. But, it would probably fit in nicely in my game room.
Not only do you have to make sure it blends in you have to decide what type of hidden camera you want. You really have three choices. You can get a wireless camera, a wired camera or an all-in-one camera/recorder.
If you choose the wireless option the hidden camera and a tiny transmitter will be placed inside the unit. The transmitter will send a signal through the air. You then have to have a receiver to pick up that signal. You can then connect the receiver to your TV, monitor or recording device.
Choosing a wired hidden camera is probably the most economical but you have to contend with exposed cords. There will be A/V cords coming out of the device and then they are connected to either your TV or monitor to view the picture or a recorder to record the action.
The newest generation of hidden or spy cameras is the self recording one. The item that you decide on will have a tiny camera AND a recording unit all in one! They usually record onto an SD card that you simply remove and insert into your computer for viewing. You can place these anywhere and they are very mobile.
Make sure you buy a hidden camera that matches your needs. Do you need to record at night time when very little light is available? You better get a low LUX camera. Do you need it to be motion activated? How about a time and date stamp? These are all available and you can find one that fits what you want it to do.
Finally, please, make sure you have good reasons to buy a hidden camera. Don't be one of those creepy landlords that winds up in jail.
A big problem with hidden cameras is that too often they are used for less than ethical reasons. Just recently a news story came across my desk about a landlord of an apartment building that had wired four apartments with hidden cameras. He placed them in the bathrooms and bedrooms of the tenants. Thankfully the cameras were accidentally discovered and the landlord was arrested and is in jail. I am sure that is not an isolated instance.
It is a good practice if you have just moved into a new apartment to "sweep" the room with a bug detector. These units pick up and can pinpoint the location of any hidden video camera or RF signal. If you do this you do not have to worry about unscrupulous landlords. A bug detector works great. All you have to do is walk around your new place and see if the unit activates with either a sound or light. Another benefit is you get to feel like James Bond!
"Boy, that was so nice of the landlord to leave that nice wall clock in my bedroom. He is such a nice guy." Well, think again. When you do a sweep of your apartment don't be surprised if your bug detector activates when you get close to that wall clock! These days anything you see could be housing a hidden camera. Make sure you do a complete sweep of your apartment. Remember, if you find something, try not to react. Simply leave your apartment and call the police from outside. You don't want your landlord to know that you have just called the cops.
If you have a legitimate reason to buy a hidden camera then by all means do so. You are going to find that there is a wide selection of models to choose from. Clock radios, bird feeders, planters, air fresheners, these have all been retrofitted to place a hidden camera inside. Whatever you can think of and the chances are good that you can find one with a hidden camera installed!
When deciding what kind of hidden camera you want, make sure it will fit into the decor of the room. As an example, I don't think I would put a nice bright neon lit clock in my contemporary living room. But, it would probably fit in nicely in my game room.
Not only do you have to make sure it blends in you have to decide what type of hidden camera you want. You really have three choices. You can get a wireless camera, a wired camera or an all-in-one camera/recorder.
If you choose the wireless option the hidden camera and a tiny transmitter will be placed inside the unit. The transmitter will send a signal through the air. You then have to have a receiver to pick up that signal. You can then connect the receiver to your TV, monitor or recording device.
Choosing a wired hidden camera is probably the most economical but you have to contend with exposed cords. There will be A/V cords coming out of the device and then they are connected to either your TV or monitor to view the picture or a recorder to record the action.
The newest generation of hidden or spy cameras is the self recording one. The item that you decide on will have a tiny camera AND a recording unit all in one! They usually record onto an SD card that you simply remove and insert into your computer for viewing. You can place these anywhere and they are very mobile.
Make sure you buy a hidden camera that matches your needs. Do you need to record at night time when very little light is available? You better get a low LUX camera. Do you need it to be motion activated? How about a time and date stamp? These are all available and you can find one that fits what you want it to do.
Finally, please, make sure you have good reasons to buy a hidden camera. Don't be one of those creepy landlords that winds up in jail.
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