Why You Need a Home Surveillance System

Why You Need a Home Surveillance System
Home surveillance systems are more important these days than ever before.
Crime rates are on the rise, with burglaries and vandalism increasing steadily.
Surveillance systems are used to keep your family safe; they let you know when someone is approaching your home and if you know them.
They're a great deterrent to crime and theft, and can even give you proof to take to court if necessary.
Every 15 seconds a home is burgled, making a home surveillance system an appealing way to prevent this crime from happening to you.
Investing in your family's protection shouldn't be something you need to think about; virtually anyone can afford a surveillance system for their home.

When you're choosing a surveillance system for your home make sure you keep in mind your security needs.

If your property doesn't have much land or there isn't a great distance to the curb, don't spend thousands on cameras that have long range.
If you have a smaller home you probably won't need an 18-camera system.
Keeping these tips in mind will help you save money and get a surveillance and security system that's perfect for your family's needs,
allowing you to rest with peace of mind knowing your home is being watched.

Which Surveillance Camera System Is Right For My Home?
A complete video surveillance system can record all activity to VHS tape or to disc, where you can burn a CD.

This information is valuable to law enforcement to be able to find the criminals. No one is immune from being robbed.

The cost of a system is low compared to your potential losses of irreplaceable items.

According to the FBI, 79% of all home burglary's are done through the front or back door, or a ground floor window.

You need to have systems in place, inside and outside to record all areas of the first floor of your home, and maybe 1-4 cameras on the second floor.

When choosing a video surveillance camera system for your home, there are several things you need to consider:

* Will You Use Hidden Cameras vs. Visible Cameras?
* Will You Use Wireless Cameras vs. Wired Cameras?
* Will You Need Indoor Systems or Outdoor Systems?
* How Will You Record The Activity, VHS Recording vs. DVR Recording?

Hidden Cameras vs. Visible Cameras

Hidden Cameras
The first thing you want to consider is whether you want your cameras to be visible or not. Modern technology has reduced a video camera down to miniature levels.
Hidden cameras can be hidden ANYWHERE, even behind a pinhole, and can be put in practically any everyday item in your house; smoke detectors, TV antennas, clock radios, baby wipes, Pringles chips, etc.

The advantage is that the criminal won't know they are being recorded, and you should catch more theft. Hidden cameras could be more expensive then visible cameras.

Visible Cameras
A visible camera system consists of any number of visible cameras from the black dome cameras you see in most stores, to the old fashioned kinds on brackets pointing at you at the bank.

There are also high resolution cameras that can zoom in to tight detail.

The advantages of these types of systems is that your criminal will know they are being watched, and that should deter a lot of crime that normally would occur without the cameras.

If you have a tight budget, even a series of dummy camera's, camera bodies with no working parts except a flashing red light, are proven to deter crime. I

f you don't have the funds for a working video surveillance system, just installing four to twelve dummy cameras fools the criminal into thinking you have a real system in place.

Do you really want visible cameras in your home? It seems the best choice for a home are hidden cameras.

Wireless Cameras vs. Wired Cameras

You have two choices for the type of surveillance system, wireless and wired. Both have advantages an/disadvantages;

Wireless Camera System
Wireless camera systems are the fastest systems to install, as you just need to mount the cameras, hook up the wireless receiver in the back room, and wire it all together to a power box and some type of system to record the video.

The advantages of wireless cameras are that they can be installed in locations that are difficult, if not impossible to wire.

They can be moved to different locations easily, as often as you like, and if the need arises, they can be hidden inside everyday objects like wall clocks, radios, table lamps, etc.

So being prepared and purchasing a home security system to protect your home and valuables make sense.

Jenna Kincade
TJJM Publishing.com
http://videoplus1.com