It's said that every 5 seconds, a theft happens. While that's not exactly accurate for everywhere in the world, security cameras are a must-have in homes and businesses nowadays since thievery is one of the most prominent and persistent crimes in the world- even in Australia. You've invested hard in your home and business, so it's only natural that you have a system set in place to secure it.
While crime has decreased to a lower rate this year in Australia, it's still good to have a watchful eye on your property to help prevent, deter or intercept any ongoing criminal activity. Security cameras are among the best tools out there to do this, and may very well help save lives and prevent expensive losses due to theft and robbery.
Victims of crimes have found justice in the form of video proof captured by security cameras. This helps law enforcers catch criminals and insurance companies provide recompense for those that are insured.
You've worked hard in obtaining your home or setting up your business, so it's only natural to keep it safe with security cameras.
Outside of theft, security cameras can capture all sorts of offenses, helping people find out perpetrators and enact the proper punishment for these transgressions against the law. It might not happen to you or your family, but it might happen to someone else near your home or your business, and having a record of what occured is particularly helpful for law enforcement.
Let's list down the most important factors and features.
Capture resolution. It's 2019, and it's quite easy to come across cameras that can capture in very high resolutions. The same can be said for security cameras, and don't settle for ones that capture low-resolution and grainy videos.
What you need to look for are cameras that capture in at least 1080p resolution, or better yet- 4k.
With capture resolution and quality comes image quality, and you'll be able to pick out more details in the video with a high-resolution security camera.
Note, however, that 4k video takes up a lot of data space. 1080P works well enough and if you don't have a receiver that can take the amount of space that 4k eats up, you should be good to go with just a 1080P camera.
Speaking of capture clarity, the field of vision that a security camera has is also very important. During the early days of security camera implementation, the biggest problem besides resolution was how the lens would be constrained to a very small angle, very much unlike the human eye that captures more than 180 degrees.
These days, there are wide-angle security cameras available almost everywhere. To help mimic human sight and to cover wide angles, you're looking for security cameras that can capture at least 90 degrees, to 140 degrees.
Related to clarity and field of view, security cameras need to have night vision. This is an especially important feature, as most theft or burglary related crimes happen at night.
Always look for this feature when getting a security camera!
Without a doubt, durability is also one factor that you should look into with a security camera. Of course, you'll be setting up some outside your home. Make sure that you're getting a waterproof one, especially if you live in an area that sees a lot of rain.
You'll see a lot of waterproof ratings in packaging, and they'll usually come with the letters "IP" plus some numbers. If you're a little confused with waterproof classifications, here's a great breakdown of the codes.
Make sure that you have a security camera that can take harsh warm temperatures as well- durability quickly wears out in hot areas that see a lot of warmth and tends to short out inner circuitry on some security cameras.
Security cameras can act as deterrents, too. Just seeing one on installed tells people that they're being watched. But what deters less-than-pleasant plans better than the actual security camera? flood-lights.
In our opinion, outdoor security cameras with floodlights are excellent deterrents for criminals planning to trespass and commit a robbery.
A security camera with controls can be quite unnerving on would-be trespassers, too. Imagine a lens just focusing on you; anyone would simply walk on and abandon whatever they were planning in the first place.
Motion sensing and tracking are important for these aforementioned deterrents and should be one of the features you should look for in a security camera.
A hub for your security camera's feed is also very important, besides the camera itself. You'll need something that matches your camera's capture resolution. The rule of thumb here is that if you have a higher resolution security camera, then you'll need a receiver that can reliably store all of that video data.
This need is only more pronounced if you have plenty of cameras around the house- you're going to need a lot of space for those camera feeds.
WiFi connection is also very important for security cameras. Having WiFi means that it allows it to connect to a network, and that also allows your mobile device to access it.
Being able to view the feed or control the security camera from a mobile device is incredibly helpful, and is a feature that we could suggest everyone look for. Instead of fretting on getting home and reviewing the footage just to make sense of things that transpired in your home, plenty of security cameras out there already offer the feature to view the live feed from the camera and share it with anyone that's authorized to do so.
This is absolutely handy for working parents who are trying to keep an eye on their kids. Some cameras of our cameras even offer 2-way voice communication, handy for any kind of situation inside your home.
WiFi access also allows for cloud storage- very handy for when your receiver hub has run out of space, and you'd like to continue recording.
These are all the essential features that you're looking for in a security camera. Hopefully, this helps in guiding you with finding the best one for your home or your business!
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