Security cameras for home use

When we think of security cameras and surveillance systems, most of us assume they are only for businesses like office buildings, retail stores, restaurants, hotels, and warehouses. But surveillance cameras can also be very useful for residential applications. Gated communities, apartment complexes, condos, and single-family homes can all benefit from the use of security cameras.

Residents of gated communities are obviously concerned about the safety of knowing who enters and who leaves the community. If they weren’t, then there would be no need for the security doors in the first place. Surveillance cameras can offer the added security of being able to record activity for later viewing, in case the sanctuary is compromised by unwanted visitors.

Apartment and condo complexes can have so much foot traffic on any given day that it could be nearly impossible for anyone to know who is there for legitimate reasons and who is there to guard the site for future criminal activity. Sometimes just having security cameras in view can deter criminal activity before it happens.

Single-family homes can also find security cameras quite useful. An outdoor security camera can show you who is approaching your home even before there is a knock on the door.

Indoor surveillance cameras can help you monitor any room or every room in your home if you feel the need to. And let’s not forget the increasingly popular nanny cameras that are very useful for keeping an eye on caregivers, cleaning staff, or anyone else you let into your home.

Security cameras are also very useful in providing evidence to the police, in case they raid your home while you are at the office or on vacation.

My own recent experience is just one more example of how a surveillance camera came in handy. It looked like an animal was getting into my trash cans at night and scattering trash all over my yard. I assumed it was my neighbors’ dog, but I didn’t want to read him the riot act on keeping your dog inside unless I had some proof. So I set up an outdoor day / night camera and targeted my trash cans. The next morning I watched the video and found my answer. It wasn’t the neighbor’s dog at all; Turns out a skunk was getting into my trash.

I’m glad I didn’t test our friendship by falsely accusing your pet, but now I wish it was just a dog. Does anyone know how to scare a skunk without getting sprayed?

Some of you are thinking, “yes, security cameras are useful, and they are even great to have. But they are also very expensive to own.” Well, years ago that was true, but today we can buy a very high quality surveillance camera for only a couple hundred dollars. Many of them are even easy to use, so you don’t need to hire an expensive technician to install the cameras in your home.

All in all, security cameras are not very expensive to own or maintain, and if they help you to be calm and allow you to sleep better at night, then they are worth the price of admission.

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