Posts Tagged ‘ digital video security cameras’



Surveillance Camera Microphones

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

Capturing video footage with your digital video camera system is great, but there may be times when audio is also needed.  In this case you will more than likely want to have some good surveillance camera microphones.

Many of Security Camera King’s digital video security cameras come with an on-board surveillance camera microphone to record audio.  Some of the more frequent applications of audio are using the camera at entrances and exits as a door guard, gate keeper, or other special applications.

TVL Camera

Friday, July 1st, 2011

Digital video security cameras come in all shapes and sizes and with different degrees of resolution, often using the phrase “TVL Camera” such as a 550 TVL Camera. What does TVL mean and how does it relate to digital video security cameras?  We’ll answer that question and more in the following article.

First, It will make things much easier to understand if you know a little security camera industry history. Full security camera systems have been around for several years now, however not until relatively recently have the systems been based on binary (digital) data instead of its older analog data.

CCTV Housings

Monday, February 21st, 2011

Digital video security cameras may need CCTV housings, especially if they will be placed outdoors or in a potentially violent or hazardous environment. Though some cameras are made with protective Closed Circuit Television or CCTV housings, other may require that you install your camera in one before mounting.

Security Camera King offers a wide selection of outdoor cameras and CCTV housings. Normally when a digital video camera is marketed as an “outdoor” camera, it comes from the manufacturer with its own protective housing for use outdoors. However, some outdoor cameras still require CCTV housings under certain conditions.

Camera Video Monitor

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

A camera video monitor is used to view either the field of vision being captured by one camera or by a series of cameras in a digital video security system. Digital video camera monitors have made great strides in technological improvements in the last several years producing a higher quality, lighter, and more adaptive piece of digital video security system equipment.

It’s important to understand a little about the history of camera video monitors in security camera systems and how they used to work compared to how they work today. Let’s take a closer look at a camera video monitor.

Smoke Alarm Security Camera

Monday, January 24th, 2011

Need to keep an eye on someone or something without them knowing? Try using a smoke alarm security camera, a hidden camera device that may or may not be wireless that can capture high quality digital video images. Security Camera King has two basic types available which are the “down view” smoke detector and the “down view” carbon monoxide detector.

IMPORTANT NOTE: NEITHER THE SMOKE DETECTOR NOR CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR HIDDEN CAMERA UNITS HAVE ACTUAL FUNCTIONING SMOKE OR CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS.