Posts Tagged ‘Security Cameras’



High Quality Wireless Security Cameras

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

Are you looking for a high quality wireless security camera?  Look no further because Security Camera King has a great selection of only the highest quality wireless cameras in the security camera industry.

You may not be familiar a high quality wireless security camera and you may be asking yourself, what exactly is this?  Cameras that send their video image data via radio waves are referred to as “wireless” cameras.   However, this may be a misnomer because they may not be entirely wireless.

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.

USB Security Camera

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

USB security cameras are both affordable and easy to install which makes them an ideal choice for security and surveillance monitoring both in the home and at the office, especially if you are not interested in buying a full system.  USB security cameras utilize a personal computer as part of the security system instead of a Digital Video Recorder or DVR.

“USB” is a computer acronym that stands for Universal Serial Bus.  These cameras require a coaxial cable or similar cabling for transmitting their video images to a processor or personal computer.  They do this via the personal computer’s USB plug.

4 Channel DVR With Cameras

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

One of the most popular digital video security system configurations is the 4 channel DVR with cameras security system. This is especially true for the homeowner; quite often four cameras are enough to cover their situation. Four camera security systems are not limited to homeowners by any means; they also are popular for businesses and other commercial uses. In the following article, we’ll overview the general characteristics of the eight different 4 channel DVR with cameras systems that Security Camera King (SCK) has to offer. For specific details, see each system’s description and specifications on its own web page.

Passive Video Balun

Friday, July 8th, 2011

If you would rather use Cat5E instead of RG59 cable, it’s likely that somewhere along the way you will need a passive video balun.  Security Camera King carries a full line of baluns both active and passive.  Passive video baluns help prevent the degradation of the radio frequency signal over cable.

A balun is really a specific type of transformer that can convert electrical signals that are balance about ground (also known as differential) to signals that are unbalanced (single ended) and vice versa.  The name “Balun” comes from two words, BAL(ance) and UN(balance).