Personal Security

How to Catch Vandalism

Is your home a target for vandalism or “harmless” pranks from neighborhood kids and do you feel like you need a “How to Catch Vandalism for Dummies” book? Does your business suffer from the same thing? Identifying the perpetrator(s) and getting documentation evidence of the actual act of vandalism is easier and much less expensive than you probably think.

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Wide Dynamic Range Camera

For example, let’s say you owned a tourist attraction that was a cavern that lead to the outside world by a tunnel. Tourists would typically enter the cave via this tunnel. To prevent vandalism, theft, and for general safety you decide to install a digital video camera surveillance monitoring system. The entrance camera is outside, directly across from the tunnel entrance. Standing in front of the tunnel, the sunlight on this bright sunny day is just about directly overhead such that the only outside light that enters the tunnel is diffuse light and the lighting system of the tunnel itself.

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USB Security Camera

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.

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4 Channel DVR With Cameras

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.

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Passive Video Balun

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.

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TVL Camera

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.

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Security Camera Computer

The security camera computer of a digital video security and surveillance system is basically the “brain” of the system. This is where the COmpression/DECompression or CODEC utility is normally used to shrink the size of the incredibly large digital video files made by the security camera. The security camera computer is also the central controller for the entire digital video system, coordinating all the actions of the components in the system.

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TV Security Cameras

A TV security camera system or a television security camera system is becoming one of the most popular tools for providing ultimate security and surveillance monitoring both for business and residential applications.. These systems are assembled by the user or installer with individual components, each of which may be specialized to suit the needs of the individual application. This makes replacement and changes easy while maintaining affordable prices.

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Baby Security Monitor

One way to give yourself peace of mind in regard to your newborn child is to get a baby security monitor. Of course, a baby security monitor isn’t restricted for use with just babies, but may be used with young children at varying ages and even adults that are sick and are not ambulatory.

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Infrared Bullet Cameras

Infrared bullet cameras are just one of the varieties of camera that can include high quality infrared technology video images. Bullet cameras are made for use indoors or outdoors which makes them a fairly versatile component of a digital video security system.

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PTZ Security Cameras

Pan-Tilt-Zoom or PTZ security cameras can really extend the field of view of an otherwise stationary camera. There are a variety of PTZ security cameras that can perform many functions in addition to PTZ perhaps making this camera the most versatile in application of all the different types of security cameras. Security Camera King has a large selection of only the highest quality PTZ security cameras in the business.

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High Quality Hidden Camera

There are situations when designing your digital video security and surveillance system that you should consider using a high quality hidden camera. These cameras come in a variety of types, shapes, and sizes and connect to your system just like any other digital video security camera.

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