Surroundings

Some of us feel the need to watch over our children with a surveillance camera when they are babies. Camera surveillance provides information regarding their activities, condition and surroundings. Surveillance seems to continue from the time a child is born until they are watching over us (the parents) in our old age.

New Born

A surveillance system for a new born is referred to as a baby monitor. The most common type of system is a wireless camera often inside of a toy or stuffed animal sending a signal to a monitor. The monitor is portable so the parent can move the monitor with them to any location with in their home to view their new born child. The least expensive system is a battery operated camera and monitor. Baby monitors also come with wireless cameras that are plugged into a wall outlet, eliminating the need for batteries. Since the monitor is portable it will always require batteries.

Another system is a wireless camera transmitting a signal to a receiver then watched on a TV or recorded to a digital video recorder. The wireless camera is located in a housing such as a teddy bear with a transmitter. A signal is transmitted to a receiver where it is viewed on a monitor or recorded to a DVR/ USB. Many camera variations are created through the use of different housings.

As a young child begins to crawl and walk it becomes difficult to monitor their every move with only a single camera and a portable monitor. By placing additional cameras in the play areas and throughout the house it will be easy to view their activities while doing household responsibilities. Most hand held monitors have a viewing capability of at least 4 different cameras. With 4 cameras in operation four different views are available to see the babies activities.

Teens

The teen years are the most challenging for both the parents and teenagers. Families that have surveillance systems connected to the internet can easily check on their children when the children are at home and the parents are away from home. This occurs with a laptop or a computer at a location away from home. Home systems are created with the use of a wireless IP or a directly hardwired camera system connected to the internet. Having the ability to check on the children provides the assurance the children are being responsible while not at home.

Child surveillance is an individual responsibility and everyone has to make their own surveillance choices.

By: Dave Norton

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Home security for houses has been thoroughly covered on many occasions, but what about security for those living in apartments or condos? Apartment break-ins are as common as house break-ins, mainly because of two factors: the lack of information about apartment security and the lack of home security equipment designed for these settings. The following article will try to shed some light on this subject and offer apartment and condo owners some alternative security and prevention methods.

The first thing you can do in order to prevent future problems with burglars is checking the surroundings of your flat when thinking of buying your apartment or condo. It’s quite obvious that the type of neighborhood you will be living in will allow you to make an estimation on the type of home security you need. Since you’re limited to the kind of security improvements you will be allowed to make to your flat and its surroundings, make sure that the entire place is well lit, that there’s some form of security to the main entrance (a security guard assigned to the main entrance, an intercom and so forth) and that there are no other opportunities for a burglar to take advantage of before signing the deal.

Now, assuming that you’ve just moved in the apartment, it’s wise to follow a couple of rules from now on and turn them into natural home security habits instead of daily chores:

- Change your lock immediately, even if it’s a new apartment and no one lived there previously.

- If you think your lock is prone to being picked while you’re away from home (that is, if you’re living in a bad neighborhood or some of your neighbor’s apartments have been broken into this way) you might want to try out an “unpickable” lock such as a deadbolt.

- Never leave your windows open when you’re not home. Fire escapes or other objects that a burglar could use to climb up to and get to your window are potential threats to your home’s security.

- Always lock your door, even when you’re home. A stealthy thief can open your door and steal anything of value he can lay his hands on near the entrance in a matter of seconds while you’re in the bathroom or kitchen.

- If the flat’s hallway lights go out, it’s the flat’s owner job to fix them, but it’s better for your own (and your neighbor’s) security to replace the light bulbs as fast as possible, in order to stop any robbery attempts that would take advantage of the dark.

- This one’s a classic: use your peephole. You’ve probably been told this a dozen times while you were a kid and for good reasons. Not necessarily because a burglar will take you down once the door is open and steal everything in sight, but some burglars simple use the “may I borrow something” technique just to scout out your apartment and see if you have anything of value or figure a way to break in. In addition, use a door chain to offer you more protection. Remember that these two preventive methods are not only for home security, but also for your own personal security.

By: Fraser Wheaton

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Home is where is the heart is. It is, thus, only fitting that you go through extra lengths to protect your home. Home surveillance systems used to be costly and complicated. Today, any homeowner can install any of the home surveillance systems in the market.

Is there a Need for Home Surveillance Systems?

What does a homeowner away on vacation and a parent at work have in common? They worry about the same thing: what goes on at home while they are away. By installing any of the home surveillance systems available today, they can put their worries to rest. So, is there a need for home surveillance systems? If you’re a homeowner away on vacation, a parent who is mostly at work, a homeowner with contractors crawling all over your home, or a landlord who has leased several properties, your answer would most certainly be a resounding yes.

Home surveillance systems may rely on any of the following to meet homeowners’ security needs and budget: webcam surveillance, wireless IP technologies, and wireless sensors. Let’s take a look at these home surveillance systems.

Webcam surveillance systems with motion sensors

Many webcam surveillance systems integrate motion-detecting software. The reason for this is simple. Recording only takes place when something moves in front of the motion sensors. This saves memory space on your hard drive. It also saves time because captured images are instantly emailed to users. The good thing about this, aside from being memory-friendly and time-efficient, is that you may easily access the images through a static IP address.

There are, however, many drawbacks to webcam home surveillance systems. First, webcams have fixed positions. This limits their range. Additionally, they are USB-based devices that do not function if they are more than 16 feet away from the computer or USB hub. Additionally, they capture very poor images in dim surroundings.

Wireless sensors, with cameras or without

Most home surveillance systems of this type come with two motion and sound-detecting cameras. On top of that, they also come with sensors that alert homeowners to certain things, such as the presence of leak, a door being opened, and even worrying levels of temperature fluctuation. Captured images are sent to a computer, PDA, or cell phone via a broadband connection. It is also possible for homeowners to purchase motion sensors without cameras. Wireless sensors without cameras issue alerts with high frequency wave signals in most and infrared light, in some.

Wireless IP video cameras

These home surveillance systems are better known as “nanny cams.” Tiny spy cameras or wireless video cameras are hidden somewhere in a room. They send their video signal to a local base station and from there, homeowners can view the images from a television, mobile phone, PDA, laptop, or desktop computer. The disadvantage of home surveillance systems of this type is that of the camera is low-end, its wireless signals might be picked up by people who cruise streets in search of homeowners whose wireless signals they can hack into. Fortunately, higher-end cameras provide more security because their transmissions are encrypted and are tied with standard WiFi networks.

Market trends show that there is a big future for home surveillance systems. So, expect smaller, faster, and more reliable home surveillance technologies in the next few years. Manufacturers of home surveillance systems will never run out of a market to tap into because for as long as people have homes, they will always want them protected.

By: Nahshon Roberts

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