Installing Receptacle Hidden Camera at Home

Security cams are valuable assets to a property’s overall safety plan. But security cams installed half-heartedly can create dead-zone coverages or can result in erosion of video signal, leaving the property unprotected. By following this placement guide, people will feel secure that their system can provide the optimum coverage for their property, for themselves, and for their families.

Choose wireless or wired devices

If an individual is still looking for a security cam system, they will need to decide if they want wireless or wired security devices. Their choice has a huge effect on all aspects of security camera placement. Wired units send the images or videos to central hubs using Power over Ethernet (PoE) or coaxial cables. 

Homeowners can place devices anywhere their cables can reach, although wires need to be run through the ceiling or walls. Wireless cameras send images and videos to hubs through wireless signals. With no transmission cables needed, these things have more flexibility. But these cameras still need a battery or wall power.

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Monitor important areas

Any area of the property exterior is a possible entry point for criminals or intruders. But people will want to narrow down these entry points to the ones where criminals and intruders will most likely enter. According to property inspectors, over 34% of these individuals come through the front door. That is why homeowners should target their units to monitor these important areas of the house in this order of importance:

• The front door
• The first-floor window
• The door at the back of the house
• Garages
• The Backyard
• The driveway

Position devices perfectly

Monitored places in the house are not necessarily the same areas as where cameras are located. Inside the house, it makes a lot of sense to locate units in the same room. Corners work best since these areas give homeowners a wide view of their rooms. When monitoring outside locations, people may find that it is best to place these devices inside. Keeping an eye on the driveway may mean locating cameras in kitchen windows. To have a good and broad view of the back porch, setting the device on bathroom windows still might provide the best possible angle.

Know the power source

These devices need power sources. Wireless cams give individuals the most freedom when it comes to placement because they run on onboard batteries. Wireless cams need to be within six feet of the power outlet since they need their own power supply. Wired units usually receive electricity using PoE cables: cables that bundle audio, video, as well as power functions into one.

Consider signal transmission

In collaboration with power sources, homeowners should decide how their system will transmit the feedback back to the central hub, whether the central hub might be a Wi-Fi, DVR (Digital Video Recorder), or NVR (Networked Video Recorder). 

Wireless devices use physical Power over Ethernet or coaxial cables to send signals back to the central hub. The signals need to be clear and perfect. But property owners should map out a way to run their cables through the ceiling, under the roof, or through the walls.

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Choose the best height for the cameras

High mounting positions will work best when installing these systems since they keep cameras out of intruders’ reach, inquisitive pets, or curious kids. For outside installations, property owners can mount systems about eight to ten feet above the ground. They should avoid overly high cam placements like the tops of gables, as cameras will be less able to get fine details. 

Not only that, systems that are placed too high are harder to maintain and clean. When it comes to indoor installations, mount devices above window or door height. When installing, property owners should angle the device slightly downward.

Install devices correctly

Security recording units install in various ways. Freestanding units rest on window sills, refrigerators, or on top of kitchen wall cabinets. While they are very easy to install, they are also effortless for intruders to interfere with. The best and sturdy mount uses at least two screws to attach the device base directly to the stud, to the drywall using anchors, or on the outdoor siding.

The use of hidden cams

With systems being so popular today, would intruders know to look for wall outlet cameras and disable them? There is a good chance that this will happen. That is why a lot of property owners go to the next step and install different types of hidden surveillance cameras. 

Some of these things are no larger than a standard ice cube and can transmit audio, and video feeds to the homeowner’s mobile phone. While not as sturdy as full-fledged systems, they do win out by being small that they are harder to detect. Some property owners go one step further and install fake decoy cams in the same room as hidden recording devices. If intruders disable the decoy, the real ones keep on filming.

Be aware of laws when it comes to recording videos and images

Do not view or record places where an individual could reasonably expect their privacy. Usually, it means bedrooms and bathrooms. But the “privacy expectation” legal standard can apply to places in or around the house. Placing recording devices outside the property is more of a gray area when it comes to legalities. Capturing only the homeowner’s house is fine. Targeting a particular area of the neighbor’s home is not okay and can be interpreted as harassment. Capturing more expansive areas that usually include the neighborhood is also a gray area.