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Board Camera – When Do You Need One

Board Cameras | Posted by hiddencamerablogger
Dec 22 2009

It’s so tiny you can probably wear it disguised as a pendant and no one would ever know. It’s so tiny in fact that if you’re not careful, you could even use it. A board camera is one of the latest equipment to come out that’s designed to make security easier and surveillance that much more efficient. Think it’s not that much of a gadget for you? Here are the top situations when you’ll need a board camera to pump up your viewing and surveillance capabilities.

Black and White Closed Board CameraEquipment for super-covert surveillance
There’s surveillance and there’s covert surveillance. You can easily tell one from the other by their conspicuousness. If a person can detect they’re being filmed or that there’s a camera hiding behind that flower vase or picture frame, you’re not really doing a good job as a spy.

For highly surreptitious surveillance you will need a board camera. It’s thin and light enough to be mounted on just about anything — a cigarette case, a stuffed teddy bear, a cookie jar, even a key chain — and still be difficult to notice. So if you want to improve your spying abilities or just simply want a better nanny or hidden cam, a board camera is your best choice

A lightweight camera that’s unobtrusive enough to be used for your hobbies
Board cameras are also efficient to use for hobbies such as DIY security equipment and robotics. If you’re a hobbyist, this is the best type of camera you’ll want to work with because it can easily be mounted, tweaked and turned on. It also gives superb video quality, allowing you to take great footages 99% of the time.

A camera you can take to your playground and back
Whether it’s driving a motorbike through mud and dirt or going cross-country on a bicycle, it’s always a good idea to get footage from an angle no cameraman can shoot from: under the saddle or mounted on the handlebars. Kept within solid casing, spruced up and weather-proofed, a board camera can also be used for a variety of sports such as surfing, wakeboarding or even skydiving.

For home and business security
If you need a reliable camera for home or business security, the board camera is one of the most affordable and efficient cameras you can buy. Retailers frequently sell them discounted, allowing you to purchase several cameras even on a budget. Since they’re easy to mount and can pretty much work from anywhere in the house, shop or office, you can build a highly customized security/surveillance system without the usual expense.

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Car Key Hidden Camera with Audio – How to Use One

Hidden Camera, Spy Cams, Vehicle Surveillance | Posted by hiddencamerablogger
Dec 21 2009

The car key hidden camera with audio is one of the choice examples of covert surveillance equipment. It’s small and light enough to be carried just about anywhere and ordinary enough to blend with other stuff in your purse or pocket. Even better, it allows you to record images in secret. Handy and functional, this hidden camera with audio can be an excellent addition to your arsenal of surveillance gadgets. Learn how to use it properly with these tips:

Car Key Hidden Camera with AudioUser-Friendly
A car key hidden camera is perhaps the easiest hidden camera to use. It’s so ordinary and commonplace that no one would suspect you’re actually taking photos or footages with it. Carry it in your hands or dangling from your purse or belt, depending on the angle you wish to take. The buttons to start recording are found on the surface so you only have to press the record button to begin taking pictures.

You don’t even have to explain what you’re doing – haha!. To a casual observer, you’ll only look like you’re playing or fidgeting with your car key and no one ever has to know what you’re actually doing with it.

Audio Capacity
Since the car key hidden camera can take footages with audio, you must be careful about positioning it to ensure that you get the best reception that you can. Remember that the mini microphone it’s equipped with is not sophisticated enough to drown out unnecessary background noise. Remember, too that what the human ear hears will not be the exact same sounds that a gadget like a mini hidden camera will broadcast. The nearer you are to the source, the better audio you will get.

Its Limitations
Easily some of the most common limitations with mini surveillance cameras such as the car key are its memory, power and range. If you have been using this camera for some time, check if the power is still sufficient for more shots or footage. Otherwise, simply recharge the batteries so they’re ready to shoot any time.

Memory is one concern with small hidden cameras. Don’t buy a car key hidden camera and expect to take endless hours of footage. To give you an idea of how much footage you can expect, an 8GB car key camera can store a maximum of 3 hours of video.

Be aware of the car key camera’s efficient range as well. Because of its relative size, it’s usually effective only up to a few meters. If you’re taking footage of an activity that is farther away, don’t expect the same quality of audio you would get if it were just a few feet away from you.

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Board Camera – Why You Need One?

Board Cameras | Posted by hiddencamerablogger
Dec 17 2009

board cameraIf there’s one feature that all spy cameras should have, it’s that they should be difficult or even impossible to find or detect. Otherwise, they will not be effective as spy or surveillance gadgets. To meet the growing demand for covert surveillance, cameras have gotten smaller and smaller, so much so that they could be mounted onto a shirt button and still take pictures or footages. Easily a very popular choice among mini cameras is the board camera. It’s light, efficient and comes in a size that pretty much lets it be mounted onto a variety of objects and disguises. So what exactly is a board camera?

What is a board camera, really
This device is essentially a tiny camera that can take color or black and white photos or videos that’s affixed to a circuit board. It is so small that emerging models are about the size of a quarter, making it easy to install, mount and hide. It is also a camera that many hobbyists and photography enthusiasts use, particularly those who want to build their own cameras or customize their surveillance equipment to their liking.

Board cameras can be used on their own, hooked up to a power source, monitor and recorder or it can be mounted onto another gadget.

Its functions
The board camera is equipped with a lens, usually an auto-focus or auto-iris lens. It can take clear, sharp photos and videos of objects and activities as well as any spy camera can. Depending on the type of this type of camera you purchase, it could also be used for low-light scenarios. A board camera with a low 0.5 lux rating, for example, is capable of handling images from bright light to dim lighting.

The Board Camera’s limitations
This device is really a functional camera in miniature, although it does differ from the more traditional types of spy or surveillance cameras. It can, for example, be used to form part of a spy gadget such as a stuffed toy, a photo frame or a small purse.

Since the board camera has an auto-focus lens, its zooming capability is limited. Do not purchase a board camera thinking that you can zoom in and out of a view at will. Unless the zoom feature is indicated, all you get is a single-focus lens. This type of lens is highly functional, however and does not require a lot of tweaking. It’s also quite reliable and will take footages without requiring you to manually adjust it from time to time.

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Keep Your Kids Safe During this Holiday Season – Top 5 Tips

Nanny Camera, Security Camera | Posted by hiddencamerablogger
Nov 22 2009

The holiday season must be always fun and never dangerous for your kids. As this is the time when you and your kids will be spending most of the time outside your home, whether it’s for trick or treating or Christmas shopping, here are the top 5 tips to ensure your children’s safety.

Cordless Phone Hidden CameraHealth and Cleanliness Considerations
H1N1 virus is not the only disease you should be scared of. There are many other kinds of illnesses or disorders that your children can contract without knowing it. Are you aware that germs are able to live up to two days on any surface and even longer than that if there’s water present? Remind your children not to touch anything unless they’re sure it’s completely clean. If they have to dirty their hands, remind them to wash their hands thoroughly before eating or touching their faces in any way.

Location Safety
Wherever your destination is, do not forget to instruct your child about their limits or boundaries. In the event that you and your child get separated, your child should know the safest areas he can wait for you. He must know up until where he can explore and which areas are explicitly off-limits, such as leaving the mall or going to any place that would require him to cross the street.

Remind Them about Important Contact Information
Provide your children with a list of names and numbers to contact in case of emergency. If possible, help them memorize such contact information. Children are smarter than we often give them credit for, but they’ll fare better if we give them something helpful to use right from the start.

About Strangers
Do remind your kids that strangers must always be avoided at all costs. You can’t stress this enough to your children. It’s important that they’re aware of the dangers of accompanying strangers and how they can act deceptively kind. It’s also important to establish a routine for them to determine whether people they know are truly trustworthy. You may, for instance, tell your children that you will never forget to call and inform them about any change in plans and having someone else pick them up. If they don’t receive a call then they must not allow anyone to take them away.

Adult Supervision
Finally, avoid leaving your children unaccompanied anywhere anytime. There is no better way to ensure your children’s safety than keeping a strict eye on them! If you can not monitor them 24/7, a nanny with the help of a nanny cam might help.

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Nanny Cam – Proper Ways For You to Hide One

Hidden Camera, Nanny Camera | Posted by hiddencamerablogger
Nov 13 2009

Baby Monitor Hidden CameraA nanny camera can be your best friend if you need to spy on how well your children are being cared for. Is the nanny abusive, or is your nanny being too soft on them and allowing them to be spoiled brats? Are your children listening to your nanny, or are they ignoring the nanny? Moreover, what exactly is the nanny doing when he or she is at your house? You should be able to take care of your children in the best way possible, and you need a good nanny camera that will help you do this.

It is fine to not hide your nanny camera as a deterrent to any kind of crime or deviant behavior on the part of your nanny. However, your nanny may find ways and means to sneak things from you, and your child could end up badly abused (or even the nanny could end up abused by your child!) even with the camera around. You may need to hide your camera so that you truly capture what your nanny does and when he or she does it. You may also want to hide your camera in a safe place so that your nanny doesn’t find it, and your child does not find the camera or accidentally knock it over.

You may want to position your nanny cam in a high spot, preferably by a corner so that you can truly capture a wider range of vision. Do not put it too high up or you can end up being too far from your nanny and child and have nothing to see. Do not put it too close to noisy equipment such as a radio or a radiator, or even a computer, which can interfere with the camera’s feed. The camera can also interfere with a computer, and this might give away the presence of a camera, so keep the camera away from electronic devices, especially those with monitors.

Cameras can commonly be hidden inside stuffed toys, so make sure that you hide a stuffed toy with a camera in a bunch of other stuffed toys. Try everyday objects that don’t need to be touched: you can hide your camera in a vase, in a clock radio (which should be positioned high enough so that the nanny does not reach it), or in a decorative figurine. Take note: you need an ordinary looking object that should not invite being touched. This way, you can keep curious hands out of your camera, and your camera still hidden from view.

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