When you get serious about a hidden camera to provide extra security around your home or office, nothing is more effective than the newest versions of the so called nanny cams. If you’re ready to buy a nanny camera, here are several options that you should look for.
Once, these devices were only in the domain of private investigators, real spy agencies, or commercial security firms, but new technologies and popularity have made nannycams affordable and highly effective. These covert spycams got their name from a few high profile legal cases when abusive child care workers were caught and prosecuted as the result of hidden camera video surveillance. Courtroom convictions are pretty easy when the video evidence is at hand.
It’s every working parent’s worst fear: the person that they’ve entrusted their children with turns out to be negligent, abusive, or mentally/emotionally incompetent. Conscientious parents, even after obtaining good references and excellent interviews, have been duped by babysitters and domestic help with dual personalities or who behave quite differently when their employers are out of sight. Smart parents know to remain vigilant with caregivers left to watch over their babies. Beyond the worst nightmare of child abuse, nannycams have also caught child care workers in the acts of theft and other petty crime. Rummaging through personal belongings, having friends over in your home, or simply being inattentive to their charges, nanny spy cameras can remain on watch when you can’t be.
First generations of nannycams were often clumsy, home made affairs – small home cameras and video recorders hiding in furniture and behind books or toys. Poor battery life and short recording times made them almost useless. Now available are a variety of quality, minature cameras custom built into everyday objects that can be placed unobtrusively anywhere in the house. They are truly invisible to the unsuspecting nanny.
When you’re ready to buy a nanny camera, Probably the best unit that we’ve seen, and one with a huge array of options to fit your exact needs is the alarm clock nannycam
. This unit not only appears to be a normal, working alarm clock, it actually has a built in DVR to record footage of activity in your home or office! The video recorder is motion activated, so you will not end up with hours of video of an empty room. However, when people are present, you will have a crystal clear view of any activity while you were away. This particular B&W Hi-Definition clock spycam
will automatically switch to night-vision when the room light drops, so you can see if the baby is put down for a nap, even if the room lights are completely off at night. (And what a device to leave in the bedroom of your house if you suspect a cheating spouse! Or place one of these in a dimly lit supply closet or warehouse to catch employee theft in your workplace!)
One of the great advantages to the alarm clock cam is that it can be wired up to a standard TV for viewing the recording, or the small, standard sized SD card (and card reader that comes with it) can be connected to almost any computer to view the footage. This small chip will record hours of video and can be upgraded to a larger chip to record days of footage.
The impossible-to-detect camera inside the clock is not a sub-standard or toy camera, but a Hi-Def Sony CCD camera. It can be set to record either on a schedule that you set, or by the built in motion detector.
If you do not anticipate a need for that night-vision feature, this same spycam style is tricked out in a couple other useful configurations.
Probably the most useful and versatile of all the configurations is a WiFi version of the clockcam. Imagine being able to watch the activity going on in your house in real time over any internet connection! With a little bit of computer savvy, you can set this wireless color camera up on your home network to watch your babysitter, an elderly relative, or your valuable property. Imagine being able to check up on the house in real time while sitting in your office, during a long uninterruptible meeting in the boardroom, or even while on vacation halfway around the world!
A simpler wireless version is also available. The clockcam can be placed in the baby’s room, and it will transmit a real time picture to a receiver which can be hooked up to any normal television or monitor. This is handy when you need to watch the kids in the playroom or monitor the baby in the nursery while you’re at home.
It’s also perfect at work if you need to keep an eye on the garage/loading dock on the other side of the building. While you’re in your office or boardroom, you can monitor the front door or outer office without making guests feel spied on. Its portability is a great advantage: one day it is a security camera at the office, and the next you might need it to help you keep an eye on a bedridden child or elderly parent while you are busy in another room. When needed for security, just hook the receiver up to an option digital video recorder (DVR) or any VCR or any video recording device you have.
We’ve found that the best resource to find a ton of great nannycams for your various applications is BrickHouse Security
. When you are ready to buy a nanny camera, they have many other models besides the alarm clock. Find nannycams in a working smoke alarm
, a tissue box
, or an artificial houseplant
.
Protect your family from potential harm. Don’t blindly leave the welfare of your child in a stranger’s hands. Be prepared in case the unthinkable should occur. Catch petty thievery or be aware of lousy work habits. When you buy a nannycam, you will have the concrete evidence to fire and probably convict some pretty bad characters.
