surveillance camera for beginners

Camera surveillance is a term most people are familiar with, though not always comfortable with. Mostly we think of malls, gas stations, federal buildings, banks and post offices when it comes to video surveillance, and a guy in a uniform watching everything that happens within camera range.

However, camera surveillance has become something that belongs even in the private home, and more and more people are installing at least one camera on their property. It’s not necessarily expensive, and it’s not necessarily difficult or expensive to install; you can mostly do it all yourself. The recommended surveillance camera setup is such that it covers your entrances and exits. That means every door in the “shell” of the house and every window that can be accessed from the ground and can be opened. The reasoning behind this, of course, is that to cut costs and avoid the feeling that someone is looking over your shoulder all the time (even if it’s just your own camera), you should limit the number of cameras to around four.

Front door, back door, and one at each opposite corner of the house. Remember that one camera can cover two sides of the house from one corner. So what do I do and how? The best place today to buy camera equipment and monitors is online. That’s where you’ll get the gear at the best prices, and that’s where you’ll avoid all the pesky salesmen (and women) you’d find at a security company or specialty store.

If you’re just getting started, we recommend going to SnallaBolaget.com and clicking “Shop” on the right hand side. We have chosen a good selection to start a safer lifestyle. You should be able to get a four-camera setup with a monitor included for less than three hundred bucks, which also means you don’t have to pay someone to come set it up. A professional installation would normally cost you well over a thousand dollars.

Plan your setup. Walk around your house a few times, make sure you know what angle you would like your camera to cover and what driveways. Draw it on a piece of paper, preferably. Then get to screwing those screws in! It is not more difficult than that. If you’re comfortable with it, run all the wires inside the walls; they will be safer there. Go for a wireless streaming setup if you have little wiring experience, that will save you a ton of hours and won’t cost you much more either. Place your monitor(s) in a safe, yet easily accessible location: a kitchen cabinet, or just inside your front door, hidden from direct view.

Then you’re done, and the next time someone rings your doorbell, or thinks you saw someone outside under a window, you’ll know who they are before they can say “breaker bar.”