Do it yourself home security camera systems
Burglary is one of the crimes that have increased its presence during last decade. There are many technological inventions developed for preventing burglary but burglars are becoming smarter day by day with more simple techniques and tools. There are many solutions for protecting your property from burglary from raising killer dogs to installing sophisticated tech gadgets. In this article, we talk about do it yourself home security camera systems.
Implementing security systems, especially camera systems have been complicated and ‘techy’ task for many years. Due to the same reason, these systems were not popular among the general public. Whenever the general public wanted to implement a security camera system, they had to hire expensive technicians and bear a cost which was higher than the equipments in some cases. For making the security camera system popular among the general public, there were a few initiatives taken by the manufacturers.
First of all, the materials used for manufacturing equipments were changed. The expensive metallic materials were dropped and cheaper plastic substitutions were introduced. The corporate security camera systems consisted of powerful cameras and home systems did not require cameras of that caliber. This further reduced the price increasing the affordability. The old security camera systems had to be wired extensively and only the trained technicians could do the job. This was one of top reasons that general public was reluctant to afford security camera system. This was successfully solved by introducing wireless system, so only minimal wiring was required.
Nowadays, there are hundreds of brands in the market with different types of security cameras where users can buy them over the counter and install by themselves. These security camera systems come with detailed instructions, so even people with limited technical knowledge can install them. Do it yourself home security camera systems are designed such way that there is minimal or no risk of electric shock or any other danger. Interestingly, there have been many reports of burglary while the presence of security camera systems and ironically all those were due to the deactivated system. Therefore, it is important to switch on the security systems all the time to prevent burglaries.
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Just watch with the wireless cameras you still have to get power to the camera. It is sometimes just as quick to run cable and is more stable and a better quality system.
Its been a trend now to develop your own improvised thing, or what they call DIY. personalizing your security camera monitoring system according to your needs and lifestyle maybe as easy as that, since technology has evolved so far, so its not that costly at all.
In response to the comments that a security system shouldn't be installed by the DIY homeowner, it's a big assumption to think that the security companies who are giving you a free alarm are really doing due diligence to test all the sensor fitments and check wiring properly. Ultimately the system is just a gimmick to get you to sign a multi-year monitoring contract, and since each call to them costs you money, they couldn't care less about false alarms or misconfigurations.
Wireless cameras are available the quality is usually subpar. Most on the market are only able to achieve 380tvl of resolution and that is paltry not being any better than a baby monitor.
And wireless cameras are not truly wireless they still require power unless they run off of free energy. Providing power for a wireless camera a homeowner essentially has three choices:
1-battery
2-solar
3-AC power
If a homeowner doesn't mind climbing up ladders and change batteries every few hours or days then the battery is a good choice.
Solar is a nice choice but it's definitely increases the cost of the camera and also it takes some technical knowledge to integrate with the camera.
A/C power is the only sensible choice for the home owner. But, how many homes have AC power outlets in the area where the homeowner would like to place a camera? So what is a homeowner to do string extension cords to go to the camera or have an electrician add an outlet.
Seems to me that none of these three choices are advantageous to the homeowner. So,may be some things are just better left to the professional.
I still think for an investment of this magnitude that it is best left to the expert. Unless you have a particular skill of installing security systems or have a background in electronics. As with a lot of DIY experts the job is almost never done to completion; with the security system the safety of your house could be compromised.
I am one who agrees with doing home security yourself to be honest. You need to understand where, around your property, you are vulnberable and need to improve things. Of course, you could choose to have a company come around to give you a survey etc, but I think that getting into doing the setting up yourself means you know how to use the security system and when it has stopped working - which, if a company had installed the system for you, then you might not actually know when things go wrong
While I agree advances in technology has made DIY home security easier, I do think it still requires significant investment of money and time. Homeowners need to be prepared for to do the research and learn all about the technology involved in order to get a viable return on their investment. Also, never purchase any equipment without a full, six-month money back satisfaction guarantee.