| Microcircuit, or microchip, video cameras are miniature | | | | one for that matter, it's important to watch the quality |
| cameras about the size of a US quarter or smaller | | | | of the board cameras you are going to obtain simply |
| and have been around for about ten years. These tiny | | | | because the US market has been flooded by low |
| video cameras have been the cutting-edge of | | | | quality cameras that have a limited life and a high rate |
| surveillance technology. The cameras are everywhere | | | | of failure. One company hawks them for as low as |
| and are especially useful for documenting instances of | | | | $29.95 but this is definitely not the type of camera you |
| theft in the workplace or capturing video evidence for | | | | want to use for professional or long-term applications. |
| later use in court.Pinhole video cameras are | | | | It's also important to note that these cameras require |
| micro-video cameras that have been designed with a | | | | that you wire them in the proper manner for power |
| small pinhole in the front of them. They are optimized | | | | supply and video output which can be confusing to |
| so that the image sensor can obtain images through a | | | | albeit the most technology saavy users.It's also |
| hole the size of a pin, making them very easy to hide | | | | important to be aware of the available features of |
| and use in covert situations. Many professionals in the | | | | these cameras. Here is what to look for:Automatic |
| surveillance business offer ready-made setups of | | | | Electronic Shutter Adjustment |
| micro-video cameras built into just about anything | | | | Video cameras need to have an electronic shutter |
| including clocks, teddy bears, coffee pots, lamps, radios, | | | | that automatically compensates for lighting changes. |
| etc.Pinhole and Microcircuit Cameras hidden inside of | | | | You will find that cameras without AES will under or |
| everyday objects and then used for surveillance | | | | over expose the resulting image.Resolution |
| around the home are oftentimes referred to as | | | | Resolution is the number of lines that compose the |
| nannycams or nanny cams. The name became | | | | image captured; more lines equals a better resolution |
| popular when videos of babby sitters and in-home child | | | | equals a better picture. Many of the lesser expensive |
| care workers, who were abusing children while the | | | | cameras have resolution of 360 lines or below. I |
| parents were away, began surfacing regularly in the | | | | suggest looking for cameras with 400 lines or better. |
| nightly news.When choosing a nannycam, or building | | | | |