Outdoor security cameras

Outdoor security cameras are used for the surveillance of exterior of the building, home or office. These cameras are helpful in providing security to banks and home. Outdoor security cameras should be weather proof and sturdy, as these cameras are installed outside the building.

Outdoor security camera comes in different models. Some models can capture color video and some can take black and white. Some outdoor cameras are even capable of taking color videos in day time and black and white video in the night. Outdoor surveillance cameras with advance features may also have infrared illumination (IR) with a passive infrared detector (PIR). This feature lights up the moving objects in complete darkness, which is really helpful for the surveillance of area with no lights. There are outdoor security cameras available, which have audible or visual alarms, threat imaging, or built-in camera speakers and microphone. For monitoring, an outdoor security camera with a wide angle lens will be useful.

You can get wired as well as wireless outdoor security cameras. Wireless security cameras are very convenient to use because they do not have cables. Wireless security cameras are weather proof. Mostly, these cameras are covered in a box or a shield, which protects the camera from a harsh weather. But the drawback of wireless security camera is high battery-consumption.

There are many advantages of an outdoor security camera. Few of them are:

• Weather resistant – Outdoor security cameras have weatherproof lenses. These lenses are clean and dry even in rain or snow. However, you should cover these cameras with some shade, because constant exposure to rain and sun may damage the camera lenses.