Wireless video cameras are worth the investment.
They provide a completely wireless solution to surveillance. If you just want to be able to monitor an area like your front yard or backyard, then getting a wireless video camera is the best solution. These are great for placing in areas around your home where someone can easily hide and cause mischief like a side yard that is dark and out of plain sight.
Wireless video cameras have also taken the place of baby monitors. 10 years ago, baby monitors just allowed you to hear when your child was awake. A few years back the baby surveillance took storm but a lot of the kits cost about $500-700.00. Today people are not buying the baby surveillance kits promoted in baby magazines; instead they are purchasing wireless video cameras online and at their local Best Buy store.
Traditional surveillance systems cost about $700-$1,000.00 but wireless video cameras are very affordable. They are in the $100-500.00 range.
Our favorite wireless video camera is the SVAT GX5201. This portable camera offers a tiny hand held monitor which displays the live footage. The picture and color quality good compared to competitor monitors and its color picture is far better than any other model.
This system can actually use up to 2 additional cameras.
The night vision isn’t all that great on it, so if you are serious about using a camera to surveillance your yard, perhaps this model might not be a good fit.
Do not feel despair; there are wireless video cameras that are specifically made to surveillance your yard even at night.
Our favorite wireless system is Astak DVR Security Surveillance system. It comes with 4 weatherproof cameras that are specifically designed to master in night vision. You should expect your camera to be able to have decent motion detection and the Astak camera provides excellent motion detection.
This system has easy installation; it’s easy to use and easy to setup the network and remote interface.
You can easily search through your surveillance recordings by date/time stamp.
You have the ability to control whether or not you will hear alarms based on the camera losing sound or picture.
This unit comes with 250 GB preinstalled hard drive space.