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Home-surveillance-FAQ,direct answers to common questionsHome > Home Surveillance > FAQ This Home-surveillance-FAQ page addresses the most frequent requests of explanation and details, sought by readers interested in various aspects concerning Home Surveillance. While we try to give a concise and clear answer in the following notes, we refer the readers to our other pages where the concepts are explained in more detail. We intend to review frequently and to add periodically to this Home-surveillance-FAQ page, following the questions that our readers will send us using the form available by clicking on the Contact Us button in every page of this Website. Please review the underlined items in the following Home-surveillance-FAQ section. Either click on the selected question or just scroll down.
The Home-surveillance-FAQ, Frequently Asked Questions page provides explanations and more details on the following listed subjects:
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Camera Monitor Resolution Cold Weather Surveillance Camera Special Outdoor Cameras are enclosed in a sturdy case and are heated by an electrical resistance element to ensure proper functioning even in cold weather. See Outdoor Surveillance Cameras and look for those with integral heating.
Counter-surveillance In a similar way anyone suspecting of being the object of improper surveillance should be alerted on how to check if any means are used covertly to monitor his/her activities. This subject is treated in some detail in our page on
Fixed vs. Motorized Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) Camera In rare and special cases one may wish to monitor a scene in real time being able to view more detail. One can then use a PTZ camera that, under manipulation from the control room, can close in on the subject of interest. Or one may program a preselected routine to be performed repeatedly or in response to a movement detection alarm. More details to this Home-surveillance-FAQ are given in our page on This Home-surveillance-FAQ deals with This ability gives a new dimension to the kind of monitoring that can be performed. On this subject see Internet Surveillance and IP Camera. Home Protection against Thunderstorms Illegal Issues One is that the capacity of certain Home Surveillance cameras to pick up audio messages may be considered illegal. The other is that one must be sure that by performing Home Surveillance one does not breach somebody else privacy. Interference in Wireless Camera Signals When considering the advantages of a wireless camera one should be alert to the possibility that other appliances nearby using the same frequency may compromise the reception of useful images. See Video Signal Transmission for Wireless Cameras.
Lux Rating Sequential Switcher A sequential Switcher connects every camera to the Monitor every few seconds, according to a predetermined schedule. The schedule can be overridden by a manual command. Read more on this item in our page on Camera Monitor under the heading Dedicated or Switchable. Telephoto (closeup) or Wide Angle Telephoto, or long focal length Surveillance-camera-lenses, have a smaller field of view than a normal lens, and show enlarged more distant objects in more detail. They produce the effect as one may see through a telescope. Wide Angle lenses on the contrary display a larger field of view than a normal lens as if viewed from a more distant point. A discussion of these and other types of lenses can be seen in our page on Camera Lenses. For any Questions, Comments or Feedback, please write us by e-mail. Use the Form reached by clicking on the Contact Us button in the NavBar, at top left of every page of this Website.
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