Sunday, February 6, 2011

Is a Dummy Home Security Camera Economical?

By Billy Edward


A home security camera is one of the ways to safeguard your home against would be burglars. A home security camera system is essentially one or more small cameras that are mounted, usually, on the exterior of your home to deter would be burglars. A home security camera typically works in conjunction with a home security system. In many cases, the home security camera is activated by motion and can swivel to start filming in the direction by which motion is detected. The home security camera will transmit the images that it views to a monitor where it could be viewed and recorded. Purchasing a home security camera for a number of locations on your property and the monitoring and recording equipment can be quite costly.

A home security camera has been proven to be an effective burglary deterrent and for these reasons, some homeowners go for a dummy home security camera to deter burglars without the high price of a real home security camera.

The question, however, is if a dummy home security camera can really be an effective means to protect your home from burglary. There really is no simple answer to this question. A dummy home security camera that's very convincing and could be difficult to distinguish from a real home security camera may be effective. The more the dummy camera appears like the real thing, the much more likely it is to deceive burglars. The problem with this is that the more realistic the dummy security camera looks, the more costly it will be. The price might still be less than a real camera but it might be close enough in price that a real home security camera might be a better option. There are many dummy home security cameras that can be purchased for very little money but when the price is lower same with the quality of the replication. A dummy home security camera that's clearly a fake won't be effective with regards to deterring burglars.

For many, determining if a dummy security camera is an economical choice has more to do with effectiveness than it does with finances. A dummy security camera may definitely be a reasonably priced home security option but if is not effective, it will turn out to be very expensive. A real home security camera will much more than pay for itself if it prevents you from losing valuable or irreplaceable pieces of property. A real home security camera not just acts as a burglary deterrent but in the event that the burglars do enter your property, a real security camera can record valuable evidence that might be useful in recovering your property.






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