Hidden Cameras, Nanny Cams, Spy Cameras

...you need to think about a few things first, and not just the price.

I'VE GOT THE LOWEST PRICES ON THE NET, without sacrificing service. I've got a 3 man team of tech geeks available to answer ALL your questions, 5 days a week, once you take delivery. They really know their stuff, but they also know how to speak plain English.

Believe me, I know price is important, but you also need to consider things like what kind of power supply--AC (plug in to a regular electrical outlet) or DC (batteries)--will you be using, are you buying a hidden camera for a Part-time, Temporary or a Full-time Permanent need, and would a Wired or Wireless camera be best?

Let's look at those 1 at a time, and then you can look and see and satisfy yourself that I really do have the lowest prices and the best value on the net.

Permanent or Temporary

Part-time or Full-time

If you want to keep an eye on a full-time nanny, then that's a full-time need and a hidden camera with an AC, plug in the wall power supply would be best. If you wanted to keep an eye on an occasional baby sitter, then you need to decide where the baby sitter will have access to. If she is limited to a certain area, then you could use a full-time, AC power supply for that, too.

If the baby sitter has the run of the house, and if you don't want to put cameras all over the house, your best bet might be to have just 1 camera that you move around periodically whenever the baby sitter shows up. For something like this, a DC battery type of power supply might be best, because everything gets stored inside the hidden camera, and it's very easy to move it anywhere, anytime, and very quickly. The batteries typically last for 12 hours , normally long enough for the typical baby sitter time period.

AC or DC Power Supply

The type of camera you choose will also affect what type of power supply you should use. For instance, I've got a Mirror hidden camera that would probably work best with a DC battery power supply--how natural could it look for someone to see a mirror with a power cord coming out of it? That would be a dead give away. Same goes for the Baseball Hat or the Button hidden cameras.

WIRED or a WIRELESS

First off, DO NOT confuse this with the AC/DC power supply. WIRED or WIRELESS refers to how you get the camera signal back to your recording device. It has nothing to do with the power supply. BOTH AC and DC powered cameras can be either WIRED or WIRELESS. Which is easier to set up?

Depends on where your recording device is located in relation to your hidden camera. If they're both in the same room, a Wired camera may be best, as it would be fairly easy to run the camera cable from the camera to the recorder. BUT, if the recorder is in a different room, which is sometimes best depending on how much noise the recorder may make while it's operating, then a Wireless camera would be the easier to set up.

Any time the recorder is not in the same room as the camera, you have issues when it comes to running the cable and keeping it hidden, going around doors and windows and such. It takes a long time to do, and it may have to be redone any time you move the furniture or redecorate. But when it's convenient, a Wired camera is always less expensive that a Wireless camera--always.

Wireless cameras are fast and simple and any one can set up one of these, even your dumb brother or sister. All you have to do is to set the camera where you want it, make sure it has power, and then go back to your recorder (or tv) and plug in the receiver that comes with the camera. No fuss, no muss. The camera transmits the signal to the receiver, and the receiver makes the connection to your vcr, tv or dvr.

One more thing to consider

On average, Americans move every 7 years or so, give or take. A Wireless camera or system will pack up easily, move with you in a snap, and set up in your new location in a snap. Not so with a Wired camera or system. That will take extra time packing and extra time setting up again.

If a few extra dollars is not a big deal to you, I'd get the Wireless camera or system every time.

One of my 36 hidden cameras
will fit your needs...

...and you won't find a better value anywhere else, you just won't. All the hidden cameras below are hand crafted in the USA. They are easy to use and involve minimum, if any, installation. Covert, hidden cameras can be used to ensure peace of mind and the safety of your family and business. Prevent employee, housekeeper or roommate theft and keep your eye on property and children by using hidden video surveillance cameras.

I'm sure you'll find just the camera you'll need. They are very portable...easily moved from room to room or place to place.

In order to view or record images, cameras need to be connected to a monitoring (your TV or monitor) or recording (DVR) device.

What type of recording device is best?

The Self Defense Guy strongly recommends a DVR for recording, rather than a VCR, because besides all it's other benefits, a DVR will also give you world-wide access via the internet.

For a sample of how effective and how easy it is to access your cameras remotely, using a DVR hooked up to the internet, we've set up our own camera manufacturing room with 4 cameras that you can access yourself anytime, 24/7, to see how it works.

Couple things to amember. 1, each viewing only lasts for 60 seconds, to give as many people as possible a chance to have a look--but you can login as many times as you want. And 2, the room you'll see has no windows and the door gets locked at night, so it's pitch dark in there, yet you can still see what's going on from the infrared function.