Outdoor Camera for Extra Protection
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Your indoor surveillance is good enough but having outdoor wireless security cameras trebles your sense of security. These cameras are built to withstand all weather conditions and can capture images even in poor illumination. Before thieves can get in, you are alerted by these cameras! This is a hundred times better than dealing with an intruder indoors.
Another thing; children love to play in the front yard. Checking on them while you are cooking or doing the dishes will be convenient than rushing outdoors every minute to check on them. These cameras can protect your car from vandals and carnappers and a nosey neighbor won’t dare be caught lurking in the bushes when he thinks you’re not looking.
When you own or manage a store, café or restaurant, you have to keep count of customer volume during shop hours. This helps management keep tabs of business selling trends. The number of customers entering and leaving the shop is caught by the outdoor security camera and the camera works non-stop. In addition, you need to get a good view of the plate numbers of the customers’ cars just in case.
Outdoor cameras are built to withstand all weather condition; weather proof is measured using an IP Rating, if a camera doesn’t state an IP rating you can consider it is for internal use only.
IP Ratings Guide
The IP classification system designates the degree of protection provided by an enclosure against solid objects or water ingress.
There are always two digits in an IP rating, the first digit refers to the protection against solid objects (dust) and the second digit refers to the protection against water.
Dust Protection (first digit):
0 = Non-protected
1 = Protected against a solid object greater than 50mm, such as a hand.
2 = Protected against a solid object greater than 12.5mm, such as a finger.
3 = Protected against a solid object greater than 2.5mm, such as wire or a tool.
4 = Protected against a solid object greater than 1.0mm, such as wire or thin strips.
5 = Dust-protected. Prevents ingress of dust sufficient to cause harm.
6 = Dust tight. No ingress of dust.
Water Protection (second digit):
0 = Non-protected
1 = Protected against dripping water.
2 = Protected against dripping water when tilted up to 15º.
3 = Protected against spraying water at an angle of up to 60º.
4 = Protected against splashing water from any direction.
5 = Protected against jets of water from any direction.
6 = Protected against heavy seas or powerful jets of water. Prevents ingress sufficient to cause harm.
7 = Protected against the effects of temporary immersion in water.
8 = Protected against the effects of continuous immersion in water.
So for using CCTV cameras outdoors, I would recommend a very minimum IP rating of 55, but preferably 65 and above.
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April 10th, 2009 at 11:13 am
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