Having the Best Security Cameras is one of the most effective means of preventing criminal activities and keeping an eye on your premises when you are away. However, the location of the cameras determines how much and what area is covered. Here are some recommendations for the best outdoor and indoor areas to position home security cameras.
Front Door The first and probably the most effective area to install security cameras is at the front door. It will allow you to identify who is at your doorstep before deciding whether to open the door or not. Choose a doorbell camera that enables you to see and interact with visitors through your smartphone to enhance security.
You can also install a camera under the roof over your front door to capture the faces of people when they come in. Tilt it down for optimal visibility for both monitors and Xbox.
Driveway A camera over your driveway will keep you informed of people who are approaching your house before they get close to the main door. It will record the movement of vehicles into and out of your compound and any unlawful activity in and around parked cars.
For a broad-angle look, install the camera on the upper part of an outside wall, under the eave, or on a lamppost, aiming down. It is less conspicuous to the intruders from this angle.
Back Door Yes, the back door also requires some attention, the same way you do with your front door. The porch, backyard, and back entrances are the most vulnerable points when the intruders do not want to get caught on the front door camera.
Place the back door camera in a tilted position in a way that their faces as visitors will be well captured. Hanging it under the eaves helps to mask the direction of the camera and make it less conspicuous.
Garage Your garage can store any number of costly tools and equipment that may be required in your business. Safeguard this precious space with a security camera by fixing it to the garage door automatic sensor area.
This placement allows the seeing of anyone who is accessing the compound through the garage. And it will capture if there is any person who tries to trespass on your parked cars.
Side Yards/Windows Also, don't neglect your home's sides or first-floor windows which are also potential targets. These places enable burglars to enter your compound unnoticed especially if you have cameras facing your front and back ends.
The external cameras should be placed at the corners where the sides of your house touch the backyard fences. Ensure that they face windows or yards so that any intruder will be caught in the act.
Interior High-Traffic Rooms While outdoor cameras help to secure the area around your house, interior cameras show what happens indoors. Place them in areas that have much contact with valuables or lots of people traffic.
There should be a camera placed near the entrance right inside the front door that is facing the door. It will show people as they come and go in your house.
Cameras in living rooms, family rooms, and dens record people's behavior in places where valuable items are stored. Frame it so that it is close to your most valuable technology and accessories.
Kitchens also warrant monitoring. Place the camera low but above eye level to capture any activity happening on the counters and around the appliances.
Staircases In multi multi-storied home, it is advisable to place a camera on the ceiling particularly where there is a staircase. Positioned in the diagonal position pointing down the stairs they will capture everyone going up or downwards to other parts of your home.
Install cameras above the stairs of the upper floor at the landing area. Shot angles facing the steps reveal the upper part of the subject's faces as they go up or descend the stairs.
Hallways Home Security Systems are positioned in the corridors of each floor to capture individuals as they transit from one room to another. Other activities that it can record include suspicious activity such as loitering near bedrooms and behind closed doors.
Corridors with a large length and small width should only have cameras mounted on one end facing the other end. For L, T, and U-shaped hallways, cameras should be placed at the corners and intersections since the blind spots are out of sight.
Home Offices If there are files, paperwork, bills, and valuables stored in a home office, this room requires surveillance. It is also important to position the camera above the cabinets and shelves to capture the contents that are stored there.
Turn another camera facing the direction of doors and exits of the room. It will reveal who is coming to the home office and at what time.
Bedrooms For whole-home monitoring that involves private areas such as bedrooms, install hidden cameras indoors, facing the doorways. Those capturing subjects' faces from a close range prevent anyone from entering without recording any events happening within the rooms after doors are closed.
High-Value Rooms Do You have valuable items such as artwork or jewelry? Do you have a wine cellar or gun safe or some kind of vault room perhaps? As for these valuable areas, put security cameras facing stored items. Extra security cameras outside the doorways to the room discourage any potential intruders from even trying to come in.
Outbuildings Other structures that require security cameras include detached garages, storage sheds, pool houses, and any other structure that may be separate from the main house. Mount outside cameras on the gables and pillars for the surveillance of exterior doors and windows of these different structures.
Further, mount other cameras inside facing the doors and directed towards the stored goods. Wirelessly integrate the cameras to the main homes surveillance system if it can.
Best Positions to Position the Camera No matter where on your property you install security cameras, follow these tips:
- Angle cameras so that the faces and features of people to be tracked are easily recognizable.
- Do not place the cameras facing the sun or any bright light source that may cause glare.
- Tilt up or lower ceiling heights and change angles to enhance visibility
- Check for the sufficient illumination of night vision cameras to detect objects and people in the night.
- Ensure that cameras have a power outlet nearby or are wireless
- Make sure that there are no obstacles such as tree branches, alcoves, posts, etc in front of the lens views and camera.
In this way, taking into consideration key areas of concern around your home together with technical aspects, you can design a security camera system that covers both the outside and inside spaces such as a living room. The strategic setup will help monitor any criminal activity that may occur in any part of your compound. If any of the aforementioned events transpire, then review the recorded footage. And see live feeds for that extra security when you are not at home.
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