What Kind of Hidden Nanny Cam Should You Buy?

Have you been thinking about installing a hidden nanny cam in your home? If you have, there are some things to consider before buying one.

How can a Hidden Nanny Cam Protect My Family?

A nanny cam can be used to keep an eye on babysitters when you're not at home. If you hire a babysitter who you don't really know that well, the camera can give you that peace of mind you need to know that your children are safe.

Employers use them in the workplace to make sure their employees aren't stealing supplies or sleeping on the job. Since you employ the babysitter, you should make sure he or she is doing the job the way you expect it to be done.

It can also be used to watch over your older parents if they live with you and are elderly. Especially, if your parent has Alzheimer's or is bed-ridden, you want to keep an eye on them in case they need help.

What Type of Camera Should I Get?

Nanny cameras can be wired or wireless. For best results, you should consider wireless. The wireless ones are easier to move around and can be concealed better. The range of the transmission signal on a wireless is longer than on a wired version.

Cameras can record images with a VCR or a DVR (digital video recorder). DVR is more popular because you can access it from anywhere over the internet. The DVR also records digital images in high resolution which helps protect the image from degrading over time (which can happen with a VHS tape).

The images recorded on a DVR are stored to a hard disk drive and can be viewed with your computer. You can also search for a specific video clip easier with a DVR than with a VHS tape.

The best types of cameras to get are the ones that are hidden in every day common items such as a wall clock, stuffed animal, alarm clock, etc.

Really good ones will be more expensive, costing around a few hundred dollars. That's because they are self recording devices. When motion is detected in a room, the camera will start recording.

You can buy cheap nanny cams, like the wired versions. They require a little more installation and they are not self-recording. You have to turn on the VCR or DVR to start recording. But, if you don't want to buy the more expensive ones, then the wired versions are your best bet.

You cannot record audio on any of these hidden cameras. It is against federal law to record audio without the person's knowledge. Only law enforcement can do that legally.