More and more people are buying outdoor security cameras in order for them to feel safe against many different types of risks that they feel may be threatening them. There are a lot who just install them because it seems like the logical thing to do if you can afford it. It will either help warn you of approaching danger before it gets to you, or it will help the authorities figure out the case for you after any unfortunate occurrences.
The question then arises when one has already set their mind on getting an outdoor security camera: “How do I choose an outdoor security camera?” Read on for a few steps that will teach you how to buy the best outdoor security camera you can afford.
1. The best place for you to begin is to get your budget straight. This will keep you from wasting time looking at outdoor security cameras that you simply cannot afford. Set a limit of what you are going to use, and use that to narrow down on the outdoor cameras that you can choose from.
2. The next thing that you now need to do is look at their outer physical aspects. You will want an outdoor security camera that can withstand all the elements of weather that it is going to work under. If the camera looks like it is too fragile and a bit of sun, rain or snow is going to totally damage it, then it is probably not worth the money; move on to the next one. The camera that you choose should also be of a reasonable size. If it is too big, it is a disadvantage as it is easily spotted by lawbreakers. It may also not be able to fit into the location you have in mind.
3. Once you are done with the obvious things to look at when choosing an outdoor security camera, it is now time to get down to the nitty gritty. The first thing that you will have to look at amongst the selection of cameras that you are left with is the number of frames per second that your digital video recorder (DVR) can handle.
The standard real time recording that is used by most DVR’s is 30 frames per second. When you are buying your outdoor security camera, try to go for one that has a minimum of 30 frames per second. They range anywhere up to 120 fr/sec.
4. The next step that you should take is determine the number of TV lines the outdoor security camera should have. These are also known as TVL for short, and they refer to the number of horizontal lines that will be produced by the camera in your pictures. The higher the number of TV lines that the camera can produce, the higher the quality of the video that will be recorded. The standard for TV lines is 400TVL, and they go all the way up to 480TVL. Of course, the quality of your camera will factor into the price.
5. The next thing that you have to look at which a lot of us are already familiar with is the resolution of the camera. The higher the resolution of the camera the better the quality of the picture you are going to receive. Again, the cost also goes up relatively with resolution.
6. Last but equally important, you will then need to get as much HDD memory capacity as you can afford. The more memory capacity the camera has, the more it will be able to record without needing to erase or transfer the video elsewhere.
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