Why Do You Want a Camera?

It sometimes feels like we live in a surveillance state already. Why add yourself into that mix? Reasons abound for wanting to purchase one or more home security cameras to monitor the environment around our home, a cabin or vacation house, or a home or other place we may rent or make available to others.

Let’s look into the two main categories. They’re not exclusive! You may have stuff snatched from your porch and want to try to put a stop to it and enjoy capturing video of hummingbirds paused on a feeder outside your back deck.

Screen Approved Visitors and Workers

While the field emphasizes security and I put it in the title of the book, personally controlled cameras on one’s property can offer many more purposes ...

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