If you are one among those who have no other alternative but to entrust your little one in hands of a nanny but are always worried about their safety all the time? Or what your employees do when you're not at your business? If there has been a theft or mishandling of staff then as an employer installing a spy cam to inspect everyone will put an end to all those intruders.

 If you're thinking of buying a hidden camera or another type of security camera, there are two types of hidden cameras - wireless and wired. Wireless hidden cameras use batteries and have the camera and transmitter concealed with no visible wire from the camera to the recording equipment. Wired cameras will have a physical wire running from a VCR or PC to the camera.

Nanny cam as it is called is a video camera that is placed in an object, it is well undercover. That is the whole point isn't it that it is placed just like any other furniture or toy in your home. Technology has left its mark on every aspect of life and you will be amazed at the options one can find at the different portals. Perhaps the most tempting thing about these specialized cameras is that they can be hidden in almost any object in a home, and lack any messy wires.

You might be beaming with pride because you have successfully installed your wireless spy cams. But remember that in time, you will experience technical issues with the equipment that you have. Before you call a professional to take care of the problem, do some troubleshooting on your own. Here are a few ways to fix the bugs in your spy cam.

Always Keep the Product Manual:

It is always a good practice to keep the product manuals of your electronic gizmos after you have taken them out of the box. In fact, some would even recommend that manuals should be read before making any attempts to install or use the product. You see, product manuals contain basic troubleshooting procedures to guide when your device breaks down. Wireless spy cams are very sensitive pieces of equipment, so learn the habit of keeping product manuals so that you can refer to it when your cameras need fixing. Some products also have websites which you can visit for support. Take note of these URLs or web addresses so that you would know what page to go in case you lost the product manual.

A summary based on 1000's of cameras of all brands I have seen and repaired. The weak spots of the spy cams are:

• LCD display - Glass! Easily broken, when knocked or pressure applied!
• Media compartment

CF Card - long pins inside the camera need to access contacts inside the little holes of the card. Even though the card has grooves along the side, which act as guide rails, I have seen cameras with damaged card slots. Pins easily break off or bend, when not careful during seating or extraction of the card.

1. Tape mechanism - very delicate and flimsy - does not apply any pressure, when loading or removing the tape! Keep it clean and shut, when not used.
2. Disc mechanism - not too bad, just watch discs for fingerprints and scratches, of course.
3. Extendable lens - jammed lens sections due to dirt, sand, and impact. So keep it clean, free of dirt and sand at any time. Make sure the lens is inside when the camera is not used!

Self-induced faults: Liquid, Sand and shock damage make up about 70% of all repairs

Do You Want to Build Your Own Pinhole Cam? Read On...

As you probably know, these days, there are all kinds of cameras designed for different purposes. From digital and photo cameras to hidden cameras or tiny spy cameras. There's one more type of cameras that has gained popularity over the long years. It is called - a pinhole camera.

What is a Pinhole Camera?

A pinhole cam is a simple camera without the lens. It's a small box or can with a tiny (usually 0.5mm or smaller) hole inside one end and a piece of photographic paper in the other. The image is built by light passing through the hole. Although in the early days, pinhole cams did not have very clear image quality, these days there are pinhole cameras come with microlens and provide very good image quality.

The first pinhole camera was built in the 19th century. It gained some popularity and during that time. Although cameras have advanced in size and quality, the principles still remain the same.

Do you have reasons to believe someone is stealing from you, nanny or babysitter is harming your kids, employee stealing your goods or money, customers stealing or vandalizing your products, street punks messing with your home or car or you feel your kids are stealing from you or a spouse is cheating on you? You will never be able to prove this unless you catch them in the act with hardcore evidence. There is no better way to do this than a hidden camera w/DVR.

A hidden spy camera can be in just about anything and nearly invisible to the naked eye. There are many versions of covert hidden cameras even in full function items like an alarm clock, telephone, oscillating fan, teddy bears, and they can be in items as small as an ink pen. These everyday common items are where no one will expect there would be a hidden camera. Most hidden cameras can come wired or wireless which gives you the option to have the digital video recorder (DVR) wired to and near the camera or a wireless unit where you can hide the DVR at a much greater distance away from the camera. The wireless units offer an option of a high output transmitter, therefore giving the unit the ability to record video with distances up to 2,500 feet away.

Knowing what is going on inside your home while you are away is not an easy task. This story is a good example of how to do it.

I am a Security Consultant, for covert technology equipment. I review it, sell it, and am fascinated by it. You could say my thing in life is spy supply.

 Many clients have different reasons to want to know what is going on inside their home or business while they are away. I had one that had a son in law was stealing money from them, and countless other stories.

Spy supply is the best way to find out. This story is about a spy cam and the security it gave a lady.

The spy camera and nanny camera market have grown and expanded by leaps and bounds over the past couple of years. Whereas before, spy cams were big, bulky, heavy and complicated - not to mention expensive and pricey as well. It seemed to be that, in order to actually afford and use a hidden spy nanny cam, you had to be a millionaire with a Ph.D. in electronic-engineering. Of course, as with anything, time brings along advancements, which brings along improvements, which ultimately brings along different variations of the original product. Take Coca-Cola, for example. Think how many different products have been developed from the original soft-drink recipe. With micro hidden nanny cam, the same philosophy applies - except you can't drink them with a straw!

The Key Chain DVR is the latest breakthrough in digital video technology. A tiny hidden camera that records video to micro SD cards for up to fifty minutes is now hidden inside something that looks like your car alarm activator.

 No matter if you are in Law Enforcement, a Private Investigator, a concerned parent or spouse, or just like the latest gadgets, this is the latest high tech device that you have to have.

 The Covert Key Chain Hidden video camera records high-resolution 640 x 480 videos at 30 fps, with clear audio. With an internal lithium-ion battery, the manufacturer claims you can record a video for up to 3 hours. In our tests, we were able to record for about 50 minutes.

 The keychain DVR is also a 1.2-megapixel digital camera that will also take up to 4,000 high-resolution photographs at 1280 x 1024.

A summary based on 1000's of cameras of all brands I have seen and repaired. The weak spots of the spy cams are:

• LCD display - Glass! Easily broken, when knocked or pressure applied!
• Media compartment

CF Card - long pins inside the camera need to access contacts inside the little holes of the card. Even though the card has grooves along the side, which act as guide rails, I have seen cameras with damaged card slots. Pins easily break off or bend, when not careful during seating or extraction of the card.

1. Tape mechanism - very delicate and flimsy - does not apply any pressure, when loading or removing the tape! Keep it clean and shut, when not used.
2. Disc mechanism - not too bad, just watch discs for fingerprints and scratches, of course.
3. Extendable lens - jammed lens sections due to dirt, sand, and impact. So keep it clean, free of dirt and sand at any time. Make sure the lens is inside when the camera is not used!

Self-induced faults: Liquid, Sand and shock damage make up about 70% of all repairs

For a rundown of the very best and most effective Wi-Fi surveillance cameras on the market today, check the list below:

zDIY- NanoWIFI:

Thanks to this pinhole camera, it is possible to convert anything to a hidden camera. It has a 90-degree wide angle lens, as well as High Definition 1080p video resolution (which are able to capture images clearly from across the room).

This spy camera wifi has 4 hours of battery life, and it is also equipped with a MicroSD memory card slot that is compatible with up to 128 GB of memory space.

zHomeBlackBox- WIFI: