By: Damian Sofsian
Wireless Hidden Cameras have the great advantage that they are portable. They do not have electric wires which compel them to be hooked down at a particular place. They work on batteries; usually two 9-volt batteries are sufficient for their operation. Wireless hidden cams pick up images from their field of vision using lasers and then transmit them to a remote TV or computer monitor. They are made compatible with the screen using appropriate programs.
Clever disguises are used to conceal Wireless Hidden Cameras, because the success of the camera depends on its being hidden. The design of the camera can be as masterful as the maker decides. They can be tucked in table lamps or wall clocks. Sometimes they are camouflaged within paintings and mantelpiece curios. They can also be crafted into cell phones, wristwatches, pencil sharpeners, cigarette packets, suits, jackets and even buttons. The wireless technology makes the camera so versatile that some of them can be attached to almost any object.
Obviously, to fit in all these things, wireless cams have to be very small. They have miniature lenses, which are only a couple of millimeters in diameter, no larger than a pinhole. They use integrated circuits to record their images. The circuit of the camera is integrated on a board, which makes it very thin and easy to fit within any frame.
Wireless camera technology is ideal for people on the move. They can operate at distances of a few hundred feet, but some high-end wireless cams can transmit images up to 40 miles. They are designed to record images at different angles. They may have more than one channel to display different fields of view. Wireless cameras can display their images using laser sensors, or even use an adapter cable to be directly connected to a VCR or CPU.
