Security Camera Housing -- Protect Those Who Protects You

You lock the entrance glass door of your office with your key, switching off all lights before leaving the premise. You were at ease as you know your business is well guarded by the security camera system that you have installed. Every corner of the office is monitored, you have even placed infrared security cameras near the entrance, so that when night comes even with no light, your CCTV surveillance system would still operate in night vision mode, capturing every single movement.

There are no fake security cameras as you do not believe in such protection -- your business is way too important than saving that few thousand dollars. It is safe to say that these security cameras protect you from potential thefts and burglaries.

Yes, they protect you. But what protects them?

Electronic devices like these digital security cameras are not designed to withstand the ever-changing climate and environment. They are extremely vulnerable to water (rain), heat (direct sunlight) and dust (outdoor environment), and to make things worse, security cameras themselves, although securely mounted, can be easy to detach at times, and are easy victims of theft themselves.

Now you know what you need. You will need to have a cover, a box, or a wrapper that can secure the camera and isolate it from the abuses around. This is when a security video camera housing can help you out. A good housing is able to lock down the video camera, making it much tougher to detach it from the mount. A good housing will also help prevent hazardous elements from deteriorating the camera, while preserving the camera's capturing quality and mobility (you don't wrap your camera in a box and make it lose its ability to pan, tilt, and zoom, do you?).

Also, you do expect your CCTV video camera housing to work well with your infrared security camera. Although this might be overlooked by many, the fact is that a good camera housing would have a piece of transparent glass at the front to allow camera to shoot quality image while remaining "in the box". However, this advantage may prove to be a weakness for infrared cameras, as infrared rays may be reflected back by the glass, causing glares to the camera video when operating in night vision mode.

For such cases, you can only go with simpler housing without the front piece glass, or get your camera vendor to provide you with an infrared-friendly housing.