With the advancement of the technology and the reducing prices of the cameras and other electronic devices, home surveillance systems have become a common household option. It was just a decade back that such a system was a high tech luxury to a multimillionaire’s mansion.

On the other hand, crime is always on the rise, no one wishes to be left out of any possible protection. People may choose home surveillance systems for many reasons. Here are five of the top reasons for you to have one for your own house.

 

 

Feel safe and sleep tight

 3 surveillance cameras Most people are afraid of being robbed. It may not be a phobia (such as Harpaxophobia- Fear of being robbed or Scelerophibia- Fear of bad men, burglars) but once in awhile you may also wake up in the middle of the night from a sudden noise.

Then you will find it hard to go to sleep without making sure that no one has entered the house. A home surveillance system will be the perfect answer to such worries.

With such a system installed, you may visualize the front door, back door and any other possible entry points from the comfort of your bedroom. You can even pay a fee to a security firm and have them monitor the house using your surveillance system all day long. It may cost a bit, but the secure feeling you get from such a system is priceless.

 

Discourage potential burglars

You may not want to catch criminals and produce them before courts as a service to the community. All you want is to discourage potential criminals from attempting a burglary. If you can install a surveillance system with visible cameras, burglars may very well look for other targets.

Some people use dummy cameras for this purpose. These are non-functioning cameras with beeping red lights that give a very close resemblance to real cameras. Only an expert on the close inspection can tell the difference. So, if there are original cameras things get much better.

 

As court evidence

Most of the time, people get robbed but the burglars leave no trace behind. With a remote home surveillance system you will have hard evidence against the burglars which can be produced before courts.

The law enforcement agencies will trace the culprits using your videos. A remote system will record the videos at a distant location so that the burglars will not a stand a chance of destroying any recorded data, even if they turn your house upside down.

 

Nanny cameras

Some parents can never be fully assured unless they have a direct view of their children; nanny camera is the answer to such anxious parents. You can install a nanny camera at your child’s room and monitor the activities from your mobile, tablet or laptop even if you are many miles away.

You will catch an unattended child, a nanny abusing your child or any other emergency at home and have options to act on accordingly.

 

Stay informed

 surveillance sign Other than the advantages given above, some people just want to stay informed. They prefer to know who’s by the front door before they walk out from their bedroom. If you feel the same then you may appreciate a surveillance system which shows you who are walking through the gate and who are standing by the door long before you stand up from your chair.

Advantages of a home surveillance system are many. In the modern world you will never be fully secured without one. And with the current prices one has little argument for not having one either. So buy a home surveillance system today, if you are one of the few people not to have one already.