Why outdoor Wi-Fi cameras are better than indoor cameras?

Despite the privacy concern, most people like to install security cameras to protect their premises, especially to those who live in an area prone to criminal activities. There are many types of security camera in the market and each type caters a particular need of the end user. Primarily, the camera can be divided into outdoor and indoor two different categories. Overall, the outdoor camera is better than indoor, as it can not only be suitable for most installation scenarios, but also can provide more reliable and stable performance. 

Why people prefer the outdoor camera?

An outdoor security camera is a camera installed outside your home or business premises intending to secure the perimeter. The outdoor camera can be used as the main perimeter monitoring tool that prevents unwanted people from accessing your property or let you know instantly if an intruder breaks-in. Instead of indoor monitoring, the outdoor video surveillance can not only protect your property, but also not expose your privacy. 

The smart outdoor Wi-Fi camera can support motion detection, it can notify users via instant push notifications and emails with snapshots once it triggers an alarm. The outdoor camera can scare intruders away and keep your home safe. 

An indoor security camera, on the other hand, it’s a great camera to monitor your home activities, for instance, remotely watch HD live video to know what your kids or lovely pets are doing. 

As outdoor cameras adopt the fully-sealed waterproof design, the camera is able to withstand harsh weather conditions. Undoubtedly, outdoor camera also can be installed indoor, however the rugged outdoor housing design offers an extra protection to the camera. Have you ever experienced the thing that your home appliance was damaged after you tried to use wet rag cloth to wipe off the dirt on the device. Have you ever mistakenly dropped your iPhone into water?  Now iPhone 7 features waterproof, water-resist smartphone becomes one of the main trend in today’s market.

What type of outdoor camera should I buy?

Choosing a right camera that fits your own requirement is very important, outdoor bullet cameras and outdoor dome cameras are two prevailing types of camera in today’s market. 

When selecting between the bullet camera versus dome camera, you take into account the installation, or the place where you want to mount them. For dome cameras, they usually are mounted to the ceiling of your house’s roof, while the bullet camera can support both wall-mountable and ceiling-mountable installation. If the installation height is not very high, dome camera is the good choice, as it usually comes with vandal-proof cover which protect it from vandalism. That’s the reason why mini dome cameras are widely used and installed in vehicles. 

In terms of performance, the dome cameras usually are suitable for short distance yet wide viewing angle video surveillance requirements, while the bullet cameras typically come with a big lens and supports long-range night vision capability to meet the long distance video surveillance requirement.

Where to install outdoor Wi-Fi security cameras?

Conducting a survey to find out the access points where the intruder likely to enter. These access points including each entry-points and the pathways. If you can’t determine the place to install the cameras, here are some of the best places to install cameras:

Side gate – most of the burglars prefer entering home through the side gate rather than the main gate. When mounting the camera to this place, ensure that the camera will be able to cover the entire entrance so that you can take the necessary measures in the event of a burglary.

Front door – 35% of burglars in the US country enter homes through the front door according to the crime studies. Therefore, it’s a good idea to install an outdoor security camera outside your front door to promote security.

Off street windows – a good place to install the camera for people live next to a street. You can mount the camera near the windows facing the streets. 

Back door – More than 25% of criminals attempt to access home and other properties through the back door. You can place the camera on your backdoor to secure your entrance, or have a view to your garden.

How to install an outdoor Wi-Fi security camera?

There are many reasons why you should choose the Wi-Fi camera rather than PoE or conventional security cameras. One of the important reason is it offers wireless connection, therefore the camera can be easily installed, and greatly save cost.  Selecting the right camera, find the best places to install, install them correctly, weatherproof, surge/lightning protected power supply, with these factors at the back of your mind.

Step 1: Determine the place to install the camera

Find a high and broad angle for the installation of camera, ensure that you can clearly see different entry points to your home before installing the camera. The camera should be installed above 10 feet so that they will not be knocked down accidentally. Avoid installing the camera to the place where has PIR sensors or PIR flood lights. Because the outdoor camera will emit infrared lights to interfere the working of your PIR sensors and other PIR based devices.

Additionally, checking the Wi-Fi signal strength to ensure your Wi-Fi camera is installed within the scope of WiFi signal. You can use your smartphone to check the strength of the Wi-Fi signal.

Step 2: Mount the camera in place

Typically, you can find a sticky pad that allows you to drill the holes to mount the camera. For the lightweight camera, you even can use the 3M sticker to mount the camera. Most cameras have screws, that means they should be installed with screws.

Step 3: Attach the outdoor WiFi camera to the source of power

Almost all cameras have a power adapter. As the camera works outdoor, it’s crucial to plug your power adapter to a power source has surge/lightning protection. 

Step 4: Link the camera to your smartphone

Almost outdoor Wi-Fi cameras feature an App that you can install on your smartphone to setup the camera, and watch HD live video once WiFi connection is established. 

In conclusion, no matter for indoor and outdoor video surveillance, we recommend the outdoor Wi-Fi cameras rather than indoor type. Outdoor security cameras provide many benefits to your home and business. Besides being a deterrent for unauthorized people entering your premises, these cameras can notify you when unexpected things happen. If you are wondering which outdoor Wi-Fi camera fits your need, we recommend you our D1400, the D1400 is an outdoor/water-resist Wi-Fi camera delivers HD video by leveraging the megapixel CMOS image sensor. This camera includes 36pcs infrared LEDs to provide up to 30 meter night vision range. It supports both Wi-Fi (2.4GHz) and wired Ethernet wiring. Users can easily setup the camera by using the App on smartphone, no PC is required. Remotely watch HD video instantly on your smartphone and PC anywhere, anytime.