Micro camera – Guide to finding the right micro camera

If somebody is lying to you, stealing from you, or cheating you out of something that is rightfully yours, using a micro camera as a spy camera could possibly be the solution to your problem.

Surveillance equipment just keeps getting smaller and smaller. This is especially true when it comes to micro cameras. Today micro cameras are used for a lot of different things, here are some of the types of micro cameras you can get: spy camera/ hidden camera, nanny cams, microscope cameras, endoscope.

Hiding the camera

Micro cameras come in many different variations. You can find them as wall clocks, pen cameras, clock radios, wristwatches or you can even get a micro camera that is disguised as a car key. It is up to you to decide what fit your needs. If you use it as spy gear you could use one as a pinhole camera, place it on the backside of your shirt looking out of the pinhole, this would normally be a tiny camera that is powered by a 9 volt battery placed in your pocket.

Getting the film from the camera

Most micro cameras use a USB connection for loading the recording to a PC. Some of the cameras need special software to connect and get the film, but the standard today for most micro cameras is that it connects like a USB key so you can just plug it in the computer.

Recording time

A micro camera will typically record for half an hour to 4 hours. It is normally the battery that runs out, the memory will normally hold mush longer recordings, this of curse depends on resolution and memory size for the camera.

Memory size

Memory size vary. Some cameras use a micro SD card to store recordings on. So on these types of cameras it depends on the size of card you put into the camera.

Power supply for the camera

Many of the small micro cameras operate using a 9 volt battery. In truth the problem is often not to hide the camera but to hide the battery. The cameras that are a little bigger has integrated battery, like the pen camera.

If the micro camera have an internal battery this is usually charged using the USB connection. Some types come with an power adapter to connect to the micro camera.

Micro camera picture quality

The picture quality depend many factors the most importers is the resolution. The resolution of a micro cameras is usually measured in horizontal lines, for example 420 lines. A other thing to look for is the Lux value for the camera. The Lux value describes how much light is needed for the camera to operate correctly. You should look for a low Lux value, a value 0.05 would be a good camera, a value of 0.1 could be used at normal daylight.

 

Now you should be better equipped to go and find you a new micro camera, whatever you wish to use it for.