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“With a waterproof design and a long battery life the SS 1080P HD Mini is perfect for outdoor use.”
“Great for small recording jobs and can be adapted to drones "
“Get remote view through WiFi on this 1080p mini camera with 150 degrees wide angle view. "
“The Pofeite is the camera to go for when you need a camera to use in a dark environment, thanks to the combination of night vision and motion detection recording.”
“The best mini camera available when it comes to wired recording”
Best For Out-door Use
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Best For Multiuse
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Best for In-door Use
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Best for Low-light Recordings
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Best Connected Batteryless
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Buyer Guide
when you're buying a mini camera there are some things you need to take into consideration to make sure you get the most model for your buck.
What is the camera going to be used for
One of the biggest things that you need to take into consideration is what will you be using the mini camera for. If you're going to use the mini camera for basic security and surveillance then you need a completely different model than what you would used for spying. For surveillance you're going to need a camera that has more features and is possibly connected to a power source so you do not need to consistently be changing out and recharging the battery.
Also if you're using it for surveillance you need to see if you're going to be using it outdoors or indoors because when you need an outdoor surveillance camera one of the biggest things you need to keep in mind is will it be waterproof because as soon a the rain comes your camera will become an expensive paperweights.
Spy camera use
For spy cameras one of the biggest things to keep in mind is how easily you can conceal the specific spy camera. If you get a camera that has a light on top of it or that is multiple colors this is completely going to ruin the point of purchasing camera in general. The best thing to look out for with spy cameras is a decent battery life, loop recording, and motion detection. These features will allow you to record before the camera runs out of battery and will allow you to conserve what ever it did record.
Night vision
this is an important feature for those people that want to leave the camera in a room in the house that is going to be completely dark. A lot of times when people enter a room or they are trying to do something without getting caught the lights are going to be turned off. For this specific instance a camera that has a lot of IR LEDs is very helpful these LEDs cannot be seen very easily during dark light settings by they do allow you to take decent footage during the night. Again one of the things to keep in mind is to make sure that the LEDs are not obvious or too bright when they are turned on
Motion Detection
this feature is amazing for conserving battery life. One of the biggest issues with many cameras is because they are so small they can't really store very much battery life within. In comes motion detection and auto activation recording once that motion is detected. The point of this is when a person or thing enters the camera's field of range and its visual area the camera will start recording immediately. Otherwise the camera would have been recording all day and destroyed the battery life almost immediately what this does is it sets it to a standby mode where it uses minimal battery life until someone or something enters the field of vision and then the recording begins.
Battery life
This is an obvious one but really needs to be kept in mind because a lot of the new cameras out there compromise on battery life for size. A lot of the time a battery life of up to 10 hours can be fine because of the other options that allow you to put the camera into standby mode while it's not being used but if you require the camera to be on at all times you might be better suited to a wired version because a lot of these mini cameras are not meant for this particular purpose.
Wi-Fi settings
When we talk about Wi-Fi one of the best benefits of this is being able to check on your camera when you are not in the house or away from it. Now this feature is better for a surveillance system but it's also fine for many cameras if you want to connect them and even do multi-camera connections with remote viewing. We don't completely recommend using this for cameras that are on a battery because the battery drain will be significant.
Waterproof
An interesting feature for those that want to mount their camera outdoors waterproofing is great.
Wrapping up
whatever camera you choose make sure you know the purpose you needed for so you don't end up returning it and make sure that you get one that you are happy with and comfortable with. There are a lot of legalities when recording so were not going to go into that exact subject but also keep an eye on what exactly you're going to be using the camera for and is there consents.