The Advantages of a Motion Detector Built Into a Camera

Saves Time

• If you need to find an intruder on your security camera tape, the motion detector will save you from hours of viewing uneventful tape. The camera is only turned on when it detects motion in the area. This allows you to view just the action without having to weed through an entire tape consisting of hours of filming an empty area, which is what a traditional continuous-filming security camera would offer.

Saves Energy

• Without a motion detector, your security camera will tape continuously, which wastes energy when there is nothing to film. The motion detector turns the camera on when it is needed and allows it to stay off when nothing is happening.

Element of Surprise

• The lights need to be on so you can see what images appear on the security camera, but with a motion detector camera, the lights can be set to go on when the camera detects the motion. This offers the element of surprise to the person of interest appearing in the security film. A thief will scope out the area for cameras and avoid them, but if they enter a room with the lights off they will not see the camera until it is too late: The motion detector has turned on the lights and started filming before the intruder realizes he has been caught in the act.

Taping Wildlife

• Motion detector cameras are used for purposes other than to catch intruders at home and at your business. The cameras are also used out in the wild when trying to capture pictures of animals that can be hard to find. The camera with a motion detector allows you to leave the camera on for long periods of time, unlike a camera that continuously films. A camera without a motion detector would need to have the tape replaced every hour or so depending on how long the tape can run for. With a motion detector camera, you do not need to constantly change the tape because it is only filming when there is something to film. Without this feature, you would not be able to leave a camera out in the wilderness for days at a time to catch pictures of wild animals because the tape would need constant replacing.