Camera Vandal
October 9th, 2009
All About Vandal Resistant Cameras
One problem that the owner of a security camera system can face is the cameras themselves becoming the targets of criminals. The surveillance cameras are the most noticeable and exposed part of security camera system and usually they are mounted in the highest risk areas. A vandal resistant or vandal proof surveillance camera is often the only way to ensure that your camera system will continue to work correctly in a potentially hostile location.
A vandal resistant camera is designed to resist vandalism, hard impacts and tampering. This is intended to make sure that the camera will keep working correctly in conditions where people may try to break it or impair it’s function. Common applications for these cameras include prisons, regions prone to vandalism, and areas where high velocity impacts may occur due to weather.
These cameras are normally built with a tamper resistant tough metal housing that will resist attempts to damage it or modify it. A layer of protective plastic or glass is positioned over the lens, completely enclosing the camera. Limiting the delicate internal mechanism’s exposure helps ensures that it keeps functioning. The cables for these cameras are normally tucked inside the housing and run through the wall where it’s mounted, making it impossible for vandals to damage or disconnect these wires.
Someone trying to impair the function of a camera may attempt to cover the protective material covering the lens in order to blind the camera. For this reason, these cameras are often designed with a coating of slick material that makes it difficult for substances like markers or paints to adhere. While it’s still possible for a vandal resistant camera to be covered by things like stickers or tape, this slick coating makes it easier to peel them off then they would be otherwise. This means that the camera will still work correctly, reducing the cost of rehabilitating surveillance equipment after such an event.
When choosing the location for your cameras, it is best to mount them out of easy reach of possible vandals. This is best because someone with a can of spray paint can still harm the quality of the video produced. If someone does succeed in covering the camera in some manner, your camera should be able record them as their approaching the camera.
Working around a vandal proof camera requires someone intent on committing a crime to have more skills and planning. This can deter criminal activity in the area, particularly if all the cameras are vandal proof and there aren’t any blind spots. This makes it so that someone can’t commit a crime with at least one of the cameras catching and recording it.
Vandal resistant cameras can also resist extreme weather like hurricanes, although in this kind of situation you’ll want to make sure that the camera has at least a IP-66 weather rating. This basically means the camera will be to with stand powerful jets of water and keep
functioning correctly.
About the Author
John Schmon is an expert on
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Vandals filmed cutting down CCTV camera pole
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