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Turn Your Sunglasses Into a Hidden Spy Camera!

Nahshon Roberts asked:


It is true. Even if you are not an expert in electronics, you can turn your run-of-the-mill sunglasses into a hidden spy camera! And all for a very low cost, with minimum effort and knowledge on your part, and with just a few basic tools and parts. Here is how.

Things You will Need

You will need black sunglasses, preferably the type that wraps around your eyes and can accommodate a mini camera on its side. The darker the sunglasses, the better to conceal the hidden spy camera.

You will also need a mini spy camera, which you can get online or from auction houses. If possible, secure a mini spy camera with color capabilities and audio-recording capacities. This way, you will have higher quality video and audio footages.

You also have to look for a mini camcorder for recording the video and audio footages. Opt for a gadget that fits easily into your pocket. With some types of camcorders, you might have to use cargo pants for its wide pockets.

You also need to buy 24-gauge black wire to extend the wires on the hidden spy camera. Also purchase a 9-volt battery for its power source.

The tools necessary for this type of do-it-yourself project are your trusty wire snips for cutting wires, your soldering gun to solder wires, shrink tubing to protect the wire connections, and a hot glue gun to attach the spy camera to the sunglasses. If you have all these and a little patience, then you are set to make your very own homemade hidden spy camera.

Modify the Mini Spy Camera

First, expose the separate wiring in the camera by peeling off the protective one-wire casing. Using your wire snips, trim the exposed wires on the spy camera to about 3-4 inches from the camera itself. You should see 4 exposed wires – power, audio, video, and ground. All these should converge into three connectors only – power, audio and video – since the ground wire is connected to all three.

Get your black wire and cut four lengths of about 4 feet. Using your soldering gun, you will then solder each length into the exposed spy camera wires. After this, you have to add heat shrink tubing to protect the new connections. You will then put finishing touches on your ready-to-be-mounted hidden spy camera by soldering the other wire ends to the appropriate connector end. You can apply more shrink tubing as necessary to produce an all-black wire, which will blend with your black sunglasses.

After thoroughly cleaning the sunglasses, you can then mount your modified mini spy camera on the sunglasses’ arm. Choose the side which fits you more comfortably.

You then connect the audio and video wires of the mini spy camera to your camcorder. Add the 9 volt battery to the power line and you are set to go. Just hide the wires inside your shirt and on to your pants pocket.

Enjoy! You can now shoot video and audio footages with your homemade hidden spy camera! Imagine the endless possibilities of this gadget. Just be very careful as laws and ethics can be very different from your own purpose.



1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - November 18, 2009 at 9:30 am

Mini Wireless Spy Cameras: Trimming Down Your List

Nahshon Roberts asked:


Because most mini wireless spy cameras are so expensive, it is really important to buy the right camera that would answer to your needs so that you will get your money’s worth. Here are a few tips on how to pick the best mini spy camera for you.

Use and Function

How are you going to use your mini wireless spy cameras? This is the first question that you need to answer before going online to buy one. For some people, mini spy cameras are used covertly. In other words, these devices are used by people like private investigators and undercover police officers to secretly monitor their targets. In most cases, these cameras are concealed in small objects like pens and buttons, while others are attached to sunglasses and hats. Others use mini spy cameras to watch over their property and households. In this set-up, cameras are hidden in objects like coffee cans and picture frames. Some spy cameras are even concealed behind pinholes to make them undetectable.

Price Tags

Mini wireless spy cameras that are used to observe people tend to be more expensive than cameras that are used to observe locations and venues. Suffice to say, the technology that is involved in body worn spy cameras tend to be more advanced and complicated. Indeed, one can only marvel at the ingenuity of these devices, especially in the way certain design issues such as power distribution and signal transmission are addressed. That is why the smaller these spy cameras are, the pricier they get. However, high-priced spy cameras come with better features. For one thing, the more expensive spy cams can carry up to 2GB of storage, letting you record hours and hours of surveillance video! Affordable spy cameras have less features, and their recording times are somewhat limited and below-standard.

When In Doubt, Seek Help

If you want to get the complete lowdown on mini wireless spy cameras, you may have to go to the store and ask the opinions of an expert. It would be a great idea to confer your budget to the expert, so that he or she can recommend the best device that your money can buy. Educate yourself on the ins and outs of spy cameras by reading product reviews and related articles. This way, you will know how a specific spy camera was rated by critics and enthusiasts. Heed the expert’s advice on how to install these spy cameras properly. If you are confident of your skills, you can set the things up yourself. But if you are not sure, you can ask the expert to do the installation for you. You will have to pay a fee for his services, of course, but at least, you are assured that everything is configured correctly.

Do not be too concerned with the technical aspects of mini wireless spy cameras. Leave that to the experts! All that you should think about is to get a spy camera that provides the results that you want.



1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - at 6:18 am

5 Different Spy Cameras to Keep you Safe

Ron Mcbride asked:


Spy cameras have become rather popular because of the increased need for safety and security. While there are some cameras that are not appreciated, such as interstate spy cameras looking for speeding, a majority are for the protection of you and your loved ones. Here are 5 different spy cameras to keep in mind.

1. Surveillance cameras

Perhaps the most well known and widely used spy camera is surveillance cameras. Surveillance cameras are often used with companies to make sure there is no theft taking place on the property, especially after hours. Parking lots and banks generally have them as well. Some homes opt to install surveillance cameras for increased security, and they can be rather extensive when it comes to keeping you safe.

2. Wired spy cameras

Some security cameras can become quite expensive because of the technology that is involved. If money is a concern of yours, wired spy cameras are recommended. The reason these cameras are cheaper is because it can be difficult to hide the wires aside from placing them inside the wall. Also, they are difficult to assemble because of all of the wiring and mounting kits needed. But once you have the camera in place, they are quite efficient.

3. Wireless spy cameras

These tend to be the most popular kinds of cameras because of the flexibility and mobility with no wires to worry about. Most of the time wireless spy cameras come with everything you need already. Because of this, there are no extra purchases to make and you can begin spying right away.

4. Micro spy cameras

Micro spy cameras are about the size of a quarter. What is amazing is that these marvelous cameras can shoot just as good of footage as any other camera on the market, if not better. They have been known to shoot as good as many regular sized camcorders. Because of its small size, it can be placed anywhere without being detected.

5. Body-worn cameras

If you are looking to record something in person as opposed to using the camera for security purposes, body-worn cameras can come in handy as a portable camera. They are so small that you can place them in your front pocket or attach it to your shirt button and the entire conversation with people will be recorded.

Technology has grown tremendously and more and more gadgets continue to be developed. The five spy cameras listed above are proof of what technology has brought to us and what is still to come in the future. Regardless of what use you have for them, each of the spy cameras in this article can come in handy.



2 comments - What do you think?  Posted by admin - at 1:57 am

Nanny Cams – Lifestyle Becomes Better After Using the Spy Cameras

James Lister asked:


I am a proud owner of a crockery shop which is located in one of the leading malls of the town. I believe in offering the best services to all my customers and this is the motto of my life. I believe in perfection and so does my staff. I have employed the best of the best staff in my shop so that everything goes on perfectly alright. And everything was going fine, and then some days ago my sister insisted that I should install a spy camera so that there is more perfection in the service which is given to the customers in my shop. Though I did not feel the need but still after some months I decided that I should indeed pay heed to my sister’s advice and install a spy camera in the shop for more perfection and surveillance. I logged on to one of the leading websites of the town and from there I collected all the possible information and then I decided that I will place an order for the coffee mug spy camera because even if I keep this coffee mug in my shop no one will least suspect that there is a spy cam hidden in it as I already have a variety of coffee mugs in my shop for sale. My camera was shipped within a few days after I placed the order for it.

The amazing factor why I liked this camera the most is the CCD camera which is inserted inside this coffee mug which is extremely small and it is quite handy and convenient to carry it wherever I wanted it to which also further has the capability to function on 8 “AA” batteries which can give us service until 12 hours. And besides all this in the circumstances where there is a dim light the color camera automatically turns on to black and white. Four separate control systems can operate in four divisions at the same time. There is also an AC adaptor and RCA connector cable available with this spy camera. We can record the events which are happening around 1000 feet of range where this Coffee mug spy camera is kept.

I very easily placed the Coffee mug spy camera on the shelf along with the other coffee mugs and then the spy camera started its surveillance process immediately. Every day I used to check the videos and the events captured in this spy camera and I found some problems here and there and then I warned all my staff members that I would not tolerate any type of nuisance during the working hours of my shop and that I need perfection all the time when my customers visit the shop for purchasing. All the customers have to be given full attention with ease. All the staff members understood and thereafter they all worked more sincerely without giving any place for complaints and I was happy that I had such a good instrument which could survey all the proceedings of the surroundings where I worship my workplace.



1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - November 14, 2009 at 9:12 pm

the world’s smallest pinhole spy camera hides in a wall socket

Wall-socket-spy-camera-voice-activated

Spy cameras are everywhere. You can’t simply ignore any household item around you, a plain wall socket can also work as a spy camera and take away all your privacy.

This wall-socket spy camera is voice-activated, once the voices nearby reache 65db, it’ll be automatically activated and start recording video of the surrounding continuously for 5 minutes.

The good side of use is it can be installed in your house or office to keep an eye of the environment to prevent employee, housekeeper or roommates snatching your valuables away, and let you have piece of mind.

This Wall socket spy-cam also features a TF card slot and supports up to 8GB TF card, which allows you to have lots of rooms for video recording. Everything comes so perfect and unnoticeable, no one would expect a wall socket could record video.

But the bad side is once it’s in the hands of bad guys, it can be installed in any hotel rooms that may make travelers’ privacy in danger. It’s advisable for travelers to bring along a spy cam detector anywhere they go, so they can always take a quick scan on any surrounding items.

Voice Activated Wall Socket Spy Camera world’s smallest pinhole spy camera hides in a wall socket

39 comments - What do you think?  Posted by admin - October 23, 2009 at 8:49 am

Miniature Video CCTV Camera with Audio – Spy Gadget

Miniature Video CCTV Camera with Audio

A small spy camera with a standard lens that easily connects to a TV, VCR or other security system. Barely larger than your thumb, it is also equiped with a sensitive electret microphone. There are a range of telephoto and wide-angle lens available too, so that you can match it to your security requirements.

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - October 11, 2009 at 11:38 pm

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