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You first notice it when something relatively small happens. A delivery person shows up while you’re upstairs. The kids leave their bikes at the side gate. A stranger walks right past your garage, but your front-door camera captures only the very tip of his shoulder and absolutely nothing else. Now, the smart device by your front door makes you feel like it’s peering down a keyhole at your entire yard.
Your Front Door Isn’t Your Entire House
Doorbell cameras do offer some good features. They give you a look at who is visiting you, who has delivered packages to you, and just a little bit of ground in front of your front door. If you live in a small house or apartment, this could be sufficient for what you need.
However, most houses become larger than they were at the beginning due to additional responsibilities (not just physical additions). For example, you will add a garden shed. You will use two vehicles. You will put a fence up around your swimming pool. You will create an outdoor living space. You will set up a work-from-home office. Or simply, you’ll receive more packages. No matter what, the front door is still important, but now it’s no longer the only spot where things take place.
At this point, many people begin to identify areas of blind spots. These aren’t scary blind spots. These are practical blind spots. That little passageway on the side of your house. The rear entryway. The driveway. The garage. The garden gates. Where packages are left when no one opens the door.
Practical Blind Spots Cause Minor Daily Inconveniences
Home security is talked about as being primarily concerned with emergency situations. However, in real-life experiences, home security provides peace of mind throughout regular days.
Do you want to know if the dog went out? Do you want to know if the mailman showed up? Do you want to see which gate is open? Do you want to know what made that noise outside? Was it the wind, neighbor, etc.?
Not knowing can be frustrating.
Therefore, some families choose to go from having one smart camera to a full-security system (like a 16-channel PoE NVR camera system) because they want to monitor multiple cameras from one central location. This isn’t really about making your house into a castle; this is about setting up your security based upon how your household utilizes its space.
More Than One Camera Doesn’t Have To Be Complicated
Good home technology doesn’t require you to read a user’s guide each day. It is supposed to stay quiet and unobtrusive in the background until you need it.
When adding new camera coverage areas to your setup, consider “zones.” First, decide on those locations that family members frequently come and go from. Next, determine what types of light levels are present in those areas. Decide on appropriate camera views based on daylight hours. Consider whether the same camera views are beneficial at night as well as during daytime hours.
Adding more cameras shouldn’t confuse you, it should calm you down. When using multiple cameras from one monitoring area, you’ll typically look at one screen and quickly grasp what happened. You can then focus on whatever comes next in your daily routine.
Your Security System Should Expand As Your Lifestyle Does
As time goes by, your home continues to evolve. So does your daily routine. The way you live and utilize your front steps may not suffice once you’ve added a driveway, garden, garage, office, or rear entrance to your home. No reason to overdo it. Simply note where your current configuration falls short. In some cases, creating a safer home begins with viewing areas of your property that have gone unseen.
