An excellent way to protect your home from burglars, intruder, trespassers and other criminals is to install security cameras around your property. This method is expensive but offers fantastic protection. Outdoor security cameras not only tell the potential criminal that you have a security system in place but also that they will be caught on film if they try any funny business. In other words there will be hard evidence against them meaning they will be convicted should they be caught.

Some things to consider when looking for a camera include wired or wireless. An outdoor wireless security camera [http://hubpages.com/hub/outdoor-wireless-security-camera-guide] is the best options as you can usually hook it up to your computer or your home wireless network and, with the right software, get the computer to detect motion and record only when there is movement. But even though the picture is sent wirelessly the camera will still need power. But if you have power connected in your out buildings or garage then it's easy to mount the camera on the outside and run a cable through the wall. Wired security cameras are a bit more trouble as the further they get from the house the longer the wire and the more work is involved in laying it. The picture quality may also suffer. But if the camera is being mounted on the side of the house and not on a gate or outbuilding then these are cheaper.

Remember, if you can't afford a top of the range outdoor wireless security cameras you can fake it. Cheap fake security cameras are very convincing in appearance and do a good job of mimicking the real deal. Metal cases, panning movements, lights and a glass lens all add to the realism. The cheapest one on Amazon is only $5 but it's better to see the device first to make sure it looks the part before spending any money.