If you are a business owner, no matter what kind of business that may be, chances are you have worried about the security of your money and your stock. You can’t be everywhere at once; watching the stock, the cash registers, the safes, the employees and the customers, it’s impossible and installing a fully-fledged camera system that covers every room and every angle can be a very expensive endeavour, especially if you have a lot of floor space.

So what’s a concerned business owner or manager to do? This is the kind of stressful situation that can actually be alleviated with a full-scale security system that only APPEARS to be a security system. Dummy Cameras (like the one shown left) available by Mail Order from websites like Crime Prevention Products (who are one of the largest online retailers in the UK of this type of product), are a great way to deter crime in whatever form you feel it might take – shoplifting, employee thievery, or even just paid staff wasting too much time on the clock! The key is simply to hook up an elaborate (or simple, as the case may be) network of dummy cameras where they seem to be semi-hidden but are in fact in plain view.

Although dummy cameras are clearly not going to monitor your space in actuality, they will give the impression that they are to anyone who might pose a risk. Would-be shoplifters who see what looks like a security camera pointed right at them aren’t going to stuff anything into their pockets, and staff members who work in front of the fake lens all day aren’t likely to make off with any of your cash. The real job of dummy cameras is to instil fear into the hearts of potential criminals who could very well hurt your profits or even your business reputation. As far as thieves are concerned, dummy cameras are exactly the same as real cameras because they are in view, and they appear to be recording the day’s events for you to review at any time you see fit.

The key to success with dummy cameras is to NOT LET ANYONE KNOW THEY’RE FAKE! With the possible exception of store managers and partners (use your own discretion), if one person knows you are using dummy cameras, word will spread. Initially, it will be harmless – one innocent staff or family member will tell a friend, and the gossip will continue until someone who is not so innocent hears the news. If you want to keep your business safe using dummy cameras, you have to keep the security measures to yourself. Think about it this way – if you are having trust issues with customers and staff members in the first place, you can’t extend any trust to these same people when it comes to security cameras.

So are dummy cameras actually as effective as real camera security systems? Well, they can be, so long as you take the necessary precautions to prevent anyone from discovering that they are fake. Don’t install dummy cameras anywhere that people can reach or play around with them – they’ve got to be out of reach, but in view just the same. Keep this in mind and your business is much safer for it!

Crime is increasing in the UK whether it be the City or the Countryside, nowhere is immune from Burglary or Theft.  There are many good websites that specialise in all types of home and office security devices, and it is now possible to get the ultimate in crime prevention imitation surveillance devices.

Homeowners and Business owners alike, can now be fairly safe in the knowledge that their property is protected by the ever watchful eye of a Dummy Camera. They act like having a permanent guard on duty and work for free around the clock to provide on site security and peace of mind.

Naturally the camera itself doesn’t really do any actual camera work, but may be considered the electronic equivalent of a scarecrow.

Although they are Imitation, they provide a real deterrent. These Dummy Cameras look and act just like a real CCTV camera and without a doubt, are the very best available anywhere on the Web today. They can be purchased for a  fraction of the price of the real thing and installed in a very short time.  Anyone seeing these dummy cameras ( with or without their incorporated flashing L.E.D ) on your premises, will not want to take the chance that they will be seen on TV in Crimewatch or anything similar and will look for an  easier and less well protected target.

Security is important but prevention is always better than detection, ask any police officer, after all, it is their Primary Objective!

We are pleased to now offer our latest Professional External Dummy Camera which replaces the old model. Made of powder coated die-cast aluminium, it is slightly smaller than the previous model and is more modern looking with it’s newly shaped cowling and bracket arm.

Measuring appx 385 x 146 x 115 deep, these items are ideal where a larger dummy camera is required, for example in car parks or on the corner of large buildings etc., and are the first line of defence against thieves.

This is an authentic camera housing and looks so real that only the foolish will take a chance!

There is a cable conduit coming from the rear of the camera leading to a junction box which is then fitted to the wall adjacent to the camera bracket.

Buit into this junction box is a small flashing LED and the box itself houses the batteries which will probably last a couple of years or more before replacement is required.

The flashing LED gives the impression that there is power being fed to the junction box and therefore, that the camera is real. Once fitted, you may pan & tilt the camera on the bracket to suit whichever way you want the camera to be looking. To compliment the dummy camera, you should consider also fitting warning signs informing the viewer that CCTV Recording is in use as this helps not only draw attention to the fact that cameras are in use, but if the cameras were real, would be a legal requirement!