Hidden cameras are extremely useful when you know how to use them. They are your eyes when you are not around to watch over your assets. They can also tell the tale on someone who is betraying you or is harming your loved ones when you turn your back. Hidden cameras come in various shapes and sizes and you can find all sorts of creative disguises for them. Even with stand-alone cameras, hiding them is not a problem at all because they are usually very small.

Let's start with a typical commercial scenario. You own a small business and your shop is serviced by a few employees. You are not always around to monitor them and you have to trust other people to do what you do. In this case, you can use hidden cameras to do some snooping around on your behalf. There are several models to choose from.

There are some that are wireless and hidden beneath a light source. The wireless receiver is located somewhere conveniently nearby. The light source feeds the wireless camera with power through photocells and the camera silently sends over everything to be recorded.

Another model is the smoke detector camera. Serving a dual purpose, these hidden cameras have a very potent advantage over the location. Smoke detectors are always placed above important places. The same places where you would want to keep an eye over. Having a vantage point over at the ceiling, you will be able to see everything that you need to see.

Now let's think of a more domestic scenario. You and your wife have to leave for the evening and your young children need baby sitting. So you hire a nanny. Now when you come back the children are upset and perhaps even afraid. The nanny denies everything and says that the children are being naughty. Who do you believe? The solution often calls for what is known popularly as the 'nanny cam'.

As the name might suggest, the nanny cam is used to monitor whether your children are being treated properly or not. These cameras come in seemingly harmless disguises. So you can have a teddy bear whose eyes are the camera. You can also have an alarm clock that has a camera hidden on its body somewhere. You can also get statues and other home d?r items with a camera in them. Once you have found what you think will fit the bill, you can scatter these items all over the house. Place in strategic places like the living room, the kitchen, the children's playroom, bedroom, etc. These items are also used to catch cheating spouses and use the evidence in court.

Now, thanks to the Internet and modern computers, you can stream a live and secure feed of your hidden cameras over the web. That way, you can view your camera feeds through the Internet no matter where you are in the world.