security camera

Electronic silent witness

A security camera is a video camera used for surveillance, typically monitoring a building, parking lot, or other space to deter crime or record evidence.

Security cameras may record continuously or activate on motion detection.

The footage often appears on monitors in a control room or streams to remote devices.

The security camera caught the whole thing.

surveillance

CCTV

Surveillance camera network

footage · recording · tracking · spying · scrutiny · oversight · watchfulness · vigilance · patrol · inspection

technology

CCTV

Surveillance camera network

motion detection · DVR · HD · 1080p · 4K · live feed · remote access · digital zoom · fisheye · lens

evidence

footage

Recorded video material

documentation · corroboration · alibi · exhibit · verification · authentication · witness · forensics · incriminating · admissible

protection

deterrent

Thing that discourages action

burglar · intruder · trespasser · vandalism · shoplifting · break-in · robbery · property · perimeter · entrance

privacy

invasion

Forcible entry into territory

confidentiality · civil liberties · data protection · watched · snooping · Big Brother · Orwellian · dystopia · panopticon · transparency

Categories
Opposites
surveillance vs. privacy

security cameraprivacy screen

Display confidentiality guard

privacy curtain · blindfold · blind spot · dead zone · one-way mirror

detection vs. concealment tools

security cameracamouflage

Concealment through visual blending

invisibility cloak · smoke screen · jammer · stealth technology · cloaking device

automated vs. human surveillance

security camerasecurity guard

Hired protector of property

watchman · night watchman · doorman · patrol officer · sentry

Family

secure, security, camera, secured, insecurity, securing, securely, cameraman, cameramen

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G