Infrared security cameras and multi-camera security systems are great options for maintaining security for your home or office night and day.
These cameras use infrared lighting around the lens to illuminate the picture at night, which creates a black and white image, while during the day they use regular lighting and produce a color image.
These cameras come in various designs and sizes and are designed for use indoors and outdoors.
They are great for seeing into complete darkness, which a day / night camera is not capable of doing because they do not have infrared lighting.
You can find these cameras with infrared lighting on various web sites and from several retailers.
Individual cameras and infrared systems vary greatly in price depending on the brand, features, and design.
For example, the cameras that can see over a greater distance, are weather proof and have a high picture quality will tend to be more expensive.
Individual ones can range in price from $150 to about $800.
The security industry employs the use of these cameras quite frequently for 24 hour monitoring and surveillance.
There are also several multi-camera systems available.
These security systems can vary in price from $700 to as much as $15,000.
The more expensive systems usually have several additional features, as well as infrared capabilities, and can have as many as twelve cameras.
These systems are great for business and commercial surveillance.
Less expensive security camera systems with infrared lighting come with fewer cameras, usually two to four, and are better for home security.