Do you see a Hidden Cam?!

A hidden camera is a still or video camera used to film people without their knowledge. The camera is "hidden" because it is either not visible to the subject being filmed, or is disguised as another object.

Hidden cameras have become popular for household surveillance, and can be built into common household objects such as smoke detectors, clock radios, motion detectors, ball caps, plants, and cellphones. Hidden cameras may also be used commercially or industrially as security cameras.

A hidden camera can be wired or wireless. The former will be connected to a TV, VCR, or DVR, whereas a wireless hidden camera can be used to transmit a video signal to a receiver within a small radius (up to a few hundred feet).

Some hidden camera shows have led to lawsuits or being denied to air by the people who were trapped in set-ups that they found unpleasant.

Hidden camera shows

Hidden cameras are also sometimes used in reality television to catch participants in unusual or absurd situations. Participants will either know they will be filmed, but not always exactly when or where, or do not know they have been filmed until later, at which point they may give consent to the footage being produced for a show.

This latter sub-genre of unwitting participants began in the 1940s with Candid Camera.

A nanny cam, or nanny camera, is a hidden video camera that has been secretly installed within a common household object. A nanny cam is usually used to secretly monitor and record the activities of home caregivers, hence the name "Nanny Cam" although it can be used to clandestinely record any activity.

Voyeurism is a practice in which an individual derives sexual pleasure from observing other people. So, with the help of a hidden cam somebody might make you a voyeurism victim.

Search for hidden cams before you try something odd in a lonely place. Nowadays, hidden cams are widely misused in toilet rooms, dress changing rooms and so on.

Though we have a wide range of good known uses for hidden cam, we also have to protect ourselves and our privacy. Thank you for the visit.