Board Cameras are basically a fixed lens mounted on a circuit board.
These cameras are often used in mini cameras, dome cameras and for
making hidden cameras but are also sold unpackaged, for mounting by the
buyer.
Lenses in these cameras are either of a full
opened lens or pinhole in which the opening of the lens is very small.
Pinhole lens cameras are often called "spy" cameras and are most often
used in making hidden cameras. All of our hidden cameras are examples
of hidden board cameras.
Lenses in board cameras are
pre-mounted and have a fixed iris. In most cases they have a short
focal length (the distance between the surface of the lens and it's
focal point) which results in a wide angle of view. Our board cameras
have a lens between 3.6 and 6mm.
Because board cameras have
some many fixed features they are limited to what they can be used for.
However, they offer a low cost solution to security needs especially
hidden camera situations.