Most dummy security cameras have working lights that blink just like a real camera, in the more advanced dummy security cameras you can even have the camera move from left to right, which gives anyone nearby the idea that it is a fully functional, working camera. Being a dummy camera it does not record any video or have any video output for future use if the owner wished to record video. Because of its striking resemblance to a real camera, a dummy security camera can really strike fear into the hearts of the less hardened criminals.
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