"In the 1940's the Steineck ABC Wrist Watch Camera was the first camera watch
sold in America until the last 1950's. It looked like a wristwatch but didn't
function as one. It was popular for its time with private investigators.
From the 1940's all the way until the 1960's a Minox Spy Camera was known
though out the world for being a miniature spy cam in its own category. Many
country's intelligence agents and spies used these cameras because they are well
known for taking great up close document photographs, yet it was so small no one
could see it.
These cameras worked so efficiently that the purchase in most countries was
banned, only being allowed to be purchased by government agencies and military
intelligence personnel. In the late 1960's they became publicly available.
Now we are in the digital age where there isn't a need for film processing,
making it faster to get your pictures. The resolution is generally many times
better than the average film camera. It is common for cameras to have about 5-12
mega pixels which gives you a detailed picture.
You can also purchase easy to use photo editing software that makes it
possible for you to adjust the brightness, contrast, color, and size. Speaking
of size, the size of your camera may be a huge issue. You can get a digital
camera specially created so small that it can be disguised easily. There is a
large market of high quality digital cameras on the market that are disguised at
pens, lighters, and most cell phones have camera built it.
You can purchase a surveillance video camera with a built in charge coupled
device (CCD) board camera. This will give you high quality resolution. Miniature
CMOS cameras are quite popular because they can be wired into a portable DVR
that small enough to fit easily in a jacket packet."
