Watch Out For Snoopers, Here's How To Find Hidden Cameras Using Your Cellphone

How to scan hidden cameras using your phone. (Photo: Pixabay)

JAKARTA - Do you often feel watched every day when you are doing activities at home, at the office, at a hotel, or in other public places? It could be a hidden camera.

CCTV may make you feel uncomfortable, but you at least this tool can be a part of keeping the community safe. However, hidden cameras in your office, hotel room, and even your home are a different matter. Here's how to find hidden cameras using your phone.

Smartphones Can Detect Hidden Cameras

You can use your smartphone to detect hidden cameras. In general, two common methods are used to achieve this.

Detect electromagnetic fields. This type of application detects magnetic fields. However, you should have an idea of where the camera might be positioned. If a strong field is detected, there may be a camera ejected inside a wall or object. Detects the reflection of light from the lens. Although this method is not very reliable, it is still a good idea to have such an application, if only to find small objects dropped on the carpet.

Find hidden cameras with Android phones, several applications are available on playstore to find hidden surveillance cameras on Android, such as Hidden Camera Detector and Glint Finder. You can download this application for free.

As for iOS, you can find hidden camera detecting apps via:

Hidden Camera Detector (Free, in-app purchase) DontSpy 2 - detector (1.99 US dollars or 28 thousand rupiah) Hidden Spy Camera Detector (2.99 US dollars or 41 thousand rupiah)

These iPhone spy camera detection applications can all be obtained at a fairly affordable price and are easy to use. However, if you're not sure, start with the free Hidden Camera Detector.

Finding Hidden Surveillance Cameras With Smartphone

Whichever app you choose, you'll be able to detect cameras and speakers, maybe even hidden computers.

Such apps generally work the same way: proximity to a camera or other surveillance device is displayed. There should be enough information provided.

The Hidden Camera Detector also features an Infrared (IR) mode that helps you find cameras that have so far gone unnoticed. This is done by pointing the smartphone camera at an area where the camera might be hidden.

If a bright white disc is visible on your phone screen, it means there is a hidden camera nearby. It will not work with traditional camera types and is limited by how the camera works.

Effective Detection of Hidden Cameras

Note that when using this app, you must first make sure that you know what technology is in the room. TVs, computers, smart assistants (such as the Amazon Echo) or other hardware can interfere.

A little advice, you can take your phone out of the case. Some casing materials can block signals from other devices, as well as interfere with the radiation field of the phone itself. Removing the phone from the case for a while will give you faster and more accurate camera detection results.

If you have found the hidden camera earlier, the next step is left to you. You can report it directly to the authorities or want to handle it your own way.