{
  "id": "emitters:wifi-security-camera",
  "collection": "emitters",
  "slug": "wifi-security-camera",
  "name": "Wi-Fi security camera and video doorbell",
  "summary": "Continuously streaming 100 mW transmitters, usually mounted at head height near doors and windows, giving about 8,000 µW/m² at 1 m.",
  "status": "verified",
  "lastVerified": "2026-08-12",
  "data": {
    "aliases": [
      "IP camera",
      "video doorbell",
      "smart doorbell"
    ],
    "category": "radiofrequency",
    "environment": [
      "home",
      "outdoor",
      "workplace"
    ],
    "bands": [
      {
        "label": "2.4 GHz ISM",
        "minHz": 2400000000,
        "maxHz": 2483500000
      },
      {
        "label": "5 GHz U-NII",
        "minHz": 5150000000,
        "maxHz": 5895000000
      }
    ],
    "transmitPower": {
      "quantity": "power",
      "unit": "W EIRP",
      "value": 0.1,
      "basis": "regulatory",
      "note": "Typical Part 15 consumer transmitter power. Transmit power is the regulatory or typical maximum; real devices often transmit below it and reduce power when link quality allows.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "fcc-part15"
      ]
    },
    "dutyCycle": "Cloud-recording cameras stream continuously; local-recording and motion-triggered units transmit only on events.",
    "distanceProfile": [
      {
        "meters": 0.3,
        "value": {
          "quantity": "power-density",
          "unit": "µW/m²",
          "value": 88400,
          "basis": "computed",
          "method": "S = EIRP / (4πd²) with EIRP = 0.1 W, d = 0.3 m",
          "sourceIds": [
            "fcc-part15"
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "meters": 1,
        "value": {
          "quantity": "power-density",
          "unit": "µW/m²",
          "value": 7960,
          "basis": "computed",
          "method": "S = EIRP / (4πd²) with EIRP = 0.1 W, d = 1 m",
          "sourceIds": [
            "fcc-part15"
          ]
        }
      },
      {
        "meters": 3,
        "value": {
          "quantity": "power-density",
          "unit": "µW/m²",
          "value": 884,
          "basis": "computed",
          "method": "S = EIRP / (4πd²) with EIRP = 0.1 W, d = 3 m",
          "sourceIds": [
            "fcc-part15"
          ]
        }
      }
    ],
    "mitigations": [
      {
        "action": "Switch to Power-over-Ethernet cameras with the radio disabled.",
        "effect": "Removes the transmitter while keeping the function."
      },
      {
        "action": "Set cameras to event-triggered rather than continuous upload.",
        "effect": "Cuts duty cycle from ~100% to a few percent."
      }
    ],
    "measureWith": [
      "broadband-rf-meter"
    ],
    "related": [
      "emitters:wifi-router"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "fcc-part15",
      "title": "47 CFR Part 15 — Radio Frequency Devices (unlicensed transmitter power limits)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Government Publishing Office (eCFR)",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/part-15",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "retrieved": "2026-08-12"
    }
  ],
  "links": {
    "self": "https://emfbase.com/api/emitters/wifi-security-camera",
    "html": "https://emfbase.com/emitters/wifi-security-camera",
    "markdown": "https://emfbase.com/emitters/wifi-security-camera.md",
    "collection": "https://emfbase.com/api/emitters"
  }
}