Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has added a new report showing that Consumer/DIY Video Surveillance Camera Market will grow to nearly $260 million by  2012.

Consumer Do-it-Yourself (DIY) Surveillance: Cameras, Broadband Services & Semiconductors reports that the market for video surveillance equipment is expanding beyond the professional segment to include the consumer market.

The report shows that a new class of consumer  Do-it-Yourself (DIY) cameras is emerging and available to consumers through retail outlets and broadband service providers. Underlying this growing DIY camera market is a semiconductor  opportunity that is expected to grow from $37.9 million in 2007  to nearly $260 million by 2012.

Authors of the report highlight that the applications driving home video surveillance range from  simple doorbell cameras to remote surveillance and recording  services. Companies are positioning do-it-yourself (DIY) surveillance kits that include cameras, network adapters, and PC  and Internet-based monitoring and recording software. Such systems, they note,  also allow consumers to monitor their home remotely over  the Internet, or even via their mobile phones.

Among the driving factors in this market is the emergence of  consumer level Internet Protocol (IP) surveillance cameras. These consumer IP cameras leverage the now widespread  availability of consumer home networks.

Consumer Do-it-Yourself (DIY) Surveillance: Cameras, Broadband Services & Semiconductors

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