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Wired into the vehicle means it draws its own power, so there is nothing to charge and nothing to remember. That is the setup most people end up on for a car they use every day.

Live tracking uses more data than movement alerts do, so the running cost is slightly higher. That is the trade for being able to look any time you want.

Every tracker needs a SIM to report, so there is a small monthly running cost regardless of which one you pick. We will tell you what it is before you buy.

A handful of vehicles with a few people needing access is the point where a phone app stops being enough. A web platform lets more than one person log in and see the same fleet.

Hardwired is the right call for work vehicles. They are in use daily and nobody has time to be charging trackers.

Tracking vehicles used by staff has employment and privacy obligations. Staff generally need to be told. Worth checking the current New Zealand guidance before you roll it out.

A trailer has no power to wire into and sits still for weeks at a time, so a tracker reporting constantly would flatten itself for nothing. On movement alerts it sleeps until the trailer moves, then wakes and reports.

That gets you months rather than days between charges, and you still find out the moment it goes somewhere it should not.

Trackers need a SIM, so there is a small monthly running cost. We will tell you what to expect for the way you plan to use it.

No power and no WiFi at the fence line means the camera has to run itself. A solar panel keeps it charged and its own SIM carries the video, so nothing needs running out there.

Mounted somewhere obvious it does the deterrent job, and it still records if someone tries anyway.

To identify someone the camera has to be close enough that a face fills a reasonable part of the frame. A wide shot from twenty metres up gives you a shape, not a person.

Discreet matters here because anyone who has been back more than once will look for a camera before they do anything.

No power and no network at a rural site means the camera runs itself. Solar keeps it charged and a SIM carries the video, so nothing has to be run out to it.

Live view is the reason for the SIM. If you only wanted footage when you visit, a trail camera would do the same job for a third of the price and no running cost.

A camera on a SIM has a monthly data cost. We will tell you roughly what to expect for the way you plan to use it.

Something worn means you decide when it runs and it moves with you, which matters when the thing you need on record does not happen in one predictable spot.

A visible indicator is worth having here. Recording that people can see tends to change behaviour on its own, and that is often the outcome you actually want.

New Zealand law sets limits on recording people, particularly audio of conversations you are not part of and filming in private spaces. Check the current rules before you rely on a recording.

A meeting you are part of means the recorder has to be with you, start quickly and run for hours without attention. That rules out anything you have to set up in advance.

Battery life matters more than resolution here. A recorder that dies halfway through is worse than not having one.

New Zealand law sets limits on recording conversations, and the rules differ depending on whether you are part of the conversation and what you do with the recording afterwards. Check the current guidance before you rely on it.

A tracker on a vehicle has to transmit to be useful, so it is found by picking up the signal rather than by looking for the device. That is a different tool to a camera finder.

A vehicle is a small enough space that a handheld detector covers the whole car in one sweep.

If you believe someone has placed a tracking or listening device without your knowledge, that may be a matter for the Police. Leaving it in place can matter for any complaint you make.

Hidden cameras are found by shining light at the same angle you are looking from, which makes the lens reflect straight back. A pocket lens finder does that job and takes about ten minutes for a room.

For a hotel room or a short term rental that is usually enough. A full sweep is a different tool and a different price.

If you find a device in a space you are renting or staying in, it may be a matter for the Police. Leaving it where it is can matter for any complaint.

A retail team on shifts needs cameras charged and cleared at the start of every shift, not plugged in one at a time and forgotten. A multi bay dock charges them all and pulls the footage off at the same time.

For retail the thing that matters most is a full shift of battery and a screen the customer can see. Visible recording defuses more situations than it records.

Recording customers and staff at work has notification and signage obligations in New Zealand, and staff generally need to be told. Worth checking the current guidance before you roll it out.

A carer is there for hours at a time, several days a week, so battery cameras are out. You want something that plugs in and never needs touching. Discreet means it looks like an object that belongs in the room rather than a camera pointed at one.

Ours are built into things you would already have on a bench or a shelf. A charger stand, a clock, a smoke alarm.

Video in a space you control is one thing. Recording audio of a conversation you are not part of is treated differently in New Zealand. We flag which of these record sound.

If none of the other twelve fit, asking more questions will not help. This goes straight to a real conversation instead.