The new advances in LED (Light Emitting Diode) science and technology have finally advanced to the point where LED lights are becoming ubiquitous. From their beginning in the electronics industry, to their use in automobile industry ten years back, they are now ready for prime time in house and landscape lighting.

When it comes to securing your property, there are three major functions in which LED outdoor security lights can help given their flexible and energy saving properties. We'll talk about the light's deterring function, the personal safety function, and, finally, the illumination of space for security cameras. We will go over these three. As a business owner or home owner, you will find information here that will help you make your decision about employing LED security lights easier.

As an added bonus, we will present several readily available LED security lighting choices.

Outdoor LED Lighting as theft deterrant

The most cost effective way of using LED security lighting is as a theft deterrant. In a neighborhood where some houses have well-lit front lawns all night long and others don't, it is clear which will be the first choice for an opportunistic thief or burglar. Placing lighting on your paths, driveways, and lawn will help your home or business become a less desirable target.

Even relatively weak lighting can serve the purpose of deterring thieves. But the lighting won't help when it is turned off. So this is where it becomes important to choose lighting devices that are reliable and on all night. Only the most recent development of extra-bright, low-power wireless solar LED security lights has enabled them to reliably stay on for all or at least most of the night on a single day's worth of solar energy. Or, if you pick externally powered, wired LED lights, you will save energy on your lights, and possibly hundreds of dollars annually on your lighting (or home protection) bill.

It will add to your peace of mind that these LED lights can last for many years even in a harsh outdoor environment with minimal maintenance.

Your personal security and safety against falls or missteps

When you have things to do around your house at night, the main concern is how safely you can go around the house. Especially for elderly people with more brittle bones, falling down on an unlit path can be dangerous. So always-on lighting will help with your personal safety around the house. You do not need such lighting to be very strong, but you need it to be on at all times at night, just in case.

LED security lights will help in this regard. Well positioned motion detection LED security lights, or solar security lights will do just fine to help you navigate around the house in the dark.

Outdoor LED lights as security camera helpers

You may have noticed that most security cameras for your home have a number of LED diodes around their camera lens. These are infrared LED diodes. They provide a flood of infrared light for a security camera to register moving objects at night. However, for best results, the LED outdoor security lights should be sufficiently intense. And, as any other light, the intensity of built-in security camera infrared LED lights falls with the distance.

This is why it is important to provide additional sources of lighting, infrared or visible, which will illuminate parts of your property away from the security camera. By installing additional LED security lights outdoor, the effective range of security cameras at night can be increased adequately.

LED security light choices

Here are some of the choices of LED security lighting that you can purchase easily online. You will find anything from solar powered security LED lighting to IR LED light illuminator fixtures for security camera use here. LED lights will improve your building safety and lower your monthly electricity bills.

Solar powered LED security lighting, solar LED security light

• Solar Powered 15 LED Security Light and Motion Detector 2013, a great motion sensor activated convenience light and thief deterrant. Comes with no external wires, no electricity costs, and virtually no maintenance.


• MAXSA Innovations 40225 Solar-Powered Motion-Activated 80 LED Security Floodlight, features easy installation, besides security also great for dark staircases, hallways, or sheds.


• MAXSA Innovations 40218 Motion-Activated Dual Head LED Security Spotlight, brightest choice of its kind, powered by the sun entirely.


• Concept SL-100 32 LED Solar Security Light with Motion Detector, features a large solar panel for extra power, and 190 ft range LEDs.

Wired outdoor LED security lights

• Lights of America LED Security Light Dusk to Dawn Dual Head Consumes 20 watts of Energy - White, features bright 5000K temperature LEDs, and low $10 yearly cost with automatic night time operation only.


• Lights of America LED Security Light Dusk to Dawn Single Head Consumes 20 watts of Energy - White, high brightness, 1000 Lumen operation on just $8 annual cost of electricity.


• Designers Edge L-988BR 240 Degree Sensor Twin Head Super Bright LED Motion Activated Floodlight, Bronze, available in white and black, a powerful LED motion sensor light.

Battery powered, wireless motion activated LED security light, long lasting

• Maxsa 40230 Motion-Activated LED Indoor/Outdoor Anywhere Light, with batteries lasting over a year through automatic night time on switch.


• Bright 7 LED Motion Sensor Entry Light, a modern looking, flap-up design of these motion sensor security lights.

Robotic security LED light with camera

• NightWatcher Robotic Security Light with Camera-LED (Black), a motion-following robotic security light, will even record short video snippets.

Long range IR LED light illuminator

• YY Trade IR100 - 98 LED Indoor/Outdoor Long Range 300ft IR Illuminator With Free 2A 12VDC Adaptor, 300 ft. illuminator to help any security camera record good images at night.


• YY Trade IR30 - 60-90 degree WideAngle 30 LED Indoor/Outdoor Long Range 50ft IR Illuminator (Without 1A 12VDC Adaptor), an inexpensive wide angle, short, 50 ft range, illuminator.

For even more choices of LED security lights, and more ways to illuminate your landscape, see Section LED Lighting Kits.

To complement your LED security lights with wall lights, go to LED Wall Lights.