Where can I find a hidden/covert outdoor security camera?

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Judy

I've been searching the net trying to find the perfect hidden camera to monitor the front of my house. There's been burglaries in the neighborhood and just the other day some bastard busted up my car window and stole my speakers and amp.

Just so I can have some piece of mind, I'd like to look into a security/surveilance camera. I want something that can be hidden and doesn't look like a camera. I'd love to find something I could put in a potted plant out front, or something like that. The best thing I've found so far is a Flood Light that's a Hidden Camera, but it's non-functional and I have to have some kind of lighting in my driveway so that's not practical for me.

Any ideas?

Answer
There are a lot of wireless/nanny cameras out on the market now, but you are probably going to need a night time/low light camera if lighting is not practical in your driveway. Then you will also need to decide how you want to store your video either on a PC or VCR.

The other thing to consider with wireless cameras would be picture quality, so a wired camera might be a better option for you if there is any wireless interference. smarthome.com has a variety of brands but aer usually more expensive. x10 that has a pretty cheap wired camera that is black and white which performs better at night and it plugs right into a vcr

My neighbor used my driveway to shoot a video for you tube with out my permission. Is this trespassing?

WallyWally

No one was home on the property at the time. Discovered he had done this when I saw the video on youtube. Also he has a security camera on the front of his house which moves to point in my back yard sometimes. Is that an invasion of privacy?

Answer
It's perfectly legal to take pictures and video in places that are in full public view. In these kind of places there is no expectation of privacy. If he can see into your backyard, from his property, without taking any extra steps then there's not a problem. If he has to do something like climb a tree to see over the top of a privacy fence then it's an invasion of your privacy.

It's trespassing if you have posted no trespassing signs.

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Fake security cameras in the market?

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Ava D

I heard that there are now fake security cameras in the market. Do they work as well as the real deal?

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Fake security cameras can be used to deter criminals from entering your house or vandalizing your property. Unfortunately, if it doesn't work, you wouldn't be able to record the crime and you wouldn't have any form of evidence that would help you and the authorities identify the culprit.

Is there anywhere I can see the security camera footage of the Latasha Harlins shooting?

dluv1126

It was the shooting in 1991 where the Korean shot the black girl over a bottle juice. I wanted to look at the video from the security camera that the police used.

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Not sure you can see the actual footage, but you can read a description of what is on it. You cahn purchase the full article for $4. Here is the abstract:

911, TV Tapes Tell Different Tales in Killing of Teen-Ager Murder trial: The Korean store owner told a police operator that the black girl had tried to take money. But the security recording conflicts with that version.
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Los Angeles Times (pre-1997 Fulltext) - Los Angeles, Calif.
Author: ANDREA FORD
Date: Oct 2, 1991
Start Page: 3
Section: Metro; PART-B; Metro Desk
Text Word Count: 574



Abstract (Document Summary)



On the 911 recording, Du also tells a police officer that his wife, Soon Ja Du, was unhurt after the incident. However, testifying in his wife's defense Tuesday, he said he thought his wife and the 15-year-old [Latasha Harlins] were both dying when he entered the store seconds after the March 16 shooting in the Empire Liquor Market in South-Central Los Angeles.

In the security camera videotape, Harlins and Soon Ja Du, 49, are seen scuffling over a $1.79 bottle of orange juice. Two witnesses testified that Du had accused the girl of trying to steal the juice, even though they said the teen-ager tried to pay for it.

Harlins is seen striking Du in the face at least three times on the tape. After Harlins backs away, Du throws a three-foot high stool at the girl and is seen getting a handgun from beneath a counter.

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