Interesting. nayr, thanks for posting.
nayr said "
and most people cant see there doors on camera; so if its been kicked open you wont see it."
True Dat!
I'm a fan of having some cams mounted outside, pointed towards the house.
House-mounted cam gets a good view of them approaching, but not leaving. Cam mounted in tree or in garden sees 'em leaving.
Vantage points of Cams on house + cams away from house gives
two perspectives. Useful.
nayr said "
a video surveillance system does not replace a home security system"
Alarm & surveillance are two goals, with some overlap. One doesn't replace the other. Each requires different equipment, for the non-overlapping techniques and technology.
Article said "
Generally, burglars agreed security cameras were a deterrent."
The burglars didn't mention decoy cameras. I'm amazed by the number of cameras on commercial establishments that use phony cameras. They're easy to spot.
1) Like when the drilled hole for the cam cable is the same size at the cable diameter. I really doubt the installer crimped on the bnc or RJ45 connector while standing on a ladder.
2) When my cell phone cam doesn't see IR from the cam's fake leds
Some burglars said "
some said visible cams also likely signaled there were valuables inside the home."
Reminded me of a college girl knew who moved to NYC. Fire escape outside her window. 6 story building. Called to get bars added to the window, to keep out intruders. Vendor came out, opened the window, looked up and down. He said "You'd be the only apartment with bars on the windows. Do you want to tell the crooks you have more valuable stuff than your neighbors?"
She didn't get bars.
Survey said
"Most intruders said they would leave immediately if a security alarm went off."
In Seattle, you can't mount the alarm's siren outside the house. So here at least, how effective is that interior mounted alarm? Boils down to how involved your neighbors will be a) to call 911 and/or b) walk over to your house to check on things?
Police out here don't respond to house alarms - too many false alarms. Having a neighbor see a kicked in front door, and then tell the 911 operator -
THAT will turn it into a "
confirmed alarm", at which point the police respond.
Survey said "
If a homeowner had a big, loud dog most burglars would stay away. Smaller dogs don’t seem to bother them."
That reminded me of a DIY alarm a guy made. He had a small dog. He recorded the yapping. Connected a cassette deck to the front door button. When the
door bell was pressed, the tape would play at half-speed. Instead of a small lap dog, it now sounded like two dogs, and one was a giant with very deep barks. Ha Ha!