I'm not sure why people want to hide their cameras.
There have been a few posts here that answer this question.
- Some are afraid of someone stealing their cams.
- Some are afraid of someone damaging their cams.
- Some want the perps to focus on hiding their faces from the obvious cams, and getting a good shot by the 'hidden' cams.
- Some are wary of neighbors not being happy with those cams.
- Some have issues with the HOA possibly getting on their case.
- Some have the wife not liking the cams that stand out.
Personally, I have tried to make the installs not too intrusive/obvious from the street. So the driveway and back yard cams are turrets, but can be seen from the street if you look for them. The front door cams can be seen from the street but are only obvious once you head up the walkway towards the front door. The bullet Z4E pointed at the intersection is very obvious from the street, but I think lots of people do not notice. My two LPR cams, Z12E bullets, are in a box in the garden to be more stealthy, but the IR is easily seen at night.
Originally I did not want the HOA getting into my business. I also did not want the Karens complaining to the HOA about the cams. I just did not want to deal with the trouble.
After my LPR cams were installed, the HOA passed some rules about how cams can be hung, where they can be placed, what they can see, etc. It also made you apply for approval of each cam by the HOA, requiring a fee to be paid along with detailed descriptions and diagrams of the install. All of this was done without any homeowner's input and was not even communicated to the homeowners. It just appeared on the review website. I noticed it when I went to apply for replacing my fence.
Now the state of Texas has passed a law that states HOAs cannot stop you from putting up cams. It basically negates the HOA policy. I am waiting to see if the HOA does anything about cams in the future.