As far as using only 2 cameras, I have a technical background, as I think I mentioned. I still have a registered version of AutoCAD 2002, which still works on my Win 7 PC here. I had a drawing of this house and lot, from 2004, that I used to plan it on the lot. I just took it and made a few tweaks for this discussion. Our house has a water ditch running on the left side there, with a slope - hard to get into. The thick line around most of the lot represents fenced areas that also make it hard to get into. The open area on the lower right is unfenced, and the driveway area that is open. I drew arrows showing where we need coverage. Being we don't have the money to cover the whole place, this is the most likely area that these jerks would come in. The little window that juts out on the lower right is actually a set of bay windows all along that room, and the place where these guys banged on my sister's bedroom window. But you see why I'm not certain if 3 cameras could cover that entire scope of area, especially at night with night vision, I'm just not sure. I don't know as much as you guys do.
Oh, we just figured something else out too. To the left of that water ditch is a relatively main street, and our side street runs down the lower part from there, to our driveway and other houses on our block. But about 2 blocks below our house here, is a church that has big programs to treat alcoholics and junkies, many of which apparently live in the neighborhood and walk down that street to the left of the water ditch, at all hours. ( I was telling my neighbor to the right, about this yesterday, and he mentioned this. And my neighbor on the top side of this drawing ( told them too, yesterday ) said that they've had all kinds of things ripped off from their place - bikes,
tools ( he's a remodeler ) etc. They're feeling like shooting someone, but I told them they cant do that. Colorado has a "make my day law" but ONLY if someone actually breaks into your house, and they could be in deep trouble if they shot someone just for stealing from their vehicles, etc.
Anyway, thinking about this, it may not be harassment, as much as some junkies testing whether they could break into our house, and if anyone is home. So in addition to the cameras, I looked at the motion sensor lights that we originally put in around the perimeter and evaluated that. It's been 10 years and along the right side, we have one dual one that looks down the driveway, but one bulb is burnt out and the sensor needs cleaning, it isn't going on so easily anymore - I can do that. But we never put one at that bay window, and we need to do that, because apparently these guys are entering the yard from the lower right, which is dark. So I'm going to get that done too - just need someone to run the wires and install it. But deterrent will go a long way too, if these are just junkies looking for an easy target to break into at night.
