Lots to look at here.....
Looking at the video, he knows the cam is there. He never looks up or towards it. He has a hoodie up.
I absolutely believe he knows the camera is there. No doubt in my mind.
That cam is way too high and too wide a FOV to ever get a good face shot. Even when someone is close enough to get a face shot, they are not in frame long enough. Placement is the key. Always test BEFORE mounting. Multiple crisscrossing cams is always the best route.
The problem is mounting solutions there, with no covered porch, or posts, only the soffit which sits 10~11 feet above the ground. I don't (really meaning-- my Wife doesn't ) want an army of cams at eye level greeting every person. -- and installing them directly on my siding/exterior walls would be a nightmare (and unsightly IMO -- see my satire cam placement pic on page 1). I have had an operating cam in that spot above the door for almost 8 years. I always just wanted an overview, and a visible cam as a deterrent. The move to clearly ID someone has outclassed my old cameras, and the physical placement to achieve a clear ID of someone in that location will remain elusive. I am struggling to find the balance between aesthetics and functionality, as well as resisting my nerdy drive to get more, More MORE...
I HAVE been thinking about this though --- the cam that WAS above the door at that location could go near the oval sign or possibly on the railing facing the steps--
one of the red circles in the steps pic... That cam is a 3mp dome with no IR lighting of its own. I
COULD run it in B&W -IR mode though, with the overhead cam providing the
IR light. Then maybe I could bump the shutter speed up enough to be useable.
I think I will test this tonight on the line I pulled for the bullet...
I have 4 cams at my front door. ...
LOL... Love it!! I am showing THAT to my wife!!
It would be great if you could share pics of those installs-- if you're comfortable with that. Others would probably benefit also.