Protecting a Camera from Theft

[bedouin]

Does anything exist that can be used to protect a camera from being stolen? I was considering having something made, but the person I went to told me that such things already exist.

 

[fenderman]

Does anything exist that can be used to protect a camera from being stolen? I was considering having something made, but the person I went to told me that such things already exist.

Why do you suspect that the camera will be stolen?

 

[bedouin]

When you live in a country where $32 a month is considered just above the poverty level, everything is something that can potentially be stolen.

On top of that, there may be someone who simply does not like its presence and may try to do something out of spite.

 

[fenderman]

When you live in a country where $32 a month is considered just above the poverty level, everything is something that can potentially be stolen.

On top of that, there may be someone who simply does not like its presence and may try to do something out of spite.

There is no way to absolutely prevent the theft...you can install a camera cage to deter it...if someone doesnt like its presence all they need is a can of spray paint..you are over thinking it.

 

[bedouin]

Could you link me to a camera cage that would work with a camera withthis kind of profile?

 

[nayr]

oh foScams? just let em get stolen.. your going to spend more on a cage than that cameras worth.

 

[bedouin]

I though the same thing. However, if I could see a picture of something that would work, I could probably have one made for cheap. Labor here is inexpensive.

 

[nayr]

cctv cage - Google Search

 

[bedouin]

Thanks. I was thinking of having something like this made. Do you have any experience with them? Do the bars tend to block the view? I suspect that maybe the bars could interfere with the infrared too.

 

[Kawboy12R]

Use external IR, also caged. Turn off intetnal IR. Have overlapping coverage of cameras so they can protect each other. Also have tamper alarms set on each camera so that if they're disconnected or painted over you get a text, email, or siren warning. Live monitoring of the cams for intruders also works well. If this seems like too much expense/bother for a Foscam and the property being protected then don't bother with anything except the tamper alarms. They're a great warning that someone is about to steal your cams and/or other stuff.

 

[bedouin]

Do you have any links to some inexpensive tamper alarms?

 

[Kawboy12R]

They are built into the NVR or software used to record the video.

 

[bedouin]

Ah, I have that setup using SecuritySpy in OS X. I thought you were referring to some kind of physical device.