Long story short, in the co-op I live in, across the hall is a mentally ill neighbor who is prone to yelling in the hall, slamming the doors with a looping monologue every 5 minutes at certain times of night. There have been physical altercations with other members of the building, but before taking more legal action folks want to more rigorously catalogue incidents. Luckily (or unluckily) he lives right across the hall from me in such a way that I can observe him through the peephole.
My first question is: Do I have to remove my existing peephole to install a peephole camera? I was hoping for something that could not draw attention to itself, but honestly he might not even care. And also to have something that technically doesn't extend past my own apartment for the legalistic reasons. I imagine I'd be allowed to record anything I can see from my own space; I can clear this with the building but they're generally on my side as is.
I wouldn't mind plugging it in from my side, although batteries would also be nice to support. I don't need a lot in the way of software, but maybe I don't know what I'd be missing with an on-board SD card versus direct-to-PC setup. Any tips or recommendations would be helpful.
My first question is: Do I have to remove my existing peephole to install a peephole camera? I was hoping for something that could not draw attention to itself, but honestly he might not even care. And also to have something that technically doesn't extend past my own apartment for the legalistic reasons. I imagine I'd be allowed to record anything I can see from my own space; I can clear this with the building but they're generally on my side as is.
I wouldn't mind plugging it in from my side, although batteries would also be nice to support. I don't need a lot in the way of software, but maybe I don't know what I'd be missing with an on-board SD card versus direct-to-PC setup. Any tips or recommendations would be helpful.
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