I used to live in a not horrible, but could be better, part of Indianapolis. I had always wanted to get cameras around the house, but never did it. When my wife and I built our house I decided at some point to get a Lorex system and installed it. It was nice to be able to see outside and I was able to provide some footage of a neighborhood kid who was going around defacing cars.
My wife likely thought I was crazy, but I traveled a lot for work and it was also nice to be able to check in on the house while I was gone. I feel she shared this sentiment when she was at the Mayo Clinic for treatment; it made you not feel so far away. I have probably gone a little overboard now, but I also now want to make sure I have good, usable footage to provide in the event something happens. My neighbors give me shit, but you damn well know that they will be the first people to come ask if something happens.
Moving to the Andy cams with audio was also a fortunate happen-stance as I was able to get video and audio of different interactions between our daughter and my wife before she passed. I'm sure others would give anything to have had some of these moments recorded.
I also came in the backyard to find my dog laying there, not moving. I was able to review the footage to see what had happened prior to him collapsing and dying. The vet's best guess was he had a heart failure; he was only just a month or two past his first birthday.
Not many people other than the vet have seen this video.