The Typical picture of a Perp on Nextdoor-type Apps with Consumer Grade Cameras like Ring, Nest, Arlo, Canary, Wyze, etc.

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Other than the kinda unique two-toned truck LOL, can anyone identify this thief. Best part was the post:

"This thief screwed around until my cameras shut off and and then swiped stuff from my yard. Obviously an experienced thief"

That is why we record 24/7 and not mess with consumer grade cameras - and if this camera did record longer, doubt it would have got a good enough shot.

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Typical hot spot up close and background dark and murky. No amount of adjustments made will be able to see anything past the back of the car. One camera and dismal lighting doesn't cut it
 
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Here's my question, do you troll the Ring and Nest forums to find this stuff? :idk:
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As the title implies for the thread I started, these show up in my Nextdoor feed, along with some local Facebook groups or make the local news.... as is the same is for most others that post here too.

I used to engage in those posts to try to educate folks there are better cameras, but like others here, we get shunned out LOL. People wanna believe their consumer stuff from Best Buy is the best there is LOL.
 
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Aha. I started way into the conversation, so I missed that. Pardone Moi :rofl:

I think the resistance to listen comes from them trying not to admit they made a poor choice. Hell, I know I did. We're only human and sometimes we make poor choices. But I got over the fact that I got screwed and accepted it. Not everyone does. Just have to use it as a learning experience and be open to criticism and advice.
 
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I've never heard of Nextdoor until today. I don't participate in the general social media sites as there is always someone to that is just there to rattle the cage. I quit social media cold turkey right after the pandemic hit. I couldn't deal with the crap these keyboard warriors spitting out. Way too many who couldn't think on their own
 
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Most of those people that post on Nextdoor do not want to listen to critique of their cams. They did the bare minimum by hanging a WIFI cam too high so it would not 'be stolen'. That is all they want to do. They only want to bitch about being ripped off by thieves, not Best Buy.

We had some door checkers come though out neighborhood. I got great shots and posted them on the HOA Facebook page. Got a few calls from some asking about the cams since NONE of their cams (Nest, Arlo et al) got usable caps. One guy even came by my house to see the setup and discuss. His wife was pissed that their pick-up truck had crap stolen out of it. She basically said "You spent over a grand on these cams and all you get is a blur? Can't even tell if it's a boy or girl". But he decided not to do anything since it was 'too much trouble' to run cables, set up a recorder, etc.

They only want to hang a WIFI cam and forget about it.

PS: IPCAMTALK is social media.
 
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samplenhold said:
Most of those people that post on Nextdoor do not want to listen to critique of their cams. They did the bare minimum by hanging a WIFI cam too high so it would not 'be stolen'. That is all they want to do. They only want to bitch about being ripped off by thieves, not Best Buy.

We had some door checkers come though out neighborhood. I got great shots and posted them on the HOA Facebook page. Got a few calls from some asking about the cams since NONE of their cams (Nest, Arlo et al) got usable caps. One guy even came by my house to see the setup and discuss. His wife was pissed that their pick-up truck had crap stolen out of it. She basically said "You spent over a grand on these cams and all you get is a blur? Can't even tell if it's a boy or girl". But he decided not to do anything since it was 'too much trouble' to run cables, set up a recorder, etc.

They only want to hang a WIFI cam and forget about it.

PS: IPCAMTALK is social media.
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Yup.

I also was the "want to hang up WiFi Battery operated cameras and be done with that" .. after I looked closely at the results, it was clear I would be unable to get what I needed and the batteries would cost a lot.

Ended up going with wired PoE cameras that were recommended here and while the wiring was a pita for my home, it taught me a lot and and now I have learned how to do it better.

Thus why I really want to see those buying newly built homes to get their cabling up before the drywall.

Hopefully, more people show up here in time and save themselves tons of headaches.
 
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Thus why I really want to see those buying newly built homes to get their cabling up before the drywall.
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Unlike other services, prewiring for surveillance at any given site can be a difficult to accomplish. Sometimes finding proper locations may have to wait until you have the means to actively experiment at the property. While you can run wires to approximate areas of the structure that are common, there may always be an installation setting that will require runs after the construction is complete.

Even so, a generalized plan should be drawn up before prewiring the structure. It will help to mitigate overlooked areas for camera coverage and give a road map to wire and equipment locations so that no connections/services are forgotten. When I was a partner in a smart home business back in the late 90s and early 2000s, we drafted drawings for every part of the installation from prewire to trim out. Each client had a pretty thick file folder with all the plans and supporting paperwork. A crew with basic knowledge could follow the plans and usually have to questions regarding any part of the process. We had a prewire team, a trim out team and finalize team which included the programmer/setup person and helper. Our go to for drawing plans at the time MS Visio
 
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Our go to for drawing plans at the time MS Visio
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I used to use that to draft up IDPA course of fire plans when I was the Match Director for a local IDPA club.
 
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samplenhold said:
I used to use that to draft up IDPA course of fire plans when I was the Match Director for a local IDPA club.
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I personally think Visio 2000 was the best version to use. I purchased 2021 a few years ago to draw up some plans for the 2 sheds we built in our back yard. We are in a hurricane prone area and the city requires a detailed plan for permit. I found it is so difficult to use. They hide everything that you use on a daily basis. It becomes frustrating
 
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