Happened early Monday morning. Video was shared with police because the car that goes by in the video had gone by about 10 minutes earlier. The family stated they believe there was a hit taken out on the man, a nightclub owner. The home where it happened is not in my line-of-sight as it way off to the left of the frame. Scary stuff. Gunshots near end.
The sounds of a homicide
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mat200
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Which house did they hit?
Looks like time for a camera you can keep in color mode to get color data on cars, and perhaps a camera for LPR ..
The house was far down the road to the left, about 10 homes down and around a corner. So, there was no way any camera would have helped. The main goal of the camera was to simply watch over the driveway and our cars. Interesting comment about the color mode. I will check into that.
Shockwave199
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Yeah, the shooting that happened down the road from me was the same situation. The car blasting by afterwards became paramount evidence. You can assist with your street view but not the way the camera is set at the moment. Every frame is motion blur. I'd question if it was doing well even for your driveway and car. I'm gonna guess and say color wouldn't be great at the street. Might be too noisy and dark. I don't think there's anything wrong with b&w but it sure needs to be dialed in better.
mat200
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Would probably have to do something wireless and battery for there. Not sure any of those types would be any good for motion of vehicles. Good idea though.
I agree. I’ve tested it out with people up to the car at night. It is enough to be able to identify the person. Problem is that if i adjust the settings for cars, I won’t have enough available light for the faster shutter.
When you're hoping the thread title is clickbait but it's not.
Definitely time for you to get an LPR camera, stat!
Definitely time for you to get an LPR camera, stat!
mat200
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FYI - mailbox related threads which can be of interest for others to check out
ipcamtalk.com
ipcamtalk.com
Do check out MrSurly's first capture from that mailbox setup:
Mailbox Hide, Newbie Down the Rabbit Hole
I decided that I really needed some street view cameras... long before I realized it would start me down the path to ipcams and Blue Iris. I knew where I wanted cameras, right at the street, in the mailbox and at least somewhat hidden. I schemed about Wi-Fi and solar panels, batteries, voltage...
Mailbox Camera
A few months ago I was taking out the trash and while walking down the driveway I noticed a car stopping at our mailbox, opening it and driving away. It was dark so I know it was not the rural mail carrier. We live in a rural area and have had occasions of missing mail in the past. We don't have...
Do check out MrSurly's first capture from that mailbox setup:
Shockwave199
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What are your settings currently? Do you have a floodlight on the garage? Looks like 1/30th. Try 1/120th. I do understand that your home and property take priority but you're awfully close to the street too and it could be worth getting the overall shutter/exposure balanced for all.
looney2ns
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Please upload videos to youtube, so we don't have to download it to view.
You need to adjust your cam so that post light on the right is not in the field of view.
You need to adjust your cam so that post light on the right is not in the field of view.