Car got keyed, need camera?
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you think the perps will key it a second time?
You have to park it outside your home? No garage? If this happened away from your home it's going to be tough to do a camera surveillance system.
I hope you catch them. As for a camera, I would just use a little USB one for a laptop. Maybe put it under the car. Run the USB up into the trunk, climb in trunk with a aluminum baseball bat (so it makes that cool "ting" sound), a laptop with two batteries so you can watch outside, keyless entry remote, and a 1.75 of JD. Wait till those f***ers come back and unleash hell.
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Talk to the landlord to see if maybe you can get some other people willing to chip into buying some security camera for the garage?
Thanks, yeah I would. I think I know who's doing it, just need to catch them. Any ideas on cameras that would work and be easy to hide in this situation?
Set up two Go-Pro cams facing the side of the car?
Not a bad idea...
I need something that is wireless most likely that would be above the car so I can see the person who is doing it including their face.
Also, since it is in a garage with a lot of cars in it I don't have access to a power supply so it would have to be battery operated and needs to record for at least 24 hours.
I guess I could maybe find a camera to put in the car but I am sure I would need a few then otherwise if I were to only use 1 facing the rear someone could mess with the front and I'd miss it.
I need something that is wireless most likely that would be above the car so I can see the person who is doing it including their face.
Also, since it is in a garage with a lot of cars in it I don't have access to a power supply so it would have to be battery operated and needs to record for at least 24 hours.
I guess I could maybe find a camera to put in the car but I am sure I would need a few then otherwise if I were to only use 1 facing the rear someone could mess with the front and I'd miss it.
Your gonna want to mount it as low as possible with out being able to be messed with. The higher you go the harder its gonna be to get a face shot.
I would get a deer/hunting camera and set that up some way. Battery operated and records to a sd card.
Installing a camera system in a car will be very expensive and wiring would be even more fun. Ive priced it out for customers. Not worth it useless you got cash to throw around.
Sounds great! You seem to know your stuff. So you recommend placing cameras from the outside of my car facing it? It would have to be in the parking garage then. Also, how long do the batteries last for hunting cameras/how long can they record to an SD card slot given its about 32GB?
I did a few minutes of searching and came up with something like this:
http://www.asianwolf.com/cctv-recorder-huntdvr.html
The only problem is, I don't know where to mount the camera since it is in a parking garage and people are always driving past, so any movement would trigger the motion sensor I would guess... Also, how could I place the camera so they could not just take the camera or sd card out of it?
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Recording time is gonna depend on motion. And what mega pixel camera you have.
Example. If you have motion 24 hrs a day 7 days a week a 3 frames per second you need roughly 5GB of storage. Now that's motion images. You are just taking snap shots. But your using mega pixel compared to analog cctv.
Ok did a little digging. 1 frame per second and 1 mega pixel 24 hrs a day 7 days a week you need 38GB. if you have a 3 mega pixel you need 94 GB.
So with 3 mega pixel you can get 2 days of storage with 26GB.
So may get a few extra hours with left over space.
Now don't hold me to these numbers. And all are based on constant motion.
Could you post pics of lay out of parking garage and where you park? Its kinda hard to say without seeing it.
I'm pretty sure with most deer/game cameras everything is locked up inside. No may not have a lock and key so may want to invest in that.
I would mount it to concrete with 4 anchors. Then good luck getting it off unless they have a bat or something and just smash it to pieces.
I mean there is only so much you can do. If they want to damage car or take camera they are gonna do it.
Example. If you have motion 24 hrs a day 7 days a week a 3 frames per second you need roughly 5GB of storage. Now that's motion images. You are just taking snap shots. But your using mega pixel compared to analog cctv.
Ok did a little digging. 1 frame per second and 1 mega pixel 24 hrs a day 7 days a week you need 38GB. if you have a 3 mega pixel you need 94 GB.
So with 3 mega pixel you can get 2 days of storage with 26GB.
So may get a few extra hours with left over space.
Now don't hold me to these numbers. And all are based on constant motion.
Could you post pics of lay out of parking garage and where you park? Its kinda hard to say without seeing it.
I'm pretty sure with most deer/game cameras everything is locked up inside. No may not have a lock and key so may want to invest in that.
I would mount it to concrete with 4 anchors. Then good luck getting it off unless they have a bat or something and just smash it to pieces.
I mean there is only so much you can do. If they want to damage car or take camera they are gonna do it.
just buy a cheap ass laser pen, and attach it to a motion sensor. some mfer comes near your car theres a sight on their heads. or if you have money, hire a sniper.
or if you just feel like catching them, the camera idea is good too.
or if you just feel like catching them, the camera idea is good too.
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