Surveillance camera for outdoors

Fear is a poor advisor. One must be aware that a break-in cannot be prevented, only delayed. Either rent a bank safe deposit box for important / irreplaceable items and/or anchor a (fire- and water-protected safe) in the house. Everything else can be stored digitally and redundantly.

The longer it takes to get in, the less likely the break-in becomes. You must be a harder target than the neighbors. If the probability of being discovered is higher than the likelihood of success, another target will be sought. Most of the time, old and poorly secured houses are the target.

First, the house should be mechanically well secured and not just the front door. This is practically never used for break-ins. That means windows and doors with appropriate security classes, locks, surveillance... Locks with drill and pull protection... Also surveillance inside the house/garage. Possibly also certain doors with "real" locks...

A major vulnerability is houses with an attached garage. A garage door is extremely easy to open. The connecting door to the house can then be opened at leisure. This should be the sturdiest door. Surveillance in this area is also advisable.

Additionally, a perimeter surveillance. Depending on preference and budget. A lamp with a motion detector already deters. A dog even more so. If you want to take it further, we are talking about presence detectors, motion detectors, radar sensors, (laser) light barriers, cameras (with object recognition, facial recognition, and also thermal imaging cameras...), pressure sensors. There are no limits. The areas must be monitored redundantly. Barbed wire or similar is the wrong approach for private homes.

The entire surveillance must run autonomously and preferably be secured redundantly.

A high enclosure can be sensible as it is another obstacle to overcome. But only if perimeter surveillance is present. Otherwise, the high enclosure offers burglars an opportunity to work unnoticed.

There must also be a plan for what happens in case of an alarm. The whole system must also be comfortably operable. You don’t want to always have to call a security service, for example, that you can enter your house without triggering an alarm. Or the activation is complicated. Then it also won’t be used...

Everyone must find the optimum for themselves between security needs, restrictions, and budget. For most, money is invested in the front door and the cameras are just for "curiosity".

Fortunately, we live in a country where we only have to think about this to a limited extent. We are just too fearful.

Thoughtful as always. I hold the opinion that cameras on the house do more harm than good when it comes to deterrence, especially if they are not from the bargain bin. Because if the homeowner is already spending thousands of euros on such a secondary system like cameras, then there might be something more worth taking from your place as well than next door. But that's just my opinion.

I can! Today I got to watch a dashcam video where someone threw an egg against the windshield. The video lasted about 30 seconds and recorded how the egg white and yolk slowly ran down the glass... :D

Guess how much time you spend with and in front of the camera UNTIL you finally see something interesting in an otherwise so dull life. Recently there was a post here from someone who had seen a craftsman urinating into his bucket..... I keep recommending "Bowling for Columbine" on this topic, dealing with this fear and its consequences.....

We have over 30 cameras.

It's like buying shoes

You have to be aware that you cannot prevent a burglary, only delay it.

Delay? I see that differently.

Guess how much time you spend with and in front of the camera BEFORE you finally see something interesting in an otherwise dull life.

Guess how much time I spend daily watching videos when I even watch the full program of egg throwing at windshields ;)

Just because of the architecture of our house, we need more cameras. In addition, redundant monitoring of the areas. Partial indoor surveillance. Overall, our system is total overkill for a single-family house. I'm just a tech toy kid :p

What do you see differently? Whoever wants to get in, will get in. No matter how you have secured it. You can only slow down/delay/hinder it. In the most extreme case with a tank through the wall. Your surveillance may trigger, but by the time the police, etc. arrive, there is already a hole in the wall.

What do you see differently? Whoever wants to get in, will get in. No matter how you have secured it. You can only slow down/delay/hinder it.

Exactly. You wrote about surveillance: delay. But the measure "surveillance by camera" does not delay.