POLL: Do you use security cameras at home?

3 years ago

Have you installed security cameras in or around your home? I have and it seems to be more and more common among people I speak with. Have you done it too?

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oliviag55

3 years ago

glad the negative comentors live in crime free areas. where is that?
I have cameras. and alarms. it's a part of urban/suburban life. maybe even rural, by now.
my car was broken into three times in twelve years.... in a nice neighborhood.
next time, I'll have a photo.

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Alexandra Sasha Pasternak
3 years ago
It depends on where do you live.

If you live in an apartment on level 0 or the last floor OR if you live in a private house - I would install cams and bars on the windows.

If you live in an apartment on the middle levels - Don't install anything because the chances that anyone would want to break into your home is almost 0.

Sasha - www.NestingJourney.com
tooky58
3 years ago
Nope. An advantage to rural living.
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Home Reborn
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
No, and I think it's a sad commentary on the state of society that so many people do feel the need to have them. What could be a more unwelcoming thing to see when approaching someone's font door. Completely changes my perception of the people who live inside.
Elizabeth B
3 years ago
Nope but I know atleast 3 houses on my street have cameras and my sister just got some for Christmas
functionthenlook
3 years ago
We have them, but really don't need them. But who knows what can happen, Our last suburban house we did. Someone attempted twice to break into our last house. Now we are rural and all my husband does is see if there was deer in the yard during the night. The cameras gives my husband a sense of security though.
Jennifer_in_KS
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Not yet but after all the Christmas porch thefts I plan to install them.

Tooky58 & Function - We have higher incidences of home break-ins in our rural areas. Theory revolves around the lack of neighbors to keep watch.
miss lindsey (She/Her)
3 years ago
We also have a high incidence of property crime in our rural area. Lots of valuable tools and equipment (and livestock: cattle, goats, and sheep are regularly snatched), darker roads, and yes, less neighbours to keep watch.

Our large Rottweiler is more effective as a deterrent than a camera however. The cameras can't be seen until you're too close to care, signs are too easily ignored even assuming the criminals can read, and if they were to get caught on tape they wouldn't be prosecuted anyway.
functionthenlook
3 years ago
Unfortunately crime is everywhere due to drugs. Cameras is a deterrent to a professional thief, but junkies usually aren't so smart. They just need a fix and don't care. My DD has a rott and he is scary as heck to strangers , but really is big sissy.
Bev
3 years ago
Where I live and how my house is designed, they are not really necessary. We do have an alarm system and that's all we really need.
rocketjcat
3 years ago
No cameras and usually we only lock our doors at night. Country life.
Candace Bailie
3 years ago
We have a security system and a motion detector light in the back yard, plus our neighborhood is gated, so no cameras. But I can see why people would want them these days.
KD
3 years ago
Sort of. We have a camera at the front door and one inside pointed st the dog’s crate. The front door one is for seeing who is there from other floors, mostly. (I have arthritis and I don’t want to run up and down for nothing important, our house is 3 floors so it can be quite a hike.) The one on the crate is because I had a previous dog injure himself on a crate, so being able to check in when we are out makes me feel better.
Belahn
3 years ago
You better believe I did when I lived in New Orleans. Also an iron fence with gate all the way around the property. Everyone did. I Live semi rural now and don't have them but people still get broken into by meth heads looking for cash and prescription pills. It's a nice neighborhood but 2 nights ago my neighbor caught a prowler out on her porch. We have good locks.
oliviag55
3 years ago
it's not always where you live but the one who wander though
larkspurproject
3 years ago
We don't have cameras but I have considered in light of several break-ins. The only reason we don't have them I guess is lack of moving on the idea. In our neighborhood the cameras are most prevalent in homes where the owners work long hours, are senior citizens, or have children in the home. It doesn't matter why people have them, it is their home or safe place. What is scary to one person may not scare another. I don't feel unwelcome when I visit homes with cameras, but I know not to pick the flowers ;)
januarisun
3 years ago
We have cameras and alarm system. To me, it's like having deadbolts. Sure, you can use the handle lock, and it'll probably be fine, but if deadbolts are more secure, why not have them?

The one thing I really like them for, is to let me know when someone is at the front door, or has pulled into the driveway. Half the time I have a package delivered, and they don't bother to ring the doorbell, but the camera, motion sensor sends me an alert. That, alone, is worth it.
teamaltese
3 years ago
No, but I’d like one, to see the wildlife at night. We liv in SW FL, and we hear animals all the time. I’d love to see them too!
wacokid
3 years ago
I have a trail camera and catch "them" in the act...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WOR_hw-hAs&t=10s
sunni23560
last year
yes,for security reasons people should use security camera.
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Old World Timber
last year
there are now simple $20 cameras that can be set up and seen from a phone app. You can record or not record, turn volume on or off. It is absolutely the greatest thing ever.
Karin K
last year
Nope... that’s what the doberman is for
eandhl2
last year
We have a camera but facing the back to see the bears, deer, coyotes, fishers & bobcats.
artistsharonva
last year
If using a home camera system make sure to set it up securely, to avoid it spying on you by hackers.

Suggest using long passwords that are not easy to figure out. Do not use general info like pet's name, address, family names,etc. Schedule a change of passwords every so often, so the hacker will have a difficult time trying to spy on you.

Video on home security cameras that were being streamed to public without their knowledge. Spooky stuff. Be smarter about security. Set up ot correctly. Stay safe. https://youtu.be/-P0rSnt2HSU
acm
last year
Guys, poll is a couple years old already.
artistsharonva
last year
True acm, the poll is over, but the thread came back to life by others.

There's been a lot of recent home security camera hacks consumers should know.

Video on home security cameras that were being streamed to public without their knowledge. Spooky stuff. Be smarter about security. Set up ot correctly. Stay safe. https://youtu.be/-P0rSnt2HSU
ocotillaks
last year
Never had a problem on Relic Farm in Kansas. Folks were afraid of our Texas Lacy Game Dogs. Here in New Mexico, we have good neighbors. We also have a guard donkey who alerts
felizlady
last year
Living in LA (Hollywood Hills) means bars (if you want to have any open windows), locked gates, interior motion monitoring of entry area and burglar alarm including all doors and sliders and each non-barred window. And there is a roving armed community patrol car in our neighborhood . With all that security for the majority of the homes, there are still burglaries and thefts of cars and car break-ins.
Big city living means being proactive.

POLL: Do you use security cameras at home?

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