How to Hide a Security Camera (Indoors or Outside)
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 8. 06. 2024
- Here are 7 unique ideas on how to hide a security camera in your home. Hiding a security camera can help prevent the camera from being stolen or smashed by a burglar.
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Who was able to spot one of our hidden cameras before we showed where it was? â
Thanks for watching! Comment below if you have another idea for hiding a security camera.
Smart Home Solver - I did, but I just guessed where I would put it, and I was correct! I have hidden mine ever since I had cameras. The one exception is two of my cameras that I have in my front yard. I want to let people know that I have security in my home. I also have two other cameras in my from yard that are very difficult to spot, so if someone decides to disable the obvious cameras, I will still have footage with the hidden ones.
You didn't give us a lot of time to think about it
+Paul Blonsky that's a great idea!
+Lewis Kelly sorry about that. It's difficult to know how much time to give but maybe next time I will give a chance to pause the video so you can take as much time to think about it as you like. Thanks for the feedback!
I thought in the tree, but in a different spotđ
The two issues I see with some of these examples is how to hide the cords and, in the case of wireless, battery life. You can hide a camera, but itâs hard to hide a cord running 30 feet.
To anyone that disagrees with hiding cameras. Remember that in some places where crime is high, most robbers will come with face fully covered and all you'll have is a vid with a masked robber taking your cams first. I been burgled twice and I know it's someone that knows me,
Nice friends
Try "people that provide services"... especially security!
Put plain sight dummy cameras up
I hope everything goes well for you
Guard Dog.
Girls, don't use the bathroom at this guy's house.
+Foi Mal that's a good one. I'm not a creeper and please everyone, don't do anything illegal.
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lol, for about 25 years I have always thought that
Foi Mal please keep your children away from him.
WHy, does his shT stink?
Weeks ago when I was thinking of getting a security camera this video didn't do much for me. Now that I got a security system on Christmas I got great ideas from this video.
The stuffed animal. I am a former agent that worked on all types of ground sensors including the Buckeye system which emails us when something passes by. We use Bird Houses, Electrical boxes that are fake as well as other techniques. Now, as for the stuffed animal, if you were to use black screen mesh where you match the "normal eye" by painting a white pattern so the post eyes will look the same, at least from a distance. The way you have it, well, I believe it can be spotted pretty easily, IMHO.
I bet if you add the mesh with the same exact paint pattern as the "GOOD EYE", you will see a big difference. The mesh (as long as you don't spray it too think) will blend in perfectly. Thanks for you video.
Those are some good tips! Thanks for watching and your comment!
Just the info I've been looking for.
"Can you spot the 3 cameras in this room that are out of frame?" Well no, I can't actually....
He panned and all theree were in frame..
This question is only valid if you're actually standing in the room.There's no way they can be noticed in a video like this.
and the screen went blurry a second after he stated this haha
Exactly what I was thinking
Very helpful, cheers. The tree one was excellent. I wouldnât have known that you could hide one in a tree like that!
+David Hancock thanks!
Do you have to run a power line out into the tree?
+rookie1178 we are using the Arlo wireless cameras. The one in this video is an Arlo Pro and the rechargeable battery lasts about 6 months.
thank you> Good tips. I like the tree one too. Just bought recently the arlo pro, super easy to install. Its less than a month and batteries need charged already. What am I doing wrong!!!!! ? Thank you!
â@@SmartHomeSolverokay but do you have to change the battery every day?? Thank you for your reply
I wasnât able to spot any of them. Good video!
+Robin Cobb thanks!
Good ideas here I love the one in the bear and tissue box.
What if your camera has a motion alarm or warning that says â
â You are trespassing! You are on camera! Leave now ! â with something to that affect. The camera is mounted up high on a light pole where it is inaccessible, but would it be wise to expose to the burglar / trespasser that they have been recorded, or would it be smarter to turn the warning off? My thoughts are the trespassers may want to try and destroy the camera, or property in retaliation, and they would have a chance to prepare an alibi for why they were on the property possibly. What does everyone think? Thanks
Great info! What outdoor battery powered would you recommend....where I'm at that's all i can use...thx
What outdoors camera would you recommend for hidding it on boat dock between the lumber pieces? I can run Power over ethernet there, just hate bateries. Temperature minus 30c to plus 40c
My landlord breaks into my apartment every night and especially when Iâm out. He puts dimes on my bed, goes through my purse every night. Luckily, he didnât steal my money. However, heâs a 53 year old married man. Heâs stalking me too! Yesterday, he drove past me as I stepped one foot from my place. He does yard work to harass me. I just ordered 2 cameras.
Time to move, then call the police.
It's been four months, any results? Are you still with us?
Are you okay? I would have called the police
Had a landlord like that. I remember my mom had a very nice Kirby vacuum worth a lot and one day we got home and it had been switched with a very used broken one. No way to prove it. We moved shortly after.
playing with fire , I would move asap
The hiding spots are good and all but how do you extend, hide, and manage the cable?
Very good ideas!!! Thank you for uploading this very helpful video!
What about you the cameras with audio and especially, movement sensors? Iâd think the sound might get muffled... can they also overheat? đ€đ„”
What would you recommend for placing outdoor camera inside a window ??? My neighbor got all his outside wireless cameras stolen. So I want to place them inside my upper windows using night vision hard wired. I have lights outside on all night, would that affect the night vision cameras ??? Thanks
I love the skins for the Arlo unfortunately they pretty much disintegrate pretty quickly I found the best place the best place to put a CCTV camera outside and conceal it is inside of a birdhouse itâs protected from the weather it looks completely normal if you get a large bird house you can put multiple cameras looking forward backwards and side to side and of course everything has audio
I just bought [ordered in Dec 20, just received it on Jan 21 - with an underwater case] a "no-name" SQ13 that has a better battery than what you describe and it also accepts a 64Gb SD card --- I tested it and it does work with it.
How would you hide the camera that plugs in the wall socket? My camera shows that orange or red light
Hello I like your show and I like to acquire a bunch of your gadgets, but how are those cameras powered? A cell phone has to be charged constantly is it the same way with these? For example the one you put up in the tree, how does it get power?
Thanks! This video was very helpful! Good ideas!
Foscam has the best quality and reasonable. Get c1 indoor c2 outdoor
I would like to thank you for the many ideas you gave me
Thank you for the excellent tips!
I place cameras outside as a deterrence but also have a couple hidden. The deterrence cameras are meant to keep a nasty neighbor on edge, thereby preventing more vandalism by them. But sometimes I wonder if theyâre testing my cameras and planning to vandalize them as well, so the hidden cameras are set to âwatchâ my deterrence cameras. LMAO!
I'm sorry you have a neighbor like that. They probably will try and do something out of sight of your cameras in sight so it sounds like you have a good setup!
@@SmartHomeSolver I have a bad neighbor like that, they live across the street, they want so bad to buy my house they've done all kinds of tricks, even had real estate agents contacting me.
I've done the same.
â@@shingj4007same here...psicho disgusting people making our life in a hell with abusive behavior. They live dreaming with my house...đ€·đ»ââïž
can you do a review of outdoor IP67/68 cameras that are rated for -40 C/ or F?
Any cameras that you can reccomend that can handle hot weather ? Also pro 2 cant handle 112 in Phoenix.
Also, with arlo 2 I cant connect to my smart tv because I need flash player to view.
I have a question: How can I mask my red light in the centre of the camera? It has only 1Lux but I want to ger rid of it for all.Is there any method that dont affect the camera recording process?
lol'd with the Black Mirror reference at the end :)
Thanks for the comment and you are the first to get that reference! I love that show.
Yep I picked that up too. Really freaky episode.
Sir i have vintron dvr model vin 6014 analog dvr.. Will hd camera or cp plus cosmic cctv will work on it..
Tell me about cctv which will support analog dvr
Where'd you get that ribbon looking camera mount/stand?
Any ideas on how to keep the glass from ftost/fog covered. I live in Philadelphia. Its cold in the AM, Ican not see through my cameras in the AM
Can you do videos on good spy cameras for outdoor use? I'm trying to catch stalkers in my neighborhood that keep coming up to our windows. Creepy.
What would you recommend for a very good spy camera that can be left in one place for a period of time with great software and easy to use with extremely good picture
Loving this video! Kleenex! I have a working wall plug USB charger a lot like the mini cube! And can charge stuff while recording! Loop and night mode switches! Not bad!
Hey where do I buy the covers, good video
How do you keep the birds from the birdhouse? I live on the second floor and thereâs always lots of birds. Can you do a video for best placement on second level like apartment balconies with an alley?
My camera in birdhouse gave no room for the birds to enter.
I loved the black mirror reference, made the video 10x better.
How about an update with some links to for something other than the boring pots and clocks for cams ?
Wyze cams
How about a DIY one way mirror? Or any
I think this idea is good specially when you are living alone in an apartment/condo just like the recent incident of Angely Dub her condo was robbed... This was supposedly a high end condo but no CCTV on the hallways or if there were not working is simply was just a propđ
Good video! I got some ideas for the indoor cameras I'll be setting up. I have an Arlo Pro, with a dark brown skin, mounted in an oak, by my driveway. Some stranger pulled up one morning, set off my notification, and I came around the garage, phone in hand. The guy was out of his truck, and said, "Are you taking pictures of me?" (Hey idiot, it's MY driveway.) I told him no, he just tripped the alarm. The camera was recording him the moment he drove in, and he had no clue. I don't even want the jokers getting to my front door.
Try formating your 64gb sd card as Fat32. I belive you'll have to use a 3rd party tool as Windows won't support it. I've read the Wise Cam will format cards of that size as Fat32 to get them to work.
That's a lot of batteries to deal with! I have a Geovision system wired and POE most are discreet you won't see them unless you are really looking for them and I don't have to worry about batteries and the video is stored on the PC and a Nas in another building.
Plz guide me am TV reporter so sting operation vedious caughts so plz which one Best Buy??? Audio vedio booth recording in one touch
What length of video footage can be stored in a 1 GB memory card if the video is 1080p and 15fps?
Great video.
i think you might be able to put in higher capacity mem card in that mini camera if you formatted it as Fat32 first.
Hi I live in Trinidad and Tobago West Indies, do you know of any place that have these mini camera, I am very much interested in purchasing a pair, please let me know this is just what I need. Thank you for the info.
I have a 1 story house and want cameras out of jump reach. Can I mount them on the roof? Heat? Any ideas?
Can you connect any wireless camera to the arlo base station?
Hi bro...what's the best spy cam for a car....??
Good ideas
For the ring indoor cam I used an old velvet jewelry case and cut a hole in it and stuck it on a shelf with other things to make it blend it. Works like a charm. Waiting for roommate to steal one more thing now that I have them installed and off to file a police report. She has stolen so much from myself and my kids. Well worth the money to buy these cameras. $60 on amazon. I got two and they are amazing! Even have night vision!
Does it record sound? I have a neighbor that keeps harrassing me. I need to record his voice, he harrass me when he walks in front of my door in the bldg and i am inside my living room. It's the 4th time he harrass me, the 1st time he said to me a doctor to clear my throat after he heard me coughing, I was in the sidewalk; the 2nd time, he walks in front of my door and say: "I can see you" and I was inside me living room with the lights off, the 3rd time, again he walks by door and says, "I see you standing". What a jerk, what a moron. The guy does not work. Stay all day doing nothing just hanging up and down in the bldg. Now when I go out of my apt, I hold my cell already recording, just in case if he opens his freaking mouth again. He is always looking for excuses to intimidate me, to bully me.
so that small camera can you work it without the wifi? so it just records onto the card only and then review footage on a laptop?
That was great.
Need some advice.
My neighbor is vandalizing my car and other cars around the neighborhood.
We had all the various types of cameras including dual dash cams for cars trail cams ....you name it we have it but yet still he wiggles his way around the lower part of my car and vandaluze it.
He would throw a cloth over the cameras then go vandalize it..
I gave up ...we have tried everything.
Any advice...
Thanks
Vicky
So Vicki try hiding them with smaller cameras..Good luck if you have a serious compassionate cop, who will help you.. Their just like many politicians great at making excusee for doing nothing for you. good luck I hope we'll have some justice in this country I haven't seen it either the Democrats or the Republicans their all opportunists
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In order to use a 64GB or 128GB SD card in the camera, you have to format it in FAT32, most 64GB and 128GB cards come formatted in exFAT. You'll probably need a shareware formatting program, the Windows 10 tool won't format those cards in FAT32.
My camera needs charger always.
How do you charge it at those places?
don90 Solar
How do you power an outdoor camera like the one in the tree I assume you have some uber long cable stretch but that seems really inefficient.
Yeah a long cable would be pretty annoying. It's actually an Arlo Pro in the tree which uses a rechargeable battery that lasts 6 months. It's completely wireless and works pretty well so I would check it out. They also have an Arlo Pro 2 which is 1080p that I have also done a review of.
@@SmartHomeSolver damn that's impressive battery life.
wow, very cool !
Do u have the app that let's you connect all your different brand camera viewer or do u have an app per camera brand
I have to use a different app for each brand of camera. I have a lot of apps for cameras on my phone. It's not ideal.
Awesome video
Hi. Thanks for the ideas. I'm eyeing a mini cam to put at the back of my property so I can see who's dumping illegally back there. I like the birdhouse one. Thanks for the upload.
FPV cameras are down to 14x14 mm these days and are really cheap. They have a 3-wire connection (VCC, GND and signal) which can be hooked up to a monitor, DVR or 5.8GHz transmitter. DVR's are also very small, I have one that will fit in a match box. With a microcontroller and IR motion detector you can make it film only when needed.
Oou I love the mini camera I need asap lol
Congratulation for the video!
Wont the camera get overheated in the stuffed toy and cause a possible fire?
Like the idea of a camera in a bird box in the garden. Does not look out of place.
the problem I find is the battery life is not longer than 1 hour unless connected to a USB charge
which makes the wireless WIRED
Gino vaffanculo these Arlo cameras can stay charged for a month or two.
Nice, except that you have to keep climbing the ladder (tree) to change the battery.
philly car keys ever heard of a solar charging station?
@@kylemarsun how come?
But isnât the motion and detection being covered ? How will I get notifications of a person or movement if the sensor is covered up.
Is there any wifi DVR system that works with geeni cameras?
I love that movie!
Hi! I am looking to put security cameras in my bakery. Do you have any suggestions?
Go ham with 4K everywhere... you got the doh
What about cameras that have to be plugged in at all times? There are some bathrooms that have a fan which usually has an outlet for the fan inside the hole behind the little grate, but thats the only one i can think of ⊠any other hiding places like this for plugged in cameras?
You should also hide trackers in your stuff. Whatever you think they'd take if they broke in.
So if the mini camera runs on the battery it only runs for maybe 1hr an a half but if it's plugged in can it run for a whole day or a few days?
+browngal00 yes that's right about the battery but when it's plugged in it can keep running as long as it's plugged in.
Our public library had a 'you are under surveillance' boards. My librarian friend told me that because of financial issues they were unable to install security cameras.
Don't these cameras have to be connected to power supply? So, how did you run power to cameras in a tree or birdhouse?
They are Arlo Pros and have rechargeable batteries that last 6 months.
jbrondo
my cams Were spitting out ftp; - one of them that runs via PoE is momentarily Down until I repair the PoE module on my (old Catalyst c3560 PoE Multi- Layer beast)...
- I have now a Second c3560 PoE but in a Twat location relative to the Cam which needs (inline ) PoE...
What camera did you use
To my eye phone I also had a CD burner recording footage from my indoor camera that was hooked up to my computer.
I have recently installed a very small camera in the frame of a large screen TV what makes it impossible to find its number one any device designed to locate it does not work next to a large screen TV thereâs too much interference from the LED screen or the plasma screen. It can be powered from an internal source of the television. And the cables that come out of the television can easily be camouflaged when theyâre actually video feed going into the wall going downstairs and feeding the NVR or Dvr that they are connected to it is absolutely full proof I plan on doing a video on installing multiple cameras in a plasma TV too looking forward and the other two looking left and right and of course everything has audio
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Prevent problems! I disagree with hiding cameras .. the more obvious they are the less likely of a negative event. Instead, I use cameras as a deterrent, an albatross of prevention .. LOL its crossed my mind to place blinking LED lights to illuminate them at night.
I'm am not interested in stealthily catching somebody in the act of doing something, but instead preventing it all together. Think about it.
D Jaquith Very good point! I just feel like ppl are going to do what they want to & hiding cameras or anything else gives you the element of surprise. A lot of crimes happen between ppl that know each other.
Just Trying To Tell You
People love to show off their stuff, so hidden to people you know idea kind of goes out the window. I would easily surmise given the choice between a target with vs without obvious surveillance even acquaintances, friends or you name it will go for the easiest target and those without surveillance or without apparent surveillance.
In any case, you can certainly have some hidden Cameras.
A good compromise is hide the real cameras and have dummy cameras visible.
IIIRuin
Hmm .. if the intruder tries to destroy the camera you'll get a really good close-up of their face. I certainly can understand having some hidden cameras in addition to the obvious ones. In any case, having both higher resolution cameras with night vision and cloud real-time recording; e.g. Ring and Nest.
Same here, and they are visible everywhere not just all around my property, but also inside home and with warning signs on all the windows and doors making people aware that they're being video recorded with audio, from the very moment they step toe authorized or not.
What about inside a large, thick book in a bookcase? Something shiny with a gloss finish so the lens doesn't stand out.
What is the best mini cam?
How about a hidden cam in a self storage unit with no electricity available.
Thanks for the awesome video.
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Trail camera
I once install a spy cam in my house to sale I saw the agent and her client come in and said they wanted to put an offer on the house and they ask for inspection and so on but our agent never told us that
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Alright how do I dismantle a security camera and how I keep from falling off of a roof?
good for keeping check on employees without pissing them off
Gracias., need one security video cameras can help with house owners insures., not payments
Nice đ put some shades or sun glasses on the teddy bear
Please an important question. If there is no camera in your room but there are cameras outside your room can they still capture what you do in your room????. Please sir I will be grateful if you can reply me it's very important
Use RADAR SCATTERING NETTING
What we used to do to our scopes so no glint could be seen
Make the netting drip down a little cover a whole tree in it if u have to make it less noticable put a fake tree or a nome in a GUILLIE SUIT and wrap a camera in netting
U could see through the netting because it's transparent so there's no problem with that
I like mine in plain view. Banks and convenience stores make it a point to point cameras in your face.
I hid a camera on a night light sensor light outside my front door and I was able to receive footage direct to my eye where I was.All I had to do is buy an USB card for my phone.The camera worked awesome the motion detector in the night light helped a lot!.đ.