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Title: School me on a trail cam for driveway surveillance
Post by: quadrafire on June 11, 2015, 11:29:45 AM: Period smash and grabs/car prowlings in the neighborhood. Have a good location for a cam that would be relatively hidden and still get the comings/goings up our drive.
i'm assuming IR would be necessary for nighttime??
Any thoughts? Brands?
Title: Re: School me on a trail cam for driveway surveillance
Post by: ghosthunter on June 11, 2015, 11:50:02 AM: I use a Bushnell and it works great. it is in my drive way pointing toward the street. I cut it into a Pyramid tree. put in a big sd card . because you will get a lot of photos of creatures and things in the dark.

I locked mine to the tree trunk with those long metal strips you can buy at the hardware store with all the holes in them. You can bend them easy and run a padlock through the holes.
Title: Re: School me on a trail cam for driveway surveillance
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on June 11, 2015, 11:52:23 AM: Yep IR for sure. Maybe use a ladder to get it up high and pointing down?
Title: Re: School me on a trail cam for driveway surveillance
Post by: CP on June 11, 2015, 11:53:05 AM: I think you would be better off with something like this:

http://www.harborfreight.com/weatherproof-color-security-camera-with-night-vision-95914.html

plugged into a VCR
Title: Re: School me on a trail cam for driveway surveillance
Post by: Woodchuck on June 11, 2015, 11:53:35 AM: You might send a message to fishgamereaper and ask him. ;)
Title: Re: School me on a trail cam for driveway surveillance
Post by: poopooheaddad on June 11, 2015, 12:08:19 PM: I use a Bushnell in my driveway, don't point it south, IR definitely, locking bear box and locking cable, try to point it at the most funneled place, don't advertise, get a few pics and then maybe drop a few let the word get out....
Title: Re: School me on a trail cam for driveway surveillance
Post by: quadrafire on June 11, 2015, 12:26:37 PM: Thanks for the info guys. Dang that harbor freight camera is cheap.
Title: Re: School me on a trail cam for driveway surveillance
Post by: BULLBLASTER on June 11, 2015, 12:44:21 PM: I would go lights out instead of ir. There is no visible light from the cams that way.
Title: Re: School me on a trail cam for driveway surveillance
Post by: fishngamereaper on June 11, 2015, 12:45:17 PM: Quote from: Woodchuck on June 11, 2015, 11:53:35 AM
You might send a message to fishgamereaper and ask him. ;)

How many did you see.. :chuckle:
Title: Re: School me on a trail cam for driveway surveillance
Post by: quadrafire on June 11, 2015, 12:53:59 PM: Quote from: BULLBLASTER on June 11, 2015, 12:44:21 PM
I would go lights out instead of ir. There is no visible light from the cams that way.
Can you explain that lights out? I definately don't want any visible light that would tip off a trespasser.
I'm assuming the prowling is after dark just to clarify.
Title: Re: School me on a trail cam for driveway surveillance
Post by: Fl0und3rz on June 11, 2015, 12:56:26 PM: Quote from: quadrafire on June 11, 2015, 12:26:37 PM
Thanks for the info guys. Dang that harbor freight camera is cheap.

But you'd have to have a way for motion detection and vid/pic capture; there is no provision for on-board motion detection or capture and storage.