On Sun, 16 Nov 2014 13:57:53 +0000, Stephen Wolstenholme
wrote:



Dummy CCTV cameras are good deterrents and available for less than
£10.

High resolution steerable zoomable CCTV cameras like this
http://www.compagnieshaven.nl/webcam.html
are about £1000.

Yes I know but I said dummy CCTV like this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Byron-CS11D-.../dp/B0015A1APS

I know they work as a deterrent. My friend kept getting her new car
scratched by a jealous neighbour. A dummy CCTV camera stopped it
happening.

Steve

Priced between those extremes some of those cameras intended for
capturing Wildlife photos can useful.
Latest generation ones can record high quality video as well. some
models will also take a cellphone sim and will send an alert or photo
to a number you choose , or you can ring the unit and download the
photos although at a lower resolution than the files stored on the SD
Card. Useful if you are on holiday. At about £ 200 -£300 you can have
more than one for the cost £1000 CCTV and they can be hidden amongst
plants.
A steerable zoomable system is of limited use unless someone is
around to steer and zoom it although some will pick movement up and
focus on it automatically. Risk is it will pick on the Burglars
Lurcher while the Burglar is out of shot so are best where there is a
person in a hut or control room like a factory or car park to
ascertain what needs looking at.
For unattended use many security advisors prefer coverage by several
fixed cameras all recording different views simultaneously.
It won't help the OP much but only this week the Harold Hillier
Gardens in Hampshire have announced they have done a similar exercise
because of thefts.
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/1159..._plant_thefts/


G.Harman