I need your help. Squatters have taken over an apartment next to me and I need to set up surveillance.

I am in a screwed situation. It will take at least a month for the eviction process to grind through the court system in my city. In the meantime I am stuck with these meth heads. Up all hours banging around and arguing each other.

Can you advise some camera setup that I can use inside my apartment and maybe a few stealth cameras outside? Wifi connectivity is a must.

If you need to identify facial features/tattoos, etc., you can’t cheap out on the cameras.

Go for IP based cameras, & use your PC/Laptop with some freeware software.

Use motion detection, so it doesn’t eat your HDD space.

How’s filming them going to help anything? Get a doberman and call the cops. Oh and carry a big stick.

Simplest is to use a webcam on a laptop with some software, or you can set up an IP camera.

Some can:

  • record or snapshot to a cloud server,
  • be triggered by movement,
  • show the feed on your smart phone,
  • have Infra-Red lights for night vision,
  • send you email alerts,
  • pan and tilt,
  • even listen and talk.

There are lots of types of IP cameras and youtube is good for howtos, or your local electronics store can set you up.
I’ve had a Foscam running at a remote location for more than a year, check the app on my phone twice a day.

Also, don’t hide the external cameras, they may act as a deterrent, or at least make the baddies put their hoodies up.

Fixed that for you. :bigsmile:

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