Nanny Cam hidden security camera experience anyone?

[koolhand]

A relative house got burglarized recently.

I have an alarm system at my place (not monitored) , but thinking about getting a hidden camera/nanny cam (as a coincidence, planning to hire a nanny for our new little one in a few months also, so dual purpose...). Seems crimes are up w/ the economy sinking... Neighbor's car got ransacked the other week... w/ 4-5 other cars in the neighborhood hit...

Quick search shows most models run 400-500, hidden as a clock, air purifier, motion sensor, picture frame, etc. (I'm leaning towards a plain analog wall clock), that uses memory card to record the pics/movies, etc w/ option to do motion detect.

Anyone has experience w/ these devices, how good they are, recs on models/companies to look into/avoid, etc?

TIA

 

[Baked]

Get a dog.

 

[3chordcharlie]

Not to say you shouldn't do it, but if I worked for you and found out I was being secretly recorded, I would quit immediately.

 

[koolhand]

The wife & I do not like dogs... or cats...

 

[Zorba]

Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
Not to say you shouldn't do it, but if I worked for you and found out I was being secretly recorded, I would quit immediately.

Just about every employer secretly record's their employee's actions to some extent, especially their computer usage.

 

[3chordcharlie]

Originally posted by: Zorba

Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
Not to say you shouldn't do it, but if I worked for you and found out I was being secretly recorded, I would quit immediately.

Just about every employer secretly record's their employee's actions to some extent, especially their computer usage.

There's a pretty fundamental difference between looking at your browser history and videotaping you.

 

[erwos]

You should, at a minimum, let your nanny know that there are security cameras, if not where. That's the ethical thing to do.

 

[tefleming]

Why do you want hidden cameras? Can't you get plain old motion-activated cameras (that attach to a wireless network) for more along the lines of $100 a pop.

If you're going for security, a visible camera is a deterrent - a hidden cam is not.

 

[Oyeve]

Laptop in a deskdrawer, webcam connected to it taken apart and black taped hidden in a paperback book on desk cut out so webcam peeks thru. Thats how I caught my ex-wife. 🙂

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: tefleming
If you're going for security, a visible camera is a deterrent - a hidden cam is not.

Precisely.

Originally posted by: Oyeve
Laptop in a deskdrawer, webcam connected to it taken apart and black taped hidden in a paperback book on desk cut out so webcam peeks thru. Thats how I caught my ex-wife. 🙂

Ouch! At least you are able to virtual smile about it now? :beer: