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Thanks for the tip VST. At this point, cost is very important to me. More important though is value for the money. Actually, purchasing 3-4 good cameras + PCI Card + installation (I'm new to all this) is really gonna eliminate alot of financial flexibility I would have had otherwise. HOWEVER, I am so pissed at this point that I might just throw all of that out the window just to get these guys. For me, it's just not acceptable to let someone come onto the land that took me 30 years to get and impose their will on me. As for camera styles, I think that some day/night color bullets w/IR would probably best suit my needs (from a capture standpoint). Yet based on the bravado of the vandals, it is in the realm of possibility that I could one day come home to discover that they have been laid to waste. That's why I've been looking at some day/night domes w/IR. Still, I seem to get the impression that in the price range I'm looking (about 350.00 per camera) bullets generally perform better. Dave

Anybody had any experiences (good or bad) with either the Nuvico Vandalproof Dome, http://www.surveillance-video.com/nuomvahireda1.html, or the Provideo CVC-7706DNV? http://www.spytown.com/spcvcodaweca.html Thanks, Dave

Thanks for the quick response. The nearest place that I could mount a camera would above a crescent window about 15 feet above my driveway. The distance from the camera to my car would be <10 feet. If I was to mount a camera there, I would be able to monitor access to both sides of my vehicle and driveway. However, there aren't any eaves to hide it and mounting a camera at that location would be very visible from the street. As for lighting, the area is never pitch black. I have a crappy motion light which illuminates about half of my driveway. When the light is off, it approaches that level. However, someone on my street always seems to have a porchlight on. Also, as the nature of what's been happening has been so overt (some of it has happened in broad daylight), I think I would be wise to consider a more "sturdy" camera. Another thing that seems to make catching whoever is doing this to me challenging is that my house serves as a point of access between my street and a court behind my house. Kids pass through, and if they were so inclined they would have wonderful, dark, hiding places on either side of my house (no lights there). Hence, i need a camera/s that will work well at night. If i can find what I need, and get them up discreetly, I think I'll catch them quickly. This has been going on soooo long that they must be feeling very secure and smug. Thanks, Dave

Ok; here's my situation. Over the course of the last 6 months, vandals have been harrassing my family. My vehicle has been keyed numerous times, my hubcaps stolen, my house egged and the screen to my bedroom cut, ect.. Not suprisingly, the cops have been little help. The thing that's making the whole thing difficult to figure out is that I don't have ANY sort of ongoing relationship with my neighbors whatsoever. Over the course of the 2 years I have lived at my house, I have only spoken to neighbors twice. The first time was related to a neighbor who tried to put a fence on my property (was as nice as possible, and it never seemed to get contentious) and another time to tell some teenagers to stop riding their bikes through my lawn. As to lying-in-wait, I can't risk getting into a situation in which I get arrested for assault because I'm a State designated advocate for vulnerable elderly people and a conviction could cost me my job. So, as a complete novice, I need some input on some decent IR cameras (my frontyard is small and poorly lit) I might use to catch whoever is doing this. My goal is not to use the cameras as a deterent. My budget, not including the PCI card that I have already purchased (DigiCam) is $1,000.00. Whatever I buy, I want to make sure it will do the job first and foemost. I'm open to the idea of adding more cameras later. Dave