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Getting back to porch cameras :-), I agree with IOrien and Digit that more sophistication is needed. I like the neural intelligence concept that iOmniscient (http://www.iomniscient.com/products.htm) provide. Their software is more useful than just a braindead camera and probably could be applied to ...

Yes Digit, I guess the ultimate answer would be to have a human assistant!

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by l0rien</i>No problems here, just giving a heads up, just in case. My father in law got in trou...

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by l0rien</i> <br />...you do know that it's illegal(at least in the Netherlands) to film, record...

Hi Pieter, I had thought about a mailbox sensor, but I already have 2 alerts in that area - a laser security beam with buzzer across the entranceway, and buzzer connected to the porch camera motion sensor plus the automatic video recording. I admire the detail you achieve in your automation, but for...

UPDATE: I've put in a Pinhole/UFO camera, a Sony CCD 1/3" without IR, and I leave the porch lights on all night. It works perfectly this way, but I also have motion-sensor lights for the side of the house to give any would-be intruders a fright if they travel any further into the property. Beca...

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by snelvuur</i> <br />Use the IR, if its dark.. no lights can give you a better light then night ...

Thanks Pieter, that explains it well. I think a permanently lit house is a better deterrent by keeping any would-be intruders away - rather than scaring them off while close to our property with motion sensor lights. I'll buy a non-IR dome and leave the lights on. By the way, I have visited your sit...

Maybe I should explain this in more detail... I'm deciding whether to use a dome camera without IR and leave my porch lights on each night - or have a dome with IR and rely on the poorer picture without exterior lighting. I feel that leaving the porch lights on may not be as effective as the 'snap' ...

Hi Pieter,

Do you leave your porch lights on each night for your camera? If so, do you find that a better alternative than having the lights sensored?

Kevin.