Hiding your cameras?

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How are you guys hiding your cameras?

Just curious. How are you guys making your cameras less conspicuous, especially indoor cameras? I’m about to go pick up a black one, maybe two, from Home Depot, which will blend in better in some locations but in other locations the white ones will be less conspicuous, but even in those areas, the black lens/lens cover sticks out like a sore thumb.

Installing WYZE Cam outside - one approach

I am so lazy. Really? Tell us how lazy are you. My newspaper delivery person is great. They always put my morning paper in the long plastic newspaper box/tube attached to the side of my garage. I have the open end facing the house so I can see (most of the time) if the paper is here. The newspaper delivery person is has to get out of their truck and put the paper in box since the opening faces away from the street, But I thought it would be nice to get an alert when its here. So, I took one …

Please show us some of the creative ways you've hidden your outdoor Wyze cam?

I’m curious, what are some of the creative ways you’ve hidden your outdoor Wyze cam away from the eyes of vandals.

My Wyze owl, first crude attempt

[20190629_134438] Weighted down with nuts and bolts Inside looking out [2CAA8E171D6F_1561834021346]

Put a WyzeCam in a birdhouse?

Has anybody tried this?

Outdoor Cam Birdhouse

I received my Wyze Outdoor Cam a week ago, set up was easy and I had it running within minutes. I have seen a number of post about how disappointed folks are that the WOC requires the Base Station and it has to be plugged directly into the Ethernet port. Well, really, don’t folks read before they purchase? This was clearly called out. I put the WOC out in my side yard to cover the side door to our garage and the garbage can area. My first impressions are that it has a wonderful wide range an…

Standalone Solar Powered Mailbox

So, here is my mailbox update… My WyzeCam died after nearly two years of punishment in FL weather. Pretty admirable considering it was not designed to be used outside. I had originally designed the solar electrical system to power a single camera with an AGM battery. When the camera died, I decided to upgrade the battery to LifePo4 to get nearly double the useable capacity. I had to change my charge controller to accommodate the new battery as well. Since I doubled my capacity, I decided …