Even just with my kids it's in the "nice to have" category. Keep an eye on the yard, playground, patio, pool etc.
And with central/eastern West Allis in a long slow decline (or so it seems) and the incidents of vandalism, car break-ins, and the most recent, the drunk guy trying to push his way into our house at 9:30PM a few weeks back, it would be helpful.
And the teens/young-twentysomethings from the rental house down the street who walk up the block to "shake hands" with another teen/twentysomething then just as quickly turn around and walk back might take that crap somewhere else if some of the cameras were noticeable, and aimed at the street/sidewalk.
I saw that myself.
Do any of you know if someone makes a security camera that is sort of disguised as an entryway light? I wouldn't mind setting up a few cameras, but I would want it to be more discreet if possible. I've briefly looked on one or two sites, but didn't see anything. Most of the remote cameras are battery operated and it would seem a good match as a light already has power and would be in the location I was interested in seeing.
I might end up getting a system like this anyway just to get started.
I haven't seen much. Although you could probably rig up your own just by eyeballing the fixtures at Home Depot/Lowe's and seeing which might fit, have dark colors, and you could drill them out with a dremel, and seal the gap with some black silicone caulk.
Otherwise, not decorative, but there's several designs that integrate into the IR sensor garage/porch floodlight fixtures.
http://www.x10.com/products/x10_vt38a.htm (Just an example, and I believe made for 2.4ghz, not wired installations.)
