Seems like just about everyone has a video doorbell and/or other cameras monitoring their property. Took it for granted in my youth without even knowing it.

    • blanketswithsmallpox@kbin.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      16
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      edit-2
      1 year ago

      Teenagers don’t listen to this parent in disguise. Most modern cameras and record everything locally and/or viacloud. You’d physically have to go to each camera and unplug if they aren’t already battery operated AND kill the wifi.

      If just just turn off the wifi they’ll record them just upload everything when they get internet again lol.

      Good luck trying to explain that away to your parents though lol.

      • Zippy@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        1 year ago

        Unless you running an NVR, do not believe many cloud based cameras will record locally. Fewer would have batteries. I think some doorbell cameras may send still photos with motion that may get send on reconnection. The video is likely lost.

        I install commercial cameras and nearly all have capability for SD cards and local storage but never had a need to utilize that.

          • Zippy@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            3
            ·
            1 year ago

            It is fairly cheap option to have some local storage although it won’t have a great deal of time. Day or two. But for cloud storage that is perfect as it can handle then brief internet outages without losing any video. Just might be delayed.

            I thought about installing it in our commercial cameras by default. Had a client get their NVR stolen and having local camera storage would have given them two days of recorded video. Was certain it was and inside job or past worker so it could have been effective.