How to place cameras without them being stolen?

[Shuroro92]

Hello all. I want to install my Arlo pro cameras in the front yard. But the thing is that I don't want them to be stolen. I don't want to put them on a tree.

I have the screw mounts but someone can just unscrew them. I was thinking about putting up decoy cameras but maybe it won't help.

I came up with putting them under the overhead of my roof. But someone can just unscrew them easily. Any suggestions? Thanks.

[jguerdat]

If someone wants them, there's little to stop them. Sometimes "security by obscurity", i.e. making the cameras small and obscure enough to not have someone even notice them, works, other times it doesn't.  ANy camera can be stolen or disabled if the person is motivated sufficiently.

A threaded mount along with a short cable to connect things together may or may not help.  Placing the camera too high can be an issue all by itself since it may not work adequately for your usage.  It depends on your level of paranoia as well as the likelihood of someone actually taking the time to take the camera.

[DoriJC]

At least if the cameras are armed, you will have them on video.

[DoriJC]

GoPro makes tripod mounts and they do fit Arlo.  With that mount you can then use any of the GoPro mounts with clamps.  I am thinking of using one so I can clamp a camera onto my gutter and get a better view. That being said, unless a thief brings a ladder along, it would be pretty hard to steal.

[Shuroro92]

Not paranoia, but because there is a genuine fear of someone who is carless about their actions. So I want to be as careful as possible.