Stepping Into The 21st Century

Do your outdoor cameras have headlights? A lot I see here, as I walk in my neighborhood and my son’s neighborhood, have 1 or 2 little lights that turn on as soon as movement is detected.

Seems to me that a trespasser who didn’t notice the camera, has now had his attention drawn to it and knows exactly where it is. Deterrent? Maybe. Knows what avoid/thwart/ disable? Maybe.

What kind of cameras did you get? What’s the thinking here?

I went with what the IT guru son in law recommended for the clueless & got the wireless Blink. I went with night vision capabilities instead of having an external light for the reasons you mentioned. 

So far it’s a relatively simple process to get things up and running 

https://blinkforhome.com

What is the detection range and the trigger speed? If it's comparable to the Stealth Cam game camera I have on my front gate now, I'm tempted to make the switch.
Oops... just noticed it is wifi based rather than cell phone based. That won't work on my front gate.

Really don’t know the detection range & trigger speed, we don’t have a large yard & never paid any attention to it. Have been playing around with location trying to blend it in while at the same time get clear video 

Ive also been toying with the idea of getting cell phone game cameras to stash in the trees covering the road & ally as I park on the street & the truck is covered but not as good as I want. Just found out today someone smashed the neighbors shop camera/lights (motion activated) and broke in (access from the alley & zero lighting back there.