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I guess this subject isn't directly related to swinging, however I have just had two 5 mega pixel CCTV cameras installed at my house, one covering the front garden and one covering the back garden so we can see anyone approaching the house, and have to say I have been thoroughly impressed by the cameras, not only the quality of the image (very clear indeed at 5 mega pixel) but have also been thrilled that it gives us an early warning system and that most of the time I can see who is approaching the house before they even get to the door, and they are motion activated so if anyone enters our gardens it records, plus I can view them on my phone / computer at work.

 

In years past two incidents have made me wish I had those cameras then.

 

1: STALKER: Sadly when I first started out years ago we met a single guy who turned out to be a pushy / weird / stalker type of person and he would wait until I (the male of the couple) left for work and then he would come banging on the door when my girlfriend was in the house alone. It went on for weeks, every time I left for work he would wait for about 30 minutes to make sure I was gone and then would come banging at our door trying to get my girlfriend to open the door. I mean luckily my girlfriend was wise enough to look out of the window before opening the door and refused to unlock the door to him, if that window had not been there she would have opened the door thinking it was the mail man and he probably would have forced his way into the house. In the end I had to have time off work and had to physically confront this man to get him to stop which could have seen me getting into trouble or even hurt badly. If I had the CCTV cameras at that point then not only could my girlfriend have seen this man stalking our home / walking up our garden / standing at the door / but also we could have collected evidence against him.

 

2: PARENTS: Some years ago I was very much enjoying a MFF threesome and was all totally naked in bed having sex when suddenly my parents knocked on my door, it was a rather rushed few minutes as we all got our clothes on and straightened our hair which left me having to explain to my parents why I tuck so long answering the door. Potentially if I had CCTV then I could have seen their car pull up on the road outside my house, could have seen them opening the gate, walking up the garden, it could have acted as an early warning system.

 

 

OVERALL:

 

I have always been a little concerned that if we invite people back to our home for fun (especially single men) that those people could return to our house over the following weeks, that they could sneak up to the windows and try looking in our house trying to figure out if my girlfriend is in the house alone, perhaps could try and break in our house if they know we are out.

 

On a few occasions over the years we have played with people and they have not only figured out our routine such as what time we leave for work / what time we get home from work / when my girlfriend is in the house alone / but in the weeks that follow have asked my girlfriend to cheat on me and meet them alone. I'm now kind of glad that I have a CCTV camera covering my gardens and road in front of my house, if anyone enters my garden they are now been recorded, I can even set up the CCTV box to send an alarm to phone when it senses movement.

 

I guess there are plenty of bad things that could happen, say for example you invite a couple to your house and they arrive with drink or drugs / end up arguing / end up been pushy / end up in a fist fight / attack you, then at least you have a clear image of them approaching the house. Thinking back I have been in two situations, one where the couple argued badly, and another where the male of the couple was very rude / pushy / aggressive, if anyone had got hurt I'm sure police would have liked a clear image of the people who caused the problem.

 

My take on CCTV is that....

 

2 Mega Pixel Cameras - Just not worth the money, poor fuzzy quality.

 

3 Mega Pixel Cameras - This is suppose to be HD quality, but again isn't that clear and had bad night vision.

 

5 Mega Pixel Camera - Higher than HD quality, very clear indeed and has better night vision.

 

4k Cameras - Extremely high quality but expensive.

 

 

I chose the 5mp option and am really impressed by them.

 

Like stated I have always worried that when we play with people at home that they could return to our house uninvited / when were out / when my girlfriend is in the house alone, hence why my house has security lights / CCTV cameras / burglar alarm / panic switch that activates the burglar alarm.

 

Within only a week of been fitted the CCTV cameras have already given us plenty of "Early Warnings" we can now see the postman walking up our garden path, we can now see parents or delivery drivers pulling up outside our house, most of the time we can be at the door before they even knock.

 

I think for hard working couples / or couples with families then a few CCTV cameras covering the house could potentially be a good move.

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Interesting thoughts (and good info if one is in the market to buy). Glad to hear the stalker issue turned out ok, feeling unsafe in your own house is high on the list of things no one should ever have to worry about but sadly it does happen for a variety of reasons.

 

I'm not exactly clear on how much of the interior of the house is covered? Just playing Devil's Advocate here, but I wonder how your guests would feel knowing they are being filmed? Not familiar with the laws where you are at on that, or here for that matter. Does that open you up to any sort of legal liability? Let's say for instance they do know but then a play session goes bad and then someone out to cause you trouble claims they didn't know and you filmed them with plans/threats on making it public. Kind of along the lines of the "revenge porn" issues and laws that have been passed to deal with it over here.

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I have CCTV on my house due to two very recent burglarys.

 

They are great for evidence gathering and a good deterrent.

 

We don't entertain guests that we play with at home but if we ever did we would simply disconnect the cables with the feed so they didn't have to worry about being filmed when visiting.

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I'm in the UK so I'm unsure how the laws work in other countries.

 

However the CCTV covering my house covers the outside of the building / the approach to my house, it basically covers both the front and back gardens so there is no CCTV inside the house. Issues of liability can very easily be solved by having a sign that says "Warning 24 Hour CCTV in Operation" I have such signs in my front and back window. If for whatever reason a person does not want to appear on your CCTV then you have warned them that CCTV does operate in that area and they are free to leave that area.

 

Yes the cameras act as a great crime deterrent, that CCTV cameras + an up to date burglar alarm + security light all act as an amazing crime deterrent that will help keep criminals away from your home. However my bigger concern where swinging is concerned is simply meeting a single guy, getting to know him a little, maybe playing a few times at our home, and then him turning out to be a stalker type, that he returns to my house uninvited, returns to my house trying to convince my partner to have secret affairs. It has happened before and looking back a few CCTV cameras stuck on the wall would have probably helped stop that from happening, that in this case they are not only a crime prevention tool and a early warning system, but also a tool to help deter stalker types.

 

Like stated I'm unsure about the laws in other countries but in the UK you would need a CCTV license if you "Operate" CCTV and by operate I mean you move the cameras around / zoom the cameras in and out / that the cameras are in a busy public area. The entire reason you need a license to move / zoom such camera is the few cases where CCTV operators have used cameras to zoom up women's skits or zoom in on their breasts. For example bored security guards in airports using the powerful cameras to look at sexy women.

 

If the camera is in a very public place, if your using the camera on a daily basis such as moving it / zooming it / rotating it or whatever then yes maybe you need a license or specific training, however for 99% of HOME SYSTEMS then you would not be moving the camera, would not be zooming the camera, that it sits in a stationary position covering your garden / house which is not a busy public area. That in the case of most home systems you are not actually "Operating" the system, its operating it's self, all you have done is pointed it at the area you want covering and then it does all the work for you.

 

I know that these days most shops we walk into have CCTV, that if you walk into your local food store they have CCTV cameras pointing at you. I think CCTV only becomes a problem when someone is operating that system, in busy public areas where the operator could use the cameras to spy on people or follow sexy women around the store ECT.

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