I have cameras looking on the outside of my house/apartment. I have the shades drawn,and the curtains closed,and the cameras in place. At one time,it was like a security center in here. I also had a pan/tilt/zoom camera at a high strategic point in which I could observe most everything around the house that would be coming this way. I could zoom the camera in on something about a mile away. The receiver of the camera went into a TV set,and I moved the camera with a remote control. I live deep in a rural area. I monitored traffic activity,and etc. I probable sound like a nut,but this helped me to feel secure. I even helped the Police with it. One night I witnessed a crime with it which helped the police track,and arrest the people who committed the crime. I had the weather proof PTZ camera mounted on a outside TV antenna. They where all of my ideas. The camera lasted for four years. BF