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I have 3 cameras that I find use.

1. A weird part of the exterior. I don't physically walk back there often, so the camera is handy.

2. One at the mailbox/package drop spot. Not for theft, just to know when my packages arrive.

3. One in the "mechanical" room so I can check in while I'm away (we have hydronic heat, so we can't fully turn the water off in the winter).

I have two. They serve mostly as a notification system for somebody in the house that I'm not expecting, but not a security problem (housekeeper, adult son drops by for some reason, neighborhood friend drops off a roll of fabric for my wife - but that's everybody with a key, so like I said, not a security thing).

It will also hopefully be time stamped. Video cameras for porch pirates seems to pay off well, though making a big mail box for your porch is probably more effective.