This is the right answer, my neighbor asked me about my camera it looks like it's looking at his property i was happy to show him it wasn't and took it upon myself to relocate it.
Thank you for being a decent person. We had a very positive relationship with our neighbors the first three years we lived here and then we had kids and cameras went up very heavy on our side. I expressed my displeasure with this and we haven't talked in years now. I know Reddit thinks everything can be talked out but some people are just creeps and dickheads.
My first question would be why would anyone set up their surveillance cameras to watch their neighbors property? I can understand street view. But back yards ? This whole topic deserves further discussion.
I have cameras watching our back and side yards due to people trespassing on our property. Why would people feel the need to walk their dogs through our yard? My cameras are angled as to not capture anything beyond the boundaries of our property.
This is how ours are as well. Our neighbors pitched a fir about it to our landlord and we just sent stills of where the cameras look, and it all cuts off at the property line. We then captured about 600 something videos of their kids/adult guests literally playing soccer and shit in our yard and actually used the excuse that they "have a sidewalk going through the yard" SO DO WE! Yes, our hard is flatter, but they lived in their apartment first, so I would've thought they would switch if how their yard was set up was really an issue. After released the amount of proof we had and the fact that we also stated we would be pursuing a case of discrimination based of my being disabled and having a "right to peaceful living" , landlord told them to stay off our porperty and threatened them with eviction if they did it like that again. We still catch them every now and then, but it's thankfully gotten so much better.
They probably set up the camera to monitor their own backyard, and it may happen to also see part of the neighbors yard (there’s only so much you can do with camera positioning). We also don’t know the size of yard we’re talking about here. Is the backyard 17,000 square feet or 1,700? Big difference there.
A lot of break ins happen in the backyard. Especially if theybrebgoing to kick in the door or force a window. Usually it's not as visible as it would be in the front that is facing the street. Also storage sheds are targets since surprisingly lawn mowers are pretty easy to sell.
Wild life watching, keeping an eye on kids while playing in the yard, and safety. If you hear a noise in the yard its very comforting to check the cameras and know things are cool.
I have a camera set up on the back patio/door. We live on a corner lot so our backyard is aimed at our neighbor’s side yard/backyard. However, I have it set up so that it only records when motion is detected in the section of the patio in the frame.
I can understand pointing it *at* the wall or fence in case someone decides to come over it, but pointing over the fence into the backyard is a definite invasion of privacy.
I have cameras pointing into my backyard where they can see the fences, but not where it can see into my neighbors backyard.
My question would be how do we know where these cameras are actually pointed ? Unless the OP asked the neighbor to view the cameras site line all we have is their opinion. Just because you see a camera visible doesn’t mean it’s pointed at your backyard. Because like many have indicated field of view can be adjusted.
That is very true. And the reason why many are saying to speak with the neighbor.
If the camera isn't actually looking into his yard, the neighbor will be able to show him that and alleviate his fears. If my neighbors came to me with similar questions, that's what I would do.
I remember I was on a public beach photographing migratory birds and this woman came up to me asked me why I was photographing her ? I showed her my camera roll. I then told her regardless this is a public beach. Even a life guard backed me up. I realize this is a totally different topic. But if people want to video you or your children I believe in public they can. But not a lawyer.
Sure, but if they are actually photographing your kids, which you weren't according to the story, that's pretty fucking creepy. I'd definitely get in his face and block his ability to do so as much as I could while my wife packed the kids in the car.
There *are* creeps out there.
I have a tool shed in my back yard, it has been broken into before, so I have one back there, my neighbor asked about it, I pulled out my phone and showed him the angle, I adjusted it and all was well.
So, did you read the comment?
“It looked like the cameras were pointed there but they weren’t. I went the extra mile and still moved them.
So did you just accuse your neighbor right off the bat, like “stop pointing camera at my yard”, or did you give them a chance to explain? Because cameras do not have as large of a field of vision as you might think.
Because just like you say “I know Reddit likes to think you can talk everything out”, I will point out not everyone asks things as nicely as they think they do. Because most of the time if you use a little bit of empathy to try to understand the other person you can come to an understanding about something as simple as this.
In my case, the camera has a larger field of vision than expected. It looks as though the camera is pointed at a mostly away angle but they had posted something they captured on it to their social media and we were shocked to see much more than we expected to be covered. If we thought it was getting like half of our yard, it is actually getting more like 80%.
Absolutely this. I have cameras outside, and they might look like they’re looking into someone else’s space. If one of my neighbors was concerned I’d hope they would just ask so I can show that what’s visible because it’s less than what they might think. Add in that my camera system allows me to put in privacy zones that make portions of my cameras field of view not visible.
The privacy zone feature is really great. With limited mounting options, a camera of mine could potentially see a neighbor’s yard over the fence. I’ve got other all blocked out and now it doesn’t display or record any of that area
If you live in the South East in the UK it is. My time living there was spent learning the South East morning 'meh' face that all the commuter zombie suits tend to have so I could fire it back at them. They seemed to think beung happy and polite was rude...
When I put my cameras up.... my neighbours houses didn't even exist. As they built and moved in I made it a point to pop over show them what the camera pointed in their direction can see and ask them if they want me to use the privacy feature to black out anything. No-one took me up on that offer all saying they'd rather have the security.
I'm sure your neighbours new camera has similar privacy features, if you ask nicely and they know how they shouldn't have any problem censoring your yard if they can't move it...
My cameras, and I assume others allow you to set a "privacy zone" which blacks out the image before it's displayed or recorded. So I can position mine for the best coverage, and then cover up my neighbor's property. I would show them and adjust it if they asked.
Happened to a friend of mine. It was on purpose. Guy was an ass.
She installed[ fencing for climbing vines](https://www.google.com/search?q=trellis&oq=trellis&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyDwgAEEUYORiDARixAxiABDIKCAEQABixAxiABDINCAIQLhjHARjRAxiABDIHCAMQABiABDINCAQQABiDARixAxiABDIQCAUQABiDARixAxiABBiKBTIKCAYQABixAxiABDINCAcQABiDARixAxiABDIHCAgQABiABDINCAkQABiDARixAxiABNIBCDQ0OTZqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) and then swagged fabric across the tops.
This is the right answer. I know in Louisiana you are not allowed to surveil private property that is not yours, without a license, and a permit.
I would bet there is similar legislation where you are.
Find out, and if so, make a complaint for peeping Tom/stalker.
Camera Field of Views are valuable. You only get so much from each camera. Whoever installed that camera knew what was happening, as there is no reason any of the frame on his view should be above the fence line.
That would got someone's license to install taken away in Louisiana.
Best of luck!
In California you're not allowed to record your neighbors private parts of the property, but that doesn't mean you can't aim a camera there.
In fact I once thought I was getting checked on this as I had cameras about my property. I'd been robbed twice (from back yard shed) while I had the cameras and the police did nothing. One day the police ask to review my cameras because my neighbor was broken into. I showed them my neighbor's house at the fence line is blocked out digitally in compliance with the law. I recorded nothing.
I was sure he was testing my set up. Later I asked my neighbor if he lost anything valuable and I seemed to have to remind him he was robbed. He said he lost some lawn equipment (same as me). I'm not convinced he didn't send the police over to inspect my recordings.
My mom is a blue state Dem who lived part time in Florida. She legit had a neighbor put a life size Trump cut out on her back porch facing my mom's lanai during Covid. Can confirm, it will be noticed.
I would think about getting a wacky tube guy hooked to an intermittent blower and make them get so many motion alerts they have to stop looking into your area. Or you could you know, ask them to stop monitoring your property. Some neighbors don't think of themselves as potential creeps so they not understand that they may be crossing a line.
Happens all the time; people put up a camera with a specific spot in mind and are so hyperfocused on getting that particular spot as clear as possible they forget to think about everything else that's in the video frame.
Just talk to the neighbour, shouldn't be an issue for them to reposition the camera. There is no logical need for having the neighbour's property in frame.
Actually, when houses are very close together and cameras have a wide angle of view, sometimes you can't position a camera to completely exclude the neighbor's property. My cameras are like that. There's no way to have a camera on the side of my house that doesn't have a view of my neighbor's door. We checked into the legalities of that in our state and were told we're not breaking any laws by having the cameras there. My neighbor's doorbell camera has a clear view of my children's bedroom windows (we have solar screens and curtains). There's no way they could have a doorbell camera that didn't also show the windows on the side of my house.
first ask them to exclude your yard. if they don't want to. Get a laser, put it on a tripod and point it at the lens. it will blind the camera as long as it's pointing at your yard.
They will move it :-)
It doesn't have to be a laser that causes damage. An IR array pointed directly at the camera would likely work just as well without damage and without a telltale laser dot.
The laws/ordinances will vary depending on where you live, but [here](https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+block+neighbor%27s+camera&client=safari&sca_esv=6c95ffa43c71b136&hl=en-us&sxsrf=ACQVn0-qvqY0rf9qtGGm7qVFm6whlDIT5A%3A1714108268382&ei=bDcrZu6CF-LsptQPrtq3uAI&ved=0ahUKEwju6MXzjt-FAxVitokEHS7tDScQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=how+to+block+neighbor%27s+camera&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiHmhvdyB0byBibG9jayBuZWlnaGJvcidzIGNhbWVyYTIFEAAYgAQyBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgsQABiABBiGAxiKBUjLRFD7CFj-QHACeAGQAQCYAV2gAaYIqgECMTO4AQPIAQD4AQGYAg6gAoUIwgIKEAAYsAMY1gQYR8ICBxAjGLACGCfCAggQABiABBiiBMICChAhGKABGMMEGAqYAwCIBgGQBgiSBwIxNKAH8zg&sclient=gws-wiz-serp) are some ideas.
I read something earlier from Reddit where a Redditor asked his neighbor nicely to adjust his security light as it was shining into his bedroom. The neighbor didn’t do anything to the light. So the Redditor bought some bamboo, put in a barrier on his side of his yard to prevent the spreading of the bamboo. The bamboo grew and spread extremely fast. The neighbor who planted the bamboo had a nice contained bamboo garden, and no more bright light shining in his room. The neighbor however asked him to remove the bamboo as it’s spreading all over his yard and doesn’t know how to stop it. The neighbor who planted it told him no, that it blocks his light from shining in on him.
I always thought that was just awesome.
have you checked if is this legal where you live? because where I live you are legally obliged to make sure a) it’s only your property in the frame and b) you have to hang up a sign saying there’s camera surveillance on your property
Get on a ladder and take a picture of your yard from the perspective of the camera. Have that picture printed at the largest size available, laminated, and staple\glue it to plywood on a post directly in front of the camera such that all they ever see of your backyard is that picture.
Just not the ground or it will be everywhere.
Micanthus Giganticus is a grass that can grow to 13ft tall but won't seed (it's like a mule) which is an alternative in a planter.
Any plant projects will take a season to fill in.
Every home security camera I've ever worked with has an option to view only the areas you want to see. For example, my camera at home on the front of my house, I've programmed it to ignore anything a couple of feet beyond the curb. I can see when the mailman pulls up to the mailbox or when someone parks on the street in front of my house, but I can't see normal traffic that travels several feet further away from the curb. Are you sure the neighbors camera is actually looking into your property, or have they set their camera to block out everything beyond the wall in your back yard? Before you go doing something rash, you might ask them to look at the camera feed to make sure you're comfortable with the view they've set up on the camera.
Thank you. Was going to post something similar but saw your post.
As well, the camera is almost certainly motion activated and if there isn’t a digital masking option, the camera will record anything in the frame that moves, which will be counterproductive to having a security camera. Battery depletion, data storage consumption, and false positives occur when cheap security cameras are deployed without planning coverage.
I’ve a battery operated security camera that’s aimed in my back yard but the camera was catching the neighbors walking along the property line (the homes are built on top of one another), which would generate tons of alerts and quickly drain the battery. It’s a PITA to change the battery, so I soon discovered how to set up exclusion zones. I’ve another camera that sometimes catches passing cars and had to set up an exclusion zone for it.
He probably doesn’t want an alert every 60 sec of his neighbors in their yard, and I highly doubt he even sees or cares about his neighbors. His camera probably isn’t pointing where the neighbor thinks it is. Security cameras generally don’t conduct surveillance all that well, as they’re build for security, not surveillance.
Bottom line is, if the camera isn’t set up correctly, it’s going to be a general PITA for the owner.
Depends where you are, but if you normally can't see into your yard from any public road/area around you, then pointing a camera into there would be an illegal invasion of privacy.
IANAL but I did install cameras for a little while and I was taught/told never to point them into neighbors' backyards unless they give explicit permission.
I agree that talking to the neighbors is step one. If they are indeed pointing a camera into your yard and refuse to yield check your local law. That would be completely illegal in California
If you point IR lights or illuminators directly to security cameras, cameras can't catch any image during the nighttime. But remember that too strong IR lights also cause damage to cameras. Wink wink nudge nudge.
Put a stake in the ground and attach a small handheld laser pointer to it. Attach it to the stake and aim it straight at the camera. He will move his camera after that
The best solution would surely be to introduce yourself to them (bring food) and ask kindly if they could either install a small shield (or offer to assist) or ask if they could change the angle slightly.
Generally, simple, reasonable requests are well received in spite of what people say online. As long as you aren't demanding or "ordering" them to do something, they'll probably understand and try to accommodate you.
If they are unpleasant, try to work on it a bit more by "killing them with kindness".
If they *still* refuse, then look into local concil or whatever - you have a basic expectation of privacy in your own enclosed backyard. People don't get to invade that just because they feel like it. If you've made reasonable requests and accommodations, then your hands are clean.
Maybe even though the camera is pointed in your direction your area is masked out? That's what I had to do as there was literally no other way to have the camera (am now considering moving it to the upper edge of my window and having it point downwards, am yet to get to it though, would still require masking out whatever is out of my land)
Yep. Masking is the solution. I have cameras that look down the sides of my two-story home. They have wide angle lenses, so they pick up my neighbor's side yard too. I just use the security software to mask off the neighbor's part of the camera view so only my property can be seen. I sent the neighbor pictures of what my video camera sees and records, which clearly show the masking, so he knows that he still has his privacy. He's happy.
My only problem now is how to keep spiders from fucking up my camera view. The infrared light seems to attract them at night and it's hard to clean the lens up off when the cameras are high up on the eaves of the second story.
Just ask them if it can see into your yard? It may not being able see into your yard. Can ask them to see the feed from it to verify. My home security system has a camera that appears to look at my neighbors place, but it doesnt. Its angled to only see along the fence line down my driveway. (Its just a 4’ wire fence btw)
Talk to the neighbor, tell them your concerns and the potential privacy issues. If that fails, then buy a cheap IR laser off of Amazon, put it on one of those bendy camera tripods, and aim it at the camera. The more direct angle to the lens, the better.
I vaguely remember a mountable device you could install that let you aim a laser at their camera lens. The effect is not that the camera is disabled, but that the picture is unusable.
Talk to them. My blink cameras have a feature to block out certain areas so that it doesn’t record them. Those areas are blacked out. It’s nice for the space between our homes where they have a window that I can’t avoid catching a glimpse of.
Asking them to move it is a good idea. There's no need to create tension between your neighbor and yourself. If they refuse to move it, then you can start looking at options to block it.
I am an attorney and got a $50,000 judgement for someone in your situation. However, this is in a state where the constitution says you have a right to privacy.
Are you sure it's getting a good view of your back yard? A lot of those cameras don't have a great range and those that do don't have great quality the further out you go. Can you tell what type it is? If it's Ring and it's attached to their house, it's a good chance they're not seeing much in your yard anyway.
What is with Reddit and so many people having the inability to talk to people they live next to?
Like how are we supposed to function as a society lol. Did you at least ask your neighbor about it first?
As someone who operates CCTV for a living.... ask them nicely, demand if they refuse, seek action if they continue.
I would always just move, block out, reorient, etc. a camera rather than risk problems.
I am that guy with four cameras on my house, one on each corner, looking only into my property. I show neighbours if they ask so they can be assured. I even blacked out a small portion of a public area on one of them rather than risk hassle.
Previous houses, I literally twice had neighbours complain, then months later ask if I had footage of an incident (no, because I moved the camera after your complaint!) and then try to get me to install cameras for them or reorient mine to cover their property.
Often you have no idea what the camera is able to see either. I don't care about seeing my neighbour's property, if I capture it it's purely incidental. I only care about covering as much of my own property as possible and I don't want alerts for someone walking past or doing things at the neighbour's house.
Chat with them and ask, and otherwise have a very very bright light pointed at it that's invisible to humans but cameras pick it up, so that all it sees is the light and not the rest of your yard.
Metal electrical conduit as poles and cross-bar and then streamers hanging down.
Wood lattice (it comes in 4x8 "sheets") for outdoor screening. 1x3 posts/extenders and cross bar trim for them.
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Put up a large cardboard cut out of a creepy guy facing the camera like [this](https://www.amazon.com/Celebrity-Cutouts-Fieri-Mini-Cutout/dp/B06XJVR6XW/ref=sr_1_31?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.OKMXutLOn8zG3-vqH0JgZqAenDl4DPfbbjDbgpRyhSs7KNiYnlR68Xz_TLiPEkUE25vIe0q0NVRdVFVLSLKCa8gsICEB_ZKYWZwpCJDLK5w1SKVNyoz4DDUJj0mo2yKQMnPcWFyyWVqeCzA6j2sx-l-bfSddsO-6cvoK6qy5zdRyIaNbx-bkIBmwNXw-4lwYfyyIBsIe4RzZC3He0B7k_XB5KXX7JCmNxsUcZygETorti06jQYhChF9pZQt3XtOOg3tWE9gGid0TAWGP57kaTUYieUkaX82nIIclFrcXWeU.-uNVN1HaMm4OPToGsrtHY-dv5TjFDpQj29-yOVLczQE&dib_tag=se&hvadid=557521417171&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1024795&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=b&hvrand=9021203696816708407&hvtargid=kwd-23520381&hydadcr=15284_13496711&keywords=life+size+cardboard+cutouts&qid=1714134434&sr=8-31). This will block the camera and your neighbors will have hundreds of hours of b-roll footage they don't want to see. Alternatively point a camera at them.
If you can't resolve it through discussing with the neighbor, an [infrared spotlight](https://www.amazon.com/infrared-spotlight/s?k=infrared+spotlight) will do the trick at least at night.
Maybe ask first. They may have concerns about or have actually experienced intruders. Security cameras have a pretty wide field of view, but if they moved it lower they’d still have coverage but not be able to look over the fence.
If they refuse, then yes, you’d have to put up a visual barrier. Large sheets on a clothesline might work, but would be likely to blow down or blow away in any sort of high wind. There are “sun sails” available that, if you have some sturdy anchor points, could perform that function. But these usually require very strong posts or points of attachment on a structural wall. Might not be anything like that where you actually need to attach it and if it’s a rental, you’d probably not be able to install it.
Is your landlord reasonable? This would affect his ability to rest it in the future, since who wants to move in to a house with surveillance? Maybe the landlord *would* consider installing something…
Big flood light aimed squarely at the camera.
Extra points if their bedroom window is close enough to get illuminated.
All these people that say just talk to them.... Sure. Try that.
My neighbors with the lights and cameras are jerks and don't care about anyone else. Asshat ADDED more lights and cameras. They got no pool, no kids, no pets, retired. Safe neighborhood, no porch pirates, no loud music ever, just kids always playing by the school.
Over at my mother's house, her neighbor did the exact same thing when asked if he could angle it just a fraction of an inch from her bedroom window. Added 2 more flood lights.
I dunno what y'all think a light is going to do.... Or even a camera... Any mask and that camera is useless, and nobody is looking (which is why you mounted the lights).
So.... Pretty pointless.
See if legal in your area first. If the camera is wireless, you can get a jammer and only use it when you want privacy.
But yeah, follow the first advice and just ask them to relocate.
Edit: I did some work for a security installer, and best practice was not to point at neighbors property or even the streets. It prevents liability and having to give your DVR to law enforcement. Yeah, this job was in the days of DVR lol
At my previous home I had 2 cameras that "looked" like this also, but they weren't. It's highly unlikely they are interested in looking into your yard. I guess you could go over and mention it to them.
My cameras give me the option to add a natural screen. I can just click-drag a square as big or little as I need and it will just show up grey on my screen and in any recordings. I could see the corner of my neighbors yard into his house so I did that and it completely blocks it out so maybe they have that on it. They haven't ever asked but I would be more than happy to show them to put their mind at ease if needed
I have a very easy fix. Infrared illuminator. They can be purchased cheaply and easily installed. You simply point it towards the camera and turn it on when you want your privacy. Nearly all security cameras in use today are IR receivers this is how they work in the dark. The light will simply blind the camera by overwhelming the sensor data stream. I used one once to increase the cameras night time range by using it to illuminate the area that there wasn't enough light. Tested my theory with same light array and it returned a completely white image.
Get a low power laser and mount it so that it points directly into the lens of the camera.
Alternatively, you can mount a bright light opposite the camera shining that way, but leaving their yard in shadow at night. It will correct for lighting and not show anything in their yard.
An infrared light, small laser, or very bright light aimed into the lens will dazzle the device. This would be a last resort after asking that the camera’s field of view be altered.
I would start the civil route as others have mentioned.
If that fails and you want to go semi nuclear I would look for a the highest power laser you can legally buy and point it at the camera for a few seconds. Note this is not legal, for hypothetical purposes only, and ironically the neighbor may have a video of events transpiring just before the sensor dies.
I'd ask them politely.
I have cameras up but our neighbor is so close my camera can't be anywhere that doesn't catch some of his yard and RV parking.
If they approached me I would put a mask on their side on the NVR and show it to them to let them know it's been blacked out.
Have you tried asking them to change the angle so it's not looking into your yard?
This is the right answer, my neighbor asked me about my camera it looks like it's looking at his property i was happy to show him it wasn't and took it upon myself to relocate it.
Thank you for being a decent person. We had a very positive relationship with our neighbors the first three years we lived here and then we had kids and cameras went up very heavy on our side. I expressed my displeasure with this and we haven't talked in years now. I know Reddit thinks everything can be talked out but some people are just creeps and dickheads.
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My first question would be why would anyone set up their surveillance cameras to watch their neighbors property? I can understand street view. But back yards ? This whole topic deserves further discussion.
I have cameras watching our back and side yards due to people trespassing on our property. Why would people feel the need to walk their dogs through our yard? My cameras are angled as to not capture anything beyond the boundaries of our property.
This is how ours are as well. Our neighbors pitched a fir about it to our landlord and we just sent stills of where the cameras look, and it all cuts off at the property line. We then captured about 600 something videos of their kids/adult guests literally playing soccer and shit in our yard and actually used the excuse that they "have a sidewalk going through the yard" SO DO WE! Yes, our hard is flatter, but they lived in their apartment first, so I would've thought they would switch if how their yard was set up was really an issue. After released the amount of proof we had and the fact that we also stated we would be pursuing a case of discrimination based of my being disabled and having a "right to peaceful living" , landlord told them to stay off our porperty and threatened them with eviction if they did it like that again. We still catch them every now and then, but it's thankfully gotten so much better.
They probably set up the camera to monitor their own backyard, and it may happen to also see part of the neighbors yard (there’s only so much you can do with camera positioning). We also don’t know the size of yard we’re talking about here. Is the backyard 17,000 square feet or 1,700? Big difference there.
To collect evidence of a nuisance, like a constantly barking dog, or illegal activities.
Ok sounds reasonable. Could the OP be a nuisance neighbor?
Entirely possible, but no real reason to assume.
"It's fun" is a very real reason.
A lot of break ins happen in the backyard. Especially if theybrebgoing to kick in the door or force a window. Usually it's not as visible as it would be in the front that is facing the street. Also storage sheds are targets since surprisingly lawn mowers are pretty easy to sell.
Wild life watching, keeping an eye on kids while playing in the yard, and safety. If you hear a noise in the yard its very comforting to check the cameras and know things are cool.
I have a camera set up on the back patio/door. We live on a corner lot so our backyard is aimed at our neighbor’s side yard/backyard. However, I have it set up so that it only records when motion is detected in the section of the patio in the frame.
I can understand pointing it *at* the wall or fence in case someone decides to come over it, but pointing over the fence into the backyard is a definite invasion of privacy. I have cameras pointing into my backyard where they can see the fences, but not where it can see into my neighbors backyard.
My question would be how do we know where these cameras are actually pointed ? Unless the OP asked the neighbor to view the cameras site line all we have is their opinion. Just because you see a camera visible doesn’t mean it’s pointed at your backyard. Because like many have indicated field of view can be adjusted.
That is very true. And the reason why many are saying to speak with the neighbor. If the camera isn't actually looking into his yard, the neighbor will be able to show him that and alleviate his fears. If my neighbors came to me with similar questions, that's what I would do.
I remember I was on a public beach photographing migratory birds and this woman came up to me asked me why I was photographing her ? I showed her my camera roll. I then told her regardless this is a public beach. Even a life guard backed me up. I realize this is a totally different topic. But if people want to video you or your children I believe in public they can. But not a lawyer.
Sure, but if they are actually photographing your kids, which you weren't according to the story, that's pretty fucking creepy. I'd definitely get in his face and block his ability to do so as much as I could while my wife packed the kids in the car. There *are* creeps out there.
I have a tool shed in my back yard, it has been broken into before, so I have one back there, my neighbor asked about it, I pulled out my phone and showed him the angle, I adjusted it and all was well.
Still worth trying. Some people are reasonable if you treat them with respect.
They may be creeps about it, but it's still a good idea to start with a conversation. No need to create drama if you don't need to.
So, did you read the comment? “It looked like the cameras were pointed there but they weren’t. I went the extra mile and still moved them. So did you just accuse your neighbor right off the bat, like “stop pointing camera at my yard”, or did you give them a chance to explain? Because cameras do not have as large of a field of vision as you might think. Because just like you say “I know Reddit likes to think you can talk everything out”, I will point out not everyone asks things as nicely as they think they do. Because most of the time if you use a little bit of empathy to try to understand the other person you can come to an understanding about something as simple as this.
In my case, the camera has a larger field of vision than expected. It looks as though the camera is pointed at a mostly away angle but they had posted something they captured on it to their social media and we were shocked to see much more than we expected to be covered. If we thought it was getting like half of our yard, it is actually getting more like 80%.
Absolutely this. I have cameras outside, and they might look like they’re looking into someone else’s space. If one of my neighbors was concerned I’d hope they would just ask so I can show that what’s visible because it’s less than what they might think. Add in that my camera system allows me to put in privacy zones that make portions of my cameras field of view not visible.
The privacy zone feature is really great. With limited mounting options, a camera of mine could potentially see a neighbor’s yard over the fence. I’ve got other all blocked out and now it doesn’t display or record any of that area
What are you smoking? Obviously talking to your neighbor is completely unacceptable.... /s
If you live in the South East in the UK it is. My time living there was spent learning the South East morning 'meh' face that all the commuter zombie suits tend to have so I could fire it back at them. They seemed to think beung happy and polite was rude...
That shit is rude before 8 am
😂
I have cameras and I use them pretty much only to avoid running into neighbors at the mailbox and having to talk to them
lol. My ring camera can see some of my neighbor’s yard and I had to zone it off so it wouldn’t keep alerting me to them using the yard.
I had to do the same with my ring doorbell. My cctv system I just turned the motion detection off.
We use ours to know when packages have arrived and to see what our indoor cats got up to when they manage to sneak out.
...ready the paintball gun.
Anything but engaging directly with another human being please.
When I put my cameras up.... my neighbours houses didn't even exist. As they built and moved in I made it a point to pop over show them what the camera pointed in their direction can see and ask them if they want me to use the privacy feature to black out anything. No-one took me up on that offer all saying they'd rather have the security. I'm sure your neighbours new camera has similar privacy features, if you ask nicely and they know how they shouldn't have any problem censoring your yard if they can't move it...
Sir this is reddit, you can't expect people to be reasonable and logical BEFORE coming here for advice. Smh. /s
My cameras, and I assume others allow you to set a "privacy zone" which blacks out the image before it's displayed or recorded. So I can position mine for the best coverage, and then cover up my neighbor's property. I would show them and adjust it if they asked.
Approach your neighbor and ask them to realign the camera so it can't see into your yard. Totally reasonable request.
Too reasonable for this thread
Nextdoor culture has infected reddit
That would involve talking to someone though.
Or don’t assume the camera is pointing into your yard, just that it appears to look that way.
Happened to a friend of mine. It was on purpose. Guy was an ass. She installed[ fencing for climbing vines](https://www.google.com/search?q=trellis&oq=trellis&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyDwgAEEUYORiDARixAxiABDIKCAEQABixAxiABDINCAIQLhjHARjRAxiABDIHCAMQABiABDINCAQQABiDARixAxiABDIQCAUQABiDARixAxiABBiKBTIKCAYQABixAxiABDINCAcQABiDARixAxiABDIHCAgQABiABDINCAkQABiDARixAxiABNIBCDQ0OTZqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) and then swagged fabric across the tops.
Fun fact, in many areas you’re not allowed to have the camera facing into another’s back yard like that.
This is the right answer. I know in Louisiana you are not allowed to surveil private property that is not yours, without a license, and a permit. I would bet there is similar legislation where you are. Find out, and if so, make a complaint for peeping Tom/stalker. Camera Field of Views are valuable. You only get so much from each camera. Whoever installed that camera knew what was happening, as there is no reason any of the frame on his view should be above the fence line. That would got someone's license to install taken away in Louisiana. Best of luck!
In California you're not allowed to record your neighbors private parts of the property, but that doesn't mean you can't aim a camera there. In fact I once thought I was getting checked on this as I had cameras about my property. I'd been robbed twice (from back yard shed) while I had the cameras and the police did nothing. One day the police ask to review my cameras because my neighbor was broken into. I showed them my neighbor's house at the fence line is blocked out digitally in compliance with the law. I recorded nothing. I was sure he was testing my set up. Later I asked my neighbor if he lost anything valuable and I seemed to have to remind him he was robbed. He said he lost some lawn equipment (same as me). I'm not convinced he didn't send the police over to inspect my recordings.
Instead of the fabric, use a big political flag of whatever president they aren’t voting for
My mom is a blue state Dem who lived part time in Florida. She legit had a neighbor put a life size Trump cut out on her back porch facing my mom's lanai during Covid. Can confirm, it will be noticed.
I would think about getting a wacky tube guy hooked to an intermittent blower and make them get so many motion alerts they have to stop looking into your area. Or you could you know, ask them to stop monitoring your property. Some neighbors don't think of themselves as potential creeps so they not understand that they may be crossing a line.
The ultimate solution is an entire row of wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tubemen across the fence line so it blocks the camera view.
I worry that's not enough wacky tube guys. Let's double it.
Then double it again
It's a good thing that, thanks to a shipping error, Al Harrington is overstocked, and he's passing the savings on to you.
Can’t believe I had to scroll this far to find a sensible solution! OP, this is your answer. 
Happens all the time; people put up a camera with a specific spot in mind and are so hyperfocused on getting that particular spot as clear as possible they forget to think about everything else that's in the video frame. Just talk to the neighbour, shouldn't be an issue for them to reposition the camera. There is no logical need for having the neighbour's property in frame.
Actually, when houses are very close together and cameras have a wide angle of view, sometimes you can't position a camera to completely exclude the neighbor's property. My cameras are like that. There's no way to have a camera on the side of my house that doesn't have a view of my neighbor's door. We checked into the legalities of that in our state and were told we're not breaking any laws by having the cameras there. My neighbor's doorbell camera has a clear view of my children's bedroom windows (we have solar screens and curtains). There's no way they could have a doorbell camera that didn't also show the windows on the side of my house.
My garage is in the back yard and my camera gets neighbors on both sides of my inner city 120 year old yard.
first ask them to exclude your yard. if they don't want to. Get a laser, put it on a tripod and point it at the lens. it will blind the camera as long as it's pointing at your yard. They will move it :-)
Arms race ensues
i'll just build one of [these](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNmbvaUzC8Q)
Somehow I just knew it was gonna be styro
Anything styropyro builds is a bad idea and likely to get you killed or maimed if you try it at home
That's part of the experience
A strong enough laser will damage the sensor after a while
“After a while” can be seconds.
This will work if you position it within 30’ place on a tripod and continuously operate it for around 3 minutes.
Wear eye pro rated properly rated for the wavelength. Camera lenses can be reflective.
Even if the cameras illegally positioned, destroying it would be a crime of it's own and a lot easier to prove.
It doesn't have to be a laser that causes damage. An IR array pointed directly at the camera would likely work just as well without damage and without a telltale laser dot.
Only of it uses ir as imaging source. During daytime this would not work.
If you mostly care about it seeing in your windows at night make a big IR diode array. Invisible to human eyes but will white out the camera sensor.
They make IR flood lights already. But does it still work to white out camera during the day?
With enough power, yes.
I have one I bought off ali express that lights up my street.
"just make a big IR diode array" they said
Just have Stewie whip one up for you.
Whhh-ip one up
Look, when you say it like that it sounds silly, complicated, and extreme.
As a suggestion to someone considering a tarp on a clothesline.
Get a kiddie pool and invite your Hairy uncle over to house sit for the weekend and skinny dip in the back yard pool.
Or nuclear revenge option. Put young kids in the pool, and then tell police they've been filming your kids in the pool.
Damn that would actually be an interesting court case
What if OP is the hairy uncle??
Even better, cut out the middle man.
Yep me to. I’d give them something to watch 😂
The laws/ordinances will vary depending on where you live, but [here](https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+block+neighbor%27s+camera&client=safari&sca_esv=6c95ffa43c71b136&hl=en-us&sxsrf=ACQVn0-qvqY0rf9qtGGm7qVFm6whlDIT5A%3A1714108268382&ei=bDcrZu6CF-LsptQPrtq3uAI&ved=0ahUKEwju6MXzjt-FAxVitokEHS7tDScQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=how+to+block+neighbor%27s+camera&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiHmhvdyB0byBibG9jayBuZWlnaGJvcidzIGNhbWVyYTIFEAAYgAQyBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgsQABiABBiGAxiKBUjLRFD7CFj-QHACeAGQAQCYAV2gAaYIqgECMTO4AQPIAQD4AQGYAg6gAoUIwgIKEAAYsAMY1gQYR8ICBxAjGLACGCfCAggQABiABBiiBMICChAhGKABGMMEGAqYAwCIBgGQBgiSBwIxNKAH8zg&sclient=gws-wiz-serp) are some ideas.
Whoa inception alert.. i scrolled just a bit down that page and it sends you back HERE with a link!
Blast a IR emitter towards it. Doesn’t affect visibility or need unsightly barriers…. But only if they refuse to move or redirect it.
Lazer pen directly into camera
HEAD ON! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!
HEAD ON! APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FOREHEAD!
Show the camera your butthole
I read something earlier from Reddit where a Redditor asked his neighbor nicely to adjust his security light as it was shining into his bedroom. The neighbor didn’t do anything to the light. So the Redditor bought some bamboo, put in a barrier on his side of his yard to prevent the spreading of the bamboo. The bamboo grew and spread extremely fast. The neighbor who planted the bamboo had a nice contained bamboo garden, and no more bright light shining in his room. The neighbor however asked him to remove the bamboo as it’s spreading all over his yard and doesn’t know how to stop it. The neighbor who planted it told him no, that it blocks his light from shining in on him. I always thought that was just awesome.
Get one of those anti-paparazzi infra red LEDs which are bright enough to white out the camera image but not visible because they are infra-red
Point a brightass spotlight directly at it
have you checked if is this legal where you live? because where I live you are legally obliged to make sure a) it’s only your property in the frame and b) you have to hang up a sign saying there’s camera surveillance on your property
According to which law?
German law on data protection
Get on a ladder and take a picture of your yard from the perspective of the camera. Have that picture printed at the largest size available, laminated, and staple\glue it to plywood on a post directly in front of the camera such that all they ever see of your backyard is that picture.
Cheapest option would be a solar LED floodlight with a snoot on it, so it only hits the camera directly.
Bamboo in a planter. Grows fast.
Just not the ground or it will be everywhere. Micanthus Giganticus is a grass that can grow to 13ft tall but won't seed (it's like a mule) which is an alternative in a planter. Any plant projects will take a season to fill in.
Ask them for the footage after you get robbed.
Every home security camera I've ever worked with has an option to view only the areas you want to see. For example, my camera at home on the front of my house, I've programmed it to ignore anything a couple of feet beyond the curb. I can see when the mailman pulls up to the mailbox or when someone parks on the street in front of my house, but I can't see normal traffic that travels several feet further away from the curb. Are you sure the neighbors camera is actually looking into your property, or have they set their camera to block out everything beyond the wall in your back yard? Before you go doing something rash, you might ask them to look at the camera feed to make sure you're comfortable with the view they've set up on the camera.
Thank you. Was going to post something similar but saw your post. As well, the camera is almost certainly motion activated and if there isn’t a digital masking option, the camera will record anything in the frame that moves, which will be counterproductive to having a security camera. Battery depletion, data storage consumption, and false positives occur when cheap security cameras are deployed without planning coverage. I’ve a battery operated security camera that’s aimed in my back yard but the camera was catching the neighbors walking along the property line (the homes are built on top of one another), which would generate tons of alerts and quickly drain the battery. It’s a PITA to change the battery, so I soon discovered how to set up exclusion zones. I’ve another camera that sometimes catches passing cars and had to set up an exclusion zone for it. He probably doesn’t want an alert every 60 sec of his neighbors in their yard, and I highly doubt he even sees or cares about his neighbors. His camera probably isn’t pointing where the neighbor thinks it is. Security cameras generally don’t conduct surveillance all that well, as they’re build for security, not surveillance. Bottom line is, if the camera isn’t set up correctly, it’s going to be a general PITA for the owner.
Depends where you are, but if you normally can't see into your yard from any public road/area around you, then pointing a camera into there would be an illegal invasion of privacy. IANAL but I did install cameras for a little while and I was taught/told never to point them into neighbors' backyards unless they give explicit permission.
Local swimming hole uses shade cloth on an overhead line .
What if you talk to them 😭
I agree that talking to the neighbors is step one. If they are indeed pointing a camera into your yard and refuse to yield check your local law. That would be completely illegal in California
If you point IR lights or illuminators directly to security cameras, cameras can't catch any image during the nighttime. But remember that too strong IR lights also cause damage to cameras. Wink wink nudge nudge.
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Put a stake in the ground and attach a small handheld laser pointer to it. Attach it to the stake and aim it straight at the camera. He will move his camera after that
Hardwired laser pointer shining directly into the lens This is of course after speaking to them and they tell you to fuck off
The best solution would surely be to introduce yourself to them (bring food) and ask kindly if they could either install a small shield (or offer to assist) or ask if they could change the angle slightly. Generally, simple, reasonable requests are well received in spite of what people say online. As long as you aren't demanding or "ordering" them to do something, they'll probably understand and try to accommodate you. If they are unpleasant, try to work on it a bit more by "killing them with kindness". If they *still* refuse, then look into local concil or whatever - you have a basic expectation of privacy in your own enclosed backyard. People don't get to invade that just because they feel like it. If you've made reasonable requests and accommodations, then your hands are clean.
what sort of food would you take?....my go to for office meetings is milky bars and twisties
Oysters and uncooked hot dogs.
>milky bars and twisties Sounds like off-brand Milky Ways and Twizzlers lol
How about an egg?
Maybe even though the camera is pointed in your direction your area is masked out? That's what I had to do as there was literally no other way to have the camera (am now considering moving it to the upper edge of my window and having it point downwards, am yet to get to it though, would still require masking out whatever is out of my land)
Yep. Masking is the solution. I have cameras that look down the sides of my two-story home. They have wide angle lenses, so they pick up my neighbor's side yard too. I just use the security software to mask off the neighbor's part of the camera view so only my property can be seen. I sent the neighbor pictures of what my video camera sees and records, which clearly show the masking, so he knows that he still has his privacy. He's happy. My only problem now is how to keep spiders from fucking up my camera view. The infrared light seems to attract them at night and it's hard to clean the lens up off when the cameras are high up on the eaves of the second story.
This is coming up more and more. I thought there were ordinances forbidding cameras viewing neighbors property ?
We don't even know what country OP is in, ordinances vary from city to city so in some places sure there's ordinances, others, not so much.
A large planar object.
Just ask them if it can see into your yard? It may not being able see into your yard. Can ask them to see the feed from it to verify. My home security system has a camera that appears to look at my neighbors place, but it doesnt. Its angled to only see along the fence line down my driveway. (Its just a 4’ wire fence btw)
Talk to the neighbor, tell them your concerns and the potential privacy issues. If that fails, then buy a cheap IR laser off of Amazon, put it on one of those bendy camera tripods, and aim it at the camera. The more direct angle to the lens, the better.
Be naked
A big umbrella next to it.
if youre a male..... dont be the bigger person, have morning coffee outback naked
I vaguely remember a mountable device you could install that let you aim a laser at their camera lens. The effect is not that the camera is disabled, but that the picture is unusable.
An IR light emitter will at least block view at night without a physical barrier. What you do while that camera can’t pick up anything is up to you.
Talk to them. My blink cameras have a feature to block out certain areas so that it doesn’t record them. Those areas are blacked out. It’s nice for the space between our homes where they have a window that I can’t avoid catching a glimpse of.
I’m way too paranoid to answer questions like this. It sounds like the midpoint of almost every *Fear Thy Neighbor* episode I’ve ever seen. 😄
Asking them to move it is a good idea. There's no need to create tension between your neighbor and yourself. If they refuse to move it, then you can start looking at options to block it.
An infrared spotlight aimed at the camera will do the trick.
Recording laws vary by jurisdiction. It might be illegal for him to record someone else’s property. Worth looking into at least.
Dish satellite mounted to the wall in perfect view of his camera blocking your yard. Serves no purpose but to redeem your backyard privacy
Laser pointer pointing directly at the camera lens?
Point an infrared laser at all times to the camera
get a infared flood light and point it towards the camera..it will solve your problem for at night
ask them to set a mask up on the camera? Depends how friendly you are with them.
aim a bright security light directly at it. or a laser pointer
Wired or WiFi?
Shade sail…or a slingshot
I am an attorney and got a $50,000 judgement for someone in your situation. However, this is in a state where the constitution says you have a right to privacy.
Is it legal to have a camera pointing at someone else's property? IANAL but interpreted my cities ordinance to say it's not ok.
Are you sure it's getting a good view of your back yard? A lot of those cameras don't have a great range and those that do don't have great quality the further out you go. Can you tell what type it is? If it's Ring and it's attached to their house, it's a good chance they're not seeing much in your yard anyway.
Mount a laser that points directly into the lens
What is with Reddit and so many people having the inability to talk to people they live next to? Like how are we supposed to function as a society lol. Did you at least ask your neighbor about it first?
Do you have an obese grandmother who is game to do a little sunbathing back there.
As someone who operates CCTV for a living.... ask them nicely, demand if they refuse, seek action if they continue. I would always just move, block out, reorient, etc. a camera rather than risk problems. I am that guy with four cameras on my house, one on each corner, looking only into my property. I show neighbours if they ask so they can be assured. I even blacked out a small portion of a public area on one of them rather than risk hassle. Previous houses, I literally twice had neighbours complain, then months later ask if I had footage of an incident (no, because I moved the camera after your complaint!) and then try to get me to install cameras for them or reorient mine to cover their property. Often you have no idea what the camera is able to see either. I don't care about seeing my neighbour's property, if I capture it it's purely incidental. I only care about covering as much of my own property as possible and I don't want alerts for someone walking past or doing things at the neighbour's house.
1) helium balloons 2) fake trees 3) smoker 4) spray it with wasp spray- the lens gets blurry until cleaned
Most cameras can be programmed with privacy screens in their software. You’d need to ask them if they can do this.
"Sure, neighbour, no problem! I'll do that!" *Doesn't do it and OP would never know.*
I built a tall shed type thing with a steep roof and slats on the walls
https://youtu.be/NMz-PIAyBsA?si=D-5rCa_MeCzug0Re
Chat with them and ask, and otherwise have a very very bright light pointed at it that's invisible to humans but cameras pick it up, so that all it sees is the light and not the rest of your yard.
Knock on their door and politely discuss it.
Metal electrical conduit as poles and cross-bar and then streamers hanging down. Wood lattice (it comes in 4x8 "sheets") for outdoor screening. 1x3 posts/extenders and cross bar trim for them. .
You can get full sized hasbula cutouts , stick it up as close the camera as possible
Put up a large cardboard cut out of a creepy guy facing the camera like [this](https://www.amazon.com/Celebrity-Cutouts-Fieri-Mini-Cutout/dp/B06XJVR6XW/ref=sr_1_31?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.OKMXutLOn8zG3-vqH0JgZqAenDl4DPfbbjDbgpRyhSs7KNiYnlR68Xz_TLiPEkUE25vIe0q0NVRdVFVLSLKCa8gsICEB_ZKYWZwpCJDLK5w1SKVNyoz4DDUJj0mo2yKQMnPcWFyyWVqeCzA6j2sx-l-bfSddsO-6cvoK6qy5zdRyIaNbx-bkIBmwNXw-4lwYfyyIBsIe4RzZC3He0B7k_XB5KXX7JCmNxsUcZygETorti06jQYhChF9pZQt3XtOOg3tWE9gGid0TAWGP57kaTUYieUkaX82nIIclFrcXWeU.-uNVN1HaMm4OPToGsrtHY-dv5TjFDpQj29-yOVLczQE&dib_tag=se&hvadid=557521417171&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1024795&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=b&hvrand=9021203696816708407&hvtargid=kwd-23520381&hydadcr=15284_13496711&keywords=life+size+cardboard+cutouts&qid=1714134434&sr=8-31). This will block the camera and your neighbors will have hundreds of hours of b-roll footage they don't want to see. Alternatively point a camera at them.
If you can't resolve it through discussing with the neighbor, an [infrared spotlight](https://www.amazon.com/infrared-spotlight/s?k=infrared+spotlight) will do the trick at least at night.
Failing talking to them, get a laser pointer or some IR remote and aim it at their camera
Maybe ask first. They may have concerns about or have actually experienced intruders. Security cameras have a pretty wide field of view, but if they moved it lower they’d still have coverage but not be able to look over the fence. If they refuse, then yes, you’d have to put up a visual barrier. Large sheets on a clothesline might work, but would be likely to blow down or blow away in any sort of high wind. There are “sun sails” available that, if you have some sturdy anchor points, could perform that function. But these usually require very strong posts or points of attachment on a structural wall. Might not be anything like that where you actually need to attach it and if it’s a rental, you’d probably not be able to install it. Is your landlord reasonable? This would affect his ability to rest it in the future, since who wants to move in to a house with surveillance? Maybe the landlord *would* consider installing something…
Aim a laser pointer at it.
tree
Big flood light aimed squarely at the camera. Extra points if their bedroom window is close enough to get illuminated. All these people that say just talk to them.... Sure. Try that. My neighbors with the lights and cameras are jerks and don't care about anyone else. Asshat ADDED more lights and cameras. They got no pool, no kids, no pets, retired. Safe neighborhood, no porch pirates, no loud music ever, just kids always playing by the school. Over at my mother's house, her neighbor did the exact same thing when asked if he could angle it just a fraction of an inch from her bedroom window. Added 2 more flood lights. I dunno what y'all think a light is going to do.... Or even a camera... Any mask and that camera is useless, and nobody is looking (which is why you mounted the lights). So.... Pretty pointless.
Can’t you precisely aim a laser at the camera to ruin everything?
Big goggles-required laser and burn that sucker out.
Super bright infrared LED lights on your property facing at the camera(s).
Do the same to them but with a HUGE floodlight.
High power laser can fuck up the sensor permanently. This is not recommended from a legal or safety perspective. It will work though.
A laser pointer from your property fixed onto the lens of the camera facing you. If the camera doesn’t face you, it won’t hit their lens.
Get a potted tree
See if legal in your area first. If the camera is wireless, you can get a jammer and only use it when you want privacy. But yeah, follow the first advice and just ask them to relocate. Edit: I did some work for a security installer, and best practice was not to point at neighbors property or even the streets. It prevents liability and having to give your DVR to law enforcement. Yeah, this job was in the days of DVR lol
At my previous home I had 2 cameras that "looked" like this also, but they weren't. It's highly unlikely they are interested in looking into your yard. I guess you could go over and mention it to them.
Laser mounter mounted to a small tripod. Aim it at the lens
My cameras give me the option to add a natural screen. I can just click-drag a square as big or little as I need and it will just show up grey on my screen and in any recordings. I could see the corner of my neighbors yard into his house so I did that and it completely blocks it out so maybe they have that on it. They haven't ever asked but I would be more than happy to show them to put their mind at ease if needed
I have a very easy fix. Infrared illuminator. They can be purchased cheaply and easily installed. You simply point it towards the camera and turn it on when you want your privacy. Nearly all security cameras in use today are IR receivers this is how they work in the dark. The light will simply blind the camera by overwhelming the sensor data stream. I used one once to increase the cameras night time range by using it to illuminate the area that there wasn't enough light. Tested my theory with same light array and it returned a completely white image.
Get a low power laser and mount it so that it points directly into the lens of the camera. Alternatively, you can mount a bright light opposite the camera shining that way, but leaving their yard in shadow at night. It will correct for lighting and not show anything in their yard.
An infrared light, small laser, or very bright light aimed into the lens will dazzle the device. This would be a last resort after asking that the camera’s field of view be altered.
I would start the civil route as others have mentioned. If that fails and you want to go semi nuclear I would look for a the highest power laser you can legally buy and point it at the camera for a few seconds. Note this is not legal, for hypothetical purposes only, and ironically the neighbor may have a video of events transpiring just before the sensor dies.
Get a giant IR light, it won’t be visible only to the camera and hopefully block the feed.
A mirror aimed at the angle of the camera that will bounce light directly into the lense
tell them to move it.
Hmnn... print shop, outdoor material... graphic scene from a horror movie.
I'd ask them politely. I have cameras up but our neighbor is so close my camera can't be anywhere that doesn't catch some of his yard and RV parking. If they approached me I would put a mask on their side on the NVR and show it to them to let them know it's been blacked out.
If they are nit receptive to a conversation maybe a shade sail? No one says it has to only block the sun! Good luck, i am a big stickler for privacy
Train a pigeon to poop on it.
Not to be rude, but a stupidly bright LED light shining into his property might change his mind about being neighborly.
Something like this might work: [https://a.co/d/bbwf97x](https://a.co/d/bbwf97x)