Another update: I taped off more of the field of view and unfortunately this created the opposite effect of what I was hoping for.
I covered the lens so that the only thing uncovered was the portion looking at the window. However, this also meant I was now covering the IR sensor.
Unfortunately this made it so I can no longer use night vision (turning it on just makes it so the entire view goes bright white). However, with night vision off, all I can see is a bright white square again where the window is.
It seems like the best I can do with this camera is cover 75% of the lens but leave the IR sensor uncovered. This results in an "infrared" style look where I can see my neighbors outline moving around in the window but cannot see any fine detail. Very disappointing...
As such, I'm turning back to my other request, does anyone have equipment suggestions for this situation?
To recap:
1. I need a camera that is able to see into a bright window at night. There are no other light sources other than the light coming from window.
2. The camera must be wireless and ideally remotely operated. The only vantage point I have that can see this window is from one side of my house on the roof. I've got the current security camera mounted onto my gutter and I need to use a ladder anytime I want to adjust that camera. Any replacement equipment would need to use a similar setup. I do not have an outlet anywhere near the mounting location.
3. The mounting location is exposed to the elements so ideally any equipment would be weather resistant.
4. The window is approximately 40-50 feet away from the camera. I can probably get as close as 30 feet but I'm not 100% sure.
Lastly, I'm hesitant to use something like a go pro.
First, as indicated in #2, I have to use a ladder to access the filming location so it looks very suspicious to my wife if I'm up and down constantly bringing the ladder out to setup and take down a go pro.
Secondly, the camera location is visible to the neighbor. Currently the security camera is very obviously pointed at my yard and the wide angle just so happens to be able to capture the neighbor's window in the corner of the field of view. It does not look like I'm looking at their window at all. A go pro would not look like a security camera at all and would expose me to significant personal risk of being caught filming.
That being said, I'm open to any suggestions that could successfully film the window, even go pros. A go pro I could put inside a box or bag or something with a hole cut for the lens so it's something I would consider despite not being my first choice.
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