Thanks for the explanation, that makes a lot of sense. Very unfortunate security cameras are not an option as they're my best option for doing this discretely.
A dedicated, high camera would be great. I own a small digital camera in addition to several old iphones that it would be fantastic if I could deploy them but I just can't envision how...
My problem is the only vantage point able to see the target window is from my roof. I can't place a camera on the ground (scoped this out already) as I have a hedge in my yard that blocks any view of the window from ground level. I even tried putting a camera inside the hedge but then I'm too close and the angle is not right where all I can see of the target room is a sharp angle of the ceiling.
One thing I'm considering is building a box with a pinhole and placing one of my old iphones inside it. From the outside it would look like a simple box so the neighbor shouldn't get too suspicious. Problems I can see with this is:
1. I have to drag out the ladder to put the box on the roof and take it down, and my wife will wonder or ask what I'm doing up there again. (already been up and down several times on other attempts).
2. Even if I'm able to get the box up and down without the wife noticing, I'd be recording blind with no idea if the target window is in the field of view, if the exposure is right or if the battery will last long enough to get a capture. I'm in essence putting the box up there for hours in the late evening and hoping at some point that my neighbor will shower. I wouldn't know until the next day if I'd had success or not.
This is the only approach I can think of that I can see having a chance working though. Ideally I would use a remote controlled dslr somehow, but I can't see how I can get something that large up there without being noticed. The box thing only goes so far before being suspicious. DSLRs are also fairly expensive and I can't break the bank trying this either.
I definitely appreciate the rarity of this opportunity so I'm trying to figure out how to take advantage without ruining my life.
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