Reasonably-powerful lasers (the most powerful you can legally/discreetly get, pay cash) making direct contact with the image sensor for an extended period of time will reliably fry the sensor. You’ll need some way to keep the laser steady and on-target, but you could rig up something easily with one of those flexible ttripods (like a gorillapod or similar), a tripod pan-head (the kind good for video with a long handle for precise control) and some small binoculars to verify you’ve got the laser right on the lens. It’s not as satisfying as ripping it off directly but if done right you’ll make it useless without risking getting caught.
Keep in mind that they may own more than one ring camera or other surveillance camera pointed at the street. If you’re doing this out of the window of a vehicle, make sure your vehicle isn’t easily identifiable from anywhere on that property. Park in a way that makes the license plates difficult or impossible to read, and drive something discreet like an old grey sedan. Wifi jamming is also a possible added technique as most door cameras don’t have onboard storage and need a 24/7 wifi connection to upload footage. The wifi jamming can be started when out of eyeshot of the house.
All hypothetical of course. Wifi jamming and destruction of someone else’s property are almost certainly illlegal where you live, so all this is just my advice on how to defend against somebody trying to take out your own ring cameras.
Reasonably-powerful lasers (the most powerful you can legally/discreetly get, pay cash) making direct contact with the image sensor for an extended period of time will reliably fry the sensor. You’ll need some way to keep the laser steady and on-target, but you could rig up something easily with one of those flexible ttripods (like a gorillapod or similar), a tripod pan-head (the kind good for video with a long handle for precise control) and some small binoculars to verify you’ve got the laser right on the lens. It’s not as satisfying as ripping it off directly but if done right you’ll make it useless without risking getting caught.
Keep in mind that they may own more than one ring camera or other surveillance camera pointed at the street. If you’re doing this out of the window of a vehicle, make sure your vehicle isn’t easily identifiable from anywhere on that property. Park in a way that makes the license plates difficult or impossible to read, and drive something discreet like an old grey sedan. Wifi jamming is also a possible added technique as most door cameras don’t have onboard storage and need a 24/7 wifi connection to upload footage. The wifi jamming can be started when out of eyeshot of the house.
All hypothetical of course. Wifi jamming and destruction of someone else’s property are almost certainly illlegal where you live, so all this is just my advice on how to defend against somebody trying to take out your own ring cameras.