Originally Posted by
tnthub
Small cameras can often be removed from their housings. I have seen trucker auxiliary cab light housings that have cameras installed so they are not identified as cameras. That said, getting the problem person in clear view for a full face shot is always difficult unless the cameras are motion activated, and if you are parking on a street that simply won't work.
For crap urban area the best plan is to drive a beater that already has dents and just live with the carnage. Chances are that even if you spend a small fortune to identify the vandals the police won't devote the sufficient resources to stop them so you will likely just be wasting your money.
Also, especially in a bad neighborhood, the odds of you pissing off someone with a low sense of morals, bad attitude, and a fetish for hurting people is fairly high and you are probably better off with your car being the target rather that yourself...