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My completely uninformed opinion is that doorbell cameras are kind of neat.

I've enjoyed looking at doorbell camera footage on Nextdoor of foxes and raccoons and other wildlife. They also do seem to capture pictures of crimes or potential crimes in progress fairly often, for whatever that is worth. Most often they seem to capture pictures of thieves stealing packages off your doorstep, which is rarely helpful in getting the items back. But sometimes when the person casing a house notices the camera they turn around and leave, which does seem to provide some protection from whatever that person had in mind.

A back or side door camera probably provides the most amusement value because of the nature footage. Front door cameras are most likely to capture random crimes in progress on the street, which the police actually do look at sometimes. Which location is most likely to protect your own house from crime is not obvious.