r/hiddencameras

Edit: IM NOT ASKING IF THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG IN. YHE PICTURE.

IM ASKING WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN OUTLETS THAT HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH.

Then asked, he said the screw was already missing. I know for a fact it was not. My last apartment had cameras installed and was almost set on fire for an insurance scheme. What do I look for to distinguish if the inside of this outlet was tampered with, or there is a hidden audio or hidden camera. He recently called me and sounded like he was paying attention to what was happening when I'm alone. He bought me a brand new toaster too.

I had a suspicion that there was a hidden camera in the bathroom. I get paranoid very easily and I just want to make sure it isn’t a camera. Any suggestions that it is?

(Still, don't forget to post a lens for the "Is it a camera" posts please.)

I hope I’m posting in the rite section. Cuz I’m absolutely at my wits’ end with this thing and desperately need help making it WORK!

I bought this hidden-camera/RF detector on eBay for about $80. It’s supposed to be a decent mid/high-range detector, but I cannot get it to behave anything like the videos I’ve watched online. It turns on, makes noise, etc., but I haven’t been able to use it to actually locate anything. If anyone knows how to properly operate one of these, PLEASE help me out!

Here’s why I’m trying so hard to figure this out:

I’m currently living with my boyfriend in a small trailer on my 90-year-old grandmother’s property. We moved up here to help take care of her because my uncle had been her caretaker for years, and the property had basically been allowed to deteriorate. We’ve spent the last six months cleaning, repairing and restoring the place. My boyfriend is a contractor/mechanic and has repaired everything from the tractor and water/plumbing system to the swamp cooler, while I’ve cleaned both filthy houses on the property, dealt with massive flea infestations, cleaned out refrigerators containing food from the freaking ’90s, etc. We’ve brought all the dead trees and grass and garden back to life and some DIGNITY back to this place my grandparents built long ago that Ive always treasured . Grandpas would be proud.

The problem is my uncle.

He has cameras all over the property and dash cams in the vehicles. He’s extremely nosy and sneaky, and we’ve actually caught him going into our trailer when we weren’t home. I left my computer recording video one night specifically because I was suspicious, and sure enough, we caught him sneaking inside and disappearing toward the back of the trailer for several minutes.

Since then, there have been multiple occasions where my boyfriend and I have talked privately inside our trailer about something, only for my uncle to later make comments that seem directly connected to conversations he absolutely should not have heard.

One example really made the alarm bells go off.

My uncle told us a story about giving a ride to some supposedly gorgeous barefoot woman and her dog who had wandered onto the property. He claimed she later asked him out. He’s told us several similar stories lately about beautiful women supposedly throwing themselves at him, which, based on what I’ve personally witnessed, seems… highly questionable. 😂

Anyway, my boyfriend and I privately joked about this particular story inside our trailer.

A couple days later, my uncle randomly tells me:

“Hey, if you wanna see that girl with the dog I picked up, my dash cam caught her on camera in my car.”

👀

That immediately made us look at each other like, WHAT THE HELL?

I asked to see the footage, and suddenly he didn’t want to show it to me. Interestingly, he was perfectly happy showing me some ridiculous AI video he had made of a young woman in a bikini and hard hat working construction, but somehow the supposedly REAL dashcam footage of the woman he supposedly picked up became unavailable.

Obviously, I cannot prove there is a hidden camera or listening device in our trailer. I’m not claiming I know exactly what’s happening. But given that he has already entered our trailer without permission, has cameras all over the property, and keeps responding to things we’ve discussed privately, I want to rule out the possibility.

So I bought this detector.

My question is: HOW DO I ACTUALLY USE THIS THING EFFECTIVELY?

I’ve watched videos and read what I can find online, but the way it behaves in my trailer is completely different from what I’m seeing demonstrated. I don’t know whether I’m using it incorrectly, whether there are tons of normal RF sources interfering with it, or whether this particular detector is basically junk.

I know there are much better professional devices out there, but I simply cannot afford one right now. This $80 detector is what I have, and I’d really appreciate advice from anyone who actually knows how to use these things.

If you recognize this type of detector, please tell me:

• What settings should I use?

• Should I search with Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/cell service turned off?

• How do I distinguish an actual device from normal RF interference?

• How close do I need to be before it should react?

• How do I properly use the RF detector versus the lens/reflection-finding function, if it has one?

• Are there specific places inside a trailer where I should concentrate my search?

• And honestly, is this thing even capable of finding a hidden camera/listening device, or did I just spend $80 on an electronic divining rod? 😂

I’m not trying to spy on anyone or invade anyone else’s privacy. I just want to know whether my tiny personal living space is actually private.

I have to remain here because my grandmother needs us, so I’m not looking for a way to escape the situation. I just need to know whether I can safely have private conversations in my own home.

Thanks for reading my novel/therapy session. 😂 Any practical advice from someone who actually knows this equipment would be hugely appreciated

Hey guys,

I found this mounted onto the side of the bathroom mirror in plain sight.

All photos are with flash mode on. If I turn off the lights it does not show any sign of IR lights.

the front is made of clear plastic, and inside a T shaped "housing" where if I flash a light it clearly shows two circular purple reflections.

I disassembled the mirror further and found two cables connected to it.

Any reason NOT to think this is a hidden camera?

Gemini suggested an RFID tag of sorts but I am super skeptical about that.