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This is from Death Note where Ryuk is explaining Light about the hidden
cameras he found in his room.

> もの凄いカメラの数だ。 **付けた奴は見つかるの覚悟で付けてるとしか思えない** 。全部で６４個だ。

Does 奴 refer to a person (the person who installed the cameras) or an object
(the cameras)? Most of the translations I found only refer to a person, for
example:

> 1) I can only imagine that whoever placed them here was prepared to be
> caught if necessary.
>
> 2) I guess whoever put them here expected you to at least find some of them.

If 奴 is a person here, should I interpret 付けた奴 as "person who installed
(cameras)"?

Also, can the で in 覚悟で by interpreted here as "with" like in "with resignation
(of being discovered) he installed the cameras" ?
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meaning interpretation
Meaning of 奴 in this context
「奴」, pronounced 「やつ」, is an informal term used as a way to refer to a person.
It can often be considered rude to refer to someone using this word, so I
wouldn't recommend using it in polite conversation, if at all.
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付けた奴 by itself can mean both "the person who installed the cameras" and "the
cameras someone installed", but since this 奴 works as the subject of another
付けた that follows, we can say this 奴 refers to a person.

`noun + を覚悟で` is a set phrase that roughly means "(do something) at the risk
of ～" (This を is often omitted even in writings. For example, 失敗覚悟で, 失敗を覚悟で
and 失敗するのを覚悟で are interchangeable.)

> 付けた奴は見つかるの覚悟で付けてるとしか思えない。  
>  I can't think of anything but that the guy who installed them did so at the
> risk of being found (i.e., knowing Light might find them).
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