• Jason2357@lemmy.ca
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    19 hours ago

    Do you have a recommendation for consumer-priced outdoor cameras/doorbells? Seems like a minefield.

    • Buelldozer@lemmy.today
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      15 hours ago

      Reolink for the cameras and deny them internet access. You can tell them to record to internal SD Card and / or setup an NVR like Frigate. If you don’t want “roll your own” headaches and have the money for it then use gear from Ubiquiti and UniFi Protect.

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      18 hours ago

      Only cameras I recommend are not consumer priced :/ Axis. You do get full access, can run your own code and offline etc.

    • AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net
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      19 hours ago

      I don’t have input on cameras specifically, but I have gone pretty deep into trying to understand how to maximise security and interoperability in smart home stuff, through open source control.

      A starting point for the you-in-control app to use for smart devices is Home assistant. I was surprised by how easy it was to set up self hosted smart home stuff, largely because there’s loads of guides that build around home assistant. So whether a particular camera works with home assistant is a good starting search filter