Comment on Why We’re Pulling Our Recommendation of Wyze Security Cameras

• archomrade@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It drives me absolutely crazy that there are no cheap NVR cameras in the wyze price-range. If only I could afford a UiFi camera, i’d do it in a heartbeat, but I don’t have several hundred to shell out for the camera and several hundred more for a dream machine.

  If there were $30 cameras somewhere that can only be accessed through LAN or PoE connections, I’d absolutely cream my pants over it.

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  • planish@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    There kind of are: they’re the Wyze cameras, just with custom firmware. They stand up a little web server, and you never log them in to Wyze.

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• Drewelite@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Amcrest has web apps but you can skip that and set them up over local protocols and use PoE.

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  • Reygle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’ve used Surevision a number of times and like their gear too, all remotely accessible from mobile/etc but at least they’re systems THAT YOU OWN and THAT YOU OPERATE. Since it’s impossible to use/test everything I can’t say they’re any better or worse than others. I always recommend against “cloud” cameras and the people who ignore my recommendation always come back saying they regret it, usually 1-2 years later.

    Spend the money once or spend it every two years hrmmmmm

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  • archomrade@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I will definitely be trying these out

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• jackie_jormp_jomp@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Great, but what kind? Is there a bundle I can buy easily? People go the cloud route because of simplicity

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  • Reygle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Surevision is one example I gave. Yes, you can just “buy” it. People go the cloud route because they’re dumb.

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    • ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Lol what an asshole.

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      • Reygle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        No argument there, but hey- sometimes assholes are right.

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• RaoulDook@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Not accurate. I have a number of wifi cameras with web administration portals on each device, not on the Internet, and they are secured by my firewall. The firewall does not permit them to access or be accessed by the Internet.

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  • Reygle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Have you reviewed the firmware, and what country is the firmware from?

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    • RaoulDook@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      my firmware is from Github, yes

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• SasquatchBanana@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Any alternatives if we don’t have the capability to go this route?

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  • locuester@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Why wouldn’t someone have the capability? Time? Money? Other?

    A synology nas device seems a minimal cost of time and money.

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    • nbafantest@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      If you’re a renter

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      • locuester@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I’m a short term renter. I take my nas, router, and even starlink (for if needed) with me as I move house to house. Takes 10 mins to setup the network and my cameras.

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      • Shaggy1050@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        You can get wireless IP cameras and put them on a separate wireless network that does not connect to the internet.

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  • Reygle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    If you have walls and electricity, you have the capability.

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