I use hikvision and the quality is great in low light. I haven’t connected them to the internet since I use Frigate and Home Assistant to monitor the feeds.
Any recommendations for PoE cameras?
LukyJay@lemmy.world 8 months ago
jimbolauski@lemm.ee 8 months ago
I put mine on an unconnected network attached to a connected desktop. Videos are written and uploaded to the cloud when motion is detected. ISpy is a good open source video system even if it is written in C#.
modus@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’ve been happy with Hikvision recording to my Qnap NAS. I’ve heard some bad ethical things about their company, but the cam works well.
Ydna@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Check out Reolink, they have a lot of package systems and lots of deals. Watch some videos on the installation process.
RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’ve set family up with a lorex system, setup was pretty straightforward and it works well. No monthly subscription fees rock.
Clipboards@lemmy.world 8 months ago
UniFi Protect is outstanding. You need to buy one of their NVRs or cloud gateways to use it, but it’s incredible & wouldn’t want another system for our house/family business
AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 8 months ago
Didn’t they accidentally send supposedly private video to the wrong users recently?
Clipboards@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Yes, there was an incident where ~1k people received push notifications that were intended for other accounts
Shitty, but they addressed the issue within 24hr, notified impacted users, and published a sitrep. They handled it extremely well imo, but also you could disable the cloud connection if it concerns you
community.ui.com/…/fe8d4479-e187-4471-bf95-b27991…
uis@lemmy.world 8 months ago
So, vendor locked.
Clipboards@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Yes. If that’s not for you, that’s fine! If that isn’t a dealbreaker, it’s an exceptional platform