<div dir="ltr">You might consider a camera that offers RTSP streams and then use open source software like ZoneMinder (full featured) or FFMPEG (can capture and store streams, use a script or something to manage it and files.)<br>Old Axis cameras might work for you. They are networked and will do motion detection but don't do any cloud. They might be cheap. I have a half dozen or so that I've not known what to do with for a while. Contact me if you're interested in them. I'm fine with the ease of Wyze cameras and the cloud service.<br>I think the Wyze cameras have alternate firmware that supports RTSP and those are about $40 each, tiny, good resolution and handy (if not very robust) mounts.<br>I think real security experts use cameras that have specific focal lengths for each placement. So a tight long focus to monitor a hallway, but a wide angle for the front of a house.<br><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 2:37 PM CrankyOldBugger <<a href="mailto:crankyoldbugger@gmail.com">crankyoldbugger@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Lots of great suggestions so far, thanks, everyone.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm kinda leaning towards this one:  <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/eufy-Security-Spotlight-Ultra-Bright-Resolution/dp/B0978CBVJ1/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LH1RVPIE6UF&keywords=eufy+camera&refinements=p_n_feature_ten_browse-bin%3A23884349011%2Cp_n_feature_four_browse-bin%3A23715877011%2Cp_n_feature_eleven_browse-bin%3A23884354011&rnid=23884314011&s=photo&sprefix=eufy%2Celectronics%2C117&sr=1-1" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.ca/eufy-Security-Spotlight-Ultra-Bright-Resolution/dp/B0978CBVJ1/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LH1RVPIE6UF&keywords=eufy+camera&refinements=p_n_feature_ten_browse-bin%3A23884349011%2Cp_n_feature_four_browse-bin%3A23715877011%2Cp_n_feature_eleven_browse-bin%3A23884354011&rnid=23884314011&s=photo&sprefix=eufy%2Celectronics%2C117&sr=1-1</a></div><div><br></div><div>It's listed on Amazon at $170, but there's a $70 coupon just below the price..  I can't remember the last time I saw a coupon for that much..  So $100 for one camera.  <br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 2:32 PM Chris Frey <<a href="mailto:cdfrey@foursquare.net" target="_blank">cdfrey@foursquare.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Thu, Aug 04, 2022 at 11:58:22AM -0400, CrankyOldBugger wrote:<br>
> Someone asked me about home security cameras, i.e. which ones to buy, how<br>
> do they work, etc.<br>
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Tangentially related news, if anyone does go the cloud route:<br>
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<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/26/23279562/arlo-apple-wyze-eufy-google-ring-security-camera-foortage-warrant" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/26/23279562/arlo-apple-wyze-eufy-google-ring-security-camera-foortage-warrant</a><br>
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- Chris<br>
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