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Are there any cameras I can buy that aren't garbage in some way?
by awesomerobot 11y ago
Are there any cameras I can buy that aren't garbage in some way?
- danielvinson 11y agoThis isn't an easy to answer question - I'd answer differently depending on if you want cameras from home vs. business purposes and differently if you want local vs. cloud storage.
- awesomerobot 11y agoFair. Just looking for something with decently secure firmware that I can permanently install outside, store locally on a NAS, and live stream remotely if I choose to. It's just kind of difficult to get a clear option because the market is saturated with junk.
- natch 11y agoHomeboy cameras are great. Can be placed anywhere without a cord (at the cost of having to charge them every couple months or so). Edit: but as another comment pointed out it depends on your needs. I don't want to constantly stream or monitor, I just want something that only starts recording when it senses motion, and only does so I'm not home, and immediately uploads the video to my dropbox.
- starky 11y agoThere are tons of cameras out there these days that aren't crap, though they are a bit more expensive than the cheap kits you buy from Amazon or Costco. Most of the non-Chinese manufacturers and the largest Chinese manufacturers have good quality cameras depending on the features you want. Good cameras are generally compatible with ONVIF, so they should be compatible with a wide variety of VMS software.