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It's not a requirement, just an option. They can also run off of a wall wart or solar panel, with data over WiFi or LTE.

pdonis 7y ago
> They can also run off of a wall wart or solar panel Which is still a nonstarter for me, since none of the locations I would want to put a camera have an electrical jack handy, and many of them don't get enough sunlight to make a solar panel a viable option.
- henryfjordan 7y ago
  So what do you want? Batteries?
  - pdonis 7y ago
    > So what do you want? Batteries? Yes.
    - zorpner 7y ago
      Some of the Arlo gear is battery-powered. I use a couple of their LTE cameras in areas without any other means of connection.
      - jshevek 7y ago
        Yes, Arlo also makes good battery operated cameras. They are higher quality than Blink cameras, with higher resolution. On the other hand, Blink cameras have better battery life.
    - ohyeshedid 7y ago
      For constant streaming of video you're going to be constantly swapping out batteries as you're powering the camera itself, the ir array, and the wifi.
      - pdonis 7y ago
        > For constant streaming of video I don't need constant streaming of video, only when an event occurs that needs to be recorded.
        ohyeshedid 7y ago
        The camera still has to run for that to work, unless you're also going to power a separate motion sensor and/or a small computer to handle automating the recording; all of this just decreases how long the battery lasts.
        pdonis 7y ago
        > The camera still has to run for that to work, unless you're also going to power a separate motion sensor and/or a small computer to handle automating the recording Security cameras will have motion sensors built in. Recording would be elsewhere, the camera would just need to stream video for some configurable time if the motion sensor detects an event. (This is all functionality built into Ring cameras, so for anyone looking for an alternative to them it doesn't seem at all unreasonable to me.)
    - bradknowles 7y ago
      Eufy (the camera arm of Anker) has battery-powered cameras that seem to be somewhat comparable to Arlo. See https://www.eufylife.com/products/604/654/battery-camera https://www.eufylife.com/products/604/654/battery-camera

pdonis 7y ago

> They can also run off of a wall wart or solar panel Which is still a nonstarter for me, since none of the locations I would want to put a camera have an electrical jack handy, and many of them don't get enough sunlight to make a solar panel a viable option.

henryfjordan 7y ago
So what do you want? Batteries?
- pdonis 7y ago
  > So what do you want? Batteries? Yes.
  - zorpner 7y ago
    Some of the Arlo gear is battery-powered. I use a couple of their LTE cameras in areas without any other means of connection.
    - jshevek 7y ago
      Yes, Arlo also makes good battery operated cameras. They are higher quality than Blink cameras, with higher resolution. On the other hand, Blink cameras have better battery life.
  - ohyeshedid 7y ago
    For constant streaming of video you're going to be constantly swapping out batteries as you're powering the camera itself, the ir array, and the wifi.
    - pdonis 7y ago
      > For constant streaming of video I don't need constant streaming of video, only when an event occurs that needs to be recorded.
      - ohyeshedid 7y ago
        The camera still has to run for that to work, unless you're also going to power a separate motion sensor and/or a small computer to handle automating the recording; all of this just decreases how long the battery lasts.
        pdonis 7y ago
        > The camera still has to run for that to work, unless you're also going to power a separate motion sensor and/or a small computer to handle automating the recording Security cameras will have motion sensors built in. Recording would be elsewhere, the camera would just need to stream video for some configurable time if the motion sensor detects an event. (This is all functionality built into Ring cameras, so for anyone looking for an alternative to them it doesn't seem at all unreasonable to me.)
  - bradknowles 7y ago
    Eufy (the camera arm of Anker) has battery-powered cameras that seem to be somewhat comparable to Arlo. See https://www.eufylife.com/products/604/654/battery-camera https://www.eufylife.com/products/604/654/battery-camera