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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Everyone needs at least one battery powered security camera. Recommend using something that avoids cloud bullshit. That limits things quite a bit, but I recommend lorex.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

How are you gonna catch your wife's lover otherwise?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

To film things you might want to film temporarily - bees, crawlspace during heavy rains to ensure water isn't intruding, TV when you're adjusting an exterior antenna, etc.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I got a decent motion-activated trail cam for around $50. It has no connectivity, so I need to occasionally transfer videos from the SD card. Works great.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Amcrest and Lorex are both that use the same supplier - Dahua. Empire Tech on Amazon sells them at a good price.

Just be sure to put them on a separate VLAN that doesn't have any internet access. This applies to any security cameras, not just ones from Chinese companies.