If it can be accessed from the Internet, then it ain't security camera. The perps can tell when you're not in :]
Ask HN: What home security camera setup do you use?
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#12Annke cameras to a Windows box running Blue Iris.
Blue Iris has a steep learning curve, but there's helpful YouTube videos. You can do anything with Blue Iris. The only bummer is that it requires Windows.
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#13Synology with Dahua cameras.
https://ipcamtalk.com is the place to go for good info.
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#14Anyone knows how feasible would be to hack one with a raspberry pi 4 and a logitech c920 something webcam?
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#15Netatmo outdoor cameras. Have been totally reliable since late 2018, can save videos to local NAS, work with HomeKit and do not need a subscription. Require wifi.
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#16What do you all use the security cameras for? Are burglaries common in your areas? I have a house alarm but never considered a security camera setup.
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#17What do you all use the security cameras for? Are burglaries common in your areas? I have a house alarm but never considered a security camera setup.
Alarms or cameras aren’t there to stop criminals. They are there to stop frivolous lawsuits. Just like driving without a camera is crazy.
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#18What do you all use the security cameras for? Are burglaries common in your areas? I have a house alarm but never considered a security camera setup.
Wouldn't you want to see what caused the alarm?
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#19What do you all use the security cameras for? Are burglaries common in your areas? I have a house alarm but never considered a security camera setup.
Garage burglaries and package thievery is fairly common in the area I live judging by NextDoor posts about it. Considering how relatively inexpensive they are I think they are useful in a few ways: A visible deterrent for crime, video evidence in the case of a break in or package theft to give to police or at least to give your neighbors a heads up, and just a general eye out on the area for things like determining if/when a package got delivered or possible evidence in case a crime or accident occurs nearby.
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#20What do you all use the security cameras for? Are burglaries common in your areas? I have a house alarm but never considered a security camera setup.
Often security cameras can be set up to have 'alarms'. You can put in virtual tripwires/zone that alert you of motion is detected.
Also police love cameras as it makes charging/proving cases much simpler and in turn should help reduce criminals around.