If you can get power via a USB cable to it, I really like Yi Home Cameras, I have many of them. No paid service required, but they have paid cloud storage if you want it, a great phone app, and onboard storage for a 32Gb card. You can pay for a cloud recording (if someone steals your camera, you’ll have the recording stored somewhere other than on the stolen camera), but I haven’t found it necessary. Each interior camera costs roughly $40 out the door with the SD card included in the price, the outdoor cameras cost twice that, and are in high demand. Yi also has a Windows app, where you can watch up to 9 cameras at a time on your screen, though each camera can stream 3Mbps, so you’ll need a more robust internet package with higher upload to do so.
The only drawback I will warn you about- the cameras connect to your internet, and go out to a server that then feeds your phone app, etc., this system is not contained to your network. So if your internet/WAN modem goes out, you cannot view your cameras even if your wifi/LAN is still working. You can pull the SD card and review footage that way, but that’s a PITA. It’s the only knock I have against these things. I can give a more in-depth demo (potentially by Zoom?) if requested. 73 de KJ5EMP ------------------------------------------------- KJ Anderson 253-380-2636 www.linkedin.com/in/scrumnerd<http://www.linkedin.com/in/scrumnerd> From: BVARC <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Chris Luppens via BVARC Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 1:45 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> Cc: Chris Luppens <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Camera for Inverter & Dog Poo Try Next. They are simple to install etc. There are cheaper. I have 6 of these. Chris Luppens On Apr 19, 2021, at 1:25 PM, Ameenah007 via BVARC <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hello BRAZOS, I want to install a camera on my balcony to deter theft of my portable inverter during a potential power failure & for the neighbors who won't clean up after their pooch. Any suggestions? I don't want a paid fancy service. Just a small battery operated motion activated camera with an app that I can monitor & turn the camera when I'm away from home. So many to choose from. Any guidance is appreciated. 73's AG5VZ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
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