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Camera suggestions (self.homeassistant)
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Any recommendations for good open protocol cameras? I heard about Reolink cameras, are they ok? I need them to be Ethernet and be able to stream with RTP/RTSP and expose some sort of API for control/monitoring. And not depend on cloud, if possible. Thanks.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have foscam cameras and have been pretty happy with them. Regardless of the brand, make sure you firewall them from the internet or they will phone home.

Reason I went with foscam was because at the time they were the only brand with an outdoor PoE camera that had a spotlight, 2-way audio, PIR, and ONVIF support. Which was what I wanted for an entryway camera. They've since discontinued that "SPC" model, so if I had to do it over again I would be just as likely to pick reolink (had shitty luck with amcrest).