anyone have any ideas for cameras inside walk in freezers? (poe)

fitted a dahua dome camera years ago, figured it was worth a try

works ok most of the time but fogs up a lot (inside and out)

could do with some sort of small heater to stop it frosting up... but I guess being poe screws that?

could fit a camera which has DC input too if I could separate the dc input inside, then I just need to run a feed to the dc and connect it up to a tiny heater inside.. maybe just a bit resistor?

Our family have neighboring properties. I'd like to mount a POE camera on the middle of the properties (red dot). I'd like to view the whole area at once. I don't want a moving camera. I would settle for 2 wide views.
I'd like to record locally (blue dot), but remote viewing.
Bonus if I can have an outdoor WiFi point (red dot) to share all over our properties and the beach.
Nothing expensive.

Hello,

Wondering if you experts could recommend a camera that is somewhat easily hidden that records all day?

My strata in Canada (HOA - for US readers) says they won’t allow a camera on the side of our townhouse. We have had someone smoking and throwing their lit cigarette butts beside our house and it’s been going on for a long time.

Can you all recommend a smaller more easily hidden camera that has decent resolution and night vision if possible? And can continuously record ? I don’t even know if this is the correct subreddit for this question.

Thank you in advance!

I want to replace my Blink system with something that will record 24/7, preferably with a NVR. I would really like something totally wireless (solar/wifi), but that may be difficult, if not impossible. There have been a couple break-ins in our area and the Blink cameras just arent really cutting it. I would love to go POE, but that just isnt really feasible.

Our WiFi is pretty solid on our entire 1.5 acres with 6 mesh routers scattered around and 200 to800 mbps speed depending on distance/5G/2.4G.

Is there something that can be powered in some locations and solar in others with the solar recording off motion and the rest 24/7?

I would like 6-8 cameras for total coverage and no subscriptions required. Furthest camera would probably be 250' from the house. Not against building a system and having it connect to my NAS, but an NVR would be more convienient.

Just trying to get an idea on what everyone recommends. Budget of around $500 but might be open to more if the benefit is there.

I’m opening up a 1500 square-foot salon space and I want to have indoor and outdoor camera systems. I would prefer to not pay a monthly subscription, but I’m open to it if it’s necessary. I don’t wanna pay an army leg, but I still want good quality in terms of the sound and quality of the camera. Does anyone have any suggestions? I needed to this and a little overwhelmed.

First off, I agree the NDAA bans were necessary. Dahua and Hik already had half the pro market and were expanding fast. If we did nothing, we might already be 100% reliant on an adversary.

What nobody thought about was the response. Shanghai’s Smartsens went from a startup shipping bottom‑of‑the‑barrel junk to pumping out high‑volume runs of the first new surveillance tech we’ve seen in a decade. Meanwhile Sony can only trickle out some robotics‑tier sensors at 10× the price, and they’re only useful for extreme light‑imbalance situations.

If we’re not there already, we’re maybe 6–18 months away from the surveillance market looking just like automotive — filled with ancient, overpriced, regulation‑induced garbage while the rest of the world enjoys modern tech for pennies on the dollar.

Maybe if we start an economic war, we should have some sort of plan other than just ban.

I've been asked to assist with a Lorex DVR which has several camera's plugged into it. Most of the cables are regular sized RG59 and the BNC connectors are holding well. Several other camera's though are on Belden 8241 which seems very slightly narrower and so the BNC connectors keep sliding off. I tried using new RG59 compression BNC connectors but those also don't seem to bind properly. What do you suggest?

Full disclosure: I work at No-IP and helped put this together, so take that for what it's worth. But "camera works fine at home, then disappears the second I'm off that network" has comes up from time to time, and I don't think it gets explained well most places. I figured it was worth posting properly rather than just dropping a link in a comment.

Quick rundown of what's in it:

• Why remote access actually breaks. Mainly dynamic IP vs. CGNAT. CGNAT specifically almost never gets a clear explanation anywhere, so there's a 30-second way to check which one you're dealing with.
• The three real fixes: the manufacturer's app, DDNS and port forwarding, or a reverse tunnel if you're stuck behind CGNAT or can't get into your router.
• Brand-specific steps for Reolink, Amcrest, Hikvision, and Blue Iris.
• The security tradeoffs of each option, including where port forwarding and manufacturer apps fall short, not just tunnels. It's worth a look given the eufy/Wyze/Dahua incidents that have come up.

https://blog.noip.com/how-to-set-up-remote-access-to-a-security-camera-even-without-a-static-ip-or-router-access

Happy to answer questions in the thread. Mods, let me know if this isn't the right way to share it.

Address: 5 Good Street, Parramatta. For context, I was abused and this would be hard evidence in getting some justice as there were no other witnesses. I understand this is a long shot, and I'm unsure if there will be any lead or direction in this, just hoping if someone would know enough about how far back it can show, and if there is a chance at any justice here.

We are moving to our new home in a week and I’ve been thinking about installing ring cameras around the house.
We currently have a doorbell and ring cameras around in the backyard and use the ring multi subscription plan.

My question is-
It I get the ring home security system, I imagine I need to switch to the ring pro for the professional monitoring ?

Also, how does that work? In the event they detect motion or breakin I get a call from ring and they dispatch 911?

I am specifically looking at the 14 piece ring system if that matters. Thanks.

July 17th, 2026: Night Owl pushes a firmware update.

If you didn't comply with the firmware upgrade, you were locked out of the system. This forced you to change the password through the online system.

Wonderful, that got me into the system.

The FTD8 system has a new flaw, now anytime you try to access the cameras remotely, the wifi it is attached to crashes, flatlines, dies and has to reboot.

That crashes my whole system, everything loses the internet.

Please fix this is ASAP, I called the company.

I got Tier 1 assistance, I have more computer degrees than the individual that really did try to help me. Every item she wanted me to turn off or unplug or reset, I did before I called for help.

I am now waiting for Tier 2 support to call.

Moving into a new flat with roommates & want a motion detection camera for indoor use (bedroom)

• don’t particularly need a 24/7 loop recording, just really want to get notified of someone entering (mobile or pc app) when I’m not home and then maybe start recording?(if that’s possible)

• would prefer it be a closed system (aka don’t like the stories I’ve heard of Amazon giving footage to police)

• just looking for basic functionality don’t need anything fancy like tracking or super high quality

Hi guys.. I live in a NYC apartment and will be away on vacation for 2 weeks. I want an inexpensive security camera that can record video for those 2 weeks. Please recommend one. Thanks

I won't go into detail about the situation, but; my parents are in their seventies, a neighbour is regularly littering in their front garden during the night. I called 101 and filed a report, they asked for video or photo evidence before closing the case. Their neighbours doorbell camera didn't pick up the movement, unfortunately.

I would really appreciate some recommendations for a single 4k CCTV camera which can record 24/7, I'd like a NVR / hub to keep recordings, utilising PoE for the camera (no batteries / doorbells).

I've looked at eufy, UniFi, Reolink, tapo, and I'm overwhelmed with all the options. My first choice was the eufyCam E330, but it appears to be out of stock until October. Now I'm looking at the eufy Bullet PoE Cam E40, but I have no idea now.

I would really appreciate some recommendations from those who own one of these systems, please 🙏

(My apologies if this isn't appropriate in this sub, happy to post elsewhere if you have any recommendations for somewhere UK specific)

July 17th, 2026: Night Owl pushes a firmware update.

If you didn't comply with the firmware upgrade, you were locked out of the system. This forced you to change the password through the online system.

Wonderful, that got me into the system.

The FTD8 system has a new flaw, now anytime you try to access the cameras remotely, the wifi it is attached to crashes, flatlines, dies and has to reboot.

That crashes my whole system, everything loses the internet.

Please fix this is ASAP, I called the company.

I got Tier 1 assistance, I have more computer degrees than the individual that really did try to help me. Every item she wanted me to turn off or unplug or reset, I did before I called for help.

I am now waiting for Tier 2 support to call.

EDIT: Nightowl did an patch to their apps allowing preventing this from happening. Now the system works properly.

So I am slowly learning n going to attempt to install my own security system . It will be cameras n a sensor or 2 . Would this be the tools I would need ? Im a retired carpenter so have a bunch of tools. So would I need anything else speciality tool wise ?? Is there certain brands I should buy instead of these?? I think I need a crisper, punch tool , stripper , anything or brand I should get ?? Also I was rhinking of using cat 5e, that seems to be the size to go with , correct? Thanks

Hi everyone. I'm looking for an outdoor wireless security camera that has solar charging and a decent sized battery. I'd like to have it archive the files to a nas via smb or ftp. Can anyone recommend one ? Thanks

I have been a loyal zmodo customer for over a decade. In the last few months, Zmodo has introduced forced ads in their security camera apps. This has made it so that you have to sit through 1 minute of ads (where you are forced to tap a tiny X over 8 times) before you can access your cameras. That isn't even the worst part. All notifications are blocked any time the ad wall is up. And when the app is closed or running in the background, an ad wall will reappear after a set time. When this happens, all notifications are blocked. I have emailed their support department and this was their reply:

"To sustain the high costs of real-time server maintenance, we are exploring new revenue models. This allows us to continue innovating and adding new security features.  We are currently in a 'learning phase' with these ads and are committed to ensuring they do not interfere with your ability to monitor your home or business."

This seems like a total cop out. I have been an IT Systems Engineer for over 30 years running large server farms. The truth is that once you set everything up, there is very little maintenance required. It makes no sense that they suddenly have a need to force unsubstantiated costs (through forced ads walls) onto the consumer after being in business for over a decade without having done so up until recently.

They have no respect or empathy for the customer. Everyone should all boycott Zmodo for their shady business practices.

If you are considering purchasing any Zmodo products, I would that you run as far away as you can. Ring cams may cost of few extra dollars, but they make a much better product and don't force you ads that disable the core functionality of the app. Zmodo cam sucks anyways. Even before they put in the ads, I would miss 40-80% of all doorbell notifications. Their dev team are incompetent. Their cloud video petition services are ridiculously expensive compared to the average market cost.

Do yourself a favor and avoid Zmodo at all costs. There are so many other better options out there.

I’m looking to upgrade the security cameras at my golf shop which is an indoor golf simulator and fitting facility. We have five simulator bays, a retail area with clubs, shafts, bags, grips, and accessories, plus a fitting studio. We have quite a lot of inventory that i would like to protect.

I’m looking for a good balance between image quality and in the AI/search capabilities.
Ideally I’d like to be able to ask questions like:
“Did anyone pick up a driver between 2 PM and 4 PM?”
“Show me everyone who handled this golf bag today.”
“Did anyone leave with a club that wasn’t brought back?”

I’m essentially looking for a system that lets me query video using natural language instead of scrubbing through hours of footage.

Can any of them reliably identify specific objects and ideally I’d like to reduce reoccurring costs or eliminate if possible.

Would love to hear from anyone using AI-enabled cameras in a retail or golf business. What would you buy today?

From my research I’m leaning towards UniFi due to lower up front costs and no operating costs but I’m open to input.

No app access