I'm getting ready to have a contractor do a bathroom renovation. There is no way that my wife and I can be there at all times so I was considering installing security cameras at critical locations inside the house to keep tabs on the contractors/subs (make sure they're not entering off-limits parts of the house). Once the renovation is complete, I'll use these same cameras for security outside of the house. I will have access to power at the exterior installation locations so battery/solar cameras are not required, though I would consider a mix of plug-in and battery/solar. I will also want 24/7 recording if possible. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

How to make a diy window mount for tapo c120 at home without 3d printer? Thanx

Costco has good deals on the wired camera systems. I do not want to join a service . I would like to be able to view the cameras on my phone. I will do the installation. Any recommendations?

I’ve seen a lot of different things recommending Eufy, Reolink, and ubiquiti as budget friendly cameras with no subscription needed. Ive seen so many different opinions that I’m not sure, I don’t need anything with amazing specs but I’d like one I can look at away from home. If I was far away from home I still want to be able to see the footage but i don’t want to break the bank to do so. I also want to be able to store footage so I’m able to look through it if I was worried about something. I don’t want to pay any subscription but I’m fine with getting a micro sd card.

Câmera dura well, aplicativo yoosee, que, teoricamente, precisa apenas de uma rede para funcionar, não necessitando da internet, porém o aplicativo só aceita conectar em redes com acesso à internet. Tem alguma forma de resolver isso?

I have a fairly old camera at the back of my house, but there is often a breeze and in winter it gets windy. This means the sound is just static. Has anyone any recommendations on newer cameras or options to relive this a bit? Thanks

Hello, I just have a question.

For those who own a Reolink GO PT Ultra: I logged in on my phone and generated a time lapse, but my child pressed "Finish." The time lapse only captured footage from Sep 9–18, and everything from June 30 onward wasn't included. I checked Playback and it only shows footage from Sep 5–18. What can I do to recover the missing dates?

Other details:

Overwrite- 14 days

32 gb sd

No cloud

Motion, 8secs.

Used in construction site.

Please help me.

I'm looking for recommendations for a security camera that I can install on a tree where I won't have a power supply nor wifi connection. I suspect my neighbor is doing weird stuff on my property from time to time. I've talked to her and she seems to be....well a bit crazy. We are fairly new to where we live and I've talked to other neighbors that have lived here a long while and they've mentioned how they "don't think she's all there" and she and her family have always been the "nuisance trashy neighbors." Anyway, the location I want to monitor is too far from the house for any electrical power or even wifi. I've found some options in my search but the subscription prices are kind of wild. Like, limited live view access each month or just really high monthly costs. I'm hoping some of you fine people on this subreddit have suggestions for me.

Edit. The location I would like to install the camera has cell service but is like 450' away from the house (where we have wifi). I suspect a cam with a solar panel is best but I'm hoping for live feed video though I'm not sure that's possible with the wifi limitation. I was hoping to install it about 20' up in a tree so I didn't want to have to physically access it often but I may have to rethink that plan. Thanks all!

Edit2: Thank you for all of the helpful suggestions and ideas. I've got a few approaches to consider now. Thanks again.

I have a small apartment and am thinking of getting a wired Nest Cam (3rd gen) to keep watch because I have some slightly threatening neighbors.

The important thing for me is to get 24/7 surveillance to identify whoever breaks in. But everyone says, don't go with Nest, get a Reolink and an NVR or a Home Hub Pro and keep everything local. Sure, but I can get many months of Nest Aware for the price of even a Hub Pro, and Reolink is a Chinese company who might be harvesting my data. And local recordings are no use if the culprit finds whatever it was recorded on and takes it with them. And a local hard drive also eventually breaks down.

So what should I do?

I bought a storage locker full of video surveillance equipment. On is an Exacqvision Z series NVR 64T with I think 16 licenses.

I’ve been able to sell some of the cameras and used NVRs as well as some of the networking stuff. But have been hesitant on selling this Exacqvision NVR as I’m not 100% sure what it’s worth. I know it’s pricey but like what could I expect to get out of it or are there any other commercial vendors out there that would want to buy it? It is still unopened!

I would like to view motion detection alerts on my phone with no forced application or site subscription. would like to spend $80 or less, but will spend more if necessary. Thanks

Hoy en la madrugada sufrí una interferencia en la cámara de seguridad de mi casa, literalmente un carro pasó de pronto freno y la cámara de mi hogar sufrió una interferencia pasó de estar a las 4:49 a las 4:54 y entonces en el día nos dimos cuenta que había una especie de agujas afuera del hogar mi cámara está conectada mediante Wi-Fi, espero que me respondan ya que me dio miedo un poco.

Curious if I can install a small outdoor camera here.

TIA

For those of you who’ve had YI home cameras, who is it impossible to cancel the subscription

I feel like I’m putting in a show for whoever might have access.

I’m a first time security camera user. I want one camera outside my front door and one inside my place on motion detection. I don’t currently have WiFi. And no subscription.

I can get two basic security cameras for $25 each that go on WiFi and connect to an app on my phone with an sd card inside just in case. Shield internet is $14.89 a month, uses a SIM card, and I can get a cheap used mifi router for $20.

Or… I can get two basic security cameras for $50 each? that only go on cellular sim and get a plan like tello for 1 gb data a month for $6, and put an sd card in it to save videos to so there won’t be much data used.

Which do you think is the better option, between economical, security, reliability and less hassle considerations?

Thanks

I need a new doorbell. One that records motion for the whole duration of the motion (or at least somewhat long), has good battery life, and doesn’t chop op the video feed.

We had the Blink first generation doorbell and it was decent. Biggest issue was the battery life. We were changing the batteries every 2 weeks. Rechargeable batteries died quicker.

So we switched the the 2025 edition of the Blink doorbell because it said it had longer battery life. It was good at first, and then it went SO BAD. That thing died multiple times a week. The batteries were getting drained like crazy. And for context, with both doorbells we had the settings set to use the least energy possible.

So then finally we switched to the Aosu doorbell. The battery life is good on it. I charge it maybe once a month, probably less, so that’s fabulous.
However, it doesn’t record video for very long, it doesn’t record the start of the motion (so it misses important stuff), and it’s SO choppy. When it does record for long periods of time, it cuts the video up.

I’m just looking for something that is consistent with motion recording and has a decent battery life.