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Looking for indoor security camera recommendation (lemmy.zip)

submitted 7 months ago by jaykay@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hi lemmys.

My friend is looking for an indoor security camera. He's only going to use it while he's away, which doesn't happen too often. Otherwise, the camera will be in a box.

Are there any good cameras, which also have an iOS app? Can't be self-hosted as he's not that technically savvy and overseas so I can't do it myself lol

Thanks :)

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[–] splitz@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Amcrest is king. Cheap, original, specialized, American based.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

I use a Blink camera. It will send me a notification when there’s motion, and I can look through the live camera at any time.

For a paid subscription, I can have it save clips when it detects motion, for later review.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This isn’t really a c/asklemmy question. Please use a more appropriate comm next time.

[–] Dempf@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 months ago

Maybe so, but it's not against the rules, and Lemmy can use more interaction in general, so I support it.

[–] nieceandtows@programming.dev 1 points 7 months ago

Any onvif cameras and blue iris. You can integrate it with AI and get person detected alerts and more.

[–] Feddyteddy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 7 months ago

I made my own with a simple python script that sends me a telegram message when it sees movement. With gpt you don't need to have coding experience to make simple things like this.

[–] JCPhoenix 1 points 7 months ago

I have a TP-Link Kasa indoor WiFi camera. This one in particular. It's not a self-hosted camera that uses an NVR or anything. It's accessible from the Kasa app on iOS (and Android). It requires a microSD card to store footage.

There is a cloud subscription option to recorded footage, but it's not required. I am subscribed though, because if a camera is stolen/broken during a break-in or something, there goes all the recordings that one might need.