Looking for security camera recommendations

[Freefaller]

I am considering joining the 21st century and installing some outdoor security cameras. I'm thinking 3 cameras. One at the front door, one at the rear door and one to cover my driveway. I would like a wireless system so I don't have to run any cables or wiring. Any suggestions on a decent system? I'm not looking for a cheap system but one that is dependable>

 

[glhs837]

I am considering joining the 21st century and installing some outdoor security cameras. I'm thinking 3 cameras. One at the front door, one at the rear door and one to cover my driveway. I would like a wireless system so I don't have to run any cables or wiring. Any suggestions on a decent system? I'm not looking for a cheap system but one that is dependable>

Running a couple of battery powered Euphy cam 2s over at the rental house. No subscription unless you want cloud storage, defaults to local storage on an SD card. Connects through the net to an app, can be set to straight motion trigger of human detection. One camera is about 50 feet away through a brick wall and comes in fine. From here at our place, I can pull either camera up for a live view and talk through them, app alerts me if if detects a human, and will screenshot the face. . If you tried to steal them they start screaming at I think 120 decibels.

Amazon product

 

[RoseRed]

I use Arlo. All wireless and no subscription (unless you want one).

 

[Bare-ya-cuda]

Stay away from the night owl cameras. At lest the wireless ones. I have them and they are always offline where I can’t view video but somehow continue the push motion notifications to me. Been looking for a replacements myself. Think I’ll take a look at euphy cam.

 

[Sneakers]

Look for one that can be more selective, more fine tuned to the subject. My Q-See (older model) can see movement and start recording, but it can't tell the difference between a person and rain, or even pollen lit up by the IR lights. Much of the hard drive is filled with useless recordings. Newer units can be much more intelligent and selective, thereby saving a lot of disk space.

I, personally, prefer wired v wireless. It can be a pain to run the wires, but you never have to worry about batteries. There are some discussions I've read about wireless cameras being hacked or jammed. If you set up your wireless network properly, hacking isn't a big issue, but jamming radios in the wireless range is easy.

 

[RoseRed]

I have a brand new Ring system still in the box if interested. Never been used.

 

[tward]

A lot of good information can be found here: IPCamTalk.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

I'm pretty happy with my blink cameras.

 

[kom526]

I, and more importantly the LW, are happy with our blink system as well. Inexpensive, simple set up, no subscription to pay and easy to use. I will have to climb a ladder to pull the cams and replace the batteries eventually but that shouldn't be too much of a hassle. Being able to adjust the sensitivity of the trigger and the "activity field" is a big bonus too.