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What about eufy? Is a wired cctv system an option? I stuck a ring doorbell on my front door and a ring stick up cam on my garden shed as a temporary option, with the medium term goal to get a 4 channel reolink wired system before we convert our attic, but I don’t plan to use cameras to trigger automations in HA.
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Eufy seems to rely on a network connection, I'm looking for an option that is local rather than through someone else's servers.
If I can find a cheap wireless bridge with PoE (I have a plug socket but no network connection) then that would increase the range of options but that doesn't seem to exist.
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Fucking ONVIF/RTSP cameras. I have one of these https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08DD5K9G3/?th=1 connected via wi-fi which claims to work locally with ONVIF/RTSP.
The camera app generates an RTSP string which includes IP, user, password, port, etc
I've had a try with a couple of different windows machines (VLC, Kodi, ISpy both wired and wi-fi) and a few others (Motioneyes OS and homeassistant) and just got error messages.
However, I can access the exact same streams on my phone and Nvidia shield using VLC and Kodi (phone is on wifi, shield is wired).
So it looks like it is working but only on android devices. Anyone any bright ideas?
Trying to get an outdoor wifi camera that just works locally is an absolute ballache.