NoTrespassing
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Any new recommendations for outdoor security cameras? I'm looking at these, they require a $3/month per camera subscription.
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JeepHead
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I have these all around my property and they work very well. If it's in a high traffic area the batteries doesn't last remotely close to that though. Very simple to install and setup though. I like them. And it's $10 for up to 5 cameras or at least that's what I am locked into.
ksJoe
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I have over 2 dozen cameras, with around 1/3 at home, and 2/3 at the remote hunting property.
With that many cameras, subscriptions are a deal breaker for me.
You should take a look at Reolink. upfront cost may be slightly more, but they have great features, a great app, and no subscriptions. You can either put micro sd cards in each camera, or use a network video recorder (NVR) with internal hard drives. Its like a Tivo for security cameras. I have 3 NVRs.
With that many cameras, subscriptions are a deal breaker for me.
You should take a look at Reolink. upfront cost may be slightly more, but they have great features, a great app, and no subscriptions. You can either put micro sd cards in each camera, or use a network video recorder (NVR) with internal hard drives. Its like a Tivo for security cameras. I have 3 NVRs.
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The nice ting about subscriptions is that typically means your data is being uploaded to the cloud where it cannot be stolen. Back when I was the IT guy for a very large national aggregate company, you would be surprised how many times my quarries got burglarized and the NVR's were stolen along with everything else. No data to be had!
NoTrespassing
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Are the batteries rechargeable or do they need to be replaced? How much do the batteries cost?
Actually I think I just answered my own question. It looks like they're AA batteries and one could use either rechargeable or not.
Is that right?
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Yep, any AA battery you would like.
ksJoe
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That is nice, but I get that for free without subscriptions. My reolink NVRs and standalone cameras are configured to email a photo of all AI classified events. So it drops motion from wind & leaves, but people, vehicles, and "pets" send a picture. I have a free email account that is both the sender and receiver and of these emails, so they're not filling up my normal email account.
So I also have data uploaded to the cloud where it cannot be stolen, and my ongoing cost is $0.
A couple years ago I had a cheap trail camera stolen during deer season. I asssume it was someone trying to not get caught trespassing. So for the more expensive cameras I have signs like this.
charlessenf
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Doesn't this 'system' require another piece/part to allow you to use it 'offline?' Or is that the "Sync Module 2" that is mentioned in the description?
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If you have the internet available you can use the Reolink systems. They are good. I have one of those at a remote property. It works great. But, if you don't have internet there then the next best thing are game cameras with Cellular capability. You can get some without a paid subscription but for the small extra cost of a subscription you can get a lot more pictures sent to you for remote monitoring. Your call. Also, just remember the higher the resolution of the camera the clearer the picture quality will be of the offenders at the location. That can be important.
Here's a link to a Reolink Duo2 camera. It's pretty cool how they've merged two 4k cameras into one platform. This one I have programmed to take still image shots "on demand" as you click the link it takes a picture at that instant in time. It uses the ONVIF protocol to do it. Pretty neat stuff.
Here's a link to a Reolink Duo2 camera. It's pretty cool how they've merged two 4k cameras into one platform. This one I have programmed to take still image shots "on demand" as you click the link it takes a picture at that instant in time. It uses the ONVIF protocol to do it. Pretty neat stuff.
