r/SecurityCamera

So I’m moving into a new apartment and I’ve trying to find the best camera set up for me. I’ll have two doos, so I would like one doorbell camera at the front door and just a normal camera at the back door. I also want an indoor camera to keep an eye on my dog.

The outdoor cameras need to be battery operated since I can’t drill into walls or things in the rental. The indoor camera can be plugged in. I want streaming on all the cameras, as well as videos saved for my two outdoor cameras only. I would prefer the indoor camera go through some local storage/cloud so that I can feel more secure about having a camera on me constantly.

I would also like if these cameras could be all the same brand so that I can have them on the same app or at least see them all through Apple home.

The problem I’m running into is that this is WAY too vast of a research topic and everyone who talks about it online seems to be an expert who uses 100 acronyms I don’t understand. I’m a little technologically challenged, so I just need someone to explain to me like I’m 5 years old what the best option here is.

Oh, I also need something that’s not gonna break the bank. I know that’s a lot of requirements in one, so I’m willing to be flexible on some, but the price and installation are the two biggest factors really.

Hope this is the right place.

Pro handyman here. I really do smart home and camera installation, but a neighbor is in a pinch and I’m trying to help.

I’m looking for a WiFi camera with a spotlight to mount outside their garage. I’m aware there are a plethora of options and review sites with recommendations, but there’s a catch: it must be able to connect to 5GHz WiFi without any modem/router configuration changes. We’ve tried two different ones and each rides the 2.4GHz band by default and won’t connect to their 5GHz WiFi.

They have an eero mesh network. They are NOT able to disable the 5GHz band in order for a camera to connect. Nor are they able to create a secondary SSID (guest network) on the 2.4 band. It’s peculiar.

TIA

I was hoping someone might be able to give me a recommendation. For a few years I've been using a cheap Eufy camera that's mounted inside, pointed out a window. It's served it's purpose, but I'd like to replace it with something I can put outside.

The camera will be mounted on the post of a covered porch, so will be fairly well protected from the elements, but will be exposed to blowing rain on occasion. I have 2 main requirements:

One, it should support livestream via app or, preferably, also web browser. The Eufy used an RTSP steam, and that was fine.

Two, when not livestreaming it should load quickly enough that when I get a notification I can pull up the video and see who/what set it off before they are gone.

My use case:

I work from home in the back part of my home. I get frequent deliveries, and want to be notified so I can meet them to receive the package if necessary. I also want to know if there are any unexpected visitors, etc.

I don't need a full system, just a single camera. I'm not looking to spend a lot, but I'm more interested in finding something that works than I am buying the cheapest available.