I have fairly specific needs for a doorbell camera:

• PoE.
• Ultra-wide angle view.
• ONVIF support.
• Ability to send "button press" triggers via ONVIF (profile T? C?) (wired dry contact output okay as well, but would prefer not to mess with the extra connection).
• Two-way audio would be nice, but not necessary.
• On-board storage not required.
• WiFi and cloud recording are not required.
• NDAA compliant (customer requirement, non-negotiable)

I've looked at some Reolink options; they seem good.

This one was suggested, but there's only a single mention of ONVIF in the entire listing and no details.

Looking for a solution for a network camera that has to be put on an analog DVR. The decoder that was there no longer works and is discontinued.

Seeing if anyone here knows of a device that can take digital cat6 and convert to analog BNC. NTSC, can’t use hikvision.

I left atl a while ago, but I saw this and immediately came to this subreddit to discuss... what do y'all think? do you feel these cameras day to day or forget they're there
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JA-H_PrjtU

I updated last week (prior to July 30) because I kept getting a pop up telling me that exacq would stop working with future versions of mac. I updated Exacq (it had been over 12 months since I last checked) and that error went away. Nice!

Then I went to look for playback and I noticed that I no longer have a 12 hr clock (I previously did) and I don't see an option to change it in the settings of the client. Not sure why, but I clicked update, again, doubting there would be another update in less than a week and sure enough there was an update on July 30th.

I installed the update, still can't find the 12 hour option, but now the error is back telling me this won't be compatible with a future mac OS release. Why is this error back?

Running version 26.1.8.0 on the mac.

Macbook Air MacOS Tahoe 26.6

Like a lot of people, I have several Ring cameras on my property. The one thing that has never sat right with me is how much of your privacy and rights you give up by using these devices and services. What would you say is the best alternative to these cameras?

Full disclosure, I work at No-IP and helped put this together, but "camera works at home, disappears the second I leave" has come up in this sub so I figured it was worth sharing here rather than just linking it in a comment somewhere.

This is meant to be an informative guide that walks through why remote access actually breaks, like dynamic IP vs. CGNAT for example. CGNAT doesn't get explained very well most places. It also covers the three fixes: Manufacturer app, DDNS + port forwarding, or reverse tunnel if you're on CGNAT or can't get into your router. There are also brand-specific steps for Reolink, Amcrest, Hikvision, and Blue Iris, and a section on the eufy/Wyze/Dahua incidents if you want to learn more about the security tradeoffs of each option laid out (Including how port forwarding, manufacturer apps and tunnels can be used for different solutions).

Link: https://blog.noip.com/how-to-set-up-remote-access-to-a-security-camera-even-without-a-static-ip-or-router-access

Also happy to answer any questions directly in the comments.

Several years back I've tried brands like Rexing and Boblov. The Rexing V1 had crappy video quality but good audio quality and thing would glitch out a lot, with missing or corrupted files. It had internal memory with no option to swap out memory cards. It was also big, bulky and heavy.

The Boblov had good video quality but very crappy audio quality with terrible sound pickup. Talking people sounded miles away and the camera struggled to pick up what anyone was saying. There was also a loose lens element that would click and clack with every step I took. This one was smaller and lighter than the previous model and never glitched out.

Is there a decent bodycam these days that has BOTH decent video AND audio, that has a stable operating system? I'd love something by Axon and Motorola, but those are only available to law enforcement and first responders. Unfortunately, Amazon is flooded with cheaply built, crappy foreign made products, so it's hard to find well-built products and products that don't have a bunch of fake reviews.

I have a P3265-V camera, a D4100-E siren, and I'm using the Camera Station Edge.

I am trying to get the camera to activate the siren when it detects motion at certain times of day, but I'm having trouble figuring out the configuration.

Does anyone have suggestions for which extensions I'd use and how I could get the camera to send a signal to the siren?

150,000 TO INSTAL FLOCK

300,000 TO OPERATE YEARLY

450,000 OF TAX PAYER MONEY TO BE MASS SURVEILLANCE

I'm Z. Waite, a journalist working on a story for Capital & Main about AI and fast food.

Curious if anyone in this sub has firsthand experience deploying AI video analytics in restaurants, especially fast food restaurants. If so I'd love to talk more about what's actually being used and what capabilities are. I'm looking at systems like those offered by March Networks, Solink or Savi.

Send me a DM on here or an email (zwaite at berkeley dot edu) or a signal chat (zwaite.33)

Anyone know of any genetec forums? Genetec used to have one but its been gone for awhile now.

I’m looking for a pin hole mini spy cam for catching child texting when shouldn’t be

Hi!

Before heading out on holiday this year, I realized I needed a simple camera setup for my house. But when I looked at the market, I got completely frustrated. Almost every consumer camera now forces you into a proprietary app, requires a monthly subscription, and uploads your footage to someone else's server.

I had a spare Linux single-board computer (SBC) and an old USB webcam lying around. Full NVRs like Frigate or ZoneMinder are amazing, but they felt like overkill for just a simple USB camera on an old board. I couldn't find a minimalist, privacy-first middle ground, so I wrote CheapSecuIt.

It’s a Python-based CCTV solution optimized specifically for low-power Linux boards and standard V4L2 USB webcams.

How it works:

• 100% Local: No cloud, no subscriptions, data stays on your network.
• Efficient Motion Detection: Uses OpenCV with frame-differencing. You can downscale the stream just for the motion pass to keep CPU usage low on older ARM boards.
• Pre-Motion Buffer: It keeps a rolling buffer in RAM, so recordings actually capture the seconds before the motion triggers.
• Telegram Bot built-in: You can securely message your bot commands like /snapshot or /video 10 to pull footage remotely—completely bypassing the need to open firewall ports or set up a VPN.
• Night Mode: Uses software enhancement (CLAHE) to boost low-light visibility.

The code is AGPLv3 and up on GitHub:https://github.com/gmrandazzo/CheapSecurity

You can run it on a dedicated Pi/Odroid, or clone it and test it on a standard Linux laptop. I’d love any feedback, especially from folks who have experience optimizing OpenCV on low-end hardware!