4K Outdoor Security IP Turret PoE Camera

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4K Outdoor Security IP Turret PoE Camera

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Investigators wrangled video from Nancy Guthrie’s Google Nest camera out of ‘backend systems’

That’s why you buy the cheap Chinese amcrest and reolinks toss them onto their own VLAN that’s segmented from your network and the open internet. I have 10 4k amcrest cameras and 1 Reolink doorbell camera/chime that all play very nicely with frigate and home assistant

Tusen_Takk in r/technology

February 12, 2026 5:10 AM

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Confused with what camera we need, battery, wifi, poe, 1080/2k/4k etc, just for our residential property? I was considering 1080p main front camera, possibly PoE or USB powered.

WiFi camera (Ring, Nest, etc) are convenience camera, not security or surveillance cameras. They in varying degrees rely on the cloud to operate and are easily jammed/disabled, in addition to different limits on their use without subscriptions. Surveillance cameras will typically be described in meg

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mrmacedonian in r/homesecurity

November 25, 2025 1:27 AM

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Best cheap 4K outdoor camera for Homebridge/Scrypted?

Bonus points if it’s PoE 4k over wifi should be a dealbreaker for you. Especially a "budget" 4k over wifi cam. Also, you don't need 4k as much as you think you do. Hikvision is the best option with Amcrest second; if that's too expensive, reolink 510a (not 4k but again, better quality than most 4k b

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coloradical5280 in r/Scrypted

July 21, 2025 4:09 AM

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Any home security camera systems without subscription?

All my cameras are Amcrest PoE and none require a subscription. Reolinks are similar. There are actually quite a few to choose from, but I'm not entirely sure where you are on budget friendly. The Amcrest cameras I buy are around $80-$95 each. The high end of that is 4K resolution, night vision, AI

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wivaca2 in r/homesecurity

February 22, 2026 11:02 PM

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Ok fine, I'm biting the bullet. What do I need?

"Assuming I want to buy other brands of cameras AND still want AI object/pet/face/human/car detection, what do I need to accommodate 8-10 cameras (let's say 2x 4K and the rest 2K resdolution)?" Right now AI for 3rd party cams in Protect is limited to using an AI Port. That'll add AI to one 4K cam. I

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M_Six2001 in r/UnifiProtect

August 8, 2025 2:04 AM

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Opening a new business soon, what type of security cameras would you guys recommend?

It depends on the specific setup I guess. What do you stand to lose? What is your threat? Can you modify the building and run wires? Are you leasing a place for not much longer, or there long term? Lights always on, or need IR? I would use cameras that are wired only, and can be Power over Ethernet

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neonsphinx in r/answers

October 25, 2025 2:46 AM

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Identifying suspicious cars

LPRs are specifically built for high frame rates, no standard camera is going to have 60-120fps needed to capture license plates; it's why a 60$ Amcrest is good enough for general purposes at 20-30fps but an LPR is 500$+ A little library at the edge of your property sounds like the play. Encroaching

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mrmacedonian in r/homeowners

April 23, 2026 8:02 PM

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Single security camera with cloud storage

Amcrest may work for you if you want wired. Their cloud service starts at $6 per month ($10 for 4k) for 7 days retention of motion detection recordings. They also offer longer terms for retention as well as continuous recording. Ive also got several arlo wireless cameras that work well enough but th

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alaskaj1 in r/homesecurity

January 23, 2026 3:11 PM

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Camera recommendation?

Honestly at 50ft you'd probably be happier with 2 cameras. One wide-angle for the porch and one PTZ focused on the greenhouse. That gives you much better detail when you need it. Reolink or Amcrest 4K bullet cams are around $80-120 each. The $1000 budget is plenty for a solid setup. I think 2 camera

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markbroncco in r/homesecurity

February 27, 2026 1:14 AM

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What is this?

I didn't get anything insane just a pair of 5x optical zoom 4k@30fps amcrest camera's I suspect better cameras might have even better images. When I first put them up they had crap images, until I started playing with the exposure. The FPS made a difference for faster moving cars and the 4k made a d

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nfored in r/SecurityCamera

March 27, 2026 2:41 PM

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