E1 Zoom

I bought wireless Reolink cameras (E1 Zoom, TrackFlex), as it'd be cost prohibitive to drag PoE. It's a bloody mess with Frigate. There are all sorts of encoding issues and I'm having to do software re-encoding for it to work. Also, the Frigate-based autotrack doesn't work. The cameras themselves ar

Night vision and detection is great. We use one of them as a nursery cam and it catches every little movement of our 7 month old (sensitivity turned all the way up on purpose). Here is a list of issues we had with Eufy: Constant and by constant I really mean constant disconnections when trying to ke

Update on reolinks and tapos that I have bought (also updated the main post): In addition to 2 reolinks duo I've got 4 x Tapo C200. Experience so far: Reolinks have been awesome, having the internet access blocked never skipped a beat with their smart detect and all the rest of functionality. Even f

The typical recommended brand for privacy focused cameras is Reolink. They have a number of WiFi cameras. I recently got a few E1 Zooms to use with Frigate (over RTSP) and they work pretty well. I've seen some complaints about poor RTSP performance for some models, forcing you to use HTTP streams in

For the indoor cameras, I keep them wired into the mains, so there’s no need to recharge them every 6 to 8 weeks. In terms of connectivity they use an internal SD card for recording and you can connect them to your WiFi and your phone. The doorbell camera is wireless, but that one does need charging

Look into Reolink Home Hub Pro with a E1 Zoom Camera. The Home Hub Pro can be upgraded to up to a 16TB hard drive to get a lot of storage. The camera can be plugged into power if needed but connects to the hub through WiFi. The hub and the camera must travel together though if you want to take it so

Since it is not critical thing, you could get by with a wi-fi plugged in camera. Get a reolink wi-fi model, use Wi-Fi 5 or 6 with it, get a microSD and that's pretty much it. Maybe Reolink E1 Pro or E1 zoom if you want something a bit better and a bit more reliable. Wi-Fi cameras are not reliable (o

Reolink cameras are good; I have two for the outside on my deck. I just alternate, when one runs out. Reolink Argus Pro 3 wireless. Indoor [Official] Reolink E1 Zoom | 4K Wi-Fi 6 Indoor PTZ Security Camera with 3× Optical Zoom ficial] Reolink | Back to School Sale 2025