G6 Instant

Since you live in an apartment, get a Wi-Fi plugged in camera from Reolink or Ubiquiti. Reolink you have a bunch of options. For Ubiquiti G6 instant is good, it will actually perform better than Reolink IR's night vision cameras (which is what you want if you are looking for better performance in pi

IMO Reolink CX410W is the best Wi-Fi camera but it doesn't have IR night vision and can only be used in areas with proper lighting at night. So if it is pitch black at night where you are do not use this camera. It is better for short distances as well. For IR night vision that's Wi-Fi, the best is

Ubiquiti G6 Pro Entry EDIT: I just read that you can't do PoE. You are cooked then. It will have to be Reolink doorbell Wi-Fi version hardwired. If you want to see people clearly at night time at those distances you need PoE camera, and not a doorbell tbh. Plugged-in Wi-Fi camera at minimum. Probabl

Yes the home hub pro should have playback and storage as well, the pro version of the home hub allows for 16 TB HDD iirc, so unless you are running a crap ton of cameras that would be alright. Unless if by backup you meant having the cameras working with microSDs also, which I think there's a trick

Ubiquiti G6 Instant has on-board storage The Ubiquiti G6 Instant camera does have edge recording capabilities. This means it can store video footage locally on a microSD card even when there is no Wi-Fi connection available. This feature is particularly useful for ensuring that recordings are captur

Because they are not reliable. You will regret your decision and end up learning the hard way that PoE is the way. But if you want to learn the hard way... Reolink CX410W is the best plugged-in Wi-Fi model in the market for residential use in areas that have really good lighting at night, especially