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Re:Kerberos: Open-Source Video Surveillance by ancount on Sunday July 11, 2021 @08:54AM (#27800414)
Does anyone have some outdoor camera recommendations?

The ones I had were very low resolution, I could hardly recognize myself in video.

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Re:Kerberos: Open-Source Video Surveillance by linsomniac on Sunday July 11, 2021 @12:43PM (#27802383)
I ended up getting these Montavue 4k cameras largely because they have really good low light performance. They are ONVIF and work with blueiris, which is good because their NVR sucks for use on a mobile phone.

The hardware is the same as many other cameras, HIKvision also has this hardware but I couldn't get it working with blueiris or the HIKvision NVR.

The cameras are indeed amazing at low light. I felt like that was a good feature, and maybe that was misguided. But I can be fairly dark out, looking out the window, and the cameras are still in color mode and look like it's daytime. Think: Google Night Vision camera mode.

I wish there were a better mobile experience though, that's the only way we use them. Both blueiris and Montavue apps suck. Ubiquiti has the best in class here, but I've been burned by them too many times now. This replaces a unusable Unifi system.

For remote access to BlueIris.i plan to use ZeroTier.

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Re:Kerberos: Open-Source Video Surveillance by deadbunny on Sunday July 11, 2021 @10:37AM (#27801161)
The Hook Up youtube channel has a number of review videos of different types of cameras in different price ranges with lots of examples.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MoynorQ3y0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZJX8CKR5KI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGRgZWb5zx0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXD82epDPE4

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Re:Kerberos: Open-Source Video Surveillance by jzawodn on Sunday July 11, 2021 @10:01AM (#27800862)
I'm happy with Amcrest cameras, both for indoor and outdoor use. They have some very affordable 4k options with PoE if that matters to you.
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Re:Kerberos: Open-Source Video Surveillance by bsenftner on Sunday July 11, 2021 @12:07PM (#27801984)
I've come full circle with Amcrest. I work in video surveillance, and over time Amcrest just continue to work. I think of them like the consumer priced Axis. As far as their app, ditch it - they are ONVIF compatible. I'm currently using mine with both a rebranded hikvision NVR and a home brewed NVR I'm coding myself, plus a few RaspberryPIs running VLC in different rooms.
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Re:Kerberos: Open-Source Video Surveillance by acidburnNSA on Sunday July 11, 2021 @10:36AM (#27801151)
I love their cameras but the app is so abysmal. Whenever I connect over vpn to access the cams remotely it goes effectively into a boot loop. I hate it. I keep reporting the crashes on android but no updates come.
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Re:Kerberos: Open-Source Video Surveillance by Saris on Monday July 12, 2021 @01:10PM (#27812558)
Any app that supports RTSP will work too, you're not stuck on the official app!
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Re:Kerberos: Open-Source Video Surveillance by throw0101a on Sunday July 11, 2021 @10:10AM (#27800944)
How do you power your outdoor cameras? Just drill a hole for a PoE cable?
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Re:Kerberos: Open-Source Video Surveillance by acidburnNSA on Sunday July 11, 2021 @10:37AM (#27801156)
That's what I do.
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