Can anyone recommend a weatherproof network camera that doesn't rely on any third party servers or a proprietary app? Bonus points if it can easily be attached to a bird feeder.

My main concerns are privacy, being able to use it when the company goes out of business, and looking at birds. Recording short clips and photos automatically when it detects a bird or motion is a plus.

I'm very technically inclined, but this would be for a nontechnical family member, so I could host Frigate (or similar) for them if necessary, but something that just connects directly to an open source app would be great.

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[–] 6 points 4 months ago (4 children)

I recently invested in some Eufy (Anker) cameras for my house, and they store data locally to a hard drive in a small standalone machine.

I don't know how much I trust them, but I trust them a lot more than the Amazon ring cameras I replaced.

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    Yikes. I don't use the website or share links, but that is a bit concerning.

    Oh well.. they are screwed to my house now.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    I'd probably set up some firewall rules / a VLAN to isolate the cameras. I generally don't trust any company to do the reasonable thing, and apparently, these days, we live in a world where many companies are outright malicious.

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