i am considering to add a camera to my HA and possibly also use image recognition like frigate(?). which is an affordable camera i should get? ideally it supports pan and tilt
#camera recommendations
split aurora
meager wigeon
How are you wanting to connect to it? Ethernet? WiFi?
Mains/dc powered or battery with/without solar?
split aurora
most likely wifi, if required i could have ethernet there tho, powered by mains
untold flame
i am considering to add a camera to my HA and possibly also use image recognitio...
Reolink is generally what I recommend. The documentaiton of the reolink integration has a Tested Models list. which is worth looking at.
split aurora
thank you for the list, why would you not recommend wifi?
tough grove
basics, prefer lan over wifi if possible, faster, more options
most can be powered over lan cable (poe)
untold flame
I have a E1 Outdoor Pro and it can be ethernet or wifi with poe or mains (dc adaptor) power.
I use it on wifi and its fine.
split aurora
but i guess for PoE to work i would need to feed power to it somewhere eh? 😄 would my other network devices support that? tbh never used that
untold flame
the wifi cameras that are powered are generally fine if you have a stable wifi network.
its the wifi cameras that are battery/solar which cause problems really.
tough grove
yes, a poe injector
tough grove
the wifi cameras that are powered are generally fine if you have a stable wifi n...
true
untold flame
but i guess for PoE to work i would need to feed power to it somewhere eh? 😄 wo...
yeah either a poe switch or an injector.
tough grove
but i guess for PoE to work i would need to feed power to it somewhere eh? 😄 wo...
but the good thing is that you dont need a power supply near your camera
or, at all
split aurora
hm not sure if i want to invest into PoE at that time tho
untold flame
but the good thing is that you dont need a power supply near your camera
yeah, it really depends on what you have available. where you want the camera.
split aurora
its a small 57sqm flat with a main living room, so the camera would sit there close to the tv
so both mains plus ethernet are available, same as wifi 5, 6 and 7
untold flame
this is a setup of mine. I just have a DC adaptor on the other side of the wall plugged into a socket and I use wifi for network connection.
I am sort of planning to add at least one of the indoor versions. at some point and will probably use wifi for it because of where its planned to go.
split aurora
so for indoor use you recommend the e1 pro?
untold flame
so for indoor use you recommend the e1 pro?
Whilst I haven't used one of them yet... That is what I would buy.
split aurora
two more questions tho...
i was reading about onvif before i started this thread here, so i can assume this delivers a good video stream with >25fps right?
tough grove
might read this before buying E1 PRO: #cameras-archived message
dont know if that is solved already, but check it out first
split aurora
oh, thats a bummer
untold flame
two more questions tho...
i was reading about onvif before i started this thread...
In the cameras settings you can enable various protocols and framerate should be fine I beleive.
untold flame
dont know if that is solved already, but check it out first
That is pretty old, The Reolink integration has come a long way and exposes pretty much all the sensors these days.
tough grove
yeah i gues so
split aurora
ok, and the other question is... i was reading and seeing youtube videos of people who got notifications of exactly what was going on in front of the camera "there is a red car in front of your garage e.g.", would those support that? i assume that was frigate?
untold flame
ok, and the other question is... i was reading and seeing youtube videos of peop...
For that, a snapshot from the camera is usually sent to a vision LLM to describe what is happening.
split aurora
or is the reolink ai that well enough so i don't need it?
tough grove
costs a lot of tokens though
untold flame
costs a lot of tokens though
or a local model
split aurora
or a local model
which on my pi will give me the answer after minutes 😄
tough grove
the AI on the reolink is very good, it makes differences between cars, persons and animals out of the box
without needing frigate
untold flame
the AI on the reolink is very good, it makes differences between cars, persons a...
yeah so you can use this or something like frigate to trigger the snapshot sending to llm.
tough grove
aiai pi
split aurora
which then limits maybe the requests required... good point
untold flame
camera says there is a car. take snapshot and send to llm. "camera has detected a car please tell me what is going on" etc...
split aurora
nods
untold flame
I have been meaning to do some camera upgrades but I have been putting stuff off because I am mid planning server overhaul
tough grove
heading off for today, good luck with choosing the right one 😉
split aurora
so i will check which one exactly i need to ge, e1, e1 pro or e1 zoom, ill check prices
thanks a lot @tough grove
untold flame
so i will check which one exactly i need to ge, e1, e1 pro or e1 zoom, ill check...
Yeah, Have a look at them and decide which one fits best for your setup. The E1 pro is pretty reasonably priced I think all things considered.
split aurora
chatgpt recommends e330, but i can't find that on the HA list 🤷♂️
untold flame
chatgpt recommends e330, but i can't find that on the HA list 🤷♂️
I think they might essentially be the same thing.
untold flame
my e1 outdoor pro has a raw model number too
