Hey all, just wondering if anyone has any good self-hosted security cam recs? Have plenty of space and server options, and next big thing on my list is to get rid of my battery cloud cams. They have worked well enough I guess for a few years, but really pretty slow and limited, wondering if anyone has experience with any self-hosted solutions, preferably with similar features ie: motion detection, app/webapp, maybe battery op?

  • SayCyberOnceMore@feddit.ukEnglish
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    13 hours ago

    Slightly off topic and something I read from somewhere else, but make sure whatever you use can write the date & time onto the camera images, otherwise it isn’t usable for any police / insurance claims.

    I’d guess all systems do this now, but just wanted it to be on your checklist of features.

    If the camera doesn’t do it, then the storage server must.

    (And make sure the clock is sync’d to something 😉)

    • irmadlad@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      whatever you use can write the date & time onto the camera images, otherwise it isn’t usable for any police / insurance claims.

      Weird. I mean, could you just access the properties of said picture to reveal the date taken?

        • B0rax@feddit.orgEnglish
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          1 hour ago

          Sure, but the same is true for embedded timestamps. Just put a black bar over it with the time and date in white. Claim that the system does it that way, done.