Ring doorbell alternatives (only camera or plus mic and speakers) + Small Size?
Ring doorbell alternatives (only camera or plus mic and speakers) + Small Size?
Need at least the camera, if not that plus a microphone and speakers, not the lock or bell.
Libre Software (Obviously) + End-to-End Encryption
Small and easy to hide, so the camera isn't stolen, attacked or bypassed.
Unpopular opinion: an actual doorbell.
I can't remotely see if an important package was delivered with a regular doorbell.
I think that is the normal choice
You want Reolink + Frigate
Yes, I have this too. Works fine.
Cameras seem too big and obvious, easy to attack.
They have a doorbell: https://reolink.com/__/product/reolink-video-doorbell/
It doesn't really get smaller than that.
Reolink has a local encrypted video doorbell.
Here's a very similar question I asked here a few months ago: "Privacy respecting ring doorbell" https://lemm.ee/post/8165932
I use Eufy doorbells, locks, and cameras. I realize they are a Chinese company, but that is almost unavoidable until the US gets back to actually manufacturing tech.
The reason I like Eufy is the local storage and no required subscription fees.
Isn't this the company that not only got busted for uploading continuous footage but got caught publicly exposing that footage to anyone with VLC?
I if I am remembering correctly you should throw away the device immediately
I use eufy as well. The only issue they recently had was that thumbnails were stored in their cloud if you chose to enable them on notifications. If you just select the text option, none of the footage is stored online and everything is local.
Harder for China than the US to attack in the US.
Been hunting for the same thing for years
That won't record attackers.
It might contribute in some small aesthetic way to deterring them, which seems a much better ambition.
Maybe don't subject people to such dystopian surveillance
It's MY house. I'm recording invaders. No one is inviting you here.
You don't need a doorbell camera, get a regular camera instead.
You need an app which will receive events from a doorbell via a server to receive data to interface with the app. Both of those things need to be owned and operated by someone to be approved for use on the app store. That's why a custom open source of doorbell as you envision it doesn't exist and never will.
Is this a AI repost from reddit bot?
I agree mostly except the app. Don't pretent Home Assistant doesn't have an app.
