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Recommendations for a video doorbell?
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Just be careful you don't get their "smarthome" line, at least for cameras. It doesn't require Internet to operate, but it requires Internet for configuration and management.
I'm not sure if that's the same with their doorbells, but it was true of their wifi cameras.
I can recommend this too. I got the WiFi version. Integrates beautifully with home assistant including motion/person detection.
Only downside is Reolink encodes in hvec. Frigate handles it fine, but be aware that viewing may be an issue. I’d still buy more Reolink cameras though.
Second this
I went with this but PoE. Happy so far.
Have not used Frigate
When using reolink in a self-hosted setting:
Thanks
I bought one of their NVRs, so that currently stores recordings. I have yet to figure out how (or if) I want to integrate with my NAS or other (tbd) home automation.
I get push notifications on my phone and watch by having the Reolink app installed.
With ftps, can you use a self-signed cert? If so, how does it verify the cert? Do you have to upload the public key, or does it cache it on first use?
Does their doorbell camera at least give you a preview thumbnail in the notification? Because their other cameras don't (I've got like dozen of them).
I can't recall, I don't actually own one yet 😅 but I remember watching some videos with preview thumbnails. Though that may have been Frigate.
I found this but its "Smart". https://www.amazon.com.au/REOLINK-Doorbell-WiFi-Camera-Subscription/dp/B0B7S3JSG7
As far as I know they only do two versions, WiFi and PoE. Both can work without connecting to any of their services: https://m.reolink.com/product/reolink-video-doorbell-wifi/
Sweet. Thanks mate.
Did you expect a doorbell with a camera built into it to not be "smart"?
I think that's a reasonable request? An internet connection shouldn't be necessary.
That’s not necessarily what a “smart” device is.
Sure, that's why I put it in quotes. What smart is, is subjective.
Can the Reolink doorbell leverage your existing chime? Or do you need to use the plug-in chime that it comes with?
I believe it's their plug-in or your via a relay like home assistant or your phone
Thanks. I ordered one and, yeah, it's their plug and whatever you come up with in Home Assistant.
You using it already?