• Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Google is giving Dropcam owners 50% off on Nest Cams, but that was a hard pass from me.

    Only 1 hour or local storage, cloud backups are not end to end encrypted, and you have to use Google’s services / app.

    I ended up buying a little Aqara camera. Video can be stored locally on SD card or NAS, and if you’re in Apple’s ecosystem, it supports HSV. So E2EE cloud storage + no need for the manufacturer’s app.

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      8 months ago

      I really like the Aqara stuff I have now and have been looking for a good solution to replace my Xfinity home security system and hadn’t even considered them.

      Do they have any outdoor cameras? My quick search didn’t find any.

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        8 months ago

        They have a video doorbell, but that’s it for outside stuff. I ended up going with an Eve camera for outside and using HSV. So still remote storage, but at least it’s properly encrypted.

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          8 months ago

          What’s HSV? Does the Eve integrate in with HomeKit/home assistant the way Aqara does?

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            8 months ago

            HomeKit Secure video.

            Eve is basically HomeKit-first right now. I can’t speak for home assistant unfortunately.

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              8 months ago

              Rad. Thanks!

              I can deal with no home assistant right now. I have everything bridged into HomeKit anyway.