Home Security Camera advice?

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

Anyone got experience with retail solutions in this field? 

I'd like to find something self contained (not a service) that would give me a couple of general purpose cameras and one with optic zoom + motion sensing & day/night capable. 

I tried a simple trail-cam but discovered I need the optical zoom.  Also, having to pay to see my photos sucks.

Ideas? 

Edited May 30, 2022 by JoeSchmuckatelli

[Superfluous J]

I have 2 cameras, neither a service.

My doorbell cam is Lorex. It records to an SD card and you can copy the data over your wifi like any other data. You can also manually (from in the phone app) email videos or pictures to yourself.

I also just got a "lightbulb camera" from LaView, and it seems to be about the same level of usability though I've not actually tried it yet. I like it because it just replaces an outdoor lightbulb, and swivels to follow noise or motion.

Edited November 22, 2023 by Superfluous J

[ColKlonk2]

Get the highest resolution camera possible... anything else is junk.

IOW a court will throw grainy, compressed videos/images, that cannot be image processed by image experts... right out the window.

You get what I mean.

Edited November 24, 2023 by ColKlonk2

[AstroWolfie]

I just have a Ring that my roomate put on our apartment's door. I have absolutely no idea what to do with it, other than it works

[byronmaysko]

I’m not significant in fancy systems, so I used something simple to set up and use. Look for cameras with good night vision, clear video quality, and motion detection.

[Nuke]

my security system is an angry guy with a shotgun.