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What a shame. Nothing new unfortunately. When amazing bought ring it went down hill fast. I had a ring cam and a nest camera inside. Before Google bought nest I could use the cameras live view to check on my dog. Once Google bought it they updated the user agreement and you have to agree to give Google full access to the camera 24/7. Fuck that man. Ive come to realize that a camera system with local storage is the only way to go. Which is pricey unfortunately
Do any of yall know of any decent brands with local storage?
Depends on what you are looking for but I'm having good results with Unifi branded cameras and storage.
It is technically possible to use the cameras without the branded recorder or the reverse with the Network Video Recorder saving video from other brands of cameras over RTSP.
However in practice it only really makes sense to do that if you already have some equipment. Long term they really are designed to work with their own stuff. Pretty price reasonable and work both wired or wi-fi depending on the particular models you get. Happy to share more details if anyone is interested.
Thanks man. I really appreciate your input! Ill check them out.
The only reason Ring and Nest weren't pricey is because they are bring subsidized by the profits generated by using them to track you. The same with nearly every smart phone on the market. Especially the flagships. You think a Pixel 10 really only cost $600 or $700 to produce?? Or an iPhone or a OnePlus?? Get the picture.