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looking for suggestions for non-cloud, real-time outdoor security camera

  • Subject: looking for suggestions for non-cloud, real-time outdoor security camera
  • From: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday [ at ] crashcourse [ dot ] ca>
  • Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2025 12:53:48 -0400 (EDT)
  i'm open to recommendations for a basic outdoor security camera that
can stream directly to either ubuntu linux or windows without going
through the cloud. i was at canada computers earlier today, and asked
for something wireless but which i would be happy if it needed to be
plugged into an outlet for power.

  mostly, i wanted something that i could put out on the deck and
which would, if i heard some sort of animal ruckus out there, allow me
to in real time view what was happening; that's it. but it seems that
almost everything requires uploading to the cloud, so the
manufacturers can make money on annual subscriptions for storing your
data for you.

  that's a show-stopper for me -- i want something for which *nothing*
leaves my home network. the canada computers guy suggested this one:

https://www.canadacomputers.com/en/security-cameras/193911/eufy-cam-pro-2k-smart-outdoor-ip-camera-with-spotlight-white-t8441121.html

so i bought it but haven't opened it yet, going to read the manual
first. but can anyone refer me to other possibilities?

rday

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