Stuart ($25) camera setup

Hardware
1

I am trying to configure the “Stuart Cam HD WiFi Camera Despicable Me” by using the following:

camera:
platform: generic
still_image_url: http://192.168.0.X/jpg/image.jpg

I get an error at the UI stating: “Generic Camera (Image not available)”

Any tips are welcome and appreciated. Thank you.

2

I contacted Tend Insights Inc., the company that manufactures the Stuart Cam (HD WiFi Camera). It is an excellent choice for a camera when you use it within its app. However, it does not connect with HA because Tend Insights does not release the IP. Therefore, HA components such as “Generic IP Camera” and “Generic MJPEG IP Camera” do not work. If anyone recommends a camera that costs less than $100 and seamlessly integrates with HA then please post your suggestion. Thank you.

3

You can use the Xiaofang camera along with the firmware hack for a relatively cheap IP camera.

4

The link that you posted says about the camera: “This version can’t be used in Europe and America”

5

This is even better https://www.gearbest.com/ip-cameras/pp_620813.html

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6

Bummer…won’t ship to US address but newegg will for $5 more.

7

At the end, I bought the FOSCAM R2 camera. It integrated very well with HA and the FOSCAM technical support team is really responsive.

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