WiFi Camera recommendations needed

[Lopan]

I have Amcrest PoE cameras for all but one location where I didn’t want to have to bury a line in the back yard. The WiFi camera I want to replace is a Reolink E1. It’s filling my log with messages:

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2023-07-09 15:42:36.922746428 [2023-07-09 11:42:36] watchdog.Gazebo INFO : Waiting for ffmpeg to exit gracefully…
2023-07-09 15:42:43.407655363 172.30.32.1 - - [09/Jul/2023:11:42:43 -0400] “GET /api/stats HTTP/1.1” 200 4109 “-” “HomeAssistant/2023.7.1 aiohttp/3.8.4 Python/3.11” “-”
2023-07-09 15:42:47.412260814 [2023-07-09 11:42:47] watchdog.Gazebo ERROR : No new recording segments were created for Gazebo in the last 120s. restarting the ffmpeg record process…
2023-07-09 15:42:47.412270531 [2023-07-09 11:42:47] watchdog.Gazebo INFO : Terminating the existing ffmpeg process…
2023-07-09 15:42:47.414292740 [2023-07-09 11:42:47] watchdog.Gazebo INFO : Waiting for ffmpeg to exit gracefully…
2023-07-09 15:42:54.179350111 172.30.32.1 - - [09/Jul/2023:11:42:54 -0400] “GET /api/stats HTTP/1.1” 200 4076 “-” “HomeAssistant/2023.7.1 aiohttp/3.8.4 Python/3.11” “-”
2023-07-09 15:42:57.634024314 [2023-07-09 11:42:57] watchdog.Gazebo ERROR : No new recording segments were created for Gazebo in the last 120s. restarting the ffmpeg record process
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None of my Amcrest cameras do this. I got rid of my other Reolink cameras for the same reason. If you’re happy just using Reolink’s DVR, they’re fine. They just just don’t work well (for me) with HA.

I saw an Amcrest WiFi cam on Amazon that looked good until I read the reviews that said it could only be configured with a phone app. I want the camera to be configured locally with just a web browser like my other Amcrest cams, no phone apps.

If you are using an outdoor WiFi cam with HA, and it doesn’t require an app/cloud to set-up or use, I’d love to hear from you.

[Lopan]

Follow-up to my original post above -

I found a WiFi camera that works for me.

It’s an SV3C model C12. It’s 5MP, PTZ with 15X optical zoom in a IP66 metal housing. Works on 2.4 or 5gz WiFi, and can also be connected directly to ethernet (it’s not POE). This camera can be configured using a web browser (or an App, if you prefer).

It has good quality night vision, and smart human tracking. If set to do so, it will track a person, and automatically zoom in on them. It also returns automatically to its preset position after the tracking event is over. I was impressed how well it worked.

This camera has way fewer log error messages and works much better with Home Assistant than my Reolink PTZ cam.

Hope this helps someone!