Frigate review: local detection for home cameras
Frigate is an open source NVR that records IP cameras at home and spots people and cars on your own hardware. Price, privacy limits, and how to start.
Frigate is an open source NVR that records IP cameras at home and spots people and cars on your own hardware. Price, privacy limits, and how to start.
Aqara’s cameras record to the hub and to storage you control, integrate into local automations, and deliberately position cloud features as optional. For homes already running Zigbee sensors, they slot straight in. Video quality is mid-range rather than spectacular, and the newest features favor the vendor app. Local recording is the reason they appear on […]
Eufy built its camera line around local storage on a home hub, with cloud features off by default, and the company positions that as the core of the product. In normal use, footage stays on your hardware. Those claims took damage in late 2022, when researchers reported that Eufy’s web portal could stream feeds unencrypted […]
Ubiquiti’s UniFi line records to a Network Video Recorder you own: no mandatory cloud account, no subscription, and footage that never has to leave your building. The company’s design keeps the video relationship between you and your hardware. It is professional-grade gear: PoE wiring, a console, and pricing to match. If the goal is cameras […]
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