Re: Do they even MAKE a Wi-Fi outdoor camera?

XPost: alt.home.repair, alt.internet.wireless

Carlos E.R. wrote to us on Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:50:15 +0100:

That's a neat idea, where that's all I want, and I saw a few that are
Ethernet only so I ordered some and am waiting for them to arrive.

Funny though, they don't seem to be both Wi-Fi & Ethernet.
Just Ethernet. No Wi-Fi.

The face recognition is pretty smart in the camera that I just tested out
from Amazon that goes to the Internet, I agree, but I don't want that.

It seems from my searches, that there are five main types of cameras.

Those which are Wi-Fi (but then they're not Ethernet) and worse, they go
from the camera to your router to the Internet and back to the router to
your phone or computer (which is a long trip from the house to the pool).

Those which are Ethernet (but then they're not on Wi-Fi). Which is strange.
You'd think they'd have a device that can do either RJ46 or Wi-Fi.

Those which are cellular (but then they don't have Wi-Fi), which again is
strange. These always go from the camera to the Internet via the carrier.

Those which are hard wired analog, which isn't what I can easily use given
the amount of obstructions between the house and the pool.

Did I survey all the possible types out there easily bought?
Wi-Fi only (no Ethernet)
Ethernet only (no Wi-Fi)
Cellular only (no Ethernet or Wi-Fi)
Analog

And there are the DIY Raspberry-Pi streaming cameras too, but that's out of
my technical level of expertise (I have no technical skills whatsoever, as
if I did, I wouldn't need to ask this question to get the answer from you).

Here's an example of each on Amazon.
Wi-Fi $40 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDTT8QZ3/
Ethernet $370 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5CGY3Q6/
Cellular https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D41FL6C/
Analog $40 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HN4ZKNC/
Raspberry-Pi $25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCBHNPBW/

I ordered that $40 Wi-Fi camera with the solar panel so I'll let you know
if I can get it to save to the sdcard or LAN without the WAN in between.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDTT8QZ3/

What do you think about this camera which doesn't say it needs software on
the phone to connect to the Internet. Do you think it's Wi-Fi LAN only?
$30 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHCSL8XR

I just ordered it, and it should arrive in two days time to test.

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