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Home automation is the residential extension of building automation.

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Need recommendations for a battery powered camera for mice control, that i can access via wifi (alien.top)

submitted 9 months ago by dsp3000@alien.top to c/homeautomation@selfhosted.forum

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Not sure if this is the right place to ask this question so please don't flame me.

Looking to replace my set of Arlo 2 Pro cameras that have been dying one by one. I've been using them to put in locations where i set up mouse traps to verify mouse activity and set the traps up accordingly. The Arlo 2's are connected to a base station and i get free 7 days worth of storage in the "cloud".

They are located in areas where I dont have any ethernet run to such as the deck, shed, attic, etc, but are still connected to my wifi and base station. I move them regularly based on the mouse activity that i suspect and see.

I first looked into wyze v3 but then i noticed that there is no built in battery pack. and I don't want anything that requires a subscription if i can avoid it.

I guess i'm looking for something equivalent that has decent, or at least minimal battery life (7 days?) that can get activated when there's motion, and then send me notification and i can check out the recording? I'd prefer not to have to go and retrieve the SD card and put it in my computer as my attic is a real pain to get around in. I do two POE security cameras connected to blueiris and i could temporarily run long ethernet cables but i feel like there has to be a better solution out there.

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[–] MrSnowden@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Might want a trail cam rather than wifi camera. they are literally designed for this exact purpose.

[–] Spirited-End-6162@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

I use both a trail cam and a Wyse wifi camera, I think it was $40