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How is the motion detection at picking up humans vs just random animals, leaves, blowing bushes etc on Blink? From what I've read that seems to be a differentiator between higher end cameras. We have a lot of rabbits and landscaping, so ideally I don't want ton of false alerts (knowing its impossible to completely eliminate them). The 3D motion detection on Ring Pro was enticing to me for that reason alone.
Never had leaves but I learned I had an ahole rabbit on my steps every night.
I would agree that the cables are unsightly. I have an unfinished basement and have the cables pulled through an out of sight cold air return. Allows me to continue the hardwired system to a TV with an HDMI cable.
Reolink has all kinds of wireless options as well, but have yet to try any of them.
I have Blink and they picture is good and not needing a subscription is a bonus. The negative is the clips load a lot slower from USB storage and even though you set you motion detection zones it feels like the actual recording is a few seconds delayed once motion is triggered. For instance I set my motion detection zone to where my driveway meets the sidewalk because I don't want it going off every time someone walks or drives by the house. So if someone walks up my driveway it feels like the clip doesn't actually start recording until they are almost to my house. The other downside is have to replace the lithium batteries more frequently that I would like to so if you mount one somewhere the motion gets sets off daily like a door or garage you will be replacing the batteries more often.
For me its a cheap solution as I just want it to capture if something happens on my property I'd get a decent recording of it. I installed dusk to dawn daylight LEDs in my outdoor light fixtures and turned off the night vision setting and I get a really clear color picture even in the middle of the night with that lighting.
For me its a cheap solution as I just want it to capture if something happens on my property I'd get a decent recording of it. I installed dusk to dawn daylight LEDs in my outdoor light fixtures and turned off the night vision setting and I get a really clear color picture even in the middle of the night with that lighting.
How do you find BlueIris? And what cameras are you using? I'm very much wanting to do this myself, but my first step is to get a conduit run from my utility (server) room to my attic. What are your specs on your PC as well?
I have four Arlo cameras and a Ring doorbell tied into a SmartThings system.
I ended up with the Arlo because at the time they were the best price and for what I needed I didn't have to buy the subscription service (I hate tons of subscriptions adding up for things). I can't remember the exact limitation of not having the subscription but it was something like video is only stored for 7 days on the cloud. I figured if someone broke into my house I could make it a priority in less than 7 days to download the video.
I do with I had all cameras on the same ecosystem, but Arlo doesn't (or at least didn't) have a doorbell and the Ring route was more expensive. I had them all tied into the same SmartThings hub anyway so same ecosystem wasn't a big deal (until SmartThings significantly changed their system making the interface more challenging and I haven't had a chance to work through that but that's a different topic).
The Arlo's work really well. Good clarity and audio. I haven't tried using the two way audio on the Arlo cameras so not sure how that works. I have the motion sensing on the cameras tied into automation on the outdoor lighting so at night they struggle with image for a second or two when the lights come on but I think that will be true of any camera. Battery life is pretty good. I do remember a spare battery seemed crazy expensive so I didn't get a back up and just charge when needed.
I do wish the Arlo had a better method of defining a zone for motion detection like the Ring. Maybe this is added now. I have trouble getting my front camera aimed so that it covers what I want to see but also doesn't trigger on normal street traffic which makes battery life shorter.
Overall the Ring interface seems better, but the Arlo does what I need.
I ended up with the Arlo because at the time they were the best price and for what I needed I didn't have to buy the subscription service (I hate tons of subscriptions adding up for things). I can't remember the exact limitation of not having the subscription but it was something like video is only stored for 7 days on the cloud. I figured if someone broke into my house I could make it a priority in less than 7 days to download the video.
I do with I had all cameras on the same ecosystem, but Arlo doesn't (or at least didn't) have a doorbell and the Ring route was more expensive. I had them all tied into the same SmartThings hub anyway so same ecosystem wasn't a big deal (until SmartThings significantly changed their system making the interface more challenging and I haven't had a chance to work through that but that's a different topic).
The Arlo's work really well. Good clarity and audio. I haven't tried using the two way audio on the Arlo cameras so not sure how that works. I have the motion sensing on the cameras tied into automation on the outdoor lighting so at night they struggle with image for a second or two when the lights come on but I think that will be true of any camera. Battery life is pretty good. I do remember a spare battery seemed crazy expensive so I didn't get a back up and just charge when needed.
I do wish the Arlo had a better method of defining a zone for motion detection like the Ring. Maybe this is added now. I have trouble getting my front camera aimed so that it covers what I want to see but also doesn't trigger on normal street traffic which makes battery life shorter.
Overall the Ring interface seems better, but the Arlo does what I need.
I've got a Ring doorbell camera and like it. Had to adjust the detection zone because it was triggering on every single car that drove past my house though.
We've got some Wyze cameras on our jobsite and they do ok. Pretty decent quality
We've got some Wyze cameras on our jobsite and they do ok. Pretty decent quality
I will say I think ring has some of the fastest notifications when motion is active. I have compared other makers and it's anywhere from 1 to 4 seconds faster at notifying then others I have seen like eufy. I think eufys 2k options have better picture though then ring so just depends on your needs. I get very few false alarms with eufy smart ai human detection.
I’ve evolved from installing wired system to a Synology NAS in our first house, to Arlo in our next house, then Dropcam (now Google), then Blink and finally to Ring.
What I love about the Ring systems is that they have pretty much something for every need and location, the battery operated ones last a super long time on a charge, their privacy and motion zones are fully customizable, configurable to only trigger on people, and you can setup per device sharing.
We have 12 Ring cameras between outside and inside each with different notification settings and whatnot. I’ve also added some of their outdoor lighting, though most is Hue based.
I do still keep a Google outdoor camera covering the whole front of the house and one for the back as it’s one of the only cloud services that still offers 24/7 recording. I keep upgrading our Rings to the newest versions which now have pre motion recording but I like the Google ones for the wider view nonstop in case something didn’t trigger.
What I love about the Ring systems is that they have pretty much something for every need and location, the battery operated ones last a super long time on a charge, their privacy and motion zones are fully customizable, configurable to only trigger on people, and you can setup per device sharing.
We have 12 Ring cameras between outside and inside each with different notification settings and whatnot. I’ve also added some of their outdoor lighting, though most is Hue based.
I do still keep a Google outdoor camera covering the whole front of the house and one for the back as it’s one of the only cloud services that still offers 24/7 recording. I keep upgrading our Rings to the newest versions which now have pre motion recording but I like the Google ones for the wider view nonstop in case something didn’t trigger.
Might be a different thread but has anyone's ever prevented a crime or been used as evidence to help with a crime? Closest I've heard is my friends neighbor caught some preteens trying to kick in his garage door and he went and talked to their parents. Not saying there isn't utility to just the piece of mind factor just curious. I rent so I don't bother personally.
At the mid range settings (5, 6, and 7), I think all of the cameras will easily detect humans, and will likely catch most medium and small size animals. We’ve had an occasional bird or insect trigger a clip, but I wouldn’t say it’s that much of an inconvenience. The bird/insect occurrences have happened only 5-6 times since we’ve had the system. I don’t think we’ve had any instances where leaves, plants, or any other non-animal movement has triggered a clip. Again, I can’t compare with any other system, so good luck with whatever you choose.
I'm guessing you are grandfathered on the Google cams. Just checked and 24/7 recording is $12/month now. Had me excited about that potential.
Sounds like you've used almost everything - all things considered, is Ring your all around winner?
For us it's become more about prevention and peace of mind.
Yep. Couple little clips that probably didn't amount to anything, but one bigger case that I know was used for a prosecution. County attorney remarked about the clarity of the video, actually.
Yeah, between the number of products they offer and the customizable nature of their apps, zones, etc it allows me to be as granular or as simple as I want, if that makes sense. Plus their motion detection speed is really good and that annoyed me with everything else.
Only on the weekends, saves in video recording space that way.
