Also, is Eufy a good choice?
You are worried about a family member working for the government and then looking at a cloud-based camera with known issues LOL.
Anker lied, ignored, deflected — but now, we have answers.
www.theverge.com
Do you just want to know what time something happened (maybe or maybe not depending on how the wifi is acting up) or actually get a good image of a perp. We have an entire thread showing the quality (or lack thereof) with these consumer based cameras.... Here is just a typical example when the wifi can't keep up.
The Typical picture of a Perp on Nextdoor-type Apps with Consumer Grade Cameras like Ring, Nest, Arlo, Canary, Wyze, etc.
Sprouting out Reolink and Eufy is an indication that you just want something simple or you need more time reviewing the posts I linked to figure out what you really want out of this system.
If you want true plug-n-play simplicity, then just continue to go with one of the consumer brands - Ring, Arlo, Reolink, Nest, Blink, Eufy,etc. They are true plug-n-play because those cameras all run on default/auto settings with very little, to no ability to change camera parameters. Just recognize nighttime motion quality will be poor. The best you might be able to do is tell the police what time something happened.
Simply download their app and scan the camera QR code and you are up and running, with a better app experience also.
But their plug-n-play simplicity comes at a cost of nighttime performance and ability to customize stuff, but obviously many do not seem to care about that as those systems are popular and those consumer grade systems are a perfect fit for those that want simplicity and not having to learn how to use an NVR or other type of VMS system.
