Compatible solar wifi cameras?

sorka

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My rooftop Unifi APs on my roof get me about 30 Mbps up/down on 2.4 GHz 600 feet away from my house. I'd like to locate a few cameras remotely. This is not situation where I can stick to my usual wired/POE policy.

Has anyone had any luck with out of the box cameras that recharge on solar and work with BI? All the ones I can find on Amazon are proprietary cloud solutions only.
 

bcr4977

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Might not be something that would be too hard to build. You essentially need a outdoor rated enclosure, 12v - 18ah battery, 12v solar cell charger with 30 watts or more, and a 12v wifi camera like the following:

Camera's typically pull 1-4 watts. The camera I linked with wifi can pull up to 8 watts, but should be below that most of the time. You need excess capacity on the solar cell to account for less than ideal conditions and have the ability to charge the battery while powering the camera.
 
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