I would like to buy a wireless flood light camera I have blue Iris and a few cameras around. All my cameras currently are hardwired via Poe. The spot where this flood light would go would we be replacing an existing light there and there's no way to run a lan to it. What's everyone's thoughts on which brand to go with that would work with blue Iris. I see foscam and eufy. I know wireless is not ideal but I still want to use it. Thanks
Floodlight with wireless camera questions
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Probably not on your list, but... if it's got power, you can put a EOP adapter there.
+1 on a Powerline adapter to run the data over your existing electric lines.
Otherwise, you have to watch because many of the wifi cams are proprietary and won't work with BI.
This is one that will sold by trusted member Empiretech.
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Otherwise, you have to watch because many of the wifi cams are proprietary and won't work with BI.
This is one that will sold by trusted member Empiretech.
EmpireTech IPC-FL46N 4MP Fixed-focal Floodlight Network Camera Built-i
4-MP 1/3" CMOS image sensor, low luminance, and high definition image. Outputs max. 4 MP (2560 × 1440)@25 fps/30 fps H.265 codec, high compression rate, ultra-low bit rate. SMART H.264+/H.265+, flexible coding, applicable to various bandwidth and storage environments. Built-in microphone and...
empiretech01.com
According to TP-LINK, their Tapo C720 wireless floodlight camera is ONVIF compliant and can provide a RTSP stream to Blue Iris. FWIW, I have followed these directions to stream their Tapo C110 camera successfully to Blue Iris.
The bad news though is that the C720 is still not being sold in the U.S. yet as the info says "Coming Soon."
The bad news though is that the C720 is still not being sold in the U.S. yet as the info says "Coming Soon."
Hopefully somebody that tried to foscam can commemt if they've successfully connected theirs. Or I could just try.
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I have 4 of them. They work. Anything specific you want to know?
Some generic notes:
- They are onvif compliant but don't expose all the capabilities. I think just the stream but not the sensor.
- Has an open api, can be integrated with things like Home Assistant for light control.
- Their app kinda sucks but you are using BI anyways.
- You can get access to more settings for the camera by running their nvr software just to configure it.
- When you first set it up, you will need to flip the nvr switch in settings to get the stream to go over to h264 to reduce load on the BI server.
Just keep in mind that it is best to keep the spot light on all night. If you plan to trigger the light from the motion sensor, it isn't going to work well for the camera. That's because the camera will have it's exposure based on the "dark" scene and then it will have to readjust the exposure based on the added light the flood light will bring. It can take several seconds to make this adjustment and during that time your camera footage will be worthless. Murphy's law dictates that the "most important" footage will occur during this transition and won't be usable.
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The Tapo floodlight looks great, but it was announced over a year ago in January 2023. TP-Link customer service has no update as to when (or even if) this will be available.According to TP-LINK, their Tapo C720 wireless floodlight camera is ONVIF compliant and can provide a RTSP stream to Blue Iris. FWIW, I have followed these directions to stream their Tapo C110 camera successfully to Blue Iris.
The bad news though is that the C720 is still not being sold in the U.S. yet as the info says "Coming Soon."
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It is finally available now in Amazon
But there are no reviews on it which is strange.
Thinking of biting the bullet since it has prime so I can return it if its no good.
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