Looking for small wifi IP camera ideas

[logbuilder]

Hello all. I've been using BI for a number of years with good success. 3 cams and it just runs. Very happy. The wife has challenged me to add another camera that will record/alert a hummingbird feeder just outside of one of the windows. It is also the window she sees when sitting in her favorite chair. What I'm looking for is a wifi camera that is really small. Not 'peeping' kind of small but rather something that can be in that window and not block her view very much. I can power it but can't justify running a cat-5 cable. Any good ideas?

Thanks!
Robert

 

[DsineR]

From the ipcamtalk store:

5MP Indoor IR Wifi Cube Camera with 2.8mm Wide Angle Lens, Built in Two-Way Audio Mic and Speakers, True PIR Motion Detection, 30' Infrared Night Vision, SD Card Slot for On Board Storage - IP Cam Talk Store

If you are in the market for an indoor camera to keep an eye on your home or office, look no further than the NSC-245W-C.

store.ipcamtalk.com

 

[TonyR]

I use Blue Iris with the Dahua-built Amcrest IP2M-841W-V3 .

The version 3 provides AI/auto tracking of moving objects. It is ONVIF compatible, provides RTSP, is 1080p, IR, 2-way audio plus mike in/speaker out, has pan/tilt/digital zoom, record to micro SD card, wired or wireless and has alarm in/out, great with Blue Iris, VLC, etc. Comes with wall/ceiling mount, 1/4"-20 tripod mount female insert on bottom. Available in black or white for under $50 !

I've installed 4 of the similar non-V3 versions and 3 of it's lower-res (720p) cousins in the last 4 years and all have functioned with no hiccups.

I currently use 2 of them with Blue Iris; one on front porch to look at deliveries and 1 in sunroom to watch the dogs, one of the 2 is operating on Wi-Fi. I have also set one up with Tinycam Pro on a Sony smart TV (Android).

You can disable the camera's IR (InfraRed LED) so that at night it won't reflect off the window glass and "blind" the camera.

VERY hard to beat for $50, IMO.

EDIT #2 of 4/1/21: V3 does NOT provide relay I/O nor jacks for an external mic and speaker.

 

[looney2ns]

I use Blue Iris with the Dahua-built Amcrest IP2M-841W-V3 . I have 4 of them.

The version 3 provides AI/auto tracking of moving objects. It is ONVIF compatible, provides RTSP, is 1080p, IR, 2-way audio plus mike in/speaker out, has pan/tilt/digital zoom, record to micro SD card, wired or wireless and has alarm in/out, great with Blue Iris, VLC, etc. Comes with wall/ceiling mount, 1/4"-20 tripod mount female insert on bottom. Available in black or white for under $50 !

I've installed 4 of the similar non-V3 versions and 3 of it's lower-res (720p) cousins in the last 4 years and all have functioned with no hiccups.

I currently use 2 of them with Blue Iris; one on front porch to look at deliveries and 1 in sunroom to watch the dogs, one of the 2 is operating on Wi-Fi. I have also set one up with Tinycam Pro on a Sony smart TV (Android).

You can disable the camera's IR (InfraRed LED) so that at night it won't reflect off the window glass and "blind" the camera.

VERY hard to beat for $50, IMO.

Does the AI/Autotracking actually work?

 

[TonyR]

Does the AI/Autotracking actually work?

I can't say....mine are V2's. Maybe someone else can better answer.

 

[logbuilder]

I was thinking of something smaller along the lines of the Wyze cube camera.

 

[DsineR]

Check Ubiquiti, they have a few small form factor wifi cams such as:

UniFi Protect G3 Micro Camera

Wi-Fi connected Full HD (1080p) indoor camera with compact form factor about the size of a golf ball, 30 FPS, and dual-band support. The G3-MICRO wireless camera delivers sharp 1080p video in a compact, mount-anywhere form factor. It provides clear video footage day or night with automatic...

www.ui.com

I have not used their cams, but like their networking equipment.