Wireless CCTV cameras- fixed and not fixed

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Hi Guys,

Looking for a wireless cctv camera which can stream via wifi. It will be placed in a rented room, can't fix it because the rental agreement is for the next 2 months only. So, please suggest one which has night/infrared mode with atleast full hd option along with audio recording. The stream should get saved in Google drive or in any other cloud to watch the same later or maybe in the sdcard slot of the camera.

Coming to the same cameras but the fixed one's. Is it advisable to buy these from online sources? Are the wifi streaming videos saved in any cloud? From offline source I got a quote for 4 wifi cameras for 20000 including installation. The brand is an unknown Chinese one, can't recall the name, but have seen it in some banks. If the DVR is needed along with streaming on a screen then it will cost another 10k.
Please guide.

Thanks

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@whitestar_999 @anupam_pb @SaiyanGoku @bssunilreddy @Vyom

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Check this:
Mi Home Security Camera Wireless IP Surveillance System 1080p HD Night Vision (US Version with Warranty) - Xiaomi United States

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whitestar_999 said:
Check this:
Mi Home Security Camera Wireless IP Surveillance System 1080p HD Night Vision (US Version with Warranty) - Xiaomi United States

Thanks bro. This one should do the job. But the version available on the Indian website is different with different specs. Any help? And any idea when the sale on Amazon/FK will be live wherein we get cashbacks/discounts if paid via card?
Few queries
1. The link says that it supports Cloud NAS storage methods. Will we be able to link Google drive with it?
2. The recording is capped at 20fps. Is it advisable to buy a camera with just 20fps recording in today's date?

billubakra said:
@whitestar_999 @anupam_pb @SaiyanGoku @bssunilreddy @Vyom

No idea, really

whitestar_999 said:
Check this:
Mi Home Security Camera Wireless IP Surveillance System 1080p HD Night Vision (US Version with Warranty) - Xiaomi United States

I am using this camera. It records on a MicroSD card and deletes old footage by itself when space runs out.
It's ok for my needs which is to keep an eye on the entry door remotely. Supports night vision. Couldn't ask for more at this price. Records sound too.
20 fps is ok for a security camera the purpose for which is just surveillance.

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Vyom said:
I am using this camera. It records on a MicroSD card and deletes old footage by itself when space runs out.

How much different is this from the Indian version(or US version in case I mistakenly assume you are using US version bought by some friend/relative from US)?

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billubakra said:
The link says that it supports Cloud NAS storage methods. Will we be able to link Google drive with it?

Not sure about it.There are ways to connect NAS with google drive or may be they meant any cloud storage with NAS like functionality.

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Vyom said:
I am using this camera. It records on a MicroSD card and deletes old footage by itself when space runs out.
It's ok for my needs which is to keep an eye on the entry door remotely. Supports night vision. Couldn't ask for more at this price. Records sound too.
20 fps is ok for a security camera the purpose for which is just surveillance.

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From where did you buy the same and for how much? And does it support Google/One drive etc.?

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whitestar_999 said:
How much different is this from the Indian version(or US version in case I mistakenly assume you are using US version bought by some friend/relative from US)?

Yaar can't we get the same or similar model with same functionality in India?

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billubakra said:
Yaar can't we get the same or similar model with same functionality in India?

Difficult to say as it depends entirely on Mi to launch same/similar product in different countries. You can try contacting Mi India support.

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whitestar_999 said:
Difficult to say as it depends entirely on Mi to launch same/similar product in different countries. You can try contacting Mi India support.

It won't be of any help. Let @Vyom reply. I think he must have got from Aliexpress or banggood.

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@whitestar_999
Any cons of buying chinese imported wifi cctv's? Brands like d2d and sricam are selling quite good.

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These chinese cameras have one additional feature in less price which is smart track.

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Other than support,govt has recently introduced even tougher laws to restrict imports from abroad so expect to pay ~30-35% customs duty along with longer wait times of 4-5 weeks.

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whitestar_999 said:
Other than support,govt has recently introduced even tougher laws to restrict imports from abroad so expect to pay ~30-35% customs duty along with longer wait times of 4-5 weeks.

They are easily available on Amazon. One more thing in these chinese one's+that mi one uses its chinese app wherein all the footage routes through its chinese servers and then comes to our phone. I wonder why no one has raised a privacy issue.

billubakra said:
Hi Guys,

Looking for a wireless cctv camera which can stream via wifi. It will be placed in a rented room, can't fix it because the rental agreement is for the next 2 months only. So, please suggest one which has night/infrared mode with atleast full hd option along with audio recording. The stream should get saved in Google drive or in any other cloud to watch the same later or maybe in the sdcard slot of the camera.

Coming to the same cameras but the fixed one's. Is it advisable to buy these from online sources? Are the wifi streaming videos saved in any cloud? From offline source I got a quote for 4 wifi cameras for 20000 including installation. The brand is an unknown Chinese one, can't recall the name, but have seen it in some banks. If the DVR is needed along with streaming on a screen then it will cost another 10k.
Please guide.

Thanks

Get either from amazon or hkvision.
Here:*www.hikvisionindia.com/

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billubakra said:
They are easily available on Amazon. One more thing in these chinese one's+that mi one uses its chinese app wherein all the footage routes through its chinese servers and then comes to our phone. I wonder why no one has raised a privacy issue.

Didn't know about footage being routed through chinese servers,if that is the only option then I guess you can't use it for too sensitive cases but a typical home scenario should be ok provided you are not paranoid about privacy(& not related to Dalai lama

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billubakra said:
Hi Guys,

Looking for a wireless cctv camera which can stream via wifi. It will be placed in a rented room, can't fix it because the rental agreement is for the next 2 months only. So, please suggest one which has night/infrared mode with atleast full hd option along with audio recording. The stream should get saved in Google drive or in any other cloud to watch the same later or maybe in the sdcard slot of the camera.

Coming to the same cameras but the fixed one's. Is it advisable to buy these from online sources? Are the wifi streaming videos saved in any cloud? From offline source I got a quote for 4 wifi cameras for 20000 including installation. The brand is an unknown Chinese one, can't recall the name, but have seen it in some banks. If the DVR is needed along with streaming on a screen then it will cost another 10k.
Please guide.

Thanks

Full Setup:*www.amazon.in/HIKVISION-Cameras-Bu...id=1577700312&sprefix=HKvision,aps,622&sr=8-4

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bssunilreddy said:
Get either from amazon or hkvision.
Here:*www.hikvisionindia.com/

They seem to have fixed cameras, not plug in and monitor.

billubakra said:
They seem to have fixed cameras, not plug in and monitor.

You have call them and ask them.
Even Amazon is selling as a package.

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whitestar_999 said:
Didn't know about footage being routed through chinese servers,if that is the only option then I guess you can't use it for too sensitive cases but a typical home scenario should be ok provided you are not paranoid about privacy(& not related to Dalai lama ).

Google kills Mi Home integration following Xiaomi security camera bug

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^^Xiaomi official statement says a minority of users & only when linked via google assistant.In any case this is not a good sign,will keep it in mind for future reference.

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whitestar_999 said:
^^Xiaomi official statement says a minority of users & only when linked via google assistant.In any case this is not a good sign,will keep it in mind for future reference.

^^^^
Don't trust the dragon. Unfortunately all wireless cctv companies are from China.

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billubakra said:
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Don't trust the dragon. Unfortunately all wireless cctv companies are from China.

No democracy should trust a non-democracy anyway. As I mentioned in my other post,China is now the land of surveillance. There are reports of latest CCTV tech with AI being used in Xianjing region for keeping an eye on the entire muslim population in the region.

One Month, 500,000 Face Scans: How China Is Using A.I. to Profile a Minority

The Entire System Is Designed to Suppress Us': What the Chinese Surveillance State Means for the Rest of the World

How China Uses High-Tech Surveillance to Subdue Minorities

The Trump administration is considering whether to blacklist one of the Chinese companies at the center of the Xinjiang effort, Hikvision, and bar it from buying American technology. Hikvision is a major manufacturer of video surveillance equipment, with customers around the world and across Xinjiang, where its cameras have been installed at mosques and detention camps. C.E.T.C. owns about 42 percent of the company through subsidiaries.

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Hikvision, the world’s largest maker of security cameras, is supplying nearly a thousand facial recognition cameras for mosques in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang as the ruling Communist party doubles down on its efforts to monitor all public and private activity in largely Muslim areas.

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whitestar_999 said:
No democracy should trust a non-democracy anyway. As I mentioned in my other post,China is now the land of surveillance. There are reports of latest CCTV tech with AI being used in Xianjing region for keeping an eye on the entire muslim population in the region.

One Month, 500,000 Face Scans: How China Is Using A.I. to Profile a Minority

The Entire System Is Designed to Suppress Us': What the Chinese Surveillance State Means for the Rest of the World

How China Uses High-Tech Surveillance to Subdue Minorities

Subscribe to read | Financial Times

I know about that and how they are suppressing the Uyghurs.

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billubakra said:
I know about that and how they are suppressing the Uyghurs.

So from another point of view,Chinese cctv tech is probably the best in its price range.

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billubakra said:
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Don't trust the dragon. Unfortunately all wireless cctv companies are from China.

China has a digital snapback attached to everything that comes out as a major electronic good. The moment it connects to any broadcast tool (broadband, LAN, sattelite uplink, etc.). Now, we dont exactly know the full extent of what this does, but given their history with hacking major democracies...the writing just keeps appearing on the wall, albeit slowly.