ᐅ Looking for a bright exterior light with an Ethernet camera for the main entrance

Mycraft schrieb:

The cameras always have an RTSP stream, which can be viewed, for example, with VLC. Whether you use the TV, tablet, or an additional display for viewing depends on the setup. You can also set something up with a Raspberry Pi. Or push notifications with an image when the doorbell is pressed. There are many possibilities.

As I said, it shouldn’t only be operable by tech-savvy adults; it also needs to be quick and easy for a child to use. That mostly rules out smartphones, TVs, and similar devices. By the time I find my smartphone or tablet or turn on the TV, the visitor or postal worker is already gone. So, any display must be installed in the hallway, where you only have to tap it briefly.

Apparently, a Fritzfone can access cameras as well. I can still imagine that being somewhat manageable.

Alternatively, separate the two areas—surveillance/deterrence and “who is ringing the doorbell”—and simply use a digital door viewer for the doorbell.

Smartphone principle. Once everything is set up, even three-year-olds can easily operate it. My two preschool-aged children handle all the technical stuff wonderfully.

Musketier schrieb:

As I said, it doesn’t just have to be operable by tech-savvy adults, but also quickly and easily manageable by children. That mostly rules out smartphones, TVs, and similar devices. By the time I find my smartphone or tablet, or turn on the TV, the guest or the delivery person is usually already gone. If it’s needed, some kind of display should be mounted in the hallway that only requires a simple tap.

There are surely affordable LED/LCD displays that can be mounted on the wall and only turn on when touched or when motion is detected by the IP camera. These displays could also show data like the self-consumption of the photovoltaic system, feed-in, or power drawn from the grid. I know these are mostly tablets running various apps, but you could install a VLC player there and set up the IP camera stream. I think, with online instructions, this should work well (unless I’m missing something).

I also find smartphones disadvantageous, because I want a display that is always in the same spot (in the entrance area inside the house).

Not the smartphone as a device, but the "smartphone principle"

@Mycraft since you seem to be an expert in this field, I have a clarification question:

Do I necessarily need an NVR (Network Video Recorder) in addition to the IP camera, which I want to physically connect via POE and a suitable POE switch, or would a standard entry-level NAS (a set of hard drives accessible over the network) with the following feature be sufficient?

"Real-time and offline video transcoding: The TS-251+ enables real-time video transcoding (up to 4K, H.264) to convert videos into formats that can be easily played on PCs, mobile devices, and smart TVs"
(from the QNAP TS-251+)

Because I could then connect a monitor to the HDMI output of the above-mentioned QNAP NAS and display the RTSP stream through the VLC player. If there is no flaw in this logic, the only remaining issue I see is this: setting up the monitor to only turn on when the motion detector triggers (i.e., when something happens on the camera, such as someone ringing the doorbell) and otherwise remain in idle mode.

Thanks and have a nice weekend in advance.

PS: Currently, I am considering
- the Hikvision DS-2CD2155FWD-IS (2.8mm (1/8 inch))
or
- the Hikvision DS-2CD2185FWD-IS (2.8mm (1/8 inch))
as IP cameras (ultimately depending on the shell construction and installation location, whether I can cover the front door area because of the different viewing angles of 80° and 102°, the focal length is the least issue at 2.8 mm).

The QNAP is generally sufficient for home users, as it includes software NVR. In the standard version, you can connect only 2 cameras.