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[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Is it possible to get a stick on Ring camera? I seem to remember a rental friendly option but then again I think you have to pay a subscription

Edit: You can also maybe use an old phone as a security camera but you'd have to hide it and it's not protected from weather. Game cameras don't let you see out there live which is what you want

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I've actually been considering a ring for a while. Unfortunately it would be a little bit difficult as we probably wouldn't be allowed to hardwire it. Also since there'll be a few other people living here soon, everybody would want access to it which has some security implications as well

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

There's one I think that you didn't have to hard wire. But yeah there really should be more renter friendly security cameras. There's a need

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm really skeptical of those because it seems like every week there's a new story about ring or other internet cameras being hijacked

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I know, it sucks.

I only mentioned Ring because I think there was a wireless one where the mount stuck on rather than being drilled in and was battery powered rather than hardwired.

[–] aldium@aussie.zone 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Blink by Amazon with double sided tape.

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 points 7 months ago

Oh damn, that looked good but support ended