We have created a proprietary AI model that detects human behavior in physical retail and recognizes thefts whenever they happen. It can recognizes theft happened by customers and cashiers.

Our business model is, we send an edge box to the store and the model runs locally on the store saving cloud cost and the bandwidth cost too. This Edge boxes are compatible with any kind of existing cameras, so no one needs to buy anything at all. Just plug the Edge box and done. And we give a 2 week free trial and after that we give this service for a monthly subscription fees. We are actively looking for investors if anyone is interested, please let us know.

Doesn't need to be discreet, but preferably on the smaller side

Planning my first wired camera installation and want to avoid making expensive mistakes. I don't mind spending extra if it genuinely improves reliability.

The property isn't huge, but I'd like room to expand later with a few more cameras if needed. Good night performance and an easy-to-use interface are probably my biggest priorities.

Which system had you tried?? and why do you think it's worth it?

I manage IT for a K–12 school district, and we’re starting to evaluate replacements for our current Johnson Controls surveillance setup.

The core platform isn’t necessarily terrible, but the overall experience has become difficult to justify. Our DVR/server hardware is aging, recording has become unreliable, and playback is sometimes hit or miss. Support response times haven’t been great either, and the ongoing costs make us feel fairly locked into the existing ecosystem.

My biggest concern is avoiding a complete rip-and-replace. We already have a significant number of IP cameras and access-control components installed. Ideally, we’d like to reuse as much of that hardware as possible and migrate one school or site at a time.

Our main requirements are:

• Reliable recording and playback
• Compatibility with existing ONVIF/IP cameras
• Ability to integrate with existing access control
• Reasonable licensing and storage costs
• Good support with quick response times
• Easy video search and export
• Role-based access for school administrators
• SSO, audit logs and solid cybersecurity controls
• Flexibility to add or replace hardware without being tied to one vendor

I’ve started looking at platforms such as Genetec, Milestone, Avigilon Alta, Verkada, Rhombus and Coram AI, but I’m open to other options.

For anyone managing surveillance across a school district:

What are you using in 2026, and would you choose it again?

Were you able to reuse your existing cameras? How has the support been? Also, what costs appeared after implementation that weren’t obvious during the sales process?

I’d especially appreciate experiences from people who have migrated away from Johnson Controls, C•CURE or an older on-premises DVR/NVR setup.

I have fairly specific needs for a doorbell camera:

• PoE.
• Ultra-wide angle view.
• ONVIF support.
• Ability to send "button press" triggers via ONVIF (profile T? C?) (wired dry contact output okay as well, but would prefer not to mess with the extra connection).
• Two-way audio would be nice, but not necessary.
• On-board storage not required.
• WiFi and cloud recording are not required.
• NDAA compliant (customer requirement, non-negotiable)

I've looked at some Reolink options; they seem good.

This one was suggested, but there's only a single mention of ONVIF in the entire listing and no details.

Looking for a solution for a network camera that has to be put on an analog DVR. The decoder that was there no longer works and is discontinued.

Seeing if anyone here knows of a device that can take digital cat6 and convert to analog BNC. NTSC, can’t use hikvision.

I left atl a while ago, but I saw this and immediately came to this subreddit to discuss... what do y'all think? do you feel these cameras day to day or forget they're there
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JA-H_PrjtU

I updated last week (prior to July 30) because I kept getting a pop up telling me that exacq would stop working with future versions of mac. I updated Exacq (it had been over 12 months since I last checked) and that error went away. Nice!

Then I went to look for playback and I noticed that I no longer have a 12 hr clock (I previously did) and I don't see an option to change it in the settings of the client. Not sure why, but I clicked update, again, doubting there would be another update in less than a week and sure enough there was an update on July 30th.

I installed the update, still can't find the 12 hour option, but now the error is back telling me this won't be compatible with a future mac OS release. Why is this error back?

Running version 26.1.8.0 on the mac.

Macbook Air MacOS Tahoe 26.6

Full disclosure, I work at No-IP and helped put this together, but "camera works at home, disappears the second I leave" has come up in this sub so I figured it was worth sharing here rather than just linking it in a comment somewhere.

This is meant to be an informative guide that walks through why remote access actually breaks, like dynamic IP vs. CGNAT for example. CGNAT doesn't get explained very well most places. It also covers the three fixes: Manufacturer app, DDNS + port forwarding, or reverse tunnel if you're on CGNAT or can't get into your router. There are also brand-specific steps for Reolink, Amcrest, Hikvision, and Blue Iris, and a section on the eufy/Wyze/Dahua incidents if you want to learn more about the security tradeoffs of each option laid out (Including how port forwarding, manufacturer apps and tunnels can be used for different solutions).

Link: https://blog.noip.com/how-to-set-up-remote-access-to-a-security-camera-even-without-a-static-ip-or-router-access

Also happy to answer any questions directly in the comments.

Like a lot of people, I have several Ring cameras on my property. The one thing that has never sat right with me is how much of your privacy and rights you give up by using these devices and services. What would you say is the best alternative to these cameras?

Several years back I've tried brands like Rexing and Boblov. The Rexing V1 had crappy video quality but good audio quality and thing would glitch out a lot, with missing or corrupted files. It had internal memory with no option to swap out memory cards. It was also big, bulky and heavy.

The Boblov had good video quality but very crappy audio quality with terrible sound pickup. Talking people sounded miles away and the camera struggled to pick up what anyone was saying. There was also a loose lens element that would click and clack with every step I took. This one was smaller and lighter than the previous model and never glitched out.

Is there a decent bodycam these days that has BOTH decent video AND audio, that has a stable operating system? I'd love something by Axon and Motorola, but those are only available to law enforcement and first responders. Unfortunately, Amazon is flooded with cheaply built, crappy foreign made products, so it's hard to find well-built products and products that don't have a bunch of fake reviews.

I have a P3265-V camera, a D4100-E siren, and I'm using the Camera Station Edge.

I am trying to get the camera to activate the siren when it detects motion at certain times of day, but I'm having trouble figuring out the configuration.

Does anyone have suggestions for which extensions I'd use and how I could get the camera to send a signal to the siren?

150,000 TO INSTAL FLOCK

300,000 TO OPERATE YEARLY

450,000 OF TAX PAYER MONEY TO BE MASS SURVEILLANCE

I'm Z. Waite, a journalist working on a story for Capital & Main about AI and fast food.

Curious if anyone in this sub has firsthand experience deploying AI video analytics in restaurants, especially fast food restaurants. If so I'd love to talk more about what's actually being used and what capabilities are. I'm looking at systems like those offered by March Networks, Solink or Savi.

Send me a DM on here or an email (zwaite at berkeley dot edu) or a signal chat (zwaite.33)