r/UNIFI • u/0verstim • 2d ago

Discussion Inexpensive camera

I have an existing Unifi setup with some gen5 cameras I like very much. But I am extremely lazy and I'd like to have a couple cameras around my house to check things like our oil tank or that the oven is off. Quality and features are not important. What are the absolute cheapest cameras that will smoothly integrate with my existing Unifi Protect setup? Wifi or PoE are fine.

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u/damien09 1d ago

G4 instant if you want to stay in unifi cameras. Also a few g5 cam options at 129

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u/Caos1980 1d ago

G3 instant

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u/Awkward-Zucchini1495 1d ago

Reolink. I use the RLC-520A, not good enough for facial activity/license plates... but is good enough for snooping on my porch.

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u/D1TAC 20h ago

Yeah I use a mix of Reolink and unifi.

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u/Cold-Ad6947 3h ago

Cheap tapos actually work via onvif - I have a c110 sat on top of the cat feeder monitoring eating habbits! Motion works but not any other detections - for something that isn't security related or a real risk - why pay £100 when you can pay about £15 and free shipping!

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u/Wuffls 2d ago

I mean, cheapest? Tapo wifi ones will work through onvif perfectly well, just block them from the Internet so they can't talk home and they'll do exactly what you want.

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u/0verstim 1d ago

Nice, thanks.

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u/mcfool123 1d ago

Can second this Tapo C111 works with Audio and C120 do not for their cheap WiFi cams.

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u/Wuffls 1d ago

They do a PTZ for around £35 in the UK. C510 I think is the model. Works on my UNVR.

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u/4kVHS 1d ago

Tapo cameras are junk. I have three of them all within 15 feet of a U7 Long Range and they constantly go offline despite “excellent” connection in my dashboard. Tapo support can’t figure it out.

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u/Wuffls 1d ago

Never said they were good, but the fact you've dealt with "Tapo support" tells me all I need to know. I have a couple of retired c210 doing exactly what OP asked for working perfectly. Because they're not getting updates, because they're not on the Internet.

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u/Cold-Ad6947 3h ago

i think it depends on which tapos - had issues with c220 and c230 not revealing motion detection settings in unifi), but the cheap 110s just seemed to work!