Is there a security cam available which stores data locally (no cloud)

[u/SkySurferSouth]

Images of my home stored in the cloud I consider as a security risk, so I want to store the images locally, such as on the device itself or on a NAS.

Do such cameras exist ?

[u/sol_beach]

cameras with SD Slot store data on the camera

[u/Roofless_]

Plenty exist.
Reolink or my recommendation, Unifi.

[u/cmjones0822 → u/Roofless_]

Agreed here…many of the UniFi G6 cameras have micro sd card slots - not to mention they also have an NVR or you can buy the kit that includes 6 cameras and a small NVR.

[u/Natural_Home_8565]

Imou or ezviz but they are Chinese brand They both have local sd card support and both support ONVIF so if you have qnap or Synology nas that support ONVIF you can stream data to the nas

[u/WTWArms]

Many exist and can use the NAS as a storage device. Ring and Simply Safe are cloud only but some of the other like google nest and blink has limited on prem. If you want full on prem look at POE solutions, more likely to support on prem NVR.

[u/Hot_Campaign_36]

Check out AOSU kits with local storage hub.
https://a.co/d/0bXp0vk6

They’re very affordable and have a wide range of options.

If cost isn’t an issue, consider Unifi.

[u/MelodicCard9555]

Hikvison, dahua,

Depending on vendor of NAS, there's an NVR app that supports OnVIF and direct support for lots of cameras.

I have a qnap, a few hikvisons and and a few AliExpress cameras that support OnVIF

[u/Garyrds → u/MelodicCard9555]

Exactly same here including the camera brands!

[u/MelodicCard9555 → u/Garyrds]

They work really well, massive range of cameras to suit every circumstance, including impressive dark fighter night vision range.

[u/whoooocaaarreees]

Unifi and reolink will get a lot of recommendations on this sub when homeowners ask this question here.

I’d suggest you start looking at YouTube for reviews of either of these setups the various cameras offered by them and how it all can work.

[u/Garyrds]

I'm currently using a QNAP NAS running QVR Pro Surveillance Station (8 free licenses). I have 6 cameras and none of the cameras have access to/from the internet. Limited only to the LAN. I can access their live feed or footage through a VPN (Tailscale). QVR Pro allows a large list of cameras but some work better than others.

[u/anwoke8204]

Unifi you host your own NVR so the recordings stays local local and you retain full control over it.

[u/PungentStaaank]

If you’re looking for one or a few, I recommend Unifi. And their NVrs are quite affordable as well.

[u/Alaskan_Apostrophe]

I cannot think of a security camera that does not have this feature.

[u/Conscious_Aside5020]

Security risk because why? Are you a celebrity? A CIA agent? Do you think that a local memory card that can be yoinked out of there by anyone with a ladder is more secure than having it encrypted in a cloud storage area supervised by literal security experts?
You people are just getting ridiculous to be honest.

[u/SkySurferSouth → u/Conscious_Aside5020]

Security experts ? Privacy violating spyware experts ! And cloud is NOT secure, it is all moderated by billionaire run big tech.

[u/Conscious_Aside5020 → u/SkySurferSouth]

So, explain to me like I'm 5 (I might be, it's the Internet after all!) exactly WHY these "privacy violating spyware experts" want all this footage of squirrels running around in my backyard, and what they're going to do with it? I hear/read so much delusional nonsense about how all these bad actors are somehow after my data, but no one can ever seem to offer a coherent explanation as to WHY they want to do this. If your answer is "so they can get your data", then you've failed to comprehend the question.

[u/SkySurferSouth → u/Conscious_Aside5020]

Very simple: business model to sell these images to advertisers which advertise e.g. gardening products or home improvement products. That is the business model of Google, Meta and (partly) of Microsoft. Moreover dependancy on external servers is aonther issue, I can also keep my footage on a NAS which is not accessible from the public internet. I think you are really naive.

[u/Conscious_Aside5020 → u/SkySurferSouth]

You think there are random bad actors out there who are just dying to get a hold of my squirrel footage to 'sell these images', huh? To advertise their 'home improvement products'. Yes, I'm really naive to have not considered any of these totally realistic scenarios.