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IFA 2026: Reolink announces a new dual-view smart camera and its own on-device AI for smart detection and search

Reolink has showcased its latest innovations at IFA Berlin 2026, including a couple of new cameras and its…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/au/879424/

IFA 2026: Reolink announces a new dual-view smart camera and its own on-device AI for smart detection and search

Reolink has showcased its latest innovations at IFA Berlin 2026, including a couple of new cameras and its…
#NewsBeep #News #Technology #AI #AU #Australia #connectedhome #IFA2026 #Reolink #securitycameras
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/879424/

Ok, after some trial and error with ~4 #Tapo cameras, known experience with some other cameras (particularly #Eufy), research on some other (popular) cameras like #Reolink, I've found the perfect camera setup - particularly for #HomeAssistant, honestly. This specific situation is for my bedroom, but I don't see why this wouldn't be applicable for outdoors too.

I initially had the Tapo TC70 - this is like the cheapest cam they have, maybe like 70 bucks (MYR) or smtg? Even at that price, it has the full feature set you'd need like RTSP (for livestreams on HA), ONVIF for motion detection notifications/triggers, and PTZ for controlling the camera (L,R,U,D). Its detection is more basic - Human and Motion, but it's completely local. It has other nice features like local recording to SD card/hub (tho I don't have the hub so I won't expand on that), and media sync, which is useful for syncing recordings it has on the SD card to my Home Assistant's media storage (which is on my #NAS). Everything works perfectly even with this cheap camera. I also never had any complaints about its 1080p footage. I initially used this as like the general 'catch-all' camera for my room to see what goes on room-wide and where my cats are when I'm away.

Then I got the Tapo C425 - a much more expensive camera than the TC70. The camera quality's amazing, the magnetic mount is perfect (same as the outdoor Eufy cams I have), it too has local recording and media sync feature. I bought this bcos I initially didn't have a power outlet at the location I wanted to use this for, and this cam is battery/solar powered that's rated for '300 days on batt'. I then learned how much features you're losing out, Home Assistant-wise, if you wish to use a battery-powered cam. No RTSP, so no live streams - only snapshots on HA. No ONVIF, so I had to rely on the media sync as the trigger for motion detection notifs (i.e. when a new footage gets synced to my NAS = a motion detection occurred). Continuous recording's also not an option. It has the spotlight/sensor to be able to capture dark scenes in colour tho, which was nice and important for me, as I planned to use this to capture my cat's litter box and monitor his stool. The battery sucks ass tho, perhaps bcos of how I was integrating it to HA - cos it only lasted me 4 days from full charge.

Ok, after some trial and error with ~4 #Tapo cameras, known experience with some other cameras (particularly #Eufy), research on some other (popular) cameras like #Reolink, I've found the perfect camera setup - particularly for #HomeAssistant, honestly. This specific situation is for my bedroom, but I don't see why this wouldn't be applicable for outdoors too.

I initially had the Tapo TC70 - this is like the cheapest cam they have, maybe like 70 bucks (MYR) or smtg? Even at that price, it has the full feature set you'd need like RTSP (for livestreams on HA), ONVIF for motion detection notifications/triggers, and PTZ for controlling the camera (L,R,U,D). Its detection is more basic - Human and Motion, but it's completely local. It has other nice features like local recording to SD card/hub (tho I don't have the hub so I won't expand on that), and media sync, which is useful for syncing recordings it has on the SD card to my Home Assistant's media storage (which is on my #NAS). Everything works perfectly even with this cheap camera. I also never had any complaints about its 1080p footage. I initially used this as like the general 'catch-all' camera for my room to see what goes on room-wide and where my cats are when I'm away.

Then I got the Tapo C425 - a much more expensive camera than the TC70. The camera quality's amazing, the magnetic mount is perfect (same as the outdoor Eufy cams I have), it too has local recording and media sync feature. I bought this bcos I initially didn't have a power outlet at the location I wanted to use this for, and this cam is battery/solar powered that's rated for '300 days on batt'. I then learned how much features you're losing out, Home Assistant-wise, if you wish to use a battery-powered cam. No RTSP, so no live streams - only snapshots on HA. No ONVIF, so I had to rely on the media sync as the trigger for motion detection notifs (i.e. when a new footage gets synced to my NAS = a motion detection occurred). Continuous recording's also not an option. It has the spotlight/sensor to be able to capture dark scenes in colour tho, which was nice and important for me, as I planned to use this to capture my cat's litter box and monitor his stool. The battery sucks ass tho, perhaps bcos of how I was integrating it to HA - cos it only lasted me 4 days from full charge.

Ok, after some trial and error with ~4 #Tapo cameras, known experience with some other cameras (particularly #Eufy), research on some other (popular) cameras like #Reolink, I've found the perfect camera setup - particularly for #HomeAssistant, honestly. This specific situation is for my bedroom, but I don't see why this wouldn't be applicable for outdoors too.

I initially had the Tapo TC70 - this is like the cheapest cam they have, maybe like 70 bucks (MYR) or smtg? Even at that price, it has the full feature set you'd need like RTSP (for livestreams on HA), ONVIF for motion detection notifications/triggers, and PTZ for controlling the camera (L,R,U,D). Its detection is more basic - Human and Motion, but it's completely local. It has other nice features like local recording to SD card/hub (tho I don't have the hub so I won't expand on that), and media sync, which is useful for syncing recordings it has on the SD card to my Home Assistant's media storage (which is on my #NAS). Everything works perfectly even with this cheap camera. I also never had any complaints about its 1080p footage. I initially used this as like the general 'catch-all' camera for my room to see what goes on room-wide and where my cats are when I'm away.

Then I got the Tapo C425 - a much more expensive camera than the TC70. The camera quality's amazing, the magnetic mount is perfect (same as the outdoor Eufy cams I have), it too has local recording and media sync feature. I bought this bcos I initially didn't have a power outlet at the location I wanted to use this for, and this cam is battery/solar powered that's rated for '300 days on batt'. I then learned how much features you're losing out, Home Assistant-wise, if you wish to use a battery-powered cam. No RTSP, so no live streams - only snapshots on HA. No ONVIF, so I had to rely on the media sync as the trigger for motion detection notifs (i.e. when a new footage gets synced to my NAS = a motion detection occurred). Continuous recording's also not an option. It has the spotlight/sensor to be able to capture dark scenes in colour tho, which was nice and important for me, as I planned to use this to capture my cat's litter box and monitor his stool. The battery sucks ass tho, perhaps bcos of how I was integrating it to HA - cos it only lasted me 4 days from full charge.

Ok, after some trial and error with ~4 #Tapo cameras, known experience with some other cameras (particularly #Eufy), research on some other (popular) cameras like #Reolink, I've found the perfect camera setup - particularly for #HomeAssistant, honestly. This specific situation is for my bedroom, but I don't see why this wouldn't be applicable for outdoors too.

I initially had the Tapo TC70 - this is like the cheapest cam they have, maybe like 70 bucks (MYR) or smtg? Even at that price, it has the full feature set you'd need like RTSP (for livestreams on HA), ONVIF for motion detection notifications/triggers, and PTZ for controlling the camera (L,R,U,D). Its detection is more basic - Human and Motion, but it's completely local. It has other nice features like local recording to SD card/hub (tho I don't have the hub so I won't expand on that), and media sync, which is useful for syncing recordings it has on the SD card to my Home Assistant's media storage (which is on my #NAS). Everything works perfectly even with this cheap camera. I also never had any complaints about its 1080p footage. I initially used this as like the general 'catch-all' camera for my room to see what goes on room-wide and where my cats are when I'm away.

Then I got the Tapo C425 - a much more expensive camera than the TC70. The camera quality's amazing, the magnetic mount is perfect (same as the outdoor Eufy cams I have), it too has local recording and media sync feature. I bought this bcos I initially didn't have a power outlet at the location I wanted to use this for, and this cam is battery/solar powered that's rated for '300 days on batt'. I then learned how much features you're losing out, Home Assistant-wise, if you wish to use a battery-powered cam. No RTSP, so no live streams - only snapshots on HA. No ONVIF, so I had to rely on the media sync as the trigger for motion detection notifs (i.e. when a new footage gets synced to my NAS = a motion detection occurred). Continuous recording's also not an option. It has the spotlight/sensor to be able to capture dark scenes in colour tho, which was nice and important for me, as I planned to use this to capture my cat's litter box and monitor his stool. The battery sucks ass tho, perhaps bcos of how I was integrating it to HA - cos it only lasted me 4 days from full charge.

Ok, after some trial and error with ~4 #Tapo cameras, known experience with some other cameras (particularly #Eufy), research on some other (popular) cameras like #Reolink, I've found the perfect camera setup - particularly for #HomeAssistant, honestly. This specific situation is for my bedroom, but I don't see why this wouldn't be applicable for outdoors too.

I initially had the Tapo TC70 - this is like the cheapest cam they have, maybe like 70 bucks (MYR) or smtg? Even at that price, it has the full feature set you'd need like RTSP (for livestreams on HA), ONVIF for motion detection notifications/triggers, and PTZ for controlling the camera (L,R,U,D). Its detection is more basic - Human and Motion, but it's completely local. It has other nice features like local recording to SD card/hub (tho I don't have the hub so I won't expand on that), and media sync, which is useful for syncing recordings it has on the SD card to my Home Assistant's media storage (which is on my #NAS). Everything works perfectly even with this cheap camera. I also never had any complaints about its 1080p footage. I initially used this as like the general 'catch-all' camera for my room to see what goes on room-wide and where my cats are when I'm away.

Then I got the Tapo C425 - a much more expensive camera than the TC70. The camera quality's amazing, the magnetic mount is perfect (same as the outdoor Eufy cams I have), it too has local recording and media sync feature. I bought this bcos I initially didn't have a power outlet at the location I wanted to use this for, and this cam is battery/solar powered that's rated for '300 days on batt'. I then learned how much features you're losing out, Home Assistant-wise, if you wish to use a battery-powered cam. No RTSP, so no live streams - only snapshots on HA. No ONVIF, so I had to rely on the media sync as the trigger for motion detection notifs (i.e. when a new footage gets synced to my NAS = a motion detection occurred). Continuous recording's also not an option. It has the spotlight/sensor to be able to capture dark scenes in colour tho, which was nice and important for me, as I planned to use this to capture my cat's litter box and monitor his stool. The battery sucks ass tho, perhaps bcos of how I was integrating it to HA - cos it only lasted me 4 days from full charge.