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Tired of Jeff Bezos controlling your doorbell cam? I made a privacy focused one that's based on an ESP32 with local Home Assistant integration. (tristam.ie)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It’s the battery. A lot of doorbell cameras have an internal battery to keep the camera powered when the chime is rung. A few of my friends have to replace their unifi doorbell cameras once a year after winter

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Wow that's wasteful, I'd expect a bit more from ubiquiti kit

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

You'd think that'd be a perfect job for a supercap.