Partly because of your help, I now have a pretty decent HA set-up with lights and motion sensors. I was wondering if I could again pick your brain/ experience with the next step I need to take: add a camera.
A few days ago I bought a TAPO camera, and to my disappointment it was practically impossible to get it working without an app + account. Luckily I could return it.
I now want to avoid making the same mistake 😬 And I would love to hear how you approached this.
Certain Wyze cameras, Unifi, Reolink (I find these suspect though), Eufy (same thoughts as Reolink).
Dig in and see what others say. Most of the US made brands are for higher end security or NVR/CV applications, meaning not cheap.