Requirements

The IP camera to buy should ideally have those features:

• monitor pet at home
• work at night
• avoid monthly subscriptions
• I have a Beelink SER9 Max H350 64GB what is on a different network (but I could use tailscale if needed)
• Connection: Wifi.
• Pan / tilt
• Physical cover
• Dog/pet detection
• RTSP support: stream video
• ONVIF support: standard API for controlling cameras
• Frigate compatibility

Candidates

• £27 Tapo C220 2K
• £27 Tapo C230 3K 5MP Pan/Tilt
• £37 Tapo C250 4K 8MP Pan/Tilt
• £49 Tapo C260 4K 8MP WiFi, Night Vision
• £50 Reolink E1 Pro