I know a lot about smart home security cameras. I've literally written the book on the smart home. No, really. It was published by Hachette, one of the biggest publishing companies in the world. But, curiously, I think my extensive research might have made me a little narrow-minded about most people's needs. Sometimes I've ended up offering the wrong advice, albeit for the best of reasons. Allow me to explain.
The thing is, many home security cameras are now sold by brands into 'ecosystems', so if you buy a security camera you're more or less stuck buying additional cameras from the same brand. And many of those don't deliver all their features unless you use the associated cloud service.
