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Show HN: Clearcam – Add AI object detection to your IP CCTV cameras

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230 points roryclear | 3 comments | 24 Aug 25 11:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.751s | source

This runs YOLOv8 + bytetrack with Tinygrad detections (depending on user config) are saved and can be sent to the companion iOS app along with a notification, all video processing is done locally, all footage is encrypted before leaving your computer, and the sending notifications + videos part is optional. This uses tinygrad, so it runs well on my apple silicon macs and should be able to run on a lot of hardware (or will be able to when I remove other deps).
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waschl ◴[24 Aug 25 12:48 UTC] No.45003862[source]▶
Anyone can recommend a good quality camera without spyware and ideally open sw stack. I am willing to do it myself with little soldering etc. that’s one rabbit hole didn’t enter yet
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1. mysteria ◴[24 Aug 25 15:06 UTC] No.45004779[source]▶
It's not open source but used Axis cameras are pretty cheap and have rtsp and onvif support. Those mostly come from commercial installs and can be configured offline using a web interface.
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2. rkagerer ◴[24 Aug 25 15:28 UTC] No.45004959[source]▶
Axis cameras are great. Their product support is awful.
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3. mysteria ◴[24 Aug 25 16:13 UTC] No.45005380[source]▶
For used cameras I don't expect to get any form of official support. IMO their documentation is clear and they provide software updates for 7 years.