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

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230 points roryclear | 2 comments | 24 Aug 25 11:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.433s | 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. brk ◴[24 Aug 25 20:14 UTC] No.45007371[source]▶
Nothing good has an open software stack. There are some brands (eg: Axis, Bosch, Hanwha), that support 3rd party apps that can run on the camera and perform various tasks, including AI applications.

Any product that would fall under the good quality segment is primarily targeted at the commercial market, and nobody there is looking for open software.

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2. _flux ◴[25 Aug 25 07:35 UTC] No.45011283[source]▶
There's https://openipc.org/ , if open source camera firmware is of interest to you. I actually ordered a few supported IP camera modules (basically complete IP cameras but without the case) from Aliexpress and tested that I'm able to compile a firmware, I shall see if I get it working once they arrive.

It's not quite clear to me what the firmware is actually able to do, though. Apparently its motion detection is very basic, though, so you'd need to use e.g. Frigate for that.