Light bulb style cameras
Just wondering if these things could be used with SS, or at least viewed in a web browser... or are you completely locked into their phone app besides SD card? Thx.
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It's possible - according to this document from LaView's web site, their cameras support RTSP, and the RTSP URLs they use are the same as Hikvision, so their cameras should work with SecuritySpy using the Hikvision profile. However, this document doesn't specifically provide a list of camera models, and it's not certain whether the lightbulb camera you refer to would be covered by the document, so it's still not clear whether this camera would work with SecuritySpy. You could try contacting LaView to ask them if this specific camera supports RTSP, or you could buy and try it (but make sure you'll be able to return it before you purchase).
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Thanks, Ben.
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I didn't even know these existed! Thanks for asking this question and providing the link. My Dad has been interested in putting some security cameras up, but solar and/or battery just isn't really practical for him, and retrofitting either power or POE was more trouble than it is worth. This may be the answer!
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No problem, but it should be noted they may not be very good... I just saw someone asking about them somewhere, and was curious, no real use myself. Although if they doubled as light bulbs I might be more interested :-)
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Yeah, I did a bunch of research on them and came to the same conclusion… haha
Shame, because there’s no reason they HAVE to be bad.
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I've sampled and returned over 5 'bulb cameras' from amazon.
These Jennov 2K light bulb camera's are inexpensive and are onvif enabled by default.
Support Zoom on KB and PTZ. Currently running 3 of these outdoors on the gulf coast.
Last about 2 years outdoors under eve with duct tape over the memory card slot.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBWWD6Y6?ref=fed_asin_title&th=1
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Ovation6 how well has that been working with SSpy?
they look like they fit that 'too good to be true' window.
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Upon reading Ovation6's comments, I purchased two of these. All cameras heretofore have been wired, but I tried two of these. The final price after tax was only about $16.90 USD at the time. They work great with SecuritySpy. You can set them up using the ONVIF profile.
They, unlike many at this price point, have 5 Ghz wifi. The 5 Ghz really keeps a solid connection. The top picture is at our Church building looking off the front porch. The second is looking out across our backyard at home. Both screenshots were taken just a few moments ago on May 7, 2026. The only issue I've run across is recording audio. It simply cuts out the video when I try audio, but that is not needed where I have them. (I'm going to revisit this issue and hopefully get it resolved.)
Picture # 2 (out the backyard) is located outside and gets a lot of rain and more exposed than the one at the Church building. I thought I would try them, and have been extremely pleased. They work fine for what we need. They might not for you, but for less than $17 each, I thought I would give them a try. I'm glad I did. As you can see, the quality is quite good.
Marty
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Thanks Marty. You purchased the ones linked in the OP or the ones linked in Ovation's comment?
What was setup like?
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You're welcome, and my apologies. I was not clear on that. I got two of these.
Set up was extremely easy. I used the camera's iOS app to find the ip address then logged into the router and reserved that ip address to the Mac address of the camera so it would not change. There was no way to set a static ip address in the camera.
But, set up was quite quick and even now I'm viewing both cameras and they stream to SecuritySpy perfectly.
If you get them and can't get them set up, come back here and I can talk you through it. The only "hard" thing is forcing the router to always assign that Mac address to a particular ip address, but it's not really difficult at all as long as you can log into your router.
Marty
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Thanks, currently don't have anywhere to install one that would be useful in any way.... not sure I understand this, but I suppose I'd figure it out if I had to.
<<<<<reserved that ip address to the Mac address of the camera>>>>>>
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As a bonus, the cameras each came with an adapter to plug them into a standard AC socket. That would make a great hallway or garage camera. All you need is an AC socket.
As far as the IP address, many computing devices, and more advanced cameras, like Amcrest, let you assign a static ip address to it that never changes, like 192.168.1.127 for example. You cannot do this with the Jennov camera. The router assigns an address to it that can change often, and there would be no way for SecuritySpy to know that address the camera is.
In this situation, you log onto your router, find the address of the light bulb camera that is reported by the camera app. You then tell the router to "reserve" this IP address just for that camera. That way it never changes and SecuritySpy can always find it.
It sounds a little complex, but it's not really.
As I mentioned earlier, I do prefer wired cameras, but these were in places that didn't have any ethernet cable and I tried them as an experiment. I like them so well, I might purchase a couple more just in case one goes out. They are exposed to the weather. I did cover the SD card slot with weather proof duct tape as mentioned by ovation6 above.
They are not my first choice of camera due to being wireless only, but they do work perfectly with Security Spy, look great, need no SD card, and do not have to use their app to view after the initial setup.
Hope this helps. I can understand sounding too good to be true, but they certainly have exceeded my expectations.
Marty
