Except NVRs, especially wireless ones, come with a hefty price tag.

This helps get you the required footage while saving bandwidth and storage at no extra cost.

It triggers automatic recording and captures footage based on the motion detected.

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Its much more accurate and reliable thanMotionEyewhen it comes to detecting human and object motion.

you might use any IP camera, and it doesnt necessarily have to be smart.

Also, you dont need any memory card for cameras to store the video footage.

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search and select frigate nvr from the add ons search results

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