I think you want to separate the alerting and camera functionality. Have the camera output a H.264 RTSP stream to some sort of video monitoring system (Zoneminder, etc) which can do alerts. Don't rely on built in camera SMTP functionality to alert on anything.
For a camera, check out the Reolink RLC-420 (search for it on youtube to see some examples). Sold on Amazon. They're weatherproof, 2560x1440 resolution, great night vision, 802.3af powered and cost $79 a piece. It's not the same category as a $400 camera, but you can put four of them looking at different places for the cost of one expensive camera. It is nice to have a single model that can be used for indoor or outdoor mounting. On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 7:03 AM, Jay Weekley <[email protected]> wrote: > It's time for security cameras at some of our sites. I'm looking for good > night time performance, IP based with the ability to send captures by email > or text (preferably) when motion is detected. Any recommendations? >
