Amcrest - 4MP Doorbell Camera AD410

Reolink unless you already have a unifi protect console. I swapped from amcrest to unifi, it wasn't really needed but I wanted the finger print reader.

I wouldn't wait. I just upgraded to one from a Amcrest AD410 and realistically it wasn't worth the upgrade. The camera is slightly better, the package camera is nice to have but hardly needed. Really the upgrade was for the finger print reader so I can use home assistant to unlock my door. To me a doorbell is a for the 2way talk more than for the security camera itself. if it was me, i'd just spend the extra money and put a better camera above the door

I use the Amcrest AD410 with Scrypted and it’s been rock solid for years now.

I've got the Amcrest AD410, and it works quite well with home assistant and frigate. The stock app isn't anything particularly special, but it works without a monthly fee. And the Amcrest doorbells and cameras are capable of ONVIF, so it is also possible to use them local only if you change your mind about wanting to rely on cloud services later on.

everyone's fave local doorbell was the AD 410 from amcrest. works great with NVR for 24/7 recordings [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkjDack-8\_0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkjDack-8_0)

everyone's fave local doorbell was the AD 410 from amcrest. works fine with NVR as seen here with NVR [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkjDack-8\_0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkjDack-8_0)

everyone's fave local doorbell was the AD 410 from amcrest. easily integrated with HA as seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leGsc11h5aw even works with NVR [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkjDack-8\_0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkjDack-8_0)

everyone's fave local doorbell was the AD 410 from amcrest. easily integrated with with NVR [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkjDack-8\_0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkjDack-8_0) reolink is the newest contender n people like it too

everyone's fave local doorbell is the AD 410 from amcrest. easily integrated with HA as seen here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leGsc11h5aw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leGsc11h5aw) and can also connect to a NVR for 24/7 recording. no fees.

This is what I have. 2+ years now. Haven't had an ounce of trouble out of it. Great device. Easy to setup with frigate.

Don't recommend this one. Awful wifi chip

I own the amcrest AD410 and would prefer to have gone with reolink but it wasn't out when I purchased it. The HDR and sunglare on the AD410 is pretty bad.

Well I have an Amcrest doorbell, a reolink panoramic camera, and 3 empire tech dahua cameras. Only the doorbell is wifi, the rest are poe. I haven't had an issue with any of them. All rock solid connections. But I feel like the doorbell image quality could be better. Seems lacking but fine for my needs.

AD410 in my house is set to ring my mechanical bell. Works fine. I don’t like it being wireless.

I use an AD410 and connected it to the transformer of the previous doorbell so wired for power. It wasn't possible to run cable to the doorbell position so it is on a separate VLAN/SSID. 100% local but I can't get the 2 way audio - not a big deal since didn't have it before and not missing it - and all recording via Frigate. Blueprint automation handles the notifications to my devices, and simple node-red flow fixes the flashing light around the button to keep it thinking that it is online (likes to phone home to check it is online if using Amcrest Cloud apps)

FWIW, I had an Amcrest AD410 originally and much prefer the Reolink. It's been a while so I don't recall all the issues I had with it, but I do remember that their app was absolutely terrible.

Just loaded up this for my AD410 to test it and it works. HA sees my doorbell button presses. [https://community.home-assistant.io/t/amcrest-ad410-doorbell/489927](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/amcrest-ad410-doorbell/489927)

I’ve got the AD410 and it’s been great. Mine runs into scrypted, would like to somehow get the button press etc into HA also??

I read the hacs one is updated more often… anyway. So far works fine

Amcrest Ad410 through Scrypted

100% this… I don’t have THAT doorbell, I’ve got the Amcrest AD410…. Bridged though scrypted inside home assistant.

Haha no worries. But my real answer echoes what u/charblee said. Amcrest AD410 with scrypted has done well for me. I'm in St Louis and the summer was exceptionally hot. And my doorbell is in direct sun for part of the day. Humming along.

Amcrest ad410 is great, but you do still need scrypted though. But it's very quick to respond within Homekit.

I get it! I started off with Ring and scrypted when I moved into this house a couple years ago and wasn't pleased with it, either. Tried Logitech and belkin Homekit native options and didn't love either of them. Never got to ecobee for some reason. And this was just before the aqara came out. Ended up running the Google doorbell plus Starling (which makes it native in homekit without maintaining scrypted) for a long time and it was pretty great. But then got tired of paying the Google aware (or whatever it's called) fee and realized there were other really good options and it would be worth it to give scrypted another go. The amcrest is quick, works great in homekit, and offers much more customization. Just a really nice experience, but yes, a bit more to maintain. Good luck on your search though! At least with Amazon you could try one and send it back if you don't like it! Just be careful when you unbox lol.

Lucky you. I have an Amcrest AD410 and it's terrible. Takes forever to connect to it and then the feed start super pixelated. It takes a good 20-25 seconds to be able to get a reliable video. WiFi signal is strong. The motion detection stopped working completely after a year and no amount of factory reset or firmware update has solved it. In good old Amcrest fashion, support was of no help. I'm just about the try the Reolink PoE version. Hopefully that one works well.

Reolink. I just installed the PoE version and my god is it an improvement over the shitty WiFi Amcrest AD410.

no such thing. if it is not wired, then it runs on battery. if it records 24/7, then it will deplete the battery in no time. if you are willing to run wire to power the doorbell via a wall plug, then everyone's fave local doorbell is the AD 410 from amcrest. easily integrated with NVR for 24/7 recording as seen here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkjDack-8\_0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkjDack-8_0) or records to mSD card

everyone's fave local doorbell was the AD 410 from amcrest. works great with NVR for 24/7 recording too as seen here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkjDack-8\_0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkjDack-8_0) now, most uses Reolink. you should know Ring does not record anythign if you have no internet, and requires fees.

Amcrest AD410 might work. I got it because it draws power from the 24VAC chime. It's WIFI though.

I’ve been using an Amcrest doorbell in Scrypted and Homebridge for years.

So far I really like the reolink we just got. Before this we had the amcrest doorbell because we have their NVR and other cameras. It was never a smooth functioning doorbell and completely gave out after a little over a year. Reolink has been very easy to use and responsive. I just haven't figured out the wiring stuff for the chime but quite frankly I prefer just having it alert my phone anyway.

Amcrest Doorbell Cam with Scripted Nvr in proxmox works great for me. Scrypted is integrated into HA as well

We’ve been happy with Amcrest cameras… no subscription (and no annoying popup offers). UI is not the easiest though

I have been using an Amcrest doorbell camera. It covers all the bases you're looking for with a *optional* subscription for cloud storage. But if you just pop an SD card in, you get local storage no issue. Sometimes, depending on if my wi-fi signal is acting up or not, notifications can be up to a minute late, but typically they are near instant.

Seems like Aqara might be the way to go. I have tried all HKSV doorbells except Aqara so far and each one had issues. I did not run into the overheating and restarting issue with Logitech but its mic volume was extremely low for my house. The best solution that has consistently worked for me was Amcrest on scrypted and now Reolink on scrypted

The only real reason to go with Amcrest over Reolink is that Amcrest can integrate with an existing doorbell chime. It sounds like that isn't a requirement for you so Reolink would be the way to go.

We have an Amcrest doorbell. It is wired and saves to an SD card. Everything is controlled through an app, and is subscription free. It works well, and I can connect it to an NVT in the future I'd I choose to do so.

Amcrest doorbells do this. They have local RTSP, and there is a Home Assistant integration to get the "button pushed" event that you can then act upon.

I use an Amcrest, but I already have Blue Iris set up to handle all my cameras so it just goes into that.

That is true (I have one), but it is a bit of a pain to set up. It also checks for an internet connection constantly, and if it can't see the internet for > 1 day or so, it starts flashing the doorbell ring. There is a workaround for it and mine has been working OK for >2 years now, but when I replace it I'll go with a reolink that I don't have to faff around with.

I’ve been using Amcrest. It’s decent and isn’t cloud dependent if you can’t get a Ethernet cable there.

Amcrest doorbells can do it all and wish with everything. SD card, web,blueiris, rtsp, rtmp... not the greatest picture or notification speeds from the app but highly recommended

Amcrest to frigate and home assistant to push the notification and pop up the live feed. Works well enough for me.

This is true for cameras but less so for doorbells. An awful lot (almost all) of doorbells are 'smart home' products, that don't just have a basic web interface but rather force you to use some shitty app. Take the amcrest one- it'll work locally with a NVR, but you still have to configure it with an app, and if you cut off its internet connection to Amcrest cloud the LED blinks differently. Cameras there's plenty of options that are happy to work locally. Doorbells, not so much. Ubiquiti UniFi is one, I think Dahua also has one. Reolink too although you may need an app to set it up.

I have the Amcrest one along with a couple of their PoE cameras, they work great and integrate well with both Home Assistant and Blue Iris. Although I do use their app with an account to use the talk feature occasionally. For just the video feed, notifications, and recording, Blue Iris does the job locally just fine.

+1 for Amcrest. Has been bulletproof for us, and has an RTSP feed you can hook into your NVR of choice.

I use an Amcrest video doorbell which us ONVIF compatible, the open standard used by security cameras. That makes sense because security cameras is their main business. I have it connected to my home automation system so we can access it through our phones or a few wall mounted tablets around the house. It can also store the video to an SD card if you prefer and can be accessed locally with an app that doesn't require a subscription. Yes, they offer a cloud subscription if you like, but it is optional, but not using it means you need to set up your own remote access if desired.