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UniFi Protect depth — LPR, analytics, PoE, retention — plus the industry news that actually changes a design: NDAA filters, firmware shifts, and VMS behavior.
Cameras · Aug 20, 2026 · 6 refs
Used lots and Ferrari stores make the same mistake — premium cameras on the showroom wall, darkness at the far light poles where the inventory actually sits overnight.
Cameras · Aug 18, 2026 · 3 refs
Recording, analytics, and LPR stay on hardware the owner keeps — no per-camera cloud rent. The real design work is retention, PoE, and where the recorder lives.
Cameras · Aug 6, 2026 · 3 refs
Release notes get read for new detections. The lines that matter to an operator are codec defaults, stream limits, export formats, and anything that touches the archive.
Cameras · Jul 28, 2026 · 3 refs
Supply-chain rules decide which models can land on a bid. They say nothing about where the lens points or how long the video is kept — and Hikvision is still hanging in schools.
