Question: alternative open API wifi cameras

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I love controlling my gopro via wifi commands unfortunately the price is too high to run a few of them 24x7. That's not the purpose of the camera anyway.

I'd like to know if you use any other open API wifi camera that has a reasonable quality and price point. I want to be able to -- programmatically-- take snapshots and move the base of the camera (if the camera supports it). I run services that process the video feed (or take images periodically) and do image processing to generate alerts.

So far, I have found the yi cameras which you can flash with this firmware and get ssh access and a web interface. Although I don't think you can get a picture snapshot programmatically -- yet. There is also another project that lists a set of commands but I am not sure if that will work with the dome version of the camera (it has the base that you can move programmatically).

I have also used a reolink ip camera, the rlc-401. They have worked really well but you need to have the POE infrastructure setup. I can take snapshots easily by sending http commands. I haven't tried their wifi version and I am not aware if their APIs are open.

Do you have any other recommendations? Do you use any of these cameras, how do you like them?