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Originally Posted by cc_in_oh
My dash cam acts as a standalone wifi host that the phone app connects to to download the video. Not that much more convenient than popping out the SD card to dump if I'm at home, but a nice fallback for use in the car.
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That is a nice feature. I don't think any of the home security cams I looked at had that feature, but then I wouldn't expect them to since they are designed to connect through your home/business WiFi system via WiFi or ethernet, so a stand-alone Wifi network wouldn't be necessary. A lot of consumer cameras now have stand-alone WiFi though so they can be wirelessly connected and/or controlled remotely via a smartphone, tablet, or computer. My Sony a7, a6000, and RX100M3 all have that capability. But like a dash cam, those kinds of cameras are designed to be used by themselves rather than in a home-wide security system.