A cheap 2K camera for an Apple household in Dubai, as long as it goes indoors or under a shaded soffit, because Aqara only rates it to 40 C.
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At AED 218 the Aqara Camera G100 is the cheapest honest route into HomeKit Secure Video in Dubai. It suits an Apple household that wants a 2K camera indoors, or outdoors in full shade. It is not a camera for a sun-facing wall. Aqara rates it from minus 10 to 40 C, and a Dubai wall in direct sun passes 40 C for months of the year, so plan a north-facing, soffit or balcony-ceiling position, or keep it inside. Everything else is generous for the money. It films at 2304 x 1296 through a 140 degree f/1.8 lens, with 940nm infrared for covert night video and a spotlight for colour. Motion and person detection run on the camera. Recording goes to a microSD card of up to 512GB, to a NAS, or to iCloud through HomeKit Secure Video, and none of those needs an Aqara subscription. RTSP output covers Home Assistant. The catches are worth knowing. It is mains powered with no battery, the 5V 1A plug is not in the box, and it joins 2.4GHz Wi-Fi only. HomeKit caps the stream at 1080p, and holds the Aqara app at 1080p while both are connected. Pet, vehicle, package and face recognition sit behind Aqara's HomeGuardian plan. It needs no Aqara hub, and it is not a hub itself, unlike the G5 Pro.
Records to your own microSD card or NAS, with no Aqara subscriptionWorks in Apple Home with HomeKit Secure Video, and streams to Alexa and Google displays
Motion and person detection run on the camera, not in a paid cloud tier
RTSP output, so it feeds Home Assistant or a third-party recorder
IP65 housing takes rain and dust, provided the position stays under 40 CModel CH-C08E
| Model | CH-C08E |
| Resolution | 2304 x 1296, 3MP, H.264 |
| Lens and field of view | f/1.8, 140 degrees diagonal |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ax 2.4GHz with WPA3, Bluetooth. 5GHz not supported |
| Power | 5V 1A DC, power cable included, mains adapter not included |
| Storage | microSD up to 512GB Class 10 or above, card not included, plus NAS, RTSP and HomeKit Secure Video |
| Night vision | 940nm infrared for black and white, spotlight for colour |
| Weather rating | IP65 |
| Operating temperature | -10 to 40 C, 0 to 95% RH non-condensing |
| Size and weight | 58.16 x 58.16 x 72.25 mm, 180 g |
Camera G100Power cableWall bracketWall screws M3 x 20mm and anchor kitUser manualRead the temperature rating before you decide where this goes. Aqara rates the G100 from minus 10 to 40 C, and that is the single thing that decides whether it suits your Dubai property. Ambient air passes 40 C on most summer days, and a wall or bracket in direct sun runs far hotter than the shade reading. The IP65 shell keeps out dust and rain, which are not the problem here. Heat is. Put it inside, or outside only under a soffit, a deep balcony ceiling, a covered car port or a north-facing elevation that never takes direct sun. A west-facing villa wall will cook it. It is mains powered with no battery, and the 5V 1A adapter is not in the box, so you need a UK Type-G plug on 220V 50Hz and a socket or a discreet cable route to one. That also means it stops during a DEWA cut unless the socket sits on a small UPS. The camera joins 2.4GHz Wi-Fi only, which suits a villa where the 2.4GHz band reaches further through blockwork, but check coverage at the mounting point first. On regulation, a camera covering the inside of your own home is your own business. Dubai's Security Industry Regulatory Agency, SIRA, sets rules for surveillance covering shared and public areas, commercial premises and monitored systems, and those rules call for approved equipment and licensed installers. The G100 is a consumer camera and we have seen no SIRA approval for it, so if the frame takes in a shared corridor, a lobby, a car park or a neighbour's property, check with your building management and with SIRA before you mount it. We can advise on where the line falls. For tenants, drilling into a wall or a soffit needs landlord permission and often a building NOC, so a shelf or sill position indoors is the easier option.
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