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"...video can be live-streamed - presumably to agents parked in a van nearby..."

How does this work? Does the camera act as an AP that a client can connect to? Or do you have to configure the camera to join an existing network that you control?

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I bought a SQ-13 camera off AliExpress for $20ish, which streams over Wifi (it acts as an AP) and is about an inch by an inch cube. (It's small enough to be carried on my N-scale train cars for a train-eye view.)

I was interested in this one or a similar model (sq20) to be used as a dash cam with external supply as the internal cell doesn't last much. Can it be configured to connect to a wireless network and stream the video to a standard encoder/player on given address? I would use it to stream to a small NAS in order not to destroy the flash doing continuous recording. Hopefully it doesn't require a smartphone and a proprietary app to connect to its stream.

Not as far as I can tell - the SQ13 has a really dinky, shitty app that I wouldn't want to use for anything serious. I was unsuccessful finding any hacked firmware for it.

Companies like Cradlepoint or Sierra Wireless will sell you cellular radios you can hook up to anything with ethernet, including this camera.

It could be over radio, analog or digital. Or perhaps some other em frequency. Or hyper-sonic transmission. Perhaps x-ray frequencies despite the poor irradiated cleaning lady. It doesn't have to be a script-kiddie solution.

Looks like it’s designed to connect to an existing network, assuming the DEA didn’t make any modifications to the device. You can see the specs at the Canon website: https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/products/d...

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