Best camera for indoors + good speaker

[blocksog]

Here is my deal. I need an IP Speaker to connect to my Synology station and use for alerts inside the home. The camera will be on a cabinet in the living room. For example, when a car or person comes in the driveway I can make a rule to play a sound on the speaker. This can also be helpful at night, if someone approaches our home, say, in the backyard...

The problem is that the only IP Speakers compatible with Synology are Axis speakers that start at $500 (don't know what the hell they are thinking) or some speakers from Goldstream that do not even work very well.

At this point, why even getting a speaker if I can get a camera with a speaker, and replace an old indoor camera that needs replacing anyway. Can you suggest a camera that (1) has a good/strong speaker, and (2) has good human detection (to eliminate false alarms from cats and dogs when I am away).

I am currently upgrading my outdoor cameras with the IPC-Color4M-T. I guess I can put one of those indoors, but it's a bit of an overkill for indoor use, and it's not good looking next to other appliances. I am ok with getting a WiFi camera too, if it means I get more bang for the buck, but it will really be next to an ethernet connection, so I don't need WiFi as much I need a good speaker and human detection.

Any suggestion?

Thanks!

 

[blocksog]

Strange, no recommendations yet.
Ok guys, I promise I will buy Blue Iris. JK.

 

[wittaj]

What about one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/Amcrest-Monitor-Detection-Motion-Tracking-Wireless/dp/B08644FKP1/ref=sr_1_6?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.sDG5RGsLA73_0p0h-UK0NIbGBttQV-_rCfwAksB7u5oTiuFswdrlwEwP5ofDJE-MDGVglwpHk1wezu2ng0iFbgX73MROP2XsihHxOSthP8N0UHafLXIeCjjv0F-21Z8sYm10pb7nA55H1rcu-edGpRWy1CXBk6Crmf-5nrEuAzF8xNP6bTKRBp4H0Gsb41ogsdbs_Gy21jj92XuAty5i5OhBMtrqYBOvk23fQIrQ2_c.0Jpura0ttxcBqbYvu8uhp0HSuE1hpeC0curFLbbtKgY&dib_tag=se&keywords=Amcrest&qid=1755658696&sr=8-6

https://www.amazon.com/Amcrest-UltraHD-Security-4-Megapixel-IP4M-1041W/dp/B095XD17K5/ref=sr_1_5?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.sDG5RGsLA73_0p0h-UK0NIbGBttQV-_rCfwAksB7u5oTiuFswdrlwEwP5ofDJE-MDGVglwpHk1wezu2ng0iFbgX73MROP2XsihHxOSthP8N0UHafLXIeCjjv0F-21Z8sYm10pb7nA55H1rcu-edGpRWy1CXBk6Crmf-5nrEuAzF8xNP6bTKRBp4H0Gsb41ogsdbs_Gy21jj92XuAty5i5OhBMtrqYBOvk23fQIrQ2_c.0Jpura0ttxcBqbYvu8uhp0HSuE1hpeC0curFLbbtKgY&dib_tag=se&keywords=Amcrest&qid=1755658696&sr=8-5

 

[blocksog]

Thanks @wittaj , and what a pleasant price. You actually woke up my imagination. I already have cameras that have a speaker, and an old Amcrest worked fine to test things right away. It works!

Are the cameras suggested above any good for speaker purposes, has anyone used them?

 

[wittaj]

They aren't the best, but for what you want to do it should work fine.