r/videosurveillance is a subreddit with 19k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses camera, surveillance, nvr, security, and system, and they frequently recommend/review camera system, cameras, and security camera system.
Discussion of both technical and non-technical issues related to Video Surveillance.
Examples: Analog and Network cameras, DVRs/NVRs (Digital Video Recorders / Network Video Recorders), Video Analytics (Computer Vision), mobile applications and integration.
Popular Themes in r/videosurveillance
#1
Solution Requests
: "What are these two cameras?"
17 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Inherited system from previous house owner, but they forgot the password. What do I do?"
7 posts
Popular Topics in r/videosurveillance
#1
Camera
: "Ring Camera hacked?!"
182 posts
#2
Surveillance
: "IEC Introduces New Standard for Video Surveillance: IEC 62676-4:2025"
92 posts
#3
Nvr
: "Any good suggestions for Nvr for home surveillance system?"
61 posts
#4
Security
: "Security Video Display Wall"
51 posts
#5
System
: "Any good suggestions for NVR for home surveillance System?"
44 posts
#6
Cctv
: "Looking for AI-powered Cctv system for my retail store — any recommendations?"
33 posts
#7
Setup
: "Beginner seeking advice for setting up a point-to-point link and POE cameras between two buildings"
24 posts
#8
Cameras
: "Older Cameras web interface is FLASH"
17 posts
#9
Network
: "Beginner seeking advice for setting up a point-to-point link and POE cameras between two buildings"
15 posts
#10
Dvr
: "Old Dvr"
12 posts
Products Discussed in r/videosurveillance
Camera System
28 reviews
#1
Axis
4.3★ from 6 reviews
#2
Avigilon
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Milestone
4.7★ from 3 reviews
Cameras
15 reviews
#1
Reolink
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Vosker Trail Camera
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Ubiquity
2.0★ from 1 review
Security Camera System
12 reviews
#1
Hikvision
3.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Axis
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Genetec
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/videosurveillance
#1
Help
: "NVR recommendations"
35 posts
#2
Software
: "Viseron 3.5.0 released - Self-hosted, local only NVR and Computer Vision software"
9 posts
#3
News
: "New Traffic Cameras Can Send Live Groin Photos to Police"
6 posts
#4
Hardware
: "CCTV in Seoul, South Korea"
6 posts
#5
DIY
: "Any good suggestions for NVR for home surveillance system?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/videosurveillance
Yearly
+5k members(34.6%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026