DAdavrosthedalek·Dec 31, 2019
...or, flash them with an alternative firmware. https://github.com/EliasKotlyar/Xiaomi-Dafang-Hacks
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4 sourcesThere is a good reason many of us have been flashing it with dafang hacks from https://github.com/EliasKotlyar/Xiaomi-Dafang-Hacks
In The Red and The BlackYup. There’s even a community helping.
Xiaomi DaFang Hacks / XiaoFang 1S / Wyzecam V2 / Wyzecam Pan / Other T20 Devices
https://github.com/EliasKotlyar/Xiaomi-Dafang-Hacks
In Security Analysis of a Cheap Chinese IoT WiFi CameraI guess one purpose of a mobile camera you can implement like that could be perimeter pen testing / red teaming. What did the author use their camera for?
Does the Raspberry Pi Camera have an IR? How is the quality? Why didn't the author bother to hide the Pi and the camera better in the case?
The pricing is dishonest. It first says "$8 Raspberry Pi that supports the camera module." and then later on it mentions Raspberry Pi 3. AFAIK that does not cost $8, and furthermore its missing on the other necessary components such as a microSD card.
I'm using Xiaomi Dafang Hacks [1] right now, as I found that a cheap solution. Approx 25 EUR for the Dafang camera. Its a MIPS machine.
[1] https://github.com/EliasKotlyar/Xiaomi-Dafang-Hacks
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