Looking for a bright outdoor lamp with an Ethernet camera for the house entrance

Nowadays, POE is mostly used for the cameras. You can rely on Hikvision, Axis, Mobotix without any worries.

Thank you! POE really seems very useful here.

I see that many cameras also offer storage on memory cards. This is then overwritten every few days, right? But if I am already connecting via POE, then I can surely also write to an external USB HDD somewhere inside, right? What other devices are needed in between?

My cameras also offer SD card storage, but I do not use it. How long recording lasts depends on the capacity of the card and the capabilities of the cameras. Anything from a few days to several weeks is possible. Because usually it happens event-based and not just 24/7.

You only need a POE switch and a suitable NVR. This can either come from the manufacturer of the cameras or be an independent model on a NAS such as QNAP or Synology.

Thank you very much for the competent tips/answers. Since we are on the subject, which manufacturers have proven themselves with outdoor lamps with motion sensors?

OSRAM? Steinel?

Possibly the "Floodlight Cam" from RING might be an option.

Yes, sounds not bad as a complete solution (contrary to Mycraft's advice). Did you install it yourself or how do you know it?