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New Know what you want it for
The main distinction of the cameras is the connection: ethernet or coax. The networked cameras take power over ethernet and can be connected via a switch. The coax cameras need power injectors (power cable is molded to the signal cable) and a port each on the DVR Lorex's choice of PSUs used to be poor. (One is supplied per 4 cameras. They degraded within a couple of years and caused signal interference. Luckily, they used the same size power plugs as Linksys did for their SoHo switches - I had a truckload of those.)

Decide on that and the rest of the equipment follows suit.

IIRC, our unit had 1080p cameras. That was fine for our indoor application. In general, daylight cameras are no good after the lights go out. Even with LEDs in the bezel, it becomes near impossible to make out anything useful. Night vision cameras in turn have their issues in daylight. (Cameras without IR filters have a red cast, amplified light cameras blow out, ...)

4K video takes up 4x the space as 1080 so if you do get 4K cameras, get a correspondingly larger HDD. (16 motion activated 1080 cameras in a place that was active from 5AM to 10PM filled up 500GB in ~ 3 days.)

The doorbell cameras have two-way communication but they come with an Alexa tie-in and I can't say if that is a requirement or not.

https://www.lorextechnology.com/security-camera-systems/N-y3hmf0Z2o0h5aZ1k4k1skZ9ei7q9Z1wtg35h?Nrpp=50

This list narrows things down a bit based on the preferences you listed. (Network cameras as I think the system is more flexible and less bulky than the coax setup.) Most cameras can do 30fps - that also eats storage.
New Thanks for the education
I'm waffling on local versus cloud-based storage. Can I have both without vendor lockin?

If I'm 100% local then someone can steal my server that's got the storage. So I'd like the cloud backup. On the other hand I'd like it to be a generic cloud-based account type of thing rather than a security vendor specific application.

On the other other hand is this an overthink? I'm not an IT guy anymore. Just get my vendor lock and and take my punishment and move on.
New Nextcloud
I'm running a Nextcloud instance (which uses WEBDAV for uploads/downloads) on an old fanless PC next to me, attached to a 14tb drive I picked up at a steal. Because I'm too lazy to actually write a backup script and handle Amazon Deep Freeze or whatever the fuck it is, I have a subscription to Crashplan, which backs up everything to their cloud however often I'd like it to. Now, if you want to go simpler, just get a SMB share set up on a Linux box, then do the same thing with Crashplan backing up the targeted folder.
Ceterum autem censeo pars Republican esse delendam.
New I think these can go both ways
i.e. if you're tired of the cloud, get a local controller and rehome the cameras. All you stand to lose is past footage.

I'd be more worried about the cameras hanging out on the internet without knowing if anything can get to them. That's how the Mirai botnet came about. A local network video recorder is small and can be easily concealed (a secondary PoE switch can power+ connect the cameras so the only lead to the NVR is a single Cat5 cable.)
     Home security recommendations? - (crazy) - (10)
         Make sure you have local storage - (drook)
         rottwielers and 12 gauge? oh, electronic - (boxley)
         Check Lorex - (scoenye) - (7)
             That's a serious assortment of hardware. - (crazy) - (6)
                 Know what you want it for - (scoenye) - (3)
                     Thanks for the education - (crazy) - (2)
                         Nextcloud - (InThane)
                         I think these can go both ways - (scoenye)
                 NY Times Wirecutter section has a security camera article of interest. - (a6l6e6x) - (1)
                     I find the Wirecutter's recommendations to be generally reliable... - (pwhysall)

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