Home IP Wireless HD Cameras

[Tapage]

Well I decide to put 2 or 3 at home .. just been reading about several options couple of weeks and still not decided about with one I should get ..

One of the best options ( by reviews ) out there seems to be Logitech ..

http://www.logitech.com/en-us/video-security-systems

the only down side I found it's the requirement of their software which should be installed only in a Windows PC ( all machines at home are Linux )

Another option out there it's the Netgear system .. pretty impressive, but by reviews seems it lacks of video quality ..

http://www.vuezone.com/

Another option ( which seems to be perfect but with misc reviews about quality ) it's foscam .. this model in particular seems to be the right for my application

http://foscam.us/foscam-fi9805w-wireless-ip-camera.html

Foscam have this option too .. ( less appealing to me )

http://foscam.us/products/foscam-fi9831w-megapixel-wireless-ip-camera.html

Anyone with experience and comments wanna share ..?

thanks !

David

 

[Fast Eddy]

Check out http://www.dropcam.com.

Kudos for running all Linux. I still can't, as much as I'd like to. Plus my laptop won't resume from suspend under Linux, so I have to shut down and reboot every time.

If you're really interested in security, you might consider that wifi can be easily defeated if someone knows (or suspects) it's there.

https://www.google.com/#q=2.4ghz+wifi+jammer&safe=off

 

[Tapage]

I had my wifi adjusted so you really need to be between property limits to have access to .. anyhow I was looking on that Dropcam before, altho the web doesn't share much info about the camera itself, it lacks internal storage or DVR so or you pay your monthly fee or nor records at all ..

 

[Denverblake]

Have to agree with Fast Eddy. I have used the DropCam's at my home for the past two years. Absolutely no complaints and very happy with the remote (mine is a iPhone) app and the ability to monitor from anywhere. The quality of the video is very good, not great. I really like the fact that if the cam sees any motion, I am immediately alerted via either a text or email. I pay for the $99/year monitoring plan and for a home user, it has way MORE video storage than I would ever need. If you are stuck on a choice, send me an IM and I can give you temp access to my cameras if you want to check it out.

Thanks,
Blake

 

[Tapage]

Thanks guys .. I will take in the poll again the dropcam .. honestly it was eliminated from my options fairly soon ..

 

[El Cid]

Btw, if you're worried about someone snooping your wireless or trying to sniff around your network, I suggest turning off the SSID broadcast.
Most commercial wireless routers include that configuration setting, and it's as simply as checking a box in the configuration setup.

That will keep you wireless network from appearing when devices search for a network.

 

[Tapage]

Btw, if you're worried about someone snooping your wireless or trying to sniff around your network, I suggest turning off the SSID broadcast.
Most commercial wireless routers include that configuration setting, and it's as simply as checking a box in the configuration setup.

That will keep you wireless network from appearing when devices search for a network.

I'm not worried about that but, that's great advice there ..

 

[Dingman]

I have the previous generation Logitech Wilife system.

For the price, it's been a great system for me, tho alot of people have had trouble with the outdoor cameras failing. But the software front end (windows) is full of just the right features. I've got 4 cameras and the front end software all for about $600...

I wonder how the new Logitech line compares... and wireless.. sounds good but streaming 4 video streams all the time? Sounds like it's working OK for you guys. The old system that I have uses the Powerline network thing. Works pretty well, I was able to put a camera in the garage where I have no network coverage.

Good luck! Let us know.

 

[Tapage]

I still in the search .. or maybe I should call this process the reading ..

I'm right now more inclined to use cameras from Sharx company ... altho TriVision ( looks like it's an Amazon company ) have few models with good reviews ..

 

[WB8LBZ]

I'm working on a Raspberry Pi/camera. A local ham has 3 of them streaming video and a fourth as the server. Just a thought, I have about $135 in mine so far.

 

[warezdog]

I went with cheap foscams, $60 a pop and you can PT, and they work awesome with IPcamviewer from the play store. Alarm settings a bit goofy to get set up right but I have them up load on alarm to FTP and send an email with shots in 1 second intervals.

 

[Tapage]

I read mixed reports from Foscam Cameras .. most of them talking about cameras freezing out and goofy software .. altho I'm looking for outdoor cameras, newest model FI9821W looks pretty good ..

 

[Tapage]

Here another options HD and 30fps and you don't need to be subscribed to any service ..

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CKJ2MIM/?tag=ihco-20

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CL8F98W/?tag=ihco-20

 

[warezdog]

Out door foscam I have been running for three years non stop, the two PT also have about 3 years on them. All running off wireless with WPA2 and a super long key, would take someone with backtrack a couple weeks to crack it, SSID broadcast is shut down and my DDWRT setup only allows MAC addys on the approved list. I also use DDWRT to add a guest wireless that's segmented from my own for people that come over, also WPA2 but short password.

Foscams have been good to me, no complaints with the 8919w PTs can't remember the outdoor model ATM but other than the not so wide angle Its served well too.

 

[Fast Eddy]

WPA is cute and all, but if someone broadcasts broadband 1w around the same frequency, they become less useful for security than rocks. I hope they also record locally.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-your-own-WIFI-jammer/