Foscam FI8910W Wireless 480 TVL Dome-Shaped IP Surveillance Camera (black or white) $65 + Free shipping

I have two of these, easy to setup if you can log into your router and setup port forwarding. Then sign up for a free dyndns account so you can view from outside your home network. Then I use free Iphone apps like CamViewer and netcamviewer. Yes, you can setup motion detection to send photos via email or FTP. Two way audio has some lag, and only works when using Internet Explorer.

Quote from MrsEd : Anyone know how much bandwidth these typically use?

Check the foscam forums for more info, but sounds like:
The bandwidth used for both 320x240 and 640x480 resolution seems to be about 350 KBytes/sec.



http://foscam.us/forum/bandwidth-...-t252.html

Does this have scheduled monitoring. like from 9am -5 pm. ?

Any noticeable difference between this and the FI8918W on adorama for 67.99 shipped (and no tax for many) ?
http://www.adorama.com/FOFI8918WB...rce=pgrabl

Quote from miaminemo : Any noticeable difference between this and the FI8918W on adorama for 67.99 shipped (and no tax for many) ? http://www.adorama.com/FOFI8918WB...rce=pgrabl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADIUhvLQ_Hc

Hope this helps!

Gonna try one out and see what the hooplah is all about. Thanks OP! Time to catch the dog owner who doesn't pickup after his dog...

I have the white one and am very happy with it. Everything is set up and I can view it away from home. My only issue is when my cameras IP decides to change addresses on me when I'm not home. I have a cable connection (which doesn't change IP's as much) as oppose to DSL.

Is there a way to fix this? It only happens once to twice a month but it is annoying.

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p.s. For those who might need help setting this up...

This is a copy/paste of a post of mine from a different thread on this camera:

Quote : I got this setup in about a half hour for remote viewing (bought from a previous SD). I am a complete tech idiot otherwise it would have been done quicker. Believe me... I knew absolutely nothing about networking or port forwarding before trying to set this up. These are the instructions I followed.... Basic Guide on Setting Up Your Focam Camera [foscam.us] Guide to Setting Up Your Foscam FI8908W Wirelessly [foscam.us] Guide To Setting Up Port Forwarding to View Your Foscam Over the Internet [foscam.us] (remotely)

Quote from domonas : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADIUhvLQ_Hc Hope this helps!

I think the newer one picture quality is better but The old version seems to be built more solidly.

Decent price, decent camera for what it is. So long as you have realistic expectations you'll be pleased.

We have four of these. One is in the library, one pointing at the safe, one looking into the garage, and one for the nursery. All are monitored/recorded (as directed) by iSpy [ispyconnect.com], an opensource monitoring solution. (Tip: once you've got all your cameras set up and optimized, save the ispy profile to an thumb drive in case of hard drive failure.)

We've set it up so the images and videos are saved to a hidden/secured hard drive and simultaneously uploaded to an offsite server.

Once you get port forwarding set up you can use a service such as dyndns.org to view the cameras remotely. You will definitely score points with the grandparents if you allow them to peek in on the sleeping baby at night.

Just remember that the camera is on when the little one cries for a diaper change or feeding.

Wireless remote-controlled outlet switches [buy.com] are handy solutions if you find yourself forgetting, btw. Click it off before you enter the room, turn it back on when you leave. It re-starts and reconnects without user input. I think Home Depot sells this same model.

Good find OP.

Quote from gabe23111 : I have the white one and am very happy with it. Everything is set up and I can view it away from home. My only issue is when my cameras IP decides to change addresses on me when I'm not home. I have a cable connection (which doesn't change IP's as much) as oppose to DSL. Is there a way to fix this? It only happens once to twice a month but it is annoying.

Do you mean the camera changes IPs behind your router and port forwarding stops working, or your home "dynamic" IP changes and you can't find your home from a remote location?

For the former, you should be able to "pin" IPs by MAC on your router config.

For the latter, I started using the free dynamicdns stuff - one of my routers has an auto updater add on, which works really well. For the free stuff, you have to log in every 30 days, so if I got any further into things, I would consider paying I think.

Quote from miaminemo : Any noticeable difference between this and the FI8918W on adorama for 67.99 shipped (and no tax for many) ? http://www.adorama.com/FOFI8918WB...rce=pgrabl

the difference is easy return to your local HD if you experience (user) problems.

Quote from dhawken : Do you mean the camera changes IPs behind your router and port forwarding stops working, or your home "dynamic" IP changes and you can't find your home from a remote location? For the former, you should be able to "pin" IPs by MAC on your router config. For the latter, I started using the free dynamicdns stuff - one of my routers has an auto updater add on, which works really well. For the free stuff, you have to log in every 30 days, so if I got any further into things, I would consider paying I think.

When I click the icon on my desktop that says "IP Camera Tool" the number right before the colon changes every once in a while. Which means I have to reconfigure the app on my phone (Tiny Cam Pro [google.com]) or when viewing from a browser I have to type in a different URL from what I was typing in before the change.

For folks in NJ (or states with 7% sales tax) , the price is same as the FP deal price from Amazon few days back (62.99) after 10% discover cash back! Nice find OP

Quote from ReverseHandedJO : a good number of people use them to watch their children (including animals) at home, while the are at work.

My family uses it to watch the house while we're away on vacation. The cameras (through software) can be set to record when they detect motion. And, with the IP function, you can log in to the cameras from anywhere in the world with internet access.

in for 2 of each color, thanks!! Used some HD gift cards I'd received as birthday presents, and I love the flexibility to return if I don't like.. Theres a HD a mile from me