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

Quote from 2devnull : What risk? If you don't think it is up to par, return it to HD for full refund. Best bang for the buck. Sure there are better products out there but the price will vary accordingly. You need to know what your purpose of use is and buy accordingly. For most people, this does the job of monitoring the house, catching the people breaking into their cars, the people who don't pick up after their animals, baby monitoring, remote monitoring etc. Now, whether any of these images or recordings will hold up in court, that's a question for a "layiar".

Obviously I didnt know the return policy of HD. full refund on returns with no restocking fee sounds darn good to me

REPPED....

Love these cams , get the foscam pro app for the iphone and its even sweeter...

Quote from bkdg100 : 2 things in play here :System Firmware Version vs WebUI Firmware Version for example: http://www.foscam.com/down3.aspx but i see no mention of the lens difference between white and black .

Looks like foscam update the both model to have the 2.8mm lens

http://foscam.com/prd_view.aspx?id=99

my old black model has the 3.6mm

Nice - I've been looking for a camera to use as a baby monitor and be able to access from my ipad. Picked up 2. The reviews are solid with the only negative reviews really being that people couldn't figure out how to set up the network configuration. If that's a concern for some it appears they have customer service that will walk you through the setup. Thanks OP - repped.

Quote from JadedSoulX : Let's see - you will most likely be using a router, which means you have for the most part a static IP from you network provider. Unless of course you lose power, which may lead to a different IP when power comes back on. If it's the latter, then you probably are SOL anyway, as the camera won't have power. But, hey, nice try. You got to use bad grammar and the word server.

see its already over your head. a ups would keep the modem/router, cam, and server on.

Quote from Pureboy : At least for Android, TinyCam Pro allows you to have 2 setups in one camera profile under advanced settings > Remote Hostname, port number, channel number. Its also on sale for $1.99 and a no-brainer in my opinion. They constantly update it to support more cameras.

Good to know. I will hit up the IP cam viewer developer for the same feature since I am "so heavily" invested in his apps on both Android and iOS .

For the uber geeks, my current set up to avoid the dual setup issue on IP Cam Viewer: I have nignx setup as a reverse proxy on my router that is running dd-wrt with a free ddns service. Nginx is configured to for url rewriting so that xxx.freeddns.org/ipcamX is reverse proxied to the static internal ip address for camera X (say ipcamX). Internal lan accesses xxx.freeddns.org is sent to the nginx which dutifully redirects to the proper location with the dnsmasq option address=/xxx.freeddns.org/192.168.1.1

Yeah, you can call this overkill, but I already had the reverse proxy setup and running for something else.

Quote from xtwister161 : Anyone know if there is a way I can have the recorded video be saved directly to the internet without having a pc do it for me? Is there a website that provides services like that?

I believed vitamindinc.com does. Free for the first camera.

Heads up: I bought 5 of these over the last month to install at two different properties.

3 black, 2 white. The 1 black I bought a month ago has the old firmware, but can be updated to newer firmware. As far as the 2 black and 2 white ones I bought on the Amazon lightning sale, there are NO differences that I can tell. Everything works the same, firmware, hardware, etc.

These are absolutely fantastic. Who cares about "fake reviews" on Amazon. As far as I can tell they are probably real, posted from somewhat untechnical people who got help from Foscam tech support and are overwhelmingly happy to get the support to get the cameras working.

I spent 10 minutes setting each one up. Setting up is a bit of a pain because when you make a settings change the camera reboots taking 30 seconds. That's a one time thing - once it's set up, it works flawlessly.

The clarity is amazing, and the ability to move the camera is cool. I am buying 5 more through this deal. I love these things.

I use IP Cam Viewer Lite on Android (free, works perfect), and Cam Viewer (free) on iOS to view. Flawless.

Note: if you're too stupid or lazy to learn about IP addresses, dynamic DNS (I use no-ip), port forwarding, DO NOT buy this and end up complaining. If you buy any way, hire someone smarter to install these for you!!

Every other week these two are on sell. Waiting for outdoor one to go on sale. Not sure why they put only these two on sell and not others?

Quote from rat_slick : I cannot seem to find this difference between white and black model mentioned anywhere?

There is a green flashing light showing that the camera is connected to the router. It is more noticeable on the white model (the whole base lights up) than the black one at night or when the room is dark. On the other hand I've read that the white one can "tilt" further.

Quote from winson2010 : So far I hook up the camera and it is working fine. I still have not figure it out how can we hook up the ip address to and url to look from work or anywhere else. If you can pls guide me on this much much appreciate it. When I am home I can use the laptop to see all the camera but I have wireless router with cox internet provider. Thanks,

Quote from pimpkogan69 : can someone put up install instructions they followed or links... The wire that runs to the camera to the plug is it long?

Quote from pimpkogan69 : are there guides that helped you guys?

See my post from earlier in this thread . I followed this guide [foscam.us] to Setting up DNS Service for when my Cable company changes my IP address.

Quote from pimpkogan69 : yeah from what i am reading audio works fine without anything being wired to them

Quote from jackeroo75 : Audio won't work UNLESS it is WIRED.

My audio works (2-way) and I'm not connected with a wire. It works on my phone with "Tiny Cam Pro" app (all though not great). I haven't tried it on my computer because I have no microphone

Quote from Nanocat86 : Nevermind. Found it in the Amazon description. Looks like it does. "Talk and listen with integrated two-way audio Built-in speaker and mic Listen and respond to what is going on while you watch. Foscam's built-in speaker and mic allow you to keep in touch without the need for a telephone or computer. Take video conference calling and remote baby monitoring to the next level." In for 2 then. I need a way to correct our dog when we are out of the house since that is the only time she chews on things (shoes, boxes, etc.) Thanks OP!

Is there a way to get an automated recording to sound? Like "Attention jackass, the police have been called and we have your photo"?

Also, are there ways to control when email/message alerts are sent to you besides the calendar schedule? Say a switch you can flip when going to bed/leaving the house?

also, put up some normal sized signs inside and outside that read "By the time you are reading this a video showing your face has already been uploaded to the cloud."

now i need a HDD deal for all the vids and pics,
good cam for the money

Quote from Pureboy : Yes. I'm not sure about what iOS app to use, and you might need to use dynamic DNS. The FOSCAMs support dyndns.com and no-ip.org. I use TinyCam Pro on 3 android devices including the Nexus 7 and they all work great. The phone version works fine over the air, but it is dependent (obviously) on your data signal. I'm on Sprint 3G around here so I don't expect much, but with a good 4G signal it is probably close to Wifi. Also, you can use phone/PC browsers as well through dynamic DNS, though all the features may not work.

Ended up purchasing the IP Cam Viewer Pro on iTunes after a reco from another poster.

Entered my dyndns info and it worked perfectly. Happy to have this when I'm really on the go. Otherwise, the web login via Chrome works perfectly also.

Quote from logiclife : Agreed.... What AMex card do you have? blue or cash?

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