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Google Play Store [google.com] has the hands-down best IP camera monitoring app on sale for $1.99. That's 50% off until February 10.
I've been using this daily for years now. I rely on it as a baby monitor. Excellent developer who is always finding ways to improve the app and add new features.
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One example of my usage: I use it to cast video stream to the living room TV so we can watch the kids playing in the basement without having to constantly check our phones.
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WHAT'S NEW
7.4
- Redesigned network scanner. Grouping cam drivers by IP address.
- 'Recording quota' for cloud recording. Obsolete archive will be automatically deleted if quota exceeded.
- 'Delete archive' for cloud in Camera Settings - Recording.
- 'Delete archive' for cloud and local storage in App Settings.
- Less memory use for MJPEG streams.
- Improved smooth MP4 recording for RTSP streams.
- Fixed app passcode dialog crash.
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Loaded with tons of features:
- Intuitive interface. See the screenshots to appreciate the quality of the app.
- H.264 codec support for FOSCAM HD models (FI9821W, FI9826W, FI9831P, etc.).
- MPEG4/H264/H265 for other IoT devices via RTSP protocol.
- ONVIF Profile S 10,000+ cameras support.
- P2P support for some models.
- M-JPEG support for all major vendors.
- 2-way audio (talking and listening) for Amcrest, Axis, FOSCAM, Apexis, Mobotix, Tenvis, Wanscam, Wansview, Hikvision, INSTAR, upCam, and more on the way!
- 1-way audio (listening) for D-Link, Edimax, Reolink, SONY, Sharx Security, TRENDnet, Y-cam, Sricam.
- SSL support (HTTPS protocol) for secured monitoring.
- 17 different layouts with unlimited number of cameras.
- Control PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) enabled devices.
- Relay, LED control for some models.
- 24/7 MP4 video recording (Android 4.3+) on local storage/SD card and JPEGs recording to the cloud (Dropbox, Google Drive, MS OneDrive, Amazon Drive) and FTP/FTPS server.
- Sequence mode for automatic cameras switching.
- Group cameras by tags.
- Import/export settings to local storage or cloud service.
- CPU/GPU efficient. HW accelerated video decoding.
Unique features:
- Background recording w/ auto deleting old records. Make your own DVR! https://urlhasbeenblocked/uQMR60
- Time-lapse recording https://urlhasbeenblocked/FMCPUL
- Video player w/ fast/slow archive playback.
- Internal web server for remote archive access and live view. https://urlhasbeenblocked/V7cKeE
- Both in-app and on-camera motion detection. Make automatic recording or send email on motion! https://urlhasbeenblocked/0xr45K
- Front/rear Android camera support for use as a spy camera or dashcam. Android 5.0+. https://urlhasbeenblocked/5z60mC
- Face detection.
- LAN scanner for automatic cams detection.
- Audio real-time processing (squelch & alarm) for using it as a baby monitor w/ audio graph.
- Select melody to play via camera speaker. https://urlhasbeenblocked/zsWC4z
- Audio monitoring from multiple cameras at once.
- Background audio.
- Sensors support (e.g. temperature sensor, humidity, etc.) for some cameras.
- Cast to Android Wear. https://urlhasbeenblocked/eZgaMt
- Google Cast™ Ready (Chromecast). Video only. https://urlhasbeenblocked/g1d8yz
- TV interface w/ PiP support on Android TV 7.0+. http://urlhasbeenblocked/MzZyoc
- Widgets and home shortcuts.
- Floating windows. https://urlhasbeenblocked/Eu0jZR
- Tasker/Locale automation plugin. https://urlhasbeenblocked/lAvDdC
One example of my usage: I use it to cast video stream to the living room TV so we can watch the kids playing in the basement without having to constantly check our phones.
I'm curious to know the advantages this app might have over that one. Any experience/advice?
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I have 4 or 5 cheap android phones setup as ip cams. I use this to control and monitor them.
any advice from tinycam users on how to review archived footage? i have caregivers go in and out of my mom's house and sometimes i'd like to review a video clip when something happened. seems perhaps that tinycam is mostly for real time viewing? or does anyone pair this with blue iris or a free archiving service like iSpy? i'm not looking to pay monthly cloud fees, but perhaps save to a desktop computer over the wifi/wired network or free cloud service (google drive, dropbox, etc). currently i have a fujikam camera which uses a microSD card but the interface to review saved footage is so unwieldy as to be unusable. if you're trying to see what happened at 2 pm last tuesday, interface (calendar, hours select) is pretty darn key! i have been waffling between buying a DVR (swann, etc) or a few more cams (foscam, more fujikams) and hopefully tiny cam + something else will allow me to view things easily and not cost a monthly fee.
(thanks OP!)
This app is so much better than the apps that come with the security camera systems.