Has any of you found yet a good IP camera for home security which can be viewed and controlled remotely with an Android smartphone? Unfortunately my old Linksys WVC54G cam can only be used with MS IE.
On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:28:37 -0800, Rover <ro...@free.but.invalid>
wrote:
>Has any of you found yet a good IP camera for home security which can be >viewed and controlled remotely with an Android smartphone? Unfortunately >my old Linksys WVC54G cam can only be used with MS IE.
My Panasonics (BL-C131A and BL-C140A) work fine using Safari on an
iPhone EXCEPT for audio.
> > My Panasonics (BL-C131A and BL-C140A) work fine using Safari on an
> > iPhone EXCEPT for audio.
> Yes, I, too, have seen several IP cameras adverised as viewable with
> iPhone, but hardly any with Android phone.
X10 has recently introduced an Android tablet and wireless IP cameras.
The web page says the Airsight camera is viewable over iPhone, Android
phone and tablets but I have no hands-on experience.
> X10 has recently introduced an Android tablet and wireless IP cameras.
> The web page says the Airsight camera is viewable over iPhone, Android
> phone and tablets but I have no hands-on experience.
For that price I don't think you could get an IP cam with as good video as they are showing on their promotional web site. Besides, X10 has gained a reputation for cheap quality, especially in video products. Recording over a WiFi link is also a questionable practice as it requires a dedicated PC to be online. It would be still fine if the cam also had a built-in recording capability on a micro SD card, with time stamps, etc.
I wonder why they don't show more detailed specs for the cam that could really tell the story, such as you see for the sumilar looking camera here:
On Jan 6, 8:28 pm, Rover <ro...@free.but.invalid> wrote:
> Has any of you found yet a good IP camera for home security which can be
> viewed and controlled remotely with an Android smartphone? Unfortunately
> my old Linksys WVC54G cam can only be used with MS IE.
I recently bought a Tenvis IP camera (with pan/tilt) for around $50.
It works well and there are several android apps available to view and
control it.
> I recently bought a Tenvis IP camera (with pan/tilt) for around $50.
> It works well and there are several android apps available to view and
> control it.
Which model and where did you buy it? I've seen a few of them on Amazon but hardly any user feedbacks.
On Jan 9, 1:38 am, Rover <ro...@free.but.invalid> wrote:
> On 1/8/2012 8:20 AM, Markus wrote:
> > I recently bought a Tenvis IP camera (with pan/tilt) for around $50.
> > It works well and there are several android apps available to view and
> > control it.
> Which model and where did you buy it? I've seen a few of them on
> Amazon but hardly any user feedbacks.
I bought it via Ebay from Germany. I think it is a JPT3815, it is
nowhere written on the device !
I quite like the tenvis.com website. You can feel that English is not
the native language, but the make a serious effort to offer useful
information. For example you can download the manuals in advance.
> I bought it via Ebay from Germany. I think it is a JPT3815, it is
> nowhere written on the device !
Ach, so you are a Deutscher, ja? Thanks for the additional info. I've looked at the tenvis web site earlier, but was turned off by it being a Chinese company. So I am surprised you have such a good opinion about them. Maybe I'll take another look.
> I quite like the tenvis.com website. You can feel that English is not
> the native language, but the make a serious effort to offer useful
> information. For example you can download the manuals in advance.
I am also impressed how much info they have on that web site but, at least initially, I would probably buy one of their indoors MINI models, such as the MINI318 because of where I want to deploy the camera. If that works out well for me, I might add a more sophisticated outdoors cam, too.
On Jan 11, 8:57 pm, Rover <ro...@free.but.invalid> wrote:
> Ach, so you are a Deutscher, ja?
Nein, I'm Swiss. Germany is not that far away, though.
> I am also impressed how much info they have on that web site but, at least initially, I would probably buy one of their indoors MINI models,
> such as the MINI318 because of where I want to deploy the camera. If
> that works out well for me, I might add a more sophisticated outdoors
> cam, too.
I have ordered several times stuff from Dealextreme, for simple things
they are fine, but for many items the information they provide is not
enough. I really found the Tenvis site confidence-inspiring as there
is real information available. Better than man reputable american
companies. A refreshing development for chinese companies...
> Nein, I'm Swiss. Germany is not that far away, though.
Ach, Entschuldigung. ;-)
> I have ordered several times stuff from Dealextreme, for simple things
> they are fine, but for many items the information they provide is not
> enough. I really found the Tenvis site confidence-inspiring as there
> is real information available. Better than man reputable american
> companies. A refreshing development for chinese companies...
I agree with the info on their web site but I am a bit concerned getting software from mainland China where so much of the recent hacking of top secure US web sites occured. Such IP web camera firmware would be an excellent method of planting trojan horses all over the Internet that could pass data back to China.
On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:28:37 -0800, Rover <ro...@free.but.invalid> wrote in
message <je7hvm$l4...@speranza.aioe.org>:
>Has any of you found yet a good IP camera for home security which can be >viewed and controlled remotely with an Android smartphone? Unfortunately >my old Linksys WVC54G cam can only be used with MS IE.
Have you checked the Android _apps_ for a product that serves as
intermediary?
In the iPhone/iPad realm, I use an app from eK(eypad Mobile Solutions
www.eKeypad.net ) which integrates Elk M1 automation panel and security,
INSTEON lighting, IP thermostats, infrared -- and umpteen different IP video
cameras and DVR's.
