So the bad reviews here are not justified. Assuming the first place, from the hardware, to acquire a very good for this price 720p camera here. Who says this is only VGA, which must have tomatoes on the eyes, or is simply unable to distinguish between the main stream and sub-stream of the camera. (The camera provides two different data streams to supply terminals sense). After all, one does not always have a fast Internet connection to H.264 HD to receive video. The sub-data stream provides a simple VGA or QVGA video. If you look at the video in the main stream as 1280x720 h.264 video in VLC player on, you have anyway an excellent image, which is clouded only by the somewhat meager appearance (better optics but you just can not get at this price). Toll: The camera has an IR filter, which at sufficiently (day) light travels in front of the lens, thereby disturbing color falsifications filters out by infrared light. At night, when the IR illumination is running, it is automatically folded. The shutter works reliably, only the white balance flutters but often a little back and forth so that it out fast color changes occur. But all this is absolutely justified. PTZ works perfectly, because there are nothing to complain about. You can store multiple positions, and also retrieve via app on phone or define routes. The wireless connection to my Fritz box 7270 is, despite all the prophecies of doom here perfectly and stable. Disconnections None so far. WPS via push button also works great. Similarly, the range that the typical wireless reach of most other wireless devices corresponds (approximately 10 meters distance by simple walls are with me in any case no problem). Those who are familiar with port forwarding, etc., can thus control the camera of course completely free of symptoms from the Internet. Clear is that some foreknowledge regarding. Network ahead. The Audio function is good, but the built-in microphone controls but for plenty of weak, so you have on the PC should use a digital preamp (there when VLC Player as a plug in). That would be in need of improvement. Intercom via the built-in speaker is also a nice feature, but nothing more. Most importantly, however, is to bring the firmware up to date right after your purchase. This undertaking is unfortunately good English skills ahead, because you have to install the individual firmware versions in recent months one by one. This is cumbersome and takes the camera will also advance a minus point one, because a layman can easily get bogged down here and possibly ruin the camera. On the software side there's the biggest criticisms: FOSCAMs viewer software is not available in this model with exactly the time (May 2014) not compatible. This also applies to the version 2 directly from the manufacturer side (on the CD is rather out of date). Too bad, because the software makes a very good impression and has numerous functions (multi-view, motion detection, alarm, audio support, etc. can all be defined.) As I said, not yet compatible ... but could soon be, then here would be quite fast to put a plus. For now you are but then probably bound to ONVIF compliant third-party software. And because unfortunately there is not much on the market. The camera itself you have to concentrate with a Firefox plugin. That's not so hot, but wait at least with nearly all major operating systems. Handy and Tab Operating Systems are supplied with only the most necessary per app. The FOSCAM own app seems to read out only the sub-data stream, which unfortunately means no HD picture but only VGA. That's even better. Other IP apps (eg IP Cam Viewer) can also display the HD image. I can not say anything yet about the durability of the camera currently course. There are increasing reports that the IR LEDs have a short life. So far my work yet. At this time Punk I provide a purchase recommendation from, but I would like to warn that we may have to overcome as a computer layman a few hurdles, we want to enjoy all the features that one has an IP camera.
Little tip for all those who have not found it yet: Main stream of the camera: rtsp: //: @: / Video Main Subdatenstrom the camera: rtsp: //: @: / VideoSub (Just type in VLC Player as the network address to the unadulterated raw quality of the camera to see)
