which webcam?

[Abhishek]

Hi,

Planning to go for my first vacation for 4-5 days after I have setup my reef .Needless to say - am terrified even though I have a very experienced babysitter .
Hence planning for a webcam to keep track of stuffs . Which one do you suggest.

I was thinking about Foscam - FI9831P

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1129248-REG/foscam_fi9831pb_fi9831p_indoor_day.html

Or the dericam :-

https://www.amazon.com/Dericam-Good-looking-Appreance-P2-Black/dp/B06XK54DYY

My budget is below 100$ as I shall use it only once or twice a year .

Please share your thoughts.

Regards,
Abhishek

 

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Very interested in this, following

 

[RyanCSGO]

is wireless a must? if not then the logitech c920 has a very good quality picture.
https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wid...c&ie=UTF8&qid=1493737125&sr=1-1&keywords=c920

 

[tvu]

I'd buy from Amazon. If you have any issues it'll be easier to exchange or return. I have several cameras and I prefer the foscam R1. If you don't meet pan and tilt then the C1 is an affordable choice and has wider viewing. My derricam mic quit on me after 1.5 yrs :-(

 

[Anirban]

I have this and its great.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017L1JOX4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Abhishek]

Thanks for the amazing suggestions.
@Anirban - how easy was it setup the Amcrest in wifi ? Wonder how does it render the blue spectrum of the reef tanks?

Regards,
Abhishek

 

[Anirban]

Thanks for the amazing suggestions.
@Anirban - how easy was it setup the Amcrest in wifi ? Wonder how does it render the blue spectrum of the reef tanks?

Regards,
Abhishek

Its pretty easy to set up and you can use it through cloud access or through their app on your mobile or computer. When its deep blue under LED you will see things glowing in the tank but when its normal blue like 20K spectrum its great. I was using it from other part of the world with crappy internet speed but still working fine. So, I think now you have an idea.

 

[Abhishek]

Its pretty easy to set up and you can use it through cloud access or through their app on your mobile or computer. When its deep blue under LED you will see things glowing in the tank but when its normal blue like 20K spectrum its great.

And you can record the same ?

Regards,
Abhishek

 

[Anirban]

And you can record the same ?

Regards,
Abhishek

Yep and also can take picture. But I dont.

 

[Mike N]

I've used about 4-5 different cams. I HIGHLY recommend the Amcrest in terms of ease of setup and use.

 

[Abhishek]

Am gonna go with the 1080p version :-

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0145OQTPG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Have enough amazon points to get it free .. Thanks to wife for shopping at amazon :D

Regards,
Abhishek

 

[njtiger aquariums]

How are you going to connect to it remotely? If you are going to do port forwarding just be mindful if you can access it so can hackers. If your camera isn't a cloud camera you can setup a home VPN to help secure the connection. Also make sure you change passwords and ports if you can. This is from 2014 but people still leave settings as default - http://www.networkworld.com/article...rity-cameras-thanks-to-default-passwords.html

 

[tvu]

Here's some options. Newegg doesn't charge me tax like Amazon
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod...8&et_p1=&email64=dF9uX3Z1MjAwM0B5YWhvby5jb20=

20% coupon code
Enter Promo Code BTERFRC37 at checkout

 

[Lynn52]

I bought this one. The price was right.
https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/fishkam-aquarium-remote-monitoring-camera-review-and-unboxing.273/

 

[Mark Gray]

Following I need to do this and soon

 

[moseley75]

Following

 

[Mark Gray]

Hi all Are there in WiFi camera experts out there, all of these say they do not support 5 GH networks and that's what my WiFi is and I don't get a great cell phone signal in my house. Was wondering what I should get?

 

[tvu]

Hi all Are there in WiFi camera experts out there, all of these say they do not support 5 GH networks and that's what my WiFi is and I don't get a great cell phone signal in my house. Was wondering what I should get?

Most routers that support 5Ghz also support 2.4Ghz that I know of.

What wireless router are you using?

 

[Mark Gray]

Most routers that support 5Ghz also support 2.4Ghz that I know of.

What wireless router are you using?

It's a Linksys WRT 1900

 

[metrokat]

IceCap REEF-Cam. mounts inside or outside the fish tank. Works with your home wifi to broadcast live on your app. Anywhere.