ProHD 1080P WiFi 2MP (1920TVL) Indoor Pan/Tilt Security Wireless IP Camera IP2M-841B (Black)

I killed my Foscam FI8918W last week, plugged it into a 12V power supply (stupid mistake I know). I had it running on my Synology NAS, reliably, for over 5 years. Choosing a replacement camera was surprisingly difficult. I wanted reasonable quality, reasonable price, excellent reliability, compatibility with my Synology NAS and good motion detection. I couldn’t care less about panning provided the camera’s angle of coverage was wide enough. After researching cameras for hours, and reading every imaginable review, I was set on the Foscam C1 as a good compromise between quality and price. Foscam after all had proven very reliable all these years. The picture quality was never great but it worked perfectly with my Synology NAS with minimal setup. I was, however, slightly annoyed that the Foscam C1 could only achieve 23 fps and not 25 fps in 720p. I mean, we’re in 2016, technology is ahead of this. I was also concerned with Foscam’s night-vision footage I saw on Youtube - subjects moving in the dark generally appeared blurry. Then I saw Amcrest. Never heard of the brand but they were in Synology’s list of compatible cameras. The first search I did on Amazon returned this Amcrest ProHD. It was above my budget given that I’m going to plug it in and forget about it for the next 5 years. But I was immediately sold on ‘30 fps in FullHD’. As a hobbyist photographer (I own a Sony a7ii) 30 fps in 1080p indicates to me that a) the sensor’s ISO sensitivity is good enough to achieve this frame rate and b) the CPU is powerful enough to process this frame rate. Turns out, the sensor is a Sony! So frustrated with not finding anything suitable below £60, I gave in on budget and ordered this camera. Couple of days later, received the camera, installed it, all I can say is... WOW! The quality!! And wow, wow, the responsiveness! And the speed, and basically, wow everything! It is definitely an upgrade from my beloved Foscam. It blows it away in picture quality, sharpness, speed, and whilst I don’t use panning, panning is incredibly responsive, and the image remains sharp as the camera pans. My 5 year old Foscam was clearly built in the dark ages! Setup wasn’t difficult, definitely slightly technical. I don’t access the camera from outside my home and have no intention of doing so, nor do I want an Amcrest account. I use the camera as a security measure to protect a few sentimental paintings, so I have a simple setup: Camera > Synology NAS. Here are the steps I used, which could help others: 1) Plugged in the camera to the network and power supply, let it boot up 2) Did not install any software, simply located the camera’s IP (assigned by DHCP on my router, looking at the connected devices on the router’s config page) and logged into the camera via Internet Explorer (the video plugin for Firefox -my preferred browser- did not work) 3) Changed first time admin password 4) Went straight to upgrade the camera’s firmware (which you download from Amcrest’s website) – security measure as the firmware dated back to Jan2016. 5) Once that was done, configured the camera to connect to my wireless network (left it as DHCP) 6) Configured my router to always assign a fixed IP address to my camera on wireless 7) Unplugged the wired LAN 8) Disabled functionality not needed (P2P, Mulitcast, UPNP - I don’t need the camera opening up ports on my router) 9) Created a new user in the camera settings for Synology to use - I could have used the admin account, but am being security conscious 10) Changed ALL default ports on the camera settings (HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, UDP etc.) to custom ones. I might have rebooted at this point to log on to the camera using the right port i.e. [...] 11) In Synology’s surveillance station, I chose the Amcrest camera from the list. I did have a few problems at first, Surveillance Station would not connect to the camera. Turns out I was specifying the wrong port, which is NOT the TCP or UDP ones configured on the camera, but the HTTP port (which is port 80 standard out of the box) Anyway, once all the values were entered, tada! Synology detected the camera and I was back in business. I configured the motion detection on the Camera and ensured Synology used the Camera’s motion detection to keep CPU load down on my small DS211. The great thing is, the video quality in Full HD, using H264 compression, variable bit rate with a quality of 4/5, at 30fps, takes up slightly less HDD space than my old 640x480 Foscam MJPEG at 15fps!! Roughly 15~20Mb per minute. Now time will tell as to whether it will reliably maintain a connection to my wireless network, record all motion with minimal false alarms, etc. but this camera is definitely a serious piece of kit! And all I can say is that the quality is incredible, coming from an old Foscam camera, I would seriously recommend. Maybe all cameras are this good these days, this one definitely doesn't disappoint!

I bought this to keep an eye on the house when away - the write up was good and so were the reviews. It arrived in a high quality box which is always a good sign and I was not disappointed when I finally got it out. The construction is solid with a rubbery feel to the body giving the impression of quality. Within the box are the unit, power adaptor, instructions, CAT5 cable and a CD-ROM. The instructions are very clear and follow a step by step approach to setting up the unit and registering for the free cloud, required to store captured video (or you can use a micro ad card). I plugged my unit in and followed the instructions to connect to my home network. Sadly it did not connect to my wifi by itself so I had to use the second method with the cable. Downloaded the app onto my computer and there was the camera unit. From there it was very simple to join the wireless network and other settlements nags I wanted. I downloaded the apps onto my tablet, set up the camera where I wanted it and switched on. Within minutes I had the view on my tablet and delighted ed to see it is sharp as the winner of a sharp thing contest in Sharpsville. Superb quality. The camera can be moved from the app too and it is very smooth. I was expecting it to jerk but it didn't. Motion detection is very sensitive and this triggers the event to be recorded on the cloud where you can access it from another app. I have tried the apps away from home and the camera is still responsive and very clear. So my first week of use has left me feeling very positive about this device. It is high quality, good instructions and cloud website, and very easy to operate. I recommend it to anybody else who wants to keep an eye on something from a distance.

Having tried unsuccessfully with a number of different IP Cameras to get the email alerting upon motion detection working to no avail decided to pay a little more than I have to date for this device. Am I glad I did - absolutely !!................. Its not without its little niggles though but I am sure with more playing I will work it out. Pros :- Simple basic setup, viewing the camera within 2 mins No need for port forwarding or router changes to view from outside your own network Excellent quality picture Feature rich browser/web interface Excellent build quality Very professional camera Motion sensitivity settings by area (ie can have high sensitivity on a door for example and very low on the wall next to the door if like me you suffer from sunlight reflection from outside setting off the sensors. Full remote control over 3/4G and wifi Zoom capability Cons: There is an issue with the IE and Chrome plug in for the web browser access. This is due to it being based on NAPI which is deemed prone to exploits hence Microsoft and Google have dropped support. Firefox works fine, its just is you dont want to use Firefox you will have an issue viewing the camera via a browser. Amcrest need to update to a new plugin for IE and Chrome support (hence dropping a star above). Not managed to get images saved to the app yet upon alarm, have succeeded with video recording and image by email but for some reason not with stills to the app. I think this is me though not finding the correct option in the many settings for this device. I bought this camera to alert me with a clear image by email should movement be sensed and this camera delivers that with excellent quality. This device is also capable of much much more which I am just finding my way around - I would buy again ! Review Update - 15 June 2016. Having used this camera for 3 months successfully camera decided to no longer send alerts when connected via wifi which it had done for 3 months. Tried everything, upgraded firmware, reset factory defaults to no avail. Plugged in to RJ45 and worked immediately. Returned camera to Amazon for refund which they did without issue. now unsure what to do about a replacement.

He pedido varias de estas camaras sin problemas, es el caso que esta llego con los sellos del fabricante rotos, instructivos por fuera y en la parte inferior de la camara que deberia traer la calca del numero de serie, llego sin esta y con pegamento como si se la hubieran arrancado. Tengo que preparar devolucion ya que no acepta cambios y si quiero ordenar la misma camara ya esta a un mayor precio.

Amazing product with amazing customer service Highly recommended

Nie zostało wyraźnie powiedziane, że zasilacz jest standardem amerykańskim i że w zestawie nie ma adaptera. Tak więc w zasadzie musisz kupić adapter.

Great camera, connected it to my nasserver and works very good, delivery took a little bit long but correct seller.

Funktioniert gut. Nicht einfach zu programmieren