Alptop Indoor WiFi Camera IP Security Camera 1080P Wireless Home Surveillance Camera for Baby/Elder/Pet/Nanny Monitor,Pan/Tilt,Two-Way Audio,Motion Detection & Night Vision AT-200RW

I really was hoping this would work and time to replace my 7-year old D-Link camera. I spent considerable time comparing the many security camera systems, taking note of those "Verified Purchase" that actually provide helpful comments. And always cautious when some products have too many have 5 Star ratings lacking comments.The instructions are a bit confusing, yet I'm somewhat tech savvy and it did connect on the CamHi app when connected to the LAN. Instruction even stated once connected via LAN, it would also work on my 2.4G WiFi and no need to connect the LAN again. Such is not the case. I tried, and tried; reset the camera again, again, and again. I even limited my Linksys router settings to use only "g" as recommended in their instructions and still, it would go through the funky noises trying to connect, only to never appear on the CamHi app.I watched the YouTube videos and although works like a champ there, I never got the same results.The manufacturer website was not available so I finally tossed in the towel, repacked the camera and sent it back.

I received this camera yesterday and easily got it up and running. I added my own 32MB micro-SD card as it does not come with one. The camera has a flat bottom to sit on a shelf or a rather nice wall mount with a screw mount for the camera. For my use right now, I just put it on a shelf near where I already had a Ethernet cable and power outlet (I like hardwired internet connections since my WiFi sometimes has issues, but it does have 2.4GHz WiFi available). I already had the APP on my iPhone since I have two other outdoor cameras that use the same APP and it was no problem to add this camera on. The camera kind of blends in with nik-nacks and other items on the shelf and, although not really small, does not readily attract attention. The picture quality is good and I'm thus far very pleased with it's operation.

We installed this in the first apartment and could not do a wi-fi only setup, but plugging it into the router with the RJ-45 cable did a quick setup. Then we moved to a different apartment with a different wi-fi, and once again a wi-fi only setup did not work, but again the cable-to-router worked fine. Does anyone know why? Also, in both installations, we only have one-way communication. We can talk through the phone app to the person with the camera, but that person can not be heard on the phone app. Does anyone know why? Is this an extra set-up that must be done?

This thing is worthless.Out of the box, the camera was damaged and had dead spots (see pictures, 1st is against a wall, 2nd is a piece of paper against the same wall). I tried cleaning the lens in the hope it was just dirt or smudges, but to no avail. Aside from the aforementioned blemishes, the picture quality in HD mode is okay at best. My cell has a much better camera. SD mode is what you'd expect from SD.The two-way audio is unreliable. From 2 rooms away, all I could hear was static/feedback. When I tried to speak, I could hear the occasional sentence but the majority of what I said was never played back.Camera responsiveness was abysmal. Even in SD mode, there was severe lag when trying to scan or tilt. In HD mode... forget it. It might update the still image every minute or so.I should have known it was junk when the instructions tell you to lower your home network security level (NEVER DO THIS!) to let this piece of trash have access. There was no MAC address given for the device, so I couldn't add it to my white list. I ended up putting it on the guest VLAN. It was promptly removed when all the other failures were noted.This is going back.

I have already bought 2 (two) of these cameras. I wanted to keep an eye on my bunnies (one of them is pregnant). I have since moved both into her cage area (the picture is from her cage). The picture is in night vision. You can't see a bright light when the camera is on...just a series of dim red dots. On the night vision, they appear as a bright light. The image is very clear, even in SD mode. It has a great range and can see about 300*+ around. I can talk to my bunnies, but I seem to have a hard time hearing them. Not sure what is wrong with the sound there. Also, the setup was very easy. I recommend you download CamHiPro...it is a better program than the basic CamHi.I definitely recommend this product!

Watch out for altop products (and any other products that transmit your voice and video feed), especially if you are getting these cameras to monitor your baby room. The remote access feature is neat, but your video and voice data travels unencrypted to china servers. You can check it by looking at IP addresses that this camera access, on port number 30019. There is more than dozen IP addresses hardcoded into firmware.

We were very skeptical about getting this camera because it's price was not nearly as much as other highly rated cameras. To our dismay, this camera is AMAZING! I will update if anything changes while we have it since it has only been a few days, but the night vision camera works perfect, the actual camera quality is great, the only issue we have is the motion detection is VERY sensitive. The notifications are a little excessive but I guess that is a good thing if you use this for security instead of to watch your dogs. The two way audio works great, and it does a full pan of a room. Definitely a good purchase!

The manufacturer's customer service is terrific. The first camera I received had a defect: it vibrated, and the sound was picked up by the microphone. I contacted the manufacturer via email and they respond very quickly, offering to ship a new unit. The new camera was perfect.This security camera works perfectly for my needs. I set up a home office and this allows me to keep an eye on the kids in another part of the house. I installed the PC software and run the surveillance interface in a separate monitor. Some of the other cameras I looked at could only be run in a phone app.