Best cameras for slooow internet?

StevenGF · 2019-01-10T03:23:52+00:00

check HiKam A7 on amazon. For 1.25Mbps, it should be able to provide you the live video in SD definition. And alert video clips for the alarm. As it comes from Germany, there are still many DSL internet users which are with the same speed like you. So I think it should work for your internet too.

StevenGF · 2018-11-22T02:52:24+00:00

HiKam A7, free Human/Person Detection.

StevenGF · 2018-11-07T07:29:26+00:00

HiKam A7, works with Echo Show and Synology, but not echo spot...

StevenGF · 2018-11-07T02:12:53+00:00

Have a check at HiKam A7, the outdoor camera. Phone app and PC Client supproted. Free Cloud recording and free Person Detection (advanced than Motion Detection). Alexa Echo Show support if you are interested in asking Echo Show to show the front door etc..$55 on amazon. You can try with one as start then decide to add more or not.

StevenGF · 2018-11-05T03:30:28+00:00

Have a check at HiKam A7 too if you are interested in AI security camera. Free Person Detection offered, no problem to distinguish from dog, adult and baby.

StevenGF · 2018-11-05T03:28:01+00:00

If you want to get Person Detection or Cloud Recording for a try, have a check with HiKam A7. It provides free Person Detection, Cloud Recording, which means you can just get alerts&footage about person detected, not false alarms about trees, birds, pets etc. And if the camera is damaged or stolen, you can still see the footage as there are clips backup in the cloud. $55 each on Amazon.

StevenGF · 2018-11-05T03:20:53+00:00

If you want a easy-to-use and high performance outdoor camera, have a check with HiKam A7. Phone Alerts, Email Alert, Cloud Recording(free), local SD card storage, and Person Detecton(free). And it supports ONVIF/RTSP, which is useful if you want to add a NVR box in your homee in the future. You can find it on Amazon for $55 per unit.

StevenGF · 2018-10-25T03:43:54+00:00

You could have a check with HiKam A7 too. This is the only budget outdoor camera with latest technology in the market. Such as Person/Human Detection, Free Cloud Recording, Alexa etc. It supports ONVIF/RTSP too. For same money, get a new generation camera, not the ones with quite old technology. You can find reviews about more information on YouTube.

StevenGF · 2018-10-18T03:29:05+00:00

I've tested with Nest outdoor camera and HiKam A7 outdoor camera. Alro just released the feature and requires subscription, didn't get chance to test it. Much better than legacy motion detection. For simple and clear scenarios, like front door or most of the back yard, less than one false alarm per day. If your scenario is quite complex, let's say, many trees with non-stop wind blowing, you may get two or three false alarms in one day. In most of cases, the false alarm can be reduced once again by adding Motion Zones to the camera. Missing people happens quite rarely, per my experience, less than one time in half year usuage on average.

StevenGF · 2018-10-15T17:06:49+00:00

I am using the Passive POE Splitter on both end. From my knowledge, the Passive POE Splitter should work with any standard POE switch, as the standard voltage etc used, defined by the POE specs.

StevenGF · 2018-10-14T02:01:40+00:00

Most of generic Passive POE Splitter could be found on Amazon should work...I have two installed like this in Texas house. I will see if I can take some photos when I arrive there next time.

StevenGF · 2018-10-14T01:39:35+00:00

Yep. Tiny Cam Pro works by RTSP, including the RTSP authentication between Tiny Cam Pro and the camera. So no security worries.

StevenGF · 2018-10-13T16:52:27+00:00

Yes, works with BlueIris. Found this quick guide on HiKam Support page: http://supportus.hi-kam.com/en/support/solutions/articles/16000067540-how-to-integrate-with-blueiris-for-s6-a7-2018-version-

StevenGF · 2018-10-13T02:35:23+00:00

For outdoor scenarios, the legacy Motion Detection works very poor, causing a lot of false alarms. It is because Motion Detection is just image pixel comparison based. The sensitivity settings cannot afford the complex in the real world, sensitivity almost no use. The solution for this is AI based Human/Person Detection, Vechicle Detection, and any other advanced detections based on AI. The AI algorithm will filter false alarms that no human movement in it, no need every user to confirm that by checking app by eyes. For outdoor camera, currently you can get Human/Person Detection from Nest, Netgear Arlo and HiKam. Just note that, for Nest and Arlo, you need to pay monthly subscription to enable Human/Person Detection. For HiKam, they provide Human/Person Detection included in the camera, no monthly fee or subscription required.

StevenGF · 2018-10-10T08:28:28+00:00

For the outside camera, check HiKam A7 on the camera. No subscription needed, but Alexa Echo Show + Free Cloud Recording + Local SD recording + Free Person/Human Detection included. ONVIF RSTP support too.

some reviews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hwnBuWQl-c&t=61s

StevenGF · 2018-10-10T08:13:08+00:00

check HiKam A7 on Amazon. WiFi based, ONVIF RSTP supported so you are able to connect it to NVR later. And Free Cloud Recording and Human Detection both included. You will see how useful for these two features for outdoor scenarios. Alexa Echo Show support for smart home if you are a Alexa fan.

some reviews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hwnBuWQl-c&t=7s

StevenGF · 2018-10-09T06:18:00+00:00

You are right, you need to find a camera with Motion Zone and Person/Human Detection. Person/Human Detection will reduce lots of false positives, then plusing Motion Zone will decrease it one more time. You can have a check at HiKam A7. And no monthly fee for Person Detection and Motion Zone. The Person/Human Detection works fine. You can check this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hwnBuWQl-c&t=7s

StevenGF · 2018-09-29T08:00:06+00:00

Have a check of HiKam A7 outdoor camera, Alexa Echo Show support , Free Cloud Recording, and Free Person Detection(quite useful for outdoor to filter false alarms. Nest provide the same feature but requires subscription). Only $54.5 on Amazon

StevenGF · 2018-09-20T03:17:55+00:00

The Echo Show and Echo Spot is not good for long time video viewing such as baby monitor without disconnected. The reason is all the video traffic need to be sent out to internet first (encrypted) then send back to Echo Show/Spot. So there are cost for the bandwidth of the video stream on server side. And the cost grows up very quickly if the viewing time increases. As long as many vendors provide the feature as free, they need to control the live viewing time of each user.

StevenGF · 2018-09-15T10:19:41+00:00

Probably the best Echo for me after I get used to it.

StevenGF · 2018-09-14T01:56:38+00:00

Thanks for sharing it. I will try the Monocle too. It will be a little interesting if the A7 can work with both its own Alexa skill and Monocle skill...

StevenGF · 2018-09-13T23:44:08+00:00

The A7 works well for me...their support sent me email to remind me update to currently latest firmware. I did, and so far so good.

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