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

This is the one I got, I'm very happy with it.

I bought this yesterdya and i'm returning it. It does NOT remote pan or tilt, which makes it pretty useless. I bought this one instead. Sane good quality camera, also has 2-way talk AND can remotely pan. It does ther same cloud storage and it's video quality is the same.

The big thing about the Circle is that it's chargeable and portable. But most of the time it's going to stay in one place anyways and you can just unplug and plug it back into another outlet. Not really worth the extra 70 bucks to me.

PLUS, you can't view the Circle on a mac. it is only smart devices like tablets or phones. Lame....

You can get a 1080p camera with wifi for $99. This is what I use on my front door.

I have it setup to alert my phone and computer when anyone is at the front door, no matter where I am.

As long as the camera supports ONVIF and the NAS supports it, then you should have no issue with having the NAS record.

Most of the cheap cameras only support cloud recording because that's how they make their money off of you.

EDIT: Forgot to do provide a recommendation, if you want an indoor cam, something like this would work: https://smile.amazon.com/Amcrest-1920TVL-Security-Wireless-IP2M-841B/dp/B0145OQTPG/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=ip+camera&qid=1558804116&s=gateway&sr=8-5

I have a DS415+ with 4 X 6tb WD Reds (18tb total in SHR). I use it as:

• Plex server - I have 4 users I share with accross the country (no transcoding although it can handle 1-2)
  
• Surveillance - I have 2 X Amcrest 1080p cameras that record when motion detected and are wireless. Keep in mind that you get two free licenses per Synology unit. Any more and it will cost you a license per camera
  
• Storage - Two users primarily and access both locally and over the net multiple times a day (through the DS apps). Photos/videos/documents/etc.
  
• Cloudsync - synced with OneDrive
  
• VPN server - not running all the time but I do use it several times a week
  
  I did upgrade the memory to 8gb following this. I purchased the DS415+ a year ago coming from a DS213j that could not handle all of this simultaneously. I have been very happy with the setup and would purchase again in a heartbeat.

I got this one because I do PoE in the house and I loathe putting stuff on the wireless if they don't have to be there:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H2JFE5W/

There's identical version without the PoE for $10 less:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0145OQTPG

I don't let it talk to outside of my network though, so I had to set up a little open-sauce surveillance recording software on my server :)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0145OQTPG/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_6?smid=AM1AKWRN957PC&psc=1

Order one of these and DON'T MISS IT!

I can't comment as a owner, but I've heard quite a lot of discussion regarding the Amcrest and Amcrest Pro, 720P and 1080P respectively. I have three pro's sitting in my wish list at the moment. Seem to be a great value.

r/letnotmeet has an official guide on the sidebar that has good tips as far as safety/physical security goes. one thing that's not on there are what's called "security bars" that you can buy from amazon. they block in doors/windows/sliding doors from being broken in while you're at home, like when you're sleeping.

i'd also consider posting on trollx for advice as well. there's some of us trolls who've gone through some shit and may be able to give good advice.

for restraining order, for one thing, he'll need the exact address of where he needs to stay away from. since he already knows her home address, i would just be careful putting on there specific locations that he doesn't know about, if that makes sense. restraining orders might only be half as helpful if there isn't some way to catch him violating it. i'd recommend some sort of night security camera. i put these on my tech wishlist after ppl recommended them on the recent r/aww post on the cat triggering the night camera:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0145OQTPG/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3PDI6G88Q8ITA&coliid=I32NXUP8ELY3US&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019MMRV1M/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3PDI6G88Q8ITA&coliid=IXT7HPA0HMC8D&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CW4BG4K/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3PDI6G88Q8ITA&coliid=I2NHMUTKAQWLNC&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QH0Q8J4/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3PDI6G88Q8ITA&coliid=IYEA8OCV4N4GA&psc=1

as for stopping cold turkey or de-escalating, that's up to her. but whatever she chooses, and hell, even now, she NEEDS to be prepared for his possible actions when she does do it, cuz he's gonna get pissed, which might lead to silent insidious revenge or straight out attack.

that means not going anywhere alone, securing her house and car when she's alone, setting up apps that can be immediately triggered quietly to call for help, carrying pepper sprays/defense stuff depending on local laws, etc etc, there's a lot you can do. and making sure her friends/family/coworkers/employer knows -the more eyes keeping a lookout for him the better (show them a picture of him). these fuckers relish on getting the upper hand and she needs to get in control of the situation. (and yes, i know a lot of this stuff from reading that sub)

also, breaking and entering IS a crime, wherever you are. if she catches that on tape she's golden as far as restraining order or even straight up charging him with it. she should start a journal log, writing down exact dates/times/details of any event, small or big. if it ever goes to the police or court, it'll help tremendously. she can also low-key record conversations with him on her phone, just turn the indicator light switch off.

best of luck and safety to you and your friend.

-trollx

I have an IP cam sitting infront of my tanks so I can watch them when I leave, that's how I'm able to count and make sure they're all good. :)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0145OQTPG/ref=sxts_kp_bs_lp_1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=8778bc68-27e7-403f-8460-de48b6e788fb&pd_rd_wg=21B1o&pf_rd_r=12GS5PW18PBW9ABXCZSV&pf_rd_s=desktop-sx-top-slot&pf_rd_t=301&pd_rd_i=B0145OQTPG&pd_rd_w=u0VUM&pf_rd_i=amcrest&pd_rd_r=ab67158b-001c-48ca-ad6b-e3b762f8f7e6&ie=UTF8&qid=1542416904&sr=1

Amcrest (formerly FOSCAM). Probably your best bang for your buck for indoor cameras with no monthly fees.

Amcrest IP2M-841 ProHD 1080P (1920TVL) WiFi IP Security Camera, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0145OQTPG/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_QHXHxbZKM388M

I'd suggest going for the 1080p ones, which are on sale for only 10 dollars more here with code "4S9MPCX8". Got an email from them yesterday about it.

Amcrest ProHD 1080P WiFi Wireless IP Security Camera - 1080P (1920TVL), IP2M-841 (Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0145OQTPG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_5mCLwb88J7KNV

I bought this a few weeks ago and it is absolutely great.

I bought a house in March and had the intention of going all in on HA, but so far it hasn't exactly panned out. budgeting for a few good products as i go.

BUT, Here is what i started with so far. I've settled with silo'ed stuff so far. This is what i've done, others will probably have stronger recommendations though.

1. a good wifi router.
   http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Z0V2NQ8?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage
   
2. Power meter
   http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003XOZG0Y?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage
   
3. thermostat
   http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FLZEQH2?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage
   
4. 4x wifi cameras
   http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0145OQTPG?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage
   
5. entertainment http://www.amazon.com/Sony-STR-DN1050-Channel-Receiver-Bluetooth/dp/B00JC31SEI/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1452667821&sr=1-1&keywords=str+dn1050
   
   Yes, that's 5 separate apps on my own Note 4
   
   Next on the list is a zwave hub and garage door controller.
   
   

Think I found my answer here!

https://www.amazon.com/Amcrest-IP2M-841-1920TVL-Wireless-Camera/dp/B0145OQTPG

Thanks!

Unfortunately I can't give you a specific product, but what might work for you is an IP camera. Do a quick search on Amazon and see if that's what you're looking for. Something like this seems to have most of the features you mentioned.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0145OQTPG/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_-dGYDb89RVMMR

Works well enough.

My wife and I went the IP camera route. It's basically a security cam that hooks up to your wifi and you can access it through an app on your phone. The image quality is much better. Amazon link

You don't specify what or where you are trying to monitor (indoor, outdoor, in the rain, available power). But there are plenty of cameras that do what you do ask for.

If the camera follows the ONVIF standard, it can be captured by one of many IPCamera Apps that can pick up the stream. If you are in the Androidverse, I recommend this. I am sure there are similar Apple products. I have this app running on my Nvidia Shield, and if I'm watching the boobtoob, a couple button presses, and all 8 of my cameras are displayed on my TV.


Here are a few ONVIF cameras (just as an example).

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0145OQTPG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_dp_T1_Ro1DzbPHDFZFE

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0SN42N/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_dp_T1_mp1Dzb7PCXTSB

$58.

Everything you’re looking for.

We got a webcam rather than a 'baby monitor'. It works from anywhere on both iPhone and Android and it gets regular security patches. We got a cheap audio-only monitor for when we were around the house. When we heard baby start fussing we could pull up the app to see what was happening.

We bought this a couple of months ago and absolutely love it:
http://www.amazon.com/Amcrest-IP2M-841-1920TVL-Security-Camera/dp/B0145OQTPG

https://www.amazon.com/Amcrest-IP2M-841-1920TVL-Security-Camera/dp/B0145OQTPG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1468434745&sr=8-3&keywords=wireless+camera

I don't have it saving pure video though. I have it taking a snapshot every 10 seconds.

I pull the data off the card once a month or so and keep it for a bit, then delete it.

When the incident happened, I pulled it right then and was able to burn the stills to a CD for the deputy that responded in about 5 minutes.

I have others on the house too but they are all static. This is the only one I have that pans around. I just have a setting on it that points it at the door. The others are static ones, made by Dlink, and they don't even make them anymore. I've had them for years.

I don't think its weatherproof, but I have it mounted well under an eve-it won't get wet there beyond more humidity.

Considering the light (then lack of it, the idiot decided about halfway through the break in to unscrew the porch light) the pictures came out pretty well.

I have since went to harbor freight and bought a solar security light. It stays dim till it detects motion, then goes bright. its way up high like the camera, and if you go to disable it, you're going to be facing the camera directly. But if someone decides to disable the porch light again, they will still be lit up.

I put up a much better security door, and have the other two doors in the backyard (behind a fence) getting changed out to the better one today. If someone decides to try again, its going to be a lot more difficult for them. The deputy thinks it was random, and I'm beginning to agree. I have everything well lit outside but the house is usually dark unless I'm up. I used to keep a vehicle outside when I had 3, but I since have sold it and the other two are in the garage. I'm guessing they cased it before I sold the vehicle. Seeing it gone, they figured I wasn't home.

For all the people asking which camera they should get, after buying a bunch of different cameras for my house I'm probably the happiest with this one:

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

Great quality picture and sound, two way audio, works with my iSpy setup. I actually have it in my kitchen now because I can swivel it one way and watch my door and swivel it the other way and watch things on the stove cooking with a decent amount of detail. Plus with the two way sound I can talk to anyone else who might be cooking.

My only complaint is that to use it in Chrome you need to install their Chrome app, which looks no different from going to it over the IP except that it actually shows the video. I only go in there for configuration though as IP Cam Viewer Pro/Basic see the video fine and do PVZ fine.

Price History

post to /r/homesecurity they have plenty of experience with IP cams. I have an Amcrest PTZ which I got from Amazon and it works fine

We use these.

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

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

I have 5 of these Amcrest 1080P cameras and they have never failed me. The setup was quick and the iOS/Android app works very well and is snappy to load HD streams over 4G. I don't yet use the motion alert features, but you could pop in a SD card to record on motion (which can also be viewed remotely). I highly recommend them and for the price, hard to beat.

One of the cams is our dedicated baby monitor that gets used like ~3 hours each day if not more. We also use them for nanny cam purposes and the 2-way audio and PTZ capabilities come in handy often.

P.S: Forgot to mention, unlike Foscam where support was non-existent, Amcrest was quick to respond and are "more US based" than Foscam/other Chinese OEM knock offs.

http://www.amazon.com/Amcrest-ProHD-Wireless-Security-Camera/dp/B0145OQTPG

Excellent cam and system

I got this last christmas when it was on sale for 80$. Might be a bit pricey, but it is really nice.
Hook it up to Wifi or just ethernet it to your computer, and there's either a web address or a phone app you can use to look at and fully control a live view, or recent footage, if you stick an SD card in it to record to. Great night vision, two way mic/speaker, zoom, and motion detection, perfect for what you'd want it for.

I've used these and they are pretty amazing for the price.

I didn't see it as saying open box. This was the listing.

https://www.amazon.com/Amcrest-IP2M-841-1920TVL-Wireless-Camera/dp/B0145OQTPG

I believe amcrest is going to make it right with a new device, cross shipped or 1 year extra cloud access.

You could probably get any camera and connect it to Blue Iris and get an MJPEG stream, and PTZ control.

Should be able to do it with an Amcrest camera without any additional software. Check out this site - it lists the available streams for various camera models, and you can see which ones can do MJPEG. I think the IP2M-841 would do what you want. It's a pan/tilt camera and the site I linked above has the URL for that model to access an MJPEG stream.

I think the monitor I linked to can handle multiple cams pretty easily. But I only have one atm so haven't tested that. Might be worth checking out. But then again, IP cams like those from Amcrest/Foscam/Hikvision would probably be cheaper. https://smile.amazon.com/Amcrest-1920TVL-Security-Wireless-IP2M-841B/dp/B0145OQTPG is an example of what i'm talking about.

I highly recommend the Amcrest one that I have. I'm not a huge fan of their UI but the refresh rate and video are excellent.

This is the one we have. [Amcrest camera]
(https://www.amazon.com/Amcrest-1920TVL-Security-Wireless-IP2M-841B/dp/B0145OQTPG)

It's pricey, but I think it's totally worth it. Amcrest might make some lower end models too.

I plan to use it as a regular security cam when the little one is older, so we'll get more than a couple years of use out of it.

I'm concerned as to why an Amazon product with known fake/incentivized reviews basically scores a perfect on ReviewMeta.com and a "D" on FakeSpot.com.

Link to product

Link to ReviewMeta

Link to FakeSpot

Used an amcrest for a while. It’s a kitchen sink and works pretty well. I ditched it because personally I couldn’t stand the app and wanted something that would integrate with HomeKit. If you don’t care about either of these you’ll probably like it fine. This is the one I used: Amcrest IP2M-841 ProHD 1080P (1920TVL) Wireless WiFi IP Camera, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0145OQTPG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_RXdhAb3SV32V0

This is what I am currently looking at. Opinions?

http://www.amazon.com/Amcrest-IP2M-841-1920TVL-Security-Camera/dp/B0145OQTPG/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1462138155&sr=8-6&keywords=outdoor+video+surveillance+camera

Hi marcginla,

I must admit cloud recording is not my area of expertise, mainly because I try and stay away from it due to privacy concerns, and the fact that you generally have to pay a monthly fee for storing recorded clips beyond a certain number of days.

Yes, a local NVR will allow direct remote access and/or cloud recording of videos.

There are basically two ways of going about remote access:

• All cameras and an NVR connected via WiFi that you remotely access directly over the internet (port forwarding needs to be set up on your father's router, will need a dynamic DNS service to be set up as well) -
  
  Pros: No monthly charges. 24/7 recording possible. SD card slot allows motion detected captures (7 days easily possible).
  
  Cons: More difficult to set up. Also remote playback of recorded video is limited by the upload bandwidth of your father's broadband. If the NVR automatically reduces video quality to adjust, then this is not an issue.
  
  
• All cameras directly connected to the internet via WiFi and recording to the cloud.
  
  Pros: Easiest to set up and use.
  
  Cons: Can cost you a few dollars per camera per month for 7 day recording. Live streaming possible but generally only motion detected recordings will be available.
  
  In your case, it does make sense to consider the cloud recording option. Can't comment on the specific cloud services you mentioned. However do consider the Amcrest 1080p ProHD camera which can upload to the Amcrest cloud service. Its $99 at the moment.
  
  Amcrest is a company started by the same people who started Foscam. It seems they have come up with better products than Foscam. I would recommend this over the Foscam 720p. You can read about the Amcrest cloud service and pricing plans here. By the way any cloud service that offers everything 100% free is a bit suspect in my opinion. What will be the reliability of a 100% free service is the question.
  
  Hope that helps. Maybe others who use cloud services will chime in.
  
  Daniel

I’m using one of these with Home Assistant using the “amcrest” component: https://www.amazon.com/Amcrest-1920TVL-Security-Wireless-IP2M-841B/dp/B0145OQTPG

No cloud, no subscription and pretty cheap. The camera does need a weekly-or-so reboot to remain stable but that could just be this one, it’s 2 years old and didn’t need that before.

I also have a few UniFi G3 Flex cameras. The Amcrest seems to be the simpler solution and can record directly to SD card, no separate NVR needed.

I'd stay away from Xiaomi. Some of then can be hacked, some not. And I'm not sure about how much quality you can get from those that can be hacked. Just gave up one one of those ( Xiaomi Mijia 1080P - might be the same as your example) because you can only access it through their servers and replaced it with an Amcrest camera with RTSP/ ONVIF/FTP.