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    Amcrest or Annke?, I finally found my camera

    I can't edit my post. I meant But I was surprised to find out not all 2.8mm lenses have the same fov
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    Amcrest or Annke?, I finally found my camera

    I'm new to all of this, so taking it one step at a time. Both cameras support RTSP, so then you're saying both cameras should function with ispy, tinycam etc? I'll check out IP cam Viewer pro, thanks. I have about 5 IP camera apps on my phone right now. I need wide view to use fewer cameras. I...
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    Amcrest or Annke?, I finally found my camera

    I downloaded that already. I will test it when I get the camera.
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    Amcrest or Annke?, I finally found my camera

    I download the Amcrest app from the play store, but was not sure if it requires internet access to function. I did not know of the gDMSS app, thanks for mentioning it. Also, I saw a watched a video on YouTube titled "turning a $100 security camera into a $300 security camera", in which the guy...
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    Amcrest or Annke?, I finally found my camera

    I've spent two months researching for the best low cost LAN camera system for my needs (two or three cameras). After bouncing back and forth between a analog DVR system, a IP NVR system, and a stand alone system connected to a route, I chose the stand alone system strictly because of its low...
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    Looking for a stand alone 2.4ghz camera

    I noticed not all wifi cameras claim to be wireless ip cameras. Does it make a difference (with third party software) if the camera is ip or not ip?. I don't have edit or delete, only report. Maybe I'll try another browser I dont have
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    Looking for a stand alone 2.4ghz camera

    Also. can you tell me how to edit a post?, I am using firefox and see no option to edit
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    Looking for a stand alone 2.4ghz camera

    Yes. Others here have stated the same thing, and it's cheaper than a phone. That will be my plan Now I assume any ip camera that is compatible with third party software, the app will be able to access and control the camera (including ptz) from my phone or PC within the LAN. Or will this LAN...
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    Looking for a stand alone 2.4ghz camera

    I had an idea. Does anyone know if it's possible to connect an ip camera directly to my phones hotspot, then use a mobile ip camera app to view and control the camera, thereby bypassing the router. There would be two possible ways to do this 1. Use the ip camera app on the same phone that has...
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    Looking for a stand alone 2.4ghz camera

    I have changed my mind several times while looking for the ideal security camera system for a small area at my warehouse. I originally looked for a single camera with action cam attributes. 1. Wide angle to cover a large area preferably 120-170 degrees 2. Large capacity sd card. Minimum 128...
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    USB plug in router for video storage?

    Yes. I know now I need to look for fully compliant onvif cameras. But I spent weeks studying the small indoor wifi cameras with sd cards like wyze, blink, etc. and found out their proprietary app cant function without internet access. They are designed that way. Now I look for onvif cameras that...
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    USB plug in router for video storage?

    Correct. I have found out while doing research every day for over a month that there are a huge number of people/users online -including "experts" in the field writing articles- that dont seem to understand being connected to wifi and being connected to the internet are not synonymous. You can...
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    USB plug in router for video storage?

    I have not bought the system yet. I've been researching it for almost two months now. I need to view the local feed from my phone because I have no place to keep my laptop at work. I can do rtsp on my phone, but was hoping to use a more polished app. Others on here have said it's possible to...
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    USB plug in router for video storage?

    I have emailed to over 5 camera companies, and all of them claim their apps wont work offline. Chinese made security camera apps have an incessant need to constantly "phone home". Even for CCTV systems.
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    USB plug in router for video storage?

    Good to know, thanks. I remember seeing routers advertised as both access points and routers, so maybe it has the software to simply make those changes. The next problem will be to find software that allows me to view live and saved footage on my phone via the LAN wifi. I have no place to setup...
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    USB plug in router for video storage?

    Didn't know that. That would be easier. I dont care about 60fps, 20 is fine. I dont have internet at work other than my phone, so the wireless router will only be used for connecting my phone to the NVR so I can watch live feeds and recorded videos, I dont want to use a monitor. That's why I'm...
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    USB plug in router for video storage?

    Mainly what I want is wireless access (via my phone) to the live local video feed and access to the recorded videos on the NVR. I dont need remote internet access. Therefore do I need a wireless router, or can I use a wireless access point to stream locally to my phone and view recorded video on...
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    USB plug in router for video storage?

    Correct. I actually thought about that after I responded to you. First, I wanted to know about both scenarios because I may need one wifi camera recording directly to the USB drive, and four poe cameras recording to the NVR. And the option to transfer files from the NVR to the USB drive. Also...
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    USB plug in router for video storage?

    I'm still confused on the difference between a router and a access point My system will be offline/CCTV local viewing only. Do you think a NVR attached to a access point would suffice in my situation? And I'm getting 1tb hd, so the USB drive would only be for specific videos I dont want...
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    USB plug in router for video storage?

    Didn't consider that bottle neck. I concluded I'm getting a NVR system because its cheaper than buying sd cards for 4 cameras. But I'm assuming I will be able to periodically transfer videos I want to save to the USB drive from the NVR. Yes?
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    USB plug in router for video storage?

    I watched a video on youtube that said if your router has a USB port you can insert a USB drive and everyone connected to that network has access to the files on a USB drive. Is it possible to have video footage recorded directly to the routers USB drive, or transfer the recordings from a nvr...
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    Can I create a ip camera CCTV system?

    No, I dont plan on recording from my phone, only observe live feeds. All recordings will be saved on the camera and/or, as you mentioned, a raspberry pi. Good idea I bought a cheap small "spy camera" from Amazon years ago and it had a wifi hotspot that you had to connect your phone to before...
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    Can I create a ip camera CCTV system?

    Thank you for all that information. There should be only 3-4 cameras I want to monitor. I'm assuming the software will be able to control recording times, bit rates, frame rates etc?. Three cameras will be close enough to the router to do PoE, one camera might need to be wireless if I need it...
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    Can I create a ip camera CCTV system?

    Is it possible to create a CCTV system (offline/local only) with PoE and/or wireless ip cameras connected directly to a wireless router or access point without using a NVR. I want to use ip cameras with large capacity sd cards that can connect to a offline router, then be able to wirelessly...
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    Help setting up a small system

    I'll eventually get a Dahua system for my residence. It gets the best reviews. But this situation is small and temporary. We will probably move to another warehouse in a year
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    Help setting up a small system

    I looked into wyze cameras, they would be perfect because they are small and discrete, but it does not appear they allow local only offline usage of their cameras. Unless I misread it I might try Amcrest, they appear to allow local live feeds and sd cards
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    Help setting up a small system

    I'm not sold on zosi yet. I still looking around. I'm considering buying a cheap NVR/DVR and building my own cameras with raspberry pi. But that needs more study
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    Help setting up a small system

    Yes. I think I'll have to go with the NVR or DVR if I'm going to go with the TVI analog cameras, which looks likely at this point. But I still need to find a way to locally access the live video stream on my phone, I'm hiding DVR, router and the wiring behind the ceiling tiles. I have no place...
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    Help setting up a small system

    Good to know I dont need long extension cords. Zosi had the PoE version for twice the money. Huge cost difference
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    Help setting up a small system

    I might be. That's why I'm extensively researching cost vs reliability
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