Foscam FI8918W Wireless/Wired Pan & Tilt IP Camera with 8 Meter Night Vision and 3.6mm Lens (67° Viewing Angle) – Black NEWEST MODEL (replaces the FI8908W)
Wireless Internet Security Camera
Foscam FI8918W Wireless/Wired Pan & Tilt IP/Network Camera with 8 Meter Night Vision and 3.6mm Lens (67° Viewing Angle)
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- The IR lights can be turned off manually from the software
- Audio quality is improved, there will be no noise when speaking into the camera
- WPA2 Encryption Supported
- Added an audio input jack which can be used with an external microphone
- Relocated the network light to the back of the camera. Add a power indicator lamp
Foscam FI8918W Wireless/Wired Pan & Tilt IP/Network Camera with 8 Meter Night Vision and 3.6mm Lens (67° Viewing Angle)
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If you are the type of person that does a lot of traveling as well as have to leave your family at home then you might have thought about purchasing a security system to insure your families safety and wellbeing. There are times when that is not enough to give you the peace of mind that you are seeking.
If you are the type of person who is in the habit of taking a walk around the house to do a final check prior to going to bed (good habit by the way) to make sure everything is safe but now you are unable to because you are away on business then you now have a solution. A wireless internet security camera gives you the ability to watch as well as listen to what is happening at and around your home even if you are always away from the house.
Both Visual and Audio Peace of Mind
It is pretty obvious that security systems have come quite a long way from what they used to be. The days when video used to be grainy are now gone, you now have the ability to both see as well as hear whatever is happening around your house. A wireless internet security camera will capture both video as well as audio inside of your home.
You may be of the mind that having audio incorporated into your security system is not going to make a large amount of difference, when in reality it will. Having the ability to hear the sounds of, for instance, a window shattering in some part of your home that may not be videotaped is an excellent benefit that you would not get if it were not for a wireless internet security camera.
Having the capabilities of a wireless internet security camera doesn’t mean that all you get to do is watch. With this new technology you can actually control the camera. The majority of wireless internet security cameras give you the ability to pan, zoom as well as tilt into an area you want to see at your home even if you are many miles away provided that you have access to a wireless broadband network.
You have the capability of adjusting the tilt and pan speeds to whatever speed, either slow or fast, that you want. The gives you the ability to scan the entire area and watch your room at all different types of angles. With the zoom you have increased detail of what is happening, you can zoom in on windows as well as doors for instance to ensure that everything is locked up tightly.
You also have the option of attaching antennas to your wireless internet security camera to amplify the distance from the site and the location that you are accessing the system. The wireless internet security camera is basically easy to operate and if you are using a computer equipped with Windows XP then it is automatically incorporated into your devices. What this boils down to is that all you need to do is to begin looking at footage from your security camera is to go to your ‘My Network Places’.
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Easy to setup, a clear picture (even in the dark), remote viewing and low cost makes this camera an excellent choice.,
Summary: Overall this camera does everything well, and for the price, nothing comes close.
Setup was quick and painless. I plugged the camera into my router with the included cable and after checking my router settings for the IP address, I could access the camera straight from a browser. On the settings page I only modified the username/password, adjusted the pan/tilt speed and added my wireless settings. There are a lot of other options, but these are the basics to get up and running and allow placement of the camera anywhere within range of your wireless router with only the power adapter.
The picture is clear and works in all light conditions from total darkness to daylight. The IR is very useful in both of my toddlers rooms at night. The wide angle allows me to see a lot and with the pan/tilt I can see everything.
We have iPhones and we use an app called “Foscam Surveillance”. It works well with these cameras (including the pan/tilt function) and is only $5. We can also access these cameras from outside our home over the internet either from a browser on say my computer at work or using the app on my iPhone. My husband set that up, send me a message and I will see if I can have him post some instructions on how to do that. It’s great for checking on the kids when they are with the sitter or knowing that our home is safe when we are gone on the weekends. The peace of mind has been priceless for us.
My husband and I already had a few of the previous model, the Foscam FI8908W. Although not a giant leap, there are some definite improvements that make this a worthwhile upgrade. Some improvements are:
1.) Increased pan/tilt range and speed settings (fast is nice when following a running child!)
2.) Slightly improved look and smaller size
3.) Replaced the activity light on the front of the camera with an additional IR LED
4.) The onboard speaker and microphone have much clearer sound than the old model and are accompanied by additional audio input and output jacks on the back to allow an external speaker and/or microphone.
5.) Ability to turn off the IR LEDs from the web interface
Conclusion: My husband and I have found this IP camera is easy to setup and works well to remotely view areas around our home. Believe me when I say we did a lot of research, and for the price, nothing comes close to this IP camera.
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|You don’t have to be an tech-but….,
If you have never interfaced with your router’s software before (and you are not brave!) than this might not be for you. It is not hard to set up. You plug in its AC adapter and plug it into your router. Follow the instructions and wow.
The picture is wonderful. The motion alarm is fantastic. We placed on of these inside our barn across the street from our home, about 350 feet away. We added an $80. antenna to our router from Hawking, also available on Amazon, and poof! I can now see what all the sqwak is at 2AM in my barn with out walking all the way out there! Wow, wow, wow. The pan and tilt features are really nice. We setup another at our front door, and three “out door” styles around the outside of the property. I don’t know how long this black “indoor” will last in the extreme temps and humitity of our barn and front porch, but that is not Foscam’s problem. I will update at the end of the winter, or sooner if they die during winter!
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|Active X Controls crash and freeze Window 7,
I really wanted to love this camera, the feature set appeared to be excellent. The set up was fairly simple to set up a static IP address and I even gave it a higher port number. It did work well in Firefox, Chrome and Safari, but the most advanced features like sound and better quality picture appear to be in Internet Explorer. I even got it to work via my iPhone. The problem I have is the constant freezing upon logging via Internet Explorer on my Windows 7 Laptops. I’m running both 32 bit and 64 bit IE. I looked for solutions and saw users have been experiencing IE issues with the buggy Active X controls since Vista.
I’m on the fence if I should keep this Wireless IP Cam, since the Activex code crashes on both my laptops and freezes them. I’m sick of having to reboot. It’s very annoying, but I’m not sure if I really need the audio anyway, I’m more interested in photos and ability to ftp, and email pictures to an account. It’s annoying since I even upgraded the firmware to the most current version and tried to follow all the useless instructions of disabling firewalls, disabling antivirus, and allowing all active x controls even whitelisted the IP in a trusted zone. NOTHING WORKED. So far the Active x controls are the only thing broken, besides two IR lamps seem to dim compared to the rest, the ability to pan and tilt are excellent. Image Quality is fair, seems almost better in the dark, but in the dark it’s black and white.
Update:
I decided to keep the Camera. I’ve noticed it seems to go into a “look” mode randomly moving everywhere occasionally, but overall I’m happy with the product. I signed up for the free dynamic dns account, then put the info in my Verizon Fios Router and Foscam settings. I also used my ISP and set up an FTP Account. I also enabled UPnP, which allowed me to set up the port forwarding rules in my Verizon Router. I’m using a higher 4 digit port number ending in zero so I can add additional cams in the future. Other then the remote control with Internet Explorer, I was able to get all the other features to work, including motion detection, emailing via the SMTP settings (used my ISP again), and FTP of any activity out to my account (my hosting ISP is Bluehost – which allowed me to configure the FTP and SMTP info very easily).
Let me know if you require any assistance configuring settings, it’s convenient to access via Dynamic DNS Address or directly via the IP Address (must add high port to each to connect). The 5 dollar iPhone app is also a nice access option.
If they resolve the Win 7 Active X issues or allow sound via other browsers, I’ll raise my review. Also we’ll see how the quality holds up over time.
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