Amcrest UltraHD 2K 3MP Indoor Wi-Fi IP Camera, Pan/Tilt, Black

2021-11-22T19:00:00

great little camera for indoors

kevin h.

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2021-11-08T19:00:00

I have to say I am very happy with this product. I am not a technology guy and this camera was very simple to connect and use. Good quality and awesome features.

Lloyd C.

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2021-10-13T20:00:00

Cameras are good, I wish the Software had a liter version for viewing and controls !

Jim K.

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2021-04-30T20:00:00

Camera with great price-performance ratio. Very fast international transport!

Guest

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2021-04-30T20:00:00

Prompt delivery, easy to setup, and the menu options make it a pleasure to have and use.

Jolly H.

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2021-04-24T20:00:00

Susan S was extremely helpful when I needed tech support, she was able to trouble shoot the camera's I was having trouble with over the phone with a short call. We have a total of 8 Amcrest camera's of various different models and all of them work wonderful, we have not been disappointed with the camera's or company. I will continue to purchase Amcrest camera's.

Celeste

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2021-02-20T19:00:00

The cameras are working great!

Stephen M.

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2020-12-08T19:00:00

Easy setup. Good pictures Nice little cam

Guest

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2020-11-05T19:00:00

The cam was easy to set up (since I have three other Amcrest cams). The only gripe is difficulty in verifying or updating the hardware security. The link seems to go nowhere. Otherwise, the cam gives a great picture, the viewing app works fine, and I wouldn’t continue to buy Amcrest products if they didn’t perform well.

James A.

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2020-10-09T20:00:00

Packaging: The device is well packed with all the required cables. It was great that a camera wall mount was in the box, so customers have options to install it on the wall or just place it on the desk/table. The power adapter has a good quality with long enough cable. The camera is made of great material and it does not look like many other cameras made of cheap materials. Installation/Setup: I used the camera in front of the backyard's window to record the deer/raccoon movements! Setting up the camera was straight forward but not successful in the first hour. The first issue I faced was to scan the QR code, which was only available at the bottom of the camera, but I placed the camera in front of the window before starting the application. The solution is easy. Just print an additional QR code and put it on the box. You can assume that the camera is mounted to the ceil, so it's difficult to open it scan it, and replace it again. After scanning the QR code, and select the wifi network, the device couldn't connect to the router. I've spent more than 1 hour and I tried many other solutions/tricks to just connect it to either 2.4ghz or 5ghz wifi network, unfortunately, none of the methods worked. Finally, I used the provided ethernet cable to connect it directly to my router, which was successful. The bad point here was that my router is located in a communication box and it's connected to some builtin wifi extender, which means access to the router was not really easy, but I did. Picture Quality: While the quality of the image is great and the picture is sharp on the FHD resolution, but the 2k resolution with 20fps is out of my expectation. When 30fps is appropriate though the human eye can process, 20fps is laggy, so as a customer, I will consider this product as an FHD camera and not 2k, because I'll never use that resolution. Recording: I don't have any NVR at home, so I didn't get a chance to record the stream on a hard drive, but recording on the SD card was a big fail for this product. I put a new 64gb high-speed SD card (as the same model as I am using on my GoPro for recording 4k 60fps) and formatted with the camera. For the first few hours, I tried to record continuously on the SD card (something like a GoPro camera), and back to my GoPro experience, I expected to record about 5 hours on 1080p/30fps. When I came back after 6 hours, I found that the device was recorded randomly and not continuously, and there was no record when 3 hours were passed and the SD card never reached 50% of the capacity. I spent more than 3 other days, replaced the SD card, and changed the camera settings many times, and I couldn't handle it, so the continuous recording on the SD card was failed at all. After that, I switched to motion tracking recording, and today was the last day of the test. After 3 days, the device has just recorded some motions on the first day that I enabled the motion tracking recording and there is no more record after that. While I'm receiving motion notification so quickly (even quicker than my Ring doorbell) but the device is not recording on the SD card. Unfortunately, I have to say that recording on the SD card was a big fail. Pan/Tilt controlling: The PTZ option on a camera with this price is great if it works correctly. Unfortunately, controlling the pan/tilt is laggy and I guess it's not because of the hardware limitations, it's mostly because of the poor communication design. I've developed a servo controller using the phone over the UDP protocol, and it was working smoothly. Swiping on the screen to control the pan/tilt is a good option but a 4-way joystick could be an option when there is a noticeable delay in response. It seems that the user is not able to control the degree of movement of the servo motors, that's why every swipe on the screen is a 15-20 degree jump. I wasn't able to put a point in the middle of the camera view while it was in-between the angles. The PTZ is not well designed on this camera and is not a useful feature. Applications: The last comment goes to the applications. Both mobile and web applications are fully functional, but not well designed from the user experience. There are many UX and user interaction issues that could be easily fixed. Final words: I'm not sure how the recording is reliable on an NVR. By assuming that there are not any issues with recording on an NVR at all (there are many parameters that need to be reviewed), as an end-user, I consider this product as a fixed, full-hd camera.

Majid

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2020-08-08T20:00:00

Face is flat. Fits flush against window glass. Great field of view

Lane j.

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2020-06-18T20:00:00

I switched from Netcam because they stopped supporting their products. This camera is so much better in every way. Crystal clear picture, audio and sound. Plus the ability to pan the room makes it so easy for me to see what my dog is doing while he's home alone. I highly recommend this product and company!

Guest

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2020-06-17T20:00:00

Great picture, easy set up Looking to buy more

Charles C.

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2020-06-12T20:00:00

This is the first time for Amcrest having used Foscam products for 3 or 4 years. I found that I needed more function from my cameras that Foscam was not providing dependably. Thought I would try this camera and it is great. So good I bought two more. Yes there is a learning curve on the software but I already know this is the camera I want for the future. Most important is the Amcrest website has all the support needed for successful application.

Charles C.

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2020-05-18T20:00:00

Easy setup. Worth the price with very sharp image. Motion detection works great. Best feature for recording option sdcard, NAS, ftp and even cloud. Wifi range is good.

Sid

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2020-05-13T20:00:00

I had originally bought this little camera to remotely monitor the fuel level in my heating oil tank and the water level in my steam boiler in my basement. BEFORE it is used for that purpose, I’m going to evaluate it for use as a security camera for several locations in my home and on my property. It’s simply too good a camera, packed with excellent features, to just put in the basement and be forgotten. This one purchase is most likely going to lead to the purchase of several more — these cameras perform so well!

Guest

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2020-05-04T20:00:00

Simple and straight forward initial connection. Loads of functionality for location setup and configurations. Allows for adaptive connections to various networks along with two-way communications from the remote device.

Robert H.

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2020-04-15T20:00:00

Software is difficult. Returning.

Molly C.

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2020-02-15T19:00:00

works great setup was terible

donald v.

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2020-02-09T19:00:00

Works very well on Android app and in Blue Iris. Simple setup

Ron P.

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2020-01-28T19:00:00

From packaging to set up to performance can’t be beat. I own six and love them can’t go wrong

Peter C.

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2019-12-26T19:00:00

10

Raymond K.

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2019-11-20T19:00:00

This is my first IP camera but so far I am liking it. Set up did require a phone call to tech support and allowing them to remote into my network. The set up according to directions just did not work. Tech support was quick and professional and got it connected. I’m not using the camera software or apps, we have our own that is doing everything we need. The camera is working great. Pan, tilt and zoom all work very well and make no noise at all. While we are still experimenting with the camera and locations we are very happy so far. Low light conditions the camera seams to work great, although we haven’t done much in low light just yet.

Mark D.

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2019-10-22T20:00:00

Straight ahead directions for in home viewing -NO PORT FORWARDING needed to view remotely which is why i switched from Foscam -The only negative is in line with every other American based company- The technical help although very knowledgeable is very hard to understand with broken english-One day it will all be USA based-One Day!!

Kenny L.

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2019-10-01T20:00:00

I own 3 of these cameras. They all work just fine with an excellent video. The only reason this does not have 5 stars is that the audio could be better.

Teresa

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2019-09-22T20:00:00

Working good, nice pictures. I love it

Guest

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2019-08-17T20:00:00

I have the same camera in my office now, which I use to monitor things when I am not there. This was an addition to the existing 3 cameras I already have. It was a snap to add it to the system and works perfectly with the Amcrest app on my phone. I would recommend any of their products without reservation.

Christopher D.

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2019-04-12T20:00:00

This camera exceeds all expectations. After considering other brands, Amcrest came out the winner. I had some issues installing the camera because the location gave me no access to the network via an ethernet connection (only Wi-Fi), and Tech Support was able to "back door" into the camera from my laptop and get it up and running. Good job Tech Support!

C M.

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2019-04-02T20:00:00

GreatCamera

Chester G.

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2019-02-21T19:00:00

I use this camera with my Blue Iris server and everything is fine with it. I do miss a ball head for easier aiming, but this design allows for a smaller footprint so it's okay. My one complaint is that the IR illumination at night isn't as robust, so the image winds up a little fuzzy and dim.

Philip R.

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