Quick look and review test of a cheap Ebay China £30 Foscam clone. Camera works ok but the software is hard work to set up. However for the money is ok.
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Quick look and review test of a cheap Ebay China £30 Foscam clone. Camera works ok but the software is hard work to set up. However for the money is ok.
Link to ebay seller.
Fred in the Shed
The narration goes a little out in the middle but you get the idea.
Gary g1fsh
nice video mate looks like a good product very useful
Fred in the Shed
Been using it for a couple of months now.
jollcorn31
can you use this on pc as it cam. many thanks
Fred in the Shed
jollyorn31 : can you use this on pc as it cam. many thanks. No I don’t think you can. Nothing in the software seems to show pc control.
Andy Tobin
I’m really liking the functionality and price of this unit. Thanks for the valued overview of the product.
Fred in the Shed
Cheers Andy. The software is a little bit clunky but the camera works very well for little money.
Andy Tobin
I am just wandering if this can be used 100% without a cellphone but with a home laptop? I suspect there is possibly a mouse function program for PC.
Fred in the Shed
Any laptop with wifi can operate the camera via a router. You can plug the camera straight into the router for a more stable connection.
Ringway Manchester
I got a similar one and gave up on it mate. nice review, glad yours works
Fred in the Shed
The software is not the best but it does work.
Lee K5NOV
Brill vid fred
roy neil
Another interesting video as usual Fred. Seems like a not bad wee unit for the price. What kind of range does it have??. Good job the wife never saw it, or she would be buying one to keep an eye on ME LOL. Just out the hospital after a wee heart attack, A warning someone said. Thanks again Fred take care.
Roy.
Fred in the Shed
Blimey Roy hope your ok mate. My dad suffered a mild heart attack about 20 yrs ago. Changed his life. Gave up smoking and took up exercise like walking to the shops daily instead of taking the car, lost some weight. They put stents in and iam pleased to say that now aged 83 his prob fitter than he was before it happened. Take it easy mate and give yourself plenty of time to build up again. It took my dad a while. The range is pretty good. All around the house and the garden without any drop out on wifi.
Shinto McJoy
Do we require a wifi router for this camera to connect to android phone ?
Fred in the Shed
Yes the camera has no built in wifi.
Simon Orme
Cheers,just ordered one to try,got out door CCTV but just needed in door setup to keep eye on things when we are at work.
Fred in the Shed
The image quality is good for the money. The Yousee software is a bit clunky but for the selling price you cant complain.
Eleftheria Pavlakaki Gogidou ELGR
How is the battery life?
Fred in the Shed
Hi the camera runs from a mains charger.
ABritishOrc
Hi Fred, i bought one of these and i was wondering how to set up the PTZ on ISpy for PC?
Fred in the Shed
Sorry buddy i would not know.
HipFit SoooGood
Thanks for this review. I’ve been shopping for one of these cams, and didn’t know a thing. Yes, wish they would make a more substantial product. I wouldn’t mind paying more to get more quality. Hey, nice house and dog by the way! I’m subbed and liking! Stop by my fitness channel when you get a chance?
Fred in the Shed
Hi. Thanks for comment. Yes i will check your fitness channel.
Circle of Life KARMA
You are one of the very best instructors on youtube. I am a 78 year old lady, very into technology, and I have bought exactly the same camera Camera, SD card and have SkyQ, Wi Fi and Ethernet connection too.
I have no sons or daughters, I try to keep up to date with Computer technology, 25 years ago we had race riots in Burnley and the Govnt. Threw millions at us.
A city learning centre, with state of the art computer technology, touch sensitive white boards and even had classes about the basic binary code.
I attended every course, Photoshop, Powerpoint, the lot, I did not want to be a dinosaur – ‘ I have lived for 60 years without Computers, I can live a few more without!’ used to drive me insane when my elderly pals kept on saying it!
Why, the internet is VITAL for us old people, we are almost forced online and it can be a boon. Shopping, grocery, Email, Photos, Banking whatever.
Well this damn camera I cannot get to send signals to my tablet or my Smart phone. I will watch and watch your instruction video and see if it dawns on me.
Thank you, Michelle, (young name, old lady) michellepickering9@gmail.com
Circle of Life KARMA
Fred, you seem to be in the South, obviously I am in a cave, wear a flat cap and have a Whippet, I live in the frozen North, Burnley, on the Border between Lancashire and Yorkshire. I know to some people from the Southern part of England think that the North, the people and the Accent is the same. It isnt at all. My town in Lancashire has a completely different accent to the one just a mile away , and so on. The Yorkshire Accent, especially Leeds and Bradford are completely different. On television, still in 2018, they just use a Norther twang to sell ‘Double Glazing’ and other products with low reputations.
Of course, anyone who knows the actual real situation knows there are ‘good’ and ‘bad’ not just in the North and South of the UK, but everywhere. In some people from the North, take my mother, born 1907, have inate inteligence, decency and very high levels of social conscience – without being ‘Arthur Scargills’. Rudimentary education until 11, then into a Dantes Inferno of a weaving shed at age 12 to operate up to 9/10 dangerous and deafening ‘looms’ making cloth.
Yet she knew all about the biological circle of life, evolution and the Environment without being taught.
Any way, I wish I could set this thing up., Michelle
Fred in the Shed
One thing which fooled me for a while was the camera’s wifi password needed to connect to your phone. The instructions i had were wrong and the password was actually printed on a label under the camera base. Once i entered that number it connected to wifi right away.
TheVamp1res
Hello i have the same camera, purchased 1 week ago from eBay, Everything works fine & i am very pleased, I have a microSD card installed & i can review all of my recordings that have been captured with the motion sensor, But my only issue is that i cannot find a way to delete old clips ? Did you find a way to delete old clips ? as i simply cannot find the answer, i would appreciate a response if possible thanks 🙂
Fred in the Shed
Hi. Sorry not going to be able to help. I did not use the AD card function on mine. Tbh the software is a bit clunky.
Fred in the Shed
Sorry SD card function
CoffeeAndVapes
Great little video, thanks. If i were to get one of these for my shop security, could it connect to my mobile data ipad (no router) and save video files locally or via ftp? Any help would be appreciated. 👍
Fred in the Shed
The one i have needs to be on a wifi network
CoffeeAndVapes
fredintheshed1 Cheers Fred. From what ive researched so far, and where the confusion is coming from, is that it needs a router, but it doesnt neccessarily need to be connected to the internet. You just have to create a private wifi network.
Diana Smith
Does it record trough glass/window? Thanks
Fred in the Shed
Yes i set mine up on a window sill looking through a window.
Diana Smith
Thanks 👍🏻
Curt Hoes
Do you have to hook these directly into the router? Or can you just use wifi?
Fred in the Shed
This one did both. It will wifi to your phone or your home wifi for longer range.
Don West
Nice video. Is it possible to turn off the “IR” function? Pointed through a glass window it floods the image with too much or light. I’ve had cheap cameras that could be switched off and am wondering about this one.
Fred in the Shed
There is no man switch on my model.