I've had about a week to try this camera out, and so far this camera has been a huge step up from the last cameras I bought 3 years ago. The video quality can not be understated on these; it's simply wonderful day or night. It also handles motion much better than other cameras I've had, where this can capture a person walking around and if I pause the video there is a clear still of the person. Other cameras may have a nice picture, but without this capability its usefulness as a security camera is severely limited.
As for configuring the video quality, I was pleased to see that the web portal allows for a lot of customizability in the camera's video settings. You can set day/night profiles and have them set on a schedule, manually set exposure and the cutoff sensitivity for switching between infrared and normal. I had issues previously where my camera would switch over to infrared mode when there was plenty of light in the room, and this camera handles it far better.
Beyond the regular video adjustments for saturation/sharpness etc., there is also three specific settings for handling the lighting in the room that helps a lot for areas with uneven lighting. These are BLC (backlight compensation), HLC (highlight compensation), and WDR (wide dynamic range).
One of my cameras has a view of pendant lights in the kitchen which blows out certain portions when they're on, so HLC does a great job of limiting that effect by reducing the max brightness in the area. BLC helps in situations where you have windows bringing in a ton of light and causing the front of objects facing the camera to appear dark; it helps compensate the exposure for those things facing it versus the items further back. WDR (digital for this camera) is similar to BLC but does it a pixel level to adjust exposure instead of regions.
In my experience the WDR on this camera washes out the image on this device a bit too much for me, but tweaking the image settings may get a good image. I just didn't find it necessary since this camera does a great job of capturing normal lighting well.
The recording options are pretty capable, allowing for direct SD card access at I believe a maximum of 32gb for now, email, FTP writing and NAS (NFS) shares. The only one that gave me pause was NAS, as it does not necessarily log any data on why it failed to connect if you give it the wrong folder path, or even tell you that it only does NFS (this device does not accept SMB shares like some other IP cameras do).
I had to get an NFS client to see what my root path to my shares were before it would connect successfully after that. Beyond that everything works wonderfully, except that I've run into an issue where if my IP cameras lose access multiple times they might not reconnect to the NAS until I reboot it. This is something that hopefully gets resolved in a future firmware.
Recording schedules are just great; you can just draw which time on any day of the week to record or not record, and whether to do motion record or fulltime record. There's even holiday options for times where you're on vacation or doing something else. I have no idea how to get more customizability out of this area, so I think that's a great addition.
As for connectivity, I feel like its's decent enough but stands for some key improvements. The web access works fine, but you are lmited to IE/Firefox due to their viewer needing to use NPAPI which is unsupported in chrome and edge (soon firefox). For some reason, this view doesn't let you review playback on anything but the SD card for now.
The desktop app is fine too, and you can view playback here. I really, really wish they saved their files to a standard format; all video files are .dav and can't be viewed in anything but the app or the amcrest viewer. You'll need to export them to make them sharable.
In all, the mobile app is likely the least favorable part of this package. P2P is wonderful for easing the amount of work needed to get a secure connection to your cameras setup for remote viewing, and worked fine for me in use. If you want to use an NVR or standard IP camera setup with ddns or direct Ip access that's available as well. Sometimes the app would falter on initial setup and fail to start live view after adding the p2p config, but returning to the main screen and adding the camera would still work.
The playback feature is nice, and gives me a timeline of all the motion events I recorded to my NAS. The only niggling issue on this part is that navigating across events seems to jump around a bit, and there's no way to zoom the timeline in/out; you have to scroll across an hour or so at a time through the timeline.
The only other concern I have with the app is the battery usage and the ability to view In HD mode. The app is just eating my battery more than any other app, despite it only being active for maybe 15 minutes a day when i'm using it. The app also isn't quite optimized in Android for performance, with some choppiness in navigating on a relatively recent phone (nexus 5). SD mode works great and pan/tilt is almost immediate, but HD mode will send any phone to a stuttering mess. It appears that the app has no ability to handle hardware decode of the h.264 video stream, as I tested direct access to the same stream on tinyCam Monitor and it worked without issue at full 1080p/30. I would suggest anyone not using P2P to use tinycam instead, as it's a better experience even though you lose the playback functionality.
Considering the alternatives out there I still believe this is one of the best options available today, but some refinement of their software would really push this device into something that puts other devices in a lower rung permanently.
I paid full price for these suckers, and it's totally worth it.
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1080p HD ResolutionThe new Amcrest 1080p ProHD soaks in the entire scene, dynamically painting all of the vivid colors and rich imagery, onto your desktop or smartphone in Full HD 1920x1080p resolution at 30fps. Cutting edge H. 265 high efficienct video coding technology allows for smoother video and reduces file sizes and bandwidth consumption. |
Motion Detection & AlertsReceive intelligent alerts that send notifications directly to your computer or smartphone via the Amcrest View Pro app anytime motion or audio is detected. Create distinct motion detection zones and customize each zone's sensitivity to receive only the alerts that you need. Be notified anytime your smart home camera goes offline. |
Flexible Storage OptionsThe Amcrest ProHD 1080p camera features flexible storage options to a 256MicroSD, Amcrest Cloud, Amcrest Surveillance Pro for PC and Mac, Amcrest NVRs, Synology & QNAP NAS, FTP, Blue Iris and more, giving you the flexibility and security you need. This product may contain components which are not NDAA compliant. |
Two-Way Audio & Privacy ModeEasily communicate with loved ones anytime, anywhere, using the camera's built-in microphone and speaker. Cover every angle with 355° pan and 90°tilt. The night vision feature allows you to see up to 32 feet in the dark. Turn on Privacy mode to block both the video, audio and recording features to your camera, giving you peace of mind when you need it. |
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| 1080P ProHD Indoor WiFi Pan/Tilt IP Camera with Two-Way Audio (Black) | 1080P ProHD Indoor WiFi Pan/Tilt IP Camera with Two-Way Audio (White) | 4MP UltraHD Indoor WiFi Pan/Tilt IP Camera with Auto-Tracking (Black) | 4MP UltraHD Indoor WiFi Pan/Tilt IP Camera with Auto-Tracking (White) | 2MP ProHD Outdoor WiFi Pan/Tilt/Zoom Vandal Dome IP Camera with 3x Optical Zoom | 2MP ProHD Outdoor PoE Pan/Tilt/Zoom Vandal Dome IP Camera with 3x Optical Zoom | |
| Resolution | 2MP Full-HD 1920x1080 | 2MP Full-HD 1920x1080 | 4MP UltraHD 2688x1520 | 4MP UltraHD 2688x1520 | 2MP Full-HD 1920x1080 | 2MP Full-HD 1920x1080 |
| Viewing Angle | 90° Wide-View | 90° Wide-View | 90° Wide-View | 90° Wide-View | 35º~105º Wide View | 35º~105º Wide View |
| Night Vision | Up to 32 ft | Up to 32 ft | Up to 32 ft | Up to 32 ft | Up to 50 ft | Up to 50 ft |
| Focal Length | 4.0mm | 4.0mm | 4.0mm | 4.0mm | 2.7mm~8.1mm | 2.7mm~8.1mm |
| Audio | Two-Way Audio with Built-in Mic and Speaker | Two-Way Audio with Built-in Mic and Speaker | Two-Way Audio with Built-in Mic and Speaker | Two-Way Audio with Built-in Mic and Speaker | 1-Way Audio with Built in Microphone | 1-Way Audio with Built in Microphone |
| Storage | 256GB Class10 MicroSD Card (FAT32), Amcrest Cloud, FTP, NAS, Amcrest NVR, Local PC | 256GB Class10 MicroSD Card (FAT32), Amcrest Cloud, FTP, NAS, Amcrest NVR, Local PC | 256GB Class10 MicroSD Card (FAT32), Amcrest Cloud, FTP, NAS, Amcrest NVR, Local PC | 256GB Class10 MicroSD Card (FAT32), Amcrest Cloud, FTP, NAS, Amcrest NVR, Local PC | 256GB Class10 MicroSD Card (FAT32), Amcrest Cloud, FTP, NAS, Amcrest NVR, Local PC | 256GB Class10 MicroSD Card (FAT32), Amcrest Cloud, FTP, NAS, Amcrest NVR, Local PC |
| Weatherproof | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | IP66 Weatherproof / IK08 Vandal Resistant | IP66 Weatherproof / IK08 Vandal Resistant |
| Compression | H.265/H.264 | H.265/H.264 | H.265/H.264 | H.265/H.264 | H.265/H.264 | H.265/H.264 |
| Connection Type | Supports 2.4Ghz Connections Only | Supports 2.4Ghz Connections Only | Supports 2.4Ghz Connections Only | Supports 2.4Ghz Connections Only | Dual-Band Wired/WiFi (2.4ghz/5ghz) - WEP, WPA, WPA2 Encryption | PoE 802.3af |
| Additional Features: | Built-in Pan/Tilt, Auto-Tracking, Audio Detection, Privacy Mode, Two-Way Talk | Built-in Pan/Tilt, Auto-Tracking, Audio Detection, Privacy Mode, Two-Way Talk | Built-in Pan/Tilt, Auto-Tracking, Audio Detection, Privacy Mode, Two-Way Talk | Built-in Pan/Tilt, Auto-Tracking, Audio Detection, Privacy Mode, Two-Way Talk | 3x Optical Zoom | 3x Optical Zoom |
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Great camera.
My trusty little camera. Bought it November 11 and planning to buy one more and an NVR. It watches over my car parked on the street. I can turn it around over the app to see what my cat is doing while at work.I learned if you use a different power block, if the power block is not strong enough the camera will not perform it's boot up process and not workCustomer service with Amcrest is helpful.
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Excelente producto, bastante recomendable.
Reviewed in Mexico on September 19, 2023Color: BlackVerified Purchase
