I apologize if i missed this in the description, but how to do you stream the video? can you save footage? is there a monthly fee to a cloud service?
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Basic port forwarding is all you need to get it out to the web there is no fee unless you get a static ip. Static ip would make it so you don't have to worry about re assigning the ip every time the power goes out. Yougetsignal is a helpful tool and then your port forwarding on your router hope this helps... Btw there are better cameras available for this price point. Check advidia a47's out... Allcampussecurity.com
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what about netflix, etc? they all still work? can you hook an hdd up to use as dvr storage since the cloud no longer functions?
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Haven't done it myself but if you really wanted to you could set up a machine with a screen capture going and that would record all that was coming in - like Camtasia. Think you'd really need to tweak the settings to not fill up a 100gb/hour or something absurd
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As far as I know, it doesn't live stream. I upload to my computer and edit. The import cable/port is not a very good design on this camera. I bought 8 of these cameras for my classroom and 2 1/2 years later, only 2 of them will import.
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The camera comes with a software for PC that allows you to record continuously, by schedule or upon motion detection. You can record from multiple locations as well. Best thing about it is that you will not have to pay any kind of monthly fees like other cameras that uses cloud storage recording.
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That's a very interesting thought. We are always looking into what we can do to provide DVR service options that can appeal to everyone. Would you mind suggesting this as an idea for us by clicking on 'Suggest an Idea' on this page: http://support.dropcam.com/forums/20768048-feature-requests ? It would also be great to know why you would like recording for just one day.Thanks!David Corea
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You do not have to have it hooked to a monitor for it to record. I'm not sure about the streaming video, I do not have my system hooked to the internet. I don't believe you would need it hooked to a monitor, but camera placement would be difficult without seeing it on some sort of monitor. I have read that it is easy to "hack" the streaming video feed, so I elected not to do that. I'm not sure if you can delete, or modify settings from a device, and that is why I didn't connect it to the internet
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Hopefully someone from Western Digital sees this question and other comments like it. It they would integrate a browser and additional Apps like Amazon, Vevo, FSTV, etc, (come on WD - this is a great product - take on Roku directly!), this thing will sell like crazy. They have really improved it and it is almost there. Raise the price a few dollars if that's what it takes - and pack this baby with streaming apps! Someone in product development needs to understand how close they are to a serious Roku killer. . .not to say that Roku isn't a good product too.
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Hi D. I'm still using the card and loving it. There are the occasional strange issues, but overall it's a much better solution than the cable box.1) I have the card and no cable box. As far as I know they are required to send you the card in the mail by federal law these days. 2) you do have to pay for the card, but I think it's only a few dollars per month. I think I do pay the HD fees but I'm not sure. Part of my bill is handled through my condo assoc.As I recall, setup was a pain, and their installers aren't particularly helpful. Hope this helps!
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It's not useless, but I would not recommend purchasing b/c Looxcie has pretty much stopped supporting its consumer line of wearbles. I also found the video to be of poor quality even when set to record in HD. Go with a newer cam.
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Hi Starsky, The product works great but you have to purchase a video capture device. I bought this Diamond VC500 One Touch Video Capture Device for $30. This device plugs into your computers USB drive and has a software CD that you use to record the videos. Their are other devices as well but I used this one so I know it works. Best Regards, Jason
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Don't think it is possible. It can take videos, but it cannot stream live to the internet.
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No, and that is a big negative with this product. You have to sign up to pay dropcam for their cloud based storage service ($30/month).
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Nope. I e-mailed the company and they said that I could download a video to my computer and then transfer it. I haven't tried that, and I'm not sure how I would even do it. I was hoping that I could just stream directly to the Skypad.
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I have not attempted it. The provided software does not. But it streams the video feed to other applications. There most like are some that can receive and record a live video stream
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I have streamed video from Amazon as a Prime member. It was free and worked well. It was a long time ago, so I don't remember the details. Right now I'm using Netflix and the kindle fire to video stream to a large TV with an HDMI cable which works great.
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As long as your network infrastructure can support the bandwidth I don't see why you can't get away video streaming. Check with them if it is critical project requirement.