Can I use this to watch real time? I don't necessarilly want to record. Just monitor an area.
485235
No, it's not even worth recording, very limited. Hope you find a good one for monitoring at a reasonable price.
485236
I believe you can but as mine does not work very well, I do not think I can honestly tell anyone that this is a good product. Not very easy to use either.
485237
No, you cannot watch real time , only record. This was very difficult to use and poor instructions.
748019
We have it connected to a digital DVR and it does record. Remember this unit only splits the signal from the cameras. So we use it to display on an extra monitor other than the one connected to DVR.
1094835
This camera works great for live coverage and real time display. Recording is cumbersome and there are better options out there. This is not a camcorder or surveillance camera and will not easily take their place. if you are looking for recording I would keep shopping.
737679
Yes. We are using it to monitor our puppies. Works great. Even in black and white night vision mode. The two way audio is great too. Obviously you'd need to keep the app open all the time to use as a real time baby monitor. We use it for quick checks of the puppies when we are at home or away. Only complaint, it only allows one person to log into the app at a time.
523587
The answer is "yes, depending on your recording needs". The camera can email short video clips triggered by timed motion detection - or, if your technically adept, you can set up a samba server to manage timed video uploads - or you can use top notch, inexpensive viewing software for remote viewing and manual recording saved to your smartphone, pad or computer. The last option requires that you set up an inexpensive ($19/year) DNS service. Your camera installation software will help you do this. Note: your wifi router should be a UPnP router. Apple routers will not work unless you are an expert technologist capable of working with port forwarding. All this may seem complicated - but it's not. My 4 cameras work using techniques 1 and 3 - and I'm a businessman - not a technologist.
119943
Yes you can just turn on the unit and when the screen comes up, just press the "OK" button and it will start recording but it will be set for long distance viewing.
2162120
No, if you want to monitor in real time, you need to buy the shure vp83f with the flash recording. You can then record without no camera and also plug headphones and listen to the audio being recorded. Also for the best monitoring experience, I suggest the atx50 monitoring headphone.
1250422
You can set this camera to record a short video clip when it detects motion using the Foscam IP Camera Tool program. The problem is you have to keep the window open in IE all the time or it won't record. I use Blue Iris software to manage my video cameras and much prefer that to the IP Camera Tool.
2174822
You can view recorded video on the device. Video is lower quality. You can also plug it in with the provided cable and view video on your computer.
832024
yes you can. the instructions are a little confusing but it records via a timer or live
1901891
You can watch the camera on wifi- and I believe you can set up motion detection recording if you like. Actually viewing the cameras works much more efficiently on android or iOS platforms. I have both. They do make a decice that allows you to record up to 4 cameras onto an external hard drive. I don't have that one. The cameras work well for viewing, and the pan tilt works well also.
1765696
If you are connected to the same network (ie if you are at home using the same wan/lan the camera is connected to) you can type in the ip address and view video real time. Alternatively, you can port fwd your router and purchase a dns ($20/yr) and allow yourself to view video from anywhere as long as you can get on the internet. For smart phones you can use tinycam monitor too, but only if you port fwd and buy dns. In summary, no software is needed to view realtime as long as you are connected to the same network. No additional software is need outside of network either as long as you pay for dns(www.dyndns.com) and set up port fwd on router.
2227384
Just plug in a VGA monitor and your all set for live viewing or playback viewing. I have several at branch locations that are plugged into the router so I can view the cameras live from anywhere that has an internet connection. I found this to be an easy product to setup and use.
1165734
yes, you can set it up by scheduled time (any as you want), movement (would not recomended for access areas because the sensor takes 1 - 3 sec to activate record and you miss the event ) or full time (make sure you have space in disk)
928079
This isn't a recording device. It streams content from a Tivo DVR, so you can watch what is recorded on your DVR when you are away from home.
2004570
I am using a PC but The User Manual has instructions for Web viewing on PC and Macs, so it should work. Viewing the DVR recording directly does not require a computer, only a monitor.I found the User Manual by Googling online.
1682620
The short answer is no, because the unit only has one tuner. However, as digitalicecream states, if your TV has a tuner, you can use the TV tuner to watch programs while the unit is recording.