Comments on Gadget Victims: Third-Party software for IP Cameras

Hello everyone I use H264WEBCAM DELUXE ver 3.7 wor...

2011-12-23T14:44:09.052Z

Hello everyone I use H264WEBCAM DELUXE ver 3.7 works fine, but does not record the audio and not funiona PAN & Tilt. When I configure my Foscam FI8908W, use as a brand Bsti "PD100", but the audio is not recorded in the file.

There's a couple of applications on the Ovi St...

2011-10-19T15:44:55.635+01:00

There's a couple of applications on the Ovi Store for Nokia phones. I've installed ipCamera Swipe 1D which was free when I got it but is £3 now. http://store.ovi.com/content/205582 You can't control the camera but at least you can view the stream. Configure using this type of URL http://ipcamurl/videostream.cgi[?user=&pwd=&resolution=]

Hi, can someone tell me how to get my foscam worki...

2011-08-30T22:00:01.758+01:00

Hi, can someone tell me how to get my foscam working with I-catcher v4 please?

Please note that RoboRealm® (vision for machines) ...

2011-08-04T20:05:05.242+01:00

Please note that RoboRealm® (vision for machines) also support Foscam. More info here --> http://www.roborealm.com/help/Foscam_Internet_Camera.php

Hi all, For Nokia users only. I have tested a new ...

2011-07-05T20:30:37.904+01:00

Hi all,
For Nokia users only. I have tested a new application "Foscam Control Pro" available in Ovi Store for Foscam camera management. It's a useful application !
http://store.ovi.com/content/142566

Do not buy from e-foscam.com -- These guys took my...

2011-04-20T14:59:05.180+01:00

Do not buy from e-foscam.com -- These guys took my money and provided no tech support at all. You never hear from them after they have your money. Typical fly-by-night operation. STAY AWAY FROM E-FOSCAM.COM!

I know this is rather an old article, but I'm ...

2011-04-05T19:07:39.318+01:00

I know this is rather an old article, but I'm the author of the Foscam Surveillance Pro iPhone app. It also supports motion detection.

remote4cam is an Android application for your smar...

2011-03-29T00:46:41.458+01:00

remote4cam is an Android application for your smartphone that helps you to easily:

* A R M your IP Camera when you leave home in one click
* D I S A R M your IP camera when you come back home in one click
* view a snaphot in one click

It is free and available on Android Market. Search with remote4cam or foscam or heden keywords.

Have a look at this page :
http://www.lowcost4dslr.com/my-android-applications/37-remote4cam

Those who do not have access to Android Market can download the .apk file at the end of the page

Hey guys I wanted to let you know about another pr...

2011-03-28T00:46:46.988+01:00

Hey guys I wanted to let you know about another program called SpiffCam that I discovered. The demo is free and fully functional, and as far as I can tell no time limitation. It seems to have the same type of motion detection as Vitamin D, which I finally gave up on because of crashing and it wouldn't stay connected to my foscams. I've been using it for a week and it's great. It works like a DVR and has a lot of great features. Exactly what I needed for 24/7 recording. www.spiffprime.com

@teodyv I wonder if the recovery tool here could help you.
Also check the size of the firmware file, some cameras will take a 8MB file some 4MB,...
I don't think the Nokia cable is the problem, it seems to take you far enough in the process.

Hi bubbah, I have followed the procedure on the li...

2011-03-26T20:38:26.365Z

Hi bubbah,
I have followed the procedure on the link you mentioned except I used DKU-5 USB Cable and use 3 wires only rx,tx ,gnd. 3.3v not connected and used normal supply for the camera .I am reading your blog for several days now and searching on the net but still no success to fix my IPcamera.

Question: Is it ok to use DKU-5 USB cable to download the firmware/webui Or do I need to buy the USB/serial TTL 3.3v . I cannot update the firmware using IPCam tool since it is rebootingbefore completing the update.

below is the text I got from Hyperterminal.

W90P745 Boot Loader [ Version 1.1 $Revision: 1 $ ] Rebuilt on Aug 19 2009
Memory Size is 0x1000000 Bytes, Flash Size is 0x200000 Bytes
Board designed by Winbond
Hardware support provided at Winbond
Copyright (c) Winbond Limited 2001 - 2006. All rights reserved.
Boot Loader Configuration:

MAC Address : 00:A8:F0:00:4C:DD
IP Address : 0.0.0.0
DHCP Client : Enabled
CACHE : Enabled
BL buffer base : 0x00300000
BL buffer size : 0x00100000
Baud Rate : -1
USB Interface
Serial Number : 0xFFFFFFFF

For help on the available commands type 'h'

Press ESC to enter debug mode ......
Cache enabled!
Processing image 1 ...
Processing image 2 ...
Processing image 3 ...
Processing image 4 ...
Processing image 5 ...
Processing image 6 ...
Processing image 7 ...
Unzip image 7 ...
Executing image 7 ...
Linux version 2.4.20-uc0 (root@maverick-linux) (gcc version 3.0) #859 ÈÕ 4ÔÂ 26

followed by approximately 150 lines of text and the last 5 lines of txt below,then it repeats the reboot process.

Sash command shel
*args===default)registered new
*args===gw-storagen
*args===eth0
myreboot

@teodyv If you didn't yet, check this more spe...

2011-03-22T09:49:06.558Z

@teodyv
If you didn't yet, check this more specific procedure: http://www.neknek.net/?p=32
note that you don't need to use the 3.3v cable if the camera is powered.
Appart from the terminal settings, I don't know what can prevent the terminal from receiving the ESC keystroke.

Hi Bubbah, I have tried firmware recovery for my I...

2011-03-21T20:45:25.678Z

Hi Bubbah,
I have tried firmware recovery for my IPcam FS-613A-M136 using DKU-5 USB cable .I was able to see the boot proces and the camera just continue rebooting every 8-10 seconds and does not stop at debug mode while pressing ESC.Any help how to go to debug mode to continue the recover procedure.

many Thanks

Many thanks Bubbah for this helpful blog, i'm ...

2011-02-05T00:30:12.433Z

Many thanks Bubbah for this helpful blog, i'm new to the ip camera gadgets, and i'm looking for an iphone app that can stream audio (preferably 2 ways) with foscam, as the apps listed here seems not to support this.

Many thanks.

I've been testing Vitamin D with my two Foscam...

2011-01-25T03:40:45.485Z

I've been testing Vitamin D with my two Foscams. I am very impressed with their motion detection. It catches my cat walking around and car headlights driving by in the window. It's way better than the web control motion detect. Has anybody compared Vitamin D's motion detection with these others? I like it a lot but it seems a little pricey.
One thing, I was using their current eval (1.41 6064) for a month and it was working great, but then all of the sudden couldn't connect. Reinstalled, re-set up but same problem.
So I tried the version from Cnet- 1.0 5646 and blocked Vit d from internet with my firewall and it started working again.

Thanks, that's how I thought it is but got con...

2011-01-13T13:22:07.464Z

Thanks, that's how I thought it is but got confirmed now.

@Perhe I'm not sure it's possible to log o...

2011-01-12T15:52:49.022Z

@Perhe
I'm not sure it's possible to log on automatically into the ActiveX interface, where the video recording function resides.

Most CGI functions however can be directly accessed from a specific url as shown in topic #8 in this FAQ
(You should find the SDK manual interesting on that regard.)

Still, I think you're better off having one of those 3rd party software to do the job for you.

Both programs are good indeed but WebcamXP has an impressive DirectShow filter which means you could use your ip camera as a webcam on Windows.

Hi, Maybe my stupid question fits fest into this ...

2011-01-11T20:00:38.106Z

Hi,
Maybe my stupid question fits fest into this thread....
After doing some studying I think I could live without 3rd part SW and that Foscam features & WebUI could do for me.

But...
I'd like to record video stream with motion detection. It seems that WebUI must be running on an computer to do so (FTP snapshots work fine without open WebUI on any PC). The point is that I want the alarm go on after power shortages etc. and I don't know a way to autologon Foscam WebUi at system startup. You got my point? Have I missed something? Anyone found a workaround for that? A short script etc?

For third party SW WebcamXP and Blue Iris seemes most interesting (and have a reasonable price). Any good or bad experiences of those?

@Snark, thanks, I'll give it a try!

2011-01-08T09:14:01.304Z

@Snark,
thanks, I'll give it a try!

Tiny Cam Monitor Free/Pro are also nice applicatio...

2011-01-07T22:06:30.199Z

Tiny Cam Monitor Free/Pro are also nice applications for Android. Better than IP Cam Viewer (Lite) IMHO.

The Pro version is cheaper than IP Cam Viewer.

URL: http://www.tinycammonitor.com/

I've tried to download the BSTI IP Camera Supe...

2010-12-01T20:35:42.426Z

I've tried to download the BSTI IP Camera Super-Client but Kaspersky keeps refusing to, saying that it has malware VirTool.Win32.Crypt.cx regarding a nasty URL or something.

Any chance it's overreacting to a false positive?

nice one Kevin, post updated ;-)

2010-11-18T15:00:18.779Z

nice one Kevin, post updated ;-)

@author, I will like to mention that I could make ...

2010-11-18T10:50:48.117Z

@author, I will like to mention that I could make use of gmotionlive on Linux Desktop and also on Linux based N900 phone to access my fosscam device. Negatives are that pan/tilt/rotating is not possible using gmotionlive.

$ gmotionlive http://IP_or_hostname:$port/videostream.cgi?user=username&pwd=password

I hope you add this hint to your blog post too :-)

@Deborah, I'm not sure there is a reliable sof...

2010-11-12T15:39:25.133Z

@Deborah,
I'm not sure there is a reliable software solution for achieving this with the ip cam.
It would far more convenient for you to have one of those cordless phones that can be put in monitor mode and even call (another set, or an external nr) from a certain noise level. I'm thinking of the Siemens Gigaset S795 for instance.

Hi, I already have a working Foscam clone in my lo...

2010-11-12T14:43:04.961Z

Hi,
I already have a working Foscam clone in my lounge.
Is there an app that would alert me when there is audio detected rather than just video movement. I have a physically disabled child - and want him to be able to alert me in the middle of the night via audio if he can't easily move in bed. Was planning to place another foscam in his bedroom for this purpose, then set either an iphone or Android smartphone next to my bed, to pick up any alerts. Would then be able to check him via the phone.

Comments on Gadget Victims: Third-Party software for IP Cameras

Hello everyone I use H264WEBCAM DELUXE ver 3.7 wor...

There's a couple of applications on the Ovi St...

Hi, can someone tell me how to get my foscam worki...

Please note that RoboRealm® (vision for machines) ...

Hi all, For Nokia users only. I have tested a new ...

Do not buy from e-foscam.com -- These guys took my...

I know this is rather an old article, but I'm ...

remote4cam is an Android application for your smar...

Hey guys I wanted to let you know about another pr...

@teodyv I wonder if the recovery tool here could help you.Also check the size of the firmware file, some cameras will take a 8MB file some 4MB,... I don't think the Nokia cable is the problem, it seems to take you far enough in the process.

Hi bubbah, I have followed the procedure on the li...

@teodyv If you didn't yet, check this more spe...

Hi Bubbah, I have tried firmware recovery for my I...

Many thanks Bubbah for this helpful blog, i'm ...

I've been testing Vitamin D with my two Foscam...

Thanks, that's how I thought it is but got con...

@Perhe I'm not sure it's possible to log o...

Hi, Maybe my stupid question fits fest into this ...

@Snark, thanks, I'll give it a try!

Tiny Cam Monitor Free/Pro are also nice applicatio...

I've tried to download the BSTI IP Camera Supe...

nice one Kevin, post updated ;-)

@author, I will like to mention that I could make ...

@Deborah, I'm not sure there is a reliable sof...

Hi, I already have a working Foscam clone in my lo...

@teodyv I wonder if the recovery tool here could help you.
Also check the size of the firmware file, some cameras will take a 8MB file some 4MB,...
I don't think the Nokia cable is the problem, it seems to take you far enough in the process.