Comments on Gadget Victims: The War of the Clones

I had a lot of disconnections with the wired cable...

2012-07-30T07:45:57.914+01:00

I had a lot of disconnections with the wired cable. After a few minutes, the camera wasn't pingable anymore. When i lowered my speed on my cisco switch to 10HD (instead of 100FD), i didn't encounter any disconnection anymore...

i have also these clones; from chinavasion.com ; n...

2010-12-30T17:40:49.715+00:00

i have also these clones; from chinavasion.com ; nice performance so far; power supply is generic 5v, shouldnt be hard to replace. motion and video smooth; the site implies FW can be updated; i am not sure which one to use/try for fear of bricking the unit. May have to look inside at chip IDs. will update

SAfrican, I'm amazed there can be clones so so...

2010-11-16T10:18:46.143+00:00

SAfrican,
I'm amazed there can be clones so soon after the release of that new model! :-o

Hi Bubbah, Just received notice from Foscam that ...

2010-11-16T06:06:37.670+00:00

Hi Bubbah,

Just received notice from Foscam that they are indeed Clones, and not originals. Argh and blurgh.

And just today the power supply of the one blew.

:(
Chris

Bubbah, Awesome update, thank you. I'll cont...

2010-11-12T22:13:20.980+00:00

Bubbah,
Awesome update, thank you.

I'll contact Foscam and update you the results.

Thank you very much.

Chris

Hi SAfrican, From the fw versions, you have 2 Fosc...

2010-11-12T10:01:20.008+00:00

Hi SAfrican,
From the fw versions, you have 2 Foscam FI8918W, not FI8908W, so none of the firmwares from this site can be used. The good thing about this new model is that no obscure clone has been produced yet, so it's definitely from Foscam. I would advise that you contact Foscam directly ([email protected]), you'll be surprised that they actually reply quite quickly!
Give them the exact DeviceID and fw ver.for each cam (look in the Device Status page)and ask for a firmware update.
And last but not least: never update over Wifi, use the Ethernet cable!

Hey Bubba, I recently bought 2 X Cameras from Chi...

2010-11-12T05:38:13.470+00:00

Hey Bubba,

I recently bought 2 X Cameras from China, and they have different Firmwares and UI versions. They must be the "Neutral" cams you talked about.

Camera 1 (has PTZ speed settings):
Device Firmware Version 12.22.2.28
Device Embeded Web UI Version 2.7.2.2

Camera 2 (does not have PTZ speed settngs):
Device Firmware Version 12.22.2.7
Device Embeded Web UI Version 2.2.0.8

I assume Camera 2, because of it having an older version of the Web UI, doesn't have the PTZ configuration, I just don't get how they send identical cameras, with bizarre firmwares.

Can you tell me if it's safe to upgrade (or downgrade if I'm to believe the latest firmware is 11.x.x.xx)

Any ideas on which way I should go, or just leave them as is?

Thanks a lot,
Chris

@Nick don't dump it yet, check my email!

2010-09-24T23:07:11.242+01:00

@Nick
don't dump it yet, check my email!

I purchased an IPCAM02 in South Africa. After many...

2010-09-24T19:59:16.523+01:00

I purchased an IPCAM02 in South Africa. After many weeks of struggling to set it up I gave up and sent it back. The usual "Sorry no Refund becuase you scratched hte box" rubbish came my way. They sent it back apparently reconfigured. Saw one image via IE and then when I tired again using a LAN calbe Ie keeps saying it cannot open the web page. Is this trashed, a clone and potentially a brick or fiaxble. I changed no settings in the camera. Any advice......

thanks for your feedback Luis

2010-07-30T11:11:21.770+01:00

thanks for your feedback Luis

Finally, after reading many post, I decided to spe...

2010-07-30T09:23:58.099+01:00

Finally, after reading many post, I decided to spend a little more money and buy my IP camera in a oficial dealer indicated on the website of Foscam: www.foscam.es.

I think it's worth buying an official distributor and be quiet for a device that can last many many years

I've already changed 2 times the firmware and it works perfectly. His service responds perfectly.

By the way, the latest firmware has really solved a problem of reconnecting the WiFi. Wonderful this website so interesting information.

Hi Bubbah, I just received an IPCAM from Hong-Kon...

2010-07-15T23:13:13.243+01:00

Hi Bubbah, I just received an IPCAM from Hong-Kong, with FW: 11.14.1.34 and Web UI: 2.4.8.9, but the McAddress is from other vendor: 00:0D:C5, do you think this can be updated?

Thanks

Wer

Thanks Bubbah - worked a treat!

2010-07-14T23:39:47.885+01:00

Thanks Bubbah - worked a treat!

@Toby install the latest version of ipcam tool and...

2010-07-14T08:43:10.653+01:00

@Toby
install the latest version of ipcam tool and try re-flashing the web ui from it.

I think I just bricked my camera! Uploaded the la...

2010-07-13T23:33:32.339+01:00

I think I just bricked my camera!

Uploaded the latest firmware but cant access the WEB UI now. However, I can still ping it etc. Any ideas?

Thanks! It is an fs613. I upgrade with EasyNP fir...

2010-05-30T10:03:44.537+01:00

Thanks!

It is an fs613. I upgrade with EasyNP firmware.

@Db3 This is NOT a Foscam, sorry. Maybe someone wi...

2010-05-19T17:49:56.414+01:00

@Db3
This is NOT a Foscam, sorry. Maybe someone will identify the manufacturer from your pictures...

Hi I want to upgrade, if is possible, my ipcam bu...

2010-05-19T11:51:36.985+01:00

Hi

I want to upgrade, if is possible, my ipcam but I dont know who the manufacturer. I bought it on ebay in 2009. Here are some photos: http://picasaweb.google.it/ilbasettone/IPcam?feat=directlink
Someone knows?

@Tom @all Hi all I'm looking for a "Refl...

2010-05-14T16:44:00.271+01:00

@Tom
@all

Hi all
I'm looking for a "Reflective IR cut-off filter", proposed in an article on Nov.19.2009 here on this site, from Tom.
I really dont like the color from the Foscam at day time! As good the cam is, that really bothers me. I don't need the IR at night. So the filter would be the solution. If it works ...
Did someone try'd the filter? Does it work? How's the color with the filter?
Does anybuddy knows a address in Europe, to order one of the filters?

Thanks in advance
Stefan

Yes, and forgot to mention - for me the most impor...

2010-03-17T13:13:31.862+00:00

Yes, and forgot to mention - for me the most important thing, even though I still have my Windows 7 machine here, now I can even access my camera settings and live video through my Mac. I was able to do that even before this update, because as you may already know, all new Macs are Intel based machines, so we can run Windows natively. I have Windows 7 installed on one of my partitions on my Mac, so if I wanted to do something in Windows, I was able just to boot up Windows and that's it. Plus, my PC with Windows 7 sitting right next to my Mac, so a lot of options.

However, this ****.43 update gave me the possibility to access my camera (configure it, pan, tilt, everything) on my Mac, so there is no need any more to boot into Windows first.

Cheers!

Hey Bubbah, Thank you for your respond. Funny thi...

2010-03-17T13:09:18.038+00:00

Hey Bubbah,

Thank you for your respond. Funny thing is, I got Visitor log and the option to turn the activity led light (green one) off in case I want to. I actually keep it off at the moment, and I am 110% sure I have 11.14.1.43 and 2.4.8.12.bin (for the Web interface) installed.

Cheers!

@Ment I'd say it's a Foscam indeed. Your c...

2010-03-17T08:48:39.346+00:00

@Ment
I'd say it's a Foscam indeed. Your current version is good enough so you don't need to upgrade unless you need a "visitor log" and a an option to turn off the activity led. I've got the latest installed and no new problem really. Still I hope they'll publish one more update to sort some remaining bugs.
See the firmware history page for more details.

Hi again! I just updated it to 11.14.1.43 because...

2010-03-17T01:41:10.351+00:00

Hi again!

I just updated it to 11.14.1.43 because I am little reserved when it comes to 11.14.1.46. I've heard quite few people complaining about constant disconnects with latest firmware.

Everything went perfectly fine. Camera works like a charm, so I guess I could say I have original FOSCAM IPCAM02.

Hi Bubbah, I hope you're going to be able to ...

2010-03-16T23:38:47.317+00:00

Hi Bubbah,

I hope you're going to be able to answer my next two questions (hopefully tonight, I won't be able to sleep unless I find this out, LOL).

So, I hooked my camera up and this is how GUI looks like:
http://i.imgur.com/D74X6.png

And this is how my device info section looks like:
http://i.imgur.com/obBie.png

Can you tell by looking at these things if I have original FOSCAM or cloned version?

Thanks again!

2010-03-16T19:39:32.197+00:00

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