Best Video Camera with Live Feed?

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Hi,

Can anyone suggest a good Video Camera, preferably with Night Vision and 2 way audio that works well with Smartthings and has Live Video.

Cheers

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Do you just want live streaming or do you want SmartThings to be able to record on SHM events?

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The officially compatible cameras are all here:

Unfortunately, they’re all expensive… and there aren’t that many options. Other camera models can be integrated into ST, but only for still pictures.

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Not true anymore, check out my D-Link Camera Manager SmartApp:

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I had the Dlink Pan/Tilt and the SmartCam HD Pro. I returned the Dlink. I rarely found myself needing to move my camera around while I was viewing live. For me, it was a gimmick. I prefer the higher quality video of the SmartCam and wider live viewing.

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Just to give you an additional option to consider, the Amcrest (a Foscam subsidiary) 1080P IP2M-841 can be had for < $100 on sale:

http://smile.amazon.com/Amcrest-IP2M-841-1920TVL-Security-Camera/dp/B0145OQTPG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

And can be controlled using a community device handler (mine… ugly, self-serving plug :smiley:)

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Thanks for the replies.

I’m concerned about Port Forwarding options, does this make the stream insecure?

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Less secure, but you’ll still need a username and password to access it.

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I’m leaning towards the Amcrest IP2M-841, I don’t think it has support for the 2 way audio though.

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I own it, and it does.

http://amcrest.com/amcrest-1080p-wifi-video-security-ip-camera-pt.html

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Can you do it through SmartThings?

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Not yet. You can do live video streaming though.

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@Belgarion that’s $158 for one of those cameras here in the UK! Its a pity because for $100 it looks a good buy!

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Thanks for the tip! I just purchased one to try and will expand if I like how it works.

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@Marc_Rohde Did you recieve and test the camera? I’m also looking for an outdoor camera so i’m curios how it worked

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