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Title: Amcrest IP Camera
Post by: cospringswx on July 08, 2021, 12:25:54 AM
Hello,

Does anyone know is Webcam7 supports Amcrest Cameras?

Thanks,
Ryan
Title: Re: Amcrest IP Camera
Post by: cospringswx on July 08, 2021, 06:59:55 PM
I do not see Amcrest listed in the brands that are supported. Is anyone using an Amcrest camera with Wecam 7?
Thanks,
RyN
Title: Re: Amcrest IP Camera
Post by: galfert on July 08, 2021, 07:15:29 PM
I've never heard of Webcam7. Do you have a product website? I did a brief web search for it but I didn't find anything official looking.

But regardless, any software that claims to work with IP camers should not need to specify by brand which camers it supports. Rather what the software documentation should say instead are the protocols and standards that it supports. Then you match up those requirements with the capabilites of the camera.
Title: Re: Amcrest IP Camera
Post by: cospringswx on July 09, 2021, 11:52:21 PM
I've never heard of Webcam7. Do you have a product website? I did a brief web search for it but I didn't find anything official looking.

But regardless, any software that claims to work with IP camers should not need to specify by brand which camers it supports. Rather what the software documentation should say instead are the protocols and standards that it supports. Then you match up those requirements with the capabilites of the camera.

Hi ,

Thanks for the response. I used to own Hikvision cameras and had it working with Webcam7. I was looking for a software that would enable me to provide the stream to my site.

Ryan
Title: Re: Amcrest IP Camera
Post by: SteveFitz1 on July 10, 2021, 10:25:18 AM
Ryan,

Several years ago I used WebcamXP, then Webcam7 with Foscam cameras, which are very similar to Amcrest. The program then became Netcam Studio and I used it with both Foscam and Amcrest cameras.

About 4 years ago I started using Blue Iris to stream all my cameras. I currently stream 6 Amcrest cameras and a Wyze camera. Blue Iris is a great product with great support.

Steve

Title: Re: Amcrest IP Camera
Post by: cospringswx on July 10, 2021, 06:18:53 PM
Ryan,

Several years ago I used WebcamXP, then Webcam7 with Foscam cameras, which are very similar to Amcrest. The program then became Netcam Studio and I used it with both Foscam and Amcrest cameras.

About 4 years ago I started using Blue Iris to stream all my cameras. I currently stream 6 Amcrest cameras and a Wyze camera. Blue Iris is a great product with great support.

Steve

Hi Steve,

I used to stream Hikvision with webcam 7 but could never get real time streaming on my phone. I switched all my cameras to Amcrest and what a big difference. Picked up a 4k Amcrest at Microcenter in Denver and it's great. The Amcrest app is phenomenal. I will give Blue Iris a try. Is there a monthly fee or one time? Thanks for the reply!

Ryan
Title: Re: Amcrest IP Camera
Post by: ocala on July 10, 2021, 07:22:32 PM
Hey Steve how do you like the Wyze camera. I was looking to go the cheap route and they look they fit the bill.
Title: Re: Amcrest IP Camera
Post by: SteveFitz1 on July 10, 2021, 07:51:41 PM
I actually have 6 of them here at the house and 4 more at our beach condo. They are great. I have one of them set up in RTSP mode so Blue Iris can use it. You can see it here:
http://tylertexasweather.dyndns-ip.com:81/mjpg/Cam1/video.mjpg (http://tylertexasweather.dyndns-ip.com:81/mjpg/Cam1/video.mjpg). I have this camera set up to be active only during daylight hours.

I'm a big fan of these cameras, especially for the price.

Steve
Title: Re: Amcrest IP Camera
Post by: SteveFitz1 on July 10, 2021, 07:56:26 PM
Hi Steve,

I used to stream Hikvision with webcam 7 but could never get real time streaming on my phone. I switched all my cameras to Amcrest and what a big difference. Picked up a 4k Amcrest at Microcenter in Denver and it's great. The Amcrest app is phenomenal. I will give Blue Iris a try. Is there a monthly fee or one time? Thanks for the reply!

Ryan

Hey Ryan,

Blue Iris costs $69.95. You get one year of automatic updates and support. Then, if you want, you can pay $29.95 each year for continued auto-updates and support. If you don't go this route, you lose support. If you want to update, you then have to download them manually. Support has always been excellent from BI so I keep that going each year.

Steve
Title: Re: Amcrest IP Camera
Post by: ocala on July 11, 2021, 12:22:02 PM
I actually have 6 of them here at the house and 4 more at our beach condo. They are great. I have one of them set up in RTSP mode so Blue Iris can use it. You can see it here:
http://tylertexasweather.dyndns-ip.com:81/mjpg/Cam1/video.mjpg (http://tylertexasweather.dyndns-ip.com:81/mjpg/Cam1/video.mjpg). I have this camera set up to be active only during daylight hours.

I'm a big fan of these cameras, especially for the price.

Steve
Thanks Steve. Image looks pretty good.
Title: Re: Amcrest IP Camera
Post by: cospringswx on May 15, 2022, 09:55:43 PM
Hi Steve,

I used to stream Hikvision with webcam 7 but could never get real time streaming on my phone. I switched all my cameras to Amcrest and what a big difference. Picked up a 4k Amcrest at Microcenter in Denver and it's great. The Amcrest app is phenomenal. I will give Blue Iris a try. Is there a monthly fee or one time? Thanks for the reply!

Ryan

Hey Ryan,

Blue Iris costs $69.95. You get one year of automatic updates and support. Then, if you want, you can pay $29.95 each year for continued auto-updates and support. If you don't go this route, you lose support. If you want to update, you then have to download them manually. Support has always been excellent from BI so I keep that going each year.

Steve

Hi Steve,

Does Blue Iris provide a code to embed into a page?

Thanks,
Ryan
Title: Re: Amcrest IP Camera
Post by: SteveFitz1 on May 16, 2022, 09:32:23 AM
Hi Steve,

I used to stream Hikvision with webcam 7 but could never get real time streaming on my phone. I switched all my cameras to Amcrest and what a big difference. Picked up a 4k Amcrest at Microcenter in Denver and it's great. The Amcrest app is phenomenal. I will give Blue Iris a try. Is there a monthly fee or one time? Thanks for the reply!

Ryan

Hey Ryan,

Blue Iris costs $69.95. You get one year of automatic updates and support. Then, if you want, you can pay $29.95 each year for continued auto-updates and support. If you don't go this route, you lose support. If you want to update, you then have to download them manually. Support has always been excellent from BI so I keep that going each year.

Steve

Hi Steve,

Does Blue Iris provide a code to embed into a page?

Thanks,
Ryan
Ryan,

I sent you a PM with instructions.

Steve
Title: Re: Amcrest IP Camera
Post by: CNYWeather on May 16, 2022, 11:40:49 AM
You may like the Reolink Cams Ryan. There a few guys who have them. there's a discussion about them here somewhere.
I have just 1 but I stream it to YouTube directly using OBS. The picture quality is awesome

https://youtu.be/PJtiqfvcWkY (https://youtu.be/PJtiqfvcWkY)
Title: Re: Amcrest IP Camera
Post by: cospringswx on May 19, 2022, 10:24:37 PM
You may like the Reolink Cams Ryan. There a few guys who have them. there's a discussion about them here somewhere.
I have just 1 but I stream it to YouTube directly using OBS. The picture quality is awesome

https://youtu.be/PJtiqfvcWkY (https://youtu.be/PJtiqfvcWkY)

Hey Tony,

Wow, havent talked to you in a long time. I've switched all my cameras to Amcrest. I had Hikvision but was having issues with them. Amcrest is amazing for the price.