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Weather Station Hardware => Weather Web Cams => Topic started by: cospringswx on July 08, 2021, 12:25:54 AM
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Hello,
Does anyone know is Webcam7 supports Amcrest Cameras?
Thanks,
Ryan
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I do not see Amcrest listed in the brands that are supported. Is anyone using an Amcrest camera with Wecam 7?
Thanks,
RyN
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Hey Steve how do you like the Wyze camera. I was looking to go the cheap route and they look they fit the bill.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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)
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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.