I know these are designed for surveillance, but is there a way to use these as a public webcam too?
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You can use RTSP or you can use HTTP to get images out to the public. For example, going to http:// IP ADDRESS OF CAMERA /snapshot.cgi?chan=0 you can pull the current image. I use this camera to push to Weather Underground. Personally I am doing it using a bash script on my Linux server that fetches the snapshot.cgi image and pushes it to WU every 10 minutes. The camera itself doesn't have an FTP client although if you search around the web I seem to recall someone making that work. The camera runs a hybrid Linux that you can ssh into so if you can develop you could write your own binaries to make the camera do even more. You can use RTSP or you can use HTTP to get images out to the public. For example, going to http:// IP ADDRESS OF CAMERA /snapshot.cgi?chan=0 you can pull the current image. I use this camera to push to Weather Underground. Personally I am doing it using a bash script on my Linux server that fetches the snapshot.cgi image and pushes it to WU every 10 minutes. The camera itself doesn't have an FTP client although if you search around the web I seem to recall someone making that work. The camera runs a hybrid Linux that you can ssh into so if you can develop you could write your own binaries... » Read More You can use RTSP or you can use HTTP to get images out to the public. For example, going to http:// IP ADDRESS OF CAMERA /snapshot.cgi?chan=0 you can pull the current image. I use this camera to push to Weather Underground. Personally I am doing it using a bash script on my Linux server that fetches the snapshot.cgi image and pushes it to WU every 10 minutes. The camera itself doesn't have an FTP client although if you search around the web I seem to recall someone making that work. The camera runs a hybrid Linux that you can ssh into so if you can develop you could write your own binaries to make the camera do even more. « Show Less
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I am still learning and I did not set mine up for that but you can view these in a number of ways with lots of different software.I am using ISPY freeware and you can specify a youtube channel I think from there. also works with VLC media player. just set up the ip and pull it up.also Airvision comes with it for monitoring as well.
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I am still learning and I did not set mine up for that but you can view these in a number of ways with lots of different software. I am using ISPY freeware and you can specify a youtube channel I think from there. also works with VLC media player. just set up the ip and pull it up. also Airvision comes with it for monitoring as well.
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These are just IP based cameras, so as long as what ever software you are using for your webcam can accept the feed the camera puts out, sure. If you Google "Use Ubiquiti aircam as webcam" you can find stuff on how others have done this.
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I tried something much like this, and it didn't work. I think there are timing issues. If you want a remote webcam, you may have to go to one that is wifi-enabled.
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they are just cameras, need to connect to a computer and a system to do a recording. got no memory itself
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Yes - but only if you provide the proper internet infrastructure. These cameras are IP cameras. All IP cameras can be "hit" from anywhere in the world as long as they are IP visible. You need to place the cameras on "public" IP addresses. Private IP addresses are commonly used by support providers to group X number of their subscribers behind 1 public IP address. Assume your cameras are on some providers private network. When you initiate traffic to that 1 public IP address, where should it go? There are dozens, maybe hundreds of devices (computers, cameras, printers, etc) behind that public IP. There is no mechanism to send that traffic to your cameras. The private network functions properly ONLY when the traffic initiating a "conversation" starts on the private side. Only then is a map built that says private IP Y wants to see the web page at public IP Z, so when Z sends back the response to X, "NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATE" and route the traffic to Y. When a conversation is initiated outside the private network, there is no NAT map established to route the traffic. If you can put your cameras on a "public routable" IP adddress, it will work like a charm. If you put them on a private network, there's no chance. Needless to say, public IP addresses are registered and cost $$$. Public IP addresses are assigned to a specific location. There is no way to take a public IP address and move it across town, without getting your provider involved (read $$$). If your IP address starts with 10.x.x.x, or 192.168.x.x, then you're on a private network. This topic is not easily explained in brief.
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You can record, however, it's not a CCTV camera, I suspect that's what you're looking for.
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They use wi-fi to communicate, so as long as you are on your local wi-fi network, yes. If you want to see them outside of your local wi-fi network you have to set up DynDNS or something like that so they are on the public internet. You may want to look at Dropcam if convenience of viewing the video outside your network is important to you (I returned my Foscams for Dropcam instead, and I'm very happy).
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I honestly haven't tried that. There is a usb connection and some other types, but I just don't know. I have seen strangers pull up to my house and then abruptly leave after spotting the cameras though.
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From my research it looks like this only take still shots and cannot be used as a webcam. I hope this helps. Thanks for looking.
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Yes, you can absolutely have the cameras be just on your local network (wifi or wired). There's are actually fewer steps required to do this this way.
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Yes you can. I used IP cam viewer with my unit and it worked reliably. The problem is with washout.
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Not sure of your question, but as long as I've been in business I've never seen a webcam that can't be used for the purposes you described although I want to be sure I know what "access the webcam for home photos and videos" means to you.
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Yes, you can use it the same way you would any webcam. It's essentially just a webcam on a pivoting arm.
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I only have mine taking snap shot alarms. I'd call FOSCAM to see how you record the output. It would probably take a dedicated computer with LOTS of memory.
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Limited range... perhaps you should consider a webcam or internet based camera.
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Yes as log as you are hooked up through the Internet. I originally had mine on my network but had foscam hook them up so I can see and move the cameras any where in the world. Also you can zoom. Just two on the photo
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Sorry man, your thinking of live video feeds, this camera is not able to do that. I wish it did but all it does is capture and do playbacks.
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I concur with the others. The 'system' is hard wired. You may 'view' through a wireless device via the Internet, if supported. The cameras are NOT wireless.