HOSAFE 1MW20G 720P HD Pan & Tilt Wireless IP Security Camera with Night Vision, Video Record and Smart Motion Detection for Baby, Business, Home Security Cameras Via Remote Control (Green)

This is a really good value for a 720P Pan, Tilt, DVR camera + 433Mhz sensor controller. I have had it for two months. It is kind of OK all by itself, but it's great when used with 433Mhz motion and door sensors. It's set up to message my cell phone with a picture when a 433Mhz PIR motion detector (not included) is triggered. I use these:  iZtouch 433 / 315 MHz Wireless PIR Motion Sensor Detector for Home Security Alarm System with Wall Mount Kit, Accessories for Wireless 433MHz IP Camera No false positives with this set up and it always detects people movement. Cameras that implement motion detection by camera pixel changes give many false positives.These also work well with the camera: HOSAFE-MC01 Wireless Door/ Window Contact, Free battery．Universal 433MHz GSM Wireless Magnetic Contact Sensor Window Door Entry Detector For Home Office Security Alarm System, Accessories for Wireless 433MHz IP Camera You can set up many door, PIR and other sensors on the camera.Here are some tips and caveats:I'm using the YYP2P app on Android, don't use the app to receive alerts. You will just drain your battery and data plan for a raft of frustration. I did not try this, but if you want to prove it is a good idea, please do so and let us all know how it's going.I block the app's use of background data, you should too.Set the camera up to email a picture to your cell phone text number when it detects an alarm. This involves finding out your email provider's SMTP address and your phones SMS email address and setting up the camera with that info. This is a bit tricky because the app displays the sender address in the recipient address field, even though it remembers the correct recipient address that you set up. Big Sigh China.This is not extremely difficult, but it's not an automated set up.Don't be afraid to play around with camera email setup in the app, once you get it going it's great, you will get a text with a picture on your cell phone within seconds an alarm event. Then you can pop up the app to see what is happening in real time.Get a Micro SD card and set up the camera to record to it when an alarm is detected. You can access video recordings on the SD card from the app or plug the SD card in to your PC.Set up the 433Mhz wireless sensors in the "Defence area" section of camera setup. Select, for instance, Balcony, tap the number 1, trigger your sensor, and the camera will be paired to that sensor. If you pair anything in Remote Control, the camera will give an audible alarm, maybe 85DB when triggered.Change the camera password.Don't flash the firmware on the camera if it is working how you need it to, ditto on upgrading the app.I put electrical tape over the indicator LEDs on the bottom front of the camera so potential burglars don't see lights it while it's recording them. Other HOSAFE cameras allow you to disable the LEDs through a web interface, this camera has no web interface.The power supply died in about a week. It's a 5v P/S with a micro USB connector. Like most of us, I have USB chargers and cables laying about in drawers so it was up and working quickly but it was annoying nonetheless.Support from the vendor is rapid and amusing. They seem to be very sincere.I was impressed that the camera pulled two firmware updates over the air from the cloud, that's astounding juju for China tech. Do the Device Update from the app before you set everything up.

This camera worked well for about a month. It still records video, but the pan and tilt features quit working. Also, if you would like to view your cameras on any other platform than an iOS or Android app, look elsewhere. HOSAFE claims this is ONVIF compliant, but it will not work with third party applications or video management systems (Milestone, Blue Iris, etc.). I give it two stars just because it is so cheap that I didn't have high expectations.

To hard to install and run the software on a laptop or mobile phone. I tried both and still cant even use this camera. Waste of time and money.

This is kinda fun