sandspider Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 Hi all As above. I'm looking for an IP camera I can plug in, connect to my wifi, point out of the window, and it will trigger when there's motion and send me an email with a picture (and maybe even a video clip) of the thing wot triggered said motion. I used to have a cheapy one of these, made by Keekoon if I remember right, which worked quite well for a couple of years. But it was a faff to set up, and eventually kept resetting itself to the point I gave up trying. Keekoon don't seem to make cameras any more, so can anyone recommend a modern, decent equivalent in the £30 ish price range? Thank you. Edit- actually, Keekoon do still make cameras. But I'd like to try something else, the security settings on the Keekoon camera weren't great, Gmail didn't like me using their SMTP servers with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 If inside looking out a window be careful of the ir reflection off the window (if the camera is day/night with ir LEDs). It will cause the image to white out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandspider Posted November 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 The old one worked fine for this, and it had day / night mode with (I think) IR LEDs. My wildlife camera won't trigger on movement through windows however, I think because the glass blocks the PIR. I suppose it was motion that triggered my Keekoon, not PIR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 (edited) I bought two if these, one mounted on the ceiling in the bay window covering the drive, car, caravan and road. The other covering the garden and door just sat on the window sill. Connects to wifi, can be viewed live on your phone. Records 24hrs a day with a memory card inserted, intelligent tracking so it follows movement, alerts to phone. Options to take still or videos to "local album". I found it's better to have the night vision off as there is too much ambient light in the road and we have a flood light that detects and lights up at the back. You can have volume/noise detection on or off. You can have preset points, tracking, or move it via your phone. Edited November 7, 2019 by Centrepin Photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandspider Posted November 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 Thanks, that looks like the right sort of thing, and a decent price and reviews too. Do you know if allows email notifications rather than pushed phone alerts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgsontour Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 It's all about the quality of the lens at the end of the day, the other options between models depends on what you want it to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, sandspider said: Thanks, that looks like the right sort of thing, and a decent price and reviews too. Do you know if allows email notifications rather than pushed phone alerts? I think it just does text, I looked in the settings on my phone and can't find anything but text alerts. Edited November 7, 2019 by Centrepin Addition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandspider Posted November 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 Ok, thanks. I checked the spec online and it looks like you're right. Shame, but it might be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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