Recent content by Sequoia1321

Can you tell me more about your issue with FTP? I'd like to know exactly what it is. Not saying there isn't. Just curious what you're talking about. Regarding the "junk" I have, what alternative do you have? Not personally familiar with Wyze but seems very interesting.

Yes, that is something I will consider. There is an FTP option in the camera. I'm aware of it. I'm afraid most cameras will be problematic in software, one way or another. Seems to be an industry issue. Would be interested in Wyze if they offered an outdoor dome camera. For now sticking...

Am I understanding correctly that you're saying FTP is not very secure? The Amcrest App unfortunately has not been fast enough and also not reliable for viewing the content, be it images or video. Also not an intuitive design. That's why I resorted to FTP, and then automatically upload the...

Why do you say it's a guaranteed to miss something? I need it only for snapshots. Shouldn't need a heavy duty setup for that.

Might then go with a FileZilla FTP on mini pc instead of the resource intensive setups, if possible.

What kind of pc would be a good host for the PC-NVR or Filezilla FTP server? A mini pc of some kind that doesn't get very hot and doesn't use much energy?

FileZilla server is also what they recommended to me. Right now I'm using an Android app that seems to be working ok, though some others are not. Some of the problem might have also been related to having changed the Wifi antenna on my Amcrest. Not exactly sure. Might move to FileZilla...

Is there something that'll convert a 12v power source into a POE, so that way I can power the camera through POE instead of running a power cable through the wall, assuming it's allowed to run POE wires through the wall? Something like this maybe...

I have the Amcrest IP3M-956W, running on wifi, so it's powered using a power cord. I was wondering how to make the power cord compliant for in wall use? I live in USA, Dallas, Texas.

The question was if TinyCam can change the display settings, for example, from 3MP to 720P.

Also, is there any reasonable possibility that TinyCam Pro could have done this? Does it even have the ability to do this?

My camera was on Amcrest Cloud, but then I reset it. Not sure what happened to the cloud account. You think it could be doing this still? Are you suggesting to not connect it back to the cloud account after removing and deleting the cloud account?

Thanks for the detailed info. It's important to know. I checked the firmware and it's the latest version.

I have an Amcrest IP3M-956W, and noticed that a couple times the display settings changed on it, for example, it went from 3MP to 720P without me changing anything. Amcrest support said sometimes 3rd party software might do that. Only other software I have is TinyCam Pro and IP Camera Viewer...

Good to know. Thanks.