New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

[Chadsturgill]

Images attached

 

[flynreelow]

Images attached

your WiFi lookin strong ...

 

[Chadsturgill]

Depending on which app I use to login to it depends on what it shows. I think that display is garbage

 

[flynreelow]

Depending on which app I use to login to it depends on what it shows. I think that display is garbage

haha gotcha

love that Night time image.. looks great. puts ring to shame

 

[Chadsturgill]

Hik-Connect

 

[Chadsturgill]

Uniden One

 

[bookemdano]

What am I seeing in the sky of your pic? Looks like a bunch of incoming ICBMs

 

[Chadsturgill]

RCA Security

 

[Chadsturgill]

Guarding Vision

 

[flynreelow]

ClaireVision Plus

most of those apps look like a clone of each other. which is the best, and what does it offer that the other ones don't...

 

[Chadsturgill]

ClaireVision Plus

 

[bookemdano]

I'd say any app that gives you dBm is preferable to an icon. dBm is objective. The icon display is arbitrary. So in terms of that factor, the Hik app and Guarding Vision look like the winners.

Edit: Now I see the ClaireVision app is showing a much different dBm value. Is it possible it's just fluctuating? Or does it always show a drastically different dBm value than Hik and GV?

 

[Chadsturgill]

What am I seeing in the sky of your pic? Looks like a bunch of incoming ICBMs

Snow! ICBMs would be preferred

 

[Chadsturgill]

I'd say any app that gives you dBm is preferable to an icon. dBm is objective. The icon display is arbitrary. So in terms of that factor, the Hik app and Guarding Vision look like the winners.

Edit: Now I see the ClaireVision app is showing a much different dBm value. Is it possible it's just fluctuating? Or does it always show a drastically different dBm value than Hik and GV?

Always similar values in each respective app. I have a Netgear Orbi base unit about 10 ft away.

 

[Chadsturgill]

Here is something that Guarding Vision has that none of the rest do and I love it. It’s a call log for when someone hits the doorbell button.

 

[Chadsturgill]

Bonus, you get a little snapshot of my life, Pizza, Girlscout Cookies, Amazon delivery, Mother in law, Me being a good Hubby on Valentines Day, and more pizza! Lol

 

[bookemdano]

Gotcha--thanks for posting the shots of the different apps. I've stuck with the RCA one but may check out Guarding Vision.

As an aside, have you tried changing the "Image Encryption" password? Since they state that it's the same as the device verification code I wonder if changing that password might also change the admin password for the cam. I think my RCA Floodlight camera has that setting too.

Edit: That call log feature is awesome!! I wonder if I use that app with my HSDB1 if I'll get it too, or if it only works with the DB2. I'll test here a bit later.

 

[Chadsturgill]

I’m really anxious to see if that firmware from LaView overwrote the RCA logo.

 

[flynreelow]

I’m really anxious to see if that firmware from LaView overwrote the RCA logo.

yea, that RCA logo is pretty gaudy.

no need for it to be that big, let alone say RCA

 

[Chadsturgill]

Gotcha--thanks for posting the shots of the different apps. I've stuck with the RCA one but may check out Guarding Vision.

As an aside, have you tried changing the "Image Encryption" password? Since they state that it's the same as the device verification code I wonder if changing that password might also change the admin password for the cam. My I think my RCA Floodlight camera has that setting too.

No I haven’t tried changing it. I was reading somewhere that if you wanted to enable a certain feature. You needed to disable encryption. I don’t remember what it was, but I thought it was odd. I honestly don’t care.