DLite Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 We currently have a mix of DropCams and Nest Cams for indoor and outdoor video. While the video quality is meh, the whole family loves the convenience of the Nest app: it is ridiculously simple and reliable to see a real-time feed or watch historical footage from any web browser or phone. I'm wondering if there are other brands that would provide similar ease of access with better image quality and with the C4 integration that we don't currently have. Another requirement is wifi connectivity, as we can't run ethernet to a number of the current camera locations. Finally, this is less critical, but I'd prefer to rely on cloud storage only, without having to set up and maintain an NVR. I was looking at Amcrest. It seems to have good wifi camera options and Control4 drivers, and "Amcrest Cloud" looks like it should give us the same kind of real-time and historical access via their app or via a browser and without needing an NVR. Does anyone have thoughts on the ease of access/viewing, C4 compatibility, or other factors related to the Amcrest gear? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amr Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 2 hours ago, DLite said: We currently have a mix of DropCams and Nest Cams for indoor and outdoor video. While the video quality is meh, the whole family loves the convenience of the Nest app: it is ridiculously simple and reliable to see a real-time feed or watch historical footage from any web browser or phone. I'm wondering if there are other brands that would provide similar ease of access with better image quality and with the C4 integration that we don't currently have. Another requirement is wifi connectivity, as we can't run ethernet to a number of the current camera locations. Finally, this is less critical, but I'd prefer to rely on cloud storage only, without having to set up and maintain an NVR. I was looking at Amcrest. It seems to have good wifi camera options and Control4 drivers, and "Amcrest Cloud" looks like it should give us the same kind of real-time and historical access via their app or via a browser and without needing an NVR. Does anyone have thoughts on the ease of access/viewing, C4 compatibility, or other factors related to the Amcrest gear? Thanks! Fully supported with c4, 720p resolution is fine, most of my cams all types are used around house, all integrate to c4, various drivers free and paid are available DLite and msgreenf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLite Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 23 minutes ago, Amr said: Fully supported with c4, 720p resolution is fine, most of my cams all types are used around house, all integrate to c4, various drivers free and paid are available Out of curiosity, do you use an NVR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amr Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 1 hour ago, DLite said: Out of curiosity, do you use an NVR? Yes, I have an Amcrest one in addition to Synology Surveillance Station. I have 26 Cams, so perimeter have an NVR and rest on the other … DLite 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayl428 Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Sorry to revive an older thread. I'm aware of the DriverCentral Dahua driver that works well with Amcrest cameras, but is there now a native driver that works? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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