The Clock Camera is not of good quality and built. It is unreliable for monitoring. It's battery charging can't cope up with the utilization of the Clock Camera. It's IR capability is not automatically triggered when there is a change in area conditions. It's recording is rather pixelated even in 1080p mode. Don't waste your money on buying this type of Clock Camera.
@linmerlin57176 жыл бұрын
I will recommend the jayol spy camera: www.amazon.com/dp/B07FJMNHQ9
@dkyrtata66886 жыл бұрын
The problem with most of these camera-clocks is that the IR night vision does not turn on/off by itself according to the current lighting conditions. I have such a camera and the best I can do is schedule the night vision between 7:00pm and 7:00am. This works most of the time, but on a rainy day the image is too dark for the day vision schedule. Moreover the time range needs to be adjusted as the days of the seasons get shorter/longer. It is not clear whether the camera-clock you recommend, Lin, can automatically adjust the day/night vision based on the current lighting conditions. If the spec does not mention it, I doubt it can. I have only found one camera-clock that claims to adjust for day/night vision automatically, but I do not have one to confirm this.
@linmerlin57176 жыл бұрын
Maybe you need to change another one.
@andrewlin87495 жыл бұрын
How you cope with automatically triggered the IR capability . I once can get the wireless signal but once I delete it and never can detect it anymore?
@jayflo5883 жыл бұрын
It's only 60. Cheap in price. What do u expect . Stop being so picky
@cindyh82715 жыл бұрын
It would be nice to actually see a full screen shot of the video for night vision and day light, the iphone is not really the best, if you can post it on big screen transferring the files into your PC for video and pictures, and if you can specify what's the maximum time it can record it would be great. People do not like recording where the picture comes out grainy , blurry,, pixalated, etc. And a reason why I think that''s the second most important part to mention in regards to a camera. 1) If it is PC compatible (you covered that), if it is iphone compatible (you did cover this well) 2) Quality of image and example ( you half covered that, not the best in depth information there, passable but not entirely helpful) 3) Recording time (where to get the memory cards, and what the max recording time, I may have missed it) Thanks, I hope you can include that in any of your future reviews. People always miss something. And that something they miss is usually important.
@dkyrtata66885 жыл бұрын
All of the camera's functionality is accessible from an iphone, ipad or Android phone. The PC app (IPCam) is not as comprehensive. It is best suited to watch live video. It cannot access the camera's SD card whereas the the smart phone app can. There are several apps that can be run from your smart phone. They are virtually identical because they are all written by the same programmer (Gang Zhang). Some of these include, iminicam, HDminicam, P2PLiveCam, BvCam and MuCam. I use MuCam because I find that it works for different model cameras that are documented to run from the other apps I listed. Micro SD cards can be purchased ($5-$50) anywhere computer peripherals are sold Some camera models can take a 32gb micro SD card while others can take 64gb. The length of continuous recording depends on the capacity of the SD card, the chosen resolution, and whether the recording is in color or in IR mode. If I remember correctly, you can get a few days of continuous recording on a 8gb SD. But you probably will not chose continuous recording since the camera can be configured to record whenever it detects motion. Don't forget, it is very cumbersome and boring to search for relevant information when you choose continuous recording. Motion detection is often the best option, but the camera may sometimes be a couple of seconds too slow to start recording after it detects motion. The recording time after motion is detected can be set between 1 and 60 minutes. The default is 3 minutes.
@cindyh82715 жыл бұрын
@@dkyrtata6688 Thanks most appreciate it hun
@blanewalker55124 жыл бұрын
How many hours of video recording does it have?
@benalexender30463 жыл бұрын
Thanks from Egypt 🇪🇬 , awesome video
@Ghost-vi8qm3 жыл бұрын
Do you need constant WIFI connection to be able to record something?
@dkyrtata66883 жыл бұрын
No, but you need wifi to configure the camera and access it with your phone. If you set up the camera to record and bring down wifi, the recording will continue and store the video on the SD card. However, you must set up recording through the scheduler not from the "record" button on the app on your phone because the record button records the video to your phone. The scheduler records to the SD card.
@solojay_16342 жыл бұрын
@@dkyrtata6688 wait so if I buy the camera can I connect it to a internet pass and also do it have to be in my house I wanted to take it to another property and watch over it without being there.
@dkyrtata66882 жыл бұрын
@@solojay_1634 Not anymore since Aug/2019. Don't buy this camera. It is no longer supported
@bensalah1 Жыл бұрын
@@dkyrtata6688 are you clearly saying that we can't get online with it anymore? Is this obsolete?
@dkyrtata6688 Жыл бұрын
@@bensalah1, The existing cameras bought before 2019 are obsolete. I do not know if the cameras have been changed since then. I've stopped paying attention other than my cameras are useless beyond my wifi area
@Claire-hq5xq4 жыл бұрын
As someone who does over night babysitting often, this is horrifying. This could easily be placed next to my guest bed night stand and record every time I change or bend down to tie my shoes. Gross!!!!
@dkyrtata66884 жыл бұрын
There are apps you can install on your phone that will detect the infrared lights that the camera emits for night vision. I am not sure what you can do to find such cameras during normal lighting conditions. These cameras can be disguised as just about anything: a light bulb; a pen; a smoke detector; an electrical outlet to name a few. The weakness of these is that they cannot run very long on battery power. So they would have to be conspicuously plugged into an electrical outlet.
@DeeCee18785 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review. Apparently, the quality and usability of this unit depends on where you buy the unit from.Was mine defective right out of the box ? The night vision does not work at all, and in fact, you can only get a grainy picture in the brightest of light. 1080? no way. The sound is inaudible and garbled. Unusable. It has about a 40 degree line of vision, which means you really won't capture movement, which is a mute point since the camera does not record unless you are asking it to while you are watching it. The alarms work, but no recording remotely even with an sd card. Another thing no one has mentioned is that it can not be set to standard Eastern time. A dead giveaway that it is more than just an alarm clock is the fact that it can only display in military time, which most people in the US do not use.The company does not respond when contacted.
@dkyrtata66885 жыл бұрын
Judging from your testimony, your camera may be defective. However do hear me out. (I will assume you are using the Android version of the app which is slightly different than the Apple version.) The quality of live video, depends on the strength of your wifi signal. However, the quality of the wifi signal should not affect the quality of what is actually recorded on the SD card. So you need to view the video from the SD card. There are two types of recorded video: a) "Live Video" that is recorded when you manually start recording. b) "Alarm Video" that is automatically recorded upon motion detection. Only "Alarm Video" is stored on the SD card. "Live Video" is stored on your smart phone where you initiated the recording from. Since there are two types of recorded video, there are two places within the app where the resolution can be set for each type. So set the resolution to 1080p for "Alarm Video" by going into "Advance Config > SDCard Record Config". This will not affect the resolution of "Live Video". Set "LIve Video" resolution, from the top of the "Live Video" screen. Again, this will not affect the resolution of the "Alarm Video" recordings. Although it is far from obvious, the "Alarm Video" recordings (i.e those triggered from motion detection) are accessed from the third icon (i.e. the movie camera icon labeled as "Record") on the bottom of the main screen. From the next screen, you must choose from the pull-down menu "RemoteSDCard" (the default is "Local" which contains only "Live Video" recordings that you initiated manually from your smart phone). Finally, as I mentioned in a previous post, the app does allow you to display a 12 hour clock rather than 24 hour military time. From "Advance Config", go to "TIme Settings." Then under "Time Mode", select one of the other two date formats (Day/Month/Year or Month/Day/Year). These formats display a 12 hour clock. The default format of Year/Month/Day displays a 24 hour clock.
@DeeCee18785 жыл бұрын
yep, tried it all. The camera is a dud! No response to my inquiries either from them. Looked like they sent me one that had already been returned to them as faulty because it was dirty, battery dies after an hour, does not work without very bright light, and has about a five foot width of view. Total dud.
@dkyrtata66885 жыл бұрын
@@DeeCee1878 See my response from another thread of yours.
@maravictoriab63055 жыл бұрын
Dkyrtata agreed because I have the same issues. There’s a couple of things I’m still fighting out. But I have options for 24h and 12h in the clock.
@maryelisabeth58125 жыл бұрын
Hours 26:29? What time is it? Ahahahahah
@JoeyBlogs007 Жыл бұрын
Motion detection not working. 64K SD card installed. MD alarm set on in software to max sensitivity. Still not working. No motion events are being triggered. Any ideas ?
@roberto850165 жыл бұрын
Where can I buy a battery for it? Mine did not come with one.
@crisstdonald42425 жыл бұрын
Hello. I ordered this product after watching your review. Unfortunately the one I ordered came with a battery. I don't even know what kind of battery it uses. Can you please help to find out the battery type. I am really lost
@user-eg8os4rk2f4 жыл бұрын
Batteries are like the ones used in most power banks
@quezproduce3 жыл бұрын
@@user-eg8os4rk2f what the name or type
@bensalah1 Жыл бұрын
Duracell 123 lithium.
@aaronl1402 жыл бұрын
Thank u. Keep up the good reviews
@73dustpan3 жыл бұрын
I’m worried about hackers or app company accessing camera whenever they want.
@kidnap20102 ай бұрын
What time of the day is 26:29? Very convincing clock!
@robertgraham95989 ай бұрын
this looks exactly like the cameras I bought from Walmart online. I see at about 3:30 that you opened in a split second with your fingernail, but I had a LOT of trouble opening mine. I had to try with a screwdriver, and felt like I was going to break the case, so I returned them. I like the thoroughness of your reviews, but am confused because you provide an Amazon link for the camera and at the end of the video you said it picks up sound (just not 2-way). Yet, in another video, you said that Amazon doesn't allow cameras that have sound.
@butterbee23845 жыл бұрын
I understand that you can connect the camera to a home Wi-Fi router, making the camera accessible through the Internet. I got a couple of questions about this: 1. How does the Android app know the IP address of the camera to connect to? My guess is that the camera reports its IP address and UID to some vendor web service, so that the Android app can ask the vendor web service for camera's IP address known only the UID. Is there an option to disable this reporting and enter the IP address manually? I don't want the camera phoning home to the vendor due to privacy concerns. 2. Is the video stream encrypted in any way? If it's not, anyone on the same Wi-Fi network would be able to see the video feed by simply intercepting the Wi-Fi transmission. This might be a concern if you want to place the camera on a public Wi-Fi network, for example in a hotel to make sure hotel staff doesn't mess with your belongings, connecting the camera to hotel's Wi-Fi. 3. If it is encrypted, is it encrypted with a randomly generated, per-device unique key or a global hard-coded key that is reused on all of the cameras? 4. Is there any way to analyze, modify and and re-flash camera's firmware to make sure there are no backdoors? Is the firmware open source? If I put a camera in my home, I want to make sure that no one would be able to spy on me with some hard-coded super password or anything like that. I'm a professional software developer, so I will have no issues understanding the code (or even disassembling the binary).
@haitham.badran5 жыл бұрын
Hi don't buy this product, as you stated the camera report your router ip to a server god knows where it is, which worked for a while, lately this server is down for the past 2 months so basically your stuck with a camera in your local area network, what i did is a ddns server in my router with port forwading enabled i can access the footage over the web but i lost the camera functionalities as audio and remote SD card access to it, cheers
@rachaelmckenzie69994 жыл бұрын
Can you help.... when recording I can’t seem to record audio and not sure why. How do I get this clock to record audio? When I go into the live video feed I can click the wee microphone and speaker which have a red line through them and I can hear what’s being said in real time but it doesn’t continually record audio even though I’ve got the settings to record audio. Any advice? I’ve tried to reboot the device but that hasn’t worked x
@eagle012222 жыл бұрын
did you ever have any luck figuring this out. I don't have audio at all.
@charleslane27355 жыл бұрын
Can you use as a regular alarm clock?
@Sn0wkid935 жыл бұрын
Hi. I got a problem with the camera and i don't know what cause it. I connected it to my wifi router but when i leave the area of my wifi signal i can't see it, It just stays on reboot. when i connect my phone back again to my router it works. Anyone can help?
@petertwardowski617910 ай бұрын
Hello, I have this camera. I wonder if you can tell me the type of battery. And also the type of cable for this watch. Thank you very much, best regards, Peter.
@harmonynolan24182 жыл бұрын
Dose it need internt connection for it to record?
@dkyrtata66882 жыл бұрын
no
@sylviarowlen1272 ай бұрын
Hi , have to be closer to the router all the time ? How far I can put the alarm clock to function correctly please?
@ANGELICHUMANANGEL5 жыл бұрын
Hey Noel Great Channel man ...subbed 😉 🙌 😎 🎅
@jaroslawletkiewicz79082 жыл бұрын
hello, I'm away from home, I left the device and the camera turned on and everything was fine until after 3 days , the program informs me that the device is offline and shows on the display 88: 88, is it possible to restore the connection from a distance, I'm not at home, or simply the device broke? Cheers
@dkyrtata66882 жыл бұрын
I am surprised you managed to get any connectivity since you left home. No, I doubt the device is broken. You just need to get somebody to reboot it; turn it off and on. It is very common for it to go down especially after you reboot your modem/router.
@AndrewUSA5 жыл бұрын
Great review
@basemrubze70854 жыл бұрын
bad video show us how you connect it
@godsun358 Жыл бұрын
Can't find the camera app that you mentioned
@alexanderfischer12 Жыл бұрын
what other similar app can be used for this camera?
@fortinito066 жыл бұрын
Can you hear the audio?
@irn2flying2 жыл бұрын
My unit did NOT come with a battery. What's type/brand/name so I can order one? Thnx
@cutekitty7602 жыл бұрын
This honestly makes me sick to my stomach. So many people would use it for the wrong reasons.
@dkyrtata66882 жыл бұрын
Yes, but at the same time many people would use it for legitimate reasons. You can also drive a car into a crowd of people, but most drivers don't.
@brandons7272 Жыл бұрын
I found one of these clocks a few months ago and I've been holding on to it and went to bring it to my new apartment and I'm looking at it and I guess the front screen fell off because I had no idea it was a camera I never really looked at it that much I hope I can find the front cover! Does it take an SD card or?
@adama644019 күн бұрын
Yea it takes a micro and comes with a usb to plug in but you can use your own of choice im sure
@snaky66992 жыл бұрын
Can it detect voice???
@cereid85cr Жыл бұрын
I’ve done the connecting routine 10 times and still cannot get it to connect. It didn’t come with bare code to scan.
@pacoimaguy20114 жыл бұрын
Whats kind of the baterry is? my clock came without the battery. can you give me a Link to buy it?
@xianjison5 жыл бұрын
How long does the battery last or do i need to plug in to a powersource?
@dkyrtata66885 жыл бұрын
You should always be plugged into a power source. The battery is intended to keep the camera running for a few hours during a power failure -- most of which are shorter than the battery life.
@xianjison5 жыл бұрын
Nice. But, ok so no overcharging for this device? So it works like an emergency light function right?
@dkyrtata66885 жыл бұрын
@@xianjison It should not overcharge if you keep it plugged in. But like any rechargeable device, I assume the battery will gradually not hold a charge as well as when it is new.
@SPORTSHILIGHTS02037 ай бұрын
i bought this camera but the loop recording not working it automatically stop when the sd memory card is full it doesn't overwrite the old vid to continue its recording even thou i enable the loop recording..how to fix?
@herrunsinn7745 жыл бұрын
I felt like I was watching a magician doing a card trick, flipping the cards (in this case the phone and clock) around so quickly that it was virtually impossible to see any real detail of the phone's screen or clock's details. It was like watching a Jason Bourne "shaky cam" movie. What a "headache maker". :-(
@WANWAN-gj6rl2 жыл бұрын
OSReviews is it color night vision if the surroundings is pitch black with no external light ?
@ADrunkenYoshi3 жыл бұрын
Can't find HDminicam app anymore, is there an updated one?
@paigegarrett41003 жыл бұрын
Is there another app for it??
@dkyrtata66883 жыл бұрын
@@paigegarrett4100 There are several that will work from the link I provided. Try MUCam
@eyeambrian15 жыл бұрын
Since HDMiniCam is not an iOS app, what other app is compatible with this camera?
@dkyrtata66885 жыл бұрын
Try any of the apps that are written by Zhang Gang. There are several; virtually identical. First try iMiniCam, P2pLiveCam, MUcam, and pro_iCam. There are others
@Plastik135 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to make a spy cam that is destructible at distance in order to make it disappear after the job done to make sure that it will never be discovered ?
@348frank3485 жыл бұрын
1 oz of c4 inside
@ydnar5 Жыл бұрын
Do you need to plug it to power source 24/7?
@lt55505 жыл бұрын
Does it only work in the 24 hour military format? Or does it have a 12 hour format as well? Does this have cloud recording or only SD card? What is the maximum capacity SD card it will take?👍
@dkyrtata66885 жыл бұрын
Here is a link to an online store that shows the camera specs: goo.gl/NYYD3S So as you can see the largest SD card it accepts is 32gb. I do not have this particular camera but I have a similar one that uses the same app. So, the app allows you to change the date format which also sets the time display to 12 or 24 hours. Only the Apple version of the app has this detail labeled; the Android version does not, but both work exactly the same to set the time format to 12 or 24 hours. So assuming the camera is designed to display either time format, go to "TIme Settings." Then under "Time Mode", select either "Day/Month/Year" or "Month/Day/Year" to display a 12 hour clock. The default format of "Year/Month/Day" displays a 24 hour clock.
@computerhag5 жыл бұрын
I can't find a way to change it from 24 hour military format.
@evansusmc2 жыл бұрын
@@dkyrtata6688 link no longer works
@dkyrtata66882 жыл бұрын
@@evansusmc The specifications have changed in the past 3 years since I posted my comment. I would hope they replaced the app so that the camera can work as designed. Otherwise, the camera is not very useful.
@josephmatute7011 Жыл бұрын
Can i send that camera to other country and still watch everything on my phone or PC?
@userjustlearning10 ай бұрын
can we actually hear audio ..i ordered one and no audio
@raelphhoughton85656 жыл бұрын
good to hear back from you Dkyrtata. I have noticed from some other videos (utube) that the instructions (especially for a non tech minded sort of person) can be quite long for getting the camera set up. Have you found with your multiple purchases some that have better instruction manuals than others? Which camera did you buy , and from whom. I didn't see many on Ali Baba. how does one SCAN a code? I have never done or seen that done?
@dkyrtata66886 жыл бұрын
I am not sure. I have not done it myself, but I think the user manual contains a unique code that can be scanned by your smart phone through its camera. Instead of scanning, I always connect to the camera's wifi signal. (if it does not appear, it does if the camera is reset). If I am not on the same wifi network as the camera, I just type in the 27 character identifier. Fortunately, this only has to be done once, unless the camera is reset or deleted from the smart phone.
@raelphhoughton85656 жыл бұрын
great to hear back from you. I have been sending requests for user manuals to a couple of companies. The video above is / seems quite long ....but the video instructions seem clear.
@dkyrtata66886 жыл бұрын
I think all the user manuals are identical for all brands of the same camera; written in Chinese in the beginning followed by English. Totally useless and incomprehensible. I wrote my own manual in a Word document that covers everything I learned about the camera. If you want a copy send me an email at dkyrtata at hotmail dot com. I do not know if Alibaba sells the camera. You need to check it on Ali Express which is geared for regular consumers, not wholesale buyers. Go there ( aliexpress.com ) and search for "Camera clock". I provided some links to several cameras (including the one I bought) in one of my responses below, so I won't repeat them here. The camera is not difficult to set up, but I did struggle with it. It must have been my frustration trying to understand the manual? Useless!
@dkyrtata66886 жыл бұрын
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@dkyrtata66885 жыл бұрын
Neem Meem I do not own this particular camera, but all similar camera-clocks that I have read about state that they only support 2.4g not 5g. I quote this from one seller on Ali Express: "Only supports 2.4GHz wireless band. If router is 5GHz, please switch to 2.4GHz, and make sure DHCP is on."
@vladakucni7424 Жыл бұрын
Where can I find the firmware for this camera? It won't boot up anymore, so I wanted to try to recover it with the firmware Thank you
@JaneDoe-ic4sr Жыл бұрын
Is it able to record when there is no time displayed? Like just blank
@jesusmarin76414 жыл бұрын
When viewing my recording the speed seems faster than normal. What can I do.
@ydnar5 Жыл бұрын
Can you leave this device plug in to power source for a month?
@AlphaTechSpy3 жыл бұрын
Cool!
@cuminoni95344 жыл бұрын
I got my clock yesterday. The screen is in black and white. Is yours in black and white too? This is very lousy. It should be in colour. :(
@dkyrtata66884 жыл бұрын
It is black and white because you have the camera's night vision turned on. You may have turned it on from the Live Video screen or you may have scheduled it to be turned on. Both cases seem unlikely, but that is all I can think of.
@anthonyguada4 жыл бұрын
I kinda like the QR Code on the back of the unit and more when it read WIRELESS CAMERA NEAT HUH, shhhh no one will know
@mahmoudsalaheldinnada11235 жыл бұрын
can you please show some of its recording resolutions
@jeanbranscome61685 жыл бұрын
mahmoud` Nada a
@69lol693 жыл бұрын
Is the wifi hiden from the normal list?
@dkyrtata66883 жыл бұрын
The camera's wifi appears when the camera is reset or when first taken out of the box. Once you connect the camera to your wifi network, its wifi signal disappears from the list.
@irn2flying2 жыл бұрын
I want to change the password BUT, it needs the OLD password to make a new one. Directions dont tell you what this is. Anyone know ??
@Perfectpearl2 жыл бұрын
1:13 I agree.
@SalmanKhan-nk8yk4 жыл бұрын
How long does the vedio record with 1 single batry charging
@dkyrtata66884 жыл бұрын
It should last a couple of hours; maybe up to 5 depending on how old the battery is. The battery is not intended for normal use. It serves as a backup for prolonged power failures.
@Ariel-tl5hq2 жыл бұрын
Be nice if you could actually set a 12 hour clock
@tamarasingleton5154 Жыл бұрын
Hi. The only wifi i have is thru my cell phone. Can i use this?
@dkyrtata66884 жыл бұрын
Good news everybody; the problem has been resolved. I established a remote connection with all my cameras (Nov19/2019). The connection time is slow, but within 5-10 minutes it succeeds. Hopefully, this problem will also be resolved soon.
@dkyrtata66884 жыл бұрын
All 5 of my cameras can now be connected to remotely, but it takes 5-10 minutes to do so. Hopefully the connection time will improve over time.
@kaharabdullah80104 жыл бұрын
@@dkyrtata6688 dang, all 4 cams of mine still are still appear to be 'logging in' forever failing to establish connection outside my internal network, hence i couldnt view my cams from anywhere else using my cellular data, any lead? server failure still proly eh? sighs
@dkyrtata66884 жыл бұрын
@@kaharabdullah8010, yes it's true. The P2P servers have been down again since around Dec18/2019. So remote connections are no longer possible. I hope we don't have to wait another 3 months for them!
@BougieSuzy2 жыл бұрын
I would love for you to show the visuals at night. How's the quality at night or in the dark?
@dkyrtata66882 жыл бұрын
The night vision is good but don't buy this camera. It is no longer supported
@brandons7272 Жыл бұрын
@@dkyrtata6688 no longer supported? What's that mean that I can't get the pictures off of it? I had found one of these a while ago and had no idea it was a video camera until I brought it to my new apartment and apparently the front cover fell off somewhere so I finally saw that it was a camera I've never really looked at it before.
@dkyrtata6688 Жыл бұрын
@@brandons7272 you can still retrieve your photos/videos since they are stored on the Micro SD card. But you cannot connect to the camera from outside the wifi network it is connected to. You can only connect when you and the camera are at the same location.
@hubzcaps5 жыл бұрын
Can u set it to your wifi and view away from house
@dkyrtata66885 жыл бұрын
Not anymore unless that server the camera relies on is brought back online. After three weeks... nothing
@dkyrtata66885 жыл бұрын
I have 5 cameras of 3 different models (none of which are of the one featured above). I bought them at different times during the past year. Like several other people have been claiming, I am confirming that none of my cameras can establish a remote connection anymore, since late August/2019. I sent a message to Zhang Gang, the programmer of the app. I provided him the details of the problem as well as my UID and password so he can test it for himself. I am hoping that he is affiliated with the people who maintain the servers that these cameras rely on. I will let you know what he says if he responds. Is there anybody who has a camera that can still establish a REMOTE connection (i.e outside the Wifi network that the camera is connected to)?
@ufo1315 жыл бұрын
I have same problem. Camera not working from one month. This is answer "from the developers of this APP, their servers are currently being hacked and are currently being repaired. After the repair, they will return to normal."
@dkyrtata66885 жыл бұрын
@@ufo131, thank you for the update, but I am still skeptical. If it were me, I would have published a status report somewhere rather than letting us all hang the way we have been. Can you provide us with the email address that you used to contact the developers? Maybe the more of us who write them, the more responses we will get. Also, could you please cut and paste the response you received?
@JROKRIZZY4 жыл бұрын
Dkyrtata so your camera working shitty now?
@JROKRIZZY4 жыл бұрын
Dkyrtata Or is it just wen your away from your house
@dkyrtata66884 жыл бұрын
@@JROKRIZZY, all my cameras seem to work the same as they used to. The only difference of course is that I cannot connect to them when I am away from the wifi network that the cameras are connected to.
@ititaniuivixx11272 жыл бұрын
If I’m keeping this in my room do I need the battery or can I just plug it in?
@dkyrtata66882 жыл бұрын
Just plug it in. The battery is just for backup in case of a power failure
@robertwest60443 жыл бұрын
How clear is the camera on this clock? I wanna know before I purchase
@dkyrtata66883 жыл бұрын
No, don't buy it!. The camera is no longer supported and the app has been removed from the Apple/Google stores. Even if you obtain the app, you will be unable to make a remote connection to the camera.
@robertwest60443 жыл бұрын
@@dkyrtata6688 thank you
@tonyionadi77683 жыл бұрын
Can I only use the sd card to record or do I have to connect online?
@dkyrtata66883 жыл бұрын
The camera records onto its micro SD card. However, when you manually start recording from the "Live Video" screen of your phone, the recording will be stored on the phone, not the SD card.
@ozfeldi2 жыл бұрын
Can I just record with out WiFi smh 🤦🏼♂️
@paveltomov87004 жыл бұрын
Hello, Can you please advise how to set the camera to continue recording even if I exit the smartphone app ? I need to put it on continious record for 2 hours independently of my phone. Now when I exit the app the recording stop. How to make it continue for a longer time?
@dkyrtata66884 жыл бұрын
The camera has two recording modes. Apparently, you are using the mode that is turned on from the "Live Video" screen and stores the video on your phone. Once you exit the screen, the recording stops. This mode is intended to capture things spontaneously at your discretion. The other mode of recording stores the video on the SD card in the camera -- not on the storage of your phone. It allows you to record upon motion detection or on a given schedule such as all-day or during certain hours. This is the feature you are looking for. To access it, select "Advance Config" (or "Device Settings" on Apple). From there select "SDCard Config" to configure the recording schedule. Then later, select "Alarm Config" for additional options.
@possible1337 Жыл бұрын
Is this a alarm clock aswell?
@lemchesher31111 ай бұрын
What is the name of this unit ?
@shehamforash33357 ай бұрын
does this work on apple ??
@godrunner777sharon52 жыл бұрын
What about scan who scanned will know is the camara?
@dimmadimsom5 жыл бұрын
I need help with my camera. Says forgot password/wrong password when I never changed it. I type the default password and it still says wrong password. Wtf. Please. Help.
@dkyrtata66885 жыл бұрын
The default password is 8888. If that does not work, reset the camera by gently pressing the reset button with a pin for about 7 seconds. Then try the 8888 password again. Do not push the reset button to hard or you may dislodge it from the circuit board. You should feel or hear a click when you press it correctly.
@JROKRIZZY4 жыл бұрын
Dkyrtata so I read somewhere u can store recordings onto the app itself does that mean u do not need the Sd Card because if not I can just buy the cam and save recordings to my phone or do u think it is better to get the as card as well ?
@GrumpyGrover4 жыл бұрын
@@dkyrtata6688 thanks
@dkyrtata66884 жыл бұрын
@@JROKRIZZY, I did not notice your message until now. Get an SD card. They are not expensive. You do not want to fill up your phone's storage capacity with useless videos. The app is designed to prevent that because there are two modes of recording. When you press the record button from the "Live Video" screen, the footage gets stored directly on your phone. But the moment, you exit the screen the recording stops. That is NOT the intended use of the camera. That feature is only useful if you quickly want to start recording something on the fly. The typical use for the camera is to start recording upon motion detection or all day by setting up these conditions from the "Advance Config" menu (or "Device Settings" menu on Apple) of the app. When the recording conditions are configured from this menu, the camera will record the video on the SD card and send up to 3 sample snapshots of the video to your phone. Upon viewing these snapshots from your phone, you can find the corresponding video that is stored on the SD card and play it on your phone. There is also an option from the app to download a copy of the video from the SD card to your phone. Or you can physically remove the SD card from the camera and plug it into a PC. Without an SD card, you cannot do any of that, but I think you would still get the 3 sample snapshot photos even though there would be no corresponding video.
@JROKRIZZY4 жыл бұрын
Dkyrtata it’s cool thx for response still haven’t bought one but I’m gettin it soon Good look
@chrisg1915 Жыл бұрын
The night vision and infrared doesn't fucking work.
@DaRealPatrickP2 жыл бұрын
Whats the App called please ?
@efkarianos5 жыл бұрын
Will somebody please inform me if it can record by simply turning on the plastic switch button or does it only work using wifi?
@dkyrtata66885 жыл бұрын
You control recording through the app which has various settings such as continuous recording or motion detection. This type of recording is stored on the camera's SD card which you can access from your smart phone through wifi or internet. You can also manually turn on recording by pressing the record button on the live video screen of the app. This type of recording sends the video directly to your smart phone. It is not saved on the camera's SD card. There is no record button on the camera itself.
@112cprincess5 жыл бұрын
Only Wifi save your money it sucks
@JROKRIZZY4 жыл бұрын
Dkyrtata so you don’t necessarily have to buy the SD card if u want to save all recordings to the app itself? What do u recommend because it costs more if u get the SD card with it wats the SD card good for if I can save all my vids to the app
@evansusmc2 жыл бұрын
@@112cprincess it’ll still record everything to the SD card though, right?
@331mexa Жыл бұрын
@@evansusmc that's what i wanted to know
@fours19632 жыл бұрын
I can't find the app for this camera
@mikeburns66035 жыл бұрын
This says "there, now we're connected to the internet". Wait, that didn't explain how to do it! I got this camera and spent hours trying to get it to connect, but it would just not work. It's a huge time waster. If they had workable instructions maybe it would be worthwhile, but don't buy this until they actually have decent instructions!
@dkyrtata66885 жыл бұрын
Maybe these instructions will be of help: When the camera is reset (or is new out of the box), it will emit a WiFi signal which will be listed with the camera’s 27 character UID, starting with something like this: “CH14741-C”. The corresponding default password is 8888. Now, connect to this network from your phone in order to directly access the camera from the app. Run the smart phone app. From the “Video/Photo” toolbar at the bottom of the main screen, tap on “Live Video”. Then tap on the “+” at the top right corner. Connect your camera to the app by choosing one of the three methods listed on the screen: 1) Add new online camera by selecting one of the cameras from the list. 2) Manually add a camera by typing the camera’s 27 character UID (eg. “CH14741-C…”) and password (8888). 3) Set up a WiFi connection by connecting your smart phone to the camera’s WiFi signal and following the given instructions. Once the camera has been connected to the app, tap on the back button on your phone (or the back label on your Apple screen) to return to the main screen. Tap on the gear-wheel at the top right of the main screen, and select “Advance Config” (or “Device Settings” on Apple) from the menu. Tap on “WiFi Config” and select your home WiFi in order to connect your camera to your home WiFi. Connect by typing in your home WiFi password. Reconnect your phone back to it’s normal WiFi network too. (At this point, the camera will no longer emit the wifi signal which you used earlier to connect your phone to the camera.) Set the time zone on the camera (see “Time Setting” under “Camera Configuration”), so that the internal time and date of the camera are set correctly from the internet.
@ronj99335 жыл бұрын
How do you change the time on this thing?!? The clock doesn’t sync with the app
@dkyrtata66885 жыл бұрын
I do not have this particular camera, but I have two similar ones -- one with a button on the top and one without. If your camera has the button on the top, the time can only be set with the button. The app cannot alter the time displayed on the device. However, what you are probably not aware of is that the camera maintains two times -- the external time that you see on the face of the camera, and an internal time. The app sets the internal time which is embedded on the top left corner of the video. If this timestamp is not present in the video, you can turn it on by flipping on the "On Screen Display" switch from "Alarm Config" under "Advance Config" (or "Device Settings"). For cameras without the button on the top, the app will set both the internal and external time.
@kristianhall57323 жыл бұрын
My question is i work alot can I on the app watch the live feed if im in a different state ?? Help please
@dkyrtata66883 жыл бұрын
Yes, but not anymore since the app is unavailable on the Apple/Google stores. For Android you can still get the app elsewhere but you cannot establish a connection outside your wifi area. Don't buy!
@G0SuBunnY5 жыл бұрын
What do you do if you forgot your password? Is there a way to reset the camera?
@dkyrtata66885 жыл бұрын
Yes, lightly press the reset button with a pin. Do not push too hard or you may dislodge the button from its circuit board. Once you reset the camera, the password will revert to 8888. The app may also display a reset option from the menu when your smart phone and camera are both connected to the same wifi network. However, I have seen the option missing on the iphone version of the app.
@islandgem34565 жыл бұрын
I would like to add additional minicams can you advise me how to do this
@dkyrtata66885 жыл бұрын
The smart phone app can display live video of up to 4 cameras on the screen, by simply providing the UID for each camera. Although, 4 can be displayed simultaneously, I vaguely remember reading somewhere that you can connect up to 9. The PC app seems to allow any number of cameras. I have not tested more than 2 however.
@julieawheeler40622 жыл бұрын
I think they need to update WiFi to just phone mode or just record as most pips don't have home landlines and they have been proven to. Not be safe and can be haked too so crap
@DarEArqamIqbal6 жыл бұрын
how can we see recording from this watch
@ricardomolina87734 жыл бұрын
Do you have to pay for services don't like cameras to for pain for services
@legendarytexasdredds8183 жыл бұрын
What's the range can i setup this up at my friends house say 30kms away and see them
@dkyrtata66883 жыл бұрын
Zero, with the P2P servers down (as is the case). Otherwise, anywhere around the world. Don't buy.
@anishkanoria3 жыл бұрын
hi the app 'hdminicam' isn't available in my region according to apple can you help
@dkyrtata66883 жыл бұрын
The camera is unsupported since August/2019. So the app has been removed from the Google/Apple stores. There is nowhere else to get it for Apple, but you can still get it from here for Android. Try using MUCam: apkfab.com/developer/gang.zhang
@delrito39785 жыл бұрын
Can this camera record sound also?
@dkyrtata66885 жыл бұрын
Most of these types of cameras can record sound (though the video say it does not). However, for legal reasons, the sound is often disabled if the camera is purchased in the US. I do not know if the sound can be re-enabled.
@DeeCee18785 жыл бұрын
Mine has sound enabled but the quality is so poor that you can not hear anything clearly, even with a person talking 5 feet from the unit. There is also a lot of feedback in it-white noise that can not be eliminated no matter where I place it. I have another one, and there is no interference, so it is just this camera.
@St0rmrider734 жыл бұрын
Voiceov Reason this camera model or you have two of the exact same and only one has bad audio?
@jesusmarin76414 жыл бұрын
When using the app on my phone can I talk with the person on the room where the cámara is? I see that there is a microphone on the app
@dkyrtata66884 жыл бұрын
Yes, unmute the microphone and speaker from the bottom ribbon of the "Live Video" Screen. Then hold down the microphone icon to speak. The feature is supported if you hear yourself through the camera.
@rujaunbrown52924 жыл бұрын
I can not find the HDMiniCam app on Apple store
@dkyrtata66884 жыл бұрын
All apps written by Gang Zhang that are compatible with the camera have been removed from the Apple/Google stores. This suggests that the camera is no longer supported by anyone, though still being sold. You can still download the app from here: apkfab.com/developer/gang.zhang If you recently bought your camera, you should get yourself a refund while you can.
@hcracer19852 жыл бұрын
Can u see the inferred lights at night time?
@dkyrtata66882 жыл бұрын
no
@peterbergman21313 жыл бұрын
Mine says no internet access
@detectivetruth71106 жыл бұрын
How do you view the live feed once you leave your house?
@phonetech16406 жыл бұрын
Just using the app. The camera connects to the internet (using Wi-Fi). So wherever you are (you don't need to be connected to the camera or same network) you can see the live feed. I think it's the same principle as any home security camera
@FartyMcbongos4 жыл бұрын
Litaraly impossible to connect to your home Wi-Fi, it just doesn't work.
@dkyrtata66884 жыл бұрын
I assume you just bought the camera. Are you aware that the camera is no longer supported? As such, the app has been removed from the Apple/Google stores. There is a lookalike app which you probably downloaded, but it is not designed for your camera. I can provide you a link for where you can get the proper app, but I recommend you get a refund for your camera while you can. I am guessing within a year the cameras will completely disappear from the stores after they sell off what's left of them to unsuspecting buyers.
@samanthayoung7045 жыл бұрын
When I set my phone up to the camera wifi that is the only way I can view the live video. When I leave the house I am no longer connected to the camera so it shows the camera is offline and I cannot see what's going on. Ways to fix this?
@dkyrtata66885 жыл бұрын
Once you connect your phone to the camera's wifi signal, you are supposed to configure the camera to connect to your home wifi. Otherwise the camera cannot reach the outside world beyond your home. So go into "Advance Config" (or "Device Settings" on Apple), and select "Wifi Config" from the menu. Then choose your home wifi network and type in your home wifi password. This will connect the camera to your home wifi. Don't forget to disconnect your phone from the camera's wifi signal and reconnect it to your home wifi (or whatever network your phone connects to when you are at home). Since both your phone and your camera can connect to the internet, your phone should be able to connect to the camera from anywhere in the world. One final note: Once your camera is connected to your home wifi, it will no longer emit its wifi signal (I.e. it will no longer appear on the list of networks on your phone or PC.) If you want its wifi signal to reappear, you will have to reset the camera by gently pressing the reset button for about 7 seconds. This will undo all the settings and revert the password to its default of 8888.
@docrobertc81292 жыл бұрын
$60, VERY PRICEY, I GOT MINE OFF EBAY FOR $15
@jesusmarin76414 жыл бұрын
It says I need to used 2.4 ghz instead of 5 how do I make the switch
@dkyrtata66884 жыл бұрын
The camera should be able to find the 2.4 ghz signal coming from your router. Make sure that your router is sending a 2.4 ghz signal
@tommyj95165 жыл бұрын
The camera worked good for me for a while but now it won't let me view video from remote, it only works when I am on my home Wi-Fi which is useless
@dkyrtata66885 жыл бұрын
Reboot the camera and maybe even your router. I find that establishing a connection is more difficult from a public wifi network. Also, I find that when it struggles for too long to connect (i.e. more than 30 seconds), the app forgets the id of the camera and ends up naming it "IP Camera." Sometimes the camera will be knocked "off line" by a prolonged attempt to connect, which means you must reboot it from the camera itself, (since the app cannot connect to the camera to do the reboot). When off line, the camera is still doing its job (i.e it is still recording onto the SD card).
@haitham.badran5 жыл бұрын
Same here, the camera developer has stopped its server so basically your stuck with it just at your home network no more viewing over the web, unless they do something about it i emailed them alot but got no response what so ever...
@donald33h4 жыл бұрын
Same here I got a wall clock that worked really well for about 3 months l, light don’t blink anymore not giving a WiFi signal to connect to , reboot doesn’t do anything What a waste I paid 200 for the clock ..
@richard2mitchell3 жыл бұрын
I need to watch my construction site that has no wifi..i need to see real if possible...if not record and get remote access
@dkyrtata66883 жыл бұрын
You cannot connect to your camera unless your camera is connected to a wifi network.