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Foscam Home Security Camera, R2 Full HD 1080P WiFi IP Camera with Real-time 1080P Video at 25FPS, Pan Tilt 8X Digital Zoom, Motion Detection & Alert, Optional Cloud Service Available, White

Color:White  |  Size:Single Pack You know what you need from a WiFi security camera: to ensure the safety of your home, children, pets, or busi...

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Price

(64 reviews)
Picture

(193 reviews)
Customer support

(58 reviews)
Tech support

(105 reviews)
Quality

(258 reviews)
Product

(221 reviews)
Setup

(121 reviews)
Feature

(119 reviews)
Service

(81 reviews)
App

(190 reviews)
Connection issue

(15 reviews)
Subscription

(11 reviews)
Firmware

(23 reviews)
Security flaw

(25 reviews)
Alarm

(37 reviews)
Tilt

(26 reviews)
Bite

(13 reviews)
Foscam cloud

(32 reviews)
Wire

(21 reviews)
Drive

(10 reviews)
Power

(7 reviews)
Room

(10 reviews)

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Reviews around price (4.81 of 5)

  • I can definitely say that this is the nicest WIFI camera I have used to date and the price is reasonable for the features and quality.
  • This is the best camera which I have used with this reasonable price
  • I would recommend buying this camera ifYour looking for quality and a reasonable price.
  • Great indoor security camera with lots of features for a great price.
  • Foscam recently sent me an e-mail stating severe vulnerabilities were discovered on many of their cameras...including the R2.
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Reviews around picture (4.61 of 5)

  • Nice picture and the motion alarm works correctly as you don't get false alarms due to shadows, etc
  • The picture is clear, and works great in daytime or night
  • The picture is clear, and works great in daytime or night
  • Picture from camera works well yet no motion or audio detection works rendering the device useless.
  • Also, the picture was too dark, though the detail and the coverage were nice.
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Reviews around customer support (4.61 of 5)

  • Nice product design, concept, and GUI, but failed wireless integration and failed customer support.
  • And the customer support, should you ever need it, is exceptional!
  • The product did not work right away, however, I called customer support and they were very helpful
  • I recommend Foscam products because their customer support offers excellent assistance!
  • I'm so frustrated and disappointed!Customer support is a joke
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Reviews around tech support (4.55 of 5)

  • Most of the time the camera works fine but the tech support is terrible and the warranty department is even worse.
  • Then I gave up and did the unthinkable, I called tech support.
  • Tech support is critical for devices like this, and FOSCAM supports their cameras rather well.
  • This has a very good picture and very good tech support
  • With their tech support, I got my camera up and running again in just a few minutes.
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Reviews around quality (4.42 of 5)

  • good quality camera, but the connection lacks sometimes.
  • Originally, I bought the Petzi camera to watch them, but I disliked the quality and the bad connection it was giving me
  • The camera is easy to setup and has great image quality
  • Good quality camera and made well compared to other camera
  • The translation is very poor quality and it was not clear that you need to log onto the camera directly at it's IP address to access all of the other features
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Reviews around product (4.33 of 5)

  • Hopefully Foscam will see this as a manufacturing issue and replace the defective product with an updated one.
  • I would recommend this product to all the parents with newborn
  • Guess one customer being unhappy with a defective product doesn't matter anymore.
  • This is an EXCELLENT product and HIGHLY recommend it!!!
  • Unfortunately, the product I received was unable to connect to my network
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Reviews around setup (4.25 of 5)

  • The setup was easy, the app download was simple and it works GREAT
  • The setup was fairly easy and the app is easy to navigate
  • Setup can be tricky but with some patience and time you will figure it out
  • Lyn assisted me re-setting up my R2 after loosing modem / router setup and was great!Love my foscam cameras!
  • The setup for this part is a little tricky because you can't do it on the app
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Reviews around feature (4.22 of 5)

  • Very simple to set up and great video quality with nice features
  • Based on my own experience, this is really a good camera, it has all the features I need: easy to set up; high resolution no matter during day or night time; really quiet motor when using pan/tilt; easy to monitor the baby remotely, and also, the price is great with regard to product quality
  • This has been a "feature" since 2014 and foscam absolutely refuses to fix this
  • I didn’t need any complex features, so just linking it with the Foscam app on my iPhone a was very simple and straightforward process
  • This camera has a good image quality, very easy to do the initial setup and all basics features worked well
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Reviews around service (4.16 of 5)

  • Excellent customer service / technical support from Tony.
  • Good customer service makes up for any other complaints I would have had
  • Excellent customer service / technical support from Tony.
  • While Foscam is about the cheapest cloud service, it becomes very expensive when you add up multiple cameras
  • You also can not download a recorded video without a subscription to cloud services
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Reviews around app (3.52 of 5)

  • It keeps saying "System Error" even after rebooting the camera and killing/restarting the terrible foscam app
  • The app is a little flakey, but the camera is fantastic
  • The mobile app also tends to freeze or not even connect to the camera
  • Picture quality is great on both and app is easy to use
  • But even this app has some connection problems to this model of Foscam
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Reviews around connection issue (2.78 of 5)

  • Even when we managed to get it connected to the wifi, it constantly had connection issues
  • There seems to be a bit of a lag with connection issues time to time
  • E-mail functions work nicely too, although trial and error with settings may be required for SMTP TLS and ports
  • I think I may need a few if it, in fact, proves to be as useful as I imagine
  • Even when locally in the same network so it is not a connection issue
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Reviews around subscription (2.71 of 5)

  • I think I may need a few if it, in fact, proves to be as useful as I imagine
  • I think I may need a few if it, in fact, proves to be as useful as I imagine
  • I have no need for this feature at the moment so do not subscribe but the subscription looks cheap
  • UNLESS - You pay for their cloud services, an overpriced yearly subscription plan
  • Beware, you will need a subscription to cloud services to view recorded video remotely
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Reviews around firmware (2.66 of 5)

  • Just wish desktop monitoring software was better, and microphone quality is not as great as in previous model.
  • Really easy to install and setup; the video quality is excellent and the sound is also surprisingly good from such a small unit!We bought this to keep an eye on our dog during the day, as well as for security when his walker comes, etc.
  • They have one-click upgrade for firmware and robust cloud service, which suggests to me that FOSCAM will continueimproving their firmware and providing strong support for their products in the foreseeable future.
  • Upgraded the firmware in Firefox web-client, all the settings for recording to my WD Mybook Mirror NAS work great, and was even getting the email alerts
  • Upon receipt of the camera, it did not work straight from the box, the firmware was faulty
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Reviews around security flaw (2.65 of 5)

  • These Foscam cameras are designed full of security flaws
  • We bought the foscam a week ago, it arrived promptly and worked exactly as we expected
  • It either turns on prematurely and no button to shut it off manually or it turns on as intended but focuses on a bright surface lowering the exposure of everything which makes viewing at night as good as not even having
  • We've tested this several times and this is a serious security flaw in the camera!!
  • The camera works well, but this is one camera that they found 18 serious security flaws with.
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Reviews around alarm (2.56 of 5)

  • Good features such as motion detection and human motion detection ( to reduce false alarms) and audio and speaker phone functions
  • Just wish desktop monitoring software was better, and microphone quality is not as great as in previous model.
  • We bought the foscam a week ago, it arrived promptly and worked exactly as we expected
  • I have installed cameras that cost 4 times as much that don't work half as
  • Setting up the plug-in was confusing in my opinion and that led to confusion as to why I couldn't see the "Playback" tab on Firefox.
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Reviews around tilt (2.40 of 5)

  • Another improvement that I would suggest to Foscam is that the pan/tilt feature in Foscam app be more interactive, meaning when you press the pan/tilt aka (horizontal/vertical) button it should stop scrolling when you let the button go.
  • Very good resolution,tilt and pan,...zoooooom excellent !!
  • I do periodically experience some lag in the response to the pan/tilt control and the microphone function doesn't always work
  • Camera has excellent wide view, clear 1080p stream but the tilt and pan feature is not smooth, Often I have to press the directional buttons 6 or 7 times before the camera moves
  • I can view the images on my Android with Foscam App, I can Pan, Tilt & Zoom
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Reviews around bite (2.20 of 5)

  • Setting up this thing can be a bit crazy, you have to do it just right or
  • Direction for wifi needs to be a bit more clear/correct.
  • It also loses wifi connection quite a bit and seems to stream 1080 video slower than the V5s.
  • E-mail functions work nicely too, although trial and error with settings may be required for SMTP TLS and ports
  • Some of the website is a bit tricky to navigate to get what you're looking for if you want to use that option
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Reviews around foscam cloud (2.02 of 5)

  • Foscam cloud service only offers free for some certain services
  • Really easy to install and setup; the video quality is excellent and the sound is also surprisingly good from such a small unit!We bought this to keep an eye on our dog during the day, as well as for security when his walker comes, etc.
  • Just wish desktop monitoring software was better, and microphone quality is not as great as in previous model.
  • I didn't think I would use it but the Foscam cloud storage is very convenient
  • The foscam cloud app needs a little work for recordings.
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Reviews around wire (2.00 of 5)

  • I'm thinking I might just end up with a hard wired camera and not have to deal with this connection issue anymore???
  • I think I may need a few if it, in fact, proves to be as useful as I imagine
  • I now use a hard wired connection to reduce the lag as much as possible.
  • I don't know how well the Wi-Fi works, but would recommend hard wiring if possible
  • Never do a Firmware or Application upgrade unlees it is hard wired to the router
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Reviews around drive (1.95 of 5)

  • When you set it to record to an external hard drive you can record up to 5 minutes when motion is detected
  • (Audio is used ONLY for 2-way communication)Does NOT record to local storage/hard drive unless you MANUALLY click record.
  • I never know if I can record on my network hard drive until they explain me
  • You can also set it up to record to your computer or an external hard drive
  • I think I may need a few if it, in fact, proves to be as useful as I imagine
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Reviews around power (1.54 of 5)

  • I lost power at home, but not at the business --- the setup was easy - I set alarms for motion and sound and love getting
  • With all that said the biggest problem I have with this camera is the ridiculous short power cable that is included
  • E-mail functions work nicely too, although trial and error with settings may be required for SMTP TLS and ports
  • Foscam recently sent me an e-mail stating severe vulnerabilities were discovered on many of their cameras...including the R2.
  • For some reason the power adapters become flaky or burn out after 2-3
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Reviews around room (1.54 of 5)

  • The room has enough light to switch to normal mode and not IR mode but usually turns off around 2pm in the afternoon when the room is extremely bright with the afternoon sun covering the whole room.
  • Not everyone can put a camera in the perfect room corner to get a full
  • I love being able to see my baby clearly in a pitch dark room without disturbing his sleep
  • I love being able to pan the room and zoom in to see what my sons doing
  • I mainly use it to monitor my toddler and the night vision mode gives me a clear image even in a dark room
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  • Color:White  |  Size:Single Pack You know what you need from a WiFi security camera: to ensure the safety of your home, children, pets, or business
  • You want the ability to stay connected to what you care about: to live monitor or record what's happening, perhaps with the aid of scheduling functions or maybe through simple but powerful motion trigger and smart alert features
  • You also need the recordings to be smooth and clear so that the footage is truly useful, and so you don't have to struggle to discern the details of a scene
  • You want the features you need at the highest quality, without extras you don't need
  • In other words, you want full choice over your recording method (HDD/SD/NVR/Cloud), and you want to spend only for what fulfills your needs.With the R2, you'll enjoy full HD securely broadcast with dual-stream and H.264 compression to optimize bandwidth usage on your network
  • Intelligent motion alerts provide accurate realtime monitoring
  • Sophisticated 8X digital zoom provides a closeup on small details
  • WDR + LBR enhance balance and smoothness
  • Powerful IR-LEDs provide night vision up to 26ft
  • Wide 110° angle keeps the action in-frame
  • Camera includes free App (iOS/Android) and supports IEEE 802.11n 2G band WiFi and dual system backup
  • Versus any IP camera, WiFI wireless security camera system, or CCTV home security camera system, the R2 offers a new cornerstone of professional quality + value in the home monitoring and CCTV industries (note: this is an indoor camera, but we have outdoor security camera models such as the FI9900P as well which can be compared with weatherproof competitor models such as the Arlo Smart Security Camera)
  • With unsurpassed performance value – including a full 1-year USA Warranty – you can enjoy peace of mind about your purchase as well as the things you love.Package Contents: Foscam R2 | Security Camera Wireless Antenna | Mounting Bracket | Power Supply / Security Camera Adapter | Quick Install Guide | Manual | 1-Year USA Warranty