Linux App To Turn Web Camera Into Surveillance

I have it as an app and turn on my favourites first thing.

I got this printer due to Linux compatibility and have been impressed by how it operates (the quite mode) as well as the web based interface.

Great camera. Easy setup through the web app. This brings my total to 60 active cameras!

Very easy to setup with InstantOn app. Control the AP can go through App or InstantOn Web. No subscription fee!

This is exactly what I needed to get my old surveillance camera back up and running. Thanks.

I found the Android app very easy to use, much better than trying to set it up from my Linux box. Good range inside the house.

Having a motion control system has always been on my list of accessories to have in the bag. Once I saw the video on this one, I knew I found the one I wanted. Couple it with the accessory turntable and you have a mini product photo display studio. Attach it to a tripod and the camera to the Genie, set the controls in the app to have it do what you want, and the rest is easy. Connect the cable to the camera and set the interval and number and degrees of the turn and click the record button in the app and walk away. I use it for both time lapse and product video display. With my Canon 5DsR I already have time lapse capability, so all I do is use the turn function on the Genie. I set it up as a time lapse shot and set the arc of the turn, and the interval of the shots and the number of shots, but don't connect the cable to the camera. In the Canon, I set the time lapse conditions (interval, number of shots and length) and press the record button on the camera and the record button on the Genie app. With the turn table attached, I set a 360 degree turn on the Genie, press record on the camera and start on the turntable and it runs itself. It is smooth and quiet (hint: it gets a little noisier the heavier the load you add to the turn table), but since I'm not recording audio, it doesn't matter. The Genie does provide for a still image turn table set up where you set the number of images from 8 to whatever and the Genie rotates and stops at each degree and the camera fires. You end up with from 8 to whatever number you set of still images, but I really don't know what the use would be. It's a little costly, but well worth the price. Well made and solid. Make sure you order the right connection cable for your camera.

I'm very pleased with the Synology Surveillance system. Disk storage is a central part of a security camera system, and when I started researching additional storage for my old Windows-based system, I realized that Synology has a great add-on called Surveillance Station. I bought a Synology storage array with the intention of either using it with my existing Windows system or perhaps with the built-in Surveillance Station. I tested Surveillance Station and it worked really well - great software if you want their stand-along application - great web interface if you don't want to use the desktop app - and a great mobile app. I threw out the old Windows box and went with this complete solution instead. I will also point out that Synology offered me free trial licensees so I could test this with all 32 of my cameras at once. Definitely worth contacting them if you have questions or want a full-scale trial.

Setup was a breeze -- the app and the web-based dashboard are well organized and easy to use.

Product works great and has an app to turn off service to devises.