Monday, February 10, 2014

Dropcam Pro Video

Dropcam Pro Video
Only buy this if you plan on purchasing the monthly recording service which costs $199.99/year!! Without the additional costly recording service you can only view video live. Other cameras like foscam will send you a large jpeg or short video clip right to your email for free when motion is detected. Dropcam Pro Video does have the option of sending a tiny thumbnail of an image to your email when motion is detected but the image is so tiny it is worthless. This would be a much better product if dropcam would send a bigger image to capture details when motion is detected but Dropcam basically forces the buyer to have to purchase the monthly recording services. For the buyer who does not buy the monthly recording service, the tiny thumbnail (80x40 resolution) shows so little detail it makes this camera not a good buy for those not wanting to pay an extra $199.99/year. The dropcam company certainly could send a high resolution photo to customers emails when motion is detected.....but they choose not to because they want to make so much money pigeon holing people into buying the expensive additional monthly recording services. I wish I had known this before purchasing. I returned the dropcam and am very happy with my foscam camera since it does send me high resolution images for free when motion is detected. I hope this helps future buyers know the limitations of the dropcam when the extra monthly services are not purchased. 

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Dropcam is a cloud-based Wi-Fi video monitoring service that helps you stay connected to places, people and pets. Receive activity alerts on your smartphone, tablet or computer. Add optional Cloud Video Recording a(CVR) to access video from the past week or month. 

Dropcam Internet Wi-Fi Video Monitoring Cameras help you stay connected with what you love, no matter where you are. In less than a minute, you'll have it set up and securely streaming high-definition video to you over your home Wi-Fi. Use it to watch your home, your baby, the dog or your small business. Every camera comes with Night Vision, HD video, Two-Way Talk and Digital Zoom. Paired with secure online Cloud Video Recording (CVR), you can watch live and recorded video from anywhere on any device. Dropcam makes monitoring what you love and finding peace of mind easier than ever. Watch from any device such as your Apple Mac, Windows PC, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Android device. All you need is a Wi-Fi network paired with the free and easy-to-use Dropcam App. Watch what you love while away with Dropcam.  

The manufacturer commented on this review:
   
 Hi Krisnadewa,

Thanks for sharing your review of Dropcam Pro. I wanted to take this opportunity to acknowledge some of the "Cons" you mentioned. We are aware that some customers are experiencing problems with audio (including two-way talk) with the new Pro cameras. Our engineering team is investigating possible causes and we hope to identify some solutions very soon.

Regarding the Zoom feature -- this tool was recently updated with new functionality. After you zoom your image, you'll need to enhance or save the zoom by clicking the magic wand icon on the lower right corner. This will reset your view in HD mode as well as save the new view. Hopefully you'll notice a much sharper image. Please let us know if you don't.

Thanks again for your comments, they're very helpful as we work to fine tune our new produce. We appreciate your feedback.

Best regards,
Eric Hallquist
Director of Customer Relations at Dropcam




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