Hi,
Is there anyone using Amcrest IP4M-1041B with Home Assistant? I’ve a few questions about software and integration.
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From what I hear, this camera can be setup 100% offline, connected via cable to any computer and by using a built in WebUI the camera has, is this true?
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It offers pan, tilt or zoom. Does it work really good with HA? Can it be operated without any Amcrest software / internet connection?
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The features above allow you to set preset locations, can that be done on HA / WebUI / without the Amcrest app as well?
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Does it really operate all features offline and is it reliable? Eg. motion detection works as expected / doesn’t miss events?
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What’s your overall experience with the camera? Does it compare to let’s say a TP-Link tapo?
Thank you.
You can probably find a visual walkthrough of the GUI by searching youtube.
There’s a login page. After you authenticate, there’s a live view page, a review/recordings page if you are recording to SD card in camera, and a few settings pages.
I’d say you could absolutely access the camera standalone, but at least the cameras I have don’t do any detection or notifications. That’s where the NVR comes in. I know reolink has cameras that do all of the above including AI detection.
Following your advice I found a video for another model and it seems complete, even motion detection was available on the WebUI. I’m assuming you’re on the exact model I was looking at and it doesn’t have that feature am I right?
Yep. The models I have don’t have motion detection.