Talk to me meh.meh.meh
What do I need to make this puppy hum?
I like put it in the 2nd floor window, pointing to the front door down below, and then…
Remember? I was burgled many moon ago.
Also, please tell me if this is a good price. You know my brain…well, I can hammer a nail with my head, but don’t know what to do if a hammer’s in my hand.
Also, why is it cockeyed, and can it see in the dark? What’s it record to, and how longs it last?
I’m also going to watch this a few times.
Considering I just had my Meh package stolen at my new house, I was looking into some of these anyway. Would that I could avoid the irony of having a set of cameras stolen from the site I ordered them from in an attempt to stop packages being stolen.
I really was looking forward to my LED Pliers… Frak thieves…
1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of Money…, March 22, 2015
By
Steve
Verified Purchase(What’s this?)
Simple install, mounted easily on the wall, and excellent picture. WAY better model than the FI8905W I first tried which couldn’t be mounted on the mount it comes with, and that camera failed within 90 mins. This model however is 100% better! My only issue has nothing to do with the camera and everything to do with where I mounted it. At night bugs that gather around a nearby light were triggering the recording software, but some tweaks in the software fixed that. Excellent camera for the money.
UPDATE: It has been 6 months now. The camera is still working, however, I am running into issues with the wifi signal dropping off occasionally. I suspect the wifi radio in this thing is starting to fail as I have other wifi cameras that are fine so my network infrastructure is not the issue. I am going to run a Cat5 cable to it and be done with the Wifi completely with this camera. I had two other Foscam cameras do the same thing. Since you have to run a power wire to these cameras, the wireless feature really is not of that much value as you still have to wind up crawling around in an attic to run a wire. You get a more reliable signal using a Cat5 cable. I have since found other cameras on Amazon that do not have Wifi functionality and cost half as much as this one, and produce just as good a picture. So far I have had to send back two of these cameras and get them exchanged as the video image started to fade and lost the crisp picture it once had.
UPDATE 2: I’m throwing in the towel on these things. I have pretty much sent back, at one point or another, all four of the 9803 cameras I bought. The image quality seems to degrade over time. While Foscam has been good about replacing them, it’s a pain to constantly have to tear them down and ship back and forth. Also one of the replacement units I was sent had similar image quality issues. See attached images.
UPDATE 3: OK dropped the rating on this camera to ONE star. Last two units I sent back, the replacement units exhibited the SAME hazy blur of the units I returned. It’s almost as though they just sent me back the same ones I sent in to be replaced. On top of that, one of the two replacement units failed completely after running for only 3 hours. I could not get it to power back up. I’ve had it with these things. I get FAR better image quality from 720P cameras that sell for $25-$35. Won’t be buying anymore of these units. Foscam told me all they can do is replace the units - no refunds beyond the Amazon 30 day return period. As stated there are other solutions out there for a lot less and are FAR more reliable.
UPDATE 4: I replaced yet another one of these Foscam 9803 units today - the last remaining one I had in service. Since I am throwing them in the garbage I decided to take the last unit apart and see if I could isolate the problem. It seems the CCD sensor in these cameras are good for about 8-14 months then they develop a haze or cloudy image. At first I thought this was a humidity problem inside the camera housing but it is not. I was able to verify that this issue is essentially caused by poor quality CCD sensors used in the construction of the camera. I tried calling Foscam to see what they would do about it. Customer service seems to be about the same quality as the cameras. You get to sit on hold for about 4 mins and then their phone system tells you to call back when it is not so busy and they unceremoniously drop the call on you! I added one more photo below to show what happens 8 months into the life of these cameras. This is a camera Foscam replaced for me in Feb of 2016.
In summary, there are LOTS of other options out there for sale on Amazon, that are superior in quality, and cost HALF what I paid for this Foscam 9803 unit. Would not recommend these units or the company since as a customer, I have to work too damn hard to reach a live body at Foscam.
Anyone using this with Linux? That’s my main PC but I also have iPhones, Android tablets, etc. I’ve read that Fostex has fallen out of favor with Linux users because they don’t work (and they used to).
@SquirrelMurphy The manual describes some proprietary Windows apps and plugins, but it has a web interface and also mentions an rtsp:// URL to stream video instead. It also says it’s compatible with the ONVIF standard so that might give you more options to control it (there are certainly Android apps).
is it too late to get this deal? we have foscams all over our property and one in my parents home to monitor them as they are elderly. could use another one!
@benzaifarmer goto your “my orders” page, click on the “i need help with this” button under that order, and fill out form explaining one is DOA. give them a few days to get back to you but they should.
Well mine worked about a week and died, I thought it might have been the update foscam did to the app…but I get the same snowy picture with other apps.
Shame, it was an “ok” camera to that point.
@nltownsend843
Update*
After a few emails with foscam they agreed there was a problem with the camera itself , but then i tried logging into the camera in network (previously only used the app) and it started working…so i assume that updated the firmware in the camera.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
1x Camera
1x Mount
1x Mounting hardware
1x Power adapter
1x Ethernet cable
Pictures
Camera
Included
Camera face
3/4 view
Top
Another side
Wires
Gold
Price Comparison
$59.99 List, $55.99 at Amazon
Warranty
1 Year Foscam
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Friday, July 17th
I’m a poor college student, what do I have that’s worth watching over? Meh!
@mdszy M
@yakkoTDI What, am I the first person to ever do this?
@mdszy Does it matter?
@yakkoTDI I never see anyone else get called out this much for it, haha!
@mdszy 1st one wins, no matter what it is. I get 1st comment plenty, but usually its just something quick and I don’t edit, but I have, not gonna lie.
@mdszy nope. don’t mind the haters… you were FIRST that’s all that matters.
@mdszy if your technique were prohibited, edits would be blocked by @shawn on the First comment. Edit rocks, briefly. Or @Thumperchick would delete.
@mdszy Ha, the irony is thick.
No, you’re not the first to do a single letter first which you later edit. Sorry.
/giphy ironic fail
@mdszy Doing stupid shit to get the first post in a thread is just lame and childish. Who gives a fuck if you post first?
@cinoclav Jeez, why does it bother you so much if I get the first post? Calm down bud.
@mdszy Why do you feel such a need to get the first post? Didn’t the internet outgrow that crap about 15 years ago?
@mdszy I’m with @cinoclav, it’s just stupid and childish. No hate here, just an observation on that behavior.
@robitaille03 I love how my apparently “stupid” and “childish” behavior affects people so much, judging by these reactions
@cinoclav Why does it matter to you? Jealous? You’re making a huge deal out of something that took me all of ten seconds to do.
Time to make the donuts!
I c u-- meh camera time
720p for that classic “can’t quite make out the face” security cam footage.
@jandrese But still better than native DVD resolution which is only 720x480
@cengland0 And much better than the 90’s porn shot at 480i.
@jandrese Hopefully, any criminals you catch will wear a distinctive T-shirt.
@Hanky, who’s looking at their faces??
I want it, but I’m not going to buy it. Maybe next time.
@lichme me too. I have 4 indoor foscams and 10 Samsung security cams outside, so I can’t justify it
@medz How are you supposed to start your security cam review site if you don’t buy it?
@medz You live in a bank?
@trisk nah. Package thieves be tryin’ steal my meh orders
These aren’t the droids you’re looking for.
Model numbers won’t make you happy @Meh
@hachi05 u dont make me happy
Talk to me meh.meh.meh
What do I need to make this puppy hum?
I like put it in the 2nd floor window, pointing to the front door down below, and then…
Remember? I was burgled many moon ago.
Also, please tell me if this is a good price. You know my brain…well, I can hammer a nail with my head, but don’t know what to do if a hammer’s in my hand.
Also, why is it cockeyed, and can it see in the dark? What’s it record to, and how longs it last?
I’m also going to watch this a few times.
@wew price is good, comrade.
@wew ohhhh. o.k. this is cloud-driven, which means it costs me something?
@wew you should be able to record to a PC or app on your local network
@wew I’m not sure how the cloud service works, but you can definitely use most of the features of the camera without it. This seems to be the manual, which doesn’t even mention the cloud service: http://foscam.us/downloads/IP Camera User Manual for HD Outdoor_English_V2.0.pdf
@medz with that shirt, you know this is the guy to party with.
@wew This is the NPR all the liberals listen to? Interesting.
“It’s all metal which is good because it’s going to be resisting water.”
Wait, what?
Considering I just had my Meh package stolen at my new house, I was looking into some of these anyway. Would that I could avoid the irony of having a set of cameras stolen from the site I ordered them from in an attempt to stop packages being stolen.
I really was looking forward to my LED Pliers… Frak thieves…
@DarkHuD I used the LED pliers the other day. They suck.
@warpedrotors At least you got to use them.
Quality isn’t great, but its definitely not bad…
@Stallion Skunkcam!
I was going to try one out, until I read the top Amazon review:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R14K7SAX5SP2KK/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00M6TD4HO
@bdb
for the lazy non clickers among us
UPDATE: It has been 6 months now. The camera is still working, however, I am running into issues with the wifi signal dropping off occasionally. I suspect the wifi radio in this thing is starting to fail as I have other wifi cameras that are fine so my network infrastructure is not the issue. I am going to run a Cat5 cable to it and be done with the Wifi completely with this camera. I had two other Foscam cameras do the same thing. Since you have to run a power wire to these cameras, the wireless feature really is not of that much value as you still have to wind up crawling around in an attic to run a wire. You get a more reliable signal using a Cat5 cable. I have since found other cameras on Amazon that do not have Wifi functionality and cost half as much as this one, and produce just as good a picture. So far I have had to send back two of these cameras and get them exchanged as the video image started to fade and lost the crisp picture it once had.
UPDATE 2: I’m throwing in the towel on these things. I have pretty much sent back, at one point or another, all four of the 9803 cameras I bought. The image quality seems to degrade over time. While Foscam has been good about replacing them, it’s a pain to constantly have to tear them down and ship back and forth. Also one of the replacement units I was sent had similar image quality issues. See attached images.
UPDATE 3: OK dropped the rating on this camera to ONE star. Last two units I sent back, the replacement units exhibited the SAME hazy blur of the units I returned. It’s almost as though they just sent me back the same ones I sent in to be replaced. On top of that, one of the two replacement units failed completely after running for only 3 hours. I could not get it to power back up. I’ve had it with these things. I get FAR better image quality from 720P cameras that sell for $25-$35. Won’t be buying anymore of these units. Foscam told me all they can do is replace the units - no refunds beyond the Amazon 30 day return period. As stated there are other solutions out there for a lot less and are FAR more reliable.
UPDATE 4: I replaced yet another one of these Foscam 9803 units today - the last remaining one I had in service. Since I am throwing them in the garbage I decided to take the last unit apart and see if I could isolate the problem. It seems the CCD sensor in these cameras are good for about 8-14 months then they develop a haze or cloudy image. At first I thought this was a humidity problem inside the camera housing but it is not. I was able to verify that this issue is essentially caused by poor quality CCD sensors used in the construction of the camera. I tried calling Foscam to see what they would do about it. Customer service seems to be about the same quality as the cameras. You get to sit on hold for about 4 mins and then their phone system tells you to call back when it is not so busy and they unceremoniously drop the call on you! I added one more photo below to show what happens 8 months into the life of these cameras. This is a camera Foscam replaced for me in Feb of 2016.
In summary, there are LOTS of other options out there for sale on Amazon, that are superior in quality, and cost HALF what I paid for this Foscam 9803 unit. Would not recommend these units or the company since as a customer, I have to work too damn hard to reach a live body at Foscam.
@communist You forgot the pictures
Does this include a US plug? The “included” photo shows a European plug
I wonder if this would work with my Guardzilla system?
Was feeling the Fuko tonight. Alas just disappointment.
When the cat is away, the mice will play!
If I order one, will I receive a Foscam FI9803P Outdoor Wireless IP Camera or an LED lantern?
Says " ✓" for two-way audio but no mic and no speaker?
@nodecaf It also says:
The “external speaker input” is probably a microphone, since not many speakers have an output…
Did it.
/giphy dull-dumping-general
@paw1682, I always seem to get stuck on the same type of hills, too.
I don’t want to buy them I changed my mind
I don’t want to buy them
Enough Already
@billalexcomcast What is the name of this site again?
Anyone using this with Linux? That’s my main PC but I also have iPhones, Android tablets, etc. I’ve read that Fostex has fallen out of favor with Linux users because they don’t work (and they used to).
@SquirrelMurphy The manual describes some proprietary Windows apps and plugins, but it has a web interface and also mentions an rtsp:// URL to stream video instead. It also says it’s compatible with the ONVIF standard so that might give you more options to control it (there are certainly Android apps).
Still bummed I missed that zoomy model.
Who needs this? I just stuck my microwave oven above my front door. Images are stunning.
@cinoclav OMG best laugh of my day, perhaps week. Thank you.
@Jonas4321
/giphy you’re welcome
is it too late to get this deal? we have foscams all over our property and one in my parents home to monitor them as they are elderly. could use another one!
@samnsara it’s one deal a day. You have to purchase it on the day. If it doesn’t sell out, it might show up here for a slightly higher price:
https://morningsave.com/events/meh-encore-1
I’d like to return this please.
@EddieSchwartz ya only one of the cameras I bought work. I’d like to get a replacement or something
@benzaifarmer goto your “my orders” page, click on the “i need help with this” button under that order, and fill out form explaining one is DOA. give them a few days to get back to you but they should.
@EddieSchwartz because it’s crap or because it doesn’t work?
if it’s because it’s crap, sell it to someone, meh doesn’t do buyers remorse returns. (see FAQ)
Well mine worked about a week and died, I thought it might have been the update foscam did to the app…but I get the same snowy picture with other apps.
Shame, it was an “ok” camera to that point.
@nltownsend843
Update*
After a few emails with foscam they agreed there was a problem with the camera itself , but then i tried logging into the camera in network (previously only used the app) and it started working…so i assume that updated the firmware in the camera.