Axis camera station upgrade software#

NetCamCenter on the other hand nailed the AXIS cameras pretty much instantly, and didn't suffer any of the glitches I encountered with Blue Iris or iSpy. Blue Iris was a bit easier to configure, but I didn't see it as much better than iSpy and they both seemed to be running on the same engine and had trouble with low compression settings on the cameras. iSpy had the best storage management features, but was extremely difficult to get them to talk to AXIS until I hit on the right profile of a list of hundreds. I tried iSpy, Blue Iris and NetCamCenter.

Axis camera station upgrade software#

I also went through trial and error with freeware security camera software just to see if I could make it work. You can find the Foscam's for $70, but the difference in image quality -vs- the AXIS cameras above along with durability is significant. In a pinch I've used Foscams if I need cheap PTZ and scripted their movmements on a schedule. you can and will spend a lot more on cameras with more features night vision, PTZ, etc. Their fixed dome M3004s run retail about $220 and will do 1280 x 800. I stick with AXIS because they are a defacto standard. You really need to focus on the software you are getting for the money, and what you need for feature set. You can buy an entry level server with better storage flexibility and certainly more horsepower. They are typically cheap NAS boxes with their software running on top, and at worst a common commercial server with a 50-200% markup over retail.

I just went through this for a small company that had an absurdly tight budget, and I'll pass on what I learned.Р”Р‡irst, unless you have money to burn, and/or just don't want to screw with setting it up security camera appliances are kind of a waste of money. I'm pretty sure I can easily google a bunch of software that will allow that with the right infrastructure, so 1st hand experience would be most what I'm after, and things closer to a plug-n-chug self-contained setup with something like the aforementioned Synology. I'd be particularly interested in anyone with comments on Synology as the backend piece of such a setup, as it had gotten mentioned as a possible option for what we are doing. Ability to control motorized cameras, again I'm assuming that'd be a standard feature these days. Again, that seems pretty basic to me, but still calling it out. Somewhat flexible notifications would be nice, i.e. Ability to remotely access the software without having to go to a vendor site would be ideal(because who wants to have to connect to someone else to get their security feeds). I'm assuming it'd be pretty standard for software to be able to rollover video at set intervals, but I'm calling it out as a requirement anyway. I don't *think* we need to do any HD resolutions.

I'm looking more for recommendations in software that can monitor/record from between say, up to 12 IP cams, probably running at 5-10fps, 640x480. I'm less concerned about finding camera hardware then the backend that will tie it together. I'm assuming it'll be IP based, probably POE for the cameras. I'm researching costs/options for a multiple camera based monitoring solution.