Wireless camera system

Ever wish you could be in more than one place at a time? Enter Archerfish Solo. Unlike the blank, staring eye of most video monitoring systems, Solo is alert, aware and attuned to your world. You tell it what to look for – expected events, unanticipated intrusions, or just the odd things that can happen when you’re not around. If Solo notices something of interest, it instantly shows you by sending a video message to your mobile or email. Archerfish Solo is what video monitoring was meant to be. Complete System with FREE Basic Archerfish SmartPortal Subscription*. Operational out of the box without additional PC requirements. Works even when your PC is turned off. Advanced Video Technology: Smart, Homeland Security-grade technology analyzes video in real time. Intelligent Video Filter: automatically filters out video that doesn’t interest you. Video Search Engine: Pinpoints specific video clips by location, event, date and time. Mobility: Delivers instant video notifications to designated mobile phones and email. 24x7 Live or Recorded Video: Streaming or recorded event video allows for viewing of any location, from anywhere. Secure Video Recording and Storage: Event video backed up on Archerfish servers. Indoor/Outdoor Camera with Day/Night Capability: Weatherproof with low light capability. Automated System Safety: Preserves peace of mind with tamper detection, self recovery, secure storage, and proactive system health monitoring. Easy-to-Use, Secure Web Portal: Point-and-click management of all your accounts, devices and locations (home, office, vacation property) from a single, personalized web portal. Free Basic Archerfish SmartPortal Subscription includes online video viewing. A Premium Subscription is required for full system operation. Complete subscription details available at www.myarcherfish.com/subscription

User Reviews about Archerfish Solo Wireless IP Interactive Video Monitoring and Recording System with Built-In Day Night Weatherproof Camera (Grey)

I'd been looking a long time for a product like this... a wireless IP surveillance camera with decent motion detection and email alerts. There really aren't too many such animals at present. The Archerfish is one of a kind from what I've seen. The technology behind this product (streaming video analysis and selective motion detection) is running on the Archerfish servers, not inside the camera itself. That's really the essence of how it works, and unfortunately it doesn't come cheap. The camera is pricey to start, plus there's a $5/month subscription fee. All that said, I think the product and service deliver as advertised, and I give it good marks so far.

The online "SmartPortal" where you view live video, configure event triggers, and view event clips is easy to use and well-documented. The device was simple to initially configure. There is definitely port forwarding involved with the setup. If your wireless router has UPnP enabled, it might configure the port forwarding on its own, but be prepared to access your router's interface. There is sufficient documentation on this. My only hiccup was when I placed the camera in its final position (mounted on the side of a barn overlooking the driveway and back door), I had a problem with the signal strength on my wireless router. The dhcp process is particularly sensitive to a weak signal. I ended up moving the router closer to the back of the house, and that solved the problem. The device does not support 802.11.n at present, just 802.11.b/g.

I've only been using it for a few days, but I'm getting very good event detection. I've had only one false positive so far... our cat got picked up as a "person" event. I will say that the camera placement is really critical to performance. Before you buy, carefully review that page where they go through the best practices, and think about where exactly you'll be mounting the camera. If you can't meet most of those, especially the distance (field of view) and the left-to-right motion, then you should lower expectations a bit. Also, keep in mind the minimum operating temperature is 14F. Being in New England, I'm going to have to move it indoors from Dec-March. -- So Far So Good

I bought this camera because I thought it had a unique look to it. And, though it is certainly unique, it's everything else about this camera that makes it worth posting a customer review......

The entire installation process - from opening the box to getting video notifications sent to my email - took less than 30 minutes.

Despite the fact that the camera communicates through my router there were zero networking challenges. Set it up by plugging it in to the router (the connector and cable are part of the camera assembly), run an easy piece of software and it's instantly part of your network.

Assembly was a snap and you can easily adjust the viewing direction and angle of the camera after you've got the camera mounted where you want it.

In my case I've mounted the camera on a shed in my back yard and have it pointed back towards the house. It's at least 100' from from where my router sits - not to mention that it's communicating through a number of walls.

I have very little patience or interest in handyman type projects - even for me this one was a no-brainer.

I would strongly recommend this camera to anyone - regardless of technical or handyman type skill! -- Cool camera that anyone can setup and install!