{"id":6975,"date":"2016-03-28T20:48:12","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T20:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-240247-737707.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=6975"},"modified":"2016-03-28T20:48:12","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T20:48:12","slug":"ftp-camera-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idzyns.com\/ftp-camera-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"FTP Camera Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether it be for your home, your business, your nursery, your charity, or your dog\u2019s house (you know, just because), security cameras are an important service. If you have a good camera setup, it provides you with a glorious, constant stream of video evidence, and as any person who\u2019s spent a day in law school will tell you, video doesn\u2019t lie. (That may not be a thing. I didn\u2019t go to law school.)<\/span>
\nThere are many reasons to have a security camera. For that reason, there are many different services to look at when you\u2019re making the decision to buy one. Today, I take a look at two of those companies: Angelcam and CameraFTP.<\/span>
\nBoth companies offer similar features. Both utilize IP cameras into a CCTV system. Both of them offer cloud storage with varying tiers. They also both offer smartphone\/tablet access so a customer can watch their stream from anywhere in the world. So when it comes down to the meat and potatoes, both services are *fairly* similar. However, they do offer a few important differences.<\/span>
\nOne of the big things I noticed between the two is that in their bundles, CameraFTP offers bundles that include cameras. Angelcam does not do this; they require a customer to bring their own camera over. They do have a page where customers can buy cameras, but it is simply an Amazon link. I understand that most people will already be looking at their own cameras if they\u2019re considering such a thing, but it would be nice if Angelcam could offer the hardware if they\u2019re offering software. That way, potential customers are only stopping at one place.<\/span>
\nThis is not to say Angelcam doesn\u2019t have its merits. The features they bring to the table simply blows CameraFTP out of the water. CameraFTP is very rudimentary in this aspect. You get motion detection and night vision. That appears to be all. Angelcam offers time lapsing, live streaming, car counting, an anonymizer (so you can blur anyone\u2019s face out that might be upset you\u2019re recording them), a heat map to show which areas you\u2019re recording have more movement, and a people counter, among other features.<\/span>
\nLet\u2019s take a look at pricing next. CameraFTP offers a very large quantity of different plans varying on how many cameras you\u2019re using, the resolution of the video, how long you want video kept (up to a year), etc. However, the standard plan offers 5 frames\/second, 7 days of retention, phone support, and a daily report for $5.31\/month (Or $3.33 if you buy a camera).<\/span>
\nAngelcam offers a free plan with what appears to be very rudimentary streaming and ads on your page. However, all the features that they offer seem to come with their standard and premium plans. Those run $4\/month and $20\/month, respectively. <\/span>
\nAs far as which service I would recommend, honestly I would say it depends on your needs. If you are needing basic security, CameraFTP appears to be your better option. You end up paying less if you buy a camera through them, and it will get you where you need to be just fine. However, if you are a business owner who wants to look at all the different metrics of your shop, Angelcam appears to be your route. You\u2019re paying more money, but you also get a more comprehensive analysis versus just basic surveillance.<\/span>
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Whether it be for your home, your business, your nursery, your charity, or your dog\u2019s house (you know, just because), security cameras are an important service. If you have a good camera setup, it provides you with a glorious, constant stream of video evidence, and as any person who\u2019s spent a day in law school […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[117,118,119,71,19],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/idzyns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6975"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/idzyns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/idzyns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idzyns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idzyns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/idzyns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6975\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idzyns.com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/idzyns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idzyns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idzyns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}