CasaCam GuardianCam Air | 7" Touchscreen Monitor with 2 Spotlight HD Cameras | Wireless Security Camera System, AC Powered, Two-Way Audio, Free APP, SD Card and Battery Installed, Model VS1002

This is a very nice system. I needed a live camera feed to monitor the rear entrance of a refugee hostel. The camera and monitor are very easy to setup and the picture quality is excellent in both daylight and low light. I didn’t need to activate the camera LED illumination. Motion sensitivity is excellent and the camera buffers the video recording to ensure that a few seconds prior to the motion event are stored. This is a very important feature (see my later comment on Arlo). The touch screen is not as sensitive as a smart phone but is more than adequate for the features. I like the two way audio. The only small gripe is the dual function standby/power switch has too short a time difference between pressing it momentarily to turn the video display off but event recordings are still made, and power-off which then occurs if the power button is held for more than half a second or so more. Power-on requires the button to be pressed for at least five seconds. Presumably this minor issue could be fixed with a software update. A network connection is not needed which was an important criterion to protect privacy of the refugees. The networking is needed to monitor the system via the CasaCam app. The app works quire well but I noticed a few glitches when viewing event recordings remotely. Overall I liked this system and bought another one for my home to complement an Arlo system which misses events as the battery powered cameras take too long to start recording. I contacted CasaCam customer support to ask a technical question and I was impressed with their fast response which has been noted by other reviewers. I attach a picture which shows the camera installation along with a simple aluminum shade that I made to shield the camera from the sun to ensure maximum life of the camera in its very hot full sun location in southern Texas.

I ended up buying the Casacam. It is a monitor that plugs into the wall. It gets charged and you can unplug it like a laptop and walk around with it or place it in another room. I have a smaller house (a ranch) so connection is pretty good. You have to plug the cameras in a wall outlet. I mounted mine above my door bell area and I had to feed the cord into the attic. It was a pain and I got stung by a wasp. Anyways. I ran it down inside the wall to an outlet. I connected the outlet part of the cord to the camera cord and ran it back up. So the plug is connected to the outlet and I made a little sliver so the cord feeds into the wall by the outlet. The outlet and the camera connect in middle. I hope this makes sense. It comes with two cameras so the other one I mounted it over the garage and ran the cord in the attic to the outlet in the ceiling. This is where my garage door is plugged in. On the ceiling. I made a little hole in the ceiling so the cord can pass through. On the cameras, they are a bit bulky. They, however, do a great job. If anyone gets close, the cameras will beep. On the monitor, you can tap the camera screen and it will zone in. When this happens, it opens up the speaker and you can hear the person outside. In this mode, you can hold the bottom button on the right side and speak to the person. I saw my lady neighbor and started speaking to her through the camera. I told her not to let her dog poop om my yard. She answered me back. It was great. The camera screen will turn black and white at night. You can see very well. Once again,if anyone gets close to the camera it will beep AND the cameras have a spot light that turns on automatic if anyone gets close to it. I actually love it. I sit at my couch in my living room which is in the back part of the house and I can see who rings the door bell, if I want to get up, if I want to speak to they through the camera, or exnore them. I also can see with the other camera if anyone drives up or drives by. It comes with a chip so you can also record or take a picture. I have not figured out how to do this but that is on me because I have not read the directions yet. So I do love these camera but it is going to take a little work to set up. You can buy an extention cord if it is not long enough and need more cord to an outlet. I believe the exta cord is $10. I bought one. Overall, great produce. Oh yes. You do not need wifi. They work without it. You can, however, put it to wifi and have it connect to your smart phone. I habe not done it. Once again, I have read the dirrections yet. I think that pretty much covers it.

CasaCam VS1002 Wireless Security Camera System with AC Powered HD Spotlight Cameras and 7" Touchscreen Monitor (Spotlight 2-cam kit) Pros: 1. No contract or monthly fee 2. It’s a true plug-n-play out of the box. 3. It’s easy to replace the camera (if needed like mine due to lens adjustment). 4. The support is quick response and resolution of any issue or question I had via email. 5. Very convenient to align the camera with the monitor/base being remotely detached from the network and power. I installed the camera quickly and point it to the direction I wanted. 6. Send alerts to my cellphone if there's any motion or heat detected. 7. Love the flood light feature, definitely gives warning to any intruder. 8. Refunded me for the price difference when they had the special offer sale. 9. Put the monitor/base on scanning mode but still alert you when it detect activity. 10. Bring the monitor/base anywhere within the boundary of your house to see if any guest is coming. Cons: 1. The Apps is almost useless. Whenever I receive alerts, the moment I try to access the camera to find out who or what it is, it’s too late. The response is very slow. But I can do the playback which is also takes some time to load. The interactive of confronting someone is nearly impossible unless you watch the camera the whole time. I can assure you that it’s not my internet connection because I have another wireless IP camera (foscam indoor) with quick response. 2. Camera resolution not at par. Cannot read plate number even when the car is not moving. But at least you get the car description. I’m not sure if it was mention in the product description about the 640x480 resolution and even the HD, it looks like the same as 640x480 with wide screen and no zoom. 3. The masking grid is not align to the camera, there are areas (top edge) that I can’t mask, but I want visibility on that area on live feed. 4. Night vision has a lot of noise but it’s visible. I have one of the camera got replaced due to motion sensor will only activate within 10ft with the IR on, but day time its fine. The replacement camera improved that range. 5. Price is a bit on high. Initially paid $229 then they refunded me when they had on sale for $161. Suggested Improvement: Order of Priority: Response time for Remote Access on the Apps, Increase camera resolution, lower cost. I'll add more picture on the night vision mode. Thank you

Just received my set with 2 cameras and a monitor. Of course I rushed to open it and I was eager to test out the range. So we live in a old house in upstate NY, it's not a concrete/cement or brick house, but a regular USA/Canadian separate private house (probably 99% of those in US/Canada). I plugged camera in outlet in my living room close to front door and then went behind the house holding a monitor to check range. So camera paired automatically in like 3 seconds when I turned monitor on and live feed was showing already without any setup! That's first thing to like. I went to a fence on our backyard to check range. Live feed was still on monitor with 2 bars showing on signal strength. We don't have big backyard, but there were about 3-4 walls separating camera location and my location behind the house. So signal had to travel about 60ft overall - you might say not much, but it had to travel through living room wall, kitchen wall, washroom wall and finally bedroom wall to get outside of house and to me standing in the backyard at the end of fence. That's about as real as it gets! basically this setup will work in any house (unless you live in huge mansion with 10 acres). I can say that usual normal house will not have any issues. I don't know how it will behave if you lets' say lived in a concrete/cement house that has concrete/cement walls with rebars inside cement - as that's basically a Faradays cage and it will block all signals, wi-fi, phone etc. So that is completely different scenario. But for usual house this setup works perfect and moreover it doesn't interfers with wi-fi I have. I'll update this review as I go along with installation and such, but so far I'm ver ypleased with range and capabilities and ease of setting it up - it's basically very very easy.

We have now had the CasaCam security system for nearly 6 years and could not be happier with it. The customer service is outstanding, even after 6 years. The CasaCam Team at customer service is always there to help in whatever way they can. We had to replace our monitor power adapter, and once I contacted the CasaCam Team. They immediately responded and mailed out a new power adapter at no cost. The CasaCam is exactly what we were looking for. Very easy to install, and the setup was quick. You simply plug it in, and it is ready to go. The monitor beeps to alert us that motion has been detected, and the spot light feature comes on. The image quality is nice and clear. Choosing the settings for how bright the spotlights are or how loud the monitor beeps is really easy to do. We can watch recorded events on the monitor or on the free app. You can use the free app to get alerts. This is great for when we are not at home. It comes with a free SD card included and allows you to use a larger SD card if you wish. The two way audio allows us to talk to visitors from the monitor or our phones. Customer support and tech support are excellent. We highly recommend these spotlight cameras. They not only provide home security but also peace of mind.

Can't get in touch with anyone for help no website available monitor is completely black so are unable to use or get any help even from Amazon don't buy

I went this this model because of the ability to connect to their app for remote monitoring and the fact that it's one of the few self hosted that does not store info in a cloud. The pros: Easy to set up and install Motion sensor and night vision work well Very few false triggers Connectivity seems fairly consistent (more so than the ring camera at my business) The Cons: The width of the camera picture is TERRIBLE. The ring at my office can be adjusted for wide angle viewing. The view on this thing is like looking through a cardboard paper towell tube. If someone is within a couple of feet of it you'll be lucky to see half of their face. The recording is "jumpy" and pixelated. Even set on high resoloution. You would be hard pressed to use a recording as evidence. You can tell the recording is of a human and thats about it. The android app is a pile of garbage. Sometimes the notifications are rapid and sometimes you dont get them at all. If you want to view live, it takes about 30 seconds to a minute for the app to connect to the camera. I know it's not the wifi because the recording is on the dvr with no problem. So if you want to see whos at your door from your phone or usee the two way talk they'll be halfway home by the time this sh!tty app connects. Even with the phone on wifi and the camera status showing "online" with the app. If they put a wide angle lens in these, improved resoloution and fixed their garbage app this would be 5 stars. I would even pay twice as much. Clearly it can be done as the resoloution and wide viewing on the ring is incredible as long as you dont mind being spied on and listened to by the nanny state.

We bought this Casacam model VS5002. It works great so far. The installation is quite easy and you can access it with your mobile phones if it is connected to the internet. This device came with high resolution pictures and speaker you can talk remotely with whoever shows up at your door. The APP send you real time motions around the house, so I know when my kiddos arrive home after school. So far we enjoy this model quite bit.