Use Smartphone/tablet as IP Security Camera
You can use a smartphone or tablet as a cloud based IP security camera. Just install
CameraFTP Mobile Security Camera app,
which is available for iOS and Android devices.
smartphone/tablet as IP camera
The advantages of using phone/tablet as IP camera
- You can use an OLD smartphone/tablet as an IP camera.
- It is extremely easy to setup, requires no configuration.
- It is extremely portable.
- It includes battery.
- It can connect to a mobile network.
- Some smartphones has much higher resolution cameras than IP cameras.
One big disadvantage is smartphones usually don't support night vision;
another disadvantage is if the phone OS or app crashes, it cannot automatically restart the app.
Mobile Security Camera Apps for Android and iOS
- To use your phone/tablet as IP camera, you just need to install CameraFTP Mobile Security Camera app.
- CameraFTP mobile security camera app is available on iOS and Android (and Windows phone).
- It supports both image and video recording.
Download Camera Footage
- You can download your footage from CameraFTP.com website.
- You can very efficiently download footage using any FTP client software, such as FileZilla.
View live cameras or play back the recorded footage
You can use CameraFTP Viewer app to view your cameras online. CameraFTP has web browser based
viewer and mobile viewer app for iOS and Android. Please go to App Store or Google Play to download CameraFTP
Viewer apps. You can also visit www.cameraftp.com and click Software to download the viewer apps.
More details about CameraFTP cloud storage service and pricing
For more info about CameraFTP service and pricing,
please visit cameraftp.com.
For more info about how to configure an IP camera/DVR, please visit the
Supported Cameras page.