Archerfish Solo Wireless IP Interactive Video Monitoring and Recording System with Built-In Day/Night Weatherproof Camera (Grey) | 
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| Brand: Archerfish
Category: Photography
List Price: $399.00
Buy New: $329.99
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 647
Color: Grey
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 4.7 x 8.9
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MPN: Solo
Model: Solo
UPC: 813226010049
EAN: 0813226010049
ASIN: B002ZRPYC0
Release Date: May 30, 2010
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| Features:
| • | Archerfish Solo Device: 802.11b/g wireless system, 8.8 oz with included mount, MicroSD card for recording, optimal range 10 to 60 feet | | • | Account and user management, custom event detection based on weekly schedule, streaming live or recorded event video | | • | Instant notifications to one or more users in format of your choice: text plus video, text plus URL to video, text plus still image or text only | | • | Mounting Options: ceiling, wall and shelf | | • | System Requirements: Broadband Internet Service, Network Router, Archerfish SmartPortal Subscription |
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Product Description
Only Archerfish® gives you powerful Homeland Security technology that leapfrogs motion detection. Smart enough to differentiate between people, vehicles and random motion, Archerfish Solo can analyze what it sees and send video alerts when important things happe
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| Customer Reviews:
 So Far So Good August 26, 2010
Butternut Farm (New England)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
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.
 Cool camera that anyone can setup and install! July 21, 2010
Lori Harrod (White Salmon, WA)
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
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!
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