They send a series of 6 motion-detected snapshots attached in each email, which is very useful for seeing the sequence of whatever triggered the motion detect, especially when viewing that email in the Gmail app on an android smartphone since you can easily see all 6 snapshot thumbnails on one screen. They have pretty good motion detection, but their ancient 640x480 VGA or 320x240 QVGA video quality looks very bad when compared to more modern cameras.
They are over 5 years old and even though they are indoor units, I've got them outside under a carport where they are protected from rain, and they have not succumbed to the elements yet after half a decade of exposure. I have some Foscam FI8918W WiFi cameras set up at my house. Unless you can find a used 'bundle' that has a nvr and a few cameras, I don’t think you're going to get far with your budget.Īs I said, I don't need a NVR, just a basic camera with alert features (ideally with a screenshot in the email), and remote view from Android or browser (I could set up port forwarding if necessary).