Can anyone point me to a IP camera/webcam that can FTP images at 1080 to an FTP Server on a timed basis e.g. 1 image every 60 seconds etc. Even better if someone has made a list of webcams somwhere that can do this. It needs to be a standalone unit as it will not be attached to a PC etc.
It seems difficult to glean from manuals whether a model can do this - now we are in the age of the cloud etc. It is so I can post to my weather website.
Just for interior use (sited at a window) so does not need weather proofing and hoping to spend no more than $100/£80 max (actually based in UK).
FYI I currently use an Amcrest webcam but it is rather old and the image is not very good.
I would hazard a guess that most IP cameras can FTP to a web server on a timed basis: you can set that up on a smartphone. The problem is that each image file is uniquely named so they are difficult to specify on a website. . . and they clog up the available space.
I use a very cheap (£35) ieGeek (yeah, I know!) wireless cam on a bedroom window sill. But I use iSpy on the weather computer to sample the output at 1 fps (to cut down on CPU time) and upload a file with the same name every minute. Each new file overwrites the last.
Check the results on my site (click on the avatar).
I am not so sure about FTP still having wide support amongst IP cameras. I have a load of Nooie cameras which don’t have any FTP option what so ever, let alone a flexible timed one.
However I am interested in your approach. I do have an always on PC on the network which could run software such as iSpy.
I am looking at Blue Iris software as it appears to work with TP-Link C210 camera which people seem to like and from what I can see would be cheaper if you need rtemote access as its a one-off purchase rather than ongoing monthly cost.
Cheaper? iSpy is free. . . or it was when I downloaded it. I think there is a new version, though.
As for my “guess” about IP cameras, it was hazarded on nothing more than a gut feeling: if my cheap cam can do it why can’t they all. Might be difficult to get this sort of detail from, e.g., Amazon.
The new iSpy DVR (aka Agent DVR) web pased software charges for remote access (the rest is free). It’s about $8 per month I think so quite expensive in my view for a home user.
Blue Iris has a one-off cost of $70 approx (I think I can get if for about £45 elsewhere) although if you want major updates and support that is about $30/year.
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