Walmart Momentum IP Camera Tested

Author: John Honovich, Published on Jan 04, 2016

A 'Dropcam' for ~$30?

Walmart does super low cost and they are now bringing it to IP cameras, with a new cloud camera for an almost impossible to believe cost of just ~$30 (or a 3 pack for $90).

Over the past few years, the 'norm' for cloud IP cameras have been $150 - $200, with 'cheap' offerings ~$100. Recently, Hikvision started to sell direct at a breakthrough ~$70 (plus a year of free storage).

Now, Walmart has trumped Hikvision at less than half Hikvision's cost.

But is the Walmart Momentum Camera any good? We bought one and tested its usability, video performance and comparative positioning.

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Who ** ****?

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Physical ********

**********, ** ** ********* ******* ** *******, ** ******* *** made **** ******. *** **** *********** ********* **** ******* ** the ******** ***** ** ********* ***** ****** *** ********* ******* monthly *******.

*** ***** ***** ********* *** ******:

Live ***** ********** *** *** ********

******** ******** *** *** ******* **** *** *** * *** client.

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*** *** ** ******* ****** *** ***** *** * ********* admin / ******* ******** **** *** **** ******* ** ***** features *********.

*** ***** ***** ***** **** ***** *** ********* *** ***:

Recorded ***** *** ******** *******

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*** ***** ***** ********** ***** *** * ****** ** ***** options *** *** ******:

Video *******

***** *******, ****** *** ***, ** ******. *** ****** ** 720p *** ***** *** ***** ******* ******* ** ********* **** adjusts **, *** ***** ***** **** **** **. ****** ***, this ****** ****** *** ** **** ** **** ******* ****** ** get ****** ******* ** ********. ** ** **** **** ** simply *** **** ** ********* ** * **** ***** ** an ****.

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Comments (19)

Undisclosed #1

01/04/16 03:37pm

** ********* ***** * *** ******* ** **** **** ***** but, *************, ***** ** ********** ******* / ***** **** **** video ** ********* (****** ******* *** **** ***** ***** *********).

**** ** **** ** **** *** ***** *** **** ***** when ** * ***?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 01/04/16 03:40pm

*** ********** ******* *** *** **** ******* ********** ****** *** LAN ** *** * **** ********** ** *** ****.

* ** *** **** *** ** ***** ** *** ***, but ******* ** *** **** ****** ***.

Richard Hallock

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 01/07/16 12:07pm

**** *** **** ******** **** ** *** *** ** *** WalCam ****** ***** **/* *** **** **** ********* *** ***** feed *** *** ****** (*****) ** ** ******* ********* *** provided ** * ********** **** *****. *** ******** ** **** stuff *** * *******, **** **/* *** **** **** ************** at *** ******* ** ****** *********, ***’* **** ***** ********* and ****** *** ******* ** *** ******* ****** *** **** responsiveness ** **** ** ******** ****** ***** **** ****** ***** responsive **** ** ****** ***** ** ** (*** ****** ***** the ****** * ***). ** **** ********** ***************, *** ******** the ****** (*****) *** ******* – ***’** ******** *** *** responsiveness ******* ******* *** ***** ** *** ***** ****** **/* and *** ****** ** ****** *** ** **** *** *** next ****** ****** **** ** ******* ** ***** ******* *****.

Undisclosed #1

01/04/16 10:03pm

************ ********** **** *** ******* *** *****, ** ********.*

*********, **** ****** ***** * ***'* **** ** **'* * Hik, ****** ** **** **** **** **** * ******* *********** to ***** ***** ***.

Louis Li

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 01/05/16 02:17pm

*** ***. **'* **** ********* ** ********.

***** **** ** ***** * ***** *** **** ******* *** the **** ** *** **** ** ********, **** ** ********* were **** ** *** **** ** "***** ***** ******** *****". Even *****, *** *** ******** ***** **** ******* ***. *** came *** ****.

Undisclosed #1

01/05/16 03:46am

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Undisclosed #1

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 01/05/16 04:49pm

*** *********?

*'* **** ****** ******* *** **** ** ***** ****, **** and/or *** ***** ** **** ******** ** ****** ****** *******.

Richard Hallock

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 01/07/16 11:50am
******** **’* “** **** *****”. * **** ***** *** ****** of *******, *******, ******, *-**** *** *** *** ****, ********* my *** ******* ****** *** ****, *** ****** **** *** same ********** * **** “**** ****” (******* **** ***** *** the ******* *** *** ****). ********* *** *** ******** ****** the ***** ** * **** ***** ****** ***. *** ***, all *’** ****** ** ** *** ** ** ***** **** push ******* *** ****** *** ***** ** *** ***** ** the **** *** ** *** *****.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Richard Hallock | 01/07/16 12:44pm

* **** ***** *** ****** ** *******, *******, ******, *-**** and *** *** ****, ********* ** *** ******* ****** *** Axis, *** ****** **** *** **** **********... ********* *** *** software ****** *** ***** ** * **** ***** ****** ***.

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***** ******* ****** *** ***** **** ******,*****, ** **'* * *********** **?

****, **** ******** *** ********* *** ******* ** ******'* **** video , ** ******* ** **** *** ** **. **** suggests ** ** **** ** ** ******** *** ***** ******* live **** * ***** ***** ******, *** ***** ****** ***.

Richard Hallock

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 01/16/16 12:46am

**’* **** * ****** **** **** *** **** ***** ** the ****. ** *** ****, ******* ******* **** ** *****:

**'* ******** * ****, *** * ************!

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****** **** *** ** ****, ** ******* ******* ** *** WalCam ****** *** *** ** **** ******* ***** ********* **** all *** ****** ** *** **** ****** *****, ********* *** DropCam’s *** *******’* ** *** *****. ** ***, “***** ******”, cheap ** *** ******* "**** *** ******".

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Richard Hallock | 01/16/16 02:37am

**** *********** *******, ******!

* ****** ** **************. ***** *********:

***** *** **** * **** *** * ****** (****** ** this ****) ** *** ******** **** ** * ****** ******** to ** ******** (** ****** ** ** ********) ** * client (****** ***** ** **** ****) ** *** ********** **** of *** **** ****** ********.

******** **** *** ***** *** ** ** ***** * **** to ***** ** ******** **********, **** * ***** ***** ***** is * ***** ***, ** * *** ********** ******.

****** ** ***** *** *** ***** ******:

  1. *** ****** *** *** ****** ****** **** ********* ******** *********** to *** ****-***** ***-*** ******.
  2. **** ***mobile ****** wants to see the stream, it asks the Wal-cam sever for it, on Wal-cam well know uri.
  3. *** ***-*** ****** *** ***** *********** *** *** ******* *** ****** ****** ******** ** ********/****** port.
  4. **** ***** ******* ** *** ****** ********, *** *** ***** router **** *** **** *** **** ** ***** ** *** NAT.
  5. *** ***-**** ****** **** ******* *** ****** ****** ***** *** failed ****.
  6. *** ****** ****** ***** * ******* ** *** ****** ********.
  7. *** ******** ****** **, ******* ** *** *** ***** ********* already.

*** ***** ********.

***** *** *** *** ***** **** ******, ******** ******* ** avioids *** ********* ******.

** *** *** **** ***** ** **** ****** **** *** cloud ******, * ***** ****** **** *** *** ***** **** method.

Richard Hallock

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 01/16/16 10:32am

*** **********! *** ****** *** * ***** ** ** *** by ******** * ****. ** ** ** *** ** *** SIP ********, ***** ** **** *** ***** ** ** *** "Skype ***". ***, ** ****** ********* ****** ******** *** **** not ****** **** ***** *********. ** ** ********** ** *** expense ** ***** ** ******** **** *** ******* ** *****. Otherwise, ** ***** ****.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Richard Hallock | 01/16/16 12:15pm

*** ****** *** * ***** ** ** *** ** ******** a ****.

*** **** ***** **** **** * **** *** * ****** to ** ******** **** * ****** ** *** ***** **** of *** ********, *** **** ** **** **** *** ***** was, ** * ******* *** ****** *** **** **** ***** method *** *** ** ****.

***, ** ****** ********* ****** ******** *** **** *** ****** into ***** *********.

**** ** ** *****, ** ********* ******** **** ******* ******* as ****. **'* *** **** ******** ** ******* ** *** bucket *******.

*** ** *** **** ********** **** **'* ***** *** ******* video ******** **** * **** ***** *****, *** ***** ** moot * *******.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Richard Hallock | 01/16/16 05:13am

***** ***** *** ** ** ****** *****.

***** *** **** * ** *** ********* **** *** ************** of *** *****, **** ** ** ** ********* **/* *** readily *********.

***? *** ****** ** **** ** *** ***** **** **** "No *******", *** ******* ** ***** ** ** ****** *** shaking. ** ****** ***** **** ** **** *******, ** *'* assuming ****** *-* ****** ***.

***** ** ******* **** **** ********* ***'* * *** **** I've ****.

**** **** ** **** *** ******* ** *** **** **** using **** *** **** **********.

** *** * $** ****** ** ****** ** **** *** Internet, *** **** *** *** ***** ** ** ********* ** a ***** **** * ** ******* ** *** ****** ** nothing ***** ** ******* ** **.

**** ** **** ******** ** *** **** *******? ** ** the **** ** *** ******* ** ***** *******?

**** *** ******* *** *** **** ****, *** **** ***** you **** ******* *** **** ****** **** ******* **** ********?

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Richard Hallock | 01/16/16 03:44pm

*******, * *********, * ****** **** ********* ** ***** ** first.

*** ***** *** ******** ** *** * ** ** ****** range...

*'* ****** **** **** ** ****, **** ***** **** *** latency **** **** *** ******. **'* ******* ** *** ******* crowd ** *** ***.

***, ** *** *********** ** ** ** * ****** *******, would *** ***** ***** ** *** ***** *** ******* *****?

Undisclosed Integrator #2

01/05/16 03:17pm

*** *** **** **** **?

********* **********

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 01/05/16 04:14pm

**'* ****** ***** ** *, ** ***'* *** **** *****....

**** ****, * ***** *** $** ** ******* ** *** box ****** **** **** ****** ****** **** ****** *** ****. So ** ** ********** ** ******* ** ***** ** **** SMBs, ****** *** **** ****** *** **** ** *** ******** owner *** ********* *****, * ***** **** ****** **** ** overwhelmingly ** ***.

Richard Hallock

01/07/16 12:05pm

***, * ****** * **** *** **** ** *****. *** would **** *******? *** *** *** ******* *** **** ** the ********** ********** ** *** ***** ****** **** **** */** discovers ***** ********** *** * **** **** ***** ***** **, email, *** ********, **** ********* **** *****, ******** *** ********** system *** ********* *** ***** *** ******** *********** *** ******? What * ****… *** **** ***, ** ** ** ** years **’** *** **** ****** *** *** **** ******* **** be * ***** ** *** ****.

Gautham Gopalakrishna

01/08/16 05:43am

*'** * ******* *** ** **** ***., ****** ***** ****** (http://www.xiaoyi.com/en/functions_en.html). ** **** ***** ** $** *** ****** ** **** recording. *****'* ** ***** ****** *** ** ***** ******. *** problems **** ***'** ********* *** **** ******* ** **** ****** as **** ********* ******, ****** ** ** **/*** ** **** elapse *********. *** *'* **** *** **** **** *** ****** in *** ******. *** ***** ***** ** *** ****** *** to **** *** **.

**** ** ***** **** ***, **** **** ** *** ****** all *** *** ** **** ****** ** *****.

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