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title: "Foscam FHC994 Megapixel HD 1280 x 720p H.264 Mini Video Camera and DVR (Black)"
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# 160° ultra-wide lens 1280x720p HD clarity 8h battery life, 90d standby Foscam FHC994 Megapixel HD 1280 x 720p H.264 Mini Video Camera and DVR (Black)

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## Summary

> 🔒 Stay ahead of threats with wide-angle HD vigilance!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Foscam FHC994 Megapixel HD 1280 x 720p H.264 Mini Video Camera and DVR (Black)
- **How much does it cost?** € 28.86 with free shipping
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## Best For

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## Why This Product

- Free international shipping included
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## Key Features

- • **Flexible Power Options:** Use plugged-in mode for continuous recording or rely on an 8-hour battery life with 90-day standby for on-the-go security.
- • **Crystal-Clear HD Surveillance:** 720p megapixel resolution captures every detail with sharp clarity for professional-grade monitoring.
- • **Panoramic 160° Field of View:** Super wide-angle lens covers expansive areas, reducing blind spots and maximizing security coverage.
- • **Smart Motion & Vibration Detection:** Advanced sensors trigger recording only when movement or vibration is detected, saving storage and time.
- • **Expandable Storage & Custom Scheduling:** Supports up to 64GB microSD cards and lets you schedule recordings via Windows/Mac tools for tailored surveillance.

## Overview

The Foscam FHC994 is a compact, standalone 720p HD mini video camera and DVR featuring a 160° wide-angle lens, motion and vibration-activated recording, and flexible power modes including up to 8 hours of battery life. It supports microSD storage up to 64GB and offers customizable recording schedules via PC software, making it a versatile security solution for home, vehicle, or business use.

## Description

The Foscam FHC994 is a 720p Mini Video DVR Security Camcorder. The FHC994 features a Vibration Detection mode, which uses accelerometers to automatically trigger video recording when the device feels even the slightest movement. This has countless applications, including vehicle security and recording evidence of vandalism. A standard motion-detection mode also makes it a fantastic budget option for home or business security. Both of these modes help ensure you only capture the important footage, saving valuable time and memory. When a nearby power outlet isn't an option, the standalone recorder can run off of it's built in battery for up to 8 hours of continuous recording! The FHC994 also includes a configuration tool for both Windows and Mac OS, and allows you to schedule recordings easily. The 160 Degree viewing angle and 720p video quality make the FHC994 an amazingly versatile security camcorder for a variety of needs. This unit comes with a 4GB micro SD card. Note: this is not an IP Camera, it is a standalone camera and recorder.

Review: awesome little camera. read long review here - I dont know why people are giving this camera a negative rating unless it was broken when it shipped because mine works great. if you have the dial slid to the left it records continuous and when it runs out of disk space it over writes what it recorded at first. if the dial is slid in the middle its motion detection mode which i got to work pretty well but it does not record sound. if its slid all the way to the right its custom mode which you can set with your wigit disk on your computer to record motion or vibration or sound. when you have it set to custom it will record motion detection and record the audio too so if you want to record sound slide it to custom side and set it with your wigit . when you first turn it on it starts recorded then when you leave the room it shuts off right away probably about 3 - 4 secs after it stops picking up motion. then when it picks up motion it turns back on and records for at least 2 mins even after motion has stopped then it turns off until motion again. but it does shut off right away when you first turn it on and doesn't record a lot when you first activate it only after you leave is when it will record for 2 mins minimum. you can plug it on the wall adapter and leave it on it or you can charge it with wall adapter or USB and use its battery. ive always used the wall adapter. the camera will NOT turn on when plugged into the USB. the camera does come with a USB to computer cable but its VERY short i suggest you pick up an extension or a longer cable. i have a long one that came with a digital cam i bought a long time ago and use it. when the light is solid orange its charging when its solid green its done when its flashing green its recording when its flashing green and orange it's recording and charging at the same time and when its red something is wrong. i read reviews about people having trouble keeping the camera card in the camera but if you follow instructions and put the metal pins facing up it works great and fits in perfect and does not come out. the camera has a really wide angle lens. i had a suspession people were coming in our house when we were gone and i put this cam in our kitchen and it could see all the way to the right in our hallway and the bottom the of stairs , the kitchen and fridge, and all the way to the left where the living room was. i hid in the back and walked far out of range to see if it could pick me up and it did turn on and record so hopefully ill catch the people in the act next time. also you can buy a cigarette car adapter for this and it will start recording when you turn the key to off and turn off when you turn the car back on. also it does the opposite and you can use as a dash cam and it will turn on when you turn the key and turn off when you turn the car off. this comes with the wall adapter you don't have to buy that separate. it was well packaged, i even accidentally dropped it on the floor before i opened it and everything was ok. it has a couple large air bags in a small box. everything comes in a small box. the camera is really small like a pack of cigs. the biggest thing in the box was the power adapter. you turn the camera on by holding the power button for 2 secs but it seemed like on mine it would come on almost right away when i would hold down the button. people also complained about the video not being good. well if you set it to the middle dial it doesn't record the 1000 pixels or whatever it says it only records 600 just like it doesn't record audio when on the switch. you have to set it to custom setting and set it to record the higher pixels. i have not tried nighttime camera yet as because i don't have to use it. i just will leave the kitchen light on when i have it in there and there is enough light i don't ever need to use it. i read some bad reviews about the nighttime being blurry but what to you expect for 70-80 bucks with a micro camera like this. its not going to be perfect. it didn't take long for me to charge the camera also only like 1 -2 hrs of playing around making vids and it was charging while i left it on to view the vids. it comes with a 4mb card and it was a large adapter card it fits into so you can view it with a SD card slot. i just view the vids by connecting the camera to the USB and reading the camera like a USB drive disk. i think it should come with a carry case in my opinion. its a pretty neat camera and i will buy another for the upstairs as soon as i get extra cash. i think this is a better rout then a trail camera because this has vibration detection and sound and motion where a trail camera only has motion. but if you are going to take nighttime pictures a trail camera would cost the same and be a better choice. Also one of the things i didn't like is that it runs on batterys and if you charge it everyday it will work for just over a year then stop working. its designed like that so the batteries doesnt get old and catch on fire when charging. if it stops working before the year they will replace it and their costumer service is really good at foscam just email them. another thing i didn't like was its kinda hard to hide. i know its small but not extremely small you maybe could put it inside a box and then make a hole for the camera or do something like that. hope this all helps in your decision to buy.
Review: Foscam, what has happened to you? - I maybe would have given this camera more than 1 star if the audio had only worked like it was supposed to, but it also took terrible vids and is NO WAY even remotely comparable to HD quality. It is compact and versatile and it fits easily into your shirt pocket. It's very light and you can adjust the camera angle about 180 degrees. I was a little upset that the audio seemed to be turned off by default, and I had to install a widget from Foscam to change the default settings. However, even after doing that (and upgrading the firmware), still no audio. My call to Foscam customer service was equally frustrating as I could barely understand what the lady was saying because her accent was so thick. Her only advice was to reformat the Micro SD card, which I did to no avail. To add insult to injury, when I returned the camera and ordered a new one, I had to pay $10 more. I'll review it when it arrives. I own 6 Foscam cameras and usually they're the bomb, but I've had trouble with 2 out of the last 3 I ordered, and customer service seems like it's been shipped overseas now. Up until about 2 weeks ago, I had nothing but praise for both the cameras and customer service. What happened? ********************EDIT************************* My replacement FHC994 came in last night (UPS left it exposed in an open mailbox during a moderate rain, a definite no-no) and after letting it dry out, I charged the battery. I tested it this morning and.....same problem. No audio. I started playing around with the settings and here is what I discovered. The audio DOES work, but only if you follow the specific instructions on the instruction sheet concerning custom mode...to the letter. The kicker is that the audio ONLY works in custom mode, not surveillance mode. Also, the LED on/off setting is bogus. The LED flashes regardless of how you set it. I can't recommend this camera to anyone.

## Features

- Megapixel HD 1280 x 720p Resolution
- Motion Activated Video & Audio Recording
- Super Wide 160 Degree Viewing Angle. Up to 64GB micro SD (4GB Included)
- Plug-in Device or Battery Life of 8 Hours (90 Day Standby Time)
- Please refer Troubleshooting instructions below

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Customer Reviews | 3.5 out of 5 stars 339 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ awesome little camera. read long review here
*by G***O on April 13, 2015*

I dont know why people are giving this camera a negative rating unless it was broken when it shipped because mine works great. if you have the dial slid to the left it records continuous and when it runs out of disk space it over writes what it recorded at first. if the dial is slid in the middle its motion detection mode which i got to work pretty well but it does not record sound. if its slid all the way to the right its custom mode which you can set with your wigit disk on your computer to record motion or vibration or sound. when you have it set to custom it will record motion detection and record the audio too so if you want to record sound slide it to custom side and set it with your wigit . when you first turn it on it starts recorded then when you leave the room it shuts off right away probably about 3 - 4 secs after it stops picking up motion. then when it picks up motion it turns back on and records for at least 2 mins even after motion has stopped then it turns off until motion again. but it does shut off right away when you first turn it on and doesn't record a lot when you first activate it only after you leave is when it will record for 2 mins minimum. you can plug it on the wall adapter and leave it on it or you can charge it with wall adapter or USB and use its battery. ive always used the wall adapter. the camera will NOT turn on when plugged into the USB. the camera does come with a USB to computer cable but its VERY short i suggest you pick up an extension or a longer cable. i have a long one that came with a digital cam i bought a long time ago and use it. when the light is solid orange its charging when its solid green its done when its flashing green its recording when its flashing green and orange it's recording and charging at the same time and when its red something is wrong. i read reviews about people having trouble keeping the camera card in the camera but if you follow instructions and put the metal pins facing up it works great and fits in perfect and does not come out. the camera has a really wide angle lens. i had a suspession people were coming in our house when we were gone and i put this cam in our kitchen and it could see all the way to the right in our hallway and the bottom the of stairs , the kitchen and fridge, and all the way to the left where the living room was. i hid in the back and walked far out of range to see if it could pick me up and it did turn on and record so hopefully ill catch the people in the act next time. also you can buy a cigarette car adapter for this and it will start recording when you turn the key to off and turn off when you turn the car back on. also it does the opposite and you can use as a dash cam and it will turn on when you turn the key and turn off when you turn the car off. this comes with the wall adapter you don't have to buy that separate. it was well packaged, i even accidentally dropped it on the floor before i opened it and everything was ok. it has a couple large air bags in a small box. everything comes in a small box. the camera is really small like a pack of cigs. the biggest thing in the box was the power adapter. you turn the camera on by holding the power button for 2 secs but it seemed like on mine it would come on almost right away when i would hold down the button. people also complained about the video not being good. well if you set it to the middle dial it doesn't record the 1000 pixels or whatever it says it only records 600 just like it doesn't record audio when on the switch. you have to set it to custom setting and set it to record the higher pixels. i have not tried nighttime camera yet as because i don't have to use it. i just will leave the kitchen light on when i have it in there and there is enough light i don't ever need to use it. i read some bad reviews about the nighttime being blurry but what to you expect for 70-80 bucks with a micro camera like this. its not going to be perfect. it didn't take long for me to charge the camera also only like 1 -2 hrs of playing around making vids and it was charging while i left it on to view the vids. it comes with a 4mb card and it was a large adapter card it fits into so you can view it with a SD card slot. i just view the vids by connecting the camera to the USB and reading the camera like a USB drive disk. i think it should come with a carry case in my opinion. its a pretty neat camera and i will buy another for the upstairs as soon as i get extra cash. i think this is a better rout then a trail camera because this has vibration detection and sound and motion where a trail camera only has motion. but if you are going to take nighttime pictures a trail camera would cost the same and be a better choice. Also one of the things i didn't like is that it runs on batterys and if you charge it everyday it will work for just over a year then stop working. its designed like that so the batteries doesnt get old and catch on fire when charging. if it stops working before the year they will replace it and their costumer service is really good at foscam just email them. another thing i didn't like was its kinda hard to hide. i know its small but not extremely small you maybe could put it inside a box and then make a hole for the camera or do something like that. hope this all helps in your decision to buy.

### ⭐ Foscam, what has happened to you?
*by G***L on April 29, 2015*

I maybe would have given this camera more than 1 star if the audio had only worked like it was supposed to, but it also took terrible vids and is NO WAY even remotely comparable to HD quality. It is compact and versatile and it fits easily into your shirt pocket. It's very light and you can adjust the camera angle about 180 degrees. I was a little upset that the audio seemed to be turned off by default, and I had to install a widget from Foscam to change the default settings. However, even after doing that (and upgrading the firmware), still no audio. My call to Foscam customer service was equally frustrating as I could barely understand what the lady was saying because her accent was so thick. Her only advice was to reformat the Micro SD card, which I did to no avail. To add insult to injury, when I returned the camera and ordered a new one, I had to pay $10 more. I'll review it when it arrives. I own 6 Foscam cameras and usually they're the bomb, but I've had trouble with 2 out of the last 3 I ordered, and customer service seems like it's been shipped overseas now. Up until about 2 weeks ago, I had nothing but praise for both the cameras and customer service. What happened? ********************EDIT************************* My replacement FHC994 came in last night (UPS left it exposed in an open mailbox during a moderate rain, a definite no-no) and after letting it dry out, I charged the battery. I tested it this morning and.....same problem. No audio. I started playing around with the settings and here is what I discovered. The audio DOES work, but only if you follow the specific instructions on the instruction sheet concerning custom mode...to the letter. The kicker is that the audio ONLY works in custom mode, not surveillance mode. Also, the LED on/off setting is bogus. The LED flashes regardless of how you set it. I can't recommend this camera to anyone.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Appropriate quality and features for the price, recommended.
*by S***7 on September 26, 2014*

Item and included parts arrived as described. Device functions well with a 64GB memory card. The video is very good for what this is but you should not expect broadcast video. As long as the scene is well lit, video will be very good but the camera does not do very well to compensate for any light sources in-frame (a lot of blooming around the source and it makes everything else darker and grainier). I use a Macintosh with the latest OS and had no trouble downloading and using the software from Foscam's website, it is simplistic software but functional. Captured video files played back just fine in Quicktime 7 Pro and Quicktime Player 10.3 with no tweaking or converting. I was able to hide the camera sufficiently to watch some property over the course of a few days and am pleased with the results for the price. This is not a network or connected camera, you cannot view a live feed from it on your computer or smartphone; you need to connect the camera to your computer via USB to configure it and/or download the captured video/audio. You can also remove the card and connect it to your computer separately if you have a compatible reader. When connecting the camera to your Macintosh keep in mind that two drive volumes will show up, one is the internal memory of the camera with a settings file and the other is your data card (if there is one currently inside the camera body) and both should be ejected properly before disconnecting the camera. I had no problem reformatting my ExFAT 64GB card as FAT32 using Apple's Disk Utility. I was worried when I could not configure the record-time or pre-record-times when using in-frame-motion activation but the resulting files captured what I needed anyhow - it appears to have a few seconds of pre-record and enough post-record to not leave you wondering if you missed something. Overall, I am pleased with this purchase and will use it in the future for a quick-setup surveillance camera.

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