This thing looks awesome. I was thinking about building a home surveillance system using raspberry pi but this looks much easier and costs about the same.
Got this yesterday, worked fine at home. Today I went out and tried to connect remotely and it would not connect. Got a couple different error messages, "could not connect" and "device is busy." Even when I got home, I could no longer connect on my home network and Bluetooth. Same error messages. What's going on?
I want to view the feed on my android TV which is on the same router as littlelf cam. Is there anyway to gererate rtsp link for this camera with the local IP adderss allocated by router?
Could please someone explain to me how I can sync my Littlelf camera with Google Home? I have a Lenovo Smart Display and I'd love to have access to my Littlelf camera on my Lenovo Smart Display.
Can anyone tell me how to change which wifi the camera uses? I want it to connect to a booster rather than my regular wifi but I can't find the setting or anything online
Hey. Thanks for the video. I have a question: does it have a battery to keep it working for some hours if I unplug the cable? Like a mobile. If not, I suppose it can't be called wireless camera, can it? Cheers
I think at night its IR light cannot be switch of manually. Because at some point of time the red emitter can easily be seen so is their any way to switch off the IR light manually during the time of needs ?
I changed the name of the wi fi network that my cam was on and it disconnected? I can’t seem to be able to get it back on network . Do I need to remove and reinstall ?
Anyone know how to watch recorded videos on your computer? I put in a class 10 formatted SD card and recorded some video, but when you put the card in the computer, there's no video files to see.
@@CloughReviews Thx. So I went to playback to see what I recorded then I pressed the video cam icon and left that "recording" for about 15 seconds. Then those 15 seconds were saved in my "my albums" as a video file. After that I go into My Albums and email that clip to myself. Is that the only way this works? Because what if I wanted 8 hours of footage from the camera on my computer? Because when I put the SD card in the computer I see a bunch of unrecognizable files with no videos files.
in newer ones, the one I just got, they put the sd slot in the camera so it prevents the camera from looking horizontally it hits the card that is sticking out.
Actually it does go in. At first, we thought the same thing as our sd only went in so far....but after a bit, it did go all the way in. That would be a major design flaw if it stuck out and stopped the camera from moving.
My apologies if this has been asked already but, I have multiple phones and do they all need to be paired with the camera one by one? Here is the scenario: I am right next to the camera and I can pair with it without a problem. However, my sister who lives in overseas also wants to access the camera from her phone. Does she need to be physically next to the camera to pair it with her phone or can she just download the app and access from there by entering an ID and a password that I created? Thank you kindly.
Good day.. Can you help me out with my Littlelf camera. I first set up this camera home it work great, I really brought this camera to monitor my son with his online classes by his grandma, however when I did tried to setup the camera by my mom it keep telling me to try again and I did set up my phone on her 2.4g network.. Can you help please
Did you find that the app cannot play back any audio. Your review shows that it works. So the intercom function doesn’t work. Nor can you hear the audio from playback of recorded videos. You can only hear audio if you play it with another app.
I bought the camera today and will set the camera up at my daughters home as she has the puppy, can I have access to the camera from my home at a different location?
The instructions say that is good to turn it off every once in awhile to keep everything running well so do I have to unplug it to turn it off or can I just turn it off from my app or phone
@@CloughReviews ok I kind of got that part but how long can I keep it plugged in for? I mainly want it on when I'm at work? Like can I keep it plugged in for a certain amount of days or hours or how long can I keep it plugged in for?
@@natashamb24 Mine hasn't been unplugged for the last three months at least. And I have no plans to reboot it unless something happens which I cant see happening. Maybe, just maybe, I might reformat the card occasionally but I haven't seen the need to yet.
Thanks for the video, it is very complete and helpful for me. Just a question, for using SD card is it necessary to have a special format on it? For example exFAT or NTFS... My littlelf camera doesn't recognize the SD card 😢 I don't know if it is a manufacture problem or I am doing something wrong with it. The SD card works fine on my computer... I really appreciate your answer.
You wouldn't know it had been broken now thanks. When the cast cam off, it was really swollen and stiff (and in a limp wristed position because of how they'd set it). Movement was quite restricted as well. I think the swelling went down quite quickly and after a few week of moving the hand, I got full movement back. Perfect now, so I'm sure yours will be also 👍😁
@@CloughReviews thanks for your optimism and replying. At 10 weeks they looked at a CT scan and said they think it's healing and put me back in the cast for another 4 weeks. I just hope after all this I won't need pins put in it. Have a good one man and thanks again:-)
My dad recently switch my WiFi router and I have a different WiFi connection name and password. And since I can’t use my old one, my camera is offline. I want to know if I can change the WiFi so I can start using it again. So if anyone knows a fix, please let me know. It’ll help a lot!
I've had a few of these remote wireless cameras, and this was by far the best App out of all of them. Easy to use, good notifications and easy to download clips
Aren't you worried that you basically install a camera in your house which connects to chinese servers with the app that you have to use? Just sayin' :D
No more worried than having a Bank Mobile App, worldwide access to the internet from my house, windows in the house that people can see through and numerous other bits of info that I've given away over the years. What about you, living in a cave in Wisconsin so that you don't have to worry about tech? Just saying :D No, seriously though, I'm not at all worried. 👍
@@CloughReviews I'm not even sure myself. I just heard that you have to be very careful with cheaper wifi cameras. Stories range from just being spied on to becoming part of a botnet.
That's a good point to not point camera to private stuff. I'm using mine to find possums in my roof so I can block their entry holes when see them go back out. I do have other brands of camera that hotspots DIRECTLY to my phone and doesn't require internet, but they don't have IR night vision or pan tilt. ( I need them for my possum cam which is why I bought the new one.)
Clough Reviews Thanks..I downloaded the other app available and it paired. Now my problem is keeping the camera working. It did for about 4 hours then stopped tracking. I’ll keep working with it.
thanks for the fantastic video and reviews, Sir. Highly appreciated you going into detail how this camera works.
Thanks Louie👍😁
This thing looks awesome.
I was thinking about building a home surveillance system using raspberry pi but this looks much easier and costs about the same.
It's really easy to use and the 360 pic means no aving to mess about tracking to a given point
Got this yesterday, worked fine at home. Today I went out and tried to connect remotely and it would not connect. Got a couple different error messages, "could not connect" and "device is busy." Even when I got home, I could no longer connect on my home network and Bluetooth. Same error messages. What's going on?
super helpful video....Thank you so much
I want to view the feed on my android TV which is on the same router as littlelf cam. Is there anyway to gererate rtsp link for this camera with the local IP adderss allocated by router?
Could please someone explain to me how I can sync my Littlelf camera with Google Home?
I have a Lenovo Smart Display and I'd love to have access to my Littlelf camera on my Lenovo Smart Display.
Can anyone tell me how to change which wifi the camera uses? I want it to connect to a booster rather than my regular wifi but I can't find the setting or anything online
Hey. Thanks for the video. I have a question: does it have a battery to keep it working for some hours if I unplug the cable? Like a mobile. If not, I suppose it can't be called wireless camera, can it?
Cheers
No, it's either powered by a mains plug or not at all 👍
Does it need pernament internet access or will it work with a device logged to same wifi network as camera?
do you know if i can view the camera footage from my phone remotely?
Yep, I'm pretty sure you can only view and download recordings to your device. When I've take the card out and put it into the PC it doesn't read it
Does it send notifications when it is linked from another devise?
I get notifications to the phone if there is movement detected and can view immediately
Can it be used somewhere without wifi?
You need the WiFi to view the recording
Hello if I insert the SD card or take it out do I get a notification on the app??
From memory, no. And i'm pretty sure you have to format it when you put it back in
my question is, do you have to keep it plugged in 24/7?
As long as it's plugged in, it's working. Unplug it, and the next time it's plugged in, it connects again.
I think at night its IR light cannot be switch of manually. Because at some point of time the red emitter can easily be seen so is their any way to switch off the IR light manually during the time of needs
?
No, you can't turn of the IR, only the flashing status light on the front.
Does it automatically delete old footage once the SD card is full?
Yes, From memory, you can stop this function though I think, but why would you. You can save it to your phone when viewing.
What you, and the manufacturer, forgot to go over was the process of adding a second phone/device to the existing and already set up cameras.
I changed the name of the wi fi network that my cam was on and it disconnected? I can’t seem to be able to get it back on network . Do I need to remove and reinstall ?
Rich G same problem it’s such a piece of shit
Needs a scientist to set up still not working
I like this challenge
How do I set my playback so I go back from few hours before?
Just slide the bar on the bottom when you are viewing live
Anyone know how to watch recorded videos on your computer? I put in a class 10 formatted SD card and recorded some video, but when you put the card in the computer, there's no video files to see.
You have to leave the card in the camera and download the clip to the app remotely. You can then do whatever you want with it.....
@@CloughReviews Thx. So I went to playback to see what I recorded then I pressed the video cam icon and left that "recording" for about 15 seconds. Then those 15 seconds were saved in my "my albums" as a video file. After that I go into My Albums and email that clip to myself. Is that the only way this works? Because what if I wanted 8 hours of footage from the camera on my computer? Because when I put the SD card in the computer I see a bunch of unrecognizable files with no videos files.
in newer ones, the one I just got, they put the sd slot in the camera so it prevents the camera from looking horizontally it hits the card that is sticking out.
Actually it does go in. At first, we thought the same thing as our sd only went in so far....but after a bit, it did go all the way in. That would be a major design flaw if it stuck out and stopped the camera from moving.
Is smart tracking available? If it doesn't follow, I've not much use for it.
No, no smart tracking
If I go to school will I still be able to use it? Because I want to watch my puppy.
As long as you have wifi in the house and a mobile to watch it on 👍😁
@@CloughReviews ok thanks for replying
My apologies if this has been asked already but, I have multiple phones and do they all need to be paired with the camera one by one? Here is the scenario: I am right next to the camera and I can pair with it without a problem. However, my sister who lives in overseas also wants to access the camera from her phone. Does she need to be physically next to the camera to pair it with her phone or can she just download the app and access from there by entering an ID and a password that I created? Thank you kindly.
Pretty sure it is the latter. Once the camera has been set to the account, anybody with the account can access it
@@CloughReviews Thank you for your prompt reply :)
Thanks for the share…question…can you view when not at home…say you’re at the office at work and want a live picture?
Yep, as long as the camera is connected to your home network, you can view anywhere.
Through wired connection it gives "The Operation Failed.Try Other Ways"
Revert me how to resolve it.
Good day.. Can you help me out with my Littlelf camera. I first set up this camera home it work great, I really brought this camera to monitor my son with his online classes by his grandma, however when I did tried to setup the camera by my mom it keep telling me to try again and I did set up my phone on her 2.4g network.. Can you help please
Sorry, Natalie, not sure what the problem is. Have you reset it first? Also, turn off the 5ghz if you can while you set it up
I got through thank you..
My little elf set perfectly but when I am out I cannot see any footage. ..I bought it to check on my dog when I am away from the house
Did you find that the app cannot play back any audio. Your review shows that it works. So the intercom function doesn’t work. Nor can you hear the audio from playback of recorded videos. You can only hear audio if you play it with another app.
I can hear audio on alerts or just general searching. Also on live, that's how you have the two way conversations.
I have this camera but ai don't have half the settings
My red light keepsflashing fast
Just got one of these. Trying to set up the video feed on multiple phones.... Can I do that?
Yep 👍🏻
@@CloughReviews I'm a idiot. Sorted.
I bought the camera today and will set the camera up at my daughters home as she has the puppy, can I have access to the camera from my home at a different location?
Yep, as long as you log into the App with the same credentials on another device, you are good to go
Have you tried the subscription part of it? Any concerns about people accessing your footage?
No, not tried that so can't tell you much, still working great in the garage though 👍😁
The instructions say that is good to turn it off every once in awhile to keep everything running well so do I have to unplug it to turn it off or can I just turn it off from my app or phone
Just unug it and plug it back in if you want to do anything, it just reboots it.
@@CloughReviews ok I kind of got that part but how long can I keep it plugged in for? I mainly want it on when I'm at work? Like can I keep it plugged in for a certain amount of days or hours or how long can I keep it plugged in for?
@@natashamb24 Mine hasn't been unplugged for the last three months at least. And I have no plans to reboot it unless something happens which I cant see happening. Maybe, just maybe, I might reformat the card occasionally but I haven't seen the need to yet.
@@CloughReviews oh ok that's helpful thanks
Natasha, how do I shut it down using the app? I can’t figure it out. Thanks!
I have 2 coming
They are good 👍🏻
Can you have more than one camera in the app?
Yep, just add a new camera just like the first
Can the camera be paired to more than one device?
As long as you have the app and sign into the same account, different devices can connect to the camera.
@@CloughReviews Simultaneously? Great stuff!! thank you.
can i connect to this if my wife set it up and I'm away from home I got one swnt there can't figure out how.to connect
Multiple devices can connect if that is what you mean?
@@CloughReviews no its just been setup at home im not home id like to connect without being home . how do i
she set ot up now im still away how do i connect
@@preppingforbeginners1347 lol maybe you should take to ur wife? Hope u got that sorted
Thanks for the video, it is very complete and helpful for me. Just a question, for using SD card is it necessary to have a special format on it? For example exFAT or NTFS... My littlelf camera doesn't recognize the SD card 😢 I don't know if it is a manufacture problem or I am doing something wrong with it. The SD card works fine on my computer... I really appreciate your answer.
Mine formatted at FAT32. Check the size of the card as this only accepts up to 128GB
@@CloughReviews Thank you so much for your answer, I will try with FAT32 format.
Mine would not connect at all
Thanks for that man!
How did your wrist heal up?
Mine's broke at the moment as well, just starting my 9th week in a cast.
I'm not a teenager neither.
You wouldn't know it had been broken now thanks. When the cast cam off, it was really swollen and stiff (and in a limp wristed position because of how they'd set it). Movement was quite restricted as well. I think the swelling went down quite quickly and after a few week of moving the hand, I got full movement back. Perfect now, so I'm sure yours will be also 👍😁
@@CloughReviews thanks for your optimism and replying. At 10 weeks they looked at a CT scan and said they think it's healing and put me back in the cast for another 4 weeks. I just hope after all this I won't need pins put in it. Have a good one man and thanks again:-)
Does this work for both 110V and 220V?
It should do as it goes through a transformer target than taking current direct
Do u need the card, cuz I have 5g n it won't pick up
Only works on 2.5g
If you unplug the WiFi will it stop working?
It records to a Micro SD card so will still capture images when disconnected from WIfi
Hello. Can it be viewed from multiple phone ?
Yes, just download the app and sign in
My dad recently switch my WiFi router and I have a different WiFi connection name and password. And since I can’t use my old one, my camera is offline. I want to know if I can change the WiFi so I can start using it again. So if anyone knows a fix, please let me know. It’ll help a lot!
Did you try doing a factory reset by pushing the button?
Does this unit require a permanent power supply, or do you just change it up every so often?
Permenent
Can it be connected to ISpy software PC application, or some PC software?
Sorry, I don't know. I just run it off my Galaxy 10+
Can somebody tell me the name of the app?
He said it in the video lol it’s littlelf
still cant connect.....
I just bought one and it’s cracking noise all the time
Sounds like the two way coms is working. Try resetting and doing everything again
Reset it still doing it tried in different socket different room
@@ajackson-ross7295 Looks like you'll have to return it for an exchange then, Worth doing though as it really is a good camera.....
@@CloughReviews gone for a different one now
I cant hear on my phone any sound, when someone speak to my camera.
I only reason I bought this is because it said WIRELESS, it needs the cord in it to work, that's false advertising
Wow 😁
1 shot 1 kill
The App has horrible Reviews USA in the apple App Store
I've had a few of these remote wireless cameras, and this was by far the best App out of all of them. Easy to use, good notifications and easy to download clips
Do not buy. We purchased 2
Both broke, they would not issue a refund.
Shame that, mine is still working perfectly in the garage two years later
@@CloughReviews I know. Apparently it's the ones they sell now. Amazon have blocked their account.
I had this camera it is useless breaks down within a year
Mines still going strong in the garage......
@@CloughReviews i had it since oct 2019 lasted till may 2020
Aren't you worried that you basically install a camera in your house which connects to chinese servers with the app that you have to use?
Just sayin' :D
No more worried than having a Bank Mobile App, worldwide access to the internet from my house, windows in the house that people can see through and numerous other bits of info that I've given away over the years. What about you, living in a cave in Wisconsin so that you don't have to worry about tech? Just saying :D
No, seriously though, I'm not at all worried. 👍
@@CloughReviews I'm not even sure myself. I just heard that you have to be very careful with cheaper wifi cameras. Stories range from just being spied on to becoming part of a botnet.
@@mikerotch3158 I agree, maybe if it was on a network that needed to be more secure I would worry 👍
That's a good point to not point camera to private stuff. I'm using mine to find possums in my roof so I can block their entry holes when see them go back out.
I do have other brands of camera that hotspots DIRECTLY to my phone and doesn't require internet, but they don't have IR night vision or pan tilt. ( I need them for my possum cam which is why I bought the new one.)
@@richardday2893 Which brands of cameras do not require home internet? Thanks.
Good video, bad camera. 4 hours worth of trying to pair, no luck.
Try it hard wired to the router first then move it to wireless?
Clough Reviews Thanks..I downloaded the other app available and it paired. Now my problem is keeping the camera working. It did for about 4 hours then stopped tracking. I’ll keep working with it.
Can I connect to it over wifi using a laptop instead of a phone?
Question- how do I shut it off? Other than unplugging it?
No, it pretty much is unplug it or switch it off at the socket unfortunately....
Seems to have a privacy selection in app where it turns it to sleep/off
How do you install little elf smart on your latest PC HELP