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I am looking for an Android application for streaming a live camera view over the web, essentially turning the device into an IP camera.

Must Haves:

  • Ability to control device 'flash' (built-in LED)
  • Audio and Video
  • Motion detection
  • Multiple device support
  • Auto-focus

Nice to Haves:

  • Online hosting (must be optional)

  • Tasker integration

  • Image and/or video capture

  • Ability to stream into VLC (dedicated stream URL)

  • Light weight (processor & battery efficient)

Example: IP Webcam (lacking multi-device support)

Clarification: This is a separate question from IP Camera Viewer as this is the server side of a client server system.

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    Possible duplicate of IP Camera Viewer
    – Baronz
    Commented Mar 18, 2016 at 22:40
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    @Baronz These questions are certainly not duplicates, as they ask for two pieces of software with different uses (one to send an IP video feed and one to receive it).
    – Michelfrancis Bustillos
    Commented Mar 19, 2016 at 3:06

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Perch

It's an Android app that streams a live camera view to the web. It has multiple features on top of your "must-haves" that make it a great piece of software.

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Features

  • Video streams hosted on Perch's servers
  • Very quick setup. It's almost grab and go. Install the app, register an acccount and enable recording. Definitely less than 5 minutes.
  • App is straightforward to use with well thought out design
  • Web app available so footage can be viewed from another mobile device or from a computer
  • Can specify areas for motion detection so movement in non-specified areas will not trigger an alert

Things To Note

  • You must register an account with Perch.
  • Live video streams and video archives are stored on Perch's servers. There is currently no offline storage option to store the footage locally.
  • All video is automatically recorded. There is no option to disable saving of the video footage on Perch's servers.
  • Perch is currently in beta
  • Perch requires Android 4.0 or higher
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  • While this sounds viable, it raises several security concerns, plus the lack of being able to download the recording seems a problem. Must you use Perch's IP camera software or can you feed it an MJPEG stream.
    – Michelfrancis Bustillos
    Commented Mar 19, 2016 at 10:02

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