Foscam E1 Frequent Asked Questions
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Frequent Asked Questions for Foscam E1
This document introduces frequent asked questions and common issue you
may run into with E1 KIT or add on battery camera B1 model.
If you find answers in this document unable to resolve your issues, please
email to
support@foscam.com
further assistance.
CONTENT
Battery Related Questions......................................................................................... 2
2. How to charge the battery?........................................................................ 2
3. How to replace the battery for camera?................................................... 2
4. What is the battery life for battery camera B1?....................................... 3
Setup and Use............................................................................................................. 4
1. Are the battery powered cameras weatherproof?...................................4
4. How to mount the battery camera?........................................................... 4
5. How to add extra camera to base station?.............................................. 5
6. What's the operating temperature of Foscam E1?................................. 5
7. What are the indicator status on Foscam E1?........................................ 6
station?..................................................................................................................7
can be?................................................................................................................. 7
Alarm and Storage Recording................................................................................... 8
3. What is the warranty for Foscam E1.........................................................8
playback recording?............................................................................................9
battery camera?.................................................................................................16
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Alarm and Storage Recording................... 8 1. How to store video recording for Foscam battery camera?....8 2. What is included in the provided free cloud service of Foscam E1?... 8 3. What is the warranty for Foscam E1............8 4. How to setup alert push message for Foscam battery camera?..9 5....
  • Page 2: Battery Related Questions

    (3)Keep battery plug in, and connect power adapter to help recover battery. 2.How to charge the battery? Foscam battery camera adopt rechargeable battery, you can use the power adapter coming with the package to plug in the USB port of camera to charge the battery directly.
  • Page 3: 4.What Is The Battery Life For Battery Camera B1

    Foscam Inc Take out the existing battery and input the new battery. Note point the positive pole upwards. Push in the battery and close the bottom cover. 4.What is the battery life for battery camera B1? Camera is equipped with 5000mAh power that’s higher than most battery cameras on market.
  • Page 4: Setup And Use

    Setup and Use 1.Are the battery powered cameras weatherproof? Foscam battery camera is IP65 waterproof, you can use it indoor or outdoor as you need. 2.How many users can view the battery camera at the same time? One camera allows max 4 users to view video at same time.
  • Page 5: 5.How To Add Extra Camera To Base Station

    , it’ll be solid for 5 seconds when it’s connected successfully. (4) Refresh in your Foscam app, and you’ll see the newly added camera. 6.What’s the operating temperature of Foscam E1? Operational temperature for base station is 0℃~55℃.
  • Page 6: 7.What Are The Indicator Status On Foscam E1

    Foscam Inc Battery life at low temperature condition will be shortened. It’s recommended best to use camera above zero Celsius. 7.What are the indicator status on Foscam E1? For Base Station Off: The Base Station is not connected Green: The Base Station is connected to a router.
  • Page 7: 8. What Can I Do When My Battery Camera Fails To Connect To Base Station

    10.How loud (db) is the siren in the base? And how to turn it on or off? Siren on base station is 100db, you can manually turn it on or off by pressing SYNC button, or using Foscam app. www.foscam.com...
  • Page 8: 11.How To Fix The Issue If My Camera Is Over Exposed

    12.Dose E1 support login it’s web interface or myfoscam.com? E1 is designed to use on Foscam mobile app, and Foscam is also working on developing for it to support myfoscam.com, so you can see it's video, control camera and playback cloud recordings there.
  • Page 9: 4.How To Setup Alert Push Message For Foscam Battery Camera

    5.How to enable cloud service for Foscam battery camera and playback recording? Please see below steps to enable cloud service for battery camera E1 KIT. Step 1:Enable the cloud service for B1 camera Please check the detailed setting steps for how to enable cloud service for B1 camera as below : Go to ‘Settings’...
  • Page 10 Foscam Inc www.foscam.com support@foscam.com...
  • Page 11 Step 2:Set up cloud service After activate the Free Cloud service,you can enable options ‘Push Message’ and ‘Motion detection’ on Foscam App. 1.How to enable the setup alert push message: Go to base station Settings, then Camera Settings, choose the camera you want to setup. Also set sensitivity and schedule for the alarm.
  • Page 12 Foscam Inc Tap on Alarm Settings, here you can choose to turn on Human Detection or Activity Detection. www.foscam.com support@foscam.com...
  • Page 13 Foscam Inc www.foscam.com support@foscam.com...
  • Page 14 Foscam Inc Then go to app Settings, Push Messages, find base station and turn on push message. When camera detect an alarm it’ll then push you alert message via Foscam app. www.foscam.com support@foscam.com...
  • Page 15: 6.What's Supported Hdd By E1 Base Station For Storage Recordings

    Foscam Inc 2. How to playback cloud recording once the alarm was detected by Battery camera: (1)Open the Foscam App and navigate to Live Video. Cloud recording will show up in time line below live video, in green bars. (2)Tap on date and choose the recording to playback pay tap on the time line.
  • Page 16: 8.How To Playback The Recordings Saved On Hdd (For E1)

    Human detection is not yet 100% accurate when it calculating if the motion is a human. Foscam is keep working on gradually improve this technology, also as time goes by it'll study the background of your scene and become more and more accurate.

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