Sighthound Video

Sighthound

About this app

*** Before you sign into the Sighthound Video app, please make sure you have an IP camera or webcam connected to your computer and download the Sighthound Video desktop software from http://www.sighthound.com/download ***

Get access to Sighthound Video remotely. Sighthound Video is software that has been trained to simulate the human brain’s recognition abilities. It doesn’t just detect motion, like most other security software, it detects and tracks people. With this app you can view your cameras remotely, be alerted to people who have triggered rules you set, and search through clips of camera activity. You must have installed Sighthound Video on a computer connected to your IP cameras before using this app. Get the software at the Sighthound website www.sighthound.com if you haven’t already. You’ll soon see that the software’s ability to detect and differentiate humans from animals or other objects greatly reduces the number of false positives and unnecessary alerts sent to users, which can make even the most modern security cameras unusable.

Sighthound is the first video security software to work seamlessly on your computer, Android phones and Android tablets. After installing the software on your computer, it finds most cameras automatically, and you are using the desktop software in seconds. With the release of the Sighthound Video Android app, users can now benefit from the intelligence of Sighthound away from the home or office.

******* Main Features *******
1. Quick Setup: Installs in seconds and instantly finds your cameras
2. Clip Search: Search days of video in seconds - it’s a search engine for what your cameras have seen.
3. Live Feeds: See what’s happening at your place on your Android phone or Android tablet in real-time.
4. Smart Alerts: Receive push notifications of camera activity based on the rules you’ve set


******* Easy Setup *******
Step 1: Make sure you have an IP camera or webcam connected to your computer and download the Sighthound Video desktop software from http://www.sighthound.com/download
Step 2: Enable remote access from Sighthound’s preferences window and create a login user ID and password
Step 3: Download the mobile app and sign in using the login user ID and password you’ve created along with the internal IP address

If you have any questions about setting up Sighthound Video on your mobile device, please visit http://www.sighthound.com/support for details.

Ratings and reviews

At one time this app was pretty great. I've found though over the several years I've been a sighthound customer, the mobile app has changed very little. My biggest issues with the app are the loading issues or failed to load clips when notifications are triggered. Sighthound service is running on a Samsung SSD hard drive, wired 1G LAN, to a 2G fiber internet connection and yet clips don't load or take too long for it to matter. Saving money to buy a dedicated NVR for dependable results.

2019 Update: I guess they're not working on this. Three years after my original review and this app still has the same problems! I still use Sighthound Video on my computer at home for my webcams and it works great but this app, nope! (Original review 2016) 'Server not responding' This is all I get on full wifi connection or 3/4G. Keep working on this guys!

Every thing on this app is okay. The people detection is amazing but it has very few options. Opening the video to watch after motion detection has been triggered takes forever. Since the new update my app no longer gets notification. One of the main positive things about this app is that it's integrated with IFTTT. My only recommendation is that the Developers update the app and add more features.

What's new

This release supports new object types in Sighthound Video - vehicles and animals.
You can also upload videos that seem incorrect: In the list of clips; instead of a tap to play, press the clip for 2 seconds then release to activate the upload option.