Wardencam Manual
Wardencam Manual
Wardencam Manual
Documentation
Release 1.0
WardenCam360
1 Getting Started 3
1.1 Quick Installation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2 Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Sign In 5
2.1 Android Sign In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 iOS Sign In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3 Viewer Mode 7
3.1 Viewer Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.2 Viewer Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.3 Viewer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.4 Viewer LiveView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.5 Cloud View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4 Camera Mode 19
4.1 Camera Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.2 Camera Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.3 Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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2 Contents
CHAPTER 1
Getting Started
WardenCam app allows you to use spare phones or tablets as cloud security cameras for your home and office. It is
the most cost effective, and secure method to have an video surveillance system.
With WardenCam, everyone all around the world can have a cloud based monitoring and video recording system.
Hope you enjoy!
-WardenCam Team
1. WardenCam works on both Android and iOS devices. Download the App from Google Play Store and Apple
App Store.
2. Install the app on 2+ devices (android phones/tablets, iphone/ipad. . . ). Set 1+ device(s) as “camera” mode and
one other device as “viewer” mode.
3. Sign in the app with the same Google account on both devices.
4. Select which cloud storage service you would like to use. (ie. Google Drive or Dropbox)
5. WardenCam has many features such as multiple cameras, motion detection recording and 24/7 recording. Please
explore around the app.
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Please visit Help and Frequently Asked Questions. Most of the questions and issues can be answered quickly looking
through the FAQ section.
In addition, issues can be resolved through Online Forum.
Email support support@wardencam360.com avaialble from 10 am to 10 pm PST daily
Watch WardenCam demo video to an example setup, installation, and use cases.
Sign In
Google Sign in Credentials are used to securely link your cameras and viewers over the internet.
To sign in WardenCam, you can create a new google account for surveillance use or sign in with an existing google
account.
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6 Chapter 2. Sign In
CHAPTER 3
Viewer Mode
After signing in as viewer, the viewer main screen is opened. This is the central console to configure your account
and control your cameras.
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3.1.1 1. Menu
Viewer Menu
“Camera” mode devices that are linked to the same Google account, show up as cards. The image is a snapshot of
what the camera is seeing. Click the image to go to Viewer LiveView.
Views the Cloud View recordings from this camera. Another method to view your recordings is from your pc/mac
browser login to either drive.google.com or dropbox.com and go to the wardencam folder. This is the ONLY place
where your videos are stored.
Toggle motion detect on or off. Orange is on. Black is off. Motion detect will record video whenever motion is
detected in this camera.
Configure this camera’s settings. Every camera has its own Camera Settings.
The next camera will show up here. Wardencam auto detects for cameras linked to your google account. Camera
cards will continue to appear as cameras are connected to this google account.
3.1.9 9. Home
General cloud settings. You can change between Google Drive and Dropbox
Place you can buy accessories if the Google Play Store or Apple App Store doesnt work. Visit our Store
An easy way to upgrade for full features, and no limit. See Trial & Upgrade for more information.
The device’s WardenCam app is linked to this email account. All your devices must have the same gmail account to
link together.
The license type is displayed as Free or Pro. To upgrade to Pro, see Trial & Upgrade
This switches the device to Camera mode. See Camera Main Screen
3.2.4 Settings
3.2.6 Rate Us
If you like our app, please give us a great rating. Otherwise, let us know how we can improve. Thank you
An easy way to help us out is to like us on Facebook. Visit our Facebook page.
3.2.9 About Us
3.2.11 Version
Displays version number to help us troubleshoot. Try updating all your devices first as bugs are continually fixed. If
you run into issues, please let us know and provide the version.
If your are using Wardencam app version 2.3 or older, you may require Legacy Login to connect devices.
Select the type of notification for the viewer phone (beep, vibration, none)
Share with other Google accounts. If your family wants to see your Wardencam cameras, perform the following steps:
1. In the owner’s camera device, go to Share Live View and type in family/friend email.
2. In the family/friends viewer device, go to Share Live View and type in the owner’s email.
Selecting a camera from the viewer home screen, you’ll see this live view Screen which can be viewed in Portrait or
Landscape view. See #15 Rotate Screen.
It shows live streaming video from your other Wardencam connected “camera” devices
You can change the camera name from the camera device’s menu. Camera Menu
Opens the Cloud View to see recorded videos from cloud storage.
• Camera Settings
• User Manual
• Store
• Rate
• Like Us On Facebook
3.4.5 5. Battery
If other Wardencam camera devices are connected to your Google Account, it will appear here. You can select which
camera to view live.
3.4.9 9. Record
Records the video regardless of motion detection. This is 24/7 recording or until the the recording is disabled.
For Regional Motion Detection, View in landscape mode with the #15 Rotate Screen Button. When on, a red grid
will appear. The red zones are motion detection areas which records if theres movement. The clear(non-red) areas as
you see on the bottom left of the image will ignore motion,
The motion detect number is the number of motion detected events and video saved.
For low light conditions, use this feature to increase constrast to see streaming images better
Turns on the LED light on the camera device remotely. Only the rear camera has the flash light.
Hold the button and talk. Release the button to send the voice to the camera device.
Cloud view is opened from the Viewer screen by clicking the cloud icon
3.5.2 2. Refresh
3.5.4 4. Options
Toggles between portrait and landscape modes for a larger viewing experience.
Videos are sorted by date and camera name. Select a video to watch.
3.5.8 Tips
1. Manual recordings are saved in “\wardencam\log” folder in your dropbox or google drive.
2. Motion recordings are saved in “\wardencam\event” folder in your dropbox or google drive.
3. The cameras and viewer should be linked to the same Dropbox or Google Drive account!
4. You can also watch, download and delete your videos from your Google Drive or Dropbox website. See From
your PC or Mac
CHAPTER 4
Camera Mode
Camera Menu
Shows the current camera view. Use this to ensure you are capturing the area you want.
4.1.4 4. Zoom
Camera zoom
4.1.5 5. Record
Records the video regardless of motion detection. This is 24/7 recording or until the the recording is disabled.
Turns on or off the camera’s motion detect. When on, a red grid will appear. Select the red zone to start reginal
motion detection. If motion is detected, Wardencam records the video to the cloud. The motion detection recording
lasts as long as the motion continues.
4.1.7 7. Flashlight
Turns on the LED light on the camera device remotely. Only the rear camera has the flash light.
4.1.9 9. Exposure
Adjusts exposure balance. A scale will appear when the button is pressed, to darken or lighten the image.
Screen will turn dark after a 60 second count down. Tap the screen to wake up the screen. For Android 8.0+ only.
The device’s WardenCam app is linked to this email account. All your devices must have the same gmail account to
link together.
The license type is displayed as Free or Pro. To upgrade to Pro, see Trial & Upgrade
This switches the device to Viewer mode. See Viewer Main Screen
4.2.5 Cloud
Sets this camera to reduce power usage by slowing down frame rate. Motion detection and recording remains on.
Starting Android 8.0+, the camera has to be in the power saving mode in order to continue running. Turning off the
display will force camera to stop.
4.2.7 Upgrade
4.2.8 Store
4.2.9 Settings
4.2.11 Version
Displays version number to help us troubleshoot. Try updating all your devices first as bugs are continually fixed. If
you run into issues, please let us know and provide the Version.
Older android phones running older Android OS, may require the legacy login to properly login.
Pro Version Only Choose a image resolution that gives the best performance. A higher resolution will demand a higher
device computation resource (CPU power & memory) and a higher internet bandwidth utilization.
Pro Version Only Choose low or high image quality High image quality settings will lead to a higher internet bandwidth
usage.
Choose high, default, low sensitivity to trigger a motion event and record video.
You can disable audio to get a better video quality, such as a higher fps.
Some newer device has a very fast CPU which can produce a high fps. However running WardenCam on those device
will keep consuming power even if the device is being charged all the time. Enable save power to reduce fps and lower
the kbps. As a result, the device will not losing power while running as surveillance camera.
4.3.10 Auto-restart
Automaticly starts WardenCam when a device finishes rebooting. WardenCam will sign in with the saved account
information. Enable this option on the camera device to improve reliability.
Enable this to send an email alert to user’s WardenCam sign in email address, and restart the app. After restarting the
App and signing in, you’ll need to grant permissions to allow the app to send emails.
WardenCam has a night vision algorithm to enhance image visibility in low ambient light condition Default option is
“automatic” which means WardenCam will decide when to use night vision according to the ambient light condition.
You can also use “Always On” & “Always Off”
Share with other Google accounts. If your family wants to see your Wardencam cameras, perform the following steps:
1. In the owner’s camera device, go to Share Live View and type in family/friend email.
2. In the family/friends viewer device, go to Share Live View and type in the owner’s email.
Some phones have internal and external storage. This option, saves the video to external SD card storage temporarily
before uploaded to cloud.
Because the videos are stored in your Google Drive or Dropbox, you can access your videos from the viewer device
or directly from a web browser. Visit https://drive.google.com or https://www.dropbox.com to sign in and view your
recordings directly. The easiest and quickest way to watch, organize, share, or delete videos is from your pc or mac
web browser.
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If you need to save the video locally, simply download the file from your web browser.
WardenCam only has access to add or delete within the app/wardencam folder. Wardencam does not have access to
other files in your cloud space.
5.1 Tips
1. The video logs are saved in “appswardencamlog” folder in your Dropbox or Google Drive.
2. Motion recordings are saved in “appswardencamevent” folder in your Dropbox or Google Drive.
3. The cameras and viewer should be linked to the same Dropbox or Google Drive account!
4. You can also watch, organize and delete your videos from your Google Drive or Dropbox website. But do not
modify the app/wardencam folder and its subfolder.
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WardenCam is free to try and test on multiple camera devices, viewer devices and the webviewer.
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You will find your free-trial hours for the camera devices in the Camera Menu at the bottom.
If the trial time expires, please upgrade, or email support@wardencam360.com to ask for more trial time.
• No more ads
• Remove the camera hour limit
• HD live streaming and recording. Up to 1080P
• 60+ days Online Storage
• No Monthly Fees
Upgrade to the Pro version for a one time fee. No Monthly fees!
• If Google Play Store / apple app store is available in your country, it is the easiest way to upgrade through in-app
purchase.
• If in-app purchase is not available, you can email support@wardencam360.com for alternative purchasing
method.
• A single license is linked to your google play or your apple account. You can enable all devices.
• Apple payment and Google Payment are entirely separate. If you have a mixture of Apple and Android devices,
you’ll need to purchase 2 licenses, 1 for Apple, and 1 for Google. Your private home security system works
together on Apple and Google.
• Viewer mode devices are free. To Share viewing with other Google accounts, see Viewer Settings
• Enable the alternative method in “WardenCam Pro Store” option in our app. (see the red “ENABLED” button.
Press the button once if it is grey).
• Then click the upgrade button from the navigation menu again. To see the purchase dialog. Click the upgrade
button.
• After that, click “Send upgrade request” button. It will automatically generate an upgrade request email. Once
I receive that, I will reply you with the activation code.
Visit http://www.wardencam360.com/help.html to see our forums. We answer troubleshooting questions in the forum.
Use the “Sign in with google” button or the blue arrow button to sign in with your google account.
You may also create a new google account dedicated for surveillance use.
• Start testing your camera and viewer devices with your home Wifi and default settings.
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• Then check that your viewer device(ie. your mobile phone) can connect from your mobile data network.
• Test the cloud recording and video replay by manually trigger a motion event.
From the viewer device, press “Record” button to start 24/7 recording.
The maximum cloud space used by 24/7 recording is defined in the camera settings.
Once maximum space is used. New reocrdings will automatically replace old recordings.
There are a few options in camera settings to improve image quality and frame rate.
If the internet speed is slow, reduce the video settings through the following camera options:
You can reduce kbps (network bandwidth utilization) through the following camera options.
A powerful phone can deliver a high fps; but also drain lots of power.
If the battery is running out even when the phone is being charged, please enable “Reduce Power Usage” option in
settings. Be sure to plug your device into the wall for continuous capturing.
Recordings are saved in the devices memory or SD card before uploading to the cloud.
Unmounting an SD card or limiting internal memory usage will disable recording.
7.1.13 How do I upgrade my other Android devices for free after my purchase?
You only need to purchase the upgrade once for your all Android devices.
The upgrade is linked to your google play account. The purchase can be recognized on all your Android devices as
long as they have the same google play account in sync.
It is preferred to upgrade first on the camera device instead of the viewer device.
7.1.14 How do I upgrade my other iOS devices for free after my purchase?
You only need to purchase the upgrade once for all your Apple devices.
The upgrade is linked to your iTunes account. The purchase can be recognized on all your Android devices as long as
they have the same apple account in sync.
It is preferred to upgrade first on the camera device instead of the viewer device.
WardenCam360 for Android and WardenCam360 for iOS are two separate products and cannot transfer purchases
between the two platforms. You’ll have to purchase the iOS and Android version of WardenCam360 separately if you
plan to use it on both platforms.
Once you purchase WardenCam360 for iOS you can freely transfer it to any of your iOS devices (iPad, iPhone or
iPad) as long as they are connected to the same iTunes account. The same goes for Android - purchasing it once from
the Google Play Store gives you the ability to transfer the purchase to all your other Android devices linked to the
same Google Play account.
If you upgrade on the viewer device, you just need to manually enable the upgrade on the camera device once.
Before you manually upgrade the camera device, it is still running as the trial.
The manual enable procedure is simply to sign in once on the camera device as a camera or a viewer.
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