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This is the one! I've purchased 3 surveillance cameras with the intent of monitoring my girlfriends retail art supply business. She has people stealing $35 tubes of oil paint, $40 sable brushes and so on. All of the other cameras were junk. They were difficult to set up, had little to no customer support and just wouldn't fit the bill for decent surveillance. They all had to go back, one wouldn't even power on after hooking up. This Amcrest is different though. I had to set up on PC first and then connect a tablet. The software is more versatile than anything I've seen. It was somewhat intuitive and extremely flexible. You can even select certain zones for the lens to NOT monitor during motion detection. The store owner is somewhat computer savvy, but not overly so and had no problems with the operation and adjustment of this camera's parameters. It records to a micro-SD and monitors movement at night after she closes. She has already seen her landlord enter after hours and roam around her store, unannounced. He is on film now... From my experience, I recommend to just spend the money for this camera if you want something decent. The cheaper ones just won't do it and you'll barely even be able to decipher the ill-written instructions, much less speak with someone you'll be able to understand IF you can contact anyone in the first place. This camera was miles above anything else I've attempted to set up!