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Not so much me suing them, just the opposite. The EULA is plagued with poor English and typos. Now, take this item for instance: "7) Confidentiality:Unless there is prior written notice from the Provider, you will reveal software performace, evaluation results, testing results, technical secret...

I appreciate your sentiment and I'm at peace with using things made in China. I just wouldn't want to go there to defend my interests. The cameras (including the webview, which is now a part of the camera) doesn't have the same EULA.

Mind you, I'm not a lawyer, but I am afraid of them

I actually read the EULA for Surveillance Pro. I'm a little nervous about this clause about People's Republic of China: 12. Arbitration and Jurisdiction This EULA is governed by PRC Law, while the explanation and execution of the EULA and the settlements of all disputes shall be performed exclusivel...

Thanks jack7, I might give that a try.

I bought it from newEgg, and it shipped directly from Amcrest. I suspect that, after a late night of running cat5, that I might have done the firmware update myself. At the time, I wouldn't have known about the dropped features. Amcrest should make the old versions available on their website.
Thanks

I checked the sticker on the newer camera with reduced functionality and it is 09-2019. Maddening. I can't really think of another example of so many features being stripped out of a software/firmware package. If I had known, I would have never bought this one.

Thank you for your response.

Is there a way to manually install the older firmware on an Amcrest IP8M-2496? Does Amcrest make the older firmware available (I couldn't find it on their web site). I have one camera with older firmware that is really nice (2.460.1.0.R, Build Date: 2018-06-25), and another identical camera with new...