Compare Software – WebCam Looker VS Xeoma
Before starting developing Xeoma contemporary software for video surveillance with innovative interface and features, FelenaSoft had been developing a simpler program for video surveillance called WebCam Looker which is only available for Windows OS.
Support and development of WebCam Looker is discontinued now but you can still use it if needed. However, what we recommend is to try Xeoma instead.
Generally speaking, WebCam Looker is a much simpler program with less features and supported operating systems and devices.
This table will help you compare software products – Xeoma Video Surveillance Software and WebCam Looker DVR software:
| List of features | Xeoma | WebCam Looker |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | Innovative interface, modular logic, touchscreen-style, fit for smartphones, tablets | Windows-based traditional interface |
| Supported operating systems | Full-featured work on Windows / Linux / Linux ARM / Mac OS X / Android | Just Windows |
| Available editions | Variety of editions to fit to each budget: trial (renewable), free (no time of use limit), starter (unlimited number of cameras), lite (easy and basic), standard (no upper camera limits), pro (all editions’ advantages + professional features), + additional modules and cloud service |
non-renewable 14-days trial and one commercial mode only |
| Video analytics | Available: from sound detector to integration with smart home systems See here |
Just basic motion detector |
| Professional features | Available in Xeoma Pro: Possibility to create your own cloud video surveillance; ANPR (also with 3rd party utilities for LPR); Face Recognition; Detector of speed limit violation; Smoke Detector; Detector of Abandoned Objects; Loitering Detector; Cross-Line Detector (visitors counter with movement direction); Privacy masking; Button Switcher; multilayered e-Map; Heatmap; RTSP Broadcasting; Move to PTZ preset module; Support for USB joysticks; webRTC options; Support for IP microphones; JSON API; LDAP support; and more See here |
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| Intellectual features | Available, sold separately (compatible with Xeoma Standard and Xeoma Pro): Emotion recognition Object recognition Mask detector Face recognition Search in archives by photo Stay time recognizer Seabird recognition Drone and airplane recognition Slip and Fall detector Gender recognition in Xeoma Color recognition License plate recognition (enhanced recognition of CIS countries LP) Crowd detector Sound events detector Sports tracking Age recognizer Parking Spots Vehicle speed detector Face ID (double authentication) Text recognition Construction site safety Modbus controllers Smart card reader SmartHome – RIF+ QR Code recognition Eye Tracking See here |
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| Cloud service | Available, sold separately See here |
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| Rebranding and customization | Free and paid customization and rebranding for personal and commercial use See here |
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| Number of cameras that can be connected to one server | Depends on selected edition: from max 4 to unlimited | Unlimited |
| Work with PTZ | PTZ cameras control, PTZ presets, guard tours, PTZ auto tracking, ePTZ | – |
| Supported camera types | USB, analog, IP/network (specialized in) | USB (specialized in), analog, IP/network |
| Supported camera formats | JPEG/MJPEG, H264/H264+/H265/H265+, MPEG-4, etc. | JPEG/MJPEG |
| ONVIF support | Yes, all versions of ONVIF profiles | – |
| Remote access | Available full remote access: archive, real-time view and access to settings, from PC and mobile devices, multi-server connection available (excluding free version) |
Only real-time view from one server |
| Browser remote view | Browser remote view via desktops and mobile devices (excluding free version) | Browser remote view via desktops only |
| HTTP/web server | Available (excluding free version) | Available |
| Web server: videos with sound broadcast and view | Available (excluding free version) | – |
| Access permissions assigning | Available in Xeoma Standard and Xeoma Pro, 10 levels of priority | – |
| Network clustering, multi-server and multi-client connection | Unlimited number of clients and servers | – |
| Mobile apps | Free mobile apps for Android and iPhone/iPad (iOS) | – |
| HTTP uploading | Available | Available |
| Skype notification | – | Available |
| dynDNS | Supports only third party dynDNS service | Possibility to create dynDNS |
| Video with sound from IP cams | Available, also supported standalone IP microphones | – |
| Repeater service | Available, sold separately See here |
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| SMS notifications | Available, with SMS sending services or GSM modem | Available, with GSM modem |
| FTP uploading | Available, pictures and videos | Available, only pictures |
| Tuner support | Available, only with the default settings | Available, supports changing settings |
| Scheduled recording | Available | Available |
| Day detector/motion detector | Available | Available |
| Ability to create your own Cloud service | Available | – |
| Camera autosearch | Available | Available |
| Group settings of modules | Available | – |
| Quick development, new features addition upon request | Yes, new versions released regularly | Program discontinued |
| Optimized work with many sources | Yes, support for dual streaming, multi-threading | – |
| Adjustable maximum size of archive | Yes, filters by max size or retention time | – |
In other words, advantages of WebCam Looker are
- standard interface
- time-proven quality
- fixed price not depending on how many cameras you are going to use
Advantages of Xeoma include:
- one-of-a-kind user-friendly interface, touchscreen compatible
- video analytics, professional and intellectual features
- flexible assigning of access permissions
- more OSs supported
- more sound options
- greater flexibility of configuration
- Cloud service
- ability to create your own cloud service with Xeoma Pro
- more possibilities for remote access and control, including remote recording, multi-server connection, viewing of video with sound through web browsers in real time, and much more
- continuous development and new features adding, also based on your requests