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DS cam

DS cam

by Synology Inc.

160 ratings
231 reviews
🔧 Utilities
🌟 Lifestyle
Free

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • January 21, 2010
  • January 14, 2026

Developer

Synology Inc.
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About

Monitor and receive alerts from your Synology surveillance cameras. Control PTZ, patrols, and lens functions in real-time. Easily filter recordings and manage essential tasks like disabling cameras or deleting snapshots.

✓Real-time camera monitoring
✓Alert notifications
✓PTZ, patrol, and lens control
✓Advanced recording filters
✓Essential management tasks
✓Snapshot management
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of DS cam. Based on 160 reviews and a 2.9/5 average, it highlights the 5 positives and 19 negatives reviewers mention most about this Utilities app.

Positive things

  • 🚀Works great
  • 👍Good and useful app
  • 🚀Fast and stable
  • 👍Completely control camera recordings
  • 👍Toggle through events easily

Negative things

  • 🐛Regular app crashing
  • 🐛Crashes frequently
  • 🐛Cannot scroll back in timeline without issues
  • 🐛Event viewer rarely works
  • 🐛Slow and clunky
  • 🐛Keeps buffering
  • 🐛Crashes constantly
  • 🔋Battery drain
  • 🐛Push notifications not reliable
  • 🐛Cannot click on push notifications
  • 🐛No bookmarks or advanced filtering
  • 🐛Cannot download h265 videos
  • 🐛Notifications missing thumbnails
  • 🐛Slow login process
  • 🐛Loses remembered connections
  • 🐛Slow to connect
  • 🐛Notifications stopped working
  • 🐛Crashes iPhone 14 Pro
  • 🐛Incompatible with older Surveillance Station versions
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What's New in DS cam

5.12.0

January 14, 2026

What’s New 1. Added support for toggling notifications for a wider range of specific event types. Fixed Issues 1. Fixed an issue where live streaming via QuickConnect might remain stuck on the loading screen after the app returns from the background.

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User reviews

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Poorly designed app

Web app drops can’t connect remotely, then have to travel to site to enable quick connect. Poorly designed app.
StLuke001StLuke001

Pinch zoom quality terrible

Not sure what you done but when I select a 4K quality stream and try to zoom in the quality is terrible compared to doing it on a pc. I can’t see details any more but I know they see these on my surveillance station. Kinda defeats the point in having a mobile app if you put such a terrible software zoom in that I can see much.

Can you PLEASE make this open source and we will all fix it.
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MrparpMrparp

Works great

I can completely control my camera recordings and easily toggle through events
RV-9RV-9

Regular app crashing.

App regularly crashes. Randomly. Irritates me. On many iOS devices.
Please can you improve the stability of the app. Fees are charged for camera licences so I expect this to work.
techtomdotnettechtomdotnet

Absolutely horrible.

Barely works on iPhone 13, iPhone 12 or iPad 10. Crashes frequently. Cannot scroll back in timeline without endless hang or crash. Event viewer works approx 4% of the time. Can’t believe this is what they offer.
snakesonatrainsnakesonatrain
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

16 issues

Regular app crashing

Bug

Cannot scroll back in timeline without issues

Bug

Event viewer rarely works

Bug

Keeps buffering

Bug

Crashes constantly

Bug

Battery drain

Bug

Push notifications not reliable

Bug

Cannot click on push notifications

Bug

Cannot download h265 videos

Bug

Notifications missing thumbnails

Bug

Slow login process

Bug

Loses remembered connections

Bug

Slow to connect

Bug

Notifications stopped working

Bug

Crashes iPhone 14 Pro

Bug

Incompatible with older Surveillance Station versions

Bug
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Requested Features

11 requests

Selective motion notifications

Feature

Custom notification sounds

Feature

Ability to categorize alerts

Feature

Live scrubbing on timeline

Feature

Bookmarks and advanced filtering

Feature

Ability to download h265 videos

Feature

Faster login process

Feature

Ability to retain remembered connections

Feature

Apple TV app

Feature

Dark mode for all screens

Feature

Ability to quickly switch between cameras

Feature

FAQ

What is DS cam?

DS cam is a mobile application that allows you to monitor and receive alerts from surveillance cameras connected to your Synology DiskStation or NVR. It provides real-time control over your cameras and tools to manage recordings and snapshots.

What are the key features of DS cam?

Key features include real-time camera monitoring, alert notifications, PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom), patrol, and lens control. It also offers advanced filters for recordings and essential management tasks like disabling cameras or deleting snapshots.

Is DS cam free to use?

Yes, DS cam is a free application. However, it requires you to own a Synology NAS or NVR and have the latest Surveillance Station software installed to function.

What devices is DS cam compatible with?

DS cam is designed for mobile use and is compatible with devices that can run the application. The specific operating system requirements can be found on the app's listing or the Synology website.

What is the primary use case for DS cam?

The primary use case for DS cam is to provide users with a convenient way to monitor their home or business security cameras remotely. It allows for quick checks, immediate alerts for events, and management of recorded footage from anywhere.