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About this app

You must own a Synology NAS to run this app, and be running the latest Surveillance Station 9.1.0 to get the complete set of features*

DS cam makes it possible to monitor and receive alert notifications from all your surveillance cameras set up on a Synology DiskStation. Smart features such as PTZ, patrols or lens control allow for perfect control of your cameras in real-time, while advanced filters make it easy to pinpoint any specific event from large lists of recordings. You can even perform all essential management tasks, from disabling a camera to unlocking and deleting a snapshot.

Find all detailed features about the app on our website:
www.synology.com > Solutions > Surveillance > Surveillance Mobile > Specifications
https://www.synology.com/dsm/7.1/software_spec/surveillance_station
View live stream and recordings from IP cameras setup on a Synology DiskStation.
Updated on
Apr 16, 2026
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Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
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  • This app may collect these data types
    App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

5.02K reviews
Iruwen Evillan
January 9, 2022
Generally good app. Two annoying issues atm. 1) when opening the app via notification, recordings can't be played. 2) notifications are only delivered for the last connected server. When switching servers, you're asked to log out, effectively disabling notifications. I have surveillance systems in different locations, so that's really annoying.
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Synology Inc.
January 14, 2022
Dear User, the notification problem is identified. We will fix this problem in the future release. And your request has been recorded. Thank you for the kindly feedback. We will keep working hard to make DS cam better.
Van Hadden
August 15, 2026
Update august 2026: it no longer takes a full minute to open a video stream! Only took several updates after they responded to the 2 star review with "just update, it's fixed," which is why only 3 stars now. Over time this app's retrevial of video has become so unresponsive as to be practically unusable. Video works fine when accessed by web client, takes multiple minutes to load anything in app.
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Synology Inc.
April 20, 2026
Dear User, this issue has been fixed, please update DS cam to the latest release version. If you still have any question, you can submit a ticket to our developer team via https://sy.to/support2svs. Thank you for the feedback. We will keep working hard to make DS cam better.
Javier Bruno (Derp)
June 17, 2026
It used to work great, but a late update in the past month made it unusable. It freezes all the time and is barely responsive. Nothing changed on the NAS and desktop, and web access works. The app is still using hardware decoding, but somehow it's lacking resources or something. I purchased 8 licenses to use this NAS, a lot of money, and a year later the app can't be used. Dear Synology, NO, THE ISSUE WITH THE LAG HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. 06-2026 also you can disable cameras but no enable them. NICE
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Synology Inc.
July 3, 2026
Dear User, we apologize for the inconvenience. We can help you if you submit a support ticket so our development team can help to resolve the issue? Simply open DS cam and hit "Setting>Contact support" or go to https://sy.to/support2svs. Once you open a ticket, you may paste the ticket number here for us to ensure the issue has been resolved.

What’s new

1. Added support for toggling notifications for a wider range of specific event types.
2. Fixed an issue where Instant Search results might take longer than expected to load.
3. Fixed an issue where the app might not respond when loading recording thumbnails.
4. Fixed an issue where users might be unable to sign in under certain network environments.
5. Fixed an issue where the app might crash under certain conditions.