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★★★★★
Better than many, more expensive competitors.
I searched forever after putting up with the competitors BS for too long. This camera ticks nearly all the boxes I was looking for:
-Quick response time. No longer am I stuck seeing brief clips of the person or car just leaving the frame, the whole event is caught on this camera, and I am notified within seconds.
-Onboard expandable storage. Accepts a 64gb miniSD. Good enough for >1month if your sensitivity is turned all the way up.
-No forced subscription. If you want cloud storage, 1 week is included free. You can pay monthly to increase.
-Spotlight. This is becoming hot right now, after Ring introduced the concept a while back. This camera, for the reasons above, does it way better.
-Plugged in. I hated having to recharge my old camera. Get up on ladder five times a year to service my sub-par camera? No thank you. This camera has a non-removable, fixed power cord with USB plug at the end to charge. It’s long, maybe 10-15 feet?
-CHEAP. I thought this game was a get-what-you-pay-for ordeal. Totally not the case. I bought this expecting junk, but after seeing all the pro’s, I’m ready to buy 4 more. I can’t believe I almost spent $400+ monthly subscription for the competition. What a scam.
If I could add anything, it would be to allow this camera to loop-record over the MicroSD and just record 24/7.
Also, it’s a security camera, it should be offered in black.
Otherwise, this and any WiFi camera is only as good as the signal strength around it. It’s 2.4GHz, so you can get away with a bit more distance. I had to play with one of my Orbi satellites to optimize signal strength, but now I’m good to go.
August 2020 · Electronics · verified purchase