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EXCELLENT PICTURE (even at night) BUY THESE CAMERAS!
So I have been using the Yi 1080p indoor camera system for 2 weeks now and I LOVE IT! The camera's are crystal clear during the day and are just as sharp in night mode. The added features of being able to hide any "lights" such as the blue power light and the typical red IR lights for night vision makes "hiding" these cameras a breeze. The playback function works great and give you the time in hours, minutes & seconds. The 2 way talk feature works great and has 2 modes, 1 is a push to talk feature where when you press the button you cannot hear what the person on the camera is saying and the 2nd is a continuous talk where you and the person on the camera can talk back and forth without pressing any buttons (love this feature) the 32gig on board storage is also a great bonus. Like I said I have been using the cameras for about 2 weeks and have barely used 3 gigs of space. (for an idea of the amount of traffic, it's just me, my wife and our 2 pets) so the cameras don't get a ton of action during the week. But are always recording on any motion. (I do not subscribe to the cloud storage as for I haven't seen a need) Anytime you get an alert it will store it on the app and you can upload it to your mobile device and share it with others. The initial motion detection clip is only 6 seconds, but if you wait till the end of the 6 seconds you will get an option to "view entire motion" which will bring up that camera, rewind to when it first detected the motion and play it back until there is no longer any motion, GREAT feature. All of the features seem to work as expected, you can set times for your camera to alert you when it detects motion and zones so that your dog walking around doesn't keep triggering the alerts. I can say the motion detection is VERY sensitive. You can set the setting to low, medium or high but really I can't tell a difference low to high. I have one camera facing out of my front window and it picks up shadows, car lights, leaves blowing, etc. Not a big deal, but on a windy day I can get a ton of alerts. The app works great, you can set a PIN or use your fingerprint to log into the cameras so in the event your phone is stolen, unless they have your PIN or fingerprint they will not be able to pull up your cameras. Connecting them was very simple and took less than 5 minutes per camera. Plug them in, scan the UR code and they will automatically connect to the network your phone is connected to. The packaging was very nice, didn't feel cheap. All cameras were individually wrapped along with all of the accessories. Comes with instruction booklet for assistance with installing/setup. The camera (black part) can be removed from the white base and mounted in different areas. They also sell (separately) wall mounts for the cameras. (cheap, like $10-$15 for a 4 pack) or you can stand them up anywhere you like (they have a round rubber grip on the bottom to help keep them from sliding around. All 4 cameras come with a USB cord and power brick. The USB cord is about 10-12 feet long so you should be able to place these cameras wherever you'd like. OK so I hope this rant...I mean review was helpful. If you're anything like me, I read all the reviews on a product before I make a purchase. Thanks for reading!
***(I am not affiliated with Yi or any of there products, this was simple a consumer review, please purchase these at your own risk)***
October 2018 · Electronics · verified purchase