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6/26/3016 Update: I increased the score after implementing two critical features (scheduling and automation). The first was done by the company, and the second I purchased from RBoy, a member of the SmartThings community. I've also increased my camera count to six, adding one for our dog area and bedroom door. Anxious for an outdoor rated one. Still waiting on local storage, temperature and the alarm that was promised. --------- I want to love this product. This is not just because I backed it on Kickstarter, bought four-cameras, a sync and alarm module (not delivered yet). The promise of a consumer-grade, simple security system that is cloud-enabled, was too enticing to pass up. I've had these at home, installed and configured, since the minute I received them. After moving them around a bit, I finally found a configuration that I like and ended up permanently installing them to avoid some issues. If you manually arm it (if you remember to), it works as promised. I've found I prefer to leave the LED lights off to not alert the intruder that I'm capturing them. As a passive system to monitor and alert -- it fails drastically due to the LED (lighting the scene) and LED (indicator when recording). What needs improved to make this a competitor in this field. These FOUR items can happen outside of the context of any hardware changes (down the wire + application upgrades). (fixed)1. Automation for some type of workflow -- RELEASED ON JUNE 1, 2016 Right now you have to manually turn on and off (Arm/Disarm) the system in order for it to work. There is no ability schedule turn-on, to trigger it off of events (IFFFT, loss of phone, leaving, time, whatever). What was promised in the Kickstarter to "automatically schedule arm/disarm" was not included in the application released. (fixed) 2. Connect it to a central home automation hub -- INSTRUMENTED MYSELF INTO SMARTTHINGS This stand-alone product is completely stand-alone. It doesn't talk to any best-in-class solutions. It can't work as a complete unit for home automation and security. 3. Ability to switch between photo and video capture. There are no switches today to instead of recording a video to capture photos (time-based) instead of video, to extend the capture time frame. 4. Improve the notification system to include an image. Being able to rapidly analyze without logging in and watching a video, would close the gap if I'm without a strong wifi or cellular signal. Just text me an image of the motion so I can tell if it is the dog or an intruder. 5. Give me the option to turn off any LED indicator. I don't want an intruder (or home visitor) to know I'm recording them. This is my home, my installation, give me the ability to turn off the blue-LED indicator. It also lets me save battery. You sold this as a "Privacy Assurance" feature, however, it is my home and I dictate what is private and what is not. I can put tape on this to prevent it or hack the system to remove the LED if need be. 6. Optimize the app; improve live-view I hate that it only shows TWO images on the screen with no choices on tiling or sizing them smaller. Your Kickstarter app shows FOUR. I have four cameras and really need five, but without seeing them all, I can't say this has value. Additionally, improve this for use on tablets, so I could use that in a live-view, all images, at the same time. Not being to see this has drawbacks. Other problems with the hardware, that was not clear when I was backing it. 7. No true night-vision. It requires a blinding LED light to illuminate the scene in order to capture a good picture/video. 8. The promised TEMPERATURE indicator, does not seem to be implemented (UPDATE: This seems to have been removed from the Features List when I looked on June 30) Adopting something like openHAB, allowing for connection to home automation systems, is key to success here. There are cameras on the market with full HD, night-vision and the items I mentioned about, at only a slightly higher price point. I recommend you create a list of what you want to do and then do a comparison. For reference on what was promised: [...]