JULY 2022 UPDATE:
Cameras still work great even a year and a half later. They’ve survived plenty of Florida storms, which was a worry that I initially had. I have not noticed a decrease in battery life since purchasing them, they still last over a month without being charged.
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I'm quite pleased with this device so far. I've bought 2, one for the front yard and one for the back.
Installation: Easy and took my husband less than 5 minutes per camera to install outside. Finding a good spot that has strong wifi was kind of challenging, and even in spots that have good Wifi (as far as we can tell) show up as weak in their app, so follow the instructions and let the camera test the site before installing. Don't just assume (like we did) that a spot will work because your phones/TV/whatever work in that spot. Syncing the cameras to the app was also very easy and took me about 1 minute per camera.
App & Camera quality: App is fine, we have iPhones but it works on Androids, too. Like I said, the syncing process is quick and easy. The app does sign you out after a few minutes of not using it, which can be a bit annoying. This is especially so if you get an alert that there is motion detected or if you hear a noise and want to quickly check the cameras. Having to sign in and wait for it to load takes several seconds, which normally would be no issue but when it comes to security cameras you really don't wan to waste the time.
Picture is great and really clear, even at night. The night vision works fine, everyting is still visible. You can zoom in but you can't pan around. You can hear everything as well, though obviously if they're farther away from the camera the voices are a bit muffled. You can, technically, speak through the app and have your voice come out of the camera, but in reality you have to talk quite loud for them to hear you. You can also sound an alarm from the app, and it's quite loud (our neighbors were able to hear our tests). It sometimes takes 3-4 presses for the alarm to actually work, though this might be network lag.
My husband can check the cameras from work, and he is able to have the same functionality as I do from home, which is good. He works overnights, so it's nice that he can check in on the house while we're all asleep.
The motion detection works well, perhaps a little too well. We had a flag in front of our house that we had to take down because whenever the wind blew it, it'd send off the alarm. It does not, however, pick up the movement of our cats. Perhaps the motion detection only works from a certain height.
All in all, this was a great value for the price. I'm quite happy so far, but I really do recommend these cameras to anyone who is looking for an affordable wireless camera.
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