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A**O
Versatile
I placed one of these covertly between two free-standing picture frames on the drawers in the hall, primarily to spy on my wife and instil a feeling of tremendous power in myself, secure in the knowledge that I could keep tabs on her when she was at home looking after the kids and I was down the pub with Milky and Fat Jeff getting absolutely slaughtered and talking nonsense about cars and football and Nigella Lawson. However, the real joy of this device came when I noticed my elderly cleaning lady leaving 30 minutes ahead of her official finishing time one day. I called her mobile and forced her to return inside the house, where she remained for a further 60 minutes as if to make up for her tardiness, after which I sacked her anyway for a double win.
C**Q
Small in packaging, big on benefit
I purchased this as I wanted to try out a camera as a precursor to something more integrated. I just wanted something to sit looking at the front door just for peace of mind. This was an inexpensive item with good reviews so I thought why not give it a go?It arrived in fact time, in impressive but compact packaging, and the instructions which came with it were easy to follow. I had to install the associated app which I found no issues with and the pairing was seamless. It connected to wifi with no trouble (sometimes I find gadgets wont' do that first time around) and straight away it was ready to go. The picture quality is excellent I have to say. Clear, HD quality and a decent range on it too. I have it set up in my window (it's an internal camera) aimed at my front door and it is crystal clear. The camera has a nice stand which allows a level of adjustment too, so it can be set up in a variety of angles to maximise the view. The only niggle I have is on the motion detection and in that it is too sensitive! I had the alerts on but it was alerting me every couple of minutes. I realised it was picking up the tree in the front garden and alerting me to that. Trying it indoors in a room for testing and it settled to only detecting movement when someone walked past so I think I just have to deal with the fact there's a tree in my shot! Infra red vision is also excellent, There is a clear view of my driveway in the dark. The app itself is simple to use, allows a number of things, such as pairing multiple cameras (I only have one though) as well as adjusting the screen size to limit the part of the screen you want to actively report movement on, and flipping the screen so if you've put the camera up looking down the picture can be seen the right way up. Overall I am extremely pleased with my purchase. Currently using the cloud storage so cannot comment on the SD aspect of the unit.
B**R
Great value camera.
This camera is ideal for our purposes. We use it as a nanny cam to keep an eye on our autistic son at bedtime.Night vision is perfectly adequate to see what is happening in the bedroom and we get a notification when there is movement (the sensitivity can be adjusted to find the sweet spot so the camera triggers if someone gets out of bed, but not if they just turn over).We have installed a micro SD so we are not relying on cloud security, although we are really using it to save videos yet, but it is a good feature so we know we can use it as a security camera for when we are away.The camera comes with screws and a sticky pad for easy mounting, if you want a more permanent placement, and the lead provided is an excellent length to enable mounting anywhere within a reasonable distance of a socket..The app is easy to navigate and simple to use. I would like to see the ability to keep the screen on whilst watching the live feed, as far as I can see this is not an option as yet.Overall, I would definitely recommend this camera to anyone wanting a little extra home security, or a nanny cam.The 3rd image I have uploaded is a screenshot from the live feed.
F**R
Very good entry-level camera at a bargain price.
Your browser does not support HTML5 video. Very happy with this. Using it to figure out which cat is coming in and stealing our dopey feline's food at night. Video quality is perfectly good; nightvision works fine as do the notifications and recording when movement is detected. It also supports video 'flipping' which I need with my upside-down setup. As others have mentioned, Little Elf support department is very responsive. It seems to be a brand within a larger electronics organisation in China, which is reassuring.For this price you can't expect advanced IP cam features and integration with NAS surveillance systems but this didn't stop me trying..Motion detection capture works brilliantly - see short video clip of Dez from number 10 undertaking an unauthorised visit. No words required to explain what's going on here!As far as improvements are concerned, the setup leaflet is fine but more info could be provided on app features, such as scheduling. Also, whilst you can access the app on Android and Apple, it would be great to have a Windows app also. However, the app does seem work with a small number of Android emulator apps for Windows such as LDplayer, although you may need to remove and re-install it with the March 21 Windows update.I've used a 64GB SanDisk micro SD card and this should provide several week's worth of recording before overwriting starts. In truth, a 16 GB card would be more than adequate as the video clips are nothing like as sizeable as the ones that modern mobile phones create.The app, although not perfect is way better than my other outdoor camera's. I especially like the way the playback feature has been implemented.I'm fairly new to the world of IP cams and didn't want to spend a fortune on my first device. This one fits the bill perfectly.
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