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YI Dome Camera 1080p HD Pan Tilt Zoom Wireless IP Security Surveillance System with Auto Cruise Motion Tracker Activity Alert Night Vision iOS Android App Cloud Service Available Black

Last Updated: February 22, 2019 (Refresh Now)
7.4
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
999
Old Reviews
0
Unverified
75
Spam Test
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Full HD 1080p
RESOLUTION
118.11 meters
SIZE
LED
TYPE
Yes
WIFI

Review Analysis - 924 recent, verified reviews

Detailed Mode
Camera
 214
cameras, yi, dome, security, price
+80%
-20%
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" ...  Well, first of all - the picture quality and quality of the physical product is top notch, good camera and build quality.  ...  "
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" ...  High quality images.  ...  "
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" ...  I've spent hundreds in the past for cameras with much less video quality.  ...  "
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" ...  Really loving this camera.  ...  "
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" ...  The best baby camera ever!  ...  "
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" ...  Best Camera ive ever bought for INTERNAL surveillance.  ...  "
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" ...  Love this camera. ... Best camera I have.  ...  "
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" ...  Works great & I love how I can move the camera lens around with my phone.  ...  "
Ease of Use
 127
easy to set, set, app, easy to setup, setup
+94%
-6%
comment
" ...  Easy to set up and use.  ...  "
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" ...  I like the easiness of the camera the setup was easy works great  ...  "
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" ...  For this product, they have good quality and easy to set up.  ...  "
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" ...  Simple to start .  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to set up and use.  ...  "
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" ...  Great software, great price, easy to setup, what else do you want!  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to set up and no connection issues.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to set up ! ... Did I say easy to set up !  ...  "
Setup
 116
setup, set, instructions, easy to setup, easy to set
+88%
-12%
comment
" ...  It is easy setup (my 12 years old setup both of it in minutes) and great video quality.  ...  "
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" ...  VERY easy set up.  ...  "
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" ...  easy installation and got it to work in mins.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Super easy setup  ...  "
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" ...  The ordering, receiving, and setup were super easy  ...  "
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" ...  Installation took longer than expected  ...  "
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" ...  I bought two of the YI done cameras for my office based on a friend’s recommendation and they were the easiest instructions to setup and they have worked perfectly.  ...  "
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" ...  This should not be on the market until they learn how to make an intuitive easy GUI .  ...  "
Apps
 109
software, android, yi, phone app, connect
+67%
-33%
comment
" ...  Easily connects to WiFi and can watch anywhere you are from the app.  ...  "
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" ...  APP is easy to use, great video quality.  ...  "
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" ...  When controlling from the app I have no issues.  ...  "
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" ...  The app works really well to check on it. ... It has two way audio so you can talk to people using the App.  ...  "
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" ...  The App is also good and easy to use. ... Both Yi Dome and Yi Home cameras can be used on the same app, which is a saver.  ...  "
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" ...  The app works well enough and it’s easy to move the camera around using it.  ...  "
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" ...  The app makes it simple to use for streaming video and controlling the camera.  ...  "
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" ...  And not complicated with the app installation.  ...  "
Price
 98
money, camera, worth, buy, waste
+84%
-16%
comment
" ...  For the price, you cannot go wrong.  ...  "
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" ...  The cost is incredible for what you get!  ...  "
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" ...  Great little camera for the money.  ...  "
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" ...  Great little camera especially for the price.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Thats a great camera for the price  ...  "
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" ...  This is amazing technology for the price.  ...  "
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" ...  No better then the 720 not bad for the money  ...  "
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" ...  Nice for the price  ...  "
Product Reliability
 91
working, stopped working, weeks, month, days
+29%
-71%
comment
" ...  But this camera has failed me twice!  ...  "
comment
" ...  After owning the camera for four months it has stopped working and will not pair with WiFi.  ...  "
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" ...  So after only 3 months of use, I'm hosed.  ...  "
comment
" ...  never worked for me returned it.  ...  "
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" ...  Worked for 1 year.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Stopped working two weeks after purchase.  ...  "
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" ...  I have been trying for almost THREE hours to get ONE of the two cameras I bought to work.  ...  "
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" ...  stopped working in 6 months what to do ?  ...  "
Software Platform
 90
software, yi, password, connect, android
+43%
-57%
comment
" ...  THE SOFTWARE IS ATROCIOUS!!! ... Also I had to go look online to find the PC software for this .  ...  "
comment
" ...  How do you know its updating? ... All it says is oh it updates automatically and may take 1-2 min.  ...  "
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" ...  I have my own private network no one else is it and I get that message there’s even times that I can’t add the camera after deleting it because the camera won’t connect to the app.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Furthermore, it gives me an error of 'incorrect Wifi password' when I am certainly putting in the correct password, but I am guessing their developers have yet to add compatibility with the Google Wifi System.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I an from asia cournty, YI can only use in usa,once go back my hometowm ,it cannt linked with app,yet there is no causion about this important information.  ...  "
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" ...  The connection is constantly failing and the app for the device has a routine error code that doesn’t allow me to login and stream the video signal, even after downloading the updates of the app from the App Store.  ...  "
comment
" ...  It became difficult to connect with the camera and error messages would be received with no explanation of the problem. ... At first it appeared to correct the problems, but a short time later it was no better, with the same type of errors, not connecting, etc. ... I have done everything I can think of including uninstalling, resetting, and starting over from the beginning several times, but cannot get the camera to work consistently.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Poor design, could have been easily corrected by a software update.  ...  "
Picture Quality
 88
quality, image, clear, sound, video
+97%
-3%
comment
" ...  Connecting to the camera to turn it on or off and watching the video was easy for the first few weeks and picture quality was good.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The image quality is far better for Amcrest 2K and if you really look for a good image quality then go with Amcrest. ... Image quality = it's not 1080P, it's more like 720P or less. ... Image quality = so much better than Yi Dome Camera  ...  "
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" ...  Clear wide picture.  ...  "
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" ...  The picture is clear and has night vision as well.  ...  "
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" ...  The picture quality was great, it looked nice, set up was a breeze.  ...  "
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" ...  High quality images.  ...  "
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" ...  No stuttering and crystal clear picture.  ...  "
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" ...  Picture is awesome.  ...  "
Device Compatibility
 70
app, wifi, android, connection, waiting
+43%
-57%
comment
" ...  Also I had to go look online to find the PC software for this .  ...  "
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" ...  I couldn’t get it connect to my WiFi.  ...  "
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" ...  they are not pairing with my phones, iphone and samsung.  ...  "
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" ...  I have created the account, but now it asks for my email and its password, which I will not give it my email password.  ...  "
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" ...  Downloaded the APP and it just would not connect.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Refused to connect when I followed all the prompts.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The first one would not connect to my WiFi anymore so they reluctantly sent me a new one.  ...  "
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" ...  If I am unable to get to the camera it will not reconnect.  ...  "
Storage
 41
micro sd card, memory card, cloud, card, storage
+76%
-24%
comment
" ...  Upgrades performance with sd card in the back.  ...  "
comment
" ...  It's so convenient that I don't even need to use a SD card ... I used other cameras before, they do not have this function and they must use SD card, but YI Dome camera does not need!  ...  "
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" ...  I've paired mine with the green 32gb Samsung sd card that Amazon recommended and haven't had any problems with storage.  ...  "
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" ...  Good quality with no SD card needed if you are okay with 6-10 sec of short video.  ...  "
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" ...  I put a 32gb storage card in it and I can scan back through many days of recordings.  ...  "
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" ...  It has many option for video storage, I prefer the TF card slot to hold my recordings, they also offer cloud service which I'll probably never use.  ...  "
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" ...  It has many option for video storage, I prefer the TF card slot to hold my recordings, they also offer cloud service which I'll probably never use.  ...  "
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" ...  It records on a micro SD card which, I think, can be up to 64 GB.  ...  "
Wifi
 41
connect, network, wi fi, 5g, password
+32%
-68%
comment
" ...  it just decided to disconnect from my WiFi and won’t reconnect no matter what i do. ... I’ve reset the camera and I’ve reset my WiFi modem and it still doesn’t recognize my WiFi password.  ...  "
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" ...  Now at about 10 weeks, it won’t even connect to my wi-fi.  ...  "
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" ...  Damn thing won’t pair with WiFi.  ...  "
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" ...  I even tried reconfiguring the home network. ... There should be a way to connect to a wireless network manually.  ...  "
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" ...  It's does not sync with wifi like it is suppose to.  ...  "
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" ...  Very poor network adapter—routinely drops connection and the app is somewhat glitchy.  ...  "
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" ...  The thing that stinks is when I got a new WiFi router I had to delete each camera and reset them to get them back online.  ...  "
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" ...  I have a work and a home wifi that is 5.0 . ... this thing isn't compatible with the faster wifi.  ...  "
Returns
 37
returned, refund, stars, returning, item
+19%
-81%
comment
" ...  I tried to get a refund but they will not even allow me to attempt a refund request.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The item is essentially DOA.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Not happy and returning it right now  ...  "
comment
" ...  I'd return it, but it's probably not worth the hassle.  ...  "
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" ...  This product is trash.  ...  "
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" ...  I will try everything possible today and If I get no results I will just return it.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I'm downgrading my review to two stars.  ...  "
comment
" ...  This item has never worked for me and now it’s too late to return.  ...  "
Sound Quality
 36
audio, picture, hear, picture quality, talking
+69%
-31%
comment
" ...  Clear sound and video.  ...  "
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" ...  Picture and sound quality are good and I can watch what's going on at home on my phone or from my computer.  ...  "
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" ...  The sound picks up very well .  ...  "
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" ...  Sound hearing and speaking and the ability to save the videos it take pictures is amazing.  ...  "
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" ...  I like the picture but not the sound  ...  "
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" ...  The sound ok and picture quality is decent.  ...  "
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" ...  Image quality is great on the app, and the sound works well.  ...  "
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" ...  Sound is just ok. For the price it’s totally worth it.  ...  "
Capacity
 35
room, living room, apartment, friends and family, baby
+89%
-11%
comment
" ...  Was in the market for a camera for the house and saw this one on Amazons deal of the day for $40.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I’ll recommend these to all my friends and family  ...  "
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" ...  Have it watching grandpa at home falls at his house.  ...  "
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" ...  have several of these around the house.  ...  "
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" ...  The picture below is in a low lit room.  ...  "
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" ...  I have one in every room.  ...  "
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" ...  I can see exactly what's going on in my room.  ...  "
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" ...  I mounted this on a front porch ceiling - provides a great view of the front yard and street as well as anyone approaching the front door.  ...  "
Other
 32
detection, tracking, sensor, alerts, movement
+69%
-31%
comment
" ...  It has a motion sensor that works very well.  ...  "
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" ...  Motion sensor records any movement and night vision is amazing as well.  ...  "
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" ...  On the upside, night imaging is outstanding even without the IR assist.  ...  "
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" ...  You either get whole picture motion, or none.  ...  "
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" ...  Motion detection notification.  ...  "
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" ...  Motion detection is great if a bit too sensitive even on the lowest setting. ... Alerts to phone in the event of motion.  ...  "
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" ...  Motion control works well.  ...  "
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" ...  I love it and I love the motion detection alerts!  ...  "
Network
 30
wifi, network, house, connect, coverage
+57%
-43%
comment
" ...  No issues with Wi-Fi range or signal .  ...  "
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" ...  My 71 year old husband likes to tinker in the barn and guest house.  ...  "
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" ...  I'm going to purchase a second one for other areas of the house.  ...  "
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" ...  have several of these around the house.  ...  "
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" ...  I cab watch my house from anywhere.  ...  "
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" ...  Personally I'm running super secure WiFi behind an awesome firewall and a VPN, there is noway some "hacker" is going to try that hard to get into this camera.  ...  "
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" ...  😍 I’m able to look into my house from anywhere.  ...  "
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" ...  I am surprised how well it works in darkness (have only tried around 10 feet range, but clear enough.  ...  "
Marketplace
 29
picture, works, product, expected, described
+69%
-31%
comment
" ...  Purchased on dec 19 2018 at amazom prime.  ...  "
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" ...  I like the pictures  ...  "
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" ...  I will update as soon as I fix this.  ...  "
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" ...  It worked so good I jus ordered another one!!  ...  "
comment
" ...  But other 2 are perfect and the quality of image is way over the standard in its class(+5 stars).  ...  "
comment
" ...  Works as advertised.  ...  "
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" ...  Like this better than the $100 ones at Costco.  ...  "
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" ...  Works great, it does everything as described.  ...  "
Resolution
 26
1080p, picture, video, quality, camera
+92%
-8%
comment
" ...  The 1080p quality is good enough for things that are fairly close, say 20-40 feet away the closer the better.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The clarity of the 1080p is good and the audio is also very clear.  ...  "
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" ...  Could have better resolution.  ...  "
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" ...  The camera is 1080 HD and takes very good video and pics.  ...  "
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" ...  1080p picture is crisp and connection is always good and clear.  ...  "
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" ...  This camera is fully HD.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The 1080p quality is good enough for things that are fairly close, say 20-40 feet away the closer the better.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Like the hd picture and the fact you can pan the area its in.  ...  "
Night Photography
 26
vision, clear, light, camera, day
+100%
comment
" ...  The motion sensor and night light image is great.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Clear resolution and decent night vision.  ...  "
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" ...  The Camera during bright day time is fine.  ...  "
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" ...  (I have mine set to HD) The night vision is also great!  ...  "
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" ...  I can’t wait to see the night vision quality  ...  "
comment
" ...  clear night vision  ...  "
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" ...  I bought this camera to keep an eye on what was going on in my house at night and when I was out of town.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Night vision is crystal clear and audio is very nice.  ...  "
Video Playback
 25
quality, videos, clear, good, watch
+80%
-20%
comment
" ...  Very clear video.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I've spent hundreds in the past for cameras with much less video quality.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Super crisp picture/video.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The video playback could benefit with an update that allows for stretching the time bar.  ...  "
comment
" ...  For price, ease of set up, overall connectivity, and quality of video.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Best of all, I can save or share 6sec videos via text.  ...  "
comment
" ...  i have no issue and video quality was so good  ...  "
comment
" ...  very clear video.  ...  "
Lagging
 21
motion, camera, recording, detected, delay
+24%
-76%
comment
" ...  You have to reset the camera for it to do so, but then it only does it for about a day.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I found this product to keep clicking (even when motion detection was off) and it would freeze, then playback the recording REALLY fast.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I only can get 10 flipping seconds of video without either of the aforementioned items.  ...  "
comment
" ...  But it was glitchy.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The system is very slow, have to refresh many times to see a short motion record.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Resetting did nothing.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Stops working randomly, and wont reset.  ...  "
comment
" ...  It started out ok but it now freezes randomly.  ...  "
Features
 20
light, mode, feature, auto, would
+65%
-35%
comment
" ...  However there is a pretty bright blue LED light which I used a sticker to block.  ...  "
comment
" ...  All the features work perfectly.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Even in night/IR mode.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Great image and a very nice company of features.  ...  "
comment
" ...  When they worked, they offered the features I was looking for at a good price.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Packed with features.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Still testing in different places to get the best use of the tracking feature.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Plenty of configuration settings like the ability to turn the IR light off or the status light.  ...  "
Color
 17
clear, pink, getting, colors, camera
+59%
-41%
comment
" ...  Could have better resolution.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The image was super color saturated/radiant.  ...  "
comment
" ...  its image quality at night or in the day are excellent  ...  "
comment
" ...  The image was pretty clear.  ...  "
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" ...  The image is good, but I would love to be able to adjust for various light levels or lighting types.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Black color is just more cool than white.  ...  "
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" ...  Great clarity in the image.  ...  "
comment
" ...  High sensitivity, clear image.  ...  "
Cables
 17
cable, power, usb, camera, white
+41%
-59%
comment
" ...  So I have two useless black cameras with tacky mismatched cords.  ...  "
comment
" ...  After one month the cord stopped working or so I Thought but it’s really the camera itself  ...  "
comment
" ...  The power cord was bad and they sent me one right away to replace.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Power cable arrived faulty  ...  "
comment
" ...  The power cable could be longer. ... It’s hard to mount high up with the short cable.  ...  "
comment
" ...  However this one's power cord did not work at all.  ...  "
comment
" ...  WHY package a white cord with a black camera?  ...  "
Firmware
 16
update, working, manually, website, latest
+13%
-88%
comment
" ...  Then I went into their website, and followed all steps one by one by manually updating firmware . ... I bought microSD for update firmware manually, which is another loss.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I felt as though they were reading the written instructions of the manual firmware update instruction which is already provided online.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The fix is to determine if you have the latest device firmware but they don’t tell you how determine so you assume if it does not work you need the update.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Does not come with current firmware, firmware file from their website is unreadable, zero support from company.  ...  "
comment
" ...  This was not an issue until I updated the firmware to the latest 1.9.2.0i_201812141405  ...  "
comment
" ...  Then, to upgrade the firmware you have to purchase a MicroSD card and format it with a PC.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The firmware is old (even though they were delivered today .  ...  "
comment
" ...  terribly disappointed, first I bought one camera and I was in love with it, next I bought 3 more but after a firmware update that was a pain in the rear my cameras don't work, they keep disconnecting from the wifi network, one of them is impossible to connect I am very, very angry with this product.  ...  "
Delivery
 15
received, delivery, product, camera, within
+53%
-47%
comment
" ...  I received this product and it looks amazing.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The camera arrived on time and in excellent condition.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Received this item on Monday had it setup within 10 min.  ...  "
comment
" ...  i did buy a 1080p camera and a 720p camera has arrived  ...  "
comment
" ...  Received as expected  ...  "
comment
" ...  Arrived quickly and works great!  ...  "
Product As Described
 14
works, expected, described, advertised, upside
+93%
-7%
comment
" ...  Works great, it does everything as described.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I like the pictures  ...  "
comment
" ...  But other 2 are perfect and the quality of image is way over the standard in its class(+5 stars).  ...  "
comment
" ...  Works as expected.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Anyway, now the picture is restored, but its upside down.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Better than expected.  ...  "
comment
" ...  works just as described .  ...  "
comment
" ...  Received as expected  ...  "
Zoom
 14
camera, pan tilt, pan, work, well
+93%
-7%
comment
" ...  We use it to check in on our dog, so the pan, tilt, zoom feature is nice.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The pan, tilt and zoom feature also work great.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Pan and tile works well, zoom is really just "software" not hardware zoom, but since the resolution is high, it's good as well.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I love the way you can pan around remotely and zoom, and listen in.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Works great just as it says the only thing I don’t like is the zoom isn’t all that great.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Images are very clear except for when you zoom in too much.  ...  "
comment
" ...  There are many features that are really cool and useful to explore such as zoom, panorama save, easy review of recorded alerts, and downloading photos to sd card!  ...  "
comment
" ...  the fact you can rotate the camera and zoom in is very impressive.  ...  "
Notifications
 12
alerts, alert, shows, delayed, 6
+25%
-75%
comment
" ...  The main problem is one has alerts and when you go to view them it shows tons of alerts then nothing - no alerts.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I get the alerts late and then 5 or 6 at a time.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Also the alerts would sometimes take up to 30 minutes to notify me.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Only triggered area alerts a third of the time.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Only 4 stars because the notifications are either non-existent or very delayed.  ...  "
Controls
 10
work, camera, use, two, hitting
+30%
-70%
comment
" ...  I had zero control over when it would kick on so if the light level was just a little too dark it would constantly switch between night and day mode.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The reset button doesn't work.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The home button?  ...  "
comment
" ...  it would skip.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Cannot get it re-inverted after two hours of online looking for help and hitting every damn button there is.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Though you can turn off the blue indicator lights, it makes a LOUD clicking sound as it moves.  ...  "
Memory
 10
gb, micro, memory card, days, cloud storage
+80%
-20%
comment
" ...  I've paired mine with the green 32gb Samsung sd card that Amazon recommended and haven't had any problems with storage.  ...  "
comment
" ...  However, you have to purchase cloud storage to keep any photos or videos.  ...  "
comment
" ...  It advertises that only a 32 GB card will work, but I threw in a 64 GB and it works without issue.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I put a 32gb storage card in it and I can scan back through many days of recordings.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I like the idea that you can add an external memory.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Cloud storage subscription is available.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I'm using a SanDisk Ultra Plus 64 gb micro SSD and I get about 6 days of recording.  ...  "
comment
" ...  It records on a micro SD card which, I think, can be up to 64 GB.  ...  "
Video Recording
 10
quality, clear, camera, recording, motion
+90%
-10%
comment
" ...  I needed a camera which would record video overnight (6-7 hours).  ...  "
comment
" ...  Recommended to family with tight budgets looking for good quality video cameras.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Great video camera.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Very clear video.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I've spent hundreds in the past for cameras with much less video quality.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I love this video camera.  ...  "
comment
" ...  very clear video.  ...  "
Build Quality
 10
loose, looks, feet, everything, dropped
+40%
-60%
comment
" ...  It looks like my unit came broken.  ...  "
comment
" ...  5 - Security feels quite questionable.  ...  "
comment
" ...  all hell breaks loose.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Arrived in a padded envelope with everything open and crushed.  ...  "
comment
" ...  It arrived in a box about twice the the size of the container without packing material - loose.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Soso: build quality, a lot else is soso  ...  "
For Travel
 9
home, use, traveling, travel, bought
+89%
-11%
comment
" ...  Use when we travel out of town.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Has some nice features like baby crying detection, auto-cruise, cruise bookmarks.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Good hardware and software - I can't wait to use it while on vacation.  ...  "
comment
" ...  We used this to monitor our home while we are away on vacation.  ...  "
comment
" ...   I bought this one for my home as a trial run because I travel a lot for work, and have no one at home to watch my place.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Allowed me to keep an eye on things while I was on vacation.  ...  "
comment
" ...  On a recent trip to Arctic Norway - one of the most remote locations on the planet - I was able to see and hear what was going on in my New York kitchen and living room - clearly and distinctly.  ...  "
Device Stand
 9
mount, ceiling, upside, stand, mounts
+100%
comment
" ...  Great product everything works as advertised only complaint I have is box was openin inside the amazon box an I’m missing wall mount an screws.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Image rotation in 90 degree increments would allow for wall mounting.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I have this one mounted on ceiling.  ...  "
comment
" ...  set it up in just a few mins and it comes with a ceiling mount for better angles .  ...  "
comment
" ...  Nice little setup and have option to mount upside down!  ...  "
comment
" ...  The one I received was black and it blends in well with my TV/TV stand, which is also black.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Mounts on the ceiling with components provided.  ...  "
comment
" ...  You can put it on a table or mount it on the wall or ceiling.  ...  "
Display Clarity
 9
resolution, camera, two, controls, bit
+56%
-44%
comment
" ...  There are two screens with controls and options . ... Would be nice if everything was on one screen.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Could have better resolution.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Great monitor for the home!  ...  "
comment
" ...  I took a screen shot and sent it to support.  ...  "
ISP
 9
internet, router, connection, connect, compatible
+67%
-33%
comment
" ...  You have to connect to the base router connection for initial setup.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Works very well, even with slow internet.  ...  "
comment
" ...  But I purposely set it that way and that’s fine by me.  ...  "
comment
" ...  And that was it!  ...  "
comment
" ...  just plug it in.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Better connection than others  ...  "
Call quality
 9
voice, call, well, talking, talk
+78%
-22%
comment
" ...  I can listen to her ,talking to her, and watch her.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Talk to the person through your phone app etc.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Plus you can have a 2 way conversation.  ...  "
comment
" ...  , I CAN HELP ANSWER!  ...  "
comment
" ...  The intercom feature also works well.  ...  "
comment
" ...  2 way intercom.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Love the call function.  ...  "
Overall performance
 8
slow, like, job, fast, video
+75%
-25%
comment
" ...  I got this gadget for my girlfriend and it does the job.  ...  "
comment
" ...  If you just want to wAtch your home it will get the job done.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The forth works fine.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I like it and it is fast .  ...  "
For Kids
 7
children, 2, one, nap, bought
+86%
-14%
comment
" ...  I bought this for my nephew.  ...  "
comment
" ...  We use it for our children to watch them while they nap.  ...  "
comment
" ...  my kids aren't so happy about it lol.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I bought 2 to keep an eye on my teenage kids and dogs.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I purchased this for one of my friends for home, she loves it!  ...  "
comment
" ...  This camera was used to keep an eye on the nanny and our kids.  ...  "
Ports
 7
camera, plug, came, cable, wifi
+57%
-43%
comment
" ...  I meant to get one to monitor outdoor, which has no plug in.  ...  "
comment
" ...  After buying new USB cords they work great.  ...  "
comment
" ...  just plug it in.  ...  "
Design
 7
one, looks, received, product, love
+57%
-43%
comment
" ...  I received this product and it looks amazing.  ...  "
comment
" ...  It looks nice.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I was concerned at first but you're able to see detail in almost anything.  ...  "
Volume
 6
volume, room, sometimes, low, speakers
+33%
-67%
comment
" ...  Makes a disturbing sound when its turn around itself.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Speaker is too low.  ...  "
comment
" ...  And if I were in the room .  ...  "
comment
" ...  It may do in a small bedroom.  ...  "
Remote
 6
control, camera, app
+67%
-33%
comment
" ...  Have three for 8 months now at remote locations.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Remote control and streaming work very nicely even on cellular networks.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I like the remote access app as well.  ...  "
Door
 6
front, window, walking, pick, camera
+50%
-50%
comment
" ...  I bought this to monitor our front door.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I have checked to see if it recorded people walking up to my front door and nada  ...  "
Defective Delivery
 5
defective, came, unit, looks, item
-100%
comment
" ...  The item is essentially DOA.  ...  "
comment
" ...  It looks like my unit came broken.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The hardware was defective upon receipt.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Did not appear damaged however.  ...  "
Bluetooth
 5
wifi, unable, tried, times, speaker
+40%
-60%
comment
" ...  Damn thing won’t pair with WiFi.  ...  "
comment
" ...  If I am unable to get to the camera it will not reconnect.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Tried "pairing" this thing multiple times and kept failing to sync to our wifi.  ...  "
Scan Quality
 4
scanning, code, cameras, phone, camera
+50%
-50%
comment
" ...  I have two of these cameras a little over a year, and while it had its problems with notifications and glitchy scanning, i could overlook that until it required a firmware update.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Lately I have turned the camera on and can see it scanning between the bookmarks I have set, but the camera does not appear to be seeing anything.  ...  "
Cable Length
 4
cord, short, cable, work, usb
+25%
-75%
comment
" ...  However this one's power cord did not work at all.  ...  "
comment
" ...  While the camera comes with a mount, it is almost useless as the power cord is too short.  ...  "
Lens
 4
camera, one, distortion, blurry
+50%
-50%
comment
" ...  The camera lens was broken when I received it.  ...  "
Comfort
 4
secure, reviews, home, falling
+75%
-25%
comment
" ...  We feel a bit more secure having it on.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I went to the website which is quite detailed and after a struggle I found it's easier to set it up than falling off a log.  ...  "
User Manual
 3
setup, manual, instructions, included
-100%
comment
" ...  You need to update your manual.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Rotated in all directions.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I suggest you remove that from the product description.  ...  "
For Running
 3
away, keep
+33%
-67%
comment
" ...  RUN DONT WALK AWAY FROM THIS!  ...  "
comment
" ...  You have to keep logging in to keep it running.  ...  "
As Gift
 3
gift
+100%
comment
" ...  About half for my use and half for Christmas gifts.  ...  "
comment
" ...  It was a gift, I have not heard.  ...  "
Sleep Tracking
 3
activity
+100%
comment
" ...  The activity alerts are an added bonus.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Sleep is what they do.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Night 5-current, no activity.  ...  "
Accuracy
 3
steps
-100%
comment
" ...  Unless I was sent the wrong one, the description is inaccurate.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I went through all the steps in the directions and it would just not work no matter what I tried.  ...  "
comment
" ...  It is so slow that you can defeat the auto-tracking by walking a bit faster than normal.  ...  "
Power Consumption
 3
+33%
-67%
comment
" ...  This is a bad day, the power light doesn't shine  ...  "
comment
" ...  After a lengthy power outage, I needed to reset the camera.  ...  "
Outdoor Unit
 3
unit, one, make, installed, cold
+100%
comment
" ...  Next purchase will be outdoor cameras.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Only way they could make this better for the price is make it outdoor rated.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I have installed 4 of these around the house combined with an outdoor unit, all works great!  ...  "
Band
 3
like, falling
+67%
-33%
comment
" ...  I went to the website which is quite detailed and after a struggle I found it's easier to set it up than falling off a log.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Super easy to set up, however it will not work on 5g radio band but works like a champ on the 2.4 ghz.  ...  "
USB
 3
camera, work, power, plug, cord
+33%
-67%
comment
" ...  Plug and play this is not.  ...  "
Clarity
 3
image
+100%
comment
" ...  This product is awesome and crystal clear.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The image was pretty clear.  ...  "
comment
" ...  Very clear and good range.  ...  "
Water Resistance
 3
pool, dropped
+67%
-33%
comment
" ...  Now that the pool construction is finished, I love the peace of mind of being able to check the pool cam to ensure that there are no kids or pets swimming when they shouldn't be.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I like it it has good night vision to it I only wish it was waterproof  ...  "
Storage
 3
camera, everything, arrived
+67%
-33%
comment
" ...  I bought it to keep an eye on my pet inside the room, I've always wanted to know what my puppy is up to when he's home alone.  ...  "
comment
" ...  I’m going to buy 3 more cameras which brings the cloud cost to $4 a month per cam for unlimited space.  ...  "
Fit
 3
secure, loose, material, arrived
+33%
-67%
comment
" ...  all hell breaks loose.  ...  "
comment
" ...  It arrived in a box about twice the the size of the container without packing material - loose.  ...  "
Charging
 3
would, white, used, usb, charger
-100%
comment
" ...  Also I tried to contact customer support about the year charge as it should not have started right away.  ...  "
comment
" ...  First of all I did not read that using this camera would require signing up for service that would charge me money.  ...  "
comment
" ...  The only negative is that it would have to be used near an outlet.  ...  "

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Specifications

Body
Size:  118.11 meters
Connectivity
WiFi:  Yes 
Display
Resolution:  Full HD 1080p 
Type:  LED 
Full HD 1080p
RESOLUTION
118.11 meters
SIZE
LED
TYPE
Yes
WIFI