Alert Indoor Security Camera

This is a great little camera for the price. I was curious as to how it would fit in with our 8 channel Swann CCTV but it really is independent of that, however, it is set up from within the same online SWANN account, so when I go to the Swann Security App, which is running great on Android 9.0, it comes up at the TOP of my feed, so I see this camera’s picture, then the cams from my CCTV set. You can name each camera whatever you want, and change the settings from the app. For instance, when I am at home, I don’t want the siren going off, but if I leave I can turn it on from the app, or change sensitivities to sound or motion. I can also turn the alarm off using the app. It offers several settings for motion detection or sound detection.There’s only one cord, and that’s power. It uses a micro USB to wall plug in for power. Set up took me at most 5 minutes, but I already had a Swann account. It might take 10 if you don’t.The picture is very good. It is very easy to make out faces from across the room or close up. It records to the Swann site and there’s no charge unless you want extended storage.It also comes with several door and window stickers that alert people that you have a Swann system.

The camera works just fine and sets up with the app fairly good.However, the cord is obnoxiously short – maybe about 3 feet long which pretty much confines you to locating the camera next to an outlet and with the hope/prayer that there is something nearby for it to rest on. While this is not an insurmountable issue, having a longer cable would have been nice to present you with some options; I can always zip-tie long cables…I can’t extend a very short one. The short cable can also present problems if it’s stretched to its full length – the camera isn’t very stable and stretching the cable to its full length may cause it to tip over. Although the base of the camera allows you to mount it to your own provided screws somewhere, I can’t imagine that the length of the cable will make this viable without investing in a cable of your own.Another disappointment for me that in the year 2019, the camera still only operates off a 2.4 GHz Wifi signal. While I have that option in my house, I tend to reserve it for older/legacy devices that operate on that frequency because the bandwidth along that range is not as high as my 5.0 GHz signal.The video quality is fairly good day and night. I will say top marks for night, however, since it looks far better than any other camera that I have tested to date although black and white (by necessity). Field of view is high which I’d estimate at 120 degrees to my untrained eye suggesting that a wide-angle lens is utilized.The app/camera has some other cons. Motion sensitivity is extremely high and you definitely want to disable phone notifications unless you want to drive yourself insane with constant pinging notifications; seriously, I had about 30 during the 5 minutes that I had fiddling with the thing and this was based on people sitting on a couch with little to no movement. If you’re gone for the day and know that no one else is going to be there, it may be worth turning on but leaving it on–even with reduced sensitivity–with people in the house will make you go mental.Swann actually has some decent hardware…but they definitely need to rethink their cord length and their software somewhat to knock it out of the park.

Great security camera. I have personally used and tried several brands of cameras like this. Additionally I’ve ordered at least three or four different brands of cameras over the years. I must say this camera has become one of my favorites so far.This camera is incredibly easy to set up and get working right out of the box. It has everything included hardware wise that you need, all that’s required is downloading the camera app. The camera self is super easy to pair and Connects in a breeze. One set up you can customize it to what you need for duration in motion activated.The camera resolution is high-quality, and certainly hi technician. The scammer has given me a great peace of mind helping me to keep an eye on the dogs while I am at work. I really enjoy the notification future, indicating when motion is detected in certain areas or zones of the house. A very good quality camera and a great addition to any existing or new home security system. The cloud storage feature is great making the scammer ideal for anybody looking to do it them self but it comes to home security.