Here's some brief context. My wife and I bought a new home that is somewhat isolated from civilization. We also both work jobs that put us at a higher risk of criminal contact. Because of this, we installed a security system. Part of that system includes motion sensors in certain parts of the home that we believe leave us vulnerable to break-in. Recently, one of those detectors went off in the middle of the night but ended up being a false alarm. That incident made me realize how blind I am going into certain areas of our home (such as the finished basement).
Enter YI 1080p Dome Camera. We decided to put this down in that basement area for two reasons. One reason is so that if a motion sensor goes off, we can quickly judge the likelihood of false alarm. The second reason is so when ensuring our home is secure, I don't have to walk down into an area with no visual cues. I'm not trying to sound paranoid, it's simply good forethought.
This camera installed in minutes. I was actually surprised how easily it connected. The image quality, directional controls and features are truly incredible at its price point. The remote management is also great. There was an immediate firmware update to download which also went smoothly. I think the firmware update may have resolved some of the over-tracking issues people mentioned in other reviews. I have no had that issue so that is just my opinion.
Feature wise, here are things I appreciated. 1) Motion Detection: you can set this camera to act as a motion sensor, and most importantly, you can also set it to send alerts to mobile devices when motion is detected. Detection also automatically takes a picture and begins recording and tracking the target. I let my 70lb German Shepherd go down stairs to test it out and it works really well. Please don't think this is going to be some movie-quality motion tracker; however, for $60, it truly does its job brilliantly. 2) Scheduling: You can set the motion detection to only activate during certain time periods. This effectively makes it a set it and forget it device and also works well in tandem with preexisting security system schedules. 3) Cloud storage: I didn't intend to use the cloud feature but since it comes with a month of free recording, I went ahead and signed up. I was surprised that the pricing scheme is very reasonable. I think 7 days of looped recording was only ~$6/m and of course they offered discounts for paying in advance and so forth. That's pretty reasonable and you don't have to worry about somebody taking the MicroSD card from the device.
A few features I believe should be added or enhanced: 1) Scheduling: this feature is limited to three time periods right now. I wish it was more fully featured allowing you to set day-by-day schedules. 2) User Management: Right now, you can configure a pin code to access camera feeds. I wish they'd allow you to set up multiple users per account or camera so I can issue both permanent and temporary guest codes. I don't want to set my pin code and give that out to people for obvious reasons. 3) Offline detection: I wish the app would send a push notification to your device if it detects the device offline. This would let me know if my wireless is out, power is out or if tampering has occurred. 4) Access notifications: it would provide additional peace of mind if the device would send notifications to owner accounts whenever somebody logged into the feed. I'm not just worried about big brother but also somebody who somehow figures out how to access your YI account. Something along the lines of "This MAC/IP Address is viewing your Downstairs Camera as of DateHere."
Again, for the price, this item is worth well beyond its value. The suggestions above would simply set it well above the competition and make it a more complete supplement to your security. I will be purchasing at least two more of these. If their continue to hold up, I'll scout out YI's other items. They have surprised me with their great quality.
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| power source | DC | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Battery Powered |
| video resolution | 1080p | 1080p | 2K | 2K | 2K | 1080p |
| wireless tech | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| viewing angle | — | — | 360 degrees | 95 degrees | 360 degrees | 140 degrees |
| night vision range | — | 33 feet | 33 feet | 10 meters | 33 feet | 26.25 feet |
| mounting type | Wall Mount | Wall Mount | Wall Mount, Floor Stand | Wall Mount | Ceiling Mount, Wall Mount, Surface Mount | Wall Mount |
| alert type | Motion Only | Motion Only | Audio and Motion | Motion Only | Audio and Motion | Motion Only |
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See Who’s Home in 1080P HDReceive an alert as soon as a person has been detected within an activity zone in Full HD Resolution, day and night. See who's appeared in your clips with a summary of each face detected, thanks to our latest AI+ Sensor & Edge Computing technologies. |
Intelligent Human, Motion, & Sound DetectionWith the power of edge computing, receive smarter and faster human, motion, or sound detection notifications. View up to 9 cameras live-feeds using the easy to use and intuitive YI Home App. |
View every corner with 360° TrackingThe YI Dome Camera U can rotate 340° horizontally & 90° vertically, allowing you to track motion for up to 10 seconds and set up to 8 bookmark locations. You can place it everywhere, upside-down. |
Smart Camera for a Smart HomeUse any screen-based Google Assistant or Alexa device. Turn on your camera or view its live feed. |
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Great Purchase - A Couple Complaints
I purchased two of these YI Dome Cameras to watch my place and my cats while I'm at work or out of town. They were easy to setup with my smart phone. The original power cord they provide is short. If you want to mount these to your ceiling you need to buy a longer usb power cable. Consider where you're plugging it in and where you want to mount it. It also does not come with a micro SD memory card. You will need one for each camera if you want it to save clips and have saved alerts from each.The cameras come with minimal directions, but there is plenty of information on their app/online to help you if you get stuck. All you do is plug it in, scan from the app on your phone to connect it to your wifi and you're hooked up. There are settings within the app you can update (alerts, recording, etc). You do the same steps adding additional cameras. I find the app mildly difficult to navigate - sometimes it takes me a few rounds to get to what I'm looking for.The ad on the app isn't bad, it's a full size page that comes up when you open the app that you just press 'skip' to get to your cameras. It happens like once a day. I almost didn't buy them because of the complaints about the ads, but I don't find it hard to press 'skip' once a day. It might happen every time you completely close the app.The only reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars is, besides the short original power cord, the picture still seems pixelated to me even though I purchased 1080p. It looks ok zoomed out, but as I zoom in on what's happening on the camera from the app things do get distorted. I know that happens with fixed lenses (you're zooming in on the image, the camera isn't actually zooming in), but it seems a bit low-qual for my tastes. Also my place tends to be dark, which doesn't help. Good lighting and close to the camera things looks great! Night vision is handy, but can also pixilate. So, in short, I can definitely see what's going on, it just not fine quality imagery. Good natural light is best. So not terrible but not completely satisfying in my situation.The two way audio works well. I have no qualms with it.I can move the cameras remotely back and forth and up and down to check out an entire room. Also easy-to-use.They look nice, just as pictured.Altogether a worthy purchase for what I'm using it for.
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IzivsIII
Come sorvegliare la propria auto a distanza
Reviewed in Italy on August 17, 2017
IzivsIII
Reviewed in Italy on August 17, 2017
Ecco, questa Yi Dome risolve esattamente questi problemi......vi basterà dotarvi di un modem router mobile, di un cavetto usb - micro usb e di una batteria portatile da 1A di uscita (quelle per ricaricare lo smartphone) ed il gioco è fatto.
I passaggi sono questi:
- Scaricate l'applicativo dal playstore (per chi ha android) YI Home;
- Selezionate il modello di cam 1080p e registratevi (sarà necessario andare sulla propria email e dare conferma);
- Accendete il router mobile e stabilite una connessione con lo smartphone;
- Collegate la Cam alla batteria portatile e attendete che la cam vi chieda di leggere il QR code;
Stabilito il collegamento avrete il pieno controllo della cam che può ruotare si in senso orizzontale che verticale.
L'imbarazzo della scelta è solo dove posizionarla all'interno dell'auto.
A questo punto potete anche allontanarvi dalla rete del router mobile, tornare a casa e connettervi alla vostra rete internet......attraverso l'applicativo avremmo sempre il pieno controllo di ciò che sta capitando alla nostra auto. La cam, infatti, avendo la possibilità di ruotare 345° in orizzontale e 115° verticale) può tenere sotto controllo un'ampia zona d'ambiente circostante. In alternativa, in funzione prettamente di antifurto, si può posizionare sotto il sedile anteriore, puntata verso i pedali ed attivare il rilevamento di movimento con avviso sul proprio smartphone.
Il consumo della batteria è irrisorio, con una batteria da 10000 mha (quella della foto - piuttosto vecchiotta - di almeno 4 anni) ho fatto 6 ore di controllo remoto e non ho consumato neanche il 25% della batteria (i 4 led del consumo infatti indicavano ancora piena carica).
Ora in commercio (anche su Amazon) ci sono batterie da 22000 mha......quindi è plausibile anche un controllo remoto per oltre 48- 60 ore (dipende da quanti accessi facciamo e da quanto muoviamo la cam).
Per la casa il tutto è ancora più semplice......la cam è dotata dai un alimentatore con innesto usb e di un cavo di circa 1.5 m. Basterà connetterla alla rete elettrica e ripetere i passaggi fatti per la connessione con il router mobile.
E' presente anche uno slot per una micro usb in modo da avere la possibilità di registrare oppure abbonandosi (a pagamento) avere il servizio YI con ip cloud.
Non manca anche la funzione audio e quella di allert con avviso in conseguenza di rilevamento di movimento.
Occorre rammentare che per la trasmissione delle immagini a 1080 p occorre una banda piuttosto ampia, almeno 2 MB, quindi, se in upload avete una banda da 0.3 / 0.5 sarebbe meglio orientarsi su cam a 720p.
Stesso discorso per il mobile. In HSDPA+, 3G e Lte è ok, ma in "E" assolutamente no.....non c'è banda per trasmettere.
In conclusione, considerando anche gli ottimi materiali con cui è costruita ( plastica di qualità superiore) e la buona qualità video, non posso che consigliarla.
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