I live in a college town that’s mostly safe but after a few things in my apartment have gone missing, I decided to look for a security camera. I’ve had the Yi Dome camera for a handful of days now and I have to say I’m pretty happy with it.I set it up a few days ago before I decide to do a review and I don’t exactly remember the process but that is a good thing. I remember that I had to set it up through the app but it was so easy and painless that I forgot exactly how the set up works. The app makes it self explanatory. If you know how to hook up a tablet or cell phone to wi-fi, you’ll figure out how to sync your camera up to your wifi and the app no problem.The Yi Home app itself works wonderfully. My fiancé and I have different schedules so she usually lets me know when she leaves and I turn the camera on remotely. 9.75/10 if I’m in an area with a good signal I can get a pretty stellar image from the app but when I have 3g the frame rate slows to a crawl if I get a connection to the camera at all. Luckily, I have 4G LTE through most of the city so most of the time I always have access to it. On solid wi-fi ,the streaming is pretty close to real time. I’ve noticed there is a bit of a delay if you’re trying to turn the camera on and off. If you are using cellular data it takes 30-45 seconds (for me at least) to get the camera to connect to my phone once I’ve turned it on but it’s never failed to make a connection. Usually, I can download the alert recordings even on 3G. The two way calling/intercom feature is fun and super easy to use on a regular basis. I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to be there for intruders or to yell at your dog but my household uses it the same way you would use FaceTime or Skype, pretty nifty.Camera quality isn’t anything to write home about but it’s clear enough to give you a crisp image of what’s happening in your home. It’s great if you’re gonna use it to monitor your windows and your front door but not so great if you’re trying to shoot the next Paranormal Activity. Technically speaking, I’d say HD is 720p at 20-30 fps with a super wide angle, the frame rate stutters more when I have a bad connection but that’s to be expected. Night vision works great but I’ve noticed it doesn’t shut off in the morning/early dawn when I have light peeking in through the windows until later in the day. Eventually, it shuts off as the sun rises but it could probably turn itself off sooner. I haven’t used the schedule function the device yet.This is my first time using a cloud service on a regular basis and I trust it. The app gives the option to make a Yi account and that process is the same as singing up for any other service. I opted for $10 a month option which record 15 seconds on the cloud service when there is movement and paired it with a 16GB Micro SD card. This is perfect because if I didn’t see the alert notification and somebody tried to break in and destroy the camera, I would still have access to the footage it did get. Pretty nifty service that works with every motion alert.My only real problem with this product is that it can’t tell the difference between a somebody walking passed my front window and my cats just running around. I get about 3-5 alert notifications a day and 94% of the time it’s just my cat trying to jump on the window. It’s nice to get cute videos of your cats but it’s kind of alarming when it’s supposed to track home invaders. I’ve learned that most of the time it’s nothing and the camera connection is so solid and works so quickly that I can check in and make sure it’s nothing else. The menu interface is a little clunky and I wish there was just a button for me to just turn my camera and the motion detection on and off without having to hit little gearbox to get into my settings but that’s just me being nitpicky. It would be nice to have a website version of the app as well or some e-mail related integration so if I have don’t have my phone on me and/or can’t get signal I can still get alerts but it isn’t a huge issue for me. The cord could probably be longer but that’s nothing a usb extension couldn’t fix.I’ve seen reviews that say the app does too much with your privacy settings but it’s kind of expected. The app needs permission to alert me and to record and send stuff to my phone, it makes sense that they would need permission for my storage. If you’re really that paranoid about it, you can unplug it, make it face a wall or put it in a box and then plug it in and set it up again. It’s a lot of extra steps since you turn it off from the app but the camera boots up, starts and connects to the app again on it’s own in a few minutes. Some people may feel weird about it’s capabilities and “hacking” but from what I’ve seen Yi is a legit company and I feel comfortable with my product. Chances are that I’ll buy another Yi device for the other room.To recap:PRO’s:-Motion Detection-Cloud Service-Controlling Camera Remotely (with decent connection)-App functionality-Intercom works like a video conference-Easy set-up-Very reliable-Alerts work they way they are supposed to-Cat Videos!CON’s:-Have to use phone app-Somewhat clunky interface-Unusable without your phone-Night vision somewhat wonky-6 ft Power cord-Cat Videos (alerts every time your pets move in frame even on lowest movement settings)If you need a security camera that is trustworthy and fully functional get this. Just make sure you leave your pets in the other room.