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Outdoor Security Camera, Wansview 1080P WiFi Home Surveillance Waterproof Camera with Night Vision, Motion Detection, Remote Access, Works with Alexa-W4


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Product Summary

  • 1080P FHD with 2 Megapixel LensWansview outdoor security camera is equiped with 2 Megapixel HD lens, which delivers crystal clear & smooth video day & night, protect your home wherever you are. Camera works with 2.4G WiFi5G is not supported
  • Works with Alexa & Night VisionWansview home security camera works with Alexa, you could ask your Echo Show, Fire TV to show your wansview wifi camera; with 24pcs built-in infrared LED, night vision distance up to 20 meters, which gives you a piece of mind day & night.
  • IP 65 Waterproof Wansview outdoor wifi camera is rated with IP65, the working temperature ranges from 14F to 104F (-1040)made with aluminum alloy, it is vandalproof and can work well under harsh weather, even in the storm and snowy weather.
  • Real-time AlertWansview outdoor surveillance camera will capture motion activities, a real-time notification will be sent to the phone. Open the wansview cloud app, you could check what is happening immediately.
  • Security and Customer ServiceFinancial Encryption Technology and the highest protection of data to ensure the security of your privacy. It supports cloud storage to avoid the risk of camera stolen or broken. 30-day cloud service free trial is available.No one could access your data without your permission. Outstanding customer service, please feel free to contact us for any assistance

Product Attributes

  • Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)

Brand

wansview


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Product Review Analysis*

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

69.0% 8.8% 22.2%

Senti score  [77.8%]

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Pros & Cons

absolutely perfect

"absolutely perfect for keeping an eye on the house"
100.0%

absolutely brilliant

"absolutely brilliant camera and price!"
100.0%

absolutely stunning

"absolutely stunning piece of equipment easy to use software easy to install the cameras"
100.0%

absolutely delighted

"i was absolutely delighted when i viewed the picture in pitch black conditions"
100.0%

excellent product

"excellent product for the price and would recommend"
100.0%

very pleased

"for recording of video you do need to subscribe to a cloud based service i have not had any need for this as i just wanted a camera for live monitoring however it does provide notification via the app and email of any detected motion that is useful for me overall very pleased"
100.0%

brilliant camera

"this is a brilliant camera with excellent integration with alexa as well as local integration with blueiris dvr"
100.0%

excellent integration

"this is a brilliant camera with excellent integration with alexa as well as local integration with blueiris dvr"
100.0%

absolutely superb

"overall absolutely superb!"
100.0%

excellent both

"i have several indoor wansview cameras as well as these outdoor cameras and have found their performance to be excellent both in terms of the image quality and the response time for motion detection"
100.0%

works faultlessly

"easy to install and set up and works faultlessly with the wansview app"
100.0%

superb picture

"great price excellent quality and superb picture"
100.0%

works brilliantly

"this camera is brilliant setup was so much easier than i thought it would be and now i have it connected by an ethernet cable to my wifi it works brilliantly"
100.0%

great experience

"good product and great experience with the supplier!"
99.9%

brilliant pictures

"a must have camera if you want ease of use quality and brilliant pictures"
99.9%

quite good

"the picture quality is really quite good surprisingly so"
99.9%

brilliant product

"i’m going to get another myself to now cover my back garden brilliant product!"
99.9%

absolutely fantastic

"absolutely fantastic records short clips to alert you to motion only downside is does not record for too long but this is what it's designed for and saves you having to pay £100's for fitted cctv quick installation"
99.9%

excellent piece

"excellent piece of equipment"
99.9%

able to install

"this my first purchase of cctv and was sceptical of being able to install"
99.9%

great improvement

"hardware wise great improvement over the w2 model cameras i already have shame mega pixels was not increased "
99.9%

installation process

"the installation process goes really smoothly you can either use the ethernet cable that come in a really smart protected cables' cover from rain and extreme weather conditions switching night mode is automatic and efficient"
99.9%

like amazing

"i have previously purchased the indoor 1080p wansview cameras and they have been fantastic like amazing you should buy those without even hestiating"
99.9%

solid piece

"it's a solid piece of kit metal housing and well constructed"
99.8%

excellent wifi camera

"excellent wifi camera "
99.8%

marked offline

"a few hours later the camera was marked offline and i spent a long time trying to reconnect it in various ways"
99.8%

amazing quality

"fantastic product amazing quality for price clear picture day or night "
99.8%

good piece

"it also comes with a app which is a good piece of kit as you can set alerts and also watch what’s going on while you’re away from home"
99.8%

great relief

"it is a great relief and we get notifications with any movement plus excellent picture quality!"
99.8%

great motion detection

"great motion detection "
99.7%

highly recommend

"overall i think this camera is very good for the price and does what it says on the box i highly recommend"
99.6%

best thing

"the best thing ever!"
99.6%

loved perfect

"i wonderful camera i loved perfect the only thing if you want better security you need to pay subscription?"
99.6%

recommend highly

"really great camera for the money has good night vision and brilliant motion detection picture is very clear setup is simple i did have some problem connecting it with my router but that was because of my router settings customer care is very helpful and informative in answering any questions that i had i would recommend highly this product"
99.5%

brilliant wifi signal

"recently purchased this camera for the garden to keep a eye on the dog and kids etc plus security reasons when we’re not home got to admit i am more than impressed it’s a fantastic little camera with great picture quality day and night brilliant wifi signal and really easy to set up as well as the price if anything it’s under priced for the quality of it"
99.4%

extremely good

"the hd picture quality is extremely good very sharp both in day and night vision and especially for a camera at this price point"
99.4%

really good

"night vision also really good"
99.3%

great thing

"other great thing is that it can be used with amazon alexa so can be also viewed not only by phone app but using amazon show and also on my television thanks for a great security camera and service"
99.3%

works superbly

"motion sensor works superbly and needs patience to find the correct sensitivity setting for its field of view"
99.1%

exceptionally good

"the 1080 hd picture is exceptionally good and you can zoom in while maintaining the clarity"
98.9%

recorded output

"where this differs from the original w3 models is that a different app desktop program is required and more importantly recorded output is cloud based and it's quite prices after the initial trial period"
98.9%

really fantastic

"fantastic such a clear picture day and night so easy to use settings are easy notifications are clear really fantastic camera highly recommended so simple to use on your phone"
98.9%

works perfectly

"this one works perfectly"
98.6%

real bargain

"this was a real bargain"
98.2%

excellent design idea

"the motion detection and alerts to my iphone is an excellent design idea"
98.1%

worked a treat

"decided that the best option was to stick the same brand so we can use the same software and cloud account the quick set up guide worked a treat and the camera pretty much sorted itself out"
97.8%

excellent picture

"i have linked the camera to my echo show 8 and it gives an excellent picture with plenty of detail"
97.5%

great images cloud

"great images cloud based but even with out an sd card it records for 24 hours and you still have an option to save record it on your phone"
97.3%

excellent after care

"on what steps to carry out carried them out and camera is working to be honest better than i imagined so in summary very good product with excellent after care which i thing is important these days"
96.8%

commented thuz

"previously i had commented thuz: "there seems to be no obvious way to view live images always starting in playback mode!"
96.6%

very impressive

"after fixing them in situ i did have to reboot them to pick up the wifi once more the clarity of the cameras is very good indeed and the night vision is great too i can actually identify who's who in black and white very impressive"
95.6%

glad companies

"i also set this up on my echo show i'm glad that alexa devices support cheaper products as not everyone can afford the higher end gadgets and i'm glad companies offer an affordable product that runs along side alexa devices"
95.0%

fixing screws

"on opening the box the camera itself feels well made and i got the various accessories provided power supply wireless adapter fixing screws etc "
94.9%

well designed

"the camera works on ethernet and wifi and the connectors are well designed"
94.6%

fast and informative

"excellent customer service and always get a fast and informative response from them"
94.1%

wonderful camera

"i wonderful camera i loved perfect the only thing if you want better security you need to pay subscription?"
94.0%

extremely user

"well the wansview cctv is extremely user friendly and was fitted and connected within 30min"
93.6%

happy and impressed

"very happy and impressed i 100% recommend to anyone considering"
93.1%

it's a bargain

"and for £33 it's a bargain!"
93.1%

they are excellent

"given the price do not expect all the bells and whistles i gave it a 5 star rating because for the price they are excellent but if you want more sophisticated systems then you need to pay more"
93.1%

excellent camera

"this is an excellent camera extremely small but powerful"
92.9%

various screws

"it is easy to adjust the various screws to get any angle you require"
92.6%

performs brilliantly

"overall i am very happy with this camera and it performs brilliantly for what i need it for"
92.4%

amazing job the camera

"i wanted a cheap cctv camera to keep an eye on my pets when they are outside and it does an amazing job the camera was easy to install and set up and you get a 30 day free trial for cloud storage which i got to test out and it works great so far"
92.0%

excellent also

"and the build quality of the camera is excellent also"
92.0%

brilliant thank

"buy one more camera do a screen instead of my phone and we are good to go 😀 brilliant thank you"
91.9%

very effective

"i highly recommend this as a simple cheap and very effective way to add security and peace of mind to your property home"
91.8%

absolutely love it

"i absolutely love it!"
91.6%

clever and intuitive

"being able to access it over 4g network is really useful and the alert set up is clever and intuitive"
91.2%

done a brilliant

"anyone could get them up and running in less than 5 minutes credit to the company they have done a brilliant job"
91.1%

works a treat

"easy peasy to install works a treat"
90.9%

amazing cctv

"protect your property with this amazing cctv"
89.6%

pleased and reassured

"i installed this so my mother can check her front door on her phone before opening it and she's very pleased and reassured by this"
89.6%

really smart

"the installation process goes really smoothly you can either use the ethernet cable that come in a really smart protected cables' cover from rain and extreme weather conditions switching night mode is automatic and efficient"
89.1%

very sleek

"the camera is very sleek and tidy"
89.0%

which is excellent

"edit: i have contacted their customer service which is excellent hopefully the issue will be sorted"
88.9%

brilliant everything

"the camera is brilliant everything i expected everything you need in the box"
88.8%

shows perfectly

"voila camera shows perfectly in free computer app"
88.8%

very well constructed

"this camera is worth every penny very easy to set up and use the picture quality is superb and i have found i can zoom in via my ipad the night vision is excellent as well was watching two foxes playing early hours one morning very well constructed and made very impressed with it"
88.7%

excellent job for that

"it's a budget camera but does an excellent job for that"
88.6%

great camera

"great camera definitely worth the money"
88.5%

really happy

"after longer than i was hoping to get a power supply to the camera i now have it in place and am really happy with it"
88.4%

star feedback

"5 star feedback"
87.9%

camera is great

"this camera is great!"
87.7%

product is fantastic

"this product is fantastic!"
87.2%

vital protection

"it's also a vital protection from any vandalism as the recordings are stored on line and still accessible without the camera in place"
75.0%

perfect item

"perfect item just dont know how to hide wire ends easy to use only problem dont have paypal dont lime them and only way to sign up to a account"
75.0%

good coverage

"the night vision worked better than expected and the field of view makes good coverage easy to achieve"
75.0%

works well

"motion sensor works well and you will be notified by a pop up message on your phone just like you would if you got a message"
75.0%

good price

"so good price for the quality and easy to set up"
75.0%

great price

"all in all a very worthy camera at a great price"
75.0%

decent quality

"overall it is a nice and easy to use product well packaged and decent quality for the price"
75.0%

very handy

"the phone app was very handy when i had a moth triggering it during the night"
75.0%

looks good

"the camera is very well built and compact so looks good once installed"
75.0%

very sturdy

"the camera is very sturdy and well built and very easy to adjust to get it in the right position"
75.0%

desired area

"great wide picture quality night vision motion detection and also records 10 second snippets when motion is detected in desired area which you can alter to cover as big or small a area as you want"
75.0%

outdoor picture

"i have the indoor camera and it connects to the same app on mobile phone so i can see the indoor picture and outdoor picture on same app which is nice and clear"
75.0%

seems well

"i like the quality and feel of the camera it seems well made and of good quality components"
75.0%

desired level

"the alerts can be turned on off and sensitivity to movement can be set to your desired level"
74.9%

really easy

"i already have one of the indoor cameras so adding the new device was really easy"
74.9%

cctv cameras

"i have used a lot of these home cctv cameras and i found this very easy to set up"
74.9%

easy instructions

"every thing is in the box with clear and easy instructions"
74.9%

indoor cameras

"i already have one of the indoor cameras so adding the new device was really easy"
74.9%

great news

"at the moment only one person has control of the settings but i’ve been told that anyone within my home who has the app will be able to use the settings too within the next month which is great news"
74.9%

indoor version

"i'd previously bought the indoor version of this and was completely satisfied so bought this too"
74.9%

great value

"we thought it was great value that we also bought a second one for the back of our house"
74.9%

refresh rate

"easy to hook up slow on refresh rate but high quality image's no good for watching wild life but good for security zooms well and fantastic in low light"
74.9%

feels well

"on opening the box the camera itself feels well made and i got the various accessories provided power supply wireless adapter fixing screws etc "
74.9%

decent drill

"all you require is a conveniently located power socket a decent drill and away you go"
74.9%

really well

"arrived next day 29th jan 2020 lunch time prime free delivery next day packaged really well it's only small but does more than just a security camera able to position well adjusted easily to alter view even if only a little it's waterproof has night vision motion detection able to zoom in these are only a few of it's capabilities!"
74.9%

fast delivery

"fast delivery packaged well instruction easy to understand installed the wansview app i’m using n my chicken coop located electric source plugged into an outside waterproof main supply i’m hopeless with tech and if i can install any idiot can do it "
74.9%

good reviews

"i brought this camera for security as it had good reviews"
74.9%

right position

"the camera is very sturdy and well built and very easy to adjust to get it in the right position"
74.9%

indoor picture

"i have the indoor camera and it connects to the same app on mobile phone so i can see the indoor picture and outdoor picture on same app which is nice and clear"
74.9%

outdoor cameras

"i have several indoor wansview cameras as well as these outdoor cameras and have found their performance to be excellent both in terms of the image quality and the response time for motion detection"
74.9%

weather resistant

"so decided to get an outdoor version which is weather resistant so i could watch our fox in our back garden"
74.9%

outdoor version

"i had bought an indoor camera the previous week and decided to get the outdoor version to work with the cloud software to keep my cameras on the same app"
74.9%

great setup

"i find these easy to setup installation notes easy to follow and the online help from the company 5* the night vision quality is great setup for notifications between set hours and no false readings"
74.9%

great device

"summary great device but consider investing a little bit more to get the upgraded version from wansview"
74.9%

indoor cams

"i purchased the wansview w4 outdoor security camera as i already own two q5 indoor cams by wansview"
74.9%

easy installation

"easy installation "
74.8%

recommend these

"i'm very pleased with my purchase and would absolutely recommend these to family and friends and strangers alike"
74.8%

looks great

"it looks great and the quality is brilliant even at night"
74.8%

monthly service

"alternatively you can purchase the monthly service that wansview is offering"
74.8%

very quickly

"if you have a problem you email the support guys and they respond very quickly"
74.8%

picture quality

"i found the picture quality on this 'small' camera to be surprisingly good and the night vision was excellent see photos "
74.8%
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terrible rain

"my first camera had issues i think it ended up becoming water logged after we had terrible rain and the night vision was glitching however customer service sent out a brand new one with a week or so"
100.0%

utter waste

"they only positive aspect of this camera is that it has decent picture quality but pretty much everything else makes this camera an utter waste of money"
99.9%

failure delay

"the set up wasn’t as smooth as expected on the first day to account registration activation failure delay"
99.6%

worst thing

"but by far the worst thing is that every now and then the camera goes off line"
99.5%

really frustrating

"it’s really frustrating that this camera doesn’t work with an nvr"
99.0%

clear instruction

"when i went through the set up to connect to wifi camera would only work for about 20 seconds and then cut out i had to unplug to reset i was a bit disappointed with the camera i found the email for support and emailed to my surprise i had a answer after about a hours it was sunday with clear instruction"
99.0%

takes forever

"it takes forever to login and doesn’t work times out most of the time"
98.8%

limit extreamly

"the 10 second limit extreamly affects the use of the product"
96.3%

answer waste

"no answer waste of £25 company wrote to me to offer a refund plus £10 to remove the comment on amazon"
95.7%

biggest disappointment

"my biggest disappointment is with the wansview cloud app both on my phone and pc version"
93.3%

worst camera

"the worst camera iv had not happy at all "
89.0%

annoying and useless

"2 only one user can log in and view the camera at a time which is extremely annoying and useless"
88.2%

losing connectivity

"it keeps losing connectivity and keeps turning off"
75.0%

small issue

"the only small issue is that it can be a bit too sensitive to anything moving like grass or rain"
74.9%

poorly made

"i know a poorly made item when i see it"
74.9%

fault them

"i’ve got a few other wansview cameras and cannot fault them and the customer service is excellent i would absolutely recommend it"
74.9%

shuts down

"* the camera shuts down without you realizing it but there would be chunks of gaps of missing footage i wouldn't recommend this camera to anyone i know"
74.9%

only gripe

"my only gripe is the app although it works it will not work on older android devices"
74.9%

really chunky

"the only downside is the really chunky wires that need drilling through the wall!"
74.9%

only issue

"the only issue i can say is that i would have preferred it if the main cable could be unplugged from the camera to make it easier to feed through a wall"
74.9%

plain sailing

"sensitivity adjusted it's not all plain sailing hence the 3 5 stars"
74.9%

expired even

"i realized that by then the 30 day trial had expired even without even turning on the camera and that company had taken the annual subscription charge from me through paypal"
74.8%

more expensive

"there are a lot more expensive cameras out there but this one does the job"
74.8%

flimsy plastic rubbish

"though i can see it being useful for those that require this feature for £30 the camera is extremely good value for money it isn't cheap flimsy plastic rubbish like most are for this price"
74.8%

lesser known

"not what you’d usually expect from a lesser known chinese brand"
74.8%

does n't work

"being returned my wifi is 5g so doesn't work"
74.8%

didnt work

"i got it on but then the app didnt work"
74.7%

major drawbacks

"i believe this has a few major drawbacks"
74.7%

drops immediately

"it connects but drops immediately"
74.7%

pixel distortion

"a static picture seems good quality but when there is movement you get lag drift & pixel distortion more often than not"
74.7%

little problem

"i had a little problem setting the camera up as it would not read the qr code but after contacting customer support they suggested printing the code bigger which did the trick"
74.7%

selling literature

"no mention was made in the selling literature that you had to subscribe to an separate i cloud storage facility"
74.6%

signal strength issue

"1st was wifi dropping out accepting that maybe a signal strength issue so opted for a wired connection and reconfigured it to suit"
74.6%

have poor wifi

"only thing is if you have poor wifi like me it does take a while to load but it is still recording whilst loading"
74.6%

very clunky

"app very clunky"
74.6%

indecent happed

"eg a indecent happed and it was not captured on my camera because the camera stopped filming at that point"
74.5%

return this

"guess will have to return this if i dont get my verification email by the morning"
74.4%

found annoying

"* another thing i found annoying is the camera will automatically cut after a few minutes during recordings which will reflect in some missing footaging that may have been useful"
74.4%

most expensive

"i know this w4 outdoor camera isn't the most expensive but i was hoping for a little better as i have the k2 indoor camera which i am very happy with"
74.3%

very expensive

"the major down side is the cloud storage it’s very expensive and only one user from the household can view the cloud storage"
74.3%

into operation

"as far as the camera is concerned adding it to the app and putting it into operation was very simple"
73.8%

utterly useless

"i found this to be utterly useless for me"
73.7%

outside wall problems

"but once it was fitted up on the outside wall problems began"
73.7%

ball joint

"the ball joint for adjusting angle makes much easier to fit and the camera itself is much smaller and has alexa functionality that works great shame this couldn't be added for existing models however one of the biggest issues for me is old cameras and new cameras have to be operated on separate apps which for someone who already has many wansview cameras doesn't work for me"
73.4%

very least

"i would like to use my own client app or at the very least be able to login via a browser"
73.4%

much hassle

"as this was my first time using an app based wifi camera i was intrigued to find out how "much hassle" it would be to set up"
73.2%

slightly annoying

"not difficult but slightly annoying"
73.1%

does n't matter

"it is smaller than i thought it would be and smaller than the ezviz but that doesn't matter"
73.0%

last one failed

"purchased this wifi camera as my last one failed"
73.0%

free trial

"wansview w4 the camera came with all the fixing require to install it to the wall the cable is a little to short to get through the cavity but that’s not a deal breaker i have not tried the cloud based software yet but once i get round to it i will test out the 30 day free trial then its only around £6 and month after that great for security in mind there also a motion detection service that’s free your phone pings every time something passes its path"
72.7%

trial cloud

"they offer a 30 day free trial cloud recording service"
72.5%

wasted ages

"took me a couple of hours getting 1 of them up and running then wasted a day trying to get the the other one working then wasted ages again trying to go through it all again with their support"
72.5%

same problem

"looking at the app reviews it seems a lot of people have had the same problem"
72.4%

further issues

"sometimes it takes a little patience for the wifi connection to take place but once set up there should be no further issues and you can keep track of the camera via any ios or android device with the app installed"
72.2%

constant resetting

"that said i'm overall satisfied with these despite the constant resetting it's still a deterrent in itself and nobody knows of the cameras are working or not unfortunately neither do i half the time until i look at the app"
72.1%

worried about structure

"i had to leave the ethernet cable hanging outside as i can't drill that much without being worried about structure"
71.9%

much smaller

"then a much smaller hole could be drilled"
71.9%

awlful drops

"ok it's a bit here and there with this type app is awlful drops off when it feels like but the picture night vision and install of it is pretty simple app is getting worse need vital evidence no ya can't get it with this it's dreadful"
71.8%

little trouble

"when it arrived and i opened the box i was very surprised with how sturdy it felt and all its accessories i had a little trouble setting it up so contacted the customer service who were absolutely brilliant they suggested ways to sort it out which worked a few days later they checked up just to make sure it was working which i appreciated"
71.7%

overall problem

"overall problem solved really satisfied with the product despite my old review because great customer service really does change the game and of course the product itself is doing its job pretty well now that its working"
71.5%

would be better

"fixings supplied are good the cons i feel with this product are: lack of installation instructions and information on how best location needs a large diameter hole for the ethernet plug may require specialist drill if mounting on brick wall would be better is settings enabled adjusting how long video clips are recorded for on motion detection the default is a bit on the short side for my liking"
71.2%

buzzing around

"the camera meet my needs it has really good night vision but it is sensitive to raindrops and small insects buzzing around"
71.2%

connection issues

"the camera definitely meets my needs it has worked through rain and snow without any connection issues at all"
71.1%

security risks

"first as the camera is connected to the internet rather than being only accessed locally it exposes a lot of security risks it might get hacked"
70.4%

nosey neighbours

"we are no longer running to the window as nosey neighbours at every noise from paranoia"
70.1%

login server

"4 the login server is extremely slow and unreliable"
70.1%

slight quibble

"these cameras are just great value great picture quality both night and day my only slight quibble is the cabling supplied is bulky at the camera and very short "
69.7%

that layout

"i would think with recordings with that layout there should be a next button that allows you to jump to the next clip"
69.7%

leaves cobwebs

"downside is that motion detector is quite sensitive to wind blown leaves cobwebs etc"
69.6%

power cable

"the power cable on the plug is quite long but i still had to use an extension"
69.6%

camera operation

"the wansview cloud app is pretty basic but provides all that is necessary for a simple cloud based camera operation at a budget price"
69.6%

most difficult

"i just followed the instructions and had the device running within ten minutes i think the most difficult part was having to point the actual camera at my tablet which was displaying a qr code that was part of the set up process just had to have a little patience steady hand and good aim it has now been running outdoors for ~6 weeks it is monitoring a robin nesting box with no issues at all"
69.2%

biggest downside

"i find this is the biggest downside to this camera and if recording time could be extended to 20 secs or more then i would have given this camera 5 stars"
69.2%

does not work

"the app does not work"
69.1%

does not have

"the only thing it does not have is sound"
69.1%

little earner

"even to try the 30 day free trial you have to provide your paypal account nice little earner there from all those forgetful people like me that start the free trial and then forget to cancel it before it runs out "
69.1%

massive delay

"it's a ok camera could be improved theres a massive delay when someone goes by or a car by the time the camera shows a object passes it has already happen 30 seconds before"
69.1%

biggest issues

"the ball joint for adjusting angle makes much easier to fit and the camera itself is much smaller and has alexa functionality that works great shame this couldn't be added for existing models however one of the biggest issues for me is old cameras and new cameras have to be operated on separate apps which for someone who already has many wansview cameras doesn't work for me"
69.1%

stopped even

"finally after i complained my camera misteriously stopped even powering on"
68.8%

wireless operation

"camera was ser up for wireless operation using my bt5 hub"
68.8%

just a shame

"just a shame the wifi signal was not strong enough to set it up without wires"
68.7%

missing footaging

"* another thing i found annoying is the camera will automatically cut after a few minutes during recordings which will reflect in some missing footaging that may have been useful"
68.7%

screwing it down

"mounting the camera was a breeze just had to align and finalise where i wanted it drilled the holes and used the rawplugs provided then mounting the camera to the 3 holes drilled and then screwing it down"
68.7%

does n't have them

"honestly people say you can't put a price on safety but for less than £30 i can't see why everyone doesn't have them!"
68.4%

with no choice

"it just means that the hole needed to pass the cable through will need to be quite large 65mm at the largest point ethernet cable end and with no way to disconnect it from the camera body left with no choice"
68.3%

waste your money

"do not waste your money on this"
68.1%

sadly no audio recording

"i bought this on amazon because it stated it was half price but after finding it for £20 on ebay clearly this is not half price at all the image is great and the night vision too there is sadly no audio recording on this the app is useless unless you pay for the cloud too store your videos as from the"
68.1%

eventually connected

"eventually connected it to ethernet updated firmware camera connected but no image"
67.8%

stopped working

"then the one that was working stopped working"
67.8%

cost recording solution

"i cant help but feel the way the software is designed is to make you buy cloud storage and stop you from recording by other means as unlike previous models you cannot set cameras to write to a hard drive via ftp which offered a low cost recording solution"
67.5%

less important

"i haven't tried the cloud storage yet as for my needs is is less important"
67.5%

gaps of missing footage

"* the camera shuts down without you realizing it but there would be chunks of gaps of missing footage i wouldn't recommend this camera to anyone i know"
67.2%

does n't tell

"what it doesn’t tell you is that if you want to benefit from the full use of it then you need to sign up and pay for cloud storage and only payable using paypal"
67.1%

disappointed to camera

"really disappointed to camera i’ve had before 😞"
67.1%

several websites

"i run several websites and they use webcams to provide tourist information"
66.9%

small delay

"what puts me off is that it is a hong kong website you have to pay for storage and also there is a small delay on the camera with cars going past about a two second delay but not a problem"
66.8%

waste of money

"waste of money only works with wansview apps nothing else not even the ispy app on pc"
66.7%

sending it back

"sending it back as it may work well but not as described"
66.0%

trouble at first

"i had trouble at first when connecting the app to my camera but this was because my wifi signal was weak"
65.5%

disable the 5ghz band

"nb if you have a dual band router which most modern ones are you will have to disable the 5ghz band temporarily whilst you set the camera up as the phone has to be on the same band as the camera ie 2"
65.5%

much too slow

"it does integrate with alexa but this is much too slow and laggy to be much use"
65.5%

does n't make sense

"doesn’t make sense"
65.4%

restrict field of view

"the image quality is pretty good even in the infrared by that i mean you can recognise a face easily but there is no zoom feature to restrict field of view i wanted to exclude the neighbours property "
65.4%

impossible to connect

"impossible to connect"
65.3%

start in late january

"camera was easy to set up and now waiting for lambing to start in late january!"
65.1%

n't just drill holes

"i can’t use a wired lan cable as i have no method of routing it i rent so can’t just drill holes 3"
65.1%

stay upright

"the aerial kept falling down wouldn't stay upright even though i tried nipping it with a ba spanner"
64.9%

lack of functionality

"this review is based purely on lack of functionality"
64.9%

disappointed with this

"all i can say is that i was not disappointed with this in the slightest!"
64.8%

been a problem

"this has been a problem with most of the outdoor cameras i've had so it's not an issue specific to this model"
64.7%

english drill holes

"find the right area you want to site the camera and then follow the clearly written instructions in good english drill holes screw it up to the wall ceiling wherever"
64.6%

suspicious activities

"now i can see any suspicious activities around my house from anywhere in the world"
64.5%

slight delay

"slight delay but nothing major"
64.4%

will not work

"4ghz broadband as 5ghz will not work"
64.4%

before buying

"the reviews for the app are appaling and i wish i'd seen these before buying"
64.4%

missing a microphone

"only downside i would say depends though on the use case is that it's missing a microphone"
64.3%

does n't alert

"but despite the settings saying i have got the alert set it doesn’t alert me"
64.0%

lots of birds

"so far we have seen a cat and hedgehog at night and lots of birds 😊😊"
63.9%

little skeptical

"as a diy novice i was a little skeptical but the instructions are clear and very straight forward"
63.8%

failing over wifi

"the update kept on failing over wifi even after leaving it for 3+ hours"
63.6%

cameras unreliable

"this alone makes the cameras unreliable"
63.5%

send back to them

"i purchased this for security for my business and had tried a number of other cameras from other companies which i had to send back to them as i was not happy with them"
63.5%

disappointing given

"disappointing given i'd already said a don't use paypal to the same person and in the same chain of emails this should not have been offered or at least they should have been upfront about this in the first place if they are unable to refund the same way it was paid for"
63.2%

email scam

"update do not fall for the email scam they send you"
63.1%

painful experience

"this was also a painful experience"
63.0%

cloud fees

"i'm also reluctant to subscribe to the cloud fees as the picture quality isn't great"
62.6%

ethernet cabled

"has had the firmware updated and the echo shows are the only items that run on wireless everything else is ethernet cabled"
62.6%

from paranoia

"we are no longer running to the window as nosey neighbours at every noise from paranoia"
62.3%

with computers

"i bought 7 on sale and you get what you pay form if you are technically bad with computers this may frustrate you"
62.0%

terrible product

"terrible product"
61.9%

dripping on the lens

"it has a little weather cap to help take the glare of the sun out of the shot and to stop rain dripping on the lens"
61.6%

after googling

"after googling and trying!"
61.4%

with no improvement

"i should add i have done many checks of my devices and wifi with no improvement"
61.3%

absolute piece of junk

"absolute piece of junk"
61.2%

utterly useless to

"returned as utterly useless to me"
61.0%

power ethernet

"there is one cable from the camera which splits into 3 at the end providing connections for power ethernet and an external re set button"
60.9%

huge issue

"not a huge issue but could be better"
60.8%

does n't suit

"i have turned off the notifications on my app which works well but doesn't suit me"
60.8%

poorly translated

"customer service seems non existent and the online faq is poorly translated c from chinese"
60.5%

extremely slow

"4 the login server is extremely slow and unreliable"
60.5%

biggest gripe

"biggest gripe?"
60.4%

hell is this

"what the hell is this!"
60.4%

buyer beware

"buyer beware!"
60.4%

distracted at work

"and the thing that works for us is we can look at them any time but only one of us gets the notification when the camer is triggered so we are not being distracted at work evt"
60.4%

fault the camera

"can’t fault the camera the app or customer support"
60.3%

password credentials

"wansview cloud app is very easy to use the one feature which attracts me that you have to invite other users to login independently and it’s not like that i had to give my password credentials for others to login which is extra security feature"
60.1%

short recordings

"so takes short recordings when it senses motion i did buy 2 of these the one for out the back is ro keep an eye on the kids and dogs"
59.7%

bare wires

"for my installation would have been better if it did not have a plug just bare wires to install in a connected box"
59.7%

deter people

"it also lights up red at night to help deter people away"
59.6%

issues with setup

"we did have issues with setup and connecting to the wifi and please note that you do need 2g to connect the camera to as it doesn't connect to 5g"
59.5%

card storrage

"you can find which i did later when i returned mine much better options for an extra 5 or 10£ with 2 antenas tf card storrage and even some free cloud storage app the camera connects it self"
59.0%

slight lag on live feed

"slight lag on live feed but the picture really makes up for it"
58.7%

major issues

"after using this for over a month i have had some major issues with it"
58.7%

fairly useless

"this makes it fairly useless for my needs and the intention is to return it"
58.7%

only negative thing

"the only negative thing i could mention is the size of the hole needed for the cables as i expected to use only the camera with wifi i did not need to use the ethernet cable "
58.6%

many systems

"detection is so sensitive even the smallest bug can be detected i am so impressed i have already ordered another one cloud storage is great too and 3 options to suit your budget many systems don't offer you that"
58.5%

nothing major

"anyways there is a slight reflection from the window but it's nothing major"
58.4%

drilled the holes

"mounting the camera was a breeze just had to align and finalise where i wanted it drilled the holes and used the rawplugs provided then mounting the camera to the 3 holes drilled and then screwing it down"
58.1%

faces are recognisable

"the picture is very clear and faces are recognisable"
57.9%

cheap camera

"for a cheap camera it is good"
57.6%

cause havoc

"not do great if someone decides to come and cause havoc and then are not captured in the act!"
57.6%

these drop outs

"these drop outs can last from a few minutes to a few days"
57.5%

not good though

"motion detection algorithm is not good though"
57.4%

down to my error

"the issues i encountered were down to my error not the device"
57.2%

total per annum

"i have already subscribed and paid for the cloud service £65 total per annum for 1 3 cameras but you can pay an additional subscription for 5 or even 7 external cameras which works really well as it only records motion and stores it via your wifi straight into the cloud and is kept there for up to 7 days so you can review the recorded footage or current footage from your mobile phone and it has an app alert if it detects movement"
57.0%

slight downside

"the only slight downside is that at night it does pick up the motion of moths passing in front of the lens but i am sure if i adjust the motion detection this may change"
56.4%

very low cost annual

"i also set up continuous recording via the cloud based service offered which again is a very low cost annual fee"
56.4%

camera is useless

"without the app the camera is useless"
56.4%

falling down

"the aerial kept falling down wouldn't stay upright even though i tried nipping it with a ba spanner"
56.3%

small barn

"i ordered the camera so that my parents who are elderly farmers could keep an eye on their handful of breeding sheep who lamb in a small barn next to the farm house"
56.2%

will miss them

"so any decent robber just needs to take longer than 10 seconds and the camera will miss them"
56.2%

keep me logged in

"why can't it keep me logged in v"
56.2%

it's dreadful

"ok it's a bit here and there with this type app is awlful drops off when it feels like but the picture night vision and install of it is pretty simple app is getting worse need vital evidence no ya can't get it with this it's dreadful"
56.1%

small problem

"however just recently there was an update to the camera which caused a small problem but have to say after emailing the seller via the app it was resolved within 48hrs"
56.0%

have a few problems

"i got it for a specific purpose as i have a few problems with my upstairs neighbour and i need proof"
55.9%

that this is n't possible

"4g portion of the signal but i had it confirmed by support that this isn't possible"
55.9%

cabling issues

"shame that these software and cabling issues are letting it down as the picture and night mode is awesome and the hardware quality is one of the best i've see in these budget cameras"
55.9%

sure problem

"even contacted me again the following week to make sure problem was rectified"
55.7%

that expensive

"but it's not that expensive in fact i thick it's quite cheap"
55.7%

missing the rest

"hit and miss with the motion detection in only filming the first few seconds of motion control then missing the rest completely"
55.6%

only negative

"the only negative i had was that the lead from the camera for an ethernet connection if you choose to connect it this way is a little short for it to come into the premise through the wall and hence i had to use an ip junction box to house the cable in however this only adds to the look of it overall as it looks more professional"
55.5%

not immediately obvious

"this restriction is not immediately obvious"
55.5%

fire stick

"also works really well with alexa and my fire stick i will for sure be using this company again highly recommend"
55.5%

no no tf card option

"the worst thing about is the fact that the app it uses has no free cloud storage plus camera also has no no tf card option"
55.4%

hundreds of false

"you will still get hundreds of false alerts all day"
55.3%

next to useless

"the cloud service is next to useless too 2"
55.3%

are long gone

"if i hear a noise outside by the time i've logged in and the connection sorts itself out whatever or whoever it was are long gone"
55.2%

even test it

"old review i cant even test it out"
55.2%

with the sd storage card

"well if you look at the most recent review saying that it’s a great camera especially with the sd storage card ?"
55.2%

dies the job well

"we bought this to view the wildlife coming into the bottom of our garden and it dies the job well"
55.1%

remotely fix the problem

"id also like to say the issue of disconnecting wanswiew replaced my first camera and where very very helpful they tried to remotely fix the problem but as soon as they couldn’t the new camera arrived a day or two after they sent it out via amazon priority thank you wanswiew for all your help and product and would buy again without any hesitation"
55.1%

under warranty

"how do i return the original camera as it must be under warranty?"
55.0%

n't record anything

"my motorbike was stolen from my drive and this camera didn't record anything"
55.0%

returning it just

"box nothing is stored i i had not already installed this i would be returning it just based on the lie this this was rrp £50 and half price but on ebay are only £20 new"
54.8%

storage icon

"clicking on the cloud storage icon read ' did not join any storage plan' though i have made a payment for the plan and have not received any refunds"
54.8%

beware where you put

"if you buy the pir it is extremely keen so beware where you put it but to be fair that's what it is for "
54.8%

actual app cant

"it only records motion which can be stored on the actual app cant remember how long for or 7days rolling paid with cloud on a monthly quarterly or yearly plan"
54.7%

does n't work for

"the ball joint for adjusting angle makes much easier to fit and the camera itself is much smaller and has alexa functionality that works great shame this couldn't be added for existing models however one of the biggest issues for me is old cameras and new cameras have to be operated on separate apps which for someone who already has many wansview cameras doesn't work for me"
54.7%

away from home

"voice controlled so you can alert intruders whilst you're away from home"
54.7%

would not show an image

"restarted several times checked through settings for ages uninstalled and reinstalled app camera i received would not show an image"
54.7%

holes ready for mounting

"the drilling pattern sticker made it very easy to get the holes ready for mounting"
54.7%

read it straight away

"it was fairly easy to set up although my camera would not read the qr code to connect so we had to download the app onto my partner’s phone and then it read it straight away"
54.6%

you possibly do wrong

"for this price what can you possibly do wrong"
54.6%

even the smallest

"detection is so sensitive even the smallest bug can be detected i am so impressed i have already ordered another one cloud storage is great too and 3 options to suit your budget many systems don't offer you that"
54.6%

get nothing else

"on this setting you get nothing else"
54.6%

n't reach the garage

"we had to connect them on different routers as our wifi signal didn’t reach the garage "
54.6%

n't offer you that

"detection is so sensitive even the smallest bug can be detected i am so impressed i have already ordered another one cloud storage is great too and 3 options to suit your budget many systems don't offer you that"
54.6%

replies from the support

"hello all i was using sanview cams but they never worked i looked for something working with alexa and i found the w4 omg took a sec to set up and now i have them in all my kid's rooms and outside i emailed support asking for some help to get all 4 cams to show up on a pc and i had replies from the support"
54.6%

fault of the camera

"we live in quite a wooded area so not a fault of the camera whatsoever"
54.6%

great teething problems

"a great teething problems setting it up to begin eot"
54.6%

permissions are alittle

"also app permissions are alittle odd"
54.5%

very disappointing

"very disappointing coz i was really looking forward to trying this out"
54.5%

n't really go wrong

"can't really go wrong"
54.4%

sending screenshots

"it’s basically you jump through several hoops of reviewing their current product sending screenshots as evidence "
54.4%

flat block

"set up: in the hallway of my flat block so outside but not in the elements"
54.4%

around 15 seconds

"good for the money but wouldn’t pay full price although i like it and delivery was fast i don’t like that to record day and night you need to subscribe and the cost is to pricy to keep these running on record every day of the week but it will record movement of up to around 15 seconds iv found some far"
54.4%

logged in always

"plus point for the old app it keeps you logged in always!"
54.2%

majorly annoying

"if i had any issues with the camera it's the motion detection which picks up flys even on the lowest setting but it's nothing majorly annoying as i prefer to have that footage"
54.1%

ages uninstalled

"restarted several times checked through settings for ages uninstalled and reinstalled app camera i received would not show an image"
54.0%

automatically logged

"so if you're using it and another family member logs in you get automatically logged out"
53.9%

which is a joke

"secondly the camera has a big fat cable meaning if you want to install it outside you need to drill a hole about 1 inch in size which is a joke"
53.9%

did n't record that

"then i found that when someone came up my path it didn't record that!"
53.9%

1bout a 10m second

"1bout a 10m second lag so not much use to check when someone knocks on the door as they have left by the time the picture comes on the screen phone and alexa unfortunately a good camera let down by having to subscribe for it to be any use payments and laggy response"
53.9%

disintegrated in the heat

"my front security camera installed by an electrician has disintegrated in the heat!"
53.7%

could give zero

"wish i could give zero"
53.7%

bulky ethernet adapter

"you will need around a 25mm drill bit if fixing no to external wall due to bulky ethernet adapter"
53.7%

could be better

"not a huge issue but could be better"
53.6%

forgetful people

"even to try the 30 day free trial you have to provide your paypal account nice little earner there from all those forgetful people like me that start the free trial and then forget to cancel it before it runs out "
53.5%

gave up on the wifi

"i gave up on the wifi and ended up forking out more for a wifi extender with an ethernet input so i could wire it"
53.3%

does n't connect to

"we did have issues with setup and connecting to the wifi and please note that you do need 2g to connect the camera to as it doesn't connect to 5g"
53.3%

laggy to be much

"it does integrate with alexa but this is much too slow and laggy to be much use"
53.3%

well but not as described

"sending it back as it may work well but not as described"
53.2%

no internal memory card

"the camera is cloud only so no internal memory card but the app can be used to save footage to your phone"
53.2%

which is annoying

"sensitive to motion rain sets it off which is annoying"
53.0%

messed with this yet

"you can adjust the sensitivity i have not messed with this yet but i suspect i can exclude "moths" if i reduce the sensitivity"
53.0%

no security reasons

"no security reasons for that"
53.0%

10sec video

"however this is not a pre requisite as when alerts are triggered a 10sec video is downloaded to your mobile device"
53.0%

comes the crap

"then comes the crap you have to go buy the camera jump through all their hoops again and then give them your paypal details and they will refund you !"
52.9%

ethernet dongle

"it has more wires than my current wired system and you will need to drill a big hole through your wall to feed the thick ethernet dongle through"
52.8%

find this annoying

"i find this annoying"
52.8%

sort it out maybe

"having seen the price of this camera i thought that i would give it a try to the rear of my premises it took a little while to sort it out maybe with everyone else using the internet but with the help from there support team it's a nice little camera"
52.8%

doubts about this

"i had my doubts about this because it was only £25 but very surprised how brilliant this really is "
52.7%

lack a some

"does lack a some bit"
52.5%

very long range

"the camera doesn’t have a very long range to connect to a wireless network plus when it detects any movement the recording stops after only a few seconds"
52.4%

take no more

"3 it take no more the 2 mins for the wifi blue tooth connection"
52.3%

theft of a motorcycle

"i use this camera for viewing the front of my property after a theft of a motorcycle"
52.3%

not feature onvif rtsp

"i was a little surprised disappointed that it did not feature onvif rtsp but was advised that they can apply a firmware update to add support for this which means i can add it to my other camera's in ispy"
52.3%

have already returned

"have already returned 1"
52.2%

neighbours property

"the image quality is pretty good even in the infrared by that i mean you can recognise a face easily but there is no zoom feature to restrict field of view i wanted to exclude the neighbours property "
52.2%

fixing holes

"there is a drilling template provided to assist in correctly locating fixing holes to mount the camera unit outside this was very useful and helped enormously in making a professional job of mounting the camera"
52.0%

help either

"in the first two weeks of operation there is a bus service goes down past my house and there is only 5 a day hourly mon fri the camera captured the bus a total of three times out of ten events i have little idea what i am doing with it and as i am not rich enough to pay for cloud access i am stuck with just the alerts one night kids tipped over my 4 recycling buckets and again the camera was as useless as a chocolate fireguard ok the night vision is really good as is the picture quality and the motion detection is too good it activated if rain is falling or a light shows from houses on the other side of the large park i live next to but it is still only as good as the times it actually activates at the correct time the lack of instructions with the package did not help either"
51.9%

diameter shame

"pros= 1 good size not too big 2 well built metal construction 3 excellent pictures both night and day 4 pretty easy to set up cons= 1 cables attached to the camera are too big in diameter shame they can't be detached 2 lots of moths trigger the sensor at night 3 power cable quite short edit"
51.9%

removed by amazon

"this camera should be removed by amazon"
51.8%

ripped off the wall

"the front one was ripped off the wall and stolen"
51.7%

also a challenge

"and i must say wired setup is also a challenge"
51.7%

n't hear the doorbell

"i use it to monitor my front door as i have an office at the bottom of the garden and i can't hear the doorbell"
51.5%

great deterrent

"nice small camera sometimes struggling with connection tho shame it does not have memory card but i can take still images on my phone when motion is detected as long as the camera is online and loads working 90% of the time and a great deterrent always"
51.3%

unable to set camera

"unable to set camera up"
51.3%

known i wouldnt

"if i'd known i wouldnt have bought this item"
51.2%

sending mine back

"i am sending mine back"
51.1%

very old technology

"very old technology"
51.0%

hong kong website

"what puts me off is that it is a hong kong website you have to pay for storage and also there is a small delay on the camera with cars going past about a two second delay but not a problem"
51.0%

storage plan

"clicking on the cloud storage icon read ' did not join any storage plan' though i have made a payment for the plan and have not received any refunds"
50.8%

very small

"if you want to connect it via ethernet cable then get an extra long one as the only provided is very small"
50.7%

weak to the internet

"the signal was so weak to the internet"
50.6%

short tails

"the camera has a single cable exiting the unit with three short tails 1 a reset button 2 an rj 45 connector for wired ethernet connection and 3 a circular power socket"
50.6%

need a watertight

"you do though need a watertight bid if installing externally for the plug and other bits"
50.5%

build and quality

"although the camera is a good build and quality for the price it's limited to what you can do"
50.4%

been added to the plan

"the camera has been added to the plan as per requirement the support team is a joke and they do not have anyone in the uk"
50.3%

which is a disaster

"forces you to use the new "wansview cloud" app which is a disaster"
50.1%
...

Top positive statements

Statement Strength**
"Brilliant quality picture." 100.0%
"Great value and excellent quality." 100.0%
"Excellent wifi camera ." 99.8%
"Great motion detection ." 99.7%
"Motion detection is very accurate in this camera." 93.3%
"Wansview is a very helpful company with a very friendly customer service who welcome feedback on their products." 93.1%
"The Wansview App is well supported and stable it is a dedicated app for the Wansview cameras and has all the features I want." 93.1%
"All things considered this camera is great it is easy to setup produces very good quality images and has an excellent dedicated App." 93.1%

Top negative statements

Statement Strength
"Worst of all it only records for 10 seconds unless you subscribe to their massively expensive Cloud service." 90.3%
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Positive mentions

Mentioned Object Mentioned in Strength
CCTV
"i have used a lot of these home CCTV cameras and i found this very easy to set up"
"there is no viewing of CCTV cameras through a web browser only through the wansview cloud app"
"perfect CCTV for d"
75.0%
CCTV Camera
"to say i’m delighted with my new wansview CCTV Camera is an understatement"
73.4%
RTSP
"much better now it supports RTSP"
73.4%
Carmel
"the Carmel good when you know how to use it "
62.8%
China
"edit: the brand new camera arrived very quickly from China and is now set up"
53.9%
Choice NUM
"but you have some choices with this product Choice NUM 1"
49.5%

Negative mentions

Mentioned Object Mentioned in Strength

Emotion analysis

Positive tone

Neutral tone

Negative tone

27.5% 41.7% 30.8%
  neutral 41.7%
  worry 29.1%
  happiness 20.5%
  relief 2.9%
  fun 2.5%
  sadness 1.2%
  surprise 1.0%
  love 0.6%
  hate 0.4%

* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
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last analysis update 2024-04-19