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Cons [277] of Google Nest Cam Indoor Smart Security ..	Strength
really annoying in both products "doesn't tell you when you move really annoying"	98.8%
fault them in both products "the quality and subscription services is amazing i've got two of these one inside and one outside using 3rd party cover and i can't fault them at all"	74.9%
only gripe in both products "my only gripe is for a camera it's quite expensive and i think personally the monthly charge is a bit high for the premium service"	74.9%
does n't work in both products "it works all the time not like the cheap ones that constantly needs a reset it's only expensive if it doesn't work"	74.8%
pretty useless in both products "i understand the features of the nest aware subscription but the camera is pretty useless without it so you're forced to take it if you want the camera to be usable"	74.5%
very blurry in both products "image was very blurry returned"	74.5%
very limited in both products "great quality product but unfortunately very limited features"	74.4%
free trial in both products "there is a 30 day free trial of the cloud after which you need to pay either monthly or yearly for either 10 days or 30 days history to be accessible you pay one cost for the first subscription and each camera subscribed after this is half price the subscription can be cancelled at any time"	72.7%
same problem in both products "we tried this at all streaming qualities and same problem"	72.4%
only negative in both products "the only negative is that it looks quite ugly compared to my logicircle but i guess you can't have everything!"	72.3%
known issue in both products "i spent an hour on the phone with a google senior advisor and he told me 'this is a known issue and we are working on a fix please wait indefinitely until we may or may not be able to fix this""	71.6%
does not work in both products "also alexa skill does not work i say alexa show living room it flickers but does not work"	69.1%
major flaw in both products "this is a major flaw with the app"	68.5%
nowhere near in both products "the mic is nowhere near as sensitive as the old dropcam mic was though"	68.4%
waste your money in both products "don't waste your money"	68.1%
stopped working in both products "unit started to get extremely hot before it stopped working"	67.8%
waste of money in both products "waste of money"	66.7%
useless at night in both products "i also purchased one to go outside and have tried external casings for it but all are useless at night so don't bother"	66.2%
completely useless in both products "i am now selling it and buying from another brand as completely useless"	56.7%
next to useless in both products "it's true that these are next to useless with nest aware currently £80 a year for the first cam then £40 per cam after that"	55.3%
complete waste "if you have a break in and the camera misses the right moment faces or other particularities it was all a complete waste of money"	99.9%
poor alerting "lack of thought with some features including poor alerting and no secure sharing option"	99.8%
poor sleepers "expensive but it allowed me to check on my two young children when they slept as both are poor sleepers"	99.8%
total waste "it has turned out to be a total waste of money without the ability to record!"	99.8%
quite disappointed "quite disappointed considering all the other nest products i have that work fine"	99.4%
extremely frustrating "extremely frustrating that tech support couldn't understand this and all they kept saying was "it was working as intended" and saying "we'll have to agree to disagree" when i was saying any security product giving off so many false positives was not good"	99.2%
quite ugly "the only negative is that it looks quite ugly compared to my logicircle but i guess you can't have everything!"	99.2%
very disappointed "not what i expected at all very disappointed"	99.0%
quite sluggish "the video is delayed by about 2second and the app is quite sluggish generally"	98.4%
pretty poor "pretty poor "	94.6%
fairly redundant "i don't believe it's possible to export clips when you aren't subscribed which makes the cameras fairly redundant"	94.6%
clear channel "i sorted the problem by ringing virginia who altered the router remotely and allowed it to auto select a clear channel and since then for the last 2 months the system has been faultless"	90.9%
outrageously expensive "and the nestaware is outrageously expensive $100 pa!"	89.9%
worst customer service "so overall i think it's a terrible product and the worst customer service i have every had"	89.8%
waste of space "i love google and by proxy nest but this device is a waste of space and does not do what it says on the tin reliably enough for us to keep it"	87.8%
falls short "as a security camera it also falls short"	75.0%
slow internet "i don't have slow wifi or slow internet and for comparison my previous camera would work at 720p resolution perfectly that was its maximum resolution and i can watch youtube and netflix in full 1080p hd with no issues on my connection"	74.9%
useless product "and without it is a useless product as a security camera"	74.9%
connectivity issues "the only reason for a 4 star rating and not a 5 star is the connectivity issues we experience with it recording while we are in the house when it should not!"	74.9%
issues and flaws "i had tried other cheaper cameras all of which had issues and flaws in set up"	74.9%
only issue "great piece of kit only issue is it does seem to switch it's self off now and again"	74.9%
prohibitively expensive "i found the software a bit lacking and the cloud storage subscriptions are not suited to myself but i appreciate that right now q1 2016 storage of 24 7 1080p video is prohibitively expensive"	74.9%
ridiculous amount "i’m not going pay ridiculous amount monthly for it"	74.9%
picture freezing "furthermore it will frequently suffer from connection problems with the picture freezing or cutting out entirely"	74.8%
ridiculous number "so let's say you want to schedule all of you cameras coming on for some event you've going to have to tap a ridiculous number of times to setup something that seems like it really should be trivial"	74.8%
more expensive "it’s also more expensive per month so please do not waste your money"	74.8%
very lacking "it really is a shame as the actual hardware is great and works really well but software is very lacking and the service is inexcusable consider the upfront and ongoing cost"	74.8%
even worse "update: after a few months of use the camera is even worse than i initially stated"	74.8%
returning them "we got fed up returning them for replacements and got them all refunded and bought some nest cameras having had a positive experience with the nest outdoor camera we bought not long ago"	74.8%
there lazy "they so much as lift there lazy fury bums up and i get a notification"	74.8%
spent money "thieves could rob your house and you will have no evidence and the added frustration of having spent money on a cam"	74.8%
rather disparaging "i notice meany rather disparaging comments about the cost of monitoring"	74.8%
totally incorrect "a super quick estimation which could be totally incorrect sees an uncompressed video at a peak rate of 24mbit s yielding 8mb s so 8 * 3600 means 28gb per hour 696gb per day 20tb per month and a whopping 240tb per annum"	74.8%
constant false "i subscribed to the nest aware subscription after my free month trial ran out but i was completely worn down by the constant false alerts"	74.7%
ridiculously high "the only downside is of course the ridiculously high cost of the archive service which i've not bothered with i'm afraid"	74.7%
dismiss this "only issue we have that sometimes it goes off when we are at home for no reason even though are settings dismiss this when we are at home"	74.7%
connection problems "furthermore it will frequently suffer from connection problems with the picture freezing or cutting out entirely"	74.7%
main issue "my main issue is that the home away assist function did not work correctly"	74.6%
days storage "i would have thought 7 days storage foc would have been a good value add"	74.6%
storage subscriptions "i found the software a bit lacking and the cloud storage subscriptions are not suited to myself but i appreciate that right now q1 2016 storage of 24 7 1080p video is prohibitively expensive"	74.6%
being useless "the camera freezes the android software is poor to the point of being useless"	74.6%
just rubbish "this was just rubbish"	74.5%
freezes constantly "edit camera feed lags and freezes constantly and is often down"	74.5%
exactly as stated "works exactly as stated"	74.3%
connection errors "however i still gave it three stars because despite the connection errors the rest of the product is great"	74.3%
negative reviews "i am now struggling to see how this device gets some of the negative reviews when it works brilliantly"	74.3%
cheap ones "it works all the time not like the cheap ones that constantly needs a reset it's only expensive if it doesn't work"	74.3%
avoid these "please save yourself from wasting your time and money and avoid these"	74.3%
sacrificing 1080p "however it is being used as a granny cam and it is really useful and crucially reliable even in a low wifi signal area as long as you dont mind sacrificing 1080p and can make do with 720p which i can"	74.2%
inferior product "i understand that they have to make money but there are plenty of other cameras on the market that do offer longer timeframe storage so this makes the nest camera an inferior product sorry to say that"	74.2%
useless addition "cons: nest back end frequently go off line making this a useless addition"	74.2%
pointless piece "keeps on losing connection making it a pointless piece of kit"	74.1%
torturous process "one of the cameras failed after a month and got replaced after a torturous process with customer services and frankly the camera is poor"	73.9%
utter lack "there's an utter lack of basic features behind the scenes that really becomes apparent after the novelty wears off and then the dent in your wallet starts to really hurt"	73.8%
utterly useless "the image the camera displays can be 20 30 seconds delayed from real time making it utterly useless in situations where real time monitoring is important"	73.7%
noticeably lower "my samsung was noticeably lower in sound than my partners iphone so we have purchased a cheap entry level audio monitor which we use together with this camera for added peace of mind"	73.4%
false alerts "that means you don't get the fancy algorithm processing for your video so i constantly get false alerts!"	73.4%
false alarms "i constantly get false alarms and alerts"	73.4%
having problems "i don't consider the nest camera price "disposable" and given that i am not alone in having problems i think nest needs to improve their qc"	73.3%
additional subscriptions "£300pa £30pcm for 30 days recording on 1 camera additional camera subscriptions are discounted to half price for additional subscriptions a fast and reliable internet connection is required"	73.2%
additional cams "buying subscriptions for additional cams is a nightmare"	73.2%
longer stem "i'd have liked more fixing options and more ways to bend and a longer stem"	73.2%
needing the cable "power cable connection is utterly **** have used cables that are working with other devices 100% but our camera is consistent in shutting off needing the cable to be reseated"	73.2%
main problem "main problem is that if someone with a cell phone is in the room it often fails until they leave"	73.0%
distorted images "disappointing ir quality too much reflection leading to distorted images from reflective service at night"	72.8%
notifies randomly "sunrise outside and notifies randomly a lot"	72.6%
never materialised "they even promised a free subscription which never materialised"	72.4%
broad daylight "even at its highest resolution in broad daylight you wont make out any faces or even license plates on cars so i would not recommend this if that is what you want it for"	72.4%
added frustration "thieves could rob your house and you will have no evidence and the added frustration of having spent money on a cam"	72.1%
weak links "my only gripes are even with a fast internet connection 120mbps down 10mbps up the stream can bog down a bit as it's my understanding the camera first uploads all footage to nest and then your devices computer are streaming the footage from nest's servers rather than the camera directly so any weak links in these connections can result in a jerky stream"	71.8%
notice meany "i notice meany rather disparaging comments about the cost of monitoring"	71.6%
brick walls "it does not like stone or brick walls"	71.5%
mildly irritating "for my purposes and what i use my camera for these issues while mildly irritating are not deal breakers and i will tolerate them"	71.3%
disappointing part "only disappointing part is that i cannot record anything!"	70.7%
gone forever "1 person finally came back saying its gone forever and they can't do anything"	70.4%
design problem "maybe there wasn't a defect but there was a huge design problem if this is how it is meant to work"	70.3%
marital issue "first of all i had a major marital issue i needed recorded as proof for legal reasons"	70.0%
trial ends "the nest is a nightmare after your free trial ends"	69.9%
just too high "a regular ip camera with no cloud backup once the 30 day trial subscription ends and most regular ip cameras with 1080p displays and no cloud backup are 3 5x cheaper than the nest cam the subscription cost of 8 quid a month is just too high to justify when competitors like tplink kasa cam offer 3 days"	69.9%
problematic unit "maybe i was unlucky to get a problematic unit but i think that there are deeper problems with nest's hardware and or servers so i will be getting a different brand"	69.8%
overly sensitive "the sensors were a little overly sensitive the movement of shadows caused by clouds and sun could trigger an alert"	69.8%
power cable "the power cable is long enough to connect the camera at ceiling heigh to a floor mounted power socket but only comes in white therefore it depends on the background wall colours whether it looks good or not "	69.6%
disables recording video "it has a function that disables recording video alerts if you are at home ideal for what i need and this function can be switched off"	69.3%
poorly executed "great idea poorly executed and there are more effective cheaper ip cameras out there"	69.1%
cheap wifi "previously we had been using a couple of cheap wifi ip cameras chinese bought here on amazon that were a nightmare trying to get them to connect to the network and used really clunky software"	69.0%
trial subscription "less than 3 days in place the 3 month trial subscription just 'falls' off my account and loses the video history"	68.8%
constant static noise "very quiet and constant static noise in the background which is very annoying"	68.7%
instead nest "you enter the name and press next expecting to be asked for a password or some additional settings but instead nest starts trying to connect"	68.3%
nothing worked "i called nest support and followed their instructions when i eventually got through but nothing worked"	67.1%
does n't show anything "sometimes i get a sporadic alert because of sound detected while she clean but then i go to the timeline and no event is recorded or the static picture sent to email doesn't show anything"	67.1%
crazy money "at almost £100 a year this is crazy money and not a recurrent cost i'm prepared to pay for"	66.5%
unless you subsribe "it will not record unless you subsribe"	66.5%
really broken "their whole accounts order system is really broken"	66.4%
down by attention "this has the potential for a great product let down by attention to detail"	65.8%
gets stuck "love the app but it gets stuck sometimes when scrolling backwards"	65.7%
return it for replacement "another point maybe it's only relate to my device the new uk plug adapted stopp working after 2 days and i had to return it for replacement"	65.6%
owing to its auto "sadly the show lets it down rather owing to its auto cut off every 30 minutes and by not allowing the nest cam to transmit sound from the baby’s room"	65.5%
lacks consistency "you can look at them and see what's going on but everything else is either prohibitively expensive for an already expensive device or lacks consistency"	65.4%
falls ' off my account "less than 3 days in place the 3 month trial subscription just 'falls' off my account and loses the video history"	65.4%
buying subscriptions "buying subscriptions for additional cams is a nightmare"	65.0%
limited number "however despite everything i looked at i didn't realise that this camera and it's storage subscription service only works in a limited number of countries"	64.9%
gradually worse "started off so well but got gradually worse"	64.7%
gave up the ghost "purchased 11 12 15 and it gave up the ghost completely by the 25 01 16"	64.7%
disappointed in these "really disappointed in these and in nest"	64.7%
returned it to buy this "i bought a cheap camera and it was so bad i returned it to buy this"	64.7%
frequent disconnects "frequent disconnects"	64.3%
lost the feed "originally had two of the motorolla cams but they didn't have the wide angle lens and then when hubble their platform was updated in june 2016 and we lost the feed for over 24 hours and their communication about it to everyone was so poor we went for two of these nest cams"	64.1%
failed means no pictures "in some cases apparently the camera can still transmit pictures but in my case failed means no pictures"	64.1%
awkward configuration "it removes a lot of the awkward configuration needed for ip cameras at the cost of tying you to nest for full functionality"	64.1%
broadban connectivity "i have great internal wifi and broadban connectivity reverted back to foscam cameras which just work"	64.0%
cheap option "it's not a cheap option"	63.7%
started to go wrong "but as soon as i was forced to pay for the monthly subscription it started to go wrong could not recall past 'events' and then on occasion website would not pick up the webcams"	63.6%
renders this useless "pain in the behind and renders this useless as it's so unreliable"	63.5%
single drop "since using the nest we’ve had not a single drop out"	63.5%
keep failing "both of mine keep failing"	63.2%
delay in live streaming "delay in live streaming even with the fastest broadband speed 150 mbps "	63.1%
fire alarms "i bought this camera to spy on my dogs but also to make sure that i could spot if there was a fire in case the fire alarms go off "	63.1%
poorly designed "poorly designed"	62.9%
drops one star "it drops one star however as the video quality is not great but usable"	62.7%
failed after a month "one of the cameras failed after a month and got replaced after a torturous process with customer services and frankly the camera is poor"	62.1%
terrible product "so overall i think it's a terrible product and the worst customer service i have every had"	61.9%
forced on the cameras "everything worked well and out of nowhere a new feature is forced on the cameras"	61.9%
really clunky software "previously we had been using a couple of cheap wifi ip cameras chinese bought here on amazon that were a nightmare trying to get them to connect to the network and used really clunky software"	61.7%
stops and closes "when it disconnects if it can't reconnect immediately the app just stops and closes without giving an immediate alert that it has disconnected"	61.7%
slow to load "downsides are the actual nest app is so slow to load"	61.6%
remove the camera "tried turning on and off several times with no joy so decided to remove the camera from the account and re install"	61.6%
continually rejected "i tried to subscribe but my post code was continually rejected"	61.6%
avoid these cameras "my advice at the moment is to avoid these cameras"	61.3%
wasted over an hour "i could not reinstall and wasted over an hour"	60.7%
delayed by 1 2 minutes "they are on average delayed by 1 2 minutes"	60.6%
lots of false "nest app very good cons: lots of false alerts due to its picking even lights in the hall etc"	60.5%
replaced it happens "people lose get their cards damaged all the time need to have them replaced it happens !"	60.4%
worse to the point "secondly the reason we got it was the movement and sound detection and notification system which worked well initially but gradually got worse to the point we would hear the baby crying out and the app was saying there was no issue"	60.4%
frustration with them "i've given nest plenty of grief over the last several weeks regarding their products and my frustration with them but i think i need to be fair here and re write my review about the indoor cameras and their subscription fee"	60.4%
poor reviews "ignore the poor reviews"	60.0%
cloud storage therefore "the problem is i don't want 10 days cloud storage therefore i don't pay the £8 per month £80 per year subscription"	59.5%
disappointing ir quality "disappointing ir quality too much reflection leading to distorted images from reflective service at night"	59.1%
apps and website "the apps and website are up to date and the camera has the specs you want 1080p night vision microphone speaker "	59.0%
fairly useless "worse you pay a lot for the cameras and then they are still fairly useless without paying an annual subscription as well"	58.7%
will be cancelled "if you change country after the 30 day free trial has begun it will be cancelled and you will not get it back personal experience nest support is utterly useless and slow"	58.6%
number of outage "however a number of outage to nest's servers means that there is no way to view the output from the camera"	58.6%
broken into "neighbour got broken into and camera caught the whole thing great devce"	58.6%
software is rubbish "the software is rubbish"	58.5%
pile of trouble "so works well but if a payment does not go through expect a pile of trouble"	58.4%
good as useless "this camera is as good as useless"	58.4%
cried wolf too often "they drop offline from time to time for no apparent reason and trigger at the slightest movement which leads to a classic "cried wolf too often" problem"	58.2%
gets flagged "at the moment all movement gets flagged and there is no algorithm for the software to learn what matters like the cleaner arriving and what doesn't her then working around the house"	58.2%
gets uploaded "if you're on a connection with a data cap then look elsewhere because everything gets uploaded and there's no alternative"	58.2%
lies the problem "you can't use them at all without using the supporting software and services and herein lies the problem"	58.1%
very choppy "the picture and sound sent by the camera are by my estimation anywhere from four to six seconds delayed and the picture isn't smooth it's very choppy barely one or two frames a second at times"	57.9%
novelty wears "there's an utter lack of basic features behind the scenes that really becomes apparent after the novelty wears off and then the dent in your wallet starts to really hurt"	57.8%
cheap camera "i bought a cheap camera and it was so bad i returned it to buy this"	57.6%
n't have everything "the only negative is that it looks quite ugly compared to my logicircle but i guess you can't have everything!"	57.6%
first sign of problems "the setup process was the first sign of problems"	57.5%
killed the deal "but what killed the deal for me was its advertised as 1080 resolution but i just cant see how it is"	57.3%
plenty of grief "i've given nest plenty of grief over the last several weeks regarding their products and my frustration with them but i think i need to be fair here and re write my review about the indoor cameras and their subscription fee"	57.2%
misses the right moment "if you have a break in and the camera misses the right moment faces or other particularities it was all a complete waste of money"	57.2%
constant streaming "but it also gets very hot too possibly due to the constant streaming to the cloud service"	57.2%
software a bit lacking "i found the software a bit lacking and the cloud storage subscriptions are not suited to myself but i appreciate that right now q1 2016 storage of 24 7 1080p video is prohibitively expensive"	56.9%
have a break "if you have a break in and the camera misses the right moment faces or other particularities it was all a complete waste of money"	56.8%
rubbish with huge "the netatmo welcome was absolutely rubbish with huge lag and no 2 way audio"	56.8%
wait indefinitely "i spent an hour on the phone with a google senior advisor and he told me 'this is a known issue and we are working on a fix please wait indefinitely until we may or may not be able to fix this""	56.5%
cancelled my subscription "all worked great during the free trial but when i tried to subscribe to nest aware so many problems they cancelled my subscription without telling me so my home wasn't being protected"	56.5%
n't make me laugh "don't make me laugh"	56.5%
not suited to myself "i found the software a bit lacking and the cloud storage subscriptions are not suited to myself but i appreciate that right now q1 2016 storage of 24 7 1080p video is prohibitively expensive"	56.4%
bother me too much "the need to have the nest aware package does not bother me too much"	56.4%
camera is faulty "one camera is faulty"	56.4%
card had expired "however i had an issue where a payment bounced because a card had expired"	56.4%
n't find them "i do this when the dogs merge with the sofa and i can't find them"	56.4%
terrible experience "my terrible experience with them is that i had the free trial and something went wrong their end and it was all deleted"	56.3%
much time wasted "such a shame so much time wasted!"	56.2%
that was not right "about 10 days ago i received notice that my payment for the monthly fee had not gone through well that was not right as funds are pretty plentiful and was only12 pounds i contacted cs right away it turns out it was my mums bank card that had just been lost and was being replaced so in other words nest taking payments off a card rather than straight from a bank account !"	56.2%
have had to return "unfortunately nest cam doesn't work with my bt infinity router and nest support couldn't get it working so i have had to return it"	56.2%
would be a problem "however for people looking to use the camera for monitoring pets children or the elderly as well as in many other use cases these same issues certainly would be a problem"	56.2%
trying to connect "you enter the name and press next expecting to be asked for a password or some additional settings but instead nest starts trying to connect"	56.2%
hefty price "as others have mentioned the camera is basically useless without a subscription which comes on a hefty price"	56.1%
it's so slow "i have other non nest hd cameras that are much faster to load i just can't understand why it's so slow"	56.0%
comes to unit not working "website not very useful for support when it comes to unit not working"	56.0%
works with me not "because of that i no longer want this product i want one that works with me not me working around it"	55.9%
being lied "i have literally 20 emails from 17 different people all saying different things and being lied to"	55.9%
flash is not supported "i could not find an app that worked with the nest and your browser will not be able to run the website because nest are using flash to playback the nest picture and flash is not supported"	55.9%
it's not the cheapest "it's not the cheapest but it's well build and good quality"	55.9%
router problems "once i'd resolved the router problems set up was done in about 2 minutes"	55.8%
through expensive service "as it is these cams are let down by a poorly thought through expensive service"	55.8%
hopefully there wo "it's not yet alerted me to any security issues but that's because there haven't been any and hopefully there won't"	55.8%
does n't always "i have just noticed that the app doesn't always show the activity though well today it didn't"	55.8%
just too annoying "the first thing i noticed was the picture quality was great but that the fish eye distortion just too annoying due to the extreme wide angle"	55.7%
very annoying "very quiet and constant static noise in the background which is very annoying"	55.7%
replace another "original review below: i bought this camera to replace another far cheaper camera and considering the significant financial investment i expected a truly first rate product"	55.7%
which do nothing "i've spoken email to about 30 people all of which do nothing"	55.5%
biggest problem "my biggest problem with these cameras is that one and it was always the same one would lose internet connection for no obvious reason"	55.5%
right away it turns "about 10 days ago i received notice that my payment for the monthly fee had not gone through well that was not right as funds are pretty plentiful and was only12 pounds i contacted cs right away it turns out it was my mums bank card that had just been lost and was being replaced so in other words nest taking payments off a card rather than straight from a bank account !"	55.5%
have n't done "to store the recordings you do need to pay the subscription which i haven't done yet"	55.4%
device is rubbish "this device is rubbish"	55.4%
should be trivial "so let's say you want to schedule all of you cameras coming on for some event you've going to have to tap a ridiculous number of times to setup something that seems like it really should be trivial"	55.4%
stealing stuff "this is after actually capturing a cleaner stealing stuff from our holiday home"	55.4%
that has its own problems "there’s no power cuts and my ring camera is connecting perfectly although that has its own problems tbh so it’s not the internet"	55.4%
nest website "i have found that if you view the video feed through the nest website not the app then if it disconnects it seems to reconnect itself and you can carry on watching the video from the camera"	55.2%
nothing there "daily i'm getting notifications saying something is happening just to make panic and see that there's nothing there"	55.2%
14 day storage plan "i opted to take the 14 day storage plan for 2 cams at 12 pounds per month all worked fine and was able to capture and store copy of a section that showed mum having a fall and just how good the response was to the incident on the day"	55.2%
have no access to "it's in a holiday home and i have no access to it easily otherwise it would go back"	55.2%
delivers as stated "easy to add to current system and delivers as stated"	55.1%
way talking is rubbish "two way talking is rubbish"	55.1%
they ca n't do anything "1 person finally came back saying its gone forever and they can't do anything"	55.1%
there's no alternative "if you're on a connection with a data cap then look elsewhere because everything gets uploaded and there's no alternative"	54.9%
little work "software needs a little work"	54.9%
does n't work as "i really wanted this camera to be good so i could buy a few for around the house and also in the garden using the waterproof cover but it just doesn't work as it should"	54.8%
smoke alarms "i'm now going to buy some smoke alarms"	54.7%
smoke detectors "i have 3 nest smoke detectors and this should compliment them"	54.7%
flaw in the product "i did return it but my decision was based on it just not really fitting with my requirements and not a flaw in the product"	54.7%
n't load constantly "it stops recording randomly logs me out won’t load constantly"	54.7%
not deal breakers "for my purposes and what i use my camera for these issues while mildly irritating are not deal breakers and i will tolerate them"	54.7%
n't think it through "i didn't think it through and bought this as i trusted the nest brand name"	54.7%
n't like that "i also didn't like that i could only access the camera from the nest app"	54.7%
not record anything "only disappointing part is that i cannot record anything!"	54.7%
glare of the window "i do not like this camera i have an indoor one that look through a window but there’s a glare of the window then there light which shows there’s a camera on show and at night reflects of the window making the camera useless "	54.7%
done nothing about "they've done nothing about it"	54.7%
it's so unreliable "pain in the behind and renders this useless as it's so unreliable"	54.6%
justify a lesser product "not sure how nest google feel they can justify a lesser product for over twice the price?"	54.6%
dead and useless "the main problem with these ip cameras is a robber only needs to cut the incoming telephone or cable feed and it's completely dead and useless"	54.6%
dent in your wallet "there's an utter lack of basic features behind the scenes that really becomes apparent after the novelty wears off and then the dent in your wallet starts to really hurt"	54.6%
does n't work at "yeah the camera looks nicer but you’ll regret you paid so much for something that just doesn’t work at all"	54.6%
n't know though "i think the camera must get triggered my changes in light level entering the room don't know though"	54.6%
not buy this camera "do not buy this camera"	54.6%
n't work reliably "without subscription you get motion and sound alerts but they don't work reliably"	54.6%
not work with wifi "setup did not work with wifi and was forced to connect the cam to a pic first"	54.6%
most definitely "i cannot see a thing and it is most definitely not 1080p"	54.6%
there was no issue "secondly the reason we got it was the movement and sound detection and notification system which worked well initially but gradually got worse to the point we would hear the baby crying out and the app was saying there was no issue"	54.5%
will not buy again "expensive piece of kit that we will not buy again"	54.5%
interfere with bandwidth "i"ve also created a dedicated wifi network in the house for the cameras as we found that they interfere with bandwidth if using the regular network"	54.4%
like no tomorrow "but eats into your data allowance like no tomorrow not a problem if you are on a contract with your mobile phone company"	54.3%
nothing happened "they worked fine so long as nothing happened but as soon as they detected movement they switched themselves off for up to 24 hours"	54.3%
wait for a few seconds "you have to purchase cloud memory for this to really be useful so ur paying allot of money to buy it and then a monthly fee on top to use it in full the audio is the big problem here when you press and hold the audio button one way at a time only you cant hear the other person speaking once you let go of the button you have to wait for a few seconds before you can start hearing the other person"	54.3%
expensive peephole "this is as others have stated a glorified expensive peephole"	54.1%
lond powere lead "it comes with a lond powere lead which makes life easier for positioning"	54.0%
could n't ask for more "couldn't ask for more"	53.9%
make panic "daily i'm getting notifications saying something is happening just to make panic and see that there's nothing there"	53.9%
somewhat lacking "after a few weeks of using the camera we did notice that the audio quality via our phones was somewhat lacking"	53.9%
register as logging "as suggested i setup the unit with the ios app which was straightforward enough once i realised that i didn't register as logging in was actually registration"	53.9%
miss a step "nest have thought of everything pull tabs for opening everything with ease instructions on tabs to guide you through the process so you don't miss a step"	53.8%
loses the video history "less than 3 days in place the 3 month trial subscription just 'falls' off my account and loses the video history"	53.8%
blamed on poor signal "i was only in my garden connected to the wifi so it can not be blamed on poor signal"	53.7%
lets the trio "i would only recommend if you want to speak to your dog at home otherwise it's useless i own the whole nest range and the camera lets the trio down!"	53.7%
the blurry image "its only a small living room so why the blurry image"	53.7%
uncompressed video "a super quick estimation which could be totally incorrect sees an uncompressed video at a peak rate of 24mbit s yielding 8mb s so 8 * 3600 means 28gb per hour 696gb per day 20tb per month and a whopping 240tb per annum"	53.6%
does n't automatically "also the nest apps home away feature isn't faultless sometimes it thinks i'm home when i'm not so cam doesn't automatically turn back on"	53.5%
camera is poor "one of the cameras failed after a month and got replaced after a torturous process with customer services and frankly the camera is poor"	53.5%
wasting my money and "i'm in trouble with my wife for wasting my money and i am tech savvy!"	53.4%
just wicked "the nest software has gotten better and far more reliable too and its just wicked"	53.3%
higher initial cost "disadvantages of using nest cameras over standard cctv are: higher initial cost per camera and optional monthly annual subscription fee"	53.3%
flat design "i'm sure you enjoyed it the first time let's have you do it all over again so you can really appreciate the flat design and pretty fonts"	53.3%
stealing things "we had some caught in the act of stealing things and no proof"	53.2%
not recover or return "so i have a camera i cannot recover or return"	53.2%
it's not the internet "there’s no power cuts and my ring camera is connecting perfectly although that has its own problems tbh so it’s not the internet"	53.0%
correct your errors "then i tried to purchase again and the website says "correct your errors" when there were no errors on the page so i still can't subscribe"	52.7%
with no subscriptions "great cameras but i don’t like the fact you have to pay a subscription service especially because amazon sell similar cameras for less with no subscriptions needed"	52.7%
faulty power socket "the first one had a faulty power socket and kept switching itself on and off"	52.7%
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Cons [281] of YI Outdoor Camera 1080p Home Security ..	Strength
very limited in both products "the camera produces good quality pictures but the software is very very limited"	74.9%
waste your money in both products "overall unreliable & very costly to subscribe to the yi cloud do not waste your money on this product"	74.8%
pretty useless in both products "so pretty useless as the 2"	74.8%
completely useless in both products "i get alert notifications on my phone but can't look at them due to this so basically after installing and setting up it is completely useless"	74.8%
known issue in both products "i have looked online and this is a long standing known issue that yi don't seem to be able to or want to fix"	74.7%
very blurry in both products "first two cameras i bought were great but the third and fourth are very blurry?"	74.4%
major flaw in both products "however there is a major flaw if relying on the sd card storage as the quality of the video files is terrible"	74.3%
only gripe in both products "only gripe is that the playback on my iphone jumps to first recording of the day instead of the clip i want to see"	74.1%
false alarm in both products "its will even detects flies or spider which creates false alarm"	74.1%
fault them in both products "had mine a while now can't fault them 👍"	73.9%
does n't work in both products "whilst using the app on ios it’s a lottery if you can connect to live view and when you do it doesn’t last for long before it loses connection whilst it tries to reconnect immediately it very rarely does even closing and restarting the app or switching the cameras power supply off and on again doesn’t work"	72.9%
stopped working in both products "a couple of weeks later and the alerts have stopped working"	72.5%
only negative in both products "amazon that a great job of getting it to me asap setup was easy the only negative was that the lead that came with it wasn't quite long enough"	71.4%
same problem in both products "same problem with the rain"	69.9%
free trial in both products "i was going to install sd cards in each camera not really explained in the instructions but east to find out how online but having been tempted into the cloud storage system by the free trial i've been so happy with it and the original 2 cameras i will continue the cloud storage subscription and add i've also bought 3 more cameras i just hope they prove reliable as i've invested so heavily in them"	65.7%
does not work in both products "good design however does not work"	63.3%
next to useless in both products "so this makes it next to useless for iding anyone if there is a break in but is otherwise good for general seeing what's going at night or when you're away"	61.1%
really annoying in both products "initially i had the phone alerts set up but this got really annoying getting alerts every couple of minutes so switched that off but this would be a great tool where there is not a lot of traffic setting it off and i will be using that on the garden cam once that's set up"	60.6%
useless at night in both products "i had a sv3c dome camera before this one and it was useless at night"	59.7%
storage plan in both products "compared to nest where the storage plan is expensiver but you can have several cameras in the plan you pay here per camera and 90 bucks for the shortest 7 day period per camera can get quite expensive"	59.6%
worst thing "worst thing i have ever bought!"	98.5%
poor quality "this product is poor quality"	98.5%
absolutely atrocious "0 10 playback on app absolutely atrocious"	97.7%
really disappointed "really really disappointed"	97.0%
drill a hole "you're likely to need to drill a hole through your wall if you aren't capable of this yourself bear in mind this is a cheap camera but paying for skilled people to install it won't be cheap"	95.2%
poor microphone "great picture quality but poor microphone with a lot of noise and cannot hear clearly"	95.0%
takes forever "even if it does detect motion the alert takes forever to come through"	93.9%
poor really "poor really"	92.9%
overall waste "as overall waste of money because of poor quality software"	89.6%
useless crap "useless crap"	87.9%
pretty loud "it is pretty loud and if that goes off 10 times at night i could not imagine you would have a good night sleep and wouldn't be the best neighbor to have"	87.5%
turned off blind "so far one of my yi home outdoor cameras is turned off blind but it is still working periodically at the back recordings sometimes"	83.5%
network disconnection "this has some intermittent network disconnection but we dont keep it on for 24x7 so its ok"	74.9%
uninstall and reinstall "i’ve sent about 15 emails with no resolution they just keep telling me to uninstall and reinstall"	74.9%
extremely poor "the camera has also become cloudy as moisture has leaked into the sealed lens despite being in a sheltered location thus making the image quality extremely poor"	74.9%
unresolved issue "i would give this camera more stars if it wasn’t for the unresolved issue that has caused two cameras original and then replacement to go offline when ir night vision is on and it goes dark!"	74.9%
security issue "i see little point in having evidence of a security issue on camera and the camera is then illegally removed along with the sd card holding the images"	74.9%
notification error "the app is really easy to use and setup was quick and simple only issues i have was the wireing is to short and the time that was taken to fix the notification error was too long other than that i would recommend this product"	74.9%
socket configuration "there is nothing in the description that is informing the buyer what the socket configuration is on the power adapter"	74.9%
doesnt work "integration with alexa show also doesnt work "	74.9%
buggy and crashes "the app is really buggy and crashes all the time"	74.9%
sound useless "it renders the sound useless"	74.8%
quality blurry "video quality blurry and seems more like 720p not 1080p"	74.8%
totally unacceptable "moreover and this is totally unacceptable the yi customer support refused to help me with my camera because it is out of warranty"	74.8%
false activations "motion detection is good unfortunately this means a lot of false activations from birds flies and raindrops"	74.8%
false triggers "turn them off and the image is exactly the same without the false triggers"	74.8%
locked down "you cannot record from this camera using any industry standard security equipment : the product is locked down and you are forced into their subscription services"	74.8%
absolute rubbish "absolute rubbish goes offline every night at 18:36 tried resetting it many times but sit no luck avod"	74.8%
average poor "night vision clarity is average poor if you zoom in"	74.8%
inclement weather "seem to cope quite well with inclement weather in the uk"	74.8%
very randomly "very randomly it sending alert to me even i am right standing in front of it waving my hand it does not detect any moment"	74.8%
dead spots "wifi is not very good i had to buy a power line wifi repeater but even then when i check the 24 7 cloud recording you get 5 30min dead spots where nothing has been recorded!"	74.8%
complain about "so not really something to complain about"	74.8%
developed two faults "camera has developed two faults"	74.8%
went wrong "this is a replacement for one that went wrong"	74.7%
doesnt connect "left it off for a month or two while i decided what to do with it amd now it doesnt connect"	74.7%
unwanted visitors "the camera itself it noticable enough to deter unwanted visitors at night but not an eye sore outside the house"	74.7%
totally unreliable "the app supporting them is totally unreliable the cloud service fails after about 3 minutes and logs out all cameras in valid subscriptions customer service is an automated zendesk response and nothing more"	74.7%
without hesitation "would recommend without hesitation"	74.7%
sadly this "sadly this leaves me with gaps in my intended coverage"	74.6%
little flakey "wifi is a little flakey at times the wired option is preferable if you can run a cable from the camera to your router"	74.6%
stupidly short "the biggest annoyance though is the stupidly short usb power lead that comes hard wired to the damn thing"	74.6%
not very well "it appears the sd card slot is not very well aligned with the slot in the plastic as i almost did it again when i tried reinserting it"	74.6%
becomes useless "raindrops snowdrops any fly or bug that gets close to it a flash of light basically anything that changes the pixel you will be alerted i have changed the settings for alertness and sensitivity to low and i get about 8 10 alert update every night if it rains so it kind of defeats the purpose as i now tend to ignore all alerts and it becomes useless now this bring me to the alert noise could you imagine if you had that turned on?"	74.6%
failed completely "update: vertical axis rotation has failed completely as return window closed 1 month"	74.6%
gone faulty "camera has gone faulty after a month"	74.6%
useless brick "however after several months the camera lost its connection to my account so i have tried to re pair it but the reset button doesn't work so it is now a useless brick attached to the wall with a cable that has been drilled through the wall and sealed in place"	74.5%
screw driver "it also comes with a screw driver but that's for the sd card port"	74.5%
firmware hack "there is a firmware hack to enable that but its still not as good as i would like it to be"	74.5%
came faulty "however mine came faulty the wall fitting it wobbly meaning the camera doesn’t stay at the correct angle"	74.5%
party software "so you cannot use one of the better 3rd party software available on the market so most importantly you will then be tied to the yi premium cloud service that you need to pay a subscription for"	74.5%
quality rubbish "nighttime pic quality rubbish"	74.5%
service doesnt "their cloud service is incredibly poor where the cloud service doesnt allow you to playback recordings and also with no auto renewal feature meaning your cover can be disabled without you knowing "	74.4%
equally ineffective "phone support says the right things but is equally ineffective"	74.3%
ignore people "if i set it to low sensitivity it ignores the lights but also ignore people and only records when i pull my car onto the drive"	74.3%
very expensive "the online storage is very expensive per month even the minimum 7day plan"	74.2%
most annoying "the most annoying thing is that i can't record straight to my nas"	74.2%
manufacturing fault "the camera audio would be good but there is a manufacturing fault with these cameras where they are sensitive to wifi probably due to poor shielding on the hardware"	74.1%
glare issues "i had the gen 2 yi 1080p home camera and liked it but i was monitoring outside through a window and so had some glare issues off the window pane"	74.0%
just doesnt "it just doesnt exist"	74.0%
really inadequate "the activity clip is only 6 seconds long which is really inadequate if you are looking to collect evidence after an incident"	74.0%
fail error "just states send fail error"	74.0%
more difficult "makes outside wiring more difficult that it needs to be especially if you need to run the cable through walls"	73.9%
internet issues "never had any internet issues either and live in remote area where internet isn’t the best"	73.9%
thin garden "it’s so narrow it’s useless for anything in a domestic setting unless you are trying to capture a long thin garden"	73.8%
same issue "i have consulted yi helpdesk about this who suggested i use another sd card or reformat both of which i've tried and still have the same issue"	73.7%
returning it back "either way i will be returning it back to amazon"	73.7%
would not work "so it would not work "	73.4%
very poorly "i had to upgrade the firmware manually my cameras wouldn't connect to the wifi without that and frankly it's very poorly explained"	73.3%
ignore the problem "all for them to ignore the problem and not get back to me"	73.3%
cheap item "espeically since this is not a cheap item"	73.2%
almost impossible "you cannot easily hear voice coming from camera live view is almost impossible even using the yi cloud"	73.2%
unavailable thus "multiple lengthy periods where the cloud backup is unavailable thus rendering the camera useless as a security tool"	73.1%
utter disappointment "utter disappointment i’ll send them back"	73.1%
complain there "sure the framerate isn't fantastic but consider the price tag so no complain there"	73.0%
return deadline "sadly i have missed the amazon return deadline"	73.0%
standard zoom "with this one if you zoom in then it's useless and even on standard zoom you can't read car number plates"	73.0%
buzzing noise "at first it has this really annoying buzzing noise and it was constant"	72.9%
front holes "otherwise these are still great security cameras with a great app and i would still recommend them just seal the front holes"	72.9%
over ethernet "yi should include poe power over ethernet"	72.9%
complaints though "no major complaints though"	72.8%
loses connection "whilst using the app on ios it’s a lottery if you can connect to live view and when you do it doesn’t last for long before it loses connection whilst it tries to reconnect immediately it very rarely does even closing and restarting the app or switching the cameras power supply off and on again doesn’t work"	72.8%
returning as cable "ended up returning as cable not really long enough for any external points"	72.6%
software technicians "all software technicians know about its issue and tricks"	72.6%
rice crispies "it works really well in every aspect except 2 areas: sound: when i enable audio there is a very loud crackling sound almost like listening to rice crispies"	72.3%
carbon copy "think of apple packaging as this is almost a carbon copy of it"	72.2%
without success "tried contacting support without success "	72.1%
further complaint "otherwise with this price no further complaint"	71.3%
break down "i will break down the pros and cons pros mid range price for a well built product"	71.3%
window pane "i had the gen 2 yi 1080p home camera and liked it but i was monitoring outside through a window and so had some glare issues off the window pane"	71.0%
much effort "it feels like too much effort was put into pushing users to the payed cloud services rather than focusing on the free functionality side"	70.9%
difficult product "if they correct the sensitivity of the motion detection and add zone control horizontal and vertical then this would be a difficult product to beat in this price range"	70.8%
biggest issue "the biggest issue is the angle of view"	70.7%
much reflection "unfortunately at night when the night vision kicks in there is too much reflection from number plates and its very rare it will pick them up"	70.5%
more worryingly "more worryingly i've reinstalled the app in an attempt to set it all up again and can't now log in to my yi account"	70.2%
cheap cables "also extending usb can be costly since cheap cables will just turn the camera off if night vision is used"	69.8%
still inactive "after contacting customer service multiple times and sending all the proof for payment and identity my plan is still inactive after 1 month +"	69.2%
whole problem "i have called yi twice remember to call them after 5pm both times i explained the whole problem filled in emails with photos etc"	69.0%
detection problem "i suspect that the motion detection problem is due to a faulty unit so i am sending it back"	69.0%
losing wifi "keeps losing wifi"	68.7%
fleeting moment "i found that by the time the camera started to record all you could see way peoples sides or back for a fleeting moment before recording stopped"	68.5%
impaired features "don't make a mistake they do still push their cloud storage but the camera does its job without it so you can potentially lose the videos only if the camera is stolen but you don't get impaired features like with other competitors"	68.2%
different model "have another yi cam different model with same issue"	67.5%
wish the clips "i wish the clips are at least 30 seconds long"	67.4%
really expensive "yi cloud is really expensive versus other competitors"	67.3%
still not as good "there is a firmware hack to enable that but its still not as good as i would like it to be"	67.3%
despite several resets "and has been for a further month despite several resets"	67.3%
this issue "i've tried to speak to yi support about this issue many times but they are absolutely useless and stop responding after they realise they can't fix this issue by making me turn it off and on"	67.2%
least reliable "probably the least reliable camera i’ve ever seen in terms of watching live footage"	67.2%
waste your time "buy almost anything else because these will waste your time"	67.2%
rattles around "the one i received had an sd card slot but there is nothing behind the slot and the sd card slips straight into the cass and rattles around inside the unit"	67.1%
title software "as in the title software update can turn the camera into a brick and other reviews stated this too"	67.0%
random drop outs "it's a shame it automatically shuts off at 9pm and has random drop outs on recording"	67.0%
ignore actual people "motion follow is okay but tracks traffic and sometimes can ignore actual people"	66.8%
other issue "one other issue i came across but was easily sorted was the ir light ring"	66.6%
unable to stream "also you are unable to stream!"	66.4%
external points "ended up returning as cable not really long enough for any external points"	66.4%
disconnects all the time "now the camera works but it just disconnects all the time"	66.3%
ring spotlight "well in my opinion the quality of the yi camera video recordings is better than the ring spotlight cam which costs £280"	66.3%
illustrate my problems "i will provide a video to illustrate my problems further"	66.2%
motion issue "going back to the motion issue"	66.0%
n't very good "this isn't very good as the reason i brought it was as i am currently away from my home so needed around the clock watch on my house"	65.9%
down philip "im not impressed and feel let down philip"	65.9%
swivels screws "camera wall mount that swivels screws"	65.9%
fake review "this is definitely not a fake review!"	65.8%
issues triggered by rain "currently having motion sensing issues triggered by rain"	65.7%
losing many details "it can automatically adjust the video quality by your internet speed without losing many details"	65.6%
stated this "as in the title software update can turn the camera into a brick and other reviews stated this too"	65.4%
very low ratings "many of the of other cameras had very similar features at a lower cost but appeared to be let down by the android ios app which would appear to consistently obtain very low ratings"	65.3%
fill the hole "should use dc instead of usb had to make a widder hole for usb and then fill the hole because cable itself is flat"	65.2%
cloud buffering is poor "calling function and cloud buffering is poor"	65.2%
refused to work "i selected the cheap one and it just totally locked up and refused to work"	64.8%
biggest annoyance "the biggest annoyance though is the stupidly short usb power lead that comes hard wired to the damn thing"	64.8%
poor at night zoom "picture quality is ok in the day but poor at night zoom is grainy motion detection is hopeless doesn’t matter if you set zone goes off when it feels like it however it an affordable price and easy to install"	64.8%
miss a crime or event "screenshot attached light blue means recorded data other area is dropped connection again very poor as you could miss a crime or event!"	64.8%
crashes it altogether "if i push to talk over it then that just crashes it altogether i think because it draws extra power to engage the speaker and thus killing it"	64.8%
false notifications "poor quality false notifications"	64.7%
very dissatisfied "overall very dissatisfied and won't be buying any yi products again mainly for the useless customer service"	64.6%
subscription charge "disappointed you have to pay a large subscription charge"	64.4%
rain drops "overall good having a bit of an issue with sensitivity too sensitive and it alerts with rain drops and not enough and it misses some obvious things like visitors to the door"	64.4%
useless for my needs "there is no way a person or car registration could be recognised which renders the camera largely useless for my needs"	64.3%
waste of money and time "waste of money and time"	64.2%
camera is now useless "only 3 months of use and condensation has appeared inside the camera so you can no longer see a picture the camera is now useless and can no longer be used!"	64.1%
points motion detection "bad points motion detection “too” sensitive even on lowest setting no zone control no angle limitations inclusions schedule needs more customisation to inc"	63.8%
like a software "seems like a software bug"	63.7%
spoke to supplier "spoke to supplier and it's been a challenge to get the replacement"	63.7%
lost its connection "however after several months the camera lost its connection to my account so i have tried to re pair it but the reset button doesn't work so it is now a useless brick attached to the wall with a cable that has been drilled through the wall and sealed in place"	63.5%
same price "frame rate is low for same price you can get 4mp this is 2mp camera at 30fps with dc power and dual band wifi this is 2"	63.5%
previously useless "so it means the camera which was previously useless is now more than useless just using electricity and hanging up on the wall"	63.5%
cable itself is flat "should use dc instead of usb had to make a widder hole for usb and then fill the hole because cable itself is flat"	63.4%
camera is stolen "don't make a mistake they do still push their cloud storage but the camera does its job without it so you can potentially lose the videos only if the camera is stolen but you don't get impaired features like with other competitors"	63.4%
it's limitations "but then you see it's limitations"	63.4%
wrong plan yi support "my cloud plan dissappeared after changing phones and now keeps signing up to the wrong plan yi support are just ignoring me"	63.4%
main downsides "the main downsides were a oermenantly attached power cable and no rtsp support which means you have to buy cloud subscription for off device storage"	63.4%
camera is useless "this camera is useless"	63.4%
being too short "i believe the issue stems from the usb power cord being too short unless you have a socket close to where you want to place it which is unlikely as it is an outdoor camera"	63.4%
which was shoddy "this is after yesterday returning a blink xt system which was shoddy"	63.3%
pretty pointless "live view works but alerts don't which is pretty pointless really"	63.3%
wrong with "after over a month of exchanging emails with the manufacturer and following every step they have suggested to fix it it has become clear that they do not know what is wrong with it and offer only a stony silence when i suggested they replace it or refund it"	63.3%
audio problem "got two of these one has an audio problem sounds like buzzing but it's installed so can't be bothered to send it back"	63.3%
micro scratches "•the black faceplate is covered in micro scratches as if it’s been wiped over with a cloth there was also no protective film on the lens"	63.2%
through the software "the sd card can be viewed through the software and there's a version for windows so access from a pc also works"	62.7%
became 3 hr nightmare "what became a possible 30min set up became 3hr nightmare back and forward to b&q"	62.7%
waste of time and money "waste of time and money"	62.6%
fail to acquire "i kept getting the same “fail to acquire” message"	62.6%
incorrectly they were "being told my sd cards were probably incompatible or formatted incorrectly they weren't "	62.6%
incompatible or formatted "being told my sd cards were probably incompatible or formatted incorrectly they weren't "	62.6%
this problem "i have downloaded and reinstalled the app at least six times but still will not open the apps were downloaded from yi windows and mac site has anyone else had this problem and can they help yi help team take ages to respond then state it is a computer fault"	62.5%
refused to reconnect "i'm not sure if my unit is faulty but it happened both when i initially tested it out of the box and when securing it to a wall even though the camera reports as having a 100% connection to the wifi it has disconnected and refused to reconnect"	62.4%
more misses "in fact far more misses than hits even when turned to highest sensitivity"	62.3%
avoid this seller "laptop fire tv that irritating noise is always there i contacted seeverything uk and i was palmed off with excuses and then they totally ignored my messages the sellers name may say uk but it's actually shanghai you are dealing with i would avoid this seller and this security camera at all costs"	62.2%
only big complaint "the only big complaint i have is the app is a but of mess to navigate with the same functions in different places depending on which screen you are on"	62.2%
no mention of that "will not install on iphones eventually installed on ipad but then would not work unless we paid for a subscription there was no mention of that when it was bought the support is not helpful"	62.1%
seems to mention "an update they appear to have added which no online review seems to mention is the addition of the notification area detection you can highlight a box within the frame where it will only notify you based on activity in this area"	61.8%
alot of issues "but for some reason i had alot of issues with this current camera"	61.8%
camera dies "i wish now i hadn't got the ring as i'm gonna be stuck with a hefty subscription until the camera dies"	61.8%
incredibly poor "their cloud service is incredibly poor where the cloud service doesnt allow you to playback recordings and also with no auto renewal feature meaning your cover can be disabled without you knowing "	61.8%
biggest issue for "biggest issue for me is that it does not support rtsp real time streaming protocol or seem to have any web interface therefore you are tied to using the official yi home phone app or pc program"	61.7%
still wo n't work "says network not good enough but moved access point router next to the external wall and still won't work"	61.6%
screws and fixings "includes a mounting template all screws and fixings if required and even usb cable mounting clips for a very neat install"	61.4%
turn phone clockwise "and it only does landscape counter clockwise when i tend to turn phone clockwise"	61.3%
failure of the ones "i have had to replace two of the usb power adaptors due to failure of the ones supplied"	61.3%
nowhere fast "i contacted the support but got nowhere fast"	61.0%
now not running properly "update dec 2018 : the app for windows pc is now not running properly"	61.0%
just a bad batch "i figured it was just a bad batch or faulty component"	61.0%
which is useless "camera is ok but the alerts don't work on android phones until you open the app then you get loads of notifications all at once which is useless"	61.0%
not water proof "the 3m cable is non extendable as it is attached to the camera which might be an issue if you didn't have a power socket planned for this camera you don't want to leave the camera socket out in the weather: this bit is not water proof"	60.9%
minor movement "it now only picks up major movement and minor movement is now ignored although the camera is set to most sensitive setting"	60.8%
poor customer service "due to the poor customer service i think i'll go elsewhere!"	60.7%
useless customer service "overall very dissatisfied and won't be buying any yi products again mainly for the useless customer service"	60.7%
slight negative "the only slight negative is flys etc set off motion alerts at night time but i am still playing with the settings so may be able to resolve that"	60.6%
no power sockets "mine is placed at height looking at my front door area so there is no power sockets"	60.5%
also useless "the motion sensitivity is also useless"	60.5%
major issue "it would have benefited from a smaller plug to get through a wall rather than the full sized usb plug but not a major issue"	60.2%
proving a nightmare "for instance my power socket is outside and another 8 metres away and is proving a nightmare to buy cables to get to it"	60.1%
gone offline "they worked perfectly fine for about a week then they stopped recording the 5 sec clip and now the one to the front of the house is gone offline"	60.0%
honest i 'm disappointed "to be honest i'm disappointed and wished i'd sent it back when i had the chance"	59.9%
contacted seeverything "laptop fire tv that irritating noise is always there i contacted seeverything uk and i was palmed off with excuses and then they totally ignored my messages the sellers name may say uk but it's actually shanghai you are dealing with i would avoid this seller and this security camera at all costs"	59.9%
rain problem "i feel sure that yi will do a firmware update soon to control this rain problem"	59.6%
sadly only "purchased as it had the sd card feature which on paper is great but sadly only worked for the first week or two"	59.5%
widder hole "should use dc instead of usb had to make a widder hole for usb and then fill the hole because cable itself is flat"	59.5%
developed a problem "1 of these worked perfectly but the second developed a problem"	59.5%
quite distorted "the visual is very good the sound is quite distorted"	59.3%
unsure at first "was unsure at first to purchase it"	59.3%
picture disturbance "the infrared system is now faulty and causes picture disturbance throughout the night causing the camera to constantly alarm and record the picture disturbance as the camera movement sensor thinks it's a genuine alarm movement"	59.2%
cable length "cheap camera does the job pros micro sd slot cheap effective cons picture not great in the dark inadequate cable length"	59.2%
loose connection to wi "they loose connection to wi fi"	59.2%
fails consistently "the camera works but the app fails consistently to either remember the login or to send notifications"	59.1%
microphone really loud "there is a constant clicking noise from the microphone really loud click click"	59.0%
just ignoring "my cloud plan dissappeared after changing phones and now keeps signing up to the wrong plan yi support are just ignoring me"	59.0%
camera alarm "even a camera alarm"	58.8%
720p and not 1080p "the image quality i would say is 720p and not 1080p as it says"	58.7%
simply did not work "it simply did not work"	58.2%
flat when i am travelling "it's easy to install and i can monitor my flat when i am travelling"	58.1%
feature is also poor "the search and auto detect feature is also poor and often hit and miss"	58.0%
useless wall ornament "have reset the camera 3 times checked all the settings and checked for firmware updates there are none and this still continues to happen so the completely fault ridden useless wall ornament that yi is marketing as a “security” camera is going back in it’s box and back to it’s biological parents"	57.6%
more of a deterrent "thus it’s more of a deterrent than a useful camera"	57.6%
not susceptible to rain "the two outdoor cams are fitted under eaves and are not susceptible to rain"	57.6%
very rarely an issue "i should note that this is very rarely an issue during the day just at night when the infrared is on"	57.5%
only then it stopped "did a reset and got it working again for one day only then it stopped"	57.5%
not been uploaded "initially was impressed but had issues with the cloud service in that there have been periods where footage has not been uploaded"	57.5%
even at low levels "if i have one concern it's that the motion sensor is too sensitive even at low levels causing many alert notifications"	57.4%
bad and short cable "however at night it is terrible so much so that i now ignore it eg rain will set it off despite it being in a covered location camera the picture quality is great and it picks up the wifi signal well overall if it was not for the night time notifications being so bad and short cable i would have given this 5 stars"	57.1%
changed my review "changed my review to one star due to latest camera not being able to download footage"	57.0%
stopped working 22 "update we got another one delivered and just noticed it stopped working 22 feb"	56.9%
removed by a thief "imagine if your car is removed by a thief!"	56.8%
waste of time "unless you intend to use this right next to your router it is a waste of time"	56.7%
rather slow "very good image quality response is rather slow and the alert mode is not accurate even in high sensitivity mode"	56.7%
binned now unfortunately "will have to be binned now unfortunately"	56.5%
rather poor "my only gripe with this model is the lack of zoning to only alert in specific areas the ability to set sensitivity is rather poor too so this needs to be improved upon"	56.5%
continually fails "one camera which is the closest to the router continually fails"	56.3%
same model "my brother has the same model and it works perfectly fine he has also attempted to set it up but it just doesn’t work"	56.3%
cameras 1080p "i have used hikvision cameras 1080p which are much much better"	56.2%
wired very "cable length cable length is 10ft but it comes out of the bottom of the camera and is hard wired very bad positioning if you want to connect to a power source above the camera as it leaves a very naff finish when installed"	56.2%
cheap chinese "cheap chinese tat"	55.8%
drilled the holes "setup was easy i set them both up inside then installed installation was simple drilled the holes and apply construction adhesive to make sure it was strong"	55.6%
will regret "you will regret it"	55.6%
quite blurred "supposed to be 1080p but the pictures are quite blurred"	55.6%
serious issues "camera is generally good however there are couple of serious issues"	55.5%
arrive days late "app is glitchy notifications can sometimes arrive days late"	55.4%
no specified range "motion detection there is no specified range on this anywhere available online i looked everywhere but could find no actual technical spec so i contacted the yi community forums and was advised that the range is only 15ft from the sensor and that the sensor worked by determining heat signals body heat and so on not by actual movement"	55.3%
return these items "i don't know if i can return these items as i have installed them and been using them for a while"	55.3%
subscription failed "i got charged but the subscription failed"	55.3%
does n't support rtsp "both the android app and windows application work well however i own a few cameras from other manufacturers and prefer to use one android app to view them all which wont work with the yi camera because it doesn't support rtsp"	55.2%
cloud service is awful "camera is great but the cloud service is awful"	55.2%
it's not just "check the app store for the recent reviews too it’s not just me"	55.1%
junked and not working "ok picture but the 3 of the cameras are junked and not working"	55.1%
stay on low voltage "even if they wanted to stay on low voltage a regular basic dc cable with an adapter instead of the usb charger we have to use anyway would make things lot easier instead of having to get a 20mm drill bit"	55.1%
contacted the support "i contacted the support but got nowhere fast"	55.1%
constant clicking noise "there is a constant clicking noise from the microphone really loud click click"	55.0%
seems very ` afterthought "i was told if it was plugged into wired it would use that seems very 'afterthought' and easy to add functionality via an update"	55.0%
just totally locked "i selected the cheap one and it just totally locked up and refused to work"	55.0%
impressed and feel "im not impressed and feel let down philip"	54.9%
inexplicable gaps "i was able to set it up quickly and all seemed well but the camera intermittently fails to load video clips and has inexplicable gaps on the timeline"	54.8%
wasting your money "all in all don’t buy this as you’ll regret it when you need it the most it won’t work and you’ll be left feeling stupid for wasting your money on a vastly unpractical and flawed “security” system"	54.8%
little improvement "motion detection could use a little improvement"	54.7%
truly terrible "the sound is truly terrible"	54.7%
this one has failed "3 indoor cameras went down early today now this one has failed"	54.7%
completely pointless "it doesn't give motion detection alerts unless you start the app which is completely pointless"	54.7%
need a sds drill "most hand held drill only go up to 18mm so you’ll need a sds drill"	54.6%
nowhere near a socket "i have ran the cable and it's nowhere near a socket so i have had to extend it"	54.5%
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Pros [174] of Google Nest Cam Indoor Smart Security ..	Strength
works perfect in both products "using as a baby monitor and works perfect"	100.0%
brilliant piece in both products "brilliant piece of kit"	100.0%
excellent product in both products "excellent product set up in less than 10 minutes and is used in living room to check on elderly relative the alerts are great so if our father who is unstable moves we can check on his safety plus you can have chat so they don’t feel lonely"	100.0%
very pleased in both products "very pleased"	100.0%
brilliant camera in both products "brilliant camera"	100.0%
brilliant product in both products "brilliant product"	99.9%
superb product in both products "a superb product for home security and as a baby monitor"	99.9%
best thing in both products "the best thing we have invested in to look after our lovely mum who suffers from dementia"	99.6%
really good in both products "additionally the £5 or 5 eur a month depending where you live for 30 day motion cloud storage + 7 day continuous recording for up to 10 cameras from google is a really good deal"	99.3%
works perfectly in both products "easy to set up and works perfectly"	98.6%
best camera in both products "the best camera i ever had "	96.0%
excellent camera in both products "an excellent camera"	92.9%
very smart in both products "so easy to setup very smart and discreet looking camera the picture quality on my phone is great"	91.7%
great camera in both products "great camera which we are using as a baby monitor for the nighttime mainly"	88.5%
works well in both products "camera is good resolution placed indoors and the night vision works well"	75.0%
decent quality in both products "pros: easy to set up no router configuration needed which with the foscams took hours solidly built heavy metal decent quality alerts when things move in specific zones of the target area are super useful and i suspect these are more secure than the foscams"	75.0%
great value in both products "great value"	74.9%
really well in both products "works really well love this product"	74.9%
picture quality in both products "i looked into many nursery cameras monitors and read nothing but bad reviews on connection issues and picture quality so i turned my attention elsewhere"	74.8%
smart device in both products "i love them as you can get notifications on you smart device so even when i’m working a night shift i can check up on the babies"	74.8%
work great in both products "it work great!"	74.6%
good picture in both products "good picture and works well in terms of notifications however to get the best out of this you do net to subscribe to nest for £80 per annum hence 3 stars"	74.5%
good enough in both products "going to buy a couple more but not planning to subscribe as it’s very expensive so alerts only is good enough for me if it had an ssd card that would make better than paying for subscription"	74.5%
very useful in both products "mic is sensitive and very useful"	74.3%
good value in both products "have since bought another as good value and quality rob"	74.3%
image quality in both products "the image quality is hd and it does pick up sound easily"	74.3%
perfectly well in both products "had it for 2 5 years now works perfectly well never freezes"	74.2%
very responsive in both products "pricey but usability and performance are top notch great night cam magnetic grasp is very useful and the app web is very responsive"	74.0%
reasonably priced in both products "very straightforward set up literally minutes a very user friendly app and a reasonably priced subscription £40 for year 1 for 5 days i believe "	73.8%
cctv camera in both products "currently £10 per month for a single cctv camera is stupid and negative marketing"	73.4%
quality is great "it quality is great"	100.0%
excellent play "it's a lot but i get to record create clips and excellent play back for that service"	100.0%
amazingly great "amazingly great camera"	100.0%
truly wonderful "truly wonderful people and and a credit to the organisation and other companies would do well to follow their lead"	100.0%
superb camera "a superb camera which was relatively easy to set up in my mother’s supported living facility"	100.0%
great performance "brilliant easy to insult great performance"	99.9%
really excellent "brilliant small cam for your home and office security you also add to it to go around all your home easy to turn on and off with your phone really excellent piece of kit resonable subscription rates as well"	99.9%
delighted and impressed "we have had the nest thermostats and nest protect smoke and co2 alarms for a while and have been delighted and impressed with them"	99.9%
works beautifully "i initially missed the logi circle app which just works beautifully simply when the camera was working!"	99.9%
highly secure "highly secure"	99.9%
absolutely fantastic "absolutely fantastic camera"	99.9%
excellent piece "excellent piece of technology"	99.9%
amazon offered "regarding 1 it was an easy choice when amazon offered it and would ship out of u"	99.8%
amazing build "hardware has amazing build"	99.7%
highly recommend "i highly recommend"	99.6%
really satisfied "so easy to set up took minutes fantastic picture quality and sound really satisfied great product"	99.5%
magnetic bases "they are very stylish exceptionally well made with sturdy metal magnetic bases but come with wall ceiling mounts if you want"	99.5%
quality good "video quality good with a great wide angle lens"	99.0%
monitoring peoples "babys room or monitoring peoples coming and going then its good with easy simple to use software and good night vision"	98.9%
been excellent "in two and a half months they have never failed signal has been excellent from an iphone to the camera even from abroad so their server side is excellent we have very good broadband but even when it has dropped the signal has been good from the cameras "	98.3%
medium quality "ive a very basic internet package and it works ok on medium quality"	97.3%
whats happening "easy to set up and use great picture day or night and the ability to speak and listen to whats happening is very good"	97.1%
beautifully designed "beautifully designed easy to use great software"	96.2%
very impressive "the clarity of the 1080 pictures are amazing and the build quality is also very impressive"	95.6%
great accompanying "fantastic product with a great accompanying app"	95.5%
build is amazing "the camera build is amazing!"	94.4%
night vision is excellent "night vision is excellent"	93.1%
they are brilliant "absolutely love nest cam i always wanted dropcam here in the uk but they weren't available but since google bought dropcam they are brilliant"	93.1%
neat cam is excellent "this neat cam is excellent"	93.0%
best user experience "not the best user experience"	93.0%
extremely valuable "alerts are delayed one every 1 2 hour which limits the security benefits a little but this is still an extremely valuable tool for keeping an eye on things when you are away from home"	92.4%
excellent in that "the camera itself is excellent in that is has a great field of view and the accompanying app is very well thought out"	92.0%
nest is best "now i’ve got 4 cameras but the nest is best !"	91.7%
usability and performance "pricey but usability and performance are top notch great night cam magnetic grasp is very useful and the app web is very responsive"	91.0%
brilliant present "i have bought it four times once for myself and three times as a brilliant present"	90.7%
navigate around "the app was easy to down load although not so easy to navigate around and absolutely not intuitive"	90.6%
really impressive "really impressive love the app that comes with it"	89.9%
does a brilliant "i am using the camera as baby monitor and it does a brilliant job for me"	89.5%
quality is superb "quality is superb"	89.4%
recommend very highly "would recommend very highly to anyone"	89.2%
class best "these are top class best cameras ever so clear and precise in every way easy to set up"	89.1%
captures audio "the fact that it captures audio and has a talk through feature is brilliant"	89.0%
great and easy to "great and easy to use"	88.9%
good adjustment "the picture is crisp and allows for good adjustment by zooming in and out"	88.8%
simply brilliant "simply brilliant!"	88.6%
hardware is great "the hardware is great and the nest app works well"	88.6%
impressed and happy "impressed and happy"	88.6%
just brilliant "the fact that you can zoom in and then make the selected area even better quality is just brilliant"	88.5%
really happy "in most areas these cameras are excellent they are very fast to access and provide a wide range of useful features i have four of them now and am really happy with them definitely recommended"	88.4%
great integration "great build quality super easy to set up intuitive software and great integration with the rest of my smart home devices"	88.0%
will answer questions "incredible picture quality intuitive software and a helpful team who will answer questions"	88.0%
storage trial "only comes with a 30 day free storage trial if you want to store recording after the trial its an £80 annual subscription"	87.1%
greatly reduced "when viewing remotely resolution is greatly reduced"	75.0%
good addition "camera is pretty decent quality and the ability to talk through it is a good addition"	75.0%
awesome cameras "awesome cameras"	75.0%
great deal "it used to be this amount per camera but for up to 10 cameras it's now a great deal!"	75.0%
concise picture "very easy to set up and provides excellent view angle and a really clear concise picture"	75.0%
very handy "clarity of picture is excellent and the alerts are very handy"	75.0%
looks good "magnetic base is very good and looks good on the shelf"	75.0%
very sturdy "the camera was easy to setup and feels very sturdy"	75.0%
link together "the cameras all link together and you can have notification alerts set if wished for motion and or noise"	75.0%
insurance company "i pay £120 for two cameras for 12 months and i even managed to get my house contents insurance a little cheaper by informing the insurance company of these cameras"	75.0%
good security "really like nest cameras we have quite a few as landlords it means easy quick access for info has helped a lot and good security for our tenants"	74.9%
speedy delivery "great product and speedy delivery"	74.9%
ideal alternative "it does exactly what it says it will do and is an ideal alternative to an external security camera"	74.9%
were great "at the time of purchase they were great and have been very reliable"	74.9%
perfect picture "perfect picture and sound easily moveable"	74.9%
great night "the picture is great night and day"	74.9%
quality surprising "sound quality surprising good i find"	74.9%
nest aware "because nest aware is not supported in my country estonia "	74.9%
smart tech "links well to other smart tech within the home"	74.9%
smart features "the great smart features mean you are always in the know of something is going on in the home while away giving you peace of mind"	74.9%
better deals "i hope they give better deals soon for those who have more than one camera"	74.9%
useful setting "as i use it to keep an eye on my cats there is a useful setting which only activates the camera when you are away from the home reads your mobile location"	74.9%
looks great "very reassuring and looks great too"	74.8%
extra commands "options to add extra commands via ifttt app"	74.8%
more reliable "it has much better mobile application and more reliable motion detection"	74.8%
sensor good "motion sensor good it sends mobile notifications"	74.8%
looking good "looking good"	74.8%
saved recordings "sends notifications on movement good wide angle sharp images easy to set up and manage saved recordings now i can keep an eye on the cat!"	74.8%
seriously great "the picture quality at night was excellent seriously great"	74.8%
works effectively "image quality is excellent night vision works effectively too"	74.8%
vision easy "great vision easy to install with 24hr access"	74.7%
check remotely "when we bought this camera i wanted something nice that i could check remotely"	74.7%
pretty easy "product was easy to set up and was up and running in no time i work in the tech sector but thought the set up process was pretty easy and jargon free "	74.6%
easy choice "when considering protecting your home belongings business etc it was an easy choice"	74.6%
totally reliable "i have the ring app and have never had a problem it’s perfect and totally reliable w great service"	74.6%
good viewing "easy to set up good viewing on night mode and sound"	74.6%
importantly peace "have bought 2 easy to set up and gives you security and more importantly peace of mind while away from the house"	74.6%
natural choice "so when my 4yr old logi circle started acting up this google nest cam was a natural choice even though it was so much dearer than all the other ring and amazon offerings"	74.5%
also great "ios app also great"	74.5%
integrates well "easy setup reliable integrates well with nest app in conjunction with nest thermostat"	74.5%
were smart "the cameras were cheaper than my original purchase which was a bonus and when they arrived they were smart and fairly easy to plug in and set up"	74.5%
robust and functional "works as described and is robust and functional"	74.4%
best image "the camera is recording permanently previous recorded on motion trigger so if you want the best image ie hd 1080 it can use up to 320gb yes gb a month in broadband bandwidth so make sure you don't have limits or you could get a very nasty surprise"	74.4%
these sorts "but with all these sorts of camera a monthly subscription price to get notifications or record video etc seems over the top"	74.4%
very easily "the magnet base can be fixed to anything wall ceiling etc and the camera attaches very easily it can even be installed upside down"	74.4%
high quality "nest have followed apple with not only an extremely well made product but the packaging is of high quality so even opening the box up brings an air of excitement!"	74.4%
reliable and sturdy "reliable and sturdy"	74.3%
works flawlessly "setting up zones within the image to watch for movement is simple and effective and the online storage works flawlessly still in trial period though you will need a fast connection"	74.3%
liked this "we liked this because it is motion detection has sound has 2 way communication live feed as well as recorded history & all the family could log in to keep an eye ticked all the boxes for us"	74.3%
working well "working well very wide angle"	74.3%
super easy "setup was super easy"	74.3%
fantastic device "the nest cam does all you expect and more and is a fantastic device to have in your home"	74.3%
please nest "my apple watch alerts me when the sun comes out goes in or at night a moth flies past so a little more smartness needed please nest!"	74.3%
lovely though "looks lovely though"	74.3%
panoramic views "brilliant watching and listening to the dog from afar fantastic panoramic views"	74.2%
simple and easy "i very much recommend this camera to anyone wanting a simple and easy set up of an indoor camera with excellent playback quality"	74.2%
quality product "immediately when i opened the packet i realised this is a very solid and high quality product"	74.2%
efficient and prompt "a fabulous product and an incredibly efficient and prompt service"	74.2%
really nice "the nest cam is a really nice piece of hardware its relativity small compared with my old foscam and sits well on a flat service"	74.2%
premium subscription "deducting one star as some of the best features required a premium subscription"	74.1%
country estonia "because nest aware is not supported in my country estonia "	74.1%
fantastic camera "fantastic camera"	74.1%
perfect product "perfect product to watch pets while out the house"	74.1%
best features "deducting one star as some of the best features required a premium subscription"	74.1%
well constructed "my first impression of the nest camera was good the packaging was premium the camera has metal parts and feels hefty and well constructed and the instructions were simple and well written"	74.1%
sound easily moveable "perfect picture and sound easily moveable"	74.0%
security device "i mainly bought it as a security device so i also subscribed to the 10 days recording option to keep history of what happens home in case somebody breaks in and i need to share the video with the police"	74.0%
clear and precise "these are top class best cameras ever so clear and precise in every way easy to set up"	74.0%
very happy "overall very happy!"	74.0%
most reliable "this one had the sharpest video stream and the most reliable connection"	74.0%
two things very well "my previous camera while it did suffer in quality toward the end of its lifespan did two things very well: firstly the image was always in real time with not even a millisecond of delay crucial if you're using your camera for something like a baby monitor and secondly the picture was smooth and the quality was decent"	74.0%
quick and reliable "there is a microphone and speaker and picture streaming is quick and reliable"	73.9%
ordering this "i sent that back to john lewis and purchased this device 'nest indoor camera' i did take a huge amount of time before ordering this as the reviews send mixed signals!"	73.9%
clear and sharp "video quality is clear and sharp"	73.9%
simple and quick "the installation and activation of the cameras has been simple and quick and the user interfaces via smartphone app and via a web browser are intuitive"	73.8%
pretty flexible "the settings are pretty flexible if you don't want to run them all the time you can use the other nest device's 'auto away' setting to switch your cameras on and off or use a schedule"	73.8%
very solid "immediately when i opened the packet i realised this is a very solid and high quality product"	73.8%
intuitive and useful "very easy setup with an intuitive and useful if very expensive cloud video recording facility"	73.8%
quality materials "strong good quality materials"	73.7%
very stylish "the built quality is excellent the frame is metal not the usual plastic and the design is up to the minute and very stylish"	73.7%
excellent device "excellent device"	73.7%
monitor her safety "fantastic night vision so i can monitor her safety 24 7"	73.7%
motion detection "we liked this because it is motion detection has sound has 2 way communication live feed as well as recorded history & all the family could log in to keep an eye ticked all the boxes for us"	73.7%
good product "easy to install great design good product"	73.7%
very reliable "at the time of purchase they were great and have been very reliable"	73.6%
great peace "the android app works well and movement notifications and movement history stored safely on google's secure cloud service give great peace of mind"	73.6%
good and easy "very good and easy to install"	73.5%
favial features "you can clearly make out people’s favial features in the footage from them!"	73.5%
innovative product "fantastic innovative product"	73.5%
full potential "the yearly subscription is a must to fulfill the cameras full potential and the yearly fee is good value for money"	73.5%
free cloud storage "other cameras have free cloud storage but we tried those and it really is a case of 'you get what you pay for'"	73.5%
fantastic product "this is a fantastic product!"	73.4%
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Pros [171] of YI Outdoor Camera 1080p Home Security ..	Strength
excellent product in both products "excellent product"	99.6%
superb product in both products "apart from that superb product!"	99.5%
works perfect in both products "on the medium setting it works perfect though the day but on a evening it picks up every car that passes my house no matter where i set the detection zone"	99.4%
brilliant product in both products "brilliant product well worth the money"	99.4%
brilliant camera in both products "brilliant camera"	99.0%
excellent camera in both products "otherwise this is an excellent camera"	98.5%
works perfectly in both products "and works perfectly"	98.1%
very smart in both products "setup was simple we inserted the sd card downloaded the yi camera app to my iphone and registered an account from there is was as simple as plugging in the camera via a usb cable which comes with a usb plug and pointing the camera at a qr code on the phone and following the simple voice command instructions very smart!"	97.8%
very pleased in both products "very pleased "	97.6%
best thing in both products "the best thing about the camera i think is the night vision it's super clear and overall amazing!"	97.3%
best camera in both products "for this price the best camera you can buy"	95.3%
brilliant piece in both products "brilliant piece of kit"	94.8%
great camera in both products "great camera"	93.7%
really good in both products "daytime viewing has been really good night time isn't great it's ok close range but anything beyond 5 m is sketching luckily i have an outside light that's quite bright so it illuminates beyond the 5 m"	93.1%
perfectly well in both products "use it to monitor a garden which is 100ft long and copes perfectly well"	75.0%
great value in both products "great value"	75.0%
reasonably priced in both products "very good value camera with local storage and reasonably priced optional cloud storage"	75.0%
smart device in both products "the setting up proceed was simple as anything download the app to your smart device and click what camera you have purchased connect it to the wifi then hold the qr code to the camera it's scans it and then your all set and ready to use it"	74.9%
very useful in both products "to summarise: this is a very useful camera for anyone looking to secure their house with cctv it's cloud connected so you can view it anywhere so long as you have data wifi waterproof functions as an intercom and does so much more"	74.9%
good value in both products "easy set up decent images pleasing appearance good back up from yi email team excellent night vision cloud subscription good value for money and works very well with android"	74.8%
good picture in both products "good picture and has a speaker and a microphone built in so i can speak to people when my ring doorbell craps out nearly everytime!"	74.8%
works well in both products "certainly a good looking compact camera that works well"	74.7%
picture quality in both products "daytime picture quality is quite good i'm sure there is better at higher cost but this will do"	74.7%
work great in both products "both work great!"	74.5%
image quality in both products "image quality both day and night is superb"	74.3%
very responsive in both products "pan and tilt can be directly done from the app in normal view or also in fullscreen which is great and works very responsive and turns quite fast as well with a silent motor"	74.2%
good enough in both products "the image quality produced by the camera is acceptable not as good as a good quality mobile phone but good enough for its purpose"	74.1%
outstanding devices "these are outstanding devices"	99.9%
impressive performance "impressive performance and good value"	99.7%
gives excellent "for my own needs though i turned off the motion detection and the ir and it gives excellent 24 7 views of both inside and outside the house"	99.5%
excellent units "both the indoor and outdoor are excellent units"	99.4%
really pleased "i've been using these for a few months now and i'm really pleased"	98.9%
super happy "on receiving the camera i was super happy with the build quality and functionality of it"	98.8%
amazing camera "amazing camera for the price £59"	98.6%
absolutely brilliant "absolutely brilliant camera for the price"	98.4%
strongly recommended "strongly recommended"	98.4%
excellent love "excellent love it great bit of kit"	98.2%
really reliable "kind of have to commit to the cloud which is the only downfall however it's really reliable and worth the additional cost for the low buy price"	97.8%
outstanding camera "outstanding camera!"	97.8%
great system "it's no security cctv system but it's a great system that uses wifi home router the cloud and mobile device notifications and apps so you can monitor what's going on around your home while you're away or at home"	97.7%
great pictures "easy to install great pictures"	97.6%
great product "great product"	97.5%
excellent rotation "excellent rotation"	97.0%
time clarity "day time clarity is good but also poor when you zoom in the stream pixelates easily"	96.5%
excellent cameras "these are excellent cameras & we are delighted with their performance and recoding capabilities"	96.3%
excellent great "the night vision is excellent great for people who live near the country and its pitch black"	96.2%
quality excellent "a littll4 dificult to set up for me but with a little help from my tec savvy son 45mins all done features are great and quality excellent "	95.9%
amazing and so easy "it’s amazing and so easy to set up"	93.9%
excellent and great "99 easy to setup and install loads of features the app is excellent and great picture quality even in ir night vision mode"	93.9%
perfect and great "perfect and great value"	93.9%
simply superb "simply superb!"	93.4%
excellent and essential "the mobile app is excellent and essential as you cannot at the moment access via a pc"	93.4%
absolute bargain "i picked up a toshiba 32gb u3 card at the same time for just £8 on amazon to bring my total purchase to £68 absolute bargain"	92.7%
brilliant camera great "brilliant camera great app too thanks"	92.2%
well worth "well worth it!"	92.1%
amazing quality "amazing quality but could do with rtsp added for local dvr saving otherwise you are stuck with the sd card or yi cloud subscription"	91.6%
overall bargain "overall bargain!"	91.4%
only fault "the app is ok and the only fault i find with it and all yi cameras is not being able to fast forward footage"	91.2%
great outdoors camera "great outdoors camera with good software"	90.4%
quite good "camera quality is quite good comparing to other cameras available at the market"	90.1%
tracking unable "motion sensitivity tracking unable to point camera down beyond 95 degrees ir reflection when in night mode so with a spat of break in’s currently within our area i thought it would be prudent to get a security camera"	90.0%
picture is amazing "picture is amazing and we use these to keep an eye on the house while out to make sure the cats are ok"	89.5%
great product great "great cameras great product great app"	89.3%
absolutely amazing "absolutely amazing product !"	89.2%
excellent night vision "camera is excellent night vision is good and alarm is cleaver done can set sensitivity to low mid or high overall i really like"	88.6%
outstanding value "outstanding value"	88.4%
very professional "came next day the packaging was very professional and quality when it came to installing the camera to the garden shed the only problem i caee across was the screws they was just awful quality but i changed them for some betters one and mounted it to the shed"	88.4%
works great "very easy to set and the app works great"	88.0%
amazing little camera "amazing little camera"	87.0%
quite bright "daytime viewing has been really good night time isn't great it's ok close range but anything beyond 5 m is sketching luckily i have an outside light that's quite bright so it illuminates beyond the 5 m"	86.9%
really great "it’s a really great picture in 1080p and night vision works well too"	86.7%
better night vision "the black 1080p dome camera is smaller looks better and has better night vision so i would recommend that dome cam instead of this one"	84.3%
awesome all rounder "awesome all rounder"	75.0%
fairly well "the camera is fairly well built"	75.0%
build quality "i am sure it will be reliable because of the build quality but i will update if its not"	75.0%
smart phone "if you can work a smart phone you can work this"	75.0%
dream great "very good picture quality easy to install easy setup works like a dream great app"	75.0%
great feature "the motion tracking is a great feature for this camera"	75.0%
outdoor ones "i'm hoping to sort these camera's as the indoor cameras work perfectly fine without any hitch the outdoor ones for some reason never ever seem to pair to my yi home app android i have set the router to use a 2"	75.0%
very sensitive "the motion sensor is very sensitive and takes a little bit of adjustment to get it how you want"	75.0%
nicely packed "the camera arrived swiftly in a nicely packed box and feels a premium product"	75.0%
great item "i have the dashcam and indoor camera and can't fault any of them this outdoor camera was just as simple to set up great item"	75.0%
very flexible "set up within minutes very flexible mounting and good picture quality"	74.9%
cctv device "for a budget cctv device is really good i can safely say that i haven't had any issues on my garden so it's a good deterrent"	74.9%
premium product "the camera arrived swiftly in a nicely packed box and feels a premium product"	74.9%
easy access "would say set it up with easy access to it and good wifi reception from your modem"	74.9%
great recommendation "definitely a great recommendation from me with the only downside that the cloudstorage prices are in my opinion way too high"	74.9%
great quality "definitely recommend these cameras great quality"	74.9%
great feel "out of the box the camera has a great feel to it"	74.9%
great picture "cons short cable not very good speaker no 5ghz support pros great price cloud or micro sd storage option great picture 1080p good colour balance regular updated app overall i’m very impressed for the price and am now looking to extend my security further with some indoor ones"	74.9%
helpful button "if you find this review useful please click the helpful button thank you"	74.9%
cctv cameras "as all smart cctv cameras they have flaws pros and con"	74.9%
looks well "looks well built"	74.9%
great thought "night vision was great thought due to pricing would be inferior but it’s quality"	74.9%
very affordable "the addition of online recording makes this a very affordable solution"	74.8%
outdoor camera "i purchased the yi outdoor camera to monitor our driveway"	74.8%
well built "conclusion a well built and quality product let down by a limited software application"	74.8%
waterproof compartment "the camera offers the ability to subscribe to a cloud service or alternatively you can fit a micro sd card inside a waterproof compartment in the underside of the camera"	74.8%
works really well "it was very easy to setup had some range to the router but still works really well and it does the job briliantly"	74.8%
liked mine "cant fault this camera works well i like them its my second on well outdoor one got one indoor and a dash cam all work very well even my brother has them now as he liked mine "	74.8%
crisp and sharp "the 1080p resolution is crisp and sharp and only shows fragments on very fast movement the motion detection and tracking works very well as long you not too fast"	74.7%
well packaged "i'ts well packaged and built to a much better quality than some of the other ip cameras that i have"	74.7%
full price "i bought this during a prime deal but even at full price i think it is good value"	74.7%
1080p good "cons short cable not very good speaker no 5ghz support pros great price cloud or micro sd storage option great picture 1080p good colour balance regular updated app overall i’m very impressed for the price and am now looking to extend my security further with some indoor ones"	74.7%
work correctly "even better now that android notifications work correctly"	74.7%
cctv stickers "some cctv stickers to say that cctv is in operation would be very welcome as these are required to be displayed"	74.7%
relatively safe "my area is relatively safe so i didn't need to do this but if you're worried about people tampering with the camera then this could be a good option for you"	74.7%
perfectly fine "i'm hoping to sort these camera's as the indoor cameras work perfectly fine without any hitch the outdoor ones for some reason never ever seem to pair to my yi home app android i have set the router to use a 2"	74.7%
alerts are great "motion alerts are great"	74.7%
pretty well "it seems to have a good antenna as it can connect to the wifi pretty well even though it’s pretty far away and a couple of walls my iphone struggles at the same distance "	74.7%
unbeatable price "i've got few yi camera and they are quite good for this unbeatable price i've paid 44£ "	74.7%
fast and well "the mobile app is very good the cloud storage is well priced and works fast and well"	74.7%
added security "i use this in my accommodation just for added security "	74.7%
outdoor cameras "i bought 2 yi 1080hd outdoor cameras and fitted them in august"	74.7%
free talk function "would be great if could have same hands free talk function as the done version"	74.6%
good antenna "it seems to have a good antenna as it can connect to the wifi pretty well even though it’s pretty far away and a couple of walls my iphone struggles at the same distance "	74.6%
cctv stystrm "super easy to set up through a qr code system got it up and running within 5 mins uses an sd card to record to and can also save to the cloud if you subscribe to the yi cooud service really impressed with this but little camera looks so smart and will be replacing my old cctv stystrm that has a plethora"	74.6%
quality picture "great camera with excellent quality picture which was very easy to setup"	74.6%
excellent all rounder "excellent all rounder"	74.6%
prime deal "i bought this during a prime deal but even at full price i think it is good value"	74.6%
would recommend "have their cloud service and would recommend"	74.6%
just above average "picture quality is reasonable but zoomed picture is just above average and mostly only recognizable if you know people"	74.6%
recoding capabilities "these are excellent cameras & we are delighted with their performance and recoding capabilities"	74.5%
very good value "very good value for money"	74.5%
positive reviews "came across this camera on amazon and read the reviews went with peoples positive reviews"	74.5%
good wifi range "good wifi range and easy install as it's just one usb power cable"	74.5%
well enough "once it's all setup the camera works well enough"	74.5%
good basic security "good basic security"	74.5%
pleasurable experience "using these cameras i have more than one for ~4 months has been mostly a pleasurable experience"	74.5%
ordering another "will be ordering another when they're next on offer"	74.4%
good points "good points excellent picture quality in both good and low light digital pinch and zoom function good rotation movement very good app"	74.4%
good number "there are a good number of settings with various sensitivity levels"	74.4%
decent quality camera "this is quite a decent quality camera that has proved to be simple to fit and set up on the network"	74.4%
very nicely "installation 7 10 not the hardest as it comes with a mounting template for drilling the holes good job on that one yi the one part of your system i like is the mounting packaging 10 10 credit where it’s due it is very nicely packaged"	74.4%
pretty good "i'm trying to think of any negatives and i truly cant think of any so that's pretty good news as well"	74.4%
proper router "need a proper router to see all these hi res footages tho"	74.4%
moving body "it also can detect movement in your room as that i will follow to record the moving body until the moving object disappears"	74.4%
decent product "pay abit more for a decent product"	74.4%
strong wifi connection "overall a good camera however be sure you have a strong wifi connection as there tends to be a bit of lag when detection is triggered"	74.3%
files saved "jpg files saved are to that standard"	74.3%
overall a good "overall a good"	74.3%
decent package "all in all a decent package at a reasonable price"	74.3%
well designed "4ghz the step by step process was clear and it worked the first time no doubt thanks to the well designed app"	74.3%
crisp image "so the night vision is definitely very good its a crisp image!"	74.3%
pretty sensitive "movement detection is pretty sensitive it sees the headlights of cars driving past in the road despite the road itself not actually being in shot"	74.3%
work very well "i have a couple of these and they work very well once you have set them up correctly though i initially had some teething problems"	74.3%
arlo products "build quality i would consider excellent easily on a par with the higher priced nest and arlo products that are available within the marketplace"	74.2%
really easy "the app makes viewing the camera and setting up its many features really easy"	74.2%
very good quality "it's a really good camera it does everything it's supposed to and very good quality"	74.2%
very well presented "the camera came in a very well presented box along with a mounting kit screwdriver power adaptor and stand"	74.2%
more useful "speaker and mic seem to work well i think this would be more useful if place at the front of a house to talk to delivery drivers etc"	74.2%
fixed cameras "i have another 4 fixed cameras from yi"	74.1%
good cameras "but all in all good cameras and good value"	74.1%
good software "great outdoors camera with good software"	74.1%
pretty painless "setup was pretty painless despite the terse instructions"	74.1%
over the moon "after six months use and i'm completely over the moon with this wee camera"	74.1%
looking great "i set the camera up and all was looking great"	74.1%
quality item "it looks and feels a quality item"	74.1%
outdoor cams "i had heard how great these cameras are for the price so we decided to get rid of my old cameras in the back garden & replace them with 2 yi outdoor cams & in the front we put a ring spotlight cam & a yi indoor camera facing out through the front window"	74.1%
cant fault "cant fault this camera works well i like them its my second on well outdoor one got one indoor and a dash cam all work very well even my brother has them now as he liked mine "	74.1%
works better "love these cameras have 5 around business premises can't go wrong for the price app works better on ios than android"	74.0%
whole garden "daytime color is vivid and sharp and the night vision can clearly see everything in my whole garden which is over 40 feet!"	74.0%
great price "all round great product and great price"	74.0%
incredible price "you get all of the above for an incredible price"	74.0%
quality producr "good quality producr would recomend"	74.0%
connection and quality "i was happy with the connection and quality in the app"	73.9%
really like "camera is excellent night vision is good and alarm is cleaver done can set sensitivity to low mid or high overall i really like"	73.9%
piece of cake "setting the camera up was a piece of cake just install the yi home app select the camera scan the qr code and bob's your uncle"	73.9%
quite useful "the app system works well notifications are sent directly on your phone with the playback footage which is quite useful if you are away"	73.9%
very fast movement "the 1080p resolution is crisp and sharp and only shows fragments on very fast movement the motion detection and tracking works very well as long you not too fast"	73.9%
good feature "worth noting that a good feature of this camera is that it can record to a micro sd card not supplied with camera which means you’ll always have the recording of past events without having to sign up for their cloud service which to be fair is inexpensive anyway plus you still get the last 7 days of events on your phone anyway"	73.9%
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