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Cons [255] of Neos SmartCam | Wi-Fi SmartHome Securi..	Strength
worst thing in both products "the camera seems ok but the app for it is genuinely the worst thing i've seen in ages"	99.5%
extremely poor in both products "ok i have extremely poor eyesight but still find it very difficult on a 10 inch tablet"	99.4%
takes forever in both products "fed up of a blank white box appearing on screen some sort of missing error message and have to restart the app fed up with autoarm function takes ages to detect ive left home hours sometimes likewise takes forever to detect your return home"	98.8%
doesnt work in both products "however in reality the software has significant bugs which when you chat to the developers via the app nice feature they tell you that they know it doesnt work but they are working on a fix but cant give you any idea of when the fix will be ready"	75.0%
locked down in both products "it will only record the few seconds the manufacturers allow and the footage is "locked down" by proprietary format not generally compatible with anything else"	75.0%
useless brick in both products "bin file in order to flash the camera so now i have a useless brick which is a shame because it seemed like a decent little camera while it worked"	74.9%
only gripe in both products "my only gripe is that the free clips are too short"	74.9%
major issue in both products "this is a major issue which they promised to address somehow but it's unclear if this feature will be free or if this will come with a sub based system or similar"	74.8%
does n't work in both products "the app keeps logging my wife out so the whole arm disarm when one of us is in the proximity doesn’t work"	74.8%
biggest issue in both products "this was probably the biggest issue i had with this product"	74.7%
pretty useless in both products "however this neos camera does not have the ability to define the motion trigger area but instead it reacts to any movement anywhere within its field of view so you constantly get false triggers and loads of video of random people walking by in the street outside and random cars driving by which makes the motion sensing pretty useless"	74.5%
false triggers in both products "however this neos camera does not have the ability to define the motion trigger area but instead it reacts to any movement anywhere within its field of view so you constantly get false triggers and loads of video of random people walking by in the street outside and random cars driving by which makes the motion sensing pretty useless"	73.4%
free trial in both products "i've started the free trial for the 1 min recordings and they are all good quality"	72.7%
same problem in both products "i got told that other people have had the same problem"	72.4%
rather poor in both products "for £30 which is about what my other two cameras mentioned earlier cost in comparison to those the live stream on this neos is rather poor"	72.4%
only negative in both products "the only negative is that it doesn't work with google home hub at the moment"	72.3%
does not work in both products "have this in my living room now i know where all my cats sleep when i’ve gone to bed disappointed with the neos boost have paid for the subscription but it does not work"	69.1%
waste your money in both products "don't waste your money"	68.1%
stopped working in both products "i have lowered the rating on this camera due to the fact that a few weeks after installing it and buying another one the live stream stopped working"	67.8%
disconnects all the time in both products "the camera disconnects all the time!"	66.9%
waste of money in both products "waste of money"	66.7%
absolute waste "absolute waste of money!"	99.9%
poor ratings "check the google play store and you'll see the poor ratings"	99.8%
frustratingly useless "frustratingly useless"	99.8%
total waste "total waste of time now having to return it and ask them to delete my account didn't setup correctly was poorly packaged and i was not comfortable giving them so much personal information and having no means to delete the information afterward"	99.8%
fiendly waste "more than night vision stays on even the system is disabled and live view is not in use not echo fiendly waste of energy intrusive"	99.7%
shockingly poor "shockingly poor piece of kit"	99.7%
extremely annoying "the fact you can buy it directly from neos company for only £20 is extremely annoying that i paid £25 for it here"	99.7%
without this "we wouldn’t be without this kit"	99.5%
embarrassing unable "tried several times again this evening and had a multitude of issues ranging from time outs "i'm sorry this is really embarrassing unable to generate a qr code unknown error" messages still not connected to alexa still not working"	99.0%
extremely short "i thought this neosmart cam would be a great replacement but although the sound and picture is very good it does not automatically record except for extremely short clips triggered by either the sound or motion sensor"	98.4%
most awful "also there is no was to turn off the audio feed so if you are in the same room as your camera with the app operational on your phone you get the most awful feedback"	98.4%
useless cameras "so i have three useless cameras"	98.2%
useless feature "this is useful for saving battery life on battery operated cameras but these cameras are mains wired so it just a useless feature that cannot be turned off"	97.3%
quite slow "in general baby monitors have bad image quality poor sound and can be quite slow but you pay a premium as it’s a baby product"	97.1%
time delay "you have to log off then back on each time you want a different view between cameras also the time delay can be annoying from camera triggering"	96.4%
hugely disappointing "overall hugely disappointing and i certainly wouldn't recommend it"	96.0%
bloody terrible "but the reality is the app is bloody terrible"	95.1%
pretty poor "but the sound quality both ways is awful night vision is pretty poor to unless something is within a metre of the camera and not in pitch black"	94.6%
sparse and unable "the instructions are sparse and unable to find anything online"	93.9%
failure to do as stated "i also believe they use ‘‘tis a part of home insurance with arriva i would question the legality of any claim due to its failure to do as stated?"	93.8%
netflix everytime "means me and wife have more time together rather than start stopping netflix everytime"	92.1%
extremely worrying "like others i found its insistence on knowing your full address and the app having access to the phone's location services extremely worrying"	91.5%
quite confusing "i think she finds that quite confusing but it at least distracts her for a bit!"	91.0%
fails on a regular basis "this unit fails on a regular basis to “self arm” when leaving home!"	89.9%
with this junk "but seriously amazon should dis associate their alexa device 'deal' with this junk"	89.1%
that is terrible "i have a purpose outside camera with a huge wifi ariel that is terrible"	89.0%
absolutely useless "well it recorded what happened before and after the gate opened so was absolutely useless to find out who entered my garden"	88.9%
useless outdoors "but i've also found that the motion detection is useless outdoors with or without zones sensitivity or sound settings"	87.8%
limited cloud storage "the limited cloud storage is an annoyance"	75.0%
buggy ios app crashes "buggy ios app crashes freezes "	75.0%
losing connectivity "always losing connectivity demanding me to reset the camera almost daily and even doing that i have no guarantee it will work"	75.0%
wasted money "so annoyed i wasted money on this as finding one to work with my alexa"	75.0%
error notifications "i constantly get error notifications of armed then disarmed this can carry on alday"	75.0%
noisy motorbikes "motion detection: i've given it a 5 i have it set to the lowest sensitivity which seems fine it does pick noise from a noisy motorbikes going past and the wind if it's a windy day"	75.0%
error messages "i'm often seeing error messages which say the camera cannot be accessed these go away after restarting the app"	75.0%
privacy issues "i have no concerns with privacy issues and the firmware is regularly updated"	74.9%
useless product "such a useless product very difficult to set up"	74.9%
nasty taste "and it just leaves a nasty taste in my mouth"	74.9%
unwelcome intruders "i have no doubts at all that i will be buying another very soon to protect my man cave from unwelcome intruders"	74.9%
error screen "next morning at work checked the neos app error screen no live feed an error has occurred"	74.9%
small issue "however a small issue"	74.9%
limited functionality "basically a closed system with limited functionality that forces you to spend £30 a year to automate turning all your cameras off or on"	74.9%
somewhat hamstrung "dislikes: contrary to the advertised functionality the sd card actually records continuous 1 minute clips regardless of whether camera is armed disarmed and regardless of motion detection thus rendering the camera somewhat hamstrung if customers only want to record extended 'motion' events when out of the house for a couple of weeks"	74.9%
poorly made "the software is well made and the features are great 👍 not like some of those crap chinese poorly made interfaces"	74.9%
delete footage "i have 2 of these in my flat but for some reason they both at the same time randomly delete footage!"	74.9%
expected cons "motion detection works as expected cons: sound is below adequate not great for live feeds"	74.9%
lowest setings "geofencing often fails motion detection triger huge number of fake alarms even on lowest setings and the noise does same is triggered by itself when night vision is comming on "	74.9%
ridiculous issues "i really don’t recommend this and i believe they had plenty of time to fix these ridiculous issues"	74.9%
fake alarms "geofencing often fails motion detection triger huge number of fake alarms even on lowest setings and the noise does same is triggered by itself when night vision is comming on "	74.9%
faces leaves "there are colour aberrations on edges of objects and fine detail say text faces leaves are not clear indicative of a poor lens"	74.9%
noisy neighbours "if you have noisy neighbours who might set it off you can turn it off "	74.9%
average worse "all set up picture quality on the poor side of average worse in the dark could not connect to alexa"	74.9%
fake details "in response to the security concerns you are required to provide your address on signup although you could provide fake details but you do not need to provide access to your iphone's location unless you want to use the auto arm disarm feature"	74.9%
falls flat "unfortunately you buy this camera as a package and this is where it all falls flat on its face"	74.9%
significant bugs "however in reality the software has significant bugs which when you chat to the developers via the app nice feature they tell you that they know it doesnt work but they are working on a fix but cant give you any idea of when the fix will be ready"	74.9%
only issue "my only issue is i can not turn the cameras off"	74.9%
return fees "the only reason why i don't return it its because i'm based in italy so amazon will let me pay for the return fees"	74.9%
false advertising "it is not compatible with your alexa smart devices at all total false advertising at its best"	74.9%
rather expensive "customer support is outstanding and there are no cloud storage fees unlike some rather expensive big brand cameras"	74.8%
ridiculous password "you require a ridiculous password for the phone app that can never be remembered"	74.8%
seem unfounded "previous concerns around the app wanting too much information in another review seem unfounded as i was only asked for my address which was explained"	74.8%
find error "they set up quite easily then the app told me the firmware needed updating i tried for times and it failed each time so i cancelled that went back to look at the camera picture to find error 90 and no picture and it would not reconnect"	74.8%
practically useless "bought to use as a nursery camera and it's been practically useless"	74.8%
poorly packaged "this product poorly packaged and terribly constructed"	74.8%
fails again "and if it fails again back it will go"	74.8%
more expensive "for my purposes i only bought the camera because it was a cheap way to find out if i really needed a better and probably more expensive one"	74.8%
hardware shame "in summary it's an amazing kit of hardware shame that the software lets it down"	74.8%
delete videos "anyone who knows that you have this camera could easily download the app and view inside your property delete videos totally defeating the purpose of having a cam"	74.8%
very lacking "however the recording options are sadly very lacking"	74.8%
even worse "very poor quality built to snap images is rubbish and the app is even worse"	74.8%
seems unsecure "it seems unsecure always under maintenance and often offline"	74.8%
main gripe "main gripe is sound cannot be switched off and is very sensitive so my show repeats everything with slight delay that becomes very annoying if left on tried to cover mic hole but had little effect"	74.8%
intrusive behaviour "the sdk is same as chinese products with more or less flaws retain same intrusive behaviour you can be watched at anytime"	74.8%
very inconvenient "initially it runs in cut down form and provides you with a triggered 12 second recording which cannot be triggered again for a 5 minute “cooling off” period which is very inconvenient"	74.8%
very uneasy "we turned the camera on as we were leaving on a holiday and on day 4 it decided to disconnect and stop working completely leaving us very uneasy worrying and wondering about what is happening back at home"	74.8%
overpriced cloud storage "i can imagine what it is like from other cameras i've used overpriced cloud storage for fifteen second clips"	74.8%
equally frustrating "equally frustrating is that you can only alarm all or none of your devices"	74.8%
fall behind "please be aware that the live stream can fall behind by several minutes after viewing for a few minutes"	74.8%
avoid reflection "you can record out of a window but needs to be placed very close to avoid reflection at night"	74.8%
made worse "the problems seemed to be made worse when adding a 2nd user onto the account"	74.8%
intrusive info "also intrusive info regarding physical address of camera required at set up"	74.8%
very laggy "very basic need to add your address for some random reason very laggy didnt love the quality returned for refund although a nice "concept" if people can make use of it no good as a security camera though as if its monitored 24 7 there is lag which isnt good for security might be good for checking pets"	74.7%
didnt work "saying " alexa show me kitchen " just didnt work"	74.7%
record out windows "supposed to be indoors only but can record out windows but needs to be in intimate contact to avoid glare from night vision leds"	74.7%
absolute junk "absolute junk would not work from first installation tried installing again and again kept getting the same message "cannot find the specific network name" tried to contact customer services no reply"	74.7%
cooling down "i’m struggling with the concept of a security camera that delivers 12 second motion detected clips then waits 5 minutes before it will do the same neos call this a cooling down time or something "	74.7%
cheap cameras "no rtsp support that many other cheap cameras offer"	74.7%
annoying that "annoying that didn’t work on 5ghz & had to switch phone to 2"	74.7%
increasingly lag behind "it worked pretty well for 3 weeks but suddenly the live feed started to increasingly lag behind"	74.7%
software issue "it doesn't work properly at the mo apparently due to a software issue which they're investigating"	74.7%
very intrusive "the set up was very intrusive as reported by other reviewers and i was unhappy about providing exact address location"	74.7%
disgruntled customers "all of the above comments have been raised by disgruntled customers since product launch yet the neos developers can't seem to be able to release firmware updates to fix these basic oversights"	74.6%
error message "it still records clips and you can play them back but you get an error message "unable to connect to camera" when you try to view in real time"	74.6%
main issue "the main issue i have had with this camera is that it decided to delete footage before the 14 day period"	74.6%
absolute nightmare "however as time has gone on the app and software have proven themselves to be an absolute nightmare and very unreliable"	74.6%
very badly "if you only ever want to use it for live view and the motion alerts it's fine but it is very badly restricted without the ability to playback your recorded videos from the app"	74.6%
slight issue "had a slight issue with the firmware update timing out on installation of camera one"	74.6%
slow connection "the only downside is that it appears to stream to neos and then back to my device which on a slow connection is a negative"	74.6%
very sketchy "firmware and integration with amazon echo show devices is very sketchy"	74.6%
update rubbish "fed up with the live feed delay when live feed actually loads neos keep repeating we fixed it in last update rubbish read the reviews "	74.6%
very irrelevant "a very irrelevant answer that doesn’t help at all!"	74.5%
been stolen "apparently a sd card will record all events but this is only useful after the robbery and assumes that the neos has not been stolen"	74.5%
closes down "the app crashes and closes down regularly"	74.5%
stop me using "for a cheap camera this is kind of enough to stop me using it"	74.5%
prevent glare "setup behind door surround glass to prevent it's theft but then had to disable led's to prevent glare so night image not so good while in daylight it is superb"	74.5%
only problem "the only problem i would say is the microphone isn't the greatest and the night vision is reasonably ok but apart from that i can't fault it!"	74.5%
their dog poop "hoping to catch the dog owner that keeps letting their dog poop on my property and doesn’t clean it up!"	74.4%
under maintenance "it seems unsecure always under maintenance and often offline"	74.3%
utter crud "i can only presume they had been paid to promote it because it is utter crud"	74.3%
major fault "the second major fault is the motion detector"	74.3%
failed immediately "sometimes it failed immediately sometimes it froze halfway through sometimes it had a flickering message"	74.3%
which annoyed "i have given this only 4 stars as despite being tech savvy and computer literate i still needed their support which annoyed me"	74.3%
grainy distorted "picture faultless talk back so grainy distorted scares the crap out of my daughter"	74.2%
zero notifications "very erratic operation either you get zero notifications then you are inundated with them"	74.2%
basic oversights "all of the above comments have been raised by disgruntled customers since product launch yet the neos developers can't seem to be able to release firmware updates to fix these basic oversights"	74.2%
camera isnt "the camera isnt being picked up"	74.2%
mixed feelings "mixed feelings about this camera on the whole it's good for the price"	74.2%
would n't work "i really wanted to like these but just wouldn't work"	74.1%
questionable security "questionable security and use of sensitive data"	74.1%
kept failing "tried to reconnect but kept failing"	74.1%
minor issue "the other minor issue is that the night vision mode is set to auto and occasionally it doesn't seem to reset to normal mode when it becomes day time"	74.0%
stupid camera "such a stupid camera i have never seen such a delay in any camera"	74.0%
cheapo chinesium "cheapo chinesium for me now"	74.0%
zero stars "i would give it zero stars if i could"	74.0%
spent more "ah well it's only £25 you've thrown away i've spent more on a tankful of petrol and with nothing to show for that!"	74.0%
unknown error "tried several times again this evening and had a multitude of issues ranging from time outs "i'm sorry this is really embarrassing unable to generate a qr code unknown error" messages still not connected to alexa still not working"	74.0%
confusing website "it has a confusing website that seems to be a houshold insurance website with minor links to this camera"	74.0%
connection problem "alexa connection problem sorted and now working fine on both my cameras"	73.9%
throw away "while it's true this only for indoor use so is not as robust as a nest cam in pretty much every other respect this is equally good and comes for an almost "throw away" price"	73.8%
loud hissing "the issue i had with my previous camera is that the audio was terrible all you could hear was loud hissing"	73.8%
return another "i may have been unlucky but im not risking paying out and having to return another again if it doesnt work"	73.7%
utterly useless "utterly useless"	73.7%
limited options "and the limited options to be able to record to sd card as the developer would like you to subscribe to their cloud however for me it is my house i do not want to share my privacy with the world"	73.7%
fussy husband "and i’ve researched many even my fussy husband loves them"	73.7%
some glare "this really is an indoor camera i face mine out the window at my cars so i get some glare from the glass but there are mounts for external available"	73.7%
some trouble "i had some trouble setting it up as i inputted my address incorrectly i thought my internet wasn't connecting because the cause of set up failure wasn't clear happy i managed to figure it out"	73.7%
just plain "i can accept low quality but this just plain doesn't work"	73.7%
constantly unavailable "the live feed is constantly unavailable have had to re set up the camera on a regular basis involving reconnecting it to our wifi and to the app that comes with it which is a real inconvenience"	73.6%
more useless "one of the more useless features of the app is the "auto arming" which should arm the camera when you move out of your geographical area and disarm when you return home"	73.5%
disable audio in the "it would also be good if it were possible to disable audio in the app as ours is mostly pointing outside through the window"	73.5%
false alarms "so you'll end up disabling motion tracking on those cameras due to the amount of false alarms"	73.4%
false alerts "sound and motion sensitivity has to be dialled right back otherwise you will be inundated with emails from false alerts"	73.4%
single problem "very disappointed i wish i had bought a tp link camera instead have a couple of them for years and never had a single problem "	73.4%
focal seizures "our son has been seizure free for almost 2 years but in june they returned as focal seizures so we decided to install the camera as he likes to spend most of his time in his room playing video games so the motion sensor would alert us when it picked up move ment so we could respond accordingly and also as a watchful eye as he sleeps"	73.3%
loses settings "constantly drops off the network most times loses settings"	73.2%
primary issue "the primary issue that i identified in my initial review was rectified some time later"	73.2%
longer recordings "i dropped a star due to the constant requests to upgrade at a cost i think way to high for longer recordings which were free when i first had them"	73.2%
waste money "don't waste money if you have any latest samsung"	73.1%
sync faulty "the actual hardware software not in sync faulty"	73.1%
main problem "the main problem being is you don't realize you are not getting notifications until you haven't got any!"	73.0%
return home "one of the more useless features of the app is the "auto arming" which should arm the camera when you move out of your geographical area and disarm when you return home"	72.9%
poorly printed "there is no support on this product you have to figure everything out for yourself using the rubbish instructions and poorly printed qr codes"	72.9%
soooo intrusive "the app is soooo intrusive!"	72.9%
privacy concerns "addendum july 2020: i am amending my original review from 1 star to 4 in recognition of the fact that neos did make changes to their mobile application which addressed enough of my privacy concerns for me to not only begin using the camera i initially purchased but to go on to purchase an additional three other units"	72.7%
pointless security "the boost payment doesn’t upgrade to ‘full’ recording and as below still has a cool off period of 1 minute itonly records 50% if the time pointless security if it doesn’t capture everything!"	72.7%
does connect "software lets it down alexa echo show sometimes won’t connect when via the app it does connect"	72.7%
continually freezes "takes ages to sync and the app continually freezes"	72.7%
delete account "it didn't work and i tried it on 2 separate wireless networks also after having to create an account and the device didn't work there was no option to close delete account so this is more time wasted trying to contact them to request the close my account"	72.7%
kept becoming faulty "within 2 years we were on our 4th motorola baby monitor £150 and it kept becoming faulty"	72.5%
working software "now they are charging for neos 'boost' a month optional subscription for 'extras' i think the priority should be working software!"	72.2%
drops connection "someone only needs to fart within 200 metres of it and it drops connection"	72.0%
been unusable "since a firmware update at the end of march this product has been unusable as the app hangs when trying to review clips"	71.9%
little trouble "i often have trouble viewing the stream but the bandwidth at the property is low so that may be the reason that said i have little trouble viewing the feed from the nest doorbell"	71.7%
poor sound "in general baby monitors have bad image quality poor sound and can be quite slow but you pay a premium as it’s a baby product"	71.6%
seem silly "the complaints about privacy seem silly to me how can you expect notifications to be sent to your mobile if you aren't prepared to give the system your number?"	71.6%
important glitch "how long does it take to fix this important glitch?"	71.3%
gets worse "video delayed about 10 seconds then gets worse got to 20+ seconds"	71.2%
needs improvement "it's ok but needs improvement"	71.2%
unstable though "i’ve found the app extremely unstable though"	71.1%
breaks down "connectivity is a nightmare this might sometimes be due to bad wi fi or dodgy 4g but the feed constantly breaks down and leaves a blank screen"	70.7%
have got greedy "as i said previously they have got greedy and will not get any more money from me in subscriptions or cameras"	70.7%
walks free "this meant that footage of a burglary taking placing that i was suppose to be forwarding to the police so they could arrest the individuals no longer exists and the burglar walks free"	70.6%
lesser cool "they obviously know this is not very good because you can upgrade with a monthly subscription to get a longer recording with a lesser cool off time i therefore bought one from china that records motion until it stops which is what you would expect from a security camera!"	70.4%
movement useless "it only records little snippets not continuous when it sees movement useless if you are using it for security"	70.4%
very erratic "very erratic operation either you get zero notifications then you are inundated with them"	70.0%
very basic "very basic but at £20 what do you expect!"	69.9%
overly sensitive "however there are a number of points for improvement: the supplied usb cable is too short to reach the level of power sockets if the camera is ceiling mounted the 10 second recording time is too short to be very usable the motion detection is overly sensitive it will often record passing car headlights and on one occasion even a moth in the room"	69.8%
storage fees "customer support is outstanding and there are no cloud storage fees unlike some rather expensive big brand cameras"	69.8%
your money mine "do not waste your money mine are all going back!"	69.6%
power cable "first the length is just under 2m so if your power source socket is further including traversing corners etc then you will need the specific power cable for this"	69.6%
no real definition "very poor struggled with low light and no real definition"	69.5%
small extras "it does take a sd card and also has an upgrade on the app that allows you small extras like 1 minute of recording instead of 12 seconds for something like £3"	69.3%
after initially "took about 24 hours for it to work after initially trying to set it up"	69.3%
absolutely rubbish "the app is absolutely rubbish"	69.2%
little snippets "it only records little snippets not continuous when it sees movement useless if you are using it for security"	69.1%
little blighters "and being more skilled than the average techie i had a look at what the little blighter was passing back over the internet neos might be a british developed sofware planted on chinese hardware but i discovered these little blighters are sending api calls back to a server in china!"	69.1%
little bundles "don't be tempted the hassle you have to go through to connect these little bundles of joy is just infuriating besides neos wanting to know everything about you and your house the set up i had to do was lengthy and ultimately pointless if you have a dual band router which is probably 95% of you you're gonna run into trouble these only connect to the lesser 2"	69.1%
poor picture "my wifi is great so it's not the signal that is causing the poor picture the movement detection feature is a joke"	68.8%
unwanted notifications "this is great to prevent unwanted notifications"	68.8%
cheap nanny "so if you need it for a cheap nanny cam it would do the job"	68.7%
missing recordings "i had just one camera set up for about 3 weeks with only 1 occurance of missing recordings"	68.7%
replacement same issues "they tried to resolve it by sending me two replacement same issues"	68.6%
giving it a 4 star "i have been using this camera for almost a year now and it's good for indoors but not recommended for outdoors night vision is perfect you can see very well as to who it is it records noises and detects a moving object and alerts you straight away on your phone reason why i'm giving it a 4 star is because"	68.5%
n't quite enough "it would be useful if you could adjust the length of the clip captures as sometimes 12s isn't quite enough"	68.3%
potential but not worth "has potential but not worth it yet"	68.3%
getting tired "they replaced motorola focus 35 cameras which are getting tired"	68.3%
it's not good "during the day it is good but at nighttime through a window it doesn't work and during the day if there is sunlight shining towards the glass it's not good"	68.2%
constant crashes "while the camera quality is really good and the system is easy to set up it's let down by near constant crashes"	68.1%
no ifttt support "* motion detection is very good no false positives so far cons are all software and so hopefully sortable : * no ifttt support for the non technical this is a neat way to link home devices such as turn on the lights if motion detected * no ability to mask certain areas"	67.5%
no rtsp support "no rtsp support that many other cheap cameras offer"	67.5%
less important "no idea why this has less important functionality than the us version"	67.5%
disappointed i wish "very disappointed i wish i had bought a tp link camera instead have a couple of them for years and never had a single problem "	67.5%
keeps crashing "unfortunately after only a couple of days the motion noise alerts stopped app keeps crashing and signing you out"	67.4%
lacks sharpness "the quality of the image is slighty blurry and lacks sharpness and that's in hd!"	67.3%
remove sd card "720 hd old school short clips unless you want to pay for longer if you put micro sd card in the software in camera won't let you watch it unless you remove sd card and connect to computer to watch"	67.3%
issues i guess "at least the app takes you to a website telling you they are having issues i guess that's a plus lol"	67.2%
many issues "the app itself is basic and has so many issues it’s difficult to list them"	67.2%
heart attack "slight heart attack"	67.1%
security concerns "in response to the security concerns you are required to provide your address on signup although you could provide fake details but you do not need to provide access to your iphone's location unless you want to use the auto arm disarm feature"	67.1%
skeptical about this "i was a little skeptical about this from reading reviews of the app asking for too much info"	67.1%
disconnects after 30 mins "when used with alexa the screen on any device disconnects after 30 mins"	67.1%
limited alexa integration "great if you want a cheap fun camera in your house but i wouldn’t really put it in the home security category and i’m surprised they sometimes bundle this camera with the echo show 5 given the limited alexa integration"	67.0%
tinny and difficult "sound quality form the tiny inbuilt speaker is awful very tinny and difficult to understand the speech"	66.9%
awful night vision "but the sound quality both ways is awful night vision is pretty poor to unless something is within a metre of the camera and not in pitch black"	66.9%
much information "previous concerns around the app wanting too much information in another review seem unfounded as i was only asked for my address which was explained"	66.9%
quality slight "easy to setup and good picture quality slight lag of live feed but not that long"	66.8%
negative points "negative points"	66.7%
error code "i kept having network issues with it and it refused to connect giving me error code 90"	66.7%
screw and wallplug "my kit never actually contained a screw and wallplug as stated so i would say that if you are handy with a drill and countersink and you dont need extra usb cable then dont bother with the mount kit"	66.5%
give it a miss "give it a miss"	66.4%
first week "it doesn’t take any stills when it detects motion it should so i don’t know if mine is faulty it did the first week set up was hit and miss it’s quite discrete i like that element"	66.3%
widespread problem "i am not sure if this is a widespread problem but be wary!"	66.3%
additional areas "i already have a good cctv setup costing several hundred pounds but wanted additional areas covering to keep an eye on my cats and kittens who love to hide away in difficult to reach areas"	66.3%
completely false "this description needs to be changed it states with an sd card you can record for x amount of days and have the footage this is completely false"	66.2%
massive holes "there are 2 massive holes in the feature set for this device: 1"	66.2%
having trouble "hope this helps any of you having trouble connecting"	66.2%
remove the card "updated december 2019 so neos still haven’t added sd card support through the app meaning the only way to view the sd card footage is to physically remove the card and plug it into a computer"	66.2%
lengthy conversation "this can't be used as a nanny cam anymore and according to a lengthy conversation with their support they have no intention of fixing this"	66.0%
sending it back "i received my 1st neos smartcam today and have to admit that after reading all the comments i was ready for sending it back but as there where also quite some positive feedback i just had to try it myself"	66.0%
awful business model "secondly the ‘boost’ premium payment is an awful business model even though they have dropped it to £2"	66.0%
draining my battery "i don’t want to have to have location settings draining my battery on all the time and i don’t always remember to manually switch the alerts in and off"	65.9%
settle down "i'm not sure why but it seemed to take a couple of days to "settle down" and react to whether my phone was in the house or not but since then has been working fine"	65.9%
n't work there "it didn't work and i tried it on 2 separate wireless networks also after having to create an account and the device didn't work there was no option to close delete account so this is more time wasted trying to contact them to request the close my account"	65.8%
totally useless "i have found that bug in the software means that it doesnt retain the settings so when it you do go out it does arm but then doesnt record or notify you rendering the camera totally useless"	65.8%
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Cons [281] of YI Outdoor Camera 1080p Home Security ..	Strength
worst thing in both products "worst thing i have ever bought!"	98.5%
takes forever in both products "even if it does detect motion the alert takes forever to come through"	93.9%
extremely poor in both products "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%
doesnt work in both products "integration with alexa show also doesnt work "	74.9%
false triggers in both products "turn them off and the image is exactly the same without the false triggers"	74.8%
locked down in both products "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%
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%
useless brick in both products "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%
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%
same issue in both products "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%
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%
biggest issue in both products "the biggest issue is the angle of view"	70.7%
same problem in both products "same problem with the rain"	69.9%
disconnects all the time in both products "now the camera works but it just disconnects all the time"	66.3%
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%
major issue in both products "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%
rather poor in both products "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%
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%
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%
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%
very limited "the camera produces good quality pictures but the software is very very limited"	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%
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%
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%
completely useless "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%
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%
known issue "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%
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%
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%
very blurry "first two cameras i bought were great but the third and fourth are very blurry?"	74.4%
equally ineffective "phone support says the right things but is equally ineffective"	74.3%
major flaw "however there is a major flaw if relying on the sd card storage as the quality of the video files is terrible"	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%
fault them "had mine a while now can't fault them 👍"	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%
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%
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%
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%
next to useless "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%
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%
really annoying "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%
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%
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%
useless at night "i had a sv3c dome camera before this one and it was useless at night"	59.7%
storage plan "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%
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%
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 [149] of Neos SmartCam | Wi-Fi SmartHome Securi..	Strength
absolutely brilliant in both products "bought this so we could keep an eye on our dog when we're out and it has been absolutely brilliant"	100.0%
excellent love in both products "camera quality is excellent love that i can record footage or take pics and also handy when he stirs during the night to see if he's settling ok"	100.0%
excellent great in both products "fantastic value for money security camera picture quality is excellent great app and easy set up"	100.0%
excellent product in both products "picture quality could be improved but for the price it's an excellent product"	100.0%
brilliant camera in both products "brilliant camera for both day and night time viewing connects to phone laptop etc and once activated on phone instantaneously records any movement and sound activations"	100.0%
quite good in both products "picture quality during the day does seem to be quite good for the price"	99.9%
really good in both products "night vision this is really good"	99.3%
absolutely amazing in both products "absolutely amazing camera especially for the price!"	99.0%
works perfectly in both products "as with my first camera it works perfectly"	98.6%
best camera in both products "this is probably the best camera under £100 in the world"	96.0%
well designed in both products "arrived promptly in well designed packaging"	94.6%
excellent camera in both products "excellent camera for the price we paid so we have bought 3 in total so our house is covered by the cameras and peace of mind for leaving the house protected"	92.9%
quality excellent in both products "the camera has a built in stand which is great if you need to lift it slightly it also has 2 way speech so you can talk to and speak back to anyone in the vicinity of the camera the angle of view is very wide and picture quality excellent"	89.7%
great camera in both products "great camera packed with all the features and more of cameras 5x it’s value"	88.5%
absolute bargain in both products "considering how much all other smart home cameras cost this is an absolute bargain"	88.4%
works well in both products "i have it placed in 3 different location around my apartment which one location it's slightly poor in wifi signal but camera still works well"	75.0%
great price in both products "super little security camera at a great price i was sceptical when i brought this because it was so cheap however the quality of the picture in both day and night mode are exceptional at this price point"	75.0%
good points in both products "good points: easy to setup"	75.0%
cctv cameras in both products "love these wifi cctv cameras"	74.9%
great value in both products "great value would recommend"	74.9%
really well in both products "overall a really well made product with a really stable app that connects quickly and gives good image quality"	74.9%
outdoor cameras in both products "they aren't supposed to be outdoor cameras but you can buy third party cases i have two outdoors fully open to sun wind and rain: no issues whatsoever"	74.9%
picture quality in both products "picture quality is very very good and the sound is clear"	74.8%
outdoor camera in both products "it's not designed as an outdoor camera yes you can get housing to overcome this but if you have good outdoor lighting then this will take good shots at night through glass"	74.8%
work great in both products "they work great through the app and also with the echo show 5"	74.6%
good picture in both products "it works well during the day and night giving good picture"	74.5%
good enough in both products "compact has a magnetic base with fixing if needed nice long usb cable good picture quality plenty good enough to zoom in on "	74.5%
pretty good in both products "the android app is also pretty good again does a lot of things similar to nest"	74.4%
extremely powerful "i decided in the end to use an outside mount for it and have it under a porch camera quality is very good although the ir isnt extremely powerful for excellent night vision the alerts were impossible though zoning needs to be implemented"	100.0%
great experience "a great experience for the user and a good home security product"	99.9%
excellent piece "excellent piece of kit for the price the reviews on here are very misleading this camera does support alexa via the neos skill and does support triggering via detected noise does everything i need"	99.9%
installation process "during the installation process you get guided through via voice from the camera and the status of the process is displayed on your phone tablet"	99.9%
extremely detailed "and what an amazing bit of technology it is not only does it do what it says on the tin but it also records video in 12 second burst so we now have extremely detailed videos of his night seizures to take with us to his hospital visits"	99.8%
great motion detection "i have two other indoor cameras from another company which are good they swivel around and up and down and the picture is great motion detection is 1st class"	99.7%
real winner "come on neos smartcam team match the service that wyze cam offer and you will have a real winner!"	99.5%
brilliant as well "beware of cheap ip cameras that do not have the same security this does through the app fantastic camera app support has been brilliant as well"	99.4%
cam auto arms "add your address to tell the cam geographically where it is link to you mobile when you leave the house with your phone & the geo bubble round the house the cam auto arms come home & it auto disarms"	99.4%
extremely good "the reality is that despite being low cost it is extremely good value easy to use two minutes to set up "	99.4%
amazing boost "the settings and preferences are amazing like the auto geo fencing setting alarm mobile viewing sound and motion alarm sensitivity and sharing recordings notifications of triggers and recordings to play back adding cameras and sharing live view is also a bonus cloud storage amazing boost easy to access and good value considering arlo you have to opt into just to use it which i think is unfair considering you already have to fork out for wi fi"	99.3%
potentially amazing "a potentially amazing piece of equipment especially at the price limited in functionality by deliberate choices of the company making them which removes most choices and any versatility of use"	99.2%
amazing product "motion detection zones needs to be considered as well all in all it's a great product but when things like what i have mentioned and other have too it will turn a great product into an amazing product"	98.5%
pleased and highly "am very pleased and highly recommend"	98.4%
little vague "that said support is great though sometimes a little vague "	97.8%
excellent picture "still water tight and giving an excellent picture"	97.5%
super small cube "the camera is a nice super small cube with an extending magnetic base which means you can easily place and adjust it anywhere vertically and horizontally"	96.8%
amazingly well "i would happily pay £40+ night vision works great the picture quality is more than good enough the 2 way audio feature and the auto arming feature work amazingly well"	96.5%
very impressive "overall a very impressive performance"	95.6%
minor comment "only a minor comment that the power cord is quite short about 1"	95.3%
extra payment "extra payment for monitoring required"	95.2%
good angle "crispy colours and a good angle of view enough to capture a full room wall to wall from a central point"	94.7%
otherwiae its brilliant "otherwiae its brilliant"	94.4%
sound quality excellent "sound quality excellent so picks up movement and noise"	93.8%
magnetic disk "this is a very neat device in a small and discreet housing with adjustable stand and facility to attach to a magnetic disk which sticks to a surface"	93.8%
make it amazing "for this price is good but a better software would make it amazing!"	93.1%
neos smart "neos smart cam is probably the best ip cam you could get within its price range!"	93.1%
excellent given the price "the picture and video quality are excellent given the price"	93.1%
excellent for the price "the camera is excellent for the price"	93.1%
have fun and enjoy "have fun and enjoy"	93.1%
night vision is amazing "night vision is amazing!"	93.1%
these are brilliant "i think these are brilliant"	93.1%
brilliant i love "this camera is brilliant i love it"	93.0%
still and excellent "its still and excellent unit would defo buy another one if i need it "	93.0%
fantastic simply "the camera quality itself is fantastic simply brilliant"	92.9%
it's brilliant "for the price it’s brilliant"	92.7%
works brilliantly "the motion detection works brilliantly and the night vision is great"	92.1%
amazing i love "wow this camera is amazing i love it it was so easy to set up and connect to alexa the picture quality is great in the day and night it notifies you straight away of a noise or motion on your phone and you can view it straight away"	92.1%
exceptional value "so far there have been a few outages but overall exceptional value for money!"	92.1%
excellent usually "customer support is excellent usually reply same day"	92.0%
best 20 quid "best 20 quid i spent "	91.8%
very effective "motion detection i'd very effective perhaps a little too much for how we have located it"	91.8%
principle is superb "the principle is superb"	91.7%
they 're excellent "i do have mine set up as outside cameras using the third party outdoor housing £9 on amazon but they’re excellent"	91.7%
great also "night vision is great also"	90.6%
bargain for the price "a bargain for the price"	90.6%
highly recommend "highly recommend!"	90.5%
best outcome "the best outcome out relate to the above with respect to the nanny cam the ability to have alexa automatically start viewing it on an echo show when there is motion would be amazing"	90.4%
excellent coverage "wide field of view for excellent coverage and with digital zoom which does degrade the quality as you zoom in but still adequate"	89.7%
amazing for the price "the picture quality is amazing for the price"	89.2%
good downstairs "my router is in the attic so wifi is good downstairs but not strong the camera live stream was a little patchy as a result but moving it upstairs the issue goes with a stronger wifi signal"	88.8%
amazing the clips "the picture quality is amazing the clips when it is armed are good night vision is great too"	88.6%
way audio is great "i have managed to connect a mi fi device network so added bonus for me the features are reliability are well beyond those of the cheaper far eastern chinese ones so not even comparable in my opinion face id is also amazing but not yet used two way audio is great"	88.5%
really happy "really happy with the camera does a lot for a low price"	88.4%
flipping awesome "for a cheap camera that's alexa compatible it's flipping awesome"	88.3%
secure & reputable "i've also spoken to neos and they've told me the data from the cameras is fully encrypted both in live viewing & when being sent to the cloud & can only be viewed by the owner protected by id pass the cloud services are also provided by amazon so all channels seem secure & reputable"	88.3%
really amazing "this little camera is really amazing"	87.0%
fact optional "the phone number during signup is in fact optional and doesn't need to be provided!"	85.9%
nicest looking "i was wondering if i was doing the right thing but i bought it because this camera was the smallest the nicest looking and one of the best prices"	84.9%
detailed instructions "camera came well packaged and with short but very easy detailed instructions usb cable power adapter similar to apple and mounting plate if needed"	84.7%
good coverage "good picture good coverage easy to install and the app to view when away from home works every time whether via wifi or mobile data"	75.0%
reasonably good "so i’ve bought 2 of these i was originally fairly impressed the picture was reasonably good the motion detection works well and for the price there wasn’t too much to argue with"	75.0%
great deal "first of all setup takes a long time and as others have said in their reviews you have to disclose a great deal of personal information"	75.0%
good price "good price as well"	75.0%
moderately useful "these cameras are amazing value for the price but the system is so flakey and unreliable it cannot be used for any moderately useful security application"	75.0%
waterproof case "other than that great camera and plan to mount outside in a waterproof case"	75.0%
good instructions "nice compact camera easy to set up good instructions"	75.0%
precise signal "precise signal is needed to set up and it took perseverance to position the camera on line"	75.0%
very handy "it's very handy"	75.0%
love these "i love these"	75.0%
looks good "looks good but you cannot change order of cameras pause recorded videos or view recordings stored on sd card remotely"	75.0%
stable position "took ages to set up the app is way too finicky too much personal data needed and nightmare getting cam to point in a stable position as the slightest movement of the power cable disturbs alignment of camera swivel joint on the fixed bracket is too loose"	75.0%
great features "really great features using as a security cam the only thing i would say is that what is the point of haveing an sd slot that could record two weeks or a month like other cameras which are a fraction of this value camera to just record 12 second clips which wipe however long?"	75.0%
seems well "i have had a few niggles and issues initially but all seems well now"	75.0%
insurance company "after researching the manufacturer and associated insurance company i decided to get a quote for my building and contents cover which was very competitive especially with a 20% reduction for using the cameras"	75.0%
recognition cameras "we live in an age where londoners are being arrested for merely looking away from facial recognition cameras"	74.9%
indoor cameras "i have two other indoor cameras from another company which are good they swivel around and up and down and the picture is great motion detection is 1st class"	74.9%
seems great "having the option to record everything onto a mini sd card seems great but having to remove the card to see whats there is a pain"	74.9%
light enough "the only thing is occasionally when i think it would be light enough it remains on night vision when in the auto mode"	74.9%
looks appealing "the installation was very easy and the product looks appealing but it doesn't really work"	74.9%
increase rating "may increase rating if that gets fixed"	74.9%
massive positive "having the additional option to put in a microsd card to keep recording longer is a massive positive too"	74.9%
good reviews "for the low cost and otherwise good reviews i decided to get the item and i do not regret it"	74.9%
outdoor lighting "it's not designed as an outdoor camera yes you can get housing to overcome this but if you have good outdoor lighting then this will take good shots at night through glass"	74.9%
record continuously "the best way to use is probably to set it to record continuously using an sd card 32gb is about good enough for 2days i believe "	74.9%
smart tech "has to be a five star rating other smart camera manufacturers take notice cheap smart tech is achievable!"	74.9%
ideal solution "these "cameras" are an ideal solution for this purpose"	74.9%
better software "for this price is good but a better software would make it amazing!"	74.9%
outdoor version "would like them to do an outdoor version"	74.9%
would happily "i would happily pay £40+ night vision works great the picture quality is more than good enough the 2 way audio feature and the auto arming feature work amazingly well"	74.9%
great device "a great device thoroughly recommended"	74.9%
functioned flawlessly "the camera was very easy to set up and the app functioned flawlessly from the start allowing remote live viewing of the room from anywhere in the world with an internet connection and access to stored online recorded video of any movements and sounds detected by the camera"	74.9%
better products "bound to be better products out there"	74.9%
recommended these "i have recommended these to every one even brought a few as gifts"	74.9%
recommend these "i would now i'd recommend these for indoor use they also work with alexa which is great for use as a baby monitor"	74.8%
looks great "the camera it's self looks great and is well made"	74.8%
very quickly "currently using 64gb microsd card and works perfectly i have had 1128gb with no problems night vision and motion detection works very well however the motion detection can be a little strong in some occasions notifications are great and come through to your phone very quickly!"	74.8%
equally impressive "the nightvision is equally impressive night vision on a camera that cost less than a half decent meal"	74.8%
price range "neos smart cam is probably the best ip cam you could get within its price range!"	74.8%
simple instructions "is when we are out also reacts to shadows over the front door admitted we face the sun light just a shame the print is so small on the simple instructions and it took me ages to find the app two things to improve on a nifty little thing wont replace outdoor cct but does add to your armoury"	74.7%
proper security "this is great for use as a baby dog monitor but would advise to seek elsewhere for proper security use"	74.7%
best prices "i was wondering if i was doing the right thing but i bought it because this camera was the smallest the nicest looking and one of the best prices"	74.7%
five stars "five stars in all categories!"	74.7%
being useful "not really used the record function but can see it being useful if we go away as a security cam"	74.6%
worked flawlessly "noise and motion detection has worked flawlessly thus far"	74.6%
really wide "however the technoligy is great the autoarm movement and sound sensors are good night vision is fantatsic and the camera has a really wide lens"	74.6%
blown away "for such a cheap camera i was blown away by the features of this camera and app"	74.6%
smart plug "reliability of recording increased by rebooting each camera by way of a smart plug just after arming"	74.6%
fantastic cameras "fantastic cameras"	74.6%
metal disk "i also purchased the extra mounting kit which has another metal disk with a countersunk hole in the centre for the screw"	74.6%
prob relieved "he’s prob relieved!"	74.5%
easy to navigate "app is easy to navigate"	74.5%
very competitive "after researching the manufacturer and associated insurance company i decided to get a quote for my building and contents cover which was very competitive especially with a 20% reduction for using the cameras"	74.5%
pretty easily "night vision works pretty well but the ir led's are very obviously on so any real intruder would spot the cameras pretty easily"	74.5%
monthly subsciption "you may also need depending if setting up outside a weatherproof casing more add ons which bumps up the price and the option to pay a monthly subsciption of £3"	74.5%
super clear "i use this for 2 reasons 1 as a baby monitor so much better that those expensive ones picture is super clear and i use it as a cctv when i am out of the house"	74.5%
amazing price "amazing price for such a well designed well functioning piece of kit"	74.5%
arrived home "for example last week i arrived home and the gates was open and i thought i check what happened"	74.4%
just amazing "and to round it all off the price is just amazing would i recommend these little cameras absolutely!"	74.4%
were not wrong "the reviews were not wrong"	74.4%
will probably "all in all happy customer and will probably buy some more to use around the house"	74.4%
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Pros [171] of YI Outdoor Camera 1080p Home Security ..	Strength
excellent product in both products "excellent product"	99.6%
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 camera in both products "brilliant camera"	99.0%
excellent camera in both products "otherwise this is an excellent camera"	98.5%
absolutely brilliant in both products "absolutely brilliant camera for the price"	98.4%
excellent love in both products "excellent love it great bit of kit"	98.2%
works perfectly in both products "and works perfectly"	98.1%
excellent great in both products "the night vision is excellent great for people who live near the country and its pitch black"	96.2%
quality excellent in both products "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%
best camera in both products "for this price the best camera you can buy"	95.3%
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%
absolute bargain in both products "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%
quite good in both products "camera quality is quite good comparing to other cameras available at the market"	90.1%
absolutely amazing in both products "absolutely amazing product !"	89.2%
great feature in both products "the motion tracking is a great feature for this camera"	75.0%
great value in both products "great value"	75.0%
cctv cameras in both products "as all smart cctv cameras they have flaws pros and con"	74.9%
outdoor camera in both products "i purchased the yi outdoor camera to monitor our driveway"	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%
outdoor cameras in both products "i bought 2 yi 1080hd outdoor cameras and fitted them in august"	74.7%
work great in both products "both work great!"	74.5%
good points in both products "good points excellent picture quality in both good and low light digital pinch and zoom function good rotation movement very good app"	74.4%
pretty good in both products "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%
well designed in both products "4ghz the step by step process was clear and it worked the first time no doubt thanks to the well designed app"	74.3%
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%
great price in both products "all round great product and great price"	74.0%
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%
superb product "apart from that superb product!"	99.5%
brilliant product "brilliant product well worth the money"	99.4%
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%
strongly recommended "strongly recommended"	98.4%
very smart "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%
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%
very pleased "very pleased "	97.6%
great pictures "easy to install great pictures"	97.6%
great product "great product"	97.5%
best thing "the best thing about the camera i think is the night vision it's super clear and overall amazing!"	97.3%
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%
brilliant piece "brilliant piece of kit"	94.8%
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%
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%
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%
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%
perfectly well "use it to monitor a garden which is 100ft long and copes perfectly well"	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%
reasonably priced "very good value camera with local storage and reasonably priced optional cloud storage"	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%
smart device "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%
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%
very useful "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%
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%
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%
good value "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%
very affordable "the addition of online recording makes this a very affordable solution"	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%
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 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%
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%
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%
image quality "image quality both day and night is superb"	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%
very responsive "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%
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%
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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