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Wansview WiFi IP Camera, 1080P Wireless Home Security Camera Q5 for ..

Best price: £17.99 (40% off)
  • 2K Full HD WiFi IP CameraWith 2K full HD resolution, wansview h..
  • Two-way Audio & Works with AlexaBuilt-in microphone & speaker o..
  • Smat Pan/Tilt/Zoom & Crystal Night Vision105 wide-angle enhance..
  • Real-time MonitoringWith sensitive motion sensor, wansview secu..
  • Security and Customer ServiceFinancial Encryption Technology an..

Product Attributes

  • Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

60.4% 13.3% 26.3%

Senti Score  [73.7%]

All-new Ring Stick Up Cam Battery | HD security camera with Two-Way ..

Best price: £87.91
  • See, hear and speak to people and pets from your phone, tablet ..
  • With Live View, you can check on your home any time through the..
  • Get notifications whenever motion is detected by adjusting your..
  • Place it anywhere: indoors or outdoors, on flat surfaces or mou..
  • Watch over your entire home by connecting one or multiple Stick..

Product Attributes

  • Width: 2.4 Inches,
  • Height: 3.8 Inches,
  • Weight: 0.4 Pounds,
  • Length: 2.4 Inches

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

53.4% 14.3% 32.3%

Senti Score  [67.7%]

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Wansview WiFi IP Camera, 1080P Wireless Home Security Camera Q5 for ..

simply brilliant most brilliant difficult best slow cheap amazing poor brilliant total waste better annoying absolute waste extremely excellent complete waste excellent

All-new Ring Stick Up Cam Battery | HD security camera with Two-Way ..

absolute garbage poor works perfect great disappointed just appalling useless total waste absolutely delighted disappointing brilliant happy excellent better rubbish absolutely brilliant

Compare Cons

total waste in both products

"device was a total waste of money and i would not recommend it to anyone"
99.8%

absolute garbage in both products

"absolute garbage i have tried contacting customer service twice now with no success"
99.7%

very disappointed in both products

"very disappointed"
99.0%

doesnt work in both products

"i have deleted the camera off the app and attempted to reset and reconnect but it seems the reset button doesnt work either"
75.0%

only gripe in both products

"i have been using it for over a month now and it works fine no problems at all it is a very good camera but my only gripe with it is you have to use it with the phone app so you can't link it to another security camera system such as onvif"
74.9%

only issue in both products

"my only issue is that you cannot control the camera movement via alexa however you simply just have to open the app and there you go"
74.9%

major issue in both products

"i would like to see a free cloud service like some others offer but it again is not a major issue when local recording can take place anyway"
74.8%

more expensive in both products

"this one is as good as any of the other more expensive ones with the added bonus of working off a usb power pack if needed"
74.8%

does n't work in both products

"the phone app is very good but the win10 pc app really doesn't work"
74.8%

pretty useless in both products

"all in all pretty useless even with cloud storage this is the same"
74.5%

only problem in both products

"later on the only problem i had was with the timer"
74.5%

connection issue in both products

"i've only had one connection issue and that was on its first day re did connection and had 24 7 cover and streaming since"
74.4%

trouble shooting in both products

"went through all trouble shooting and stil can't get it to connect back to my wi fi"
74.4%

zero stars in both products

"if i could give this zero stars i would but there is no option"
74.0%

false alarms in both products

"this is done on the wansview servers and so far i have not had any false alarms even though it is pointed at our front door with a large glass window beside it so after checking other cameras on amazon i decided to invest in another wansview this time the q5 which is at a very good price"
73.4%

wasted my money in both products

"wish i never wasted my money!"
72.9%

free trial in both products

"i can’t afford the cloud storage so i haven't tried the free trial only to have it disappear at the end of the trial period"
72.7%

never worked in both products

"when it arrived it never worked"
72.4%

loses connection in both products

"generally it is good but sometimes it loses connection usually at a time you need it most"
72.2%

connection issues in both products

"ive not had any connection issues and the picture is clear and solid and night vision works well"
71.1%

power cable in both products

"the nice long power cable and various sets of fixings meant that i could ceiling mount it and the app has a feature whereby you can then flip the picture so that it is the right way up"
69.6%

stopped working in both products

"somehow after few months it stopped working"
67.8%

same problems in both products

"my friend bought one as well and has the same problems"
65.3%

disappointed with this in both products

"disappointed with this"
64.8%

these drop outs in both products

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

trying to connect in both products

"the wansview picture showed up on screen with 3 dots showing it was trying to connect"
56.2%

faulty camera in both products

"after a faulty camera which was sent back i was sent a replacement camera and contacted by their customer service by email they did really want to assist or so i thought!"
56.1%

absolute waste

"absolute waste of time"
99.9%

complete waste

"a complete waste of money"
99.9%

total darkness

"picture attached is taken in total darkness so very good night vision"
99.6%

quite dull

"first normal then infrared and the last is through a glass window note: it's raining so looks quite dull"
99.6%

quite annoying

"i find this quite annoying as i have been using other cameras without problems in the contacam software for several years!"
99.5%

awful experience

"i've used other brands previously and had an awful experience"
99.1%

time delay

"there seems to be a time delay this is a wee bit frustrating"
96.4%

really unlucky

"i must be really unlucky compared to all the other reviewers"
94.4%

terrible camera

"this is a terrible camera"
94.3%

lags behind

"the video lags behind by several seconds not a problem for baby monitor but if you use the 2 way talk it gets difficult because of the lag"
93.2%

gets bored

"personally my dog just looks around and then gets bored"
92.4%

inaccessible externally

"my old wired foscam has an ip address a built in webserver and sends emails albeit using old protocols which will eventually make it inaccessible externally "
92.2%

very bad and worst

"the video quality is very bad and worst"
89.9%

think carefully

"i would recommend that potential buyers think carefully as to whether thes cameras fullfill their requirements"
88.1%

really slow

"when it works it's quite good with a good picture though using the voice part or moving it makes it immediately run really slow and its already quite slow"
85.8%

worry cancel storage

"ok not to worry cancel storage but wait checked email and have been charged for a years worth of storage non refundable"
75.0%

error alarms

"i receive so many false error alarms each day i'm going crazy"
75.0%

error messages

"however after a few days i kept getting error messages and the camera wouldn’t connect"
75.0%

were not clear

"i’d like to firstly say it was not obvious that there is a memory card slot that is under the lens and instructions were not clear"
75.0%

closed rtsp port

"the only problem i had was that the camera has a closed rtsp port so i cannot use it with the hardware provided by my existing camera recording service provider however for £20 this camera will still come in use and i will also trial the wansview cloud service to see how it compares to my existing provider"
75.0%

very difficult

"another issue i’ve encountered using an iphone 8 is when using the app to view the camera image the app freezes and it is very difficult to close the app"
74.9%

small issue

"only small issue i experienced was the initial setup as there were some issues with the conpanion app and wifi"
74.9%

fault them

"that one took me less than 90 seconds to setup as i was familiar with the process can't really fault them so far!"
74.9%

mysterious scratches

"i initially bought this camera to monitor my pets as mysterious scratches were appearing on the dining room table reading wansview website they said their cameras were onvif compliant so would work with blueiris which i already have with outside cameras so no need for their cloud storage and all cameras in one place"
74.9%

ridiculous service

"i wanted a webcam for my computer this is some ridiculous service which takes an age to set up and after youve done it makes you agree to sign up for some service what service?"
74.9%

massive problem

"there is only a second or 2 difference between the camera and your phone viewing so absolutely fine though the sound on mine isn't great you can understand what is being said so it's not a massive problem and it seems to be intermittent so may be some kind of interference from something electrical in my home or next door on the camera side"
74.9%

screw driver

"● cost = 10 10 ● set up = 10 10 dose not need a good fantastic wifi signal but dose need a fair signal like all wifi products ● fixing fitting product to areas = 10 10 all fixings come with each camera only need a screw driver and power socket close by there is an approximately 1"
74.9%

suddenly freezes

"then it suddenly freezes and it pings back to a few hours before to footage i’ve already viewed it’s so annoying i couldn’t believe it"
74.9%

false advertising

"ad states q5 has a microsd slot: false advertising!"
74.9%

disappointing factor

"another disappointing factor is you can only change the position of the camera from the app and not from amazon echo show"
74.9%

plain sailing

"once the app had been downloaded it was all plain sailing"
74.9%

experiencing problems

"if you are experiencing problems with earlier versions of the android app i recommend deleting it and loading the latest app version"
74.8%

drops again

"plugged back in and reset the camera to factory settings and continued to set it up again and it was working fine for a few hours and then the internet drops again"
74.8%

limited time

"the instructions are misleading you do not have to use the cloud but the micro sd card will only work for a limited time then wont be recognised and wont let you format it so that function is totally useless"
74.8%

fake reviews

"i was concerned when i read about the fake reviews but was attracted by the price and knew i could always send it back if it's rubbish"
74.8%

user error

"on all occasions it was user error and they helped me understand what i needed to do"
74.8%

crashed frequently

"i had a foscam indoor camera a few years ago which was a nightmare to set up and it crashed frequently"
74.8%

slow start

"customer support has been in touch for updates after a slow start their response has been good"
74.8%

very noisy

"footage we found video it from a diff device of device app is on works well also another issues we found when playing footage back and camera is being moved on video it’s very noisy but would def but again def worth the money"
74.8%

security issue

"get notifications on my mobile of motion can be helpful but sometimes the delay is too long if it was security issue"
74.8%

snooze alerts

"they have passed on suggestion for location based activation of alerts and also ability to snooze alerts to the development team for the money this camera is a no brainer and i plan to buy more for my house"
74.8%

third party software

"you can't view these with a web browser or third party software such as ispyconnect"
74.8%

failed recently

"i have two older wansview cameras which are very reliable and never drop off the network and when a camera of a different make failed recently i bought the q5"
74.7%

little problem

"i had little problem with paypal payments i’m not really using it often "
74.7%

lacking 🤦‍♀️

"i also cannot view when i’m not connected to the same internet as the camera any tips for this as the instructions were seriously lacking 🤦‍♀️"
74.7%

little rascals

"the two way communication is pretty useful for catching little rascals who are up to mischief"
74.7%

some minor flaws

"the micro sd card slot is very discreet and hidden meaning that it would be hard for a potential burglar to take out there are however some minor flaws: the microphone sounds rather poor"
74.6%

paypal payments

"i had little problem with paypal payments i’m not really using it often "
74.6%

were unreliable

"when i installed them i found that they were unreliable prompting me to read the amazon reviews varying from totally useless listing the problems i was experiencing to absolutely brilliant"
74.6%

lowest alert

"i have set it on the lowest alert setting and it still detects small motions when i am sat using my computer on my desk"
74.6%

very outdated

"i cannot recommend this product it seems very outdated compared to my old motorola i had a couple of years ago which was of similar price as this one"
74.6%

delete them

"these then sit on your phone till you delete them"
74.6%

annoying thing

"only slight annoying thing is the clicking sound when night vision turns on off at dusk apart from that brilliant"
74.6%

another issue

"another issue i’ve encountered using an iphone 8 is when using the app to view the camera image the app freezes and it is very difficult to close the app"
74.5%

find fault

"i can't find fault with anything"
74.4%

unnecessary visits

"this will save me many unnecessary visits to the hall"
74.4%

dreadful read

"dislikes : app is dreadful read reviews as to why on the app store motion detection only captures 10 seconds of video unless you pay monthly camera only works from its own app"
74.3%

very expensive

"it doesn't pick motion up very well the cloud storage with wansview is very expensive compared to others and its night vision is atrocious"
74.3%

negative reviews

"i must say that i was quite worried about the negative reviews and the positive ones were too good to be true however since it was the cheaper that specified to meet my requirements i went for it"
74.3%

fault mode

"i have bought the wansview camera so that i can monitor the boiler from home and see that it has not gone into fault mode"
74.2%

clunky interface

"clunky interface for moving camera"
74.1%

caused a fault

"the cable was too short & caused a fault"
73.9%

technical problem

"had a minor technical problem with one of the cameras but customer support were really quick to reply and quickly resolved my issue"
73.9%

very functional

"very functional app and control"
73.9%

responds very slow

"the app is difficult to use to find a recording due to an innovative timeline scroll which responds very slow"
73.8%

very simplistic

"the app is very simplistic but still has everything you need you can also take photos of the live feed via the app"
73.7%

just plain

"all that for this price is just plain crazy"
73.7%

some niggles

"i do have some niggles which i will describe here"
73.6%

crashes or bugs

"i pleased to dash i haven’t experienced any crashes or bugs in the application so am happy with that"
73.5%

false alerts

"i like the motion detector and also like to have a different brand from my alarm system so i can rely on two different systems to be sure there are no false alerts"
73.4%

major problem

"i’d like to see a smoother pan on the camera which is very choppy but this can be rectified until a fix is released by setting up the 4 favourite positions which then fixes this issue so for me it’s not a major problem and of course doesn’t stop the normal pan tilt action"
73.4%

bloody difficult

"why the hell is it so bloody difficult to just set them up"
73.4%

laggy & inaccurate

"even the pan–tilt–zoom function is laggy & inaccurate"
73.3%

main problem

"the main problem i've found is with the software"
73.0%

does n't matter

"like the exterior cameras i struggled to install using the qr code but to be honest the manual setup is so easy it doesn't matter"
73.0%

wont connect

"but most of the time this is irrelevant because it wont connect"
72.9%

cause problems

"viewing inside the house would not cause problems"
72.8%

quiet intrusive

"notifications are quiet intrusive but can be silenced"
72.7%

theres been

"you can schedule when you want to receive 'alerts' i do this 11:00pm 6:00am so that when i wake up i can see if anything has happened but if you don't want alerts you can just go into the app and see if theres been any movement recently"
72.7%

problem with motion

"when we had a problem with motion alerts sandra at customer service was very quick to reply to emails and kept me informed every step of the way"
72.4%

rather poor

"the micro sd card slot is very discreet and hidden meaning that it would be hard for a potential burglar to take out there are however some minor flaws: the microphone sounds rather poor"
72.4%

only negative

"the only negative is that i haven't been able to find a way of sending the recordings onto someone else"
72.3%

returned this

"i returned this"
72.1%

unreliable boiler

"i am the manager of a community building which has an unreliable boiler"
72.1%

photo zoom

"the zoom on the video and photos are great too zoom on video only works while video is playing but the photo zoom would definitely be court room evidence quality"
71.8%

little trouble

"had a little trouble at first but they do sort problems out quickly and send upgrades for the system"
71.7%

gets difficult

"the video lags behind by several seconds not a problem for baby monitor but if you use the 2 way talk it gets difficult because of the lag"
71.2%

negative point

"this happens seamlessly as long as you have a wi fi connection to the camera if this is lost for some reason it does not record if a firmware upgrade was possible to resolve this it would make the camera even better so this is really the only negative point i have overall for the price i don’t think this camera can be beaten or at least i haven’t found one so far!"
71.1%

under 2 months

"this is crazy it's only been under 2 months and it's playing up already"
70.8%

echo show5

"wanted this camera to keep an eye in my toddler's room using the new echo show5"
70.5%

security risks

"since the camera has a direct connection to your network you don’t have to worry about security risks"
70.4%

tilt remotely

"you can pan tilt remotely but recommend muting the app first as the motor makes a very loud noise"
70.0%

instilation issue

"had inition instilation issue!"
70.0%

loses wifi

"so now i have no reliable connection to camera which loses wifi all the time i have been charged for storage i do not need and could not cancel and have purchased 2 sd cards and a wifi extender"
69.7%

camera operation

"screenshot and zoom in case you’re interested i think i’ll end up repositioning the camera to get the best view of the space but the picture quality and camera operation are great"
69.6%

would not work

"restart via app would not work"
69.6%

destruction or theft

"although the onboard micro sd is discretely hidden away the camera could be subject to destruction or theft"
69.5%

became clear

"once i had set it up and downloaded the wansview app it soon became clear that it wasn't for me"
69.4%

rubbish exploitation

"sending back do not even bother to order this rubbish exploitation"
69.2%

bull terrier puppies

"i have had this camera for over a month now and i use this to keep an eye on my two recently purchased bull terrier puppies"
69.1%

much higher

"there are not many options you can modify but then if you want to be able to tweak this that and the other then you'll be needing to buy a much higher spec camera at a much higher price"
69.1%

little thumbnail

"another feature i like is the setup of preset positions showing a little thumbnail of where you set it up clicking on the thumbnail takes the camera straight to that position"
69.1%

little gadget

"great little gadget"
69.1%

would be returning

"i’ve thrown out the box as cake on bin day or would be returning"
69.1%

were not consistent

"however when i then signed out of the app it would not allow me back in as my email and password ‘were not consistent’"
68.9%

after countless problems

"i had high hopes for this camera after reading the reviews but after countless problems and it constantly restarting my internet connection every few minutes i had to plug it out and do some troubleshooting"
68.9%

n't quite reach

"unfortunately although the picture quality and zoom was excellent i'm afraid the motion capture didn't quite reach"
68.9%

ball upwards

"to insert just pan the lens ball upwards to review the sd card slot and push in with the contacts downwards until it clicks and holds the card inside"
68.9%

silent in operation

"they are silent in operation so can be used without disturbing anyone"
68.6%

hidden again

"when connected the ssid can then be hidden again"
68.3%

prescriptions payments

"i cancelled all my future prescriptions payments and will be returning the camera"
68.2%

streaming sites

"i've been through about 4 cameras some cheaper some more expensive but they all seem to remove the capability to use the ip camera for sharing on devices like splitcam for those wanting to use it on streaming sites"
68.2%

waste your money

"don't waste your money on alarm systems that no one takes notice of"
68.1%

tricky to connect

"nicely built tricky to connect but just follow the instructions and it works"
68.0%

questionable reviews

"amazon you need to tighten up on questionable reviews!"
67.9%

bitterly disappointed

"i would never recommend this and i am bitterly disappointed and would suggest to others to really research what you are paying for"
67.9%

remote supervision

"obviously no use for remote supervision of the premises"
67.9%

minor limitation

"one minor limitation on only 4 accounts can access it"
67.7%

unwelcome visitors

"should there be any unwelcome visitors their images will be captured remotely to my phone"
67.7%

unfortunately the camera

"wansview camera really just rating the purchasing and returning experience as unfortunately the camera i received didn't work!"
67.3%

complaining however

"this is not something i am not complaining however as it reassures you to know what when it comes to an event which you want surveillance of it will definitely capture the footage"
67.2%

many issues

"i had many issues in the beginning and had to install and reinstall a few times"
67.2%

negative ones

"after reading some clearly fake reviews and some negative ones i still decided to buy this product as one thing i did not see was a negative review on network security"
67.1%

clunky the panning

"it doesn't want to stay connected and sometimes i have to manually restart for it to comeback on line again : this device is clunky the panning around the room is a joke it either zooms around and just doesn't connect with the fingertip control"
67.1%

drips off all the time

"drips off all the time"
67.0%

save it forever

"i haven't signed up for the storage as the motion detection and the app gives you a couple of days anyway and if you view it via the app you can save it forever on your phone but if you are going away and wont be using your phone and app a tech free holiday if such a thing exists then you can have that added option when signing up knowing that the images are stored ready for when you get back"
66.9%

missed motion

"there have been a few occasions when the camera has missed motion and therefore i have been unable to view what happened during this period"
66.8%

small delay

"there was a small delay in the device recognising the qr code from my mobile device when syncing but that was probably due the privacy screen on my iphone"
66.8%

does n't save

"it will be 2:30pm but i will get an alert for 6:26am but there is nothing there i am also now unable to save any of the alert videos to my phone it just doesn't save it and if it does it tells me there is no video to view"
66.8%

opens almost instantly

"the app is brilliant and opens almost instantly to view via the cloud which this camera uses"
66.5%

returning experience

"wansview camera really just rating the purchasing and returning experience as unfortunately the camera i received didn't work!"
66.2%

connectivity local

"the wansview g5 ticked all the boxes: wifi connectivity local and or cloud storage remote viewing via the app or a website motorised remote control of the field of view microphone and speaker so i can scare anyone aboard excellent picture quality"
66.1%

little quality

"loses a little quality but you can still make out what's happening"
66.1%

could be fake

"i think the positive reviews for this product could be fake"
66.0%

delayed around 8 seconds

"connecting to the camera from the app can take up to 10 seconds and video sound feed is delayed around 8 seconds"
65.9%

dont buy this camera

"dont buy this camera!"
65.9%

tilt action

"i’d like to see a smoother pan on the camera which is very choppy but this can be rectified until a fix is released by setting up the 4 favourite positions which then fixes this issue so for me it’s not a major problem and of course doesn’t stop the normal pan tilt action"
65.9%

tilt control

"pan tilt control with dual motors 360 degree panorama viewing angle night vision function two way audio with internal microphone and speaker"
65.9%

isnt moving

"either because he moves and alerts me or i'm just being nosey and wondering why he isnt moving"
65.8%

totally useless

"when i installed them i found that they were unreliable prompting me to read the amazon reviews varying from totally useless listing the problems i was experiencing to absolutely brilliant"
65.8%

photo or video

"we only use the camera for real time viewing and an occasional of photo or video"
65.8%

much of a concern

"i also aren't keen on the colour during the day grass shows as pink but this isn't too much of a concern"
65.6%

fixing the problem

"giving me the answer i needed and reporting the issue which resulted in a firmware update within 2 days fixing the problem"
65.5%

logging into the camera

"no issues logging into the camera when remote"
65.4%

dislike this product

"i really dislike this product"
65.4%

drop off the network

"i have two older wansview cameras which are very reliable and never drop off the network and when a camera of a different make failed recently i bought the q5"
65.2%

minor gripes indeed

"these are minor gripes indeed"
65.0%

some updating

"the support via email was great and it just required some updating after contacting them to unlock the rtsp function so it might take a couple of days if this is what you need make sure you install the camera and it is online for them to access it and upgrade the camera software but despite not being standard this option is there where other companies just fobbed me off this camera they were very helpful"
64.9%

problem for baby monitor

"the video lags behind by several seconds not a problem for baby monitor but if you use the 2 way talk it gets difficult because of the lag"
64.7%

further hassle

"sometimes it takes a little patience for the wifi connection to take place but once set up there should be no further hassle and you can keep track of the camera via any ios or android device with the app installed"
64.7%

disappointed even signed

"i’ve tried endlessly but could not get this camera up and running very disappointed even signed up for the monthly plan but made no difference i’m going to return as it’s completely useless"
64.7%

removed from the title

"i think the term "wireless" should be removed from the title since it does need to be plugged in to work so isn't actually wireless"
64.7%

storage login

"now free storage not accessible user name and password on wansview site different from camera login and also different from storage login"
64.7%

it's rubbish

"i was concerned when i read about the fake reviews but was attracted by the price and knew i could always send it back if it's rubbish"
64.6%

lost signal

"connected and then lost signal"
64.5%

slight delay

"there is also a slight delay when adjusting camera positioning manually but again that's expectable and acceptable"
64.4%

no longer listed

"went back onto mine and my phone was no longer listed "
64.3%

big laggy sometimes

"cons: the video can be a big laggy sometimes"
63.9%

slight hiccup

"after a slight hiccup getting the q5 connected to the wifi as i'd mislaid the instructions and hadn't left the q5 pointing at the qr code long enough during which wansview's customer services were very attentive everything is working fine"
63.9%

lens adjustment

"the lens adjustment on the app can take a bit to respond but it makes this cute creaky noise when it does lol"
63.3%

lens upwards

"contrary to some reviews here there is an sd card slot it’s on the vertical axis of the lens so tilt the lens upwards and you will find the slot"
63.3%

card recording

"i have not used the sd card recording or subscribed to the cloud service"
63.3%

fault and this camera

"there is nothing at all i can fault and this camera gives us confidence when going out and watching what the puppy is up too : thank you"
63.3%

flat in around 15 mins

"installation was very easy i installed 3 separate cameras in her flat in around 15 mins"
63.3%

convoluted link

"they send convoluted link to cancel storage which is well hidden on the website and storage sites these are two different sites b the way "
63.1%

faulty sd card

"the camera is pointing at my gate it also doesn’t record properly don’t know if that’s to do with a faulty sd card?"
62.4%

scare them

"more come if nobody is there to scare them off and it works well for that"
62.0%

cheap clone

"can't comment on the android app as it will not run on my 5 yr old android phone previously an lg flagship model not a cheap clone "
61.9%

were asleep

"38 am when both me and my partner were asleep"
61.7%

fault these cameras

"i cannot fault these cameras"
61.5%

often laggy

"my only gripe is that the connection is often laggy but that could be due to my network"
61.5%

appears to be cheap

"the camera appears to be cheap but you will need to subscribe to cloud at £60 yr to use this camera"
61.3%

additional charge

"you want to end up with something that you can get additional charge of £65 for using it this is the right product for you!"
61.2%

only cloud options

"the ability to save recorded files both locally via micro sd and also a cloud option is a plus too where a lot of other cameras have only cloud options and at a hefty monthly cost"
61.1%

alerts active inactive

"3 there is no option to make the motion alerts active inactive based on your location this would be a neat feature as although you can schedule hours of operation these can change based on your day to day routines i emailed their support re points 2 and 3 and was impressed to get a very prompt answer"
61.0%

cheap chinese rubbish

"cheap chinese rubbish i'm afraid"
60.9%

most limited

"more expensive did not mean better i had a more expensive one and it had the most limited functions of all of them"
60.7%

hang it upside down

"you can hang it upside down and the settings let you flip the image so everything works great"
60.7%

refuses to work

"i wasn't expecting amazing quality as it was just to watch over the dog crate but i can't recommend a product that refuses to work"
60.6%

registration problem

"with the registration problem sorted the software simply works and does what it needs to do"
60.4%

poor however

"cons night time image is poor however this is to do with aiming the camera out of a window it suffers with ir glare however if there is a light source outside still functions well enough"
60.4%

fault the camera

"i’m getting very reliable motion detection can play back from the sd card set up camera with pan and tilt and set the viewing position to a favourite so if i pan tilt just hit favourite and it will return to your favourite position i haven’t tried using camera with alexa i’ve set it up but haven’t found a reason to try it yet so can’t comment on if it’s good or not at the moment i can’t fault the camera or app"
60.3%

miss k doore

"many thanks miss k doore"
60.2%

negative review

"after reading some clearly fake reviews and some negative ones i still decided to buy this product as one thing i did not see was a negative review on network security"
60.2%

minor hurdle

"the one minor hurdle to installing the camera was that i needed to switch my mobile phone over to the 2"
60.1%

little sluggish

"the software is sufficient for monitoring your home at times the camera movements can be a little sluggish in terms of response to your gestures but simply tapping in the direction you wish to move seems to work better than holding your finger on the arrow"
60.1%

very bad experience

"it was really a very bad experience to buy this product"
60.1%

would not recomend

"would not recomend"
59.9%

work unfortunately

"there's a windows and a mac viewer software on the wansview website i've not managed to get the mac one to work unfortunately but the windows one seems ok my only criticisms are that if you log in on the desktop software it then logs you out of the phone app and vice versa"
59.7%

allowed to return

"i asked to return because i was sick and delay 1 days and not allowed to return it is unfair"
59.7%

annoying or maybe

"the only thing i don’t get along with rather than dislike is that on the app when you rotate the camera the lag can be annoying or maybe it’s too sensitive?"
59.5%

speaker output

"microphone and speaker output was very clear"
59.5%

infra red glare

"you can turn the night vision off so you don’t get the infra red glare on your window if you’re using it on a window ledge looking out onto your garden it’s relatively easy to set up"
59.4%

delay time feature

"many problems with customer services befor so none of the cameras worked as described and they had a very long delay time feature that made them inseficiant to the sellers claim i would never purchase one from the companny again"
59.1%

card recordings

"you can't view your memory card recordings unless you are viewing from the same internet connection so you can't view recordings away from home on your phone like i can with my other camera"
59.0%

offline and not working

"keep going offline and not working making it useless"
58.8%

another issues

"footage we found video it from a diff device of device app is on works well also another issues we found when playing footage back and camera is being moved on video it’s very noisy but would def but again def worth the money"
58.8%

more than a bit dubious

"i was more than a bit dubious about the purchase of the wansview q5"
58.8%

they are wrong

"i’ve seen some negative reviews but they are wrong"
58.7%

autistic child

"brought this just to monitor my autistic child at night and olaying with his older brother as he needs constant to protecting from harming himself and his brother"
58.7%

few weeks of operation

"the app gave good instructions during setup and after a few weeks of operation haven’t had any issues with the software"
58.5%

tapping in the direction

"the software is sufficient for monitoring your home at times the camera movements can be a little sluggish in terms of response to your gestures but simply tapping in the direction you wish to move seems to work better than holding your finger on the arrow"
58.3%

delay in image

"installed wansview phone app and camera worked fine but delay in image meant real time detection was lagging"
58.2%

quality of the speaker

"there is a speaker to allow two way communication but the quality of the speaker isn't great but definitely not an issue"
58.1%

money is generally tight

"as money is generally tight i’m now left with this piece of equipment i’m going to have to sell on"
58.1%

many problems

"many problems with customer services befor so none of the cameras worked as described and they had a very long delay time feature that made them inseficiant to the sellers claim i would never purchase one from the companny again"
58.0%

wrong as well

"if you are thinking in the same way you might be wrong as well"
58.0%

stop the glare

"night vision is in real time colour and you can turn off the light to stop the glare"
57.9%

very choppy

"i’d like to see a smoother pan on the camera which is very choppy but this can be rectified until a fix is released by setting up the 4 favourite positions which then fixes this issue so for me it’s not a major problem and of course doesn’t stop the normal pan tilt action"
57.9%

ignore the rest

"my other wansview cameras have the ability to nominate an area to respond to the motion detection and ignore the rest but i have not been able to find out how to do this with this camera so not even sure if its possible"
57.7%

cheap camera

"the ip camera works as it should has a mobile app and various functions like many modern ip there is a cloud option etc etc this camera was quite a cheap camera so i didn't expect much but i was pleasantly surprised out of all of the cameras i got this is the only one not going to the bin"
57.6%

very tinny

"images are grainy and the audio is very tinny"
57.4%

corrected several issues

"working with wansview support they identified and corrected several issues and the latest version of the app v1"
57.3%

devices to connect

"it also isn't made clear that there is no alternative to configuring the camera via the ios android app there is no way of configuring via a pc or direct via a web interface even though the camera presents a local wifi network and allows devices to connect and appears to have a web server which simply replys "403 forbidden" "
57.2%

annoying and worrying

"ok i get up in the morning and my garden gate is always open someone is opening it i don’t know why or if they’re coming onto my property or what they’re doing and it’s annoying and worrying me"
56.9%

blah de blah

"put in your wifi password blah de blah de blah"
56.9%

limited and basic

"instructions were limited and basic and not too hard to work out no option for uk so go with the dublin choice for set up"
56.8%

flippin ' joke

"this is a flippin' joke"
56.8%

does not naturally

"the actual camera only moves when you move it manually on your phone and does not naturally track movement"
56.7%

maybe too accurate

"it seems to be very accurate maybe too accurate"
56.6%

not find it reliable

"personally i will not invest in this companies products again as i did not find it reliable"
56.5%

accessible user name

"now free storage not accessible user name and password on wansview site different from camera login and also different from storage login"
56.4%

same anxieties

"wansview not only met my needs as a truck driver that’s able to monitor my vulnerable mum miles away i also take my mum to dementia clinics and have recommended these cameras to all the other concerned family members of other going through the same anxieties as our family was but no more thanks wansview"
56.4%

n't rate them

"i haven’t used the night vision or motion detection in this application so can’t rate them but i am intending to buy at least one q5 for my own home and i want to trial the outdoor w4 camera down at the hall to monitor the car park area"
56.3%

it's a scam

"it's a scam"
56.2%

have had a bad experience

"my advice to those that have had a bad experience is to try again and follow the setup instructions to the letter"
56.2%

does have a

"the camera motor does have a lag"
56.1%

completely useless

"i’ve tried endlessly but could not get this camera up and running very disappointed even signed up for the monthly plan but made no difference i’m going to return as it’s completely useless"
56.1%

possible to connect

"4 ghz any other frequency was not possible to connect"
56.1%

bloody simple

"keep it bloody simple"
56.1%

with ir glare

"cons night time image is poor however this is to do with aiming the camera out of a window it suffers with ir glare however if there is a light source outside still functions well enough"
56.1%

headlights birds

"i set mine so that outdoor events like car headlights birds and waving trees did not alert"
56.1%

have a nag about

"the app is simple to control and full of useful features the one thing i have a nag about is family members are not able to view video clips that are saved just screenshots but apart from that it’s"
56.1%

viewer software

"there's a windows and a mac viewer software on the wansview website i've not managed to get the mac one to work unfortunately but the windows one seems ok my only criticisms are that if you log in on the desktop software it then logs you out of the phone app and vice versa"
56.1%

make it inoperable

"camera is getting a bit warm after some timw of usage but it doesn't make it inoperable"
56.0%

small problem

"it’s a relaxing image to have on the tv when we’re in the room and not using it for programmes and the picture quality is very good the only small problem being slight reflection from the glass as it is viewing outside from inside the house"
56.0%

loses a couple of stars

"for me it loses a couple of stars because of that 10 sec recording issue"
55.9%

local storage permissions

"android app refuses to launch without location & local storage permissions"
55.9%

that was not answered

"posted a question about this that was not answered"
55.8%

through the app nothing

"the camera works really well if i'm sat in the other room but as soon as i try to access the console through the app nothing happens"
55.8%

customer services befor

"many problems with customer services befor so none of the cameras worked as described and they had a very long delay time feature that made them inseficiant to the sellers claim i would never purchase one from the companny again"
55.4%

disable the infra

"my final point is the quality very impressed with both daytime & nighttime images with ability to disable the infra red at night too"
55.4%

limited wifi range

"one down side to the camera is the limited wifi range"
55.4%

there is no improvement

"can always cancel after a month if there is no improvement"
55.3%

have this problem

"i don't have this problem with any other wifi device including my security cameras which are outside on the walls"
55.3%

went wrong

"our alarm recently went wrong and after getting a quote for £650 to have it fixed i thought i'd try some more modern security options"
55.2%

there are no alerts

"update: it's now 21st fen i can now view alerts but i am having alert notifications when there are no alerts"
55.2%

upgrade the software

"if they were to upgrade the software to give you the option to 24 7 record this would be a 5star product easily"
55.2%

reading wansview website

"i initially bought this camera to monitor my pets as mysterious scratches were appearing on the dining room table reading wansview website they said their cameras were onvif compliant so would work with blueiris which i already have with outside cameras so no need for their cloud storage and all cameras in one place"
55.2%

wansview website

"there's a windows and a mac viewer software on the wansview website i've not managed to get the mac one to work unfortunately but the windows one seems ok my only criticisms are that if you log in on the desktop software it then logs you out of the phone app and vice versa"
55.2%

minor downsides

"there are a few minor downsides but definitely not enough to knock a star off the review"
55.2%

nothing there

"it will be 2:30pm but i will get an alert for 6:26am but there is nothing there i am also now unable to save any of the alert videos to my phone it just doesn't save it and if it does it tells me there is no video to view"
55.2%
...

total waste in both products

"total waste of money"
99.8%

absolute garbage in both products

"absolute garbage"
99.7%

very disappointed in both products

"very disappointed"
99.0%

doesnt work in both products

"this doesnt work more often then it does work"
75.0%

only gripe in both products

"my only gripe is that the first battery charge only lasted about three weeks if that continues i will change my score"
74.9%

only issue in both products

"the only issue i will have is when there’s motion it takes a while for the video to process"
74.9%

major issue in both products

"a major issue which i hope ring will fix in newer models"
74.8%

more expensive in both products

"a camera more expensive than the basic model and ring have turned off the functionality to flip the video 180 degrees if you ceiling mount it"
74.8%

does n't work in both products

"i has settings to say is it facing a window but after speaking to the tech department it doesn't work"
74.8%

false alarm in both products

"initially wanted to use through window to prevent having outside but this does not work through the window and will pick up reflections indoors sending a false alarm"
74.8%

pretty useless in both products

"ring support have been pretty useless simply telling me it's my wifi"
74.5%

only problem in both products

"only problem seems to be if it is very foggy and damp then the lens can get misted and needs a clean before it senses movement!"
74.5%

connection issue in both products

"we had a few other issues during set up but i think this may be pilot error or a wifi connection issue"
74.4%

trouble shooting in both products

"did the usual trouble shooting thought its my internet but all my other devices work fine and i consistently get around 30mbps download and around 20mbps upload"
74.4%

zero stars in both products

"zero stars!"
74.0%

false alarms in both products

"i do get a couple of false alarms each day at the moment"
73.4%

wasted my money in both products

"mine will go on ebay shortly as i have ordered arlo instead having wasted my money on this one"
72.9%

free trial in both products

"another problem that i had was the 30 day free trial — it gave me just two days"
72.7%

same problem in both products

"having read loads of comments from other users with the same problem i have returned the cam"
72.4%

loses connection in both products

"constantly loses connection"
72.2%

connection issues in both products

"so unfortunately we had to return it and replaced it with a blink xt2 which has had no connection issues"
71.1%

power cable in both products

"i note the hole for the power cable in this model so i would assume you just need to buy the cable and can do this at a later date"
69.6%

disappointed with this in both products

"was really disappointed with this as was expecting great things as this was ring but constantly not connecting"
64.8%

other issues in both products

"we had a few other issues during set up but i think this may be pilot error or a wifi connection issue"
61.2%

these drop outs in both products

"it appears these drop outs can happen anywhere between 4 30 hours after reseating the battery but dropping off the network is pretty much guaranteed"
57.5%

trying to connect in both products

"the second my father's took me hours as his was doing a similar thing the app just hanging when trying to connect"
56.2%

never worked in both products

"this ring device has never worked i can’t get it to connect to internet due to ill health i’ve had it too long to return it it’s been put on the wall at my front door not connected just an ornament don’t buy this useless item bitterly disappointed"
54.7%

just appalling

"just appalling"
99.6%

extremely poor

"liking the cam however the battery life is extremely poor"
99.4%

completely pointless

"really irritating and rendering the camera completely pointless until a time where i can get a ladder"
99.3%

real disappointment

"these have been a real disappointment on reflection i’m 3 days into having them setup and spent each day either having to reset one or speaking to support who basically just accuse you of it being your home network"
99.2%

really awful

"in summary really awful support from ring limited to 20 minutes what's this about!"
98.9%

takes forever

"bear in mind that it takes forever to recharge hours "
98.8%

utterly pointless

"you can’t view recordings 24 7 and will only record if it detects motion or you click on a live view so utterly pointless"
98.3%

disgusting marketing

"disgusting marketing by ring!"
97.3%

absolutely terrible

"i don’t normally write reviews but had to for this as the are absolutely terrible"
96.7%

without monitoring

"i got the plug in ones because i don’t want to have the batteries die and be without monitoring in my home"
93.8%

poor weather

"mine is outside and good in poor weather"
93.8%

massive waste

"massive waste of time money and electricity"
93.1%

disappointed really

"bit disappointed really"
93.0%

choppy and pixelated

"the motion triggered video saved to the cloud is choppy and pixelated good luck identifying the criminal if a crime really happens"
91.1%

avoid my annoyance

"i will tell you the issues i had which i wish i hadn't done in the hope you will avoid my annoyance at myself"
90.4%

extremely complicated

"contacted ring support on line and although very helpful the advice was becoming extremely complicated needed two phones had to set up a hotspot on one etc etc "
89.0%

40days then crap

"it worked well for about 40days then crap"
74.9%

flawed system

"ran all of the tests in the app and signal strength was good so i can only assume it’s a flawed system"
74.9%

unfortunately it failed

"good camera but i wanted it to be used indoors facing out but unfortunately it failed"
74.9%

same issue

"many many others with exactly the same issue"
74.9%

returning mine

"so unfortunately i am returning mine for a refund"
74.9%

utter rubbish

"i cannot understand how other users gave this product good ratings it's utter rubbish"
74.9%

very cumbersome

"this is a very cumbersome awkward and not very user friendly way of recharging a battery"
74.9%

happened useless

"and £179 for hd2 door bell + £30 chime one thing i really don’t like with ring is after 30 days is over they don’t even give you 1hr to review recording previous alerts when there are issues with video not loading at the time of motion alert pops up on your phone you wont be able able to find out what happened useless!"
74.8%

overly loud

"the siren mode isn’t overly loud but it’s loud enough to deter someone if needed"
74.7%

streaming error

"tried live view just comes up with either streaming error or an option to reconnect"
74.7%

would suffer

"audio and talk is clear but we have only used inside so cant comment on how well this works outside and i am sure other functions would suffer"
74.7%

neither battery

"neither battery will take a charge"
74.7%

drop outs still

"i also moved the camera to within four metres and tried two metres on both access points and drop outs still happen so it's not the signal"
74.7%

main issue

"my main issue is that i can’t set the motion zone big enough"
74.6%

disgraceful marketing

"this is disgraceful marketing and product management"
74.6%

would fail

"the apps were rubbish and logging in to see the feed would fail"
74.6%

dont record

"but next day its stopped working again it dont record and cannot see tbe live view as well but on app its its online"
74.6%

worse connectivity

"50 per camera per month poor value and worse connectivity i have fibre 200mbps so it is not the broadband"
74.5%

just rubbish

"just rubbish"
74.5%

been shocking

"unfortunately my experience with these has been shocking"
74.5%

critically low battery

"also when first setting up it said critically low battery and wouldn't work despite being fully charged"
74.5%

return this

"unfortunately i've had to return this"
74.4%

second clips

"30 second clips as opposed to 60 second clips field of view smaller although still good enough"
74.3%

glass windows

"read the reviews after i bought two ring new stickup battery cameras to find that all the issues i had experienced of very poor wifi connection despite being in the next room to the access point lack of motion detection and not working through glass windows were all known issues with this device"
74.2%

would n't work

"i had to return 1 straight away as after charging the battery i got the “battery is critically low” message and after charging again i repeatedly got this message and the camera wouldn’t work"
74.1%

drill two holes

"charge the battery setup drill two holes and fit the mount job done!"
74.1%

useless junk

"useless junk"
74.0%

disc fingbox

"despite being almost on top of my mesh disc fingbox reports it constantly dropping off the network which fits with its periodic inability to detect motion or allow live view"
74.0%

slightly delayed

"the sound on the camera is loud enough although sometimes the 2 way talk is slightly delayed"
73.8%

vulnerable people

"you can talk to the person at your door before opening it great for vulnerable people being isolated this time i shall install more of ring"
73.6%

more useless

"this proved to be even more useless than the device"
73.5%

useless item

"this ring device has never worked i can’t get it to connect to internet due to ill health i’ve had it too long to return it it’s been put on the wall at my front door not connected just an ornament don’t buy this useless item bitterly disappointed"
73.5%

replaced quickly

"this device was replaced quickly by amazon and now works ok but after about 5 6 weeks i was charging another one and got the battery message again so had to return this one"
73.4%

constant problems

"save your money mounted outside front of property nothing but constant problems from wi fi connection despite the router being less than 2m away unless you have the perfect environment in the evening the picture quality at night is awful if there is a wall light or any other object in slight view the night cam does not work"
73.3%

very strange

"there is nothing at all in the manual or app that tells you how to set up alexa in this very strange how on earth is a newbie suppose to work that out?"
73.2%

poor or no connection

"would maybe connect 1 in 10 times i checked kept saying poor or no connection and we had it connected to our to internal mesh wifi"
72.9%

hidden cost

"dislike the hidden cost by ring to allow you to see any footage apart from live camera"
72.9%

drain rate

"i spoke with ring tech support a few days ago and they suggested a few setting changes but the drain rate doesn’t seem to have slowed"
72.7%

over priced

"over priced"
72.7%

cold weather

"it is used indoors not outdoors which would shorten the battery life even more in such cold weather"
72.3%

annoying fact

"another annoying fact is sometime it does not even notify when i come home"
72.2%

would be better

"i was thinking of buying the power cable to see if it being live all the time would be better but it is not cheap"
71.2%

over 50 % battery

"easily installed outside and having been up for almost a month still has over 50% battery left"
70.9%

hard wired camera

"i will be sending back and buying a hard wired camera"
70.8%

little pricey

"maybe just a little pricey"
70.4%

ring 2 doorbell

"i bought this in addition to our ring 2 doorbell to further improve the security at the house & it dropped to £69!"
70.3%

another problem

"another problem that i had was the 30 day free trial — it gave me just two days"
70.2%

significant downgrade

"significant downgrade from the previous model"
69.6%

falls off below 40

"i have followed all the tips for extending the life including the consideration that the battery's performance falls off below 40 f"
69.5%

hang your head

"amazon please hang your head in shame"
69.4%

does not work

"save your money mounted outside front of property nothing but constant problems from wi fi connection despite the router being less than 2m away unless you have the perfect environment in the evening the picture quality at night is awful if there is a wall light or any other object in slight view the night cam does not work"
69.1%

little camrea

"great for a little camrea just wish the battery would last longer on the high sensitivity settings"
69.1%

fairly useless

"as a security device this makes it fairly useless"
69.0%

poor security

"several stories in the media about the poor security of ring devices"
68.9%

point less

"worked fine at first but now won’t detect motion looking out glass and point less having it if it doesn’t work indoors like advertised plus no night colour"
68.9%

faulty battery

"i'm guessing from other reviews it just has a faulty battery but no way to just request this is replaced"
68.9%

new stand is limited

"although you can mount it on a flat wall you would struggle if you wanted to fit it to the ceiling or at a significant angle as the new stand is limited"
68.4%

small hiccups delays

"i have ring doorbell and this is my second camera to cover rear of the house i like that it has good picture quality but there are small hiccups delays loading videos following motion detections every now and then it is not great for £90 product"
68.4%

ring software

"the ring software gives a lot of control over the camera and if you have an amazon alexa it integrates nicely with the camera"
68.4%

poor signal

"while i can see that the app does indeed tell me the outdoor camera's have a poor signal i can only assume that must be down to subpar wifi transceivers in these things as i can use any other device i own stood riught next to the cameras without issue and wifi analysis shows my phone getting 50mbps+ right next to each camera ring claim they only need 1mbp s "
68.4%

third ring

"this is my third ring cam and my first outdoor cam i have two other cheaper cams "
68.3%

terrible delay

"there is no longer the terrible delay in logging into view the feed when not at home"
67.6%

failed after 48 hours

"product failed after 48 hours and repeatedly after 5 resets"
67.1%

over ethernet

"if you can drill your walls and run power over ethernet or have wifi outside then maybe it's for you but not for me unfortunately"
67.1%

hesitate to buy another

"i won’t hesitate to buy another one when they go back down to £60"
67.0%

unless you watch live

"when it did give a motion alert you have to wait two minutes for it to process before you can see anything so a bit pointless unless you watch live but if the burglars have walked past and out of view they’ll have stolen all of your stuff before you can see them breaking in"
67.0%

failed to connect

"the initial software updates took the better part of 30 minutes rather than just several but even after that there was still no live view failed to connect "
66.9%

would not have bought

"if i had known you had to pay to see your recordings i would not have bought"
66.8%

replacement battery

"if amaxon can just send a new battery i'd be happy to try a new one but i am not paying out for a replacement battery as other people seem to have done after just over a month of use!"
66.7%

disappointed in this

"very disappointed in this"
66.7%

firmware problem

"i called support and they ran me through all of the checks and told me it was a firmware problem and they would fix it in the next couple of days"
66.5%

ring 3 doorbell

"not massively impressed as we bought 3 outdoor cameras 2 indoor and the ring 3 doorbell and the alarm system"
66.3%

rely on the community

"tried talking to the community help as this is what ring really on to sort out their problems if you have to hunt forums for answers or rely on the community to solve problems it will get zero marks in my opinion"
66.0%

return it back

"i will return it back!"
66.0%

sending it back

"sending it back"
66.0%

software updates

"the initial software updates took the better part of 30 minutes rather than just several but even after that there was still no live view failed to connect "
65.9%

takes too long

"the only downside is that it sometimes takes too long for the recorded videos to be viewed on my iphone"
65.8%

awful long

"e no literature on anything about actually using the product it's pretty much all trial and error or having to fone services when you can't find the answer on troubleshooting a bit more written info would go an awful long way to make every process easier"
65.7%

drops out all the time

"very slow and streaming drops out all the time"
65.5%

identifying the criminal

"the motion triggered video saved to the cloud is choppy and pixelated good luck identifying the criminal if a crime really happens"
65.5%

unable to comment on them

"i can’t rate any of the features as it only worked for around 2 hours so i am unable to comment on them"
65.4%

lounge cant disable

"dislike constant notification sounds lounge cant disable?"
65.4%

clearly rubbish pity

"according to the device health report everything's fine clearly rubbish pity its quite neat so i'm giving it another chance by assuming this one's duff and ordering a replacement"
65.3%

cheap price

"the unit itself is a very cheap build hence the cheap price"
64.7%

waste of time

"waste of time"
64.5%

before buying

"wish i'd done this before buying"
64.4%

shame as this

"shame as this could be fantastic baby monitor if working properly"
64.3%

even more disappointing

"even more disappointing is that now looking through the reviews again others seem to have had the same issues with this product"
64.3%

very poor spec

"very poor spec and low value for money"
64.0%

no plug is supplied

"how are you supposed to charge the camera when no plug is supplied"
63.8%

obscured by raindrops

"same when it rains camera easily obscured by raindrops"
63.0%

clunky and unintuitive

"the app is clunky and unintuitive"
63.0%

been unlucky

"not sure if i’ve been unlucky or there’s a problem with some cameras batteries but they do the job well when working"
62.9%

advised to get `` ring

"after being broken into last summer we were advised to get "ring""
62.5%

through windows

"it states you can use it inside looking outside but the motion detectors dont work through windows"
62.2%

spoke to ring

"i spoke to ring and they exchanged the battery cam with the wired version and this is much better"
62.1%

terrible product

"what can i say terrible product and in conclusion not fit for purpose"
61.9%

change lack

"app settings are complicated to turn on off change lack of geolocation home away makes the app tedious to use "
61.9%

wrong and out dated

"however i have not been able to get it to work with alexa after going into the alexa app and setting it up it keeps saying the code that was sent me is wrong and out dated"
61.6%

avoid these cameras

"if you value your privacy and security and would prefer your personal data and camera feed information not to be sold to the highest bidder please avoid these cameras"
61.3%

remove the battery

"the device is battery powered but cannot be charged directly: you have to remove the battery and connect to a usb charger cable provided but no charger "
61.3%

returned unfortunately

"returned unfortunately"
61.3%

faulty camera and 2nd

"its a 2nd camera we order first we thing a faulty camera and 2nd one doing same thing"
61.2%

returning to ring

"returning to ring"
61.2%

lasted about 3 months

"but lasted about 3 months before i had to charge it"
61.0%

huge issue

"but that’s only a short time and not a huge issue"
60.8%

very frustrated

"email very frustrated i would think twice about buying one"
60.6%

stopped working again

"but next day its stopped working again it dont record and cannot see tbe live view as well but on app its its online"
60.6%

rained on regularly

"i mounted it where it’ll be slightly protected from the elements as i wouldn’t really trust it to last very long if it was exposed to getting rained on regularly etc"
60.5%

also disappointing

"it’s also disappointing they have not supplied a 360 deg mount for the outside"
60.4%

useless without the other

"one is useless without the other!"
60.4%

point lack

"read the reviews after i bought two ring new stickup battery cameras to find that all the issues i had experienced of very poor wifi connection despite being in the next room to the access point lack of motion detection and not working through glass windows were all known issues with this device"
60.4%

highly unimpressive

"besides the issue the quality of the video was highly unimpressive during the day time"
60.3%

does n't reconnect

"only slight niggle is when wi fi is off it sometimes doesn’t reconnect"
60.3%

disable the camera

"do not select this option as it appears to disable the camera completely and you will have to reinstall it using the outdoor installation option wherever you intend to use it"
59.9%

mixed reviews

"i read mixed reviews on this and so i was a little apprehensive"
59.7%

zero marks

"tried talking to the community help as this is what ring really on to sort out their problems if you have to hunt forums for answers or rely on the community to solve problems it will get zero marks in my opinion"
59.6%

extremely weak

"the router is on the ground floor if i take the camera upstairs directly above the router then the signal is extremely weak and the video is grainy and freezes"
59.4%

absolutely disgraceful

"absolutely disgraceful"
59.2%

constant record function

"a constant record function wouldn't go amiss"
59.2%

particularly annoying

"this is particularly annoying when you are not even paying to record"
59.1%

actually ` dead

"it appeared as if it was actually 'dead'"
58.8%

major issues

"however experienced the following major issues: 1 battery only lasts less than 2 weeks"
58.7%

retract that offer

"i even contacted ring support regarding obtaining an external power supply unit who initially offered to exchange both cameras for the powered version only to retract that offer after they realised they didn’t supply the powered version from ring directly to the uk despite making them aware amazon uk were selling the item"
58.6%

very delayed

"motion detection is also very delayed and bear in mind thus does not depend on the speed of your internet connection as they will argue"
58.6%

only assume that

"while i can see that the app does indeed tell me the outdoor camera's have a poor signal i can only assume that must be down to subpar wifi transceivers in these things as i can use any other device i own stood riught next to the cameras without issue and wifi analysis shows my phone getting 50mbps+ right next to each camera ring claim they only need 1mbp s "
58.5%

lose connection

"what a load of rubbish lose connection all the time even though they are writhing 15ft of the wifi extender just about given up with these as a waste of money"
58.3%

hugely expensive

"the monitoring and data storage subscription is not in reality hugely expensive at £80 per year and covers all associated ring products"
58.2%

ring doorbell

"i have a ring doorbell so this was super easy to add on it took me about two minutes straight from the box in fact took longer to get the box open!"
58.2%

gets droplets

"the body offers absolutely no protection for the lens so when it rains the lens gets droplets on it and you can't see a thing anyway"
58.2%

great but not much

"product is great but not much range of movement once attached to the wall though"
58.1%

ring pro doorbell

"i have a ring pro doorbell that works no problem and it’s almost 10m from the router so not an issue with my wifi set up"
57.9%

lasted barely 2 weeks

"battery lasted barely 2 weeks and takes a long time to charge leaving you to need either a second battery or without protection for a time"
57.8%

drops off the network

"it works sometimes just long enough for you to think it's ok but then drops off the network"
57.7%

give them a miss

"shame as i wanted the ring doorbell next but now will give them a miss"
57.7%

time lapse

"plus you can't do time lapse like you can do on the older stick up cams"
57.7%

ring alarm system

"i already own a ring alarm system and 2 indoor cams and already have a subscription and was reasonably happy with it"
57.6%

could n't complete setup

"then the app connected but then said it couldn't complete setup"
57.5%

really not worth

"otherwise it’s really not worth it"
57.5%

poor only 3 zones

"motion sensing options poor only 3 zones"
57.4%

prodect is not great

"prodect is not great and when we call ring support line they cannot answer our question why camera stop recording"
57.4%

still did n't work

"still didn't work"
56.9%

constant notification

"dislike constant notification sounds lounge cant disable?"
56.9%

very inconsistent

"negatives: very inconsistent i get impression once working they’ll be of value but to protect your home it’s something of concern to have so many issues straight off the bat"
56.9%

unfit for purpose

"i have no problem with my nest smoke alarms or my nest thermostat so if the replacement is also unfit for purpose i shall be buying a nest camera!"
56.6%

seal sticker

"received today previously opened box with seal sticker cut"
56.5%

flaky for instance

"even when it was on line motion detection was flaky for instance it completely missed the postman but when i opened the door two minutes later motion is captured?"
56.5%

extremely unhelpful

"update contacted ring about water inside the camera found them to be extremely unhelpful even after sending 3 pictures of a camera full of water"
56.5%

slight niggle

"only slight niggle is when wi fi is off it sometimes doesn’t reconnect"
56.5%

have problems

"i did also have problems with the live view feature it just would not load a live feed after having the camera for a couple of days"
56.4%

delay was so long

"the visitor or postman would have to be very patient and wait if this was to work because the delay was so long"
56.4%

irritating and rendering

"really irritating and rendering the camera completely pointless until a time where i can get a ladder"
56.2%

have ring doorbell

"i have ring doorbell and this is my second camera to cover rear of the house i like that it has good picture quality but there are small hiccups delays loading videos following motion detections every now and then it is not great for £90 product"
56.1%

they didnt

"disapointed because it will not work with my home hub contactd amazon and they were supposed to ring me back to get it working but they didnt"
56.1%

them wrong

"to try to prove them wrong i set up a dedicated ap just for them but i can't connect them to it because it's impossible to change the wifi settings"
56.1%

before giving

"this little stick up cam isn't really in the same league as the other ring products it stopped working after 5 months and ring support in the passed has been pretty good but this time i waited on the phone for an hour before giving up"
56.0%

a good sell

"item does not work very well does not connect to my alexa and computer after reading some of the reviews for this item its not a good sell sorry"
56.0%

trial and error

"e no literature on anything about actually using the product it's pretty much all trial and error or having to fone services when you can't find the answer on troubleshooting a bit more written info would go an awful long way to make every process easier"
56.0%

could n't rate it higher

"i couldn’t rate it higher"
56.0%

battery battery

"well after 3 months cam started switched off self and won't work until i will not take out and put back in battery battery is still charged on 90% and lowest i had 48% and still switched off self i tried reach ring support but not luck!"
55.9%

ring lineup

"the ring lineup has a good range of products for different needs and with the new ring stick up cam making your home more secure and never been easier"
55.9%

ring doorcam2

"update december 2019 camera is now working fine turns out every time it is on the same wifi stream as the ring doorcam2 it has a conflict and will not allow us to connect for live view or notify us of movement"
55.9%

does n't always

"only down side is the motion detection doesn't always capture everything at the front as we've had letters in the door but nothing having registered on the system"
55.8%

very annoying

"the only gripe i have with this camera is the privacy zone anything behind your set privacy zone s will still trigger the motion detection which is very annoying!"
55.7%

that is unusable

"we do have other ring products that work fine just the stick up cam with power cable that is unusable"
55.6%

native deficiencies

"it is disappointing that alexa cant be used to make up for the native deficiencies in these cameras monitoring on off etc etc despite coming from the same amazon stable"
55.4%

ring support line

"prodect is not great and when we call ring support line they cannot answer our question why camera stop recording"
55.4%

will refuse

"for the same signal strength sometimes it will connect to a phone for viewing and sometimes it will refuse"
55.4%

find this ridiculous

"i find this ridiculous"
55.3%

however all was not good

"however all was not good"
55.2%

exactly the same issues

"a replacement from ring had exactly the same issues"
55.2%

video not allowed

"if keeping or sharing of video not allowed "
55.2%

there's no point

"otherwise there's no point"
55.2%

they do not work

"do not buy these cameras they do not work"
55.2%

looks out of my drive

"mine looks out of my drive across the end of a cul de sac so i get some alerts due to cars in the road but they are not enough to bother me"
55.1%

they do n't work

"they don’t work"
55.1%

limited to 20 minutes

"because of the delays with communications coming from the ring side i was informed by ring support that i was being "limited to 20 minutes""
55.1%

still is n't working

"i work in it so was expecting the next level of troubleshooting but i was told to phone back in 24 48 hours if it still isn't working?"
55.1%

that's not the case

"one of my concerns was that it would only work if i was connected to the local wi fi but that's not the case"
55.1%

fone services

"e no literature on anything about actually using the product it's pretty much all trial and error or having to fone services when you can't find the answer on troubleshooting a bit more written info would go an awful long way to make every process easier"
55.1%

these are not new units

"these are not new units"
55.0%

intermittently failing

"problems tring to get working and intermittently failing"
55.0%

wifi connection was poor

"the motion sensor isn’t great and while only 3m from the router the wifi connection was poor"
55.0%

power plug

"no weather shielding of power plug"
55.0%

brick wall

"the same happens if i take it the other side of a 100mm brick wall"
54.9%

surprisingly awful

"but it's surprisingly awful"
54.9%

with no wires

"with no wires this product is great for being able to put anywhere really on a high shelf for example is where i have mine"
54.9%

update the software

"only hitch was the length of time it takes to charge the battery and update the software but once that was done it works really well"
54.8%

useless outdoors

"but as you can see the camera is foggy and so useless outdoors in uks climate"
54.8%

smoke detectors

"want ring smoke detectors next 👍 updated 22"
54.7%

smoke alarms

"i have no problem with my nest smoke alarms or my nest thermostat so if the replacement is also unfit for purpose i shall be buying a nest camera!"
54.7%

look a bit amateurish

"although i'm now pleased with it there's still some issues making ring look a bit amateurish"
54.7%

would not buy again

"bit of a rip off really you have so long and then you have to pay a prescription each month rip off would not buy again"
54.7%

does n't need a feed

"two way talk i use it as a door bell no wires so it doesn't need a feed"
54.7%

n't coming down

"this camera isn’t coming down!"
54.7%

not been fully tested

"the ability to invite other people to view the feed so that they can pop round if they see anything untoward whilst you are away has not been fully tested and applied that is the only drawback for me"
54.7%

main faults

"these cameras have two main faults 1 you can not set the motion range further than 10 15 feet from the location of the camera these do not have the same motion technology as the ring doorbell with can be manually adjusted and extended all you get here is a "motion sensitive" bar that you slide and when on max only gives you around 10 15 feet or range very poor"
54.7%

not be charged directly

"the device is battery powered but cannot be charged directly: you have to remove the battery and connect to a usb charger cable provided but no charger "
54.7%

want a deterrent

"i would basically say that if you want a deterrent then it’s an expensive option"
54.7%

bought then

"many bought then returned or taken down due to poor image quality battery life or push notifications"
54.6%

load of rubbish

"what a load of rubbish lose connection all the time even though they are writhing 15ft of the wifi extender just about given up with these as a waste of money"
54.6%

n't prove my point

"amazon not allowing me to upload any image or video not sure what is happening so can't prove my point"
54.6%

only real fault

"product is fine the only real fault is the lack of information received i"
54.6%

just get the notification

"not just get the notification"
54.6%

n't leave your house

"basically you'll be fine with this for as long as you don't leave your house"
54.6%

grainy and freezes

"the router is on the ground floor if i take the camera upstairs directly above the router then the signal is extremely weak and the video is grainy and freezes"
54.6%

that it was not stated

"but given that it was not stated and it is such an obvious feature which has been witheld to induce customers to spend more with ring makes me question whether i would want to invest into a ring system"
54.5%

will not connect

"trouble to connect have to pay a monthly charge for access rubbish do not buy rubbish do not buy rubbish do not buy will not connect to my wifi i have excellect wifi do not buy this load of rubbish will not connect to wifi terrible product will not connect again has not connected all day will not connect"
54.5%

faulty unit

"suspecting a faulty unit i had amazon send another and the replacement had exactly the same issues"
54.5%

looking outside

"it states you can use it inside looking outside but the motion detectors dont work through windows"
54.5%

very disappointing

"very disappointing and although i will give it another charge and try again i’m already thinking of returning"
54.5%

have same problems

"anyone around primrose hill london have same problems"
54.4%

like as advertised

"the problem is with the battery life which is nothing like as advertised"
54.4%

this one could

"my area does not have fibre broadband yet but if the other 2 £20 something cameras work with the connection i have now i just dont understand why this one could not"
54.4%

no internal storage

"no internal storage and requires the cloud subscription at a very reasonable price"
54.4%
...

Compare Pros

absolutely brilliant in both products

"this camera is absolutely brilliant for the price"
100.0%

excellent product in both products

"this is an excellent product at a great price"
100.0%

brilliant camera in both products

"brilliant camera for a great price"
100.0%

works brilliantly in both products

"it works brilliantly"
100.0%

quite good in both products

"for such small an unobtrusive unit it’s really quite good"
99.9%

brilliant product in both products

"all in all a brilliant product for so cheap!"
99.9%

installation process in both products

"the instructions manual is very well written and the app guides you through the installation process with no issues"
99.9%

highly recommend in both products

"highly recommend"
99.6%

best thing in both products

"the best thing what i like about it is it's design it is so cute and small and yet so useful"
99.6%

really good in both products

"what a great camera the q5 is and really good value"
99.3%

works perfectly in both products

"superb little camera easy to setup and works perfectly"
98.6%

very impressive in both products

"the night vision is again incredible for the price and the image quality in the dark really very impressive"
95.6%

excellent camera in both products

"an excellent camera providing really good quality videos and stills at a very low price"
92.9%

works a treat in both products

"i use it for keeping an eye on the dog when i'm out works a treat"
90.9%

great camera in both products

"in summation this is a great camera for pet baby monitoring or just keeping an eye on your house in general"
88.5%

works well in both products

"the motion detection is good the pan tilt and zoom works well over the phone"
75.0%

good price in both products

"bought this camera to keep an eye on my kittens whilst i'm at work it's perfect for what i need and at a good price too!"
75.0%

perfect addition in both products

"it has been a perfect addition to add"
75.0%

good instructions in both products

"good instructions in the box and online"
75.0%

very handy in both products

"pan and tilt feature very easy to use the app also allows you to "store" camera viewing positions i thought that very handy "
75.0%

looks good in both products

"my one is white but i think the black looks good as well"
75.0%

really easy in both products

"setting up the camera was really easy and i especially like the qr code scanning to register wifi settings"
74.9%

great value in both products

"i have spent more in st bucks on coffee and snacks for two than what one of these cameras costs so for what they do they are great value"
74.9%

really well in both products

"but after using it for just under a week now and after tweaking the sensitivity of the camera it actually works really well"
74.9%

recommend these in both products

"overall i have been really impressed with these two little cameras and i would definitely recommend these to anyone looking for a decent indoor camera"
74.8%

picture quality in both products

"picture quality is very good at 1080p"
74.8%

extremely excellent

"honestly i cannot fault this product from my experience with it so far it really is excellent and for the money it is of extremely excellent value!"
100.0%

simply brilliant

"for the money it is simply brilliant"
100.0%

most brilliant

"not the most brilliant of images annoying aliasing on straight lines but fine for the price"
100.0%

absolutely love

"we bought this camera a year ago and absolutely love it"
100.0%

very pleased

"very pleased"
100.0%

excellent compatibility

"once set up was complete the app offers all that i need: simple to use good vision on my phone excellent compatibility with alexa great for re positioning the lens and for alerts when required"
100.0%

simply fantastic

"simply fantastic"
100.0%

highly highly

"• watch my cat • secures my property • reduces the price of my insurance • gives me peace of mind would highly highly recommend"
99.9%

remarkable piece

"this is a remarkable piece of kit for the price"
99.9%

excellent piece

"an excellent piece of kit"
99.9%

excellent phone

"great camera picture quality is excellent phone app receives alerts while away from home can play them back to check or go live to see whats going off"
99.9%

excellent results

"i’ve used both settings to try and get excellent results"
99.9%

service excellent

"customer service excellent with good quick responses and resolution"
99.8%

absolutely fine

"i decided to keep it switched on over night and the next morning it worked absolutely fine"
99.7%

amazing facilities

"these cameras offer amazing facilities at an astoundingly low price"
99.7%

highest quality

"the picture quality and streaming has been of the highest quality"
99.7%

incredibly good

"the night vision is also incredibly good when the camera detects that the light level has changed it will change the mode in meer seconds resulting in very little downtime"
99.6%

clever chap

"a very clever little touch is how the micro sd card slot is hidden when the camera is in normal use whoever came up with that idea is a clever chap"
99.5%

works fantastically

"the wansview cloud app works fantastically well it is very responsive when controlling the camera it is amazing being miles away from home and moving the camera to locate my dog!"
99.5%

extremely good

"there are four positions that can be set to view in any part of the room its positioned in and the picture clarity is extremely good"
99.4%

outstanding camera

"all in all for the money this is an outstanding camera that i highly recommend!"
99.3%

favourite positions

"the pan and tilt functions from the mobile are pretty responsive and you can setup favourite positions to move the camera there without having to use the onscreen track padd"
99.3%

minimal effort

"our camera went faulty around 3 months later but it was swiftly replace with minimal effort"
99.3%

best results

"the motion detection works although i still need to set it up for best results now we have decided the best place for the camera"
99.3%

more detailed

"without setting a notification alert should you want to view any recorded motion just select the replay link on the bottom right of the camera page and it will take you to a timeline that you can expand with two finger stretching to view more detailed time"
99.1%

ultimate technophobe

"i'm the ultimate technophobe and yet i found the set up and installation so incredibly easy"
99.1%

quality good

"picture quality good"
99.0%

brilliant purchase

"but otherwise it is a brilliant purchase i may well but another so i can cover other angles"
99.0%

good remote control

"up and running quickly and easily good app and good remote control and viewing"
98.9%

monitoring internally

"for price and quality this is a great little discrete camera for recording or simply monitoring internally with a wide angle of view"
98.9%

really sharp

"i love the fact that you can set camera positions and by click of a button camera will go to desired position night vision is really sharp and very clear actually better than my samsung note 9 😄"
98.8%

terrific product

"terrific product and the results are better than expected"
98.8%

very clean

"the app itself is very clean and intuitive"
98.7%

absolutely everything

"my absolute favourite feature has to be the controls no matter where i put my wansview camera i can see absolutely everything that’s going on in the room it’s set up in"
98.6%

really adventurous

"if you are feeling really adventurous the camera even comes with an excellent mounting bracket and fixtures which you can use to attach your camera to the wall"
98.3%

designed wonderful

"the camera is designed wonderful and is excellent quality"
97.9%

worked a treat

"i set this up to keep an eye on a couple of ferral kittens we were fostering and it worked a treat"
97.8%

incredible piece

"an incredible piece of kit"
97.7%

excellent picture

"i like the wansview range i have the w4 outside excellent picture as this one"
97.5%

support excellent

"however customer support excellent with response within 24 hour"
97.4%

best camera

"for me this has to be the best camera on the market"
96.0%

also available

"the control i have done it in portrait but it is also available on landscape mode as per one of the pictures also attached"
95.3%

amazing piece

"for the price this is an amazing piece of kit and i will be purchasing more maybe even try out the new outdoor camera"
95.0%

full technical support

"wansview have sent me full technical support for this item and have resolved the issue for me"
94.8%

absolutely a bargain

"absolutely a bargain!"
94.3%

fast and excellent

"it’s recording and the notifications on the app and phone are fast and excellent pictures and you can record to a memory card"
94.1%

been brilliant

"its been brilliant so far but its night capability though a window looking outside it poor"
93.8%

it's excellent

"the best part is the quality of the camera it's excellent"
93.1%

it's brilliant

"if you have a pet or a child that you want to monitor then i would wholeheartedly recommend this camera it's brilliant"
92.7%

really exciting

"i can also sit and look at my front door whenever i'm out which is really exciting"
92.3%

great quickly

"the app is great quickly loads and has no lag"
92.1%

excellent however

"i purchased and use the wansview 1080p hd wireless cloud ip camera q5 and must state that i have had several surveillance cameras including the ring system which is excellent however for a standalone camera with excellent definition and recording back up i cannot speak too highly of the wansview q5"
91.9%

itself is amazing

"another best part is the 2 way audio communication whenever my child wakes up i can hear her voice on my mobile and i can talk thru my mobile to my child sitting anywhere in the house which itself is amazing"
91.9%

very effective

"a very effective bit of kit for the price i would say!"
91.8%

very satisfied

"all in all i am very satisfied was a great choice like i said"
91.8%

very smart

"the wansview q5 is a very smart piece of kit"
91.7%

price it is amazing

"for the price it is amazing"
91.7%

little difficulty

"i had a little difficulty setting the first two up so emailed the company and they were fantastic"
91.7%

best camera technology

"they are by far the best camera technology i have seen"
91.4%

little tricky

"the set up was just a little tricky though that has improved with later releases of the app and watch out that you don't have a combined 2"
91.3%

well written

"the instructions are clear and well written"
91.2%

done an excellent

"very pleased with my purchase with it being cheaper in price than others and so far has done an excellent job"
91.1%

brilliant and inexpensive

"nowadays in a tech store you could easily pay up to £££'s of pounds for these yet this model from wansview is brilliant and inexpensive"
90.6%

truly enjoy

"thank you for a great product that i truly enjoy"
90.1%

excellent baby monitor

"i could also see this camera being used as an excellent baby monitor"
90.1%

motion detection is great

"motion detection is great and you can choose the sensitivity or turn it off completely"
89.9%

really impressive

"their response time was really impressive and they even took the time out to send a chaser email to query that my issue had been resolved which it had"
89.9%

° turn is excellent

"5: 360° turn is excellent"
89.9%

they are a bargain

"and they are a bargain!"
89.5%

recommend it great

"quality is brilliant you can also have a two way conversation on it you can also pan around the room from your phone all in all for the price of this i would highly recommend it great if you want to see whats happening in your house while your not there great product this is the second camera i have"
89.2%

pleased and happy

"seeing as i’m so pleased and happy with the cameras and application so far i have also subscribed to the cloud storage"
89.2%

brilliant for it's price

"this camera is just brilliant for it's price"
89.1%

good partis

"the only good partis the initial setup it is easier than other cheap cameras on the market"
88.8%

work brilliantly

"they work brilliantly"
88.5%

absolute bargain

"at this price as well it’s an absolute bargain!"
88.4%

great works

"cute camera the quality is great works well if ur wifi is good"
88.3%

great again

"this is great again for use in a darkened room for sleeping or secrecy"
88.1%

great cams

"and i've never had any compromise on the water resistance always great cams"
88.0%

well positioned

"the camera is well designed seems good quality and the micro sd slot is well positioned"
87.7%

honest everything

"to be honest everything about the camera far exceeds my expectations"
87.6%

camera is a bargain

"i think this camera is a bargain!"
87.5%

went faulty

"our camera went faulty around 3 months later but it was swiftly replace with minimal effort"
85.4%

detailed instructions

"emails were answered quickly friendly and very helpful every avenue was explored with patience and detailed instructions"
84.7%

perfect clarification

"perfect clarification"
75.0%

nice addition

"i’ve been using this camera for few weeks now and it’s a nice addition to my living room"
75.0%

bonus option

"i bought the camera to monitor automated equipment in a workshop it was extremely easy to install thanks to the simple adjustable bracket and decent length of cable provided though i might have liked the ability to screw the base plate directly to a wall ceiling as a bonus option very helpful that it's a usb cable too so if i had needed longer that wouldn't be a problem"
75.0%

great image

"great image at night and brilliant image in day light"
75.0%

resolved quickly

"the issue was resolved quickly and i’ve had no problems since"
75.0%

reasonably well

"the camera itself feels reasonably well built and looks very nice"
75.0%

fairly easy

"set up was fairly easy wi fi connection failed first time around but connected second time around and no issue at all with the second camera"
75.0%

fantastic addition

"the motion alert feature is another fantastic addition although it’s not used for this particular room set up i am however considering purchasing another camera for the front of my home as a security system and the motion alert feature in that instance will be priceless"
75.0%

great price

"brilliant camera for a great price"
75.0%

nice features

"also the application is user friendly with nice features"
75.0%

perfect view

"mount to a wall and the arm is also adjustable to set the perfect view"
75.0%

swift installation

"i am extremely happy with my purchase of the wansview q5 camera the camera comes well packaged with everything you need for a swift installation"
75.0%

cctv installation

"this is definitely the best security camera i have purchased and will buy more to replace my cctv installation"
75.0%

seems well

"for the price the camera seems well built with good quality materials"
75.0%

desired designation

"well made with the great feature of being able to move the lense to a desired designation plus a favourite option function to reset back to original position"
74.9%

recommend enough

"this really is a superb quality camera cannot believe it's this good for this price of £30 cannot recommend enough"
74.9%

indoor cameras

"quality is good if you can see the attached image my camera was able to capture a nocturnal visit from a fox a few nights back through a window as these are indoor cameras "
74.9%

suitable location

"once i had a suitable location for it i installed it in a matter of minutes"
74.9%

clarity simple

"if your looking for a camera with night vision clarity simple use affordable rather than ‘cheap’ practical value for money then this is for you"
74.9%

fabulous price

"fabulous price too"
74.9%

were great

"the notifications to my phone were great and it was exceptionally easy to set up and use"
74.9%

free support

"i had to update the firmware because it was only recording short videos and the free support provided was exceptional"
74.9%

fast delivery

"better if it was free but i suppose they’ve got to earn their shackles anyway super fast delivery well boxed and it is really quite impressive"
74.9%

perfect position

"preset position good saving time to get perfect position each movement"
74.9%

great facility

"you have a great facility on the app where you can talk through the app through the camera"
74.9%

were fantastic

"i had a little difficulty setting the first two up so emailed the company and they were fantastic"
74.9%

indoor security camera

"i purchased this to mainly use as an indoor security camera for home in order to obtain live pictures when i am away and have to say i have been extremely happy with it thus far"
74.9%

outdoor cameras

"i very highly recommend these products and am considering a couple of outdoor cameras from the range and will leave a review for them once i have purchased them"
74.9%

decent english

"instructions were in decent english as well"
74.9%

nice device

"when it works it is a nice device but it has to work all the time and needs to be as close to plug and play as possible"
74.9%

panned remotely

"the camera can be tilted and panned remotely and will give a good view if positioned in a large room"
74.9%

will happily

"i wouldn't have subscribed to the cloud storage for an internal camera normally as the microsd slot will happily take a 128gb card according to the documentation which by my calculations is enough for a month or so if set to motion activated recording however i felt it was a good idea for the external camera as that is obviously more vulnerable"
74.9%

would happily

"i would happily buy another of these cameras"
74.9%

record constantly

"1st one we received didn't record much emailed the seller and they worked quickly to guide us through set up this didn't resolve the issue so a replacment was arranged and received within 3 days new one is much better doesn't record constantly like we wanted but is very good at motion recognition"
74.9%

saved position

"it is used inside my workshop and with the "positions' option i can view either of the two doors with one tap on the screen the camera pans across to the saved position automatically"
74.9%

looks great

"attaching a picture of it looks great would suit anywhere really : child's nursery living room or anywhere you need that piece of mind or security"
74.8%

free access

"they can be used in conjunction with the wansview app which makes setting up very straightforward and provides limited free access to their cloud system for recording and retrieving motion events"
74.8%

additional ones

"and find the additional ones regularly fail to connect"
74.8%

look forward

"an outdoor system to keep my home and my dogs and puppies safe is something i would consider invaluable and look forward to receiving one in the future"
74.8%

very worthwhile

"overall this is a very worthwhile purchase and i would definitely consider buying others for different parts of the home"
74.8%

remarkably easy

"i found it remarkably easy and was very happy with the quality of the image"
74.8%

very quickly

"however wansview responded very quickly to my email and sent me a replacement camera which is working perfectly"
74.8%
...

absolutely brilliant in both products

"amazing absolutely brilliant"
100.0%

works perfect in both products

"solar panel is perfect addition to the ring alarm system works perfect and it’s so easy to install!"
100.0%

excellent product in both products

"this is an excellent product i was a tad critical at first but ring customer service kieran have been incredible in getting to the root cause"
100.0%

brilliant camera in both products

"apart from that brilliant camera"
100.0%

works brilliantly in both products

"it works brilliantly"
100.0%

quite good in both products

"the good usual solid ring quality a superb picture quality if wifi is up to snuff extremely easy to use very easy set up love the portability simply pick up and move where you like quite good as an intercom in my tall house especially to scare the other half!"
99.9%

brilliant product in both products

"this is a brilliant product"
99.9%

installation process in both products

"similar to my review on the doorbell allow a couple of hours or so to charge the battery and once that is done the installation process setting to work is very easy and will take about 15 minutes depending on where you mount them"
99.9%

highly recommend in both products

"i have 2 of these cameras one indoors and other outside outside one surviving well after a month or two outside and the battery also lasts a while overall great products and would highly recommend"
99.6%

best thing in both products

"the best thing about this compared to my other cameras is how quick it is to start the app and see the view from the camera"
99.6%

really good in both products

"can see a really good distance without being blurry"
99.3%

works perfectly in both products

"works perfectly and allows us to get motion alerts as well as check in on the pets during the day"
98.6%

very impressive in both products

"the picture quality is excellent and the versatility is very impressive"
95.6%

excellent camera in both products

"excellent camera!"
92.9%

works a treat in both products

"also i found for an outdoor camera i had to put a wi fi extender half way between router and cameras as did not quite make range but now works a treat "
90.9%

great camera in both products

"great camera for the money"
88.5%

works well in both products

"motion detection works well indoors at least"
75.0%

good price in both products

"got this because it can be moved around depending on the time of day great pictures night & day good price too"
75.0%

perfect addition in both products

"solar panel is perfect addition to the ring alarm system works perfect and it’s so easy to install!"
75.0%

good instructions in both products

"easy installation good instructions and support"
75.0%

very handy in both products

"i live in a small close where we only have front communal gardens so being able to easily turn off detection in certain areas whilst my neighbours have their washing out is very handy"
75.0%

looks good in both products

"looks good and performs well"
75.0%

really easy in both products

"setup was really easy"
74.9%

great value in both products

"great value and easily installed to create a home security network with minimal fuss"
74.9%

really well in both products

"easy to talk through it as well and works really well in the dark"
74.9%

recommend these in both products

"would highly recommend these"
74.8%

picture quality in both products

"picture quality is excellent in daytime and very good at night"
74.8%

outdoor camera in both products

"also i found for an outdoor camera i had to put a wi fi extender half way between router and cameras as did not quite make range but now works a treat "
74.8%

absolutely delighted

"i really can’t tell the difference looking at the image quality and absolutely delighted!"
100.0%

brilliant piece

"brilliant piece of kit does exactly what it says on the tin 5 minutes to put up lovely bit of kit haven’t charged the battery for two weeks and still going strong"
100.0%

brilliant picture

"apart from that it's an excellent product brilliant picture long recording memory easy to use"
100.0%

superb works

"this system is superb works like magic"
100.0%

honestly astonishing

"it has a wide field of view and honestly astonishing night vision for this price bracket and it piggy backs on to all the existing ring tech meaning you get a lot of bang for your buck"
100.0%

excellent both

"the quality of the images is excellent both at night and during the day and the ring app allowed full integration of the camera along with the doorbell and chime"
100.0%

superb picture

"even in the middle of the night this camera still gives a superb picture"
100.0%

absolutely excellent

"but the night vision and picture quality are absolutely excellent!"
99.9%

good piece

"good piece of kit"
99.8%

really effective

"its a really effective and cheap system that really works"
99.5%

whats inside the

"i purchased a 3rd party mounting bracket as i could not mount from the ceiling with whats inside the box"
99.1%

recommended highly

"recommended highly"
99.1%

amazing product

"overall amazing product"
98.5%

been excellent

"love my smart tech across the home and previously purchased ring doorbell 2 and floodlight which have been excellent "
98.3%

extremely sharp

"the picture is extremely sharp especially during daylight but at night although sharp it's difficult to see faces clearly"
96.5%

only downfall

"the only downfall is that you have to subscribe in order to keep your recordings after the 30 day trial"
96.1%

well designed

"i’ve always found the ring products to be robust well designed and very easy to set up"
94.6%

they are all excellent

"and they are all excellent"
93.1%

little camera is amazing

"this little camera is amazing it's clarity is outstanding and very easy to set up too "
93.1%

with this superb

"been stopping the dog chewing the kids toys etc with this superb!"
93.1%

very well made

"the actual bit of kit is very well made and has a high end feel to it being made from high quality plastics and other materials"
92.6%

great bit of security

"great bit of security tells u straight away that someone is outside"
91.9%

feels cheaper

"it just feels cheaper all round"
91.7%

battery life is great

"this is a great addition to my ring products easy to fit anywhere you need it the day view is excellent and the battery life is great my only complaint is the night vision being very grainy still clear enough but could be better"
91.7%

excellent easy to use

"excellent easy to use cam"
90.5%

absolutely right

"motion detection takes a bit of time to set up and get absolutely right but once you’ve got it sorted you just leave them alone"
90.2%

genuinely great

"this is a genuinely great piece of kit"
90.2%

does magnificently

"this it does magnificently"
90.1%

well impressed

"brilliant well impressed"
89.8%

quality excellent

"battery life is good and picture quality excellent"
89.7%

excellent in doors

"had a good quality picture and would be an excellent in doors camera"
89.0%

amazing as well

"amazing little camera to add to my network of ring devices the picture quality is amazing as well as the angle of vision"
88.4%

really happy

"nonetheless i am really happy with my purchase"
88.4%

simple and great

"so simple and great battery life so far"
88.3%

amazing in the house

"the picture quality and connectivity are amazing in the house"
88.2%

great integration

"great integration with alexa echo devices with screens"
88.0%

great zoom

"absolutely love the ease of use and the camera has a great zoom and picks up all the right action"
88.0%

good addition

"it's certainly a good addition to the range if you are after a budget solution though"
75.0%

success rate

"60% success rate at best"
75.0%

great addition

"a great addition to home security flexible being battery powered and picture quality is great at night very clear although black and white"
75.0%

integrated easily

"integrated easily with my doorbell and newly purchased ring alarm system"
75.0%

extra security camera

"inside cats do set of motion sensor but can be turned off if you prefer as an extra security camera for your home i would recommend"
75.0%

self works

"the camera it's self works well with the night view being impressive"
74.9%

nice option

"there is a nice option to kick off a siren remotely if needs be"
74.9%

cctv option

"a really easy cctv option"
74.9%

smart tech

"love my smart tech across the home and previously purchased ring doorbell 2 and floodlight which have been excellent "
74.9%

outdoor version

"great a much smaller than the outdoor version"
74.9%

decent angle

"decent angle and sensitivity and works seamlessly with my ring alarm"
74.9%

good internet

"needs good internet"
74.9%

fully recommend

"really please and fully recommend"
74.9%

very nicely

"very nicely made piece of kit that works well and integrates with other ring products"
74.9%

cctv cloud

"then came along amazon with it's usual efficiency and customer focus and here i am with a number of their cctv cloud based cameras"
74.9%

postman deliveries

"the battery life is actually very good but i do not get much traffic outside my house other than us and postman deliveries"
74.9%

easy installation

"wow easy installation with a clear picture day and night"
74.8%

subscriptions plans

"the cost of the ring subscriptions plans is pretty good"
74.8%

working great

"the other camera in the meantime has been working great"
74.8%

livingroom kitchen

"we have it pointing at the door across the livingroom kitchen so it see most of the room"
74.7%

trusted company

"i feel safe at home or if away with ring a genuine trusted company"
74.7%

good details

"all good details"
74.7%

indoor installation

"there is an option to select indoor installation when setting up the camera"
74.7%

added features

"added features to blackout areas such as neighbours gardens are good although my neighbours asked that i don't obscure their garden if only 1 ring item subscription is small fee for added peace of mind"
74.7%

pretty easy

"set up was pretty easy and the footage is of good quality and notifications are just a few seconds behind the event in most cases"
74.6%

performs well

"looks good and performs well"
74.6%

battery compartment

"installing these are relatively simple you download the ring app and follow the instructions which include scanning a qr code which is located in the battery compartment"
74.6%

work great

"i have a number of smart devices and fire sticks in each bedroom all of which work great"
74.6%

relatively easy

"easy to install and relatively easy to set up"
74.6%

works fine

"schedule works fine but we don’t all stick to schedules do we"
74.6%

good picture

"camera worked extremely well inside the house good picture and motion detection"
74.5%

huighly recommended

"huighly recommended"
74.5%

good still

"battery life really good still going on 1st charge since i brought it on black friday"
74.5%

looked great

"i finally got it working again and mounted it as recommended the signal looked great and it was alerting etc as expected for around two hours"
74.5%

excellent night

"the images in day are excellent night not so good but ok"
74.5%

recommend also

"great camera great quality pictures also great you can talk through it and it can set off an alarm would recommend also you can stick it up easily no wires brilliant product"
74.5%

great products

"great products"
74.4%

integrated these

"i've also integrated these into my amazon alexa system by activating the ring skill and now get a notification on my amazon echo devices when they detect movement brilliant!"
74.4%

will probably

"will probably buy another for the other side of the property"
74.4%

excellent motion

"night vision is brilliant day image excellent motion is detected quickly and notifies you be aware you need to pay £25 per year to save the videos in the cloud"
74.4%

pretty good

"the cost of the ring subscriptions plans is pretty good"
74.4%

worked perfectly

"i cranked up the sensitivity a little and it's worked perfectly since then"
74.4%

liked cameras

"i also like the link feature where once one of the liked cameras detects movement it activates the linked cameras this is useful for areas covered by more than one camera to give a better overall understanding of the activation"
74.4%

pretty well

"the motion detection works pretty well although it did miss a couple of her carers going in and out at first"
74.4%

lasts weeks

"i really love this range of cams the battery life lasts weeks and i've never found a manufacturer that makes solar powered cams it costs nothing to run and the video backup is really reasonable £8 for as many cams as you like and 30 day back up i plan to buy quite a few of these and retire my old setup"
74.4%

very easily

"the intercom works great too so you can hear and speak with them very easily"
74.4%

recommend buying them

"this is my second one now i highly recommend buying them"
74.3%

added bonus

"the added bonus was that we also received a free alexa echo dot!"
74.3%

additional deliveries

"would recommend especially with additional deliveries you can also speak through the camera or set off an alarm if there is a suspicious person"
74.3%

indoor viewing

"fantastic product but better suited for indoor viewing would also be handy if it came with a rain hood as there has been times that the pictures has been blurred making it useless i have now moved it below the gutter which has helped"
74.3%

good value

"good value for money and better than expected for the price"
74.3%

excellent addition

"another excellent addition to our security network"
74.3%

image quality

"notifications are quick and the image quality ya the best i’ve seen"
74.3%

quality product

"great service and great quality product"
74.2%

automated home

"easy to integrate into an automated home"
74.2%

perfectly well

"to be fair the camera worked perfectly well until the free 30 days were up now i have nothing but problems streaming errors unable to watch live footage it’s very hit and miss and the worse problem is you can’t speak with a person to sort it out it seems the only way you can communicate is via text or"
74.2%

great item

"great item easy to set up some times it's a minute out of time but not a problem for me"
74.2%

very futuristic

"the item itself seems quite solid and robust my partner suggested it looked very futuristic when she saw it mounted"
74.1%

best location

"setup was relatively straightforward and once i had it working just had to figure out the best location for it"
74.1%

desired effect

"night vision is also clear would recommend not pointing at something which is white as it will pick up that colour and not have the desired effect"
74.1%

added light

"night vision is good and i can see my number plate fine without added light"
74.1%

good cameras

"the alerts are good cameras can be linked to click on if another turns on"
74.0%

been useful

"battery lasts surprisingly long although a spare would have been useful so i can just do a quick swap"
74.0%

very usefull

"very usefull device helps me give an extra bit of security when not at home"
74.0%

very responsive

"battery life is good on a charge and the app is very responsive"
74.0%

crystal clear

"just set it up and off you go works instantly and pictures are crystal clear"
74.0%

very happy

"overall i am very happy and will be purchasing additional camera soon"
74.0%

extra recording space

"i have gone with neos smart cam good quality build images are clear sound is clear easy connection to the wifi no ongoing fees unless i want extra recording space above what they allow you free user interface has no issues and only £20 https: www"
74.0%

recommend especially

"would recommend especially with additional deliveries you can also speak through the camera or set off an alarm if there is a suspicious person"
73.9%

great quality video

"very easy to set up and great quality video"
73.9%

fantastic start

"it will give you fantastic start with ring system"
73.9%

smart phone

"have it at the front door don't own a smart phone but it runs just as good with alexa excellent quality"
73.9%

home security network

"great value and easily installed to create a home security network with minimal fuss"
73.9%

super useful

"and the flexibility of snoozing when i’m in the house is super useful"
73.9%

good thing

"the one good thing"
73.9%

good vision

"very neat easy to set up clear good vision works with alexa show"
73.9%

quality and ease

"quality and ease of video play back is second to none"
73.9%

have returned

"i had bought 2 cameras but with the performance not matching expectations i have returned and will be sticking with the nests cams"
73.8%

indoor cheaper

"it works in the same way as the indoor cheaper cams"
73.8%

reasonably priced

"good quality and reasonably priced"
73.8%

below expectations

"absolutely below expectations"
73.8%

pretty neat

"otherwise a pretty neat little camera"
73.8%

that colour

"night vision is also clear would recommend not pointing at something which is white as it will pick up that colour and not have the desired effect"
73.7%

excellent device

"excellent device"
73.7%

good product

"good product"
73.7%

going strong

"brilliant piece of kit does exactly what it says on the tin 5 minutes to put up lovely bit of kit haven’t charged the battery for two weeks and still going strong"
73.6%

local wildlife

"albeit there is little activity apart from the local wildlife"
73.6%

very reliable

"i’ve found it easy to set up and it’s very reliable"
73.6%

great peace

"this camera gives me great peace of mind"
73.6%

configurable features

"easy to install and plenty of configurable features"
73.5%

ordering another

"love the fact i can sit indoors and get the pic up on my echo screen will be ordering another"
73.5%

spot wildlife

"bought it mainly to spot wildlife around the garden so bring battery powered this is perfect"
73.5%

lovely thing

"it's a lovely thing tiny easy to screw on the wall and works perfectly"
73.5%

fantastic product

"fantastic product i have the door bell and the spot light camera for my garden which leaves me feeling safer i can see what going on although i have caught some brilliant videos of wildlife that visit"
73.4%

great night vision

"great night vision"
73.4%

good quality

"set up was seemless as with other ring devices and the recording is of good quality"
73.3%

very neatly

"the product is boxed very neatly and everything you need is there apart from a drill of course "
73.3%

light turns

"working with alexa you can now setup routines so when the camera detects movement my porch light turns on"
73.2%

quality and value

"fantastic quality and value for money"
73.2%

great devices

"these are great devices i love the fact that these are battery operated as it means i don't have to worry about running electrical cables externally so installation is extremely simple provided you have a decent wi fi signal"
73.2%

even better

"with light it's naturally even better"
73.2%

cable management

"so this is perfect the fact that it comes with a rechargeable battery is brilliant and takes away that cable management"
73.1%

like magic

"this system is superb works like magic"
73.1%

vision great

"night vision great as is wide angle coverage and vision so spoiled by this sudden battery discharge "
73.0%

helped me greatly

"here's what i had to do to achieve that: reduce motion sensitivity to 50% purchase more bandwidth from bt my provider connect a chime pro to boost signal connect a ring solar panel so £89 for the camera £49 for the chime pro £49 for the panel £189 per camera installed ring customer support were superb though talk with kieran gray he's great and helped me greatly in brief don't buy the ring solution thinking it'll be inexpensive"
73.0%

quality picture

"wide angle and great quality picture"
72.9%

added security

"bought for added security"
72.8%

camera quality

"camera quality at night when working is great"
72.7%

better view

"bought to complement my ring doorbell to get a better view"
72.6%

monthly payments

"i am still paying for it too monthly payments lol"
72.6%

fantastic value

"the stick up cam was easy to install and fantastic value "
72.6%

premium plan

"00 i had to have it as i have a premium plan with ring for £8"
72.6%

highly recommended

"highly recommended for any outdoor camera"
72.6%

quick installation

"quick installation and simple to use"
72.5%

would recommend

"would recommend"
72.4%

great piece

"great piece of kit"
72.4%

quality piece

"i think this is a good quality piece of kit and will be purchasing more cameras from ring"
72.3%

indoor and outdoor

"it’s useable indoor and outdoor too which is a great advantage"
72.3%

rssi value

"having gone through the initial setup everything seemed fine the camera is around 8 metres from my front door and the rssi value was good"
72.3%

priced model

"this new lower priced model is ideal for my usage in the garden as the slightly narrower range of the lens compared to 2nd gen model covering my front drive is still sufficient to cover the full width of my garden"
72.3%

outdoor socket

"because of l shaped connector to camera was hard to put through wall so have plugged it into outdoor socket"
72.3%

regular updates

"hopefully the device will get regular updates to make it usable and a worthwhile purchase one day"
71.9%

much better

"the newer camera is far superior it seems to be able to work in low light much better see the second picture above the on board ir led's supplement this camera night vision rather than it being essential"
71.9%

simple clicks

"download the app open the app a few simple clicks later and that's it working"
71.8%

internet connection

"you can go live and talk to the people in front of the camera from anywhere in the world that's got internet connection"
71.8%

cheaper alternative

"it’s a cheaper alternative than having an official chime"
71.8%

were superb

"here's what i had to do to achieve that: reduce motion sensitivity to 50% purchase more bandwidth from bt my provider connect a chime pro to boost signal connect a ring solar panel so £89 for the camera £49 for the chime pro £49 for the panel £189 per camera installed ring customer support were superb though talk with kieran gray he's great and helped me greatly in brief don't buy the ring solution thinking it'll be inexpensive"
71.7%

brillant works

"brillant works well"
71.6%

went ahead

"i am glad i went ahead and bought this"
71.4%

home security system

"i'm also looking at the home security system now as i'm so happy with the camera"
71.3%

does actually

"fairly easy to install although the name of “stick up” a bit misleading as it does actually require the bracket to be screwed on to a wall or surface"
71.3%

camera easy

"great camera easy set up"
71.2%
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Compare Emotion analysis

Wansview WiFi IP Camera, 1080P Wireless Home Security Camera Q5 for ..

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Negative tone

18.1% 48.6% 33.3%
  neutral 48.6%
  worry 31.3%
  happiness 12.4%
  relief 3.0%
  fun 2.4%
  sadness 1.6%
  hate 0.4%
  surprise 0.2%
All-new Ring Stick Up Cam Battery | HD security camera with Two-Way ..

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Neutral tone

Negative tone

30.2% 34.0% 35.8%
  neutral 33.3%
  worry 31.6%
  happiness 16.3%
  fun 6.0%
  relief 3.7%
  sadness 3.0%
  love 2.8%
  enthusiasm 0.9%
  hate 0.7%
  surprise 0.5%
  boredom 0.5%
  anger 0.2%
  empty 0.2%
  fear 0.2%

* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
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last analysis update 2024-04-26