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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%]

Outdoor Security Camera, Wansview 1080P WiFi Home Surveillance Water..

  • 1080P FHD with 2 Megapixel LensWansview outdoor security camera..
  • Works with Alexa & Night VisionWansview home security camera wo..
  • IP 65 Waterproof Wansview outdoor wifi camera is rated with IP6..
  • Real-time AlertWansview outdoor surveillance camera will captur..
  • Security and Customer ServiceFinancial Encryption Technology an..

Product Attributes

  • Size: 1 Count (Pack of 1)

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

69.0% 8.8% 22.2%

Senti Score  [77.8%]

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small issue in both products

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

fault them in both products

"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%

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%

plain sailing in both products

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

little problem in both products

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

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%

very expensive in both products

"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%

does n't matter in both products

"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%

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%

only negative in both products

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

little trouble in both products

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

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%

security risks in both products

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

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%

camera operation in both products

"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%

waste your money in both products

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

stopped working in both products

"somehow after few months it stopped working"
67.8%

small delay in both products

"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%

disappointed with this in both products

"disappointed with this"
64.8%

slight delay in both products

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

fault the camera in both products

"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%

cheap camera in both products

"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%

these drop outs in both products

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

possible to connect in both products

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

small problem in both products

"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%

absolute waste

"absolute waste of time"
99.9%

complete waste

"a complete waste of money"
99.9%

total waste

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

absolute garbage

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

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%

very disappointed

"very disappointed"
99.0%

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%

doesnt work

"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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

pretty useless

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

only problem

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

find fault

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

trouble shooting

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

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%

zero stars

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

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 alarms

"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%

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%

wasted my money

"wish i never wasted my money!"
72.9%

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%

never worked

"when it arrived it never worked"
72.4%

loses connection

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

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

same problems

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

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%

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%

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%

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%

trying to connect

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

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%

faulty camera

"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%

make it inoperable

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

small issue in both products

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

fault them in both products

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

only gripe in both products

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

only issue in both products

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

plain sailing in both products

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

more expensive in both products

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

does n't work in both products

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

little problem in both products

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

very expensive in both products

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

does n't matter in both products

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

free trial in both products

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

same problem in both products

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

little trouble in both products

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

connection issues in both products

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

security risks in both products

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

power cable in both products

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

camera operation in both products

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

waste your money in both products

"do not waste your money on this"
68.1%

stopped working in both products

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

small delay in both products

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

disappointed with this in both products

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

slight delay in both products

"slight delay but nothing major"
64.4%

fault the camera in both products

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

cheap camera in both products

"for a cheap camera it is good"
57.6%

these drop outs in both products

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

small problem in both products

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

only negative in both products

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

terrible rain

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

utter waste

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

failure delay

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

worst thing

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

really frustrating

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

clear instruction

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

takes forever

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

limit extreamly

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

answer waste

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

biggest disappointment

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

worst camera

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

annoying and useless

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

losing connectivity

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

poorly made

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

shuts down

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

really chunky

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

expired even

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

flimsy plastic rubbish

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

lesser known

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

didnt work

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

major drawbacks

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

drops immediately

"it connects but drops immediately"
74.7%

pixel distortion

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

selling literature

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

signal strength issue

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

have poor wifi

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

very clunky

"app very clunky"
74.6%

indecent happed

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

return this

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

found annoying

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

most expensive

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

into operation

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

utterly useless

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

outside wall problems

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

ball joint

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

very least

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

much hassle

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

slightly annoying

"not difficult but slightly annoying"
73.1%

last one failed

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

trial cloud

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

wasted ages

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

further issues

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

constant resetting

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

worried about structure

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

much smaller

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

awlful drops

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

overall problem

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

would be better

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

buzzing around

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

nosey neighbours

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

login server

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

slight quibble

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

that layout

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

leaves cobwebs

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

most difficult

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

biggest downside

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

does not work

"the app does not work"
69.1%

does not have

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

little earner

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

massive delay

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

biggest issues

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

stopped even

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

wireless operation

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

just a shame

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

missing footaging

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

screwing it down

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

does n't have them

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

with no choice

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

sadly no audio recording

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

eventually connected

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

cost recording solution

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

less important

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

gaps of missing footage

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

does n't tell

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

disappointed to camera

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

several websites

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

waste of money

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

sending it back

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

trouble at first

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

disable the 5ghz band

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

much too slow

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

does n't make sense

"doesn’t make sense"
65.4%

restrict field of view

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

impossible to connect

"impossible to connect"
65.3%

start in late january

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

n't just drill holes

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

stay upright

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

lack of functionality

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

been a problem

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

english drill holes

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

suspicious activities

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

will not work

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

before buying

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

missing a microphone

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

does n't alert

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

lots of birds

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

little skeptical

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

failing over wifi

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

cameras unreliable

"this alone makes the cameras unreliable"
63.5%

send back to them

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

disappointing given

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

email scam

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

painful experience

"this was also a painful experience"
63.0%

cloud fees

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

ethernet cabled

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

from paranoia

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

with computers

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

terrible product

"terrible product"
61.9%

dripping on the lens

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

after googling

"after googling and trying!"
61.4%

with no improvement

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

absolute piece of junk

"absolute piece of junk"
61.2%

utterly useless to

"returned as utterly useless to me"
61.0%

power ethernet

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

huge issue

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

does n't suit

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

poorly translated

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

extremely slow

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

biggest gripe

"biggest gripe?"
60.4%

hell is this

"what the hell is this!"
60.4%

buyer beware

"buyer beware!"
60.4%

distracted at work

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

password credentials

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

short recordings

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

bare wires

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

deter people

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

issues with setup

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

card storrage

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

slight lag on live feed

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

major issues

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

fairly useless

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

only negative thing

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

many systems

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

nothing major

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

drilled the holes

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

faces are recognisable

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

cause havoc

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

not good though

"motion detection algorithm is not good though"
57.4%

down to my error

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

total per annum

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

slight downside

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

very low cost annual

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

camera is useless

"without the app the camera is useless"
56.4%

falling down

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

small barn

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

will miss them

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

keep me logged in

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

it's dreadful

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

have a few problems

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

that this is n't possible

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

cabling issues

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

sure problem

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

that expensive

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

missing the rest

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

not immediately obvious

"this restriction is not immediately obvious"
55.5%

fire stick

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

no no tf card option

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

hundreds of false

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

next to useless

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

are long gone

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

even test it

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

with the sd storage card

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

dies the job well

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

remotely fix the problem

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

under warranty

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

n't record anything

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

returning it just

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

storage icon

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

beware where you put

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

actual app cant

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

does n't work for

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

away from home

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

would not show an image

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

holes ready for mounting

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

read it straight away

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

you possibly do wrong

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

even the smallest

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

get nothing else

"on this setting you get nothing else"
54.6%

n't reach the garage

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

n't offer you that

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

replies from the support

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

fault of the camera

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

great teething problems

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

permissions are alittle

"also app permissions are alittle odd"
54.5%

very disappointing

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

n't really go wrong

"can't really go wrong"
54.4%

sending screenshots

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

flat block

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

around 15 seconds

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

logged in always

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

majorly annoying

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

ages uninstalled

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

automatically logged

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

which is a joke

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

did n't record that

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

1bout a 10m second

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

disintegrated in the heat

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

could give zero

"wish i could give zero"
53.7%

bulky ethernet adapter

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

could be better

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

forgetful people

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

gave up on the wifi

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

does n't connect to

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

laggy to be much

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

well but not as described

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

no internal memory card

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

which is annoying

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

messed with this yet

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

no security reasons

"no security reasons for that"
53.0%

10sec video

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

comes the crap

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

ethernet dongle

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

find this annoying

"i find this annoying"
52.8%

sort it out maybe

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

doubts about this

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

lack a some

"does lack a some bit"
52.5%

very long range

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

take no more

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

theft of a motorcycle

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

not feature onvif rtsp

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

have already returned

"have already returned 1"
52.2%

neighbours property

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

fixing holes

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

help either

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

diameter shame

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

removed by amazon

"this camera should be removed by amazon"
51.8%

ripped off the wall

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

also a challenge

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

n't hear the doorbell

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

great deterrent

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

unable to set camera

"unable to set camera up"
51.3%

known i wouldnt

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

sending mine back

"i am sending mine back"
51.1%

very old technology

"very old technology"
51.0%

hong kong website

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

storage plan

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

very small

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

weak to the internet

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

short tails

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

need a watertight

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

build and quality

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

been added to the plan

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

which is a disaster

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

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

absolutely love in both products

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

excellent product in both products

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

very pleased in both products

"very pleased"
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%

excellent piece in both products

"an excellent piece of kit"
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%

extremely good in both products

"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%

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%

worked a treat in both products

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

excellent picture in both products

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

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%

very effective in both products

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

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%

great image in both products

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

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%

great price in both products

"brilliant camera for a great price"
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%

seems well in both products

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

indoor cameras in both products

"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%

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%

fast delivery in both products

"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%

outdoor cameras in both products

"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%

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%

looks great in both products

"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%

very quickly in both products

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

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 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%

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%

incredible piece

"an incredible piece of kit"
97.7%

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 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%

resolved quickly

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

perfect addition

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

reasonably well

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

good instructions

"good instructions in the box and online"
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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%
...

absolutely brilliant in both products

"absolutely brilliant camera and price!"
100.0%

excellent product in both products

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

very pleased in both products

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

brilliant camera in both products

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

works brilliantly in both products

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

quite good in both products

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

brilliant product in both products

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

excellent piece in both products

"excellent piece of equipment"
99.9%

installation process in both products

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

highly recommend in both products

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

best thing in both products

"the best thing ever!"
99.6%

extremely good in both products

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

really good in both products

"night vision also really good"
99.3%

works perfectly in both products

"this one works perfectly"
98.6%

worked a treat in both products

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

excellent picture in both products

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

very impressive in both products

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

excellent camera in both products

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

very effective in both products

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

works a treat in both products

"easy peasy to install works a treat"
90.9%

great camera in both products

"great camera definitely worth the money"
88.5%

works well in both products

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

good price in both products

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

great price in both products

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

very handy in both products

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

looks good in both products

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

seems well in both products

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

really easy in both products

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

indoor cameras in both products

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

great value in both products

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

really well in both products

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

fast delivery in both products

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

outdoor cameras in both products

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

recommend these in both products

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

looks great in both products

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

very quickly in both products

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

picture quality in both products

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

absolutely perfect

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

absolutely stunning

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

absolutely delighted

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

excellent integration

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

absolutely superb

"overall absolutely superb!"
100.0%

excellent both

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

works faultlessly

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

superb picture

"great price excellent quality and superb picture"
100.0%

great experience

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

brilliant pictures

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

absolutely fantastic

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

able to install

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

great improvement

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

like amazing

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

solid piece

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

excellent wifi camera

"excellent wifi camera "
99.8%

marked offline

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

amazing quality

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

good piece

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

great relief

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

great motion detection

"great motion detection "
99.7%

loved perfect

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

recommend highly

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

brilliant wifi signal

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

great thing

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

works superbly

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

exceptionally good

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

recorded output

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

really fantastic

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

real bargain

"this was a real bargain"
98.2%

excellent design idea

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

great images cloud

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

excellent after care

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

commented thuz

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

glad companies

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

fixing screws

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

well designed

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

fast and informative

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

wonderful camera

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

extremely user

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

happy and impressed

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

it's a bargain

"and for £33 it's a bargain!"
93.1%

they are excellent

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

various screws

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

performs brilliantly

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

amazing job the camera

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

excellent also

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

brilliant thank

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

absolutely love it

"i absolutely love it!"
91.6%

clever and intuitive

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

done a brilliant

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

amazing cctv

"protect your property with this amazing cctv"
89.6%

pleased and reassured

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

really smart

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

very sleek

"the camera is very sleek and tidy"
89.0%

which is excellent

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

brilliant everything

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

shows perfectly

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

very well constructed

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

excellent job for that

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

really happy

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

star feedback

"5 star feedback"
87.9%

camera is great

"this camera is great!"
87.7%

product is fantastic

"this product is fantastic!"
87.2%

vital protection

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

perfect item

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

good coverage

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

decent quality

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

very sturdy

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

desired area

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

outdoor picture

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

desired level

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

cctv cameras

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

easy instructions

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

great news

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

indoor version

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

refresh rate

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

feels well

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

decent drill

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

good reviews

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

right position

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

indoor picture

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

weather resistant

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

outdoor version

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

great setup

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

great device

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

indoor cams

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

easy installation

"easy installation "
74.8%

monthly service

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

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%
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Neutral tone

Negative tone

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

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