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Cons [279] of Wansview WiFi IP Camera, 1080P Wireles..	Strength
doesnt work in both products "i have deleted the camera off the app and attempted to reset and reconnect but it seems the reset button doesnt work either"	75.0%
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%
screw driver in both products "● 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%
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%
security issue in both products "get notifications on my mobile of motion can be helpful but sometimes the delay is too long if it was security issue"	74.8%
does n't work in both products "the phone app is very good but the win10 pc app really doesn't work"	74.8%
pretty useless in both products "all in all pretty useless even with cloud storage this is the same"	74.5%
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%
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%
rather poor in both products "the micro sd card slot is very discreet and hidden meaning that it would be hard for a potential burglar to take out there are however some minor flaws: the microphone sounds rather poor"	72.4%
only negative 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%
loses connection in both products "generally it is good but sometimes it loses connection usually at a time you need it most"	72.2%
would not work in both products "restart via app would not work"	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%
completely useless in both products "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%
went wrong in both products "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%
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%
error alarms "i receive so many false error alarms each day i'm going crazy"	75.0%
error messages "however after a few days i kept getting error messages and the camera wouldn’t connect"	75.0%
were not clear "i’d like to firstly say it was not obvious that there is a memory card slot that is under the lens and instructions were not clear"	75.0%
closed rtsp port "the only problem i had was that the camera has a closed rtsp port so i cannot use it with the hardware provided by my existing camera recording service provider however for £20 this camera will still come in use and i will also trial the wansview cloud service to see how it compares to my existing provider"	75.0%
very difficult "another issue i’ve encountered using an iphone 8 is when using the app to view the camera image the app freezes and it is very difficult to close the app"	74.9%
small issue "only small issue i experienced was the initial setup as there were some issues with the conpanion app and wifi"	74.9%
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%
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%
only issue "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%
false advertising "ad states q5 has a microsd slot: false advertising!"	74.9%
disappointing factor "another disappointing factor is you can only change the position of the camera from the app and not from amazon echo show"	74.9%
plain sailing "once the app had been downloaded it was all plain sailing"	74.9%
experiencing problems "if you are experiencing problems with earlier versions of the android app i recommend deleting it and loading the latest app version"	74.8%
drops again "plugged back in and reset the camera to factory settings and continued to set it up again and it was working fine for a few hours and then the internet drops again"	74.8%
limited time "the instructions are misleading you do not have to use the cloud but the micro sd card will only work for a limited time then wont be recognised and wont let you format it so that function is totally useless"	74.8%
fake reviews "i was concerned when i read about the fake reviews but was attracted by the price and knew i could always send it back if it's rubbish"	74.8%
user error "on all occasions it was user error and they helped me understand what i needed to do"	74.8%
crashed frequently "i had a foscam indoor camera a few years ago which was a nightmare to set up and it crashed frequently"	74.8%
more expensive "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%
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%
snooze alerts "they have passed on suggestion for location based activation of alerts and also ability to snooze alerts to the development team for the money this camera is a no brainer and i plan to buy more for my house"	74.8%
third party software "you can't view these with a web browser or third party software such as ispyconnect"	74.8%
failed recently "i have two older wansview cameras which are very reliable and never drop off the network and when a camera of a different make failed recently i bought the q5"	74.7%
little problem "i had little problem with paypal payments i’m not really using it often "	74.7%
lacking 🤦‍♀️ "i also cannot view when i’m not connected to the same internet as the camera any tips for this as the instructions were seriously lacking 🤦‍♀️"	74.7%
little rascals "the two way communication is pretty useful for catching little rascals who are up to mischief"	74.7%
some minor flaws "the micro sd card slot is very discreet and hidden meaning that it would be hard for a potential burglar to take out there are however some minor flaws: the microphone sounds rather poor"	74.6%
paypal payments "i had little problem with paypal payments i’m not really using it often "	74.6%
were unreliable "when i installed them i found that they were unreliable prompting me to read the amazon reviews varying from totally useless listing the problems i was experiencing to absolutely brilliant"	74.6%
lowest alert "i have set it on the lowest alert setting and it still detects small motions when i am sat using my computer on my desk"	74.6%
very outdated "i cannot recommend this product it seems very outdated compared to my old motorola i had a couple of years ago which was of similar price as this one"	74.6%
delete them "these then sit on your phone till you delete them"	74.6%
annoying thing "only slight annoying thing is the clicking sound when night vision turns on off at dusk apart from that brilliant"	74.6%
another issue "another issue i’ve encountered using an iphone 8 is when using the app to view the camera image the app freezes and it is very difficult to close the app"	74.5%
only problem "later on the only problem i had was with the timer"	74.5%
connection issue "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%
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%
does n't matter "like the exterior cameras i struggled to install using the qr code but to be honest the manual setup is so easy it doesn't matter"	73.0%
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%
never worked "when it arrived it never worked"	72.4%
returned this "i returned this"	72.1%
unreliable boiler "i am the manager of a community building which has an unreliable boiler"	72.1%
photo zoom "the zoom on the video and photos are great too zoom on video only works while video is playing but the photo zoom would definitely be court room evidence quality"	71.8%
little trouble "had a little trouble at first but they do sort problems out quickly and send upgrades for the system"	71.7%
gets difficult "the video lags behind by several seconds not a problem for baby monitor but if you use the 2 way talk it gets difficult because of the lag"	71.2%
negative point "this happens seamlessly as long as you have a wi fi connection to the camera if this is lost for some reason it does not record if a firmware upgrade was possible to resolve this it would make the camera even better so this is really the only negative point i have overall for the price i don’t think this camera can be beaten or at least i haven’t found one so far!"	71.1%
connection issues "ive not had any connection issues and the picture is clear and solid and night vision works well"	71.1%
under 2 months "this is crazy it's only been under 2 months and it's playing up already"	70.8%
echo show5 "wanted this camera to keep an eye in my toddler's room using the new echo show5"	70.5%
security risks "since the camera has a direct connection to your network you don’t have to worry about security risks"	70.4%
tilt remotely "you can pan tilt remotely but recommend muting the app first as the motor makes a very loud noise"	70.0%
instilation issue "had inition instilation issue!"	70.0%
loses wifi "so now i have no reliable connection to camera which loses wifi all the time i have been charged for storage i do not need and could not cancel and have purchased 2 sd cards and a wifi extender"	69.7%
power cable "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 "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%
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%
small delay "there was a small delay in the device recognising the qr code from my mobile device when syncing but that was probably due the privacy screen on my iphone"	66.8%
does n't save "it will be 2:30pm but i will get an alert for 6:26am but there is nothing there i am also now unable to save any of the alert videos to my phone it just doesn't save it and if it does it tells me there is no video to view"	66.8%
opens almost instantly "the app is brilliant and opens almost instantly to view via the cloud which this camera uses"	66.5%
returning experience "wansview camera really just rating the purchasing and returning experience as unfortunately the camera i received didn't work!"	66.2%
connectivity local "the wansview g5 ticked all the boxes: wifi connectivity local and or cloud storage remote viewing via the app or a website motorised remote control of the field of view microphone and speaker so i can scare anyone aboard excellent picture quality"	66.1%
little quality "loses a little quality but you can still make out what's happening"	66.1%
could be fake "i think the positive reviews for this product could be fake"	66.0%
delayed around 8 seconds "connecting to the camera from the app can take up to 10 seconds and video sound feed is delayed around 8 seconds"	65.9%
dont buy this camera "dont buy this camera!"	65.9%
tilt action "i’d like to see a smoother pan on the camera which is very choppy but this can be rectified until a fix is released by setting up the 4 favourite positions which then fixes this issue so for me it’s not a major problem and of course doesn’t stop the normal pan tilt action"	65.9%
tilt control "pan tilt control with dual motors 360 degree panorama viewing angle night vision function two way audio with internal microphone and speaker"	65.9%
isnt moving "either because he moves and alerts me or i'm just being nosey and wondering why he isnt moving"	65.8%
totally useless "when i installed them i found that they were unreliable prompting me to read the amazon reviews varying from totally useless listing the problems i was experiencing to absolutely brilliant"	65.8%
photo or video "we only use the camera for real time viewing and an occasional of photo or video"	65.8%
much of a concern "i also aren't keen on the colour during the day grass shows as pink but this isn't too much of a concern"	65.6%
fixing the problem "giving me the answer i needed and reporting the issue which resulted in a firmware update within 2 days fixing the problem"	65.5%
logging into the camera "no issues logging into the camera when remote"	65.4%
dislike this product "i really dislike this product"	65.4%
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%
disappointed with this "disappointed with this"	64.8%
problem for baby monitor "the video lags behind by several seconds not a problem for baby monitor but if you use the 2 way talk it gets difficult because of the lag"	64.7%
further hassle "sometimes it takes a little patience for the wifi connection to take place but once set up there should be no further hassle and you can keep track of the camera via any ios or android device with the app installed"	64.7%
disappointed even signed "i’ve tried endlessly but could not get this camera up and running very disappointed even signed up for the monthly plan but made no difference i’m going to return as it’s completely useless"	64.7%
removed from the title "i think the term "wireless" should be removed from the title since it does need to be plugged in to work so isn't actually wireless"	64.7%
storage login "now free storage not accessible user name and password on wansview site different from camera login and also different from storage login"	64.7%
it's rubbish "i was concerned when i read about the fake reviews but was attracted by the price and knew i could always send it back if it's rubbish"	64.6%
lost signal "connected and then lost signal"	64.5%
slight delay "there is also a slight delay when adjusting camera positioning manually but again that's expectable and acceptable"	64.4%
no longer listed "went back onto mine and my phone was no longer listed "	64.3%
big laggy sometimes "cons: the video can be a big laggy sometimes"	63.9%
slight hiccup "after a slight hiccup getting the q5 connected to the wifi as i'd mislaid the instructions and hadn't left the q5 pointing at the qr code long enough during which wansview's customer services were very attentive everything is working fine"	63.9%
lens adjustment "the lens adjustment on the app can take a bit to respond but it makes this cute creaky noise when it does lol"	63.3%
lens upwards "contrary to some reviews here there is an sd card slot it’s on the vertical axis of the lens so tilt the lens upwards and you will find the slot"	63.3%
card recording "i have not used the sd card recording or subscribed to the cloud service"	63.3%
fault and this camera "there is nothing at all i can fault and this camera gives us confidence when going out and watching what the puppy is up too : thank you"	63.3%
flat in around 15 mins "installation was very easy i installed 3 separate cameras in her flat in around 15 mins"	63.3%
convoluted link "they send convoluted link to cancel storage which is well hidden on the website and storage sites these are two different sites b the way "	63.1%
faulty sd card "the camera is pointing at my gate it also doesn’t record properly don’t know if that’s to do with a faulty sd card?"	62.4%
scare them "more come if nobody is there to scare them off and it works well for that"	62.0%
cheap clone "can't comment on the android app as it will not run on my 5 yr old android phone previously an lg flagship model not a cheap clone "	61.9%
were asleep "38 am when both me and my partner were asleep"	61.7%
fault these cameras "i cannot fault these cameras"	61.5%
often laggy "my only gripe is that the connection is often laggy but that could be due to my network"	61.5%
appears to be cheap "the camera appears to be cheap but you will need to subscribe to cloud at £60 yr to use this camera"	61.3%
additional charge "you want to end up with something that you can get additional charge of £65 for using it this is the right product for you!"	61.2%
only cloud options "the ability to save recorded files both locally via micro sd and also a cloud option is a plus too where a lot of other cameras have only cloud options and at a hefty monthly cost"	61.1%
alerts active inactive "3 there is no option to make the motion alerts active inactive based on your location this would be a neat feature as although you can schedule hours of operation these can change based on your day to day routines i emailed their support re points 2 and 3 and was impressed to get a very prompt answer"	61.0%
cheap chinese rubbish "cheap chinese rubbish i'm afraid"	60.9%
most limited "more expensive did not mean better i had a more expensive one and it had the most limited functions of all of them"	60.7%
hang it upside down "you can hang it upside down and the settings let you flip the image so everything works great"	60.7%
refuses to work "i wasn't expecting amazing quality as it was just to watch over the dog crate but i can't recommend a product that refuses to work"	60.6%
registration problem "with the registration problem sorted the software simply works and does what it needs to do"	60.4%
poor however "cons night time image is poor however this is to do with aiming the camera out of a window it suffers with ir glare however if there is a light source outside still functions well enough"	60.4%
fault the camera "i’m getting very reliable motion detection can play back from the sd card set up camera with pan and tilt and set the viewing position to a favourite so if i pan tilt just hit favourite and it will return to your favourite position i haven’t tried using camera with alexa i’ve set it up but haven’t found a reason to try it yet so can’t comment on if it’s good or not at the moment i can’t fault the camera or app"	60.3%
miss k doore "many thanks miss k doore"	60.2%
negative review "after reading some clearly fake reviews and some negative ones i still decided to buy this product as one thing i did not see was a negative review on network security"	60.2%
minor hurdle "the one minor hurdle to installing the camera was that i needed to switch my mobile phone over to the 2"	60.1%
little sluggish "the software is sufficient for monitoring your home at times the camera movements can be a little sluggish in terms of response to your gestures but simply tapping in the direction you wish to move seems to work better than holding your finger on the arrow"	60.1%
very bad experience "it was really a very bad experience to buy this product"	60.1%
would not recomend "would not recomend"	59.9%
work unfortunately "there's a windows and a mac viewer software on the wansview website i've not managed to get the mac one to work unfortunately but the windows one seems ok my only criticisms are that if you log in on the desktop software it then logs you out of the phone app and vice versa"	59.7%
allowed to return "i asked to return because i was sick and delay 1 days and not allowed to return it is unfair"	59.7%
annoying or maybe "the only thing i don’t get along with rather than dislike is that on the app when you rotate the camera the lag can be annoying or maybe it’s too sensitive?"	59.5%
speaker output "microphone and speaker output was very clear"	59.5%
infra red glare "you can turn the night vision off so you don’t get the infra red glare on your window if you’re using it on a window ledge looking out onto your garden it’s relatively easy to set up"	59.4%
delay time feature "many problems with customer services befor so none of the cameras worked as described and they had a very long delay time feature that made them inseficiant to the sellers claim i would never purchase one from the companny again"	59.1%
card recordings "you can't view your memory card recordings unless you are viewing from the same internet connection so you can't view recordings away from home on your phone like i can with my other camera"	59.0%
offline and not working "keep going offline and not working making it useless"	58.8%
another issues "footage we found video it from a diff device of device app is on works well also another issues we found when playing footage back and camera is being moved on video it’s very noisy but would def but again def worth the money"	58.8%
more than a bit dubious "i was more than a bit dubious about the purchase of the wansview q5"	58.8%
they are wrong "i’ve seen some negative reviews but they are wrong"	58.7%
autistic child "brought this just to monitor my autistic child at night and olaying with his older brother as he needs constant to protecting from harming himself and his brother"	58.7%
few weeks of operation "the app gave good instructions during setup and after a few weeks of operation haven’t had any issues with the software"	58.5%
tapping in the direction "the software is sufficient for monitoring your home at times the camera movements can be a little sluggish in terms of response to your gestures but simply tapping in the direction you wish to move seems to work better than holding your finger on the arrow"	58.3%
delay in image "installed wansview phone app and camera worked fine but delay in image meant real time detection was lagging"	58.2%
quality of the speaker "there is a speaker to allow two way communication but the quality of the speaker isn't great but definitely not an issue"	58.1%
money is generally tight "as money is generally tight i’m now left with this piece of equipment i’m going to have to sell on"	58.1%
many problems "many problems with customer services befor so none of the cameras worked as described and they had a very long delay time feature that made them inseficiant to the sellers claim i would never purchase one from the companny again"	58.0%
wrong as well "if you are thinking in the same way you might be wrong as well"	58.0%
stop the glare "night vision is in real time colour and you can turn off the light to stop the glare"	57.9%
very choppy "i’d like to see a smoother pan on the camera which is very choppy but this can be rectified until a fix is released by setting up the 4 favourite positions which then fixes this issue so for me it’s not a major problem and of course doesn’t stop the normal pan tilt action"	57.9%
ignore the rest "my other wansview cameras have the ability to nominate an area to respond to the motion detection and ignore the rest but i have not been able to find out how to do this with this camera so not even sure if its possible"	57.7%
cheap camera "the ip camera works as it should has a mobile app and various functions like many modern ip there is a cloud option etc etc this camera was quite a cheap camera so i didn't expect much but i was pleasantly surprised out of all of the cameras i got this is the only one not going to the bin"	57.6%
these drop outs "these drop outs can last from a few minutes to a few days"	57.5%
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%
possible to connect "4 ghz any other frequency was not possible to connect"	56.1%
bloody simple "keep it bloody simple"	56.1%
with ir glare "cons night time image is poor however this is to do with aiming the camera out of a window it suffers with ir glare however if there is a light source outside still functions well enough"	56.1%
headlights birds "i set mine so that outdoor events like car headlights birds and waving trees did not alert"	56.1%
have a nag about "the app is simple to control and full of useful features the one thing i have a nag about is family members are not able to view video clips that are saved just screenshots but apart from that it’s"	56.1%
viewer software "there's a windows and a mac viewer software on the wansview website i've not managed to get the mac one to work unfortunately but the windows one seems ok my only criticisms are that if you log in on the desktop software it then logs you out of the phone app and vice versa"	56.1%
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%
small problem "it’s a relaxing image to have on the tv when we’re in the room and not using it for programmes and the picture quality is very good the only small problem being slight reflection from the glass as it is viewing outside from inside the house"	56.0%
loses a couple of stars "for me it loses a couple of stars because of that 10 sec recording issue"	55.9%
local storage permissions "android app refuses to launch without location & local storage permissions"	55.9%
that was not answered "posted a question about this that was not answered"	55.8%
through the app nothing "the camera works really well if i'm sat in the other room but as soon as i try to access the console through the app nothing happens"	55.8%
customer services befor "many problems with customer services befor so none of the cameras worked as described and they had a very long delay time feature that made them inseficiant to the sellers claim i would never purchase one from the companny again"	55.4%
disable the infra "my final point is the quality very impressed with both daytime & nighttime images with ability to disable the infra red at night too"	55.4%
limited wifi range "one down side to the camera is the limited wifi range"	55.4%
there is no improvement "can always cancel after a month if there is no improvement"	55.3%
have this problem "i don't have this problem with any other wifi device including my security cameras which are outside on the walls"	55.3%
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%
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Cons [281] of YI Outdoor Camera 1080p Home Security ..	Strength
security issue in both products "i see little point in having evidence of a security issue on camera and the camera is then illegally removed along with the sd card holding the images"	74.9%
doesnt work in both products "integration with alexa show also doesnt work "	74.9%
waste your money in both products "overall unreliable & very costly to subscribe to the yi cloud do not waste your money on this product"	74.8%
pretty useless in both products "so pretty useless as the 2"	74.8%
completely useless in both products "i get alert notifications on my phone but can't look at them due to this so basically after installing and setting up it is completely useless"	74.8%
went wrong in both products "this is a replacement for one that went wrong"	74.7%
screw driver in both products "it also comes with a screw driver but that's for the sd card port"	74.5%
party software in both products "so you cannot use one of the better 3rd party software available on the market so most importantly you will then be tied to the yi premium cloud service that you need to pay a subscription for"	74.5%
very expensive in both products "the online storage is very expensive per month even the minimum 7day plan"	74.2%
only gripe in both products "only gripe is that the playback on my iphone jumps to first recording of the day instead of the clip i want to see"	74.1%
false alarm in both products "its will even detects flies or spider which creates false alarm"	74.1%
fault them in both products "had mine a while now can't fault them 👍"	73.9%
would not work in both products "so it would not work "	73.4%
does n't work in both products "whilst using the app on ios it’s a lottery if you can connect to live view and when you do it doesn’t last for long before it loses connection whilst it tries to reconnect immediately it very rarely does even closing and restarting the app or switching the cameras power supply off and on again doesn’t work"	72.9%
loses connection in both products "whilst using the app on ios it’s a lottery if you can connect to live view and when you do it doesn’t last for long before it loses connection whilst it tries to reconnect immediately it very rarely does even closing and restarting the app or switching the cameras power supply off and on again doesn’t work"	72.8%
stopped working in both products "a couple of weeks later and the alerts have stopped working"	72.5%
only negative in both products "amazon that a great job of getting it to me asap setup was easy the only negative was that the lead that came with it wasn't quite long enough"	71.4%
same problem in both products "same problem with the rain"	69.9%
other issue in both products "one other issue i came across but was easily sorted was the ir light ring"	66.6%
fake review in both products "this is definitely not a fake review!"	65.8%
free trial in both products "i was going to install sd cards in each camera not really explained in the instructions but east to find out how online but having been tempted into the cloud storage system by the free trial i've been so happy with it and the original 2 cameras i will continue the cloud storage subscription and add i've also bought 3 more cameras i just hope they prove reliable as i've invested so heavily in them"	65.7%
this problem in both products "i have downloaded and reinstalled the app at least six times but still will not open the apps were downloaded from yi windows and mac site has anyone else had this problem and can they help yi help team take ages to respond then state it is a computer fault"	62.5%
major issue in both products "it would have benefited from a smaller plug to get through a wall rather than the full sized usb plug but not a major issue"	60.2%
rather poor in both products "my only gripe with this model is the lack of zoning to only alert in specific areas the ability to set sensitivity is rather poor too so this needs to be improved upon"	56.5%
cheap chinese in both products "cheap chinese tat"	55.8%
worst thing "worst thing i have ever bought!"	98.5%
poor quality "this product is poor quality"	98.5%
absolutely atrocious "0 10 playback on app absolutely atrocious"	97.7%
really disappointed "really really disappointed"	97.0%
drill a hole "you're likely to need to drill a hole through your wall if you aren't capable of this yourself bear in mind this is a cheap camera but paying for skilled people to install it won't be cheap"	95.2%
poor microphone "great picture quality but poor microphone with a lot of noise and cannot hear clearly"	95.0%
takes forever "even if it does detect motion the alert takes forever to come through"	93.9%
poor really "poor really"	92.9%
overall waste "as overall waste of money because of poor quality software"	89.6%
useless crap "useless crap"	87.9%
pretty loud "it is pretty loud and if that goes off 10 times at night i could not imagine you would have a good night sleep and wouldn't be the best neighbor to have"	87.5%
turned off blind "so far one of my yi home outdoor cameras is turned off blind but it is still working periodically at the back recordings sometimes"	83.5%
network disconnection "this has some intermittent network disconnection but we dont keep it on for 24x7 so its ok"	74.9%
uninstall and reinstall "i’ve sent about 15 emails with no resolution they just keep telling me to uninstall and reinstall"	74.9%
extremely poor "the camera has also become cloudy as moisture has leaked into the sealed lens despite being in a sheltered location thus making the image quality extremely poor"	74.9%
unresolved issue "i would give this camera more stars if it wasn’t for the unresolved issue that has caused two cameras original and then replacement to go offline when ir night vision is on and it goes dark!"	74.9%
notification error "the app is really easy to use and setup was quick and simple only issues i have was the wireing is to short and the time that was taken to fix the notification error was too long other than that i would recommend this product"	74.9%
very limited "the camera produces good quality pictures but the software is very very limited"	74.9%
socket configuration "there is nothing in the description that is informing the buyer what the socket configuration is on the power adapter"	74.9%
buggy and crashes "the app is really buggy and crashes all the time"	74.9%
sound useless "it renders the sound useless"	74.8%
quality blurry "video quality blurry and seems more like 720p not 1080p"	74.8%
totally unacceptable "moreover and this is totally unacceptable the yi customer support refused to help me with my camera because it is out of warranty"	74.8%
false activations "motion detection is good unfortunately this means a lot of false activations from birds flies and raindrops"	74.8%
false triggers "turn them off and the image is exactly the same without the false triggers"	74.8%
locked down "you cannot record from this camera using any industry standard security equipment : the product is locked down and you are forced into their subscription services"	74.8%
absolute rubbish "absolute rubbish goes offline every night at 18:36 tried resetting it many times but sit no luck avod"	74.8%
average poor "night vision clarity is average poor if you zoom in"	74.8%
inclement weather "seem to cope quite well with inclement weather in the uk"	74.8%
very randomly "very randomly it sending alert to me even i am right standing in front of it waving my hand it does not detect any moment"	74.8%
dead spots "wifi is not very good i had to buy a power line wifi repeater but even then when i check the 24 7 cloud recording you get 5 30min dead spots where nothing has been recorded!"	74.8%
complain about "so not really something to complain about"	74.8%
developed two faults "camera has developed two faults"	74.8%
doesnt connect "left it off for a month or two while i decided what to do with it amd now it doesnt connect"	74.7%
unwanted visitors "the camera itself it noticable enough to deter unwanted visitors at night but not an eye sore outside the house"	74.7%
known issue "i have looked online and this is a long standing known issue that yi don't seem to be able to or want to fix"	74.7%
totally unreliable "the app supporting them is totally unreliable the cloud service fails after about 3 minutes and logs out all cameras in valid subscriptions customer service is an automated zendesk response and nothing more"	74.7%
without hesitation "would recommend without hesitation"	74.7%
sadly this "sadly this leaves me with gaps in my intended coverage"	74.6%
little flakey "wifi is a little flakey at times the wired option is preferable if you can run a cable from the camera to your router"	74.6%
stupidly short "the biggest annoyance though is the stupidly short usb power lead that comes hard wired to the damn thing"	74.6%
not very well "it appears the sd card slot is not very well aligned with the slot in the plastic as i almost did it again when i tried reinserting it"	74.6%
becomes useless "raindrops snowdrops any fly or bug that gets close to it a flash of light basically anything that changes the pixel you will be alerted i have changed the settings for alertness and sensitivity to low and i get about 8 10 alert update every night if it rains so it kind of defeats the purpose as i now tend to ignore all alerts and it becomes useless now this bring me to the alert noise could you imagine if you had that turned on?"	74.6%
failed completely "update: vertical axis rotation has failed completely as return window closed 1 month"	74.6%
gone faulty "camera has gone faulty after a month"	74.6%
useless brick "however after several months the camera lost its connection to my account so i have tried to re pair it but the reset button doesn't work so it is now a useless brick attached to the wall with a cable that has been drilled through the wall and sealed in place"	74.5%
firmware hack "there is a firmware hack to enable that but its still not as good as i would like it to be"	74.5%
came faulty "however mine came faulty the wall fitting it wobbly meaning the camera doesn’t stay at the correct angle"	74.5%
quality rubbish "nighttime pic quality rubbish"	74.5%
service doesnt "their cloud service is incredibly poor where the cloud service doesnt allow you to playback recordings and also with no auto renewal feature meaning your cover can be disabled without you knowing "	74.4%
very blurry "first two cameras i bought were great but the third and fourth are very blurry?"	74.4%
equally ineffective "phone support says the right things but is equally ineffective"	74.3%
major flaw "however there is a major flaw if relying on the sd card storage as the quality of the video files is terrible"	74.3%
ignore people "if i set it to low sensitivity it ignores the lights but also ignore people and only records when i pull my car onto the drive"	74.3%
most annoying "the most annoying thing is that i can't record straight to my nas"	74.2%
manufacturing fault "the camera audio would be good but there is a manufacturing fault with these cameras where they are sensitive to wifi probably due to poor shielding on the hardware"	74.1%
glare issues "i had the gen 2 yi 1080p home camera and liked it but i was monitoring outside through a window and so had some glare issues off the window pane"	74.0%
just doesnt "it just doesnt exist"	74.0%
really inadequate "the activity clip is only 6 seconds long which is really inadequate if you are looking to collect evidence after an incident"	74.0%
fail error "just states send fail error"	74.0%
more difficult "makes outside wiring more difficult that it needs to be especially if you need to run the cable through walls"	73.9%
internet issues "never had any internet issues either and live in remote area where internet isn’t the best"	73.9%
thin garden "it’s so narrow it’s useless for anything in a domestic setting unless you are trying to capture a long thin garden"	73.8%
same issue "i have consulted yi helpdesk about this who suggested i use another sd card or reformat both of which i've tried and still have the same issue"	73.7%
returning it back "either way i will be returning it back to amazon"	73.7%
very poorly "i had to upgrade the firmware manually my cameras wouldn't connect to the wifi without that and frankly it's very poorly explained"	73.3%
ignore the problem "all for them to ignore the problem and not get back to me"	73.3%
cheap item "espeically since this is not a cheap item"	73.2%
almost impossible "you cannot easily hear voice coming from camera live view is almost impossible even using the yi cloud"	73.2%
unavailable thus "multiple lengthy periods where the cloud backup is unavailable thus rendering the camera useless as a security tool"	73.1%
utter disappointment "utter disappointment i’ll send them back"	73.1%
complain there "sure the framerate isn't fantastic but consider the price tag so no complain there"	73.0%
return deadline "sadly i have missed the amazon return deadline"	73.0%
standard zoom "with this one if you zoom in then it's useless and even on standard zoom you can't read car number plates"	73.0%
buzzing noise "at first it has this really annoying buzzing noise and it was constant"	72.9%
front holes "otherwise these are still great security cameras with a great app and i would still recommend them just seal the front holes"	72.9%
over ethernet "yi should include poe power over ethernet"	72.9%
complaints though "no major complaints though"	72.8%
returning as cable "ended up returning as cable not really long enough for any external points"	72.6%
software technicians "all software technicians know about its issue and tricks"	72.6%
rice crispies "it works really well in every aspect except 2 areas: sound: when i enable audio there is a very loud crackling sound almost like listening to rice crispies"	72.3%
carbon copy "think of apple packaging as this is almost a carbon copy of it"	72.2%
without success "tried contacting support without success "	72.1%
further complaint "otherwise with this price no further complaint"	71.3%
break down "i will break down the pros and cons pros mid range price for a well built product"	71.3%
window pane "i had the gen 2 yi 1080p home camera and liked it but i was monitoring outside through a window and so had some glare issues off the window pane"	71.0%
much effort "it feels like too much effort was put into pushing users to the payed cloud services rather than focusing on the free functionality side"	70.9%
difficult product "if they correct the sensitivity of the motion detection and add zone control horizontal and vertical then this would be a difficult product to beat in this price range"	70.8%
biggest issue "the biggest issue is the angle of view"	70.7%
much reflection "unfortunately at night when the night vision kicks in there is too much reflection from number plates and its very rare it will pick them up"	70.5%
more worryingly "more worryingly i've reinstalled the app in an attempt to set it all up again and can't now log in to my yi account"	70.2%
cheap cables "also extending usb can be costly since cheap cables will just turn the camera off if night vision is used"	69.8%
still inactive "after contacting customer service multiple times and sending all the proof for payment and identity my plan is still inactive after 1 month +"	69.2%
whole problem "i have called yi twice remember to call them after 5pm both times i explained the whole problem filled in emails with photos etc"	69.0%
detection problem "i suspect that the motion detection problem is due to a faulty unit so i am sending it back"	69.0%
losing wifi "keeps losing wifi"	68.7%
fleeting moment "i found that by the time the camera started to record all you could see way peoples sides or back for a fleeting moment before recording stopped"	68.5%
impaired features "don't make a mistake they do still push their cloud storage but the camera does its job without it so you can potentially lose the videos only if the camera is stolen but you don't get impaired features like with other competitors"	68.2%
different model "have another yi cam different model with same issue"	67.5%
wish the clips "i wish the clips are at least 30 seconds long"	67.4%
really expensive "yi cloud is really expensive versus other competitors"	67.3%
still not as good "there is a firmware hack to enable that but its still not as good as i would like it to be"	67.3%
despite several resets "and has been for a further month despite several resets"	67.3%
this issue "i've tried to speak to yi support about this issue many times but they are absolutely useless and stop responding after they realise they can't fix this issue by making me turn it off and on"	67.2%
least reliable "probably the least reliable camera i’ve ever seen in terms of watching live footage"	67.2%
waste your time "buy almost anything else because these will waste your time"	67.2%
rattles around "the one i received had an sd card slot but there is nothing behind the slot and the sd card slips straight into the cass and rattles around inside the unit"	67.1%
title software "as in the title software update can turn the camera into a brick and other reviews stated this too"	67.0%
random drop outs "it's a shame it automatically shuts off at 9pm and has random drop outs on recording"	67.0%
ignore actual people "motion follow is okay but tracks traffic and sometimes can ignore actual people"	66.8%
unable to stream "also you are unable to stream!"	66.4%
external points "ended up returning as cable not really long enough for any external points"	66.4%
disconnects all the time "now the camera works but it just disconnects all the time"	66.3%
ring spotlight "well in my opinion the quality of the yi camera video recordings is better than the ring spotlight cam which costs £280"	66.3%
illustrate my problems "i will provide a video to illustrate my problems further"	66.2%
motion issue "going back to the motion issue"	66.0%
n't very good "this isn't very good as the reason i brought it was as i am currently away from my home so needed around the clock watch on my house"	65.9%
down philip "im not impressed and feel let down philip"	65.9%
swivels screws "camera wall mount that swivels screws"	65.9%
issues triggered by rain "currently having motion sensing issues triggered by rain"	65.7%
losing many details "it can automatically adjust the video quality by your internet speed without losing many details"	65.6%
stated this "as in the title software update can turn the camera into a brick and other reviews stated this too"	65.4%
very low ratings "many of the of other cameras had very similar features at a lower cost but appeared to be let down by the android ios app which would appear to consistently obtain very low ratings"	65.3%
fill the hole "should use dc instead of usb had to make a widder hole for usb and then fill the hole because cable itself is flat"	65.2%
cloud buffering is poor "calling function and cloud buffering is poor"	65.2%
refused to work "i selected the cheap one and it just totally locked up and refused to work"	64.8%
biggest annoyance "the biggest annoyance though is the stupidly short usb power lead that comes hard wired to the damn thing"	64.8%
poor at night zoom "picture quality is ok in the day but poor at night zoom is grainy motion detection is hopeless doesn’t matter if you set zone goes off when it feels like it however it an affordable price and easy to install"	64.8%
miss a crime or event "screenshot attached light blue means recorded data other area is dropped connection again very poor as you could miss a crime or event!"	64.8%
crashes it altogether "if i push to talk over it then that just crashes it altogether i think because it draws extra power to engage the speaker and thus killing it"	64.8%
false notifications "poor quality false notifications"	64.7%
very dissatisfied "overall very dissatisfied and won't be buying any yi products again mainly for the useless customer service"	64.6%
subscription charge "disappointed you have to pay a large subscription charge"	64.4%
rain drops "overall good having a bit of an issue with sensitivity too sensitive and it alerts with rain drops and not enough and it misses some obvious things like visitors to the door"	64.4%
useless for my needs "there is no way a person or car registration could be recognised which renders the camera largely useless for my needs"	64.3%
waste of money and time "waste of money and time"	64.2%
camera is now useless "only 3 months of use and condensation has appeared inside the camera so you can no longer see a picture the camera is now useless and can no longer be used!"	64.1%
points motion detection "bad points motion detection “too” sensitive even on lowest setting no zone control no angle limitations inclusions schedule needs more customisation to inc"	63.8%
like a software "seems like a software bug"	63.7%
spoke to supplier "spoke to supplier and it's been a challenge to get the replacement"	63.7%
lost its connection "however after several months the camera lost its connection to my account so i have tried to re pair it but the reset button doesn't work so it is now a useless brick attached to the wall with a cable that has been drilled through the wall and sealed in place"	63.5%
same price "frame rate is low for same price you can get 4mp this is 2mp camera at 30fps with dc power and dual band wifi this is 2"	63.5%
previously useless "so it means the camera which was previously useless is now more than useless just using electricity and hanging up on the wall"	63.5%
cable itself is flat "should use dc instead of usb had to make a widder hole for usb and then fill the hole because cable itself is flat"	63.4%
camera is stolen "don't make a mistake they do still push their cloud storage but the camera does its job without it so you can potentially lose the videos only if the camera is stolen but you don't get impaired features like with other competitors"	63.4%
it's limitations "but then you see it's limitations"	63.4%
wrong plan yi support "my cloud plan dissappeared after changing phones and now keeps signing up to the wrong plan yi support are just ignoring me"	63.4%
main downsides "the main downsides were a oermenantly attached power cable and no rtsp support which means you have to buy cloud subscription for off device storage"	63.4%
camera is useless "this camera is useless"	63.4%
being too short "i believe the issue stems from the usb power cord being too short unless you have a socket close to where you want to place it which is unlikely as it is an outdoor camera"	63.4%
which was shoddy "this is after yesterday returning a blink xt system which was shoddy"	63.3%
pretty pointless "live view works but alerts don't which is pretty pointless really"	63.3%
wrong with "after over a month of exchanging emails with the manufacturer and following every step they have suggested to fix it it has become clear that they do not know what is wrong with it and offer only a stony silence when i suggested they replace it or refund it"	63.3%
does not work "good design however does not work"	63.3%
audio problem "got two of these one has an audio problem sounds like buzzing but it's installed so can't be bothered to send it back"	63.3%
micro scratches "•the black faceplate is covered in micro scratches as if it’s been wiped over with a cloth there was also no protective film on the lens"	63.2%
through the software "the sd card can be viewed through the software and there's a version for windows so access from a pc also works"	62.7%
became 3 hr nightmare "what became a possible 30min set up became 3hr nightmare back and forward to b&q"	62.7%
waste of time and money "waste of time and money"	62.6%
fail to acquire "i kept getting the same “fail to acquire” message"	62.6%
incorrectly they were "being told my sd cards were probably incompatible or formatted incorrectly they weren't "	62.6%
incompatible or formatted "being told my sd cards were probably incompatible or formatted incorrectly they weren't "	62.6%
refused to reconnect "i'm not sure if my unit is faulty but it happened both when i initially tested it out of the box and when securing it to a wall even though the camera reports as having a 100% connection to the wifi it has disconnected and refused to reconnect"	62.4%
more misses "in fact far more misses than hits even when turned to highest sensitivity"	62.3%
avoid this seller "laptop fire tv that irritating noise is always there i contacted seeverything uk and i was palmed off with excuses and then they totally ignored my messages the sellers name may say uk but it's actually shanghai you are dealing with i would avoid this seller and this security camera at all costs"	62.2%
only big complaint "the only big complaint i have is the app is a but of mess to navigate with the same functions in different places depending on which screen you are on"	62.2%
no mention of that "will not install on iphones eventually installed on ipad but then would not work unless we paid for a subscription there was no mention of that when it was bought the support is not helpful"	62.1%
seems to mention "an update they appear to have added which no online review seems to mention is the addition of the notification area detection you can highlight a box within the frame where it will only notify you based on activity in this area"	61.8%
alot of issues "but for some reason i had alot of issues with this current camera"	61.8%
camera dies "i wish now i hadn't got the ring as i'm gonna be stuck with a hefty subscription until the camera dies"	61.8%
incredibly poor "their cloud service is incredibly poor where the cloud service doesnt allow you to playback recordings and also with no auto renewal feature meaning your cover can be disabled without you knowing "	61.8%
biggest issue for "biggest issue for me is that it does not support rtsp real time streaming protocol or seem to have any web interface therefore you are tied to using the official yi home phone app or pc program"	61.7%
still wo n't work "says network not good enough but moved access point router next to the external wall and still won't work"	61.6%
screws and fixings "includes a mounting template all screws and fixings if required and even usb cable mounting clips for a very neat install"	61.4%
turn phone clockwise "and it only does landscape counter clockwise when i tend to turn phone clockwise"	61.3%
failure of the ones "i have had to replace two of the usb power adaptors due to failure of the ones supplied"	61.3%
next to useless "so this makes it next to useless for iding anyone if there is a break in but is otherwise good for general seeing what's going at night or when you're away"	61.1%
nowhere fast "i contacted the support but got nowhere fast"	61.0%
now not running properly "update dec 2018 : the app for windows pc is now not running properly"	61.0%
just a bad batch "i figured it was just a bad batch or faulty component"	61.0%
which is useless "camera is ok but the alerts don't work on android phones until you open the app then you get loads of notifications all at once which is useless"	61.0%
not water proof "the 3m cable is non extendable as it is attached to the camera which might be an issue if you didn't have a power socket planned for this camera you don't want to leave the camera socket out in the weather: this bit is not water proof"	60.9%
minor movement "it now only picks up major movement and minor movement is now ignored although the camera is set to most sensitive setting"	60.8%
poor customer service "due to the poor customer service i think i'll go elsewhere!"	60.7%
useless customer service "overall very dissatisfied and won't be buying any yi products again mainly for the useless customer service"	60.7%
slight negative "the only slight negative is flys etc set off motion alerts at night time but i am still playing with the settings so may be able to resolve that"	60.6%
really annoying "initially i had the phone alerts set up but this got really annoying getting alerts every couple of minutes so switched that off but this would be a great tool where there is not a lot of traffic setting it off and i will be using that on the garden cam once that's set up"	60.6%
no power sockets "mine is placed at height looking at my front door area so there is no power sockets"	60.5%
also useless "the motion sensitivity is also useless"	60.5%
proving a nightmare "for instance my power socket is outside and another 8 metres away and is proving a nightmare to buy cables to get to it"	60.1%
gone offline "they worked perfectly fine for about a week then they stopped recording the 5 sec clip and now the one to the front of the house is gone offline"	60.0%
honest i 'm disappointed "to be honest i'm disappointed and wished i'd sent it back when i had the chance"	59.9%
contacted seeverything "laptop fire tv that irritating noise is always there i contacted seeverything uk and i was palmed off with excuses and then they totally ignored my messages the sellers name may say uk but it's actually shanghai you are dealing with i would avoid this seller and this security camera at all costs"	59.9%
useless at night "i had a sv3c dome camera before this one and it was useless at night"	59.7%
storage plan "compared to nest where the storage plan is expensiver but you can have several cameras in the plan you pay here per camera and 90 bucks for the shortest 7 day period per camera can get quite expensive"	59.6%
rain problem "i feel sure that yi will do a firmware update soon to control this rain problem"	59.6%
sadly only "purchased as it had the sd card feature which on paper is great but sadly only worked for the first week or two"	59.5%
widder hole "should use dc instead of usb had to make a widder hole for usb and then fill the hole because cable itself is flat"	59.5%
developed a problem "1 of these worked perfectly but the second developed a problem"	59.5%
quite distorted "the visual is very good the sound is quite distorted"	59.3%
unsure at first "was unsure at first to purchase it"	59.3%
picture disturbance "the infrared system is now faulty and causes picture disturbance throughout the night causing the camera to constantly alarm and record the picture disturbance as the camera movement sensor thinks it's a genuine alarm movement"	59.2%
cable length "cheap camera does the job pros micro sd slot cheap effective cons picture not great in the dark inadequate cable length"	59.2%
loose connection to wi "they loose connection to wi fi"	59.2%
fails consistently "the camera works but the app fails consistently to either remember the login or to send notifications"	59.1%
microphone really loud "there is a constant clicking noise from the microphone really loud click click"	59.0%
just ignoring "my cloud plan dissappeared after changing phones and now keeps signing up to the wrong plan yi support are just ignoring me"	59.0%
camera alarm "even a camera alarm"	58.8%
720p and not 1080p "the image quality i would say is 720p and not 1080p as it says"	58.7%
simply did not work "it simply did not work"	58.2%
flat when i am travelling "it's easy to install and i can monitor my flat when i am travelling"	58.1%
feature is also poor "the search and auto detect feature is also poor and often hit and miss"	58.0%
useless wall ornament "have reset the camera 3 times checked all the settings and checked for firmware updates there are none and this still continues to happen so the completely fault ridden useless wall ornament that yi is marketing as a “security” camera is going back in it’s box and back to it’s biological parents"	57.6%
more of a deterrent "thus it’s more of a deterrent than a useful camera"	57.6%
not susceptible to rain "the two outdoor cams are fitted under eaves and are not susceptible to rain"	57.6%
very rarely an issue "i should note that this is very rarely an issue during the day just at night when the infrared is on"	57.5%
only then it stopped "did a reset and got it working again for one day only then it stopped"	57.5%
not been uploaded "initially was impressed but had issues with the cloud service in that there have been periods where footage has not been uploaded"	57.5%
even at low levels "if i have one concern it's that the motion sensor is too sensitive even at low levels causing many alert notifications"	57.4%
bad and short cable "however at night it is terrible so much so that i now ignore it eg rain will set it off despite it being in a covered location camera the picture quality is great and it picks up the wifi signal well overall if it was not for the night time notifications being so bad and short cable i would have given this 5 stars"	57.1%
changed my review "changed my review to one star due to latest camera not being able to download footage"	57.0%
stopped working 22 "update we got another one delivered and just noticed it stopped working 22 feb"	56.9%
removed by a thief "imagine if your car is removed by a thief!"	56.8%
waste of time "unless you intend to use this right next to your router it is a waste of time"	56.7%
rather slow "very good image quality response is rather slow and the alert mode is not accurate even in high sensitivity mode"	56.7%
binned now unfortunately "will have to be binned now unfortunately"	56.5%
continually fails "one camera which is the closest to the router continually fails"	56.3%
same model "my brother has the same model and it works perfectly fine he has also attempted to set it up but it just doesn’t work"	56.3%
cameras 1080p "i have used hikvision cameras 1080p which are much much better"	56.2%
wired very "cable length cable length is 10ft but it comes out of the bottom of the camera and is hard wired very bad positioning if you want to connect to a power source above the camera as it leaves a very naff finish when installed"	56.2%
drilled the holes "setup was easy i set them both up inside then installed installation was simple drilled the holes and apply construction adhesive to make sure it was strong"	55.6%
will regret "you will regret it"	55.6%
quite blurred "supposed to be 1080p but the pictures are quite blurred"	55.6%
serious issues "camera is generally good however there are couple of serious issues"	55.5%
arrive days late "app is glitchy notifications can sometimes arrive days late"	55.4%
no specified range "motion detection there is no specified range on this anywhere available online i looked everywhere but could find no actual technical spec so i contacted the yi community forums and was advised that the range is only 15ft from the sensor and that the sensor worked by determining heat signals body heat and so on not by actual movement"	55.3%
return these items "i don't know if i can return these items as i have installed them and been using them for a while"	55.3%
subscription failed "i got charged but the subscription failed"	55.3%
does n't support rtsp "both the android app and windows application work well however i own a few cameras from other manufacturers and prefer to use one android app to view them all which wont work with the yi camera because it doesn't support rtsp"	55.2%
cloud service is awful "camera is great but the cloud service is awful"	55.2%
it's not just "check the app store for the recent reviews too it’s not just me"	55.1%
junked and not working "ok picture but the 3 of the cameras are junked and not working"	55.1%
stay on low voltage "even if they wanted to stay on low voltage a regular basic dc cable with an adapter instead of the usb charger we have to use anyway would make things lot easier instead of having to get a 20mm drill bit"	55.1%
contacted the support "i contacted the support but got nowhere fast"	55.1%
constant clicking noise "there is a constant clicking noise from the microphone really loud click click"	55.0%
seems very ` afterthought "i was told if it was plugged into wired it would use that seems very 'afterthought' and easy to add functionality via an update"	55.0%
just totally locked "i selected the cheap one and it just totally locked up and refused to work"	55.0%
impressed and feel "im not impressed and feel let down philip"	54.9%
inexplicable gaps "i was able to set it up quickly and all seemed well but the camera intermittently fails to load video clips and has inexplicable gaps on the timeline"	54.8%
wasting your money "all in all don’t buy this as you’ll regret it when you need it the most it won’t work and you’ll be left feeling stupid for wasting your money on a vastly unpractical and flawed “security” system"	54.8%
little improvement "motion detection could use a little improvement"	54.7%
truly terrible "the sound is truly terrible"	54.7%
this one has failed "3 indoor cameras went down early today now this one has failed"	54.7%
completely pointless "it doesn't give motion detection alerts unless you start the app which is completely pointless"	54.7%
need a sds drill "most hand held drill only go up to 18mm so you’ll need a sds drill"	54.6%
nowhere near a socket "i have ran the cable and it's nowhere near a socket so i have had to extend it"	54.5%
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Pros [151] of Wansview WiFi IP Camera, 1080P Wireles..	Strength
absolutely brilliant in both products "this camera is absolutely brilliant for the price"	100.0%
excellent product in both products "this is an excellent product at a great price"	100.0%
very pleased in both products "very pleased"	100.0%
brilliant camera in both products "brilliant camera for a great price"	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%
best thing in both products "the best thing what i like about it is it's design it is so cute and small and yet so useful"	99.6%
really good in both products "what a great camera the q5 is and really good value"	99.3%
outstanding camera in both products "all in all for the money this is an outstanding camera that i highly recommend!"	99.3%
works perfectly in both products "superb little camera easy to setup and works perfectly"	98.6%
best camera in both products "for me this has to be the best camera on the market"	96.0%
excellent camera in both products "an excellent camera providing really good quality videos and stills at a very low price"	92.9%
very smart in both products "the wansview q5 is a very smart piece of kit"	91.7%
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%
absolute bargain in both products "at this price as well it’s an absolute bargain!"	88.4%
works well in both products "the motion detection is good the pan tilt and zoom works well over the phone"	75.0%
great price in both products "brilliant camera for a great price"	75.0%
really easy in both products "setting up the camera was really easy and i especially like the qr code scanning to register wifi settings"	74.9%
great value in both products "i have spent more in st bucks on coffee and snacks for two than what one of these cameras costs so for what they do they are great value"	74.9%
really well in both products "but after using it for just under a week now and after tweaking the sensitivity of the camera it actually works really well"	74.9%
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%
picture quality in both products "picture quality is very good at 1080p"	74.8%
extremely excellent "honestly i cannot fault this product from my experience with it so far it really is excellent and for the money it is of extremely excellent value!"	100.0%
simply brilliant "for the money it is simply brilliant"	100.0%
most brilliant "not the most brilliant of images annoying aliasing on straight lines but fine for the price"	100.0%
absolutely love "we bought this camera a year ago and absolutely love it"	100.0%
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%
works brilliantly "it works brilliantly"	100.0%
highly highly "• watch my cat • secures my property • reduces the price of my insurance • gives me peace of mind would highly highly recommend"	99.9%
remarkable piece "this is a remarkable piece of kit for the price"	99.9%
excellent piece "an excellent piece of kit"	99.9%
excellent phone "great camera picture quality is excellent phone app receives alerts while away from home can play them back to check or go live to see whats going off"	99.9%
excellent results "i’ve used both settings to try and get excellent results"	99.9%
installation process "the instructions manual is very well written and the app guides you through the installation process with no issues"	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%
highly recommend "highly recommend"	99.6%
clever chap "a very clever little touch is how the micro sd card slot is hidden when the camera is in normal use whoever came up with that idea is a clever chap"	99.5%
works fantastically "the wansview cloud app works fantastically well it is very responsive when controlling the camera it is amazing being miles away from home and moving the camera to locate my dog!"	99.5%
extremely good "there are four positions that can be set to view in any part of the room its positioned in and the picture clarity is extremely good"	99.4%
favourite positions "the pan and tilt functions from the mobile are pretty responsive and you can setup favourite positions to move the camera there without having to use the onscreen track padd"	99.3%
minimal effort "our camera went faulty around 3 months later but it was swiftly replace with minimal effort"	99.3%
best results "the motion detection works although i still need to set it up for best results now we have decided the best place for the camera"	99.3%
more detailed "without setting a notification alert should you want to view any recorded motion just select the replay link on the bottom right of the camera page and it will take you to a timeline that you can expand with two finger stretching to view more detailed time"	99.1%
ultimate technophobe "i'm the ultimate technophobe and yet i found the set up and installation so incredibly easy"	99.1%
quality good "picture quality good"	99.0%
brilliant purchase "but otherwise it is a brilliant purchase i may well but another so i can cover other angles"	99.0%
good remote control "up and running quickly and easily good app and good remote control and viewing"	98.9%
monitoring internally "for price and quality this is a great little discrete camera for recording or simply monitoring internally with a wide angle of view"	98.9%
really sharp "i love the fact that you can set camera positions and by click of a button camera will go to desired position night vision is really sharp and very clear actually better than my samsung note 9 😄"	98.8%
terrific product "terrific product and the results are better than expected"	98.8%
very clean "the app itself is very clean and intuitive"	98.7%
absolutely everything "my absolute favourite feature has to be the controls no matter where i put my wansview camera i can see absolutely everything that’s going on in the room it’s set up in"	98.6%
really adventurous "if you are feeling really adventurous the camera even comes with an excellent mounting bracket and fixtures which you can use to attach your camera to the wall"	98.3%
designed wonderful "the camera is designed wonderful and is excellent quality"	97.9%
worked a treat "i set this up to keep an eye on a couple of ferral kittens we were fostering and it worked a treat"	97.8%
incredible piece "an incredible piece of kit"	97.7%
excellent picture "i like the wansview range i have the w4 outside excellent picture as this one"	97.5%
support excellent "however customer support excellent with response within 24 hour"	97.4%
very impressive "the night vision is again incredible for the price and the image quality in the dark really very impressive"	95.6%
also available "the control i have done it in portrait but it is also available on landscape mode as per one of the pictures also attached"	95.3%
amazing piece "for the price this is an amazing piece of kit and i will be purchasing more maybe even try out the new outdoor camera"	95.0%
full technical support "wansview have sent me full technical support for this item and have resolved the issue for me"	94.8%
absolutely a bargain "absolutely a bargain!"	94.3%
fast and excellent "it’s recording and the notifications on the app and phone are fast and excellent pictures and you can record to a memory card"	94.1%
been brilliant "its been brilliant so far but its night capability though a window looking outside it poor"	93.8%
it's excellent "the best part is the quality of the camera it's excellent"	93.1%
it's brilliant "if you have a pet or a child that you want to monitor then i would wholeheartedly recommend this camera it's brilliant"	92.7%
really exciting "i can also sit and look at my front door whenever i'm out which is really exciting"	92.3%
great quickly "the app is great quickly loads and has no lag"	92.1%
excellent however "i purchased and use the wansview 1080p hd wireless cloud ip camera q5 and must state that i have had several surveillance cameras including the ring system which is excellent however for a standalone camera with excellent definition and recording back up i cannot speak too highly of the wansview q5"	91.9%
itself is amazing "another best part is the 2 way audio communication whenever my child wakes up i can hear her voice on my mobile and i can talk thru my mobile to my child sitting anywhere in the house which itself is amazing"	91.9%
very effective "a very effective bit of kit for the price i would say!"	91.8%
very satisfied "all in all i am very satisfied was a great choice like i said"	91.8%
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%
works a treat "i use it for keeping an eye on the dog when i'm out works a treat"	90.9%
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%
great works "cute camera the quality is great works well if ur wifi is good"	88.3%
great again "this is great again for use in a darkened room for sleeping or secrecy"	88.1%
great cams "and i've never had any compromise on the water resistance always great cams"	88.0%
well positioned "the camera is well designed seems good quality and the micro sd slot is well positioned"	87.7%
honest everything "to be honest everything about the camera far exceeds my expectations"	87.6%
camera is a bargain "i think this camera is a bargain!"	87.5%
went faulty "our camera went faulty around 3 months later but it was swiftly replace with minimal effort"	85.4%
detailed instructions "emails were answered quickly friendly and very helpful every avenue was explored with patience and detailed instructions"	84.7%
perfect clarification "perfect clarification"	75.0%
nice addition "i’ve been using this camera for few weeks now and it’s a nice addition to my living room"	75.0%
bonus option "i bought the camera to monitor automated equipment in a workshop it was extremely easy to install thanks to the simple adjustable bracket and decent length of cable provided though i might have liked the ability to screw the base plate directly to a wall ceiling as a bonus option very helpful that it's a usb cable too so if i had needed longer that wouldn't be a problem"	75.0%
great image "great image at night and brilliant image in day light"	75.0%
resolved quickly "the issue was resolved quickly and i’ve had no problems since"	75.0%
good price "bought this camera to keep an eye on my kittens whilst i'm at work it's perfect for what i need and at a good price too!"	75.0%
perfect addition "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%
very handy "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%
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%
looks good "my one is white but i think the black looks good as well"	75.0%
cctv installation "this is definitely the best security camera i have purchased and will buy more to replace my cctv installation"	75.0%
seems well "for the price the camera seems well built with good quality materials"	75.0%
desired designation "well made with the great feature of being able to move the lense to a desired designation plus a favourite option function to reset back to original position"	74.9%
recommend enough "this really is a superb quality camera cannot believe it's this good for this price of £30 cannot recommend enough"	74.9%
indoor cameras "quality is good if you can see the attached image my camera was able to capture a nocturnal visit from a fox a few nights back through a window as these are indoor cameras "	74.9%
suitable location "once i had a suitable location for it i installed it in a matter of minutes"	74.9%
clarity simple "if your looking for a camera with night vision clarity simple use affordable rather than ‘cheap’ practical value for money then this is for you"	74.9%
fabulous price "fabulous price too"	74.9%
were great "the notifications to my phone were great and it was exceptionally easy to set up and use"	74.9%
free support "i had to update the firmware because it was only recording short videos and the free support provided was exceptional"	74.9%
fast delivery "better if it was free but i suppose they’ve got to earn their shackles anyway super fast delivery well boxed and it is really quite impressive"	74.9%
perfect position "preset position good saving time to get perfect position each movement"	74.9%
great facility "you have a great facility on the app where you can talk through the app through the camera"	74.9%
were fantastic "i had a little difficulty setting the first two up so emailed the company and they were fantastic"	74.9%
indoor security camera "i purchased this to mainly use as an indoor security camera for home in order to obtain live pictures when i am away and have to say i have been extremely happy with it thus far"	74.9%
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%
recommend these "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 "attaching a picture of it looks great would suit anywhere really : child's nursery living room or anywhere you need that piece of mind or security"	74.8%
free access "they can be used in conjunction with the wansview app which makes setting up very straightforward and provides limited free access to their cloud system for recording and retrieving motion events"	74.8%
additional ones "and find the additional ones regularly fail to connect"	74.8%
look forward "an outdoor system to keep my home and my dogs and puppies safe is something i would consider invaluable and look forward to receiving one in the future"	74.8%
very worthwhile "overall this is a very worthwhile purchase and i would definitely consider buying others for different parts of the home"	74.8%
remarkably easy "i found it remarkably easy and was very happy with the quality of the image"	74.8%
very quickly "however wansview responded very quickly to my email and sent me a replacement camera which is working perfectly"	74.8%
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Pros [171] of YI Outdoor Camera 1080p Home Security ..	Strength
excellent product in both products "excellent product"	99.6%
works perfect in both products "on the medium setting it works perfect though the day but on a evening it picks up every car that passes my house no matter where i set the detection zone"	99.4%
brilliant product in both products "brilliant product well worth the money"	99.4%
brilliant camera in both products "brilliant camera"	99.0%
excellent camera in both products "otherwise this is an excellent camera"	98.5%
absolutely brilliant in both products "absolutely brilliant camera for the price"	98.4%
works perfectly in both products "and works perfectly"	98.1%
very smart in both products "setup was simple we inserted the sd card downloaded the yi camera app to my iphone and registered an account from there is was as simple as plugging in the camera via a usb cable which comes with a usb plug and pointing the camera at a qr code on the phone and following the simple voice command instructions very smart!"	97.8%
outstanding camera in both products "outstanding camera!"	97.8%
very pleased in both products "very pleased "	97.6%
best thing in both products "the best thing about the camera i think is the night vision it's super clear and overall amazing!"	97.3%
best camera in both products "for this price the best camera you can buy"	95.3%
great camera in both products "great camera"	93.7%
really good in both products "daytime viewing has been really good night time isn't great it's ok close range but anything beyond 5 m is sketching luckily i have an outside light that's quite bright so it illuminates beyond the 5 m"	93.1%
absolute bargain in both products "i picked up a toshiba 32gb u3 card at the same time for just £8 on amazon to bring my total purchase to £68 absolute bargain"	92.7%
quite good in both products "camera quality is quite good comparing to other cameras available at the market"	90.1%
great value in both products "great value"	75.0%
outdoor camera in both products "i purchased the yi outdoor camera to monitor our driveway"	74.8%
works well in both products "certainly a good looking compact camera that works well"	74.7%
picture quality in both products "daytime picture quality is quite good i'm sure there is better at higher cost but this will do"	74.7%
outdoor cameras in both products "i bought 2 yi 1080hd outdoor cameras and fitted them in august"	74.7%
really easy in both products "the app makes viewing the camera and setting up its many features really easy"	74.2%
great price in both products "all round great product and great price"	74.0%
outstanding devices "these are outstanding devices"	99.9%
impressive performance "impressive performance and good value"	99.7%
gives excellent "for my own needs though i turned off the motion detection and the ir and it gives excellent 24 7 views of both inside and outside the house"	99.5%
superb product "apart from that superb product!"	99.5%
excellent units "both the indoor and outdoor are excellent units"	99.4%
really pleased "i've been using these for a few months now and i'm really pleased"	98.9%
super happy "on receiving the camera i was super happy with the build quality and functionality of it"	98.8%
amazing camera "amazing camera for the price £59"	98.6%
strongly recommended "strongly recommended"	98.4%
excellent love "excellent love it great bit of kit"	98.2%
really reliable "kind of have to commit to the cloud which is the only downfall however it's really reliable and worth the additional cost for the low buy price"	97.8%
great system "it's no security cctv system but it's a great system that uses wifi home router the cloud and mobile device notifications and apps so you can monitor what's going on around your home while you're away or at home"	97.7%
great pictures "easy to install great pictures"	97.6%
great product "great product"	97.5%
excellent rotation "excellent rotation"	97.0%
time clarity "day time clarity is good but also poor when you zoom in the stream pixelates easily"	96.5%
excellent cameras "these are excellent cameras & we are delighted with their performance and recoding capabilities"	96.3%
excellent great "the night vision is excellent great for people who live near the country and its pitch black"	96.2%
quality excellent "a littll4 dificult to set up for me but with a little help from my tec savvy son 45mins all done features are great and quality excellent "	95.9%
brilliant piece "brilliant piece of kit"	94.8%
amazing and so easy "it’s amazing and so easy to set up"	93.9%
excellent and great "99 easy to setup and install loads of features the app is excellent and great picture quality even in ir night vision mode"	93.9%
perfect and great "perfect and great value"	93.9%
simply superb "simply superb!"	93.4%
excellent and essential "the mobile app is excellent and essential as you cannot at the moment access via a pc"	93.4%
brilliant camera great "brilliant camera great app too thanks"	92.2%
well worth "well worth it!"	92.1%
amazing quality "amazing quality but could do with rtsp added for local dvr saving otherwise you are stuck with the sd card or yi cloud subscription"	91.6%
overall bargain "overall bargain!"	91.4%
only fault "the app is ok and the only fault i find with it and all yi cameras is not being able to fast forward footage"	91.2%
great outdoors camera "great outdoors camera with good software"	90.4%
tracking unable "motion sensitivity tracking unable to point camera down beyond 95 degrees ir reflection when in night mode so with a spat of break in’s currently within our area i thought it would be prudent to get a security camera"	90.0%
picture is amazing "picture is amazing and we use these to keep an eye on the house while out to make sure the cats are ok"	89.5%
great product great "great cameras great product great app"	89.3%
absolutely amazing "absolutely amazing product !"	89.2%
excellent night vision "camera is excellent night vision is good and alarm is cleaver done can set sensitivity to low mid or high overall i really like"	88.6%
outstanding value "outstanding value"	88.4%
very professional "came next day the packaging was very professional and quality when it came to installing the camera to the garden shed the only problem i caee across was the screws they was just awful quality but i changed them for some betters one and mounted it to the shed"	88.4%
works great "very easy to set and the app works great"	88.0%
amazing little camera "amazing little camera"	87.0%
quite bright "daytime viewing has been really good night time isn't great it's ok close range but anything beyond 5 m is sketching luckily i have an outside light that's quite bright so it illuminates beyond the 5 m"	86.9%
really great "it’s a really great picture in 1080p and night vision works well too"	86.7%
better night vision "the black 1080p dome camera is smaller looks better and has better night vision so i would recommend that dome cam instead of this one"	84.3%
awesome all rounder "awesome all rounder"	75.0%
fairly well "the camera is fairly well built"	75.0%
build quality "i am sure it will be reliable because of the build quality but i will update if its not"	75.0%
smart phone "if you can work a smart phone you can work this"	75.0%
dream great "very good picture quality easy to install easy setup works like a dream great app"	75.0%
perfectly well "use it to monitor a garden which is 100ft long and copes perfectly well"	75.0%
great feature "the motion tracking is a great feature for this camera"	75.0%
outdoor ones "i'm hoping to sort these camera's as the indoor cameras work perfectly fine without any hitch the outdoor ones for some reason never ever seem to pair to my yi home app android i have set the router to use a 2"	75.0%
reasonably priced "very good value camera with local storage and reasonably priced optional cloud storage"	75.0%
very sensitive "the motion sensor is very sensitive and takes a little bit of adjustment to get it how you want"	75.0%
nicely packed "the camera arrived swiftly in a nicely packed box and feels a premium product"	75.0%
great item "i have the dashcam and indoor camera and can't fault any of them this outdoor camera was just as simple to set up great item"	75.0%
very flexible "set up within minutes very flexible mounting and good picture quality"	74.9%
cctv device "for a budget cctv device is really good i can safely say that i haven't had any issues on my garden so it's a good deterrent"	74.9%
premium product "the camera arrived swiftly in a nicely packed box and feels a premium product"	74.9%
easy access "would say set it up with easy access to it and good wifi reception from your modem"	74.9%
smart device "the setting up proceed was simple as anything download the app to your smart device and click what camera you have purchased connect it to the wifi then hold the qr code to the camera it's scans it and then your all set and ready to use it"	74.9%
great recommendation "definitely a great recommendation from me with the only downside that the cloudstorage prices are in my opinion way too high"	74.9%
very useful "to summarise: this is a very useful camera for anyone looking to secure their house with cctv it's cloud connected so you can view it anywhere so long as you have data wifi waterproof functions as an intercom and does so much more"	74.9%
great quality "definitely recommend these cameras great quality"	74.9%
great feel "out of the box the camera has a great feel to it"	74.9%
great picture "cons short cable not very good speaker no 5ghz support pros great price cloud or micro sd storage option great picture 1080p good colour balance regular updated app overall i’m very impressed for the price and am now looking to extend my security further with some indoor ones"	74.9%
helpful button "if you find this review useful please click the helpful button thank you"	74.9%
cctv cameras "as all smart cctv cameras they have flaws pros and con"	74.9%
looks well "looks well built"	74.9%
great thought "night vision was great thought due to pricing would be inferior but it’s quality"	74.9%
good value "easy set up decent images pleasing appearance good back up from yi email team excellent night vision cloud subscription good value for money and works very well with android"	74.8%
very affordable "the addition of online recording makes this a very affordable solution"	74.8%
well built "conclusion a well built and quality product let down by a limited software application"	74.8%
waterproof compartment "the camera offers the ability to subscribe to a cloud service or alternatively you can fit a micro sd card inside a waterproof compartment in the underside of the camera"	74.8%
works really well "it was very easy to setup had some range to the router but still works really well and it does the job briliantly"	74.8%
liked mine "cant fault this camera works well i like them its my second on well outdoor one got one indoor and a dash cam all work very well even my brother has them now as he liked mine "	74.8%
good picture "good picture and has a speaker and a microphone built in so i can speak to people when my ring doorbell craps out nearly everytime!"	74.8%
crisp and sharp "the 1080p resolution is crisp and sharp and only shows fragments on very fast movement the motion detection and tracking works very well as long you not too fast"	74.7%
well packaged "i'ts well packaged and built to a much better quality than some of the other ip cameras that i have"	74.7%
full price "i bought this during a prime deal but even at full price i think it is good value"	74.7%
1080p good "cons short cable not very good speaker no 5ghz support pros great price cloud or micro sd storage option great picture 1080p good colour balance regular updated app overall i’m very impressed for the price and am now looking to extend my security further with some indoor ones"	74.7%
work correctly "even better now that android notifications work correctly"	74.7%
cctv stickers "some cctv stickers to say that cctv is in operation would be very welcome as these are required to be displayed"	74.7%
relatively safe "my area is relatively safe so i didn't need to do this but if you're worried about people tampering with the camera then this could be a good option for you"	74.7%
perfectly fine "i'm hoping to sort these camera's as the indoor cameras work perfectly fine without any hitch the outdoor ones for some reason never ever seem to pair to my yi home app android i have set the router to use a 2"	74.7%
alerts are great "motion alerts are great"	74.7%
pretty well "it seems to have a good antenna as it can connect to the wifi pretty well even though it’s pretty far away and a couple of walls my iphone struggles at the same distance "	74.7%
unbeatable price "i've got few yi camera and they are quite good for this unbeatable price i've paid 44£ "	74.7%
fast and well "the mobile app is very good the cloud storage is well priced and works fast and well"	74.7%
added security "i use this in my accommodation just for added security "	74.7%
free talk function "would be great if could have same hands free talk function as the done version"	74.6%
good antenna "it seems to have a good antenna as it can connect to the wifi pretty well even though it’s pretty far away and a couple of walls my iphone struggles at the same distance "	74.6%
cctv stystrm "super easy to set up through a qr code system got it up and running within 5 mins uses an sd card to record to and can also save to the cloud if you subscribe to the yi cooud service really impressed with this but little camera looks so smart and will be replacing my old cctv stystrm that has a plethora"	74.6%
quality picture "great camera with excellent quality picture which was very easy to setup"	74.6%
excellent all rounder "excellent all rounder"	74.6%
prime deal "i bought this during a prime deal but even at full price i think it is good value"	74.6%
would recommend "have their cloud service and would recommend"	74.6%
just above average "picture quality is reasonable but zoomed picture is just above average and mostly only recognizable if you know people"	74.6%
recoding capabilities "these are excellent cameras & we are delighted with their performance and recoding capabilities"	74.5%
very good value "very good value for money"	74.5%
positive reviews "came across this camera on amazon and read the reviews went with peoples positive reviews"	74.5%
good wifi range "good wifi range and easy install as it's just one usb power cable"	74.5%
work great "both work great!"	74.5%
well enough "once it's all setup the camera works well enough"	74.5%
good basic security "good basic security"	74.5%
pleasurable experience "using these cameras i have more than one for ~4 months has been mostly a pleasurable experience"	74.5%
ordering another "will be ordering another when they're next on offer"	74.4%
good points "good points excellent picture quality in both good and low light digital pinch and zoom function good rotation movement very good app"	74.4%
good number "there are a good number of settings with various sensitivity levels"	74.4%
decent quality camera "this is quite a decent quality camera that has proved to be simple to fit and set up on the network"	74.4%
very nicely "installation 7 10 not the hardest as it comes with a mounting template for drilling the holes good job on that one yi the one part of your system i like is the mounting packaging 10 10 credit where it’s due it is very nicely packaged"	74.4%
pretty good "i'm trying to think of any negatives and i truly cant think of any so that's pretty good news as well"	74.4%
proper router "need a proper router to see all these hi res footages tho"	74.4%
moving body "it also can detect movement in your room as that i will follow to record the moving body until the moving object disappears"	74.4%
decent product "pay abit more for a decent product"	74.4%
strong wifi connection "overall a good camera however be sure you have a strong wifi connection as there tends to be a bit of lag when detection is triggered"	74.3%
files saved "jpg files saved are to that standard"	74.3%
overall a good "overall a good"	74.3%
decent package "all in all a decent package at a reasonable price"	74.3%
well designed "4ghz the step by step process was clear and it worked the first time no doubt thanks to the well designed app"	74.3%
crisp image "so the night vision is definitely very good its a crisp image!"	74.3%
pretty sensitive "movement detection is pretty sensitive it sees the headlights of cars driving past in the road despite the road itself not actually being in shot"	74.3%
image quality "image quality both day and night is superb"	74.3%
work very well "i have a couple of these and they work very well once you have set them up correctly though i initially had some teething problems"	74.3%
arlo products "build quality i would consider excellent easily on a par with the higher priced nest and arlo products that are available within the marketplace"	74.2%
very responsive "pan and tilt can be directly done from the app in normal view or also in fullscreen which is great and works very responsive and turns quite fast as well with a silent motor"	74.2%
very good quality "it's a really good camera it does everything it's supposed to and very good quality"	74.2%
very well presented "the camera came in a very well presented box along with a mounting kit screwdriver power adaptor and stand"	74.2%
more useful "speaker and mic seem to work well i think this would be more useful if place at the front of a house to talk to delivery drivers etc"	74.2%
fixed cameras "i have another 4 fixed cameras from yi"	74.1%
good cameras "but all in all good cameras and good value"	74.1%
good software "great outdoors camera with good software"	74.1%
pretty painless "setup was pretty painless despite the terse instructions"	74.1%
good enough "the image quality produced by the camera is acceptable not as good as a good quality mobile phone but good enough for its purpose"	74.1%
over the moon "after six months use and i'm completely over the moon with this wee camera"	74.1%
looking great "i set the camera up and all was looking great"	74.1%
quality item "it looks and feels a quality item"	74.1%
outdoor cams "i had heard how great these cameras are for the price so we decided to get rid of my old cameras in the back garden & replace them with 2 yi outdoor cams & in the front we put a ring spotlight cam & a yi indoor camera facing out through the front window"	74.1%
cant fault "cant fault this camera works well i like them its my second on well outdoor one got one indoor and a dash cam all work very well even my brother has them now as he liked mine "	74.1%
works better "love these cameras have 5 around business premises can't go wrong for the price app works better on ios than android"	74.0%
whole garden "daytime color is vivid and sharp and the night vision can clearly see everything in my whole garden which is over 40 feet!"	74.0%
incredible price "you get all of the above for an incredible price"	74.0%
quality producr "good quality producr would recomend"	74.0%
connection and quality "i was happy with the connection and quality in the app"	73.9%
really like "camera is excellent night vision is good and alarm is cleaver done can set sensitivity to low mid or high overall i really like"	73.9%
piece of cake "setting the camera up was a piece of cake just install the yi home app select the camera scan the qr code and bob's your uncle"	73.9%
quite useful "the app system works well notifications are sent directly on your phone with the playback footage which is quite useful if you are away"	73.9%
very fast movement "the 1080p resolution is crisp and sharp and only shows fragments on very fast movement the motion detection and tracking works very well as long you not too fast"	73.9%
good feature "worth noting that a good feature of this camera is that it can record to a micro sd card not supplied with camera which means you’ll always have the recording of past events without having to sign up for their cloud service which to be fair is inexpensive anyway plus you still get the last 7 days of events on your phone anyway"	73.9%
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