Smart Cameras

Oh, and there's Google Assistant built in too - if you live in the US, at least. So your Nest Cam doubles up as a smart speaker.

Full HD streaming, degree angle lens, night vision, three-hour snapshot history, person alerts, facial recognition, HD talk and listen, HDR and 4K close-up tracking. Nest has been in the game a long time and it shows — not only does the IQ add a raft of killer features, but it also ties in brilliantly with your existing smart home system. The Arlo Pro 2 is a serious smart home camera, and one of the most feature-rich set-ups you can buy.

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Positioning was key, but the picture suffered from blow outs if the IR was allowed to bounce back, so positioning was key. A guide to choosing and using the best Arlo camera for you. What really struck us about the Arlo Pro 2 is its versatility. The cameras themselves are pretty slim and compact and suited to indoor and outdoor use. The Arlo Pro 2 is completely wireless, running off a lithium-ion battery that will last a couple of months between recharges via a USB-C cable. We got great signal from the And the extra features offer everything you need: Finally, data storage is a huge win.

You get free storage from up to five cameras for a week — all accessible within the Arlo app. Free seven day storage. It's a great performer, whether you're looking for security or even for spotting wildlife in your garden. It's versatile — and performs in every situation. What's more, the free storage is a big win, and offsets that big price tag. Most smart home cameras have one thing in common: Big glass eyes monitoring your every move, and that of your guests.

We say home cameras, because actually, not all smart cameras are used for security. Yes, keeping an eye on your property is great, but the idea is to stop people breaking in, not get a video of them doing it. It really blends in. Want the same kind of sleep Hive View look for the outdoor? Check out the recently announced Hive View Outdoor. In terms of tech you get Full HD recording, with a degree field of view, so you get a lovely wide view.

The camera can also detach from its magnetic base to for an hour's recording completely wire-free. Free storage for 24 hours , Full HD streaming, degree angle lens, night vision. However, no facial recognition or two-way audio means that it's less powerful than rivals, and a lack of integrations for now is a black mark against its name. The new Ring Stick Up Cam is designed t work indoors and out, with an improved design for to make it both look b etter and feel more sturdy. It's a much more versatile camera and installing it outside couldn't b e easier; everything for mounting the cam comes packaged in the b ox, including templates and a b uilt-in spirit level to avoid a wonky installation.

If you're using it indoors, you've got Micro USB and Power over Ethernet, so you can if you wish connect it directly to your router, which is helpful if your Wi-Fi is at all spotty. If you opt for the outdoor model and make sure you choose the right one this runs off a b attery and is named, aptly, the Ring Stick Up Cam B attery the indoor one is called the Stick Up Cam Wired. The other good news is that they're both compatible with Ring's solar panel. For the battery model, you'll get three to six months, depending on how intensively you use the camera, while it takes five to ten hours to recharge.

The new cam is also HD the last was p meaning a nice crips image with a field of view that spans degrees horizontally and 65 degrees vertically. The night vision is particularly impressive, trouncing the competition to our eye, and you've also got a b uilt-in siren that's mighty loud - good for scaring off potential b urglars. For those of you who already use Ring products, adding the Stick Up cam is a b reeze.

New to this Ring b usiness? Luckily the app is super easy to get to grips with. And if you have an Echo Show or Spot, you'll b e ab le to give commands like, "Alexa, show me my Stick Up Cam" or, "Alexa, show me the latest event from my backyard" to b ring up the feed on your Show speaker. Same for Fire TV users. If you're already a Ring user, this slips seamlessly into your setup, but if you're not it's a cinch to set up and get going, whether indoor or out.

With degree cover, the Circle 2 has the widest-angle lens of the lot. Generally speaking, a lens with degrees or more is enough for most situations. The first means you can put it straight onto a power socket without the need for cabling or finding a surface to place it on, and the second is a great way of monitoring the outside without having to use a drill to fix it to a wall. The Circle 2 is an all-weather creature and the app experience is very user-friendly. That timeline is a joy to swipe through and most amusing of all is the Day Brief which it creates for you on demand.

Speaking of which, the Circle 2 has no siren to scare off intruders which is rather disappointing. Subscription-wise, things are brighter. The one area where Circle really wins is with iOS integration. There are certain advantages in having your Circle stream a little more front and centre on an iPhone. Telling Alexa to activate Circle is probably less useful given that Circle 2 does a decent job of geo-fencing and knows whether it needs to be on or off by itself. Full HD recording, degree angle lens, night vision, wired or battery mAh , weatherproof, time-lapse mode, talk and listen.

It works seamlessly inside and out and the partner app is a breeze to use. There are also additional ones you can buy, such as a mount for the soil, so that you can really stick the Flex where no one is going to spot it and have it poised in the foliage like some Viet Cong boobytrap.

Those features alone make it a very compelling choice. As with the Nest, the app experience is also very satisfying.

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It also has a Night Mode which can override your location according to when you tell the app that you normally go to bed and wake up. Where we were less impressed is with notifications. It gets them right but it took a hell of a long time to present us with the video clips from each alert.

The quality of the footage itself was perfectly reasonable, although it should be noted that streaming is p, despite the p sensor. In fairness to Canary, having a free service at all is relatively costly for them. The Somfy One is probably the least well-known option in our list, but it more than earns its place thanks to its extra security smarts. Somfy snapped up security startup MyFox in and the Somfy One was the first new product out of the door. The good news is that it gets along just fine with any existing MyFox security kit, such as window and door sensors IntelliTAGs , or alarm systems.

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If your Somfy system is activated and someone opens a window or door, your One camera can raise the alarm. Also, the design is pretty hefty — no doubt due to it packing in that whopping alarm and its only motion sensors in case someone tries to move it. A couple of people who spotted ours asked us if it was the new second gen Amazon Echo speaker , which we suppose at least shows that the shutter does make it look less camera-like when shut.

Honeywell is no stranger to the smart home, but it didn't make its smart camera debut until early , releasing both the Lyric C1 and C2. The latter, as you can imagine, is the more advanced of the pair, offering a p, degree lens to capture the action and two-way audio. It's also compact, making it perfect for hiding on bookshelves or in tight corners. And while it's not the most premium look, the build does feel solid in the hand and also offers some versatility - if you twist the camera it pops out of the stand to allow for wall or ceiling mounting. That's really handy if, like us, you don't particularly have a big space you want to monitor and instead would prefer to hover it over your front door.

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There'll already be a 8GB card inside, and though this doesn't sound like a great deal of storage to work with, the fact Honeywell offers free cloud storage means this on-camera solution is nothing but a backup. It's not common you can escape the clutches of a subscription and still get everything offered out the box, either, so this is definitely a tick in the C2's favour.

However, while your clips are saved to the cloud for 24 hours and retained on the inside which means your camera can still record when your connection goes kaput , it would be nice to at least have the option to upgrade the amount of cloud footage saved, and also set schedules for the camera. By not, it means you're not able to really decide when it records, and the Lyric will only save clips when motion or sound is picked up.

Those set up with the company's thermostats or other wares will already be familiar with the app, where you can control the device, but even beginners won't have a hard time. The two-way audio also gets a thumbs up. While it's a fairly elementary feature in the smart cameras on this list, the C2 does manage to offer smarter detection and differentiate between the likes of sirens blaring and, say, a baby crying, meaning you get personalised alerts to your phone. So, what are the negatives?

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Well, while the Lyric C2 gives you night vision, we found it to be less than sharp during testing. It's not a huge issue, but those who are expecting the same quality in the night as during the day will be a little disappointed. We also initially had some issues getting the device to make friends with Alexa, and Google Assistant and Apple HomeKit support is unfortunately lacking. Free hour cloud storage, p HD degree lens, smart two-way audio, geofencing, adjustable alert zones.

Smart cameras can in general be used for the same kind of applications where more complex vision systems are used, and can additionally be applied in some applications where volume, pricing or reliability constraints forbid use of bulkier devices and PC's. Developers can purchase smart cameras and develop their own programs for special, custom made applications, or they can purchase ready made application software from the camera manufacturer or from third party sources. The main advantage of the visual approach Vs.

Other development tools are available with relatively few but comparatively high level functionalities, which can be configured and deployed with very limited effort. Smart cameras running software tailored for a single specific application are often called "vision sensors". Some consumer digital cameras are called "Smart Camera" due to features such as running a mobile operating system.

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