Arenti Security Camera WiFi, 1080P HD Rechargeable Battery for Home, IP65 Weather-Resistant 2-Way Audio Night Vision Alarm Message Motion Detection(GO1)

Excellent camera … I have two other security cameras different makes but this is by far the better one.

Firstly, for the price this camera is a bargain compared with other more expensive ones out there. It does however have its gremlins which although did initially bugged me; I have now learned to forgive and tolerate. They are: The battery life is not the same as stated. Depending on settings and the amount of motion triggers, it tends to be 2 to 4 weeks tops between charges.
We found that connecting to the cam via the app initially was patchy but weirdly after around a day it seemed to sort itself out and be relatively stable. We get quite a few false triggers of motion which eats battery plus in night vision mode any little flying insects seem to trigger it too. It would be useful if you could mark out areas that you want to exclude from motion detection via the app. The metal on the bracket started to rust after the first bit of rain so I treated it with a blob of grease to protect it. The camera doesn’t record and overwrite in a loop, recording only starts when motion is triggered… obviously this preserves precious battery but means that by the time motion has started recording the person is already at our front door, or indeed in the case of the postie we get footage of her back after she’s diverted our mail. I’ve found if I’m super quick and legit from our front door I can be out the house and in the car before recording starts.
So, there are lots of niggles with this camera. I do feel that in some ways it is a device that will be a preventative measure with regards to dodgy activity and a bonus if it catches any. With discount codes and a promotion we paid just 33 for one on Prime, and had a spare few 32gb micro sd cards to store data so got two cams. At the end of the day, it is cheap… if you are willing to spend 200 on a pair if Eufy cameras like a friend of mine has that’s fine but for what we paid it’s worth a punt. If you can’t get on with any faults then send it back

Access to the SD card could be made a little better. The mount does not tighten fully and the camera can move under its own weigh

I got this with the intention to set up outside my photography studio as kit is stored in there so I’ve been meaning to increase security a little!
At first it seemed not to work, the instructions don’t explicitly explain that the charging light doubles as an on button, and they say you just have to plug it in to turn it on, and then connect to the WiFi network it creates, then download the app. But in reality, you have to charge it, then press the on button, then open the app and follow the instructions in there (as it doesn’t create its own WiFi network like the instructions seem to imply!). The name of the app is Arenti, not “My Arenti” like the instructions state, so that also confused me at first! I hope in future revisions they make that a bit clearer, because I was very close to assuming it was a faulty device!

However, when I did manage to get it set up, it worked great! The app is pretty easy to use and responsive, and it alerts you any time there’s any movement in view of the camera as well as saving a recording of that moment, which works well (it’s annoying when I’m going in and out of the studio bringing kit through as I get tonnes of alerts, but it’s good to know it notices every single time!). The picture quality is pretty clear even in complete darkness at night (it switches to black and white for night mode but works really well). The camera is very wide which is useful for making sure you see a large area. It comes with all the screws and raw plugs you need to install on a wall, which was very easy to do! The ball head the camera itself connects to isn’t the highest quality but it holds it well enough, and the camera itself looks really stylish and minimal compared with other cameras. Highly recommend it, it works fantastically!