Neos SmartCam | Wi-Fi SmartHome Security Camera, Works with Alexa, 1080P HD Video, Night Vision, 2-Way Audio, Free Cloud Storage, UK Support, White, Single Pack
| Weight: | 100 g |
| Size: | 1 Count (Pack of 1) |
| Dimensions: | 5 x 5 x 5.6 cm; 100 Grams |
| Model: | SmartCam |
| Part: | NS-CAM-02 |
| Colour: | White |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Neos |
| Colour: | White |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Size: | 1 Count (Pack of 1) |
Good enough camera for day and night but any slight light change eg when the sun comes out or goes in or at night car headlamp light goes past even when not directly at the camera it sets it off and sends you a notification that movement has been seen even with the sensitivity turned down right down.
It could do with being able to set a zone/area field of pick up like a lot of other cameras out there.
Excellent quality vision including might vision in total darkness. Requires Wi-Fi connectivity.
Used to check on our dog when out of house
I now have 3 they just work and look good too.
As of a couple of days ago (Jan 31-ish) this camera began working with Alexa again – it last worked back in October 2021 and while Neos were aware of the issue, it still took ages to fix. During that time Alexa would just say “Hmm, the camera isn’t responding”.
So one afternoon the camera clicked a few times and rebooted, presumably as a result of a pushed firmware update – it wasn’t something I initiated.
Checked with Alexa – working.
Not a bad little camera and useful for the odd peek at something remote, but is somewhat limited by its proprietary nature (no IP access, for example).
I would rate the camera itself as 5 stars, however the selling point for me was Alexa integration and at this price point was the cheapest available (I bought 2 together in a bundle for 40). Sadly, displaying on my echo show has always been sketchy – slow to connect and sometimes “unreachable”, but since October last year has not worked at all. I have contacted NEOS for support and have been told “we are working on it” but with no commitment as to a date for resolution. Not great customer service!
If you don’t need Alexa integration then don’t let this put you off – really is a great camera. But if you need it, don’t buy, you’ll be disappointed. Too late for me to get my money back but I’m now looking for alternatives.
Easily set up ,I use it in my motor home to watch our dogs whilst we are out ,would definitely recommend this
Neo Smartcam / Wyzecam 2 goodness, RTSP optional.
All good, but when can we have a Neo Smartcam variant of the Wyzecam 3 complete with Starlight sensor for sale in the UK? Now that would be really cool to have readily available here.
Excellent piece of kit. Great value. Easy to set up and link to your phone. Mine are inside facing out and nightvision is poor. But that i feel is reflection from the window and not the camera. Everything else is superb. I have one front and rear of the house
I already have 2 of these and when I spotted this at an even lower price it was a no brainer.. It’s a great CCTV for the money and surprisingly detailed..yes.. They have limitations under certain lighting, but 95% of the time it captures great footage.I actually pay the 2.50 a month for extra storage and longer footage… But this will cover as many cams as you might have.. If your looking for a starter CCTV look no further and you can view from anywhere in the world… Fantastic.. Recommended..cheers
Absolutely great for the price. We wanted a camera to watch our greyhound when we’re out the house – thought the camera might not be sensitive enough but turns out he just doesn’t move out his basket much. Night vision and day time vision are great quality, audios good too. Easy to set up although see people have privacy issues but I love it’s synced to my phone and auto alarms when I’m away. Would recommend.
I find these cameras amazing n easy to install. You can add up to 5 of them around the house. I have a front porch out of rain & I have one out there to see who is at the door as well. All set up on my mobile so wherever I am I can still see what’s going on l
I bought two of these at the beginning of lockdown 1 in April 2020 to keep an eye on my house while I lived elsewhere and they did a great job. A little bit of a faff to set up, but the instructions were clear and everything worked fine. I’m continuing to use them nearly a year later (one keeping an eye on my living room, the other looking at the front garden through a window). Bear in mind that you can’t really use the infrared lights if the camera’s pointing out of a window (because the light reflects back). Otherwise they’re great – I pay 2.50 a month for the enhanced service (longer recordings etc) and it’s well worth the price. But you can, of course, use the camera(s) without having to pay for this.
I bought this product so I could see how my house was when I was away. Just for peace of mind really but to be away and see that your house was safe was incredible. I was a little unsure at first of giving my address to the system being a security system, but by all accounts I felt safe with it for GDPR laws. I found it very easy to set up and the wide view it gets is amazing. It is so sensitive but you can adjust that. It picked up the letterbox with post noise, and was able to see headlights through 2 glass doors and two rooms. You can select sound or vision or both to get alerts. It sent me an immediate alert and lets you watch it detect it on the video. You can disarm and arm it at the flick of the button on your phone. Night vision was fabulous and so clear. I believe the vids last around 2 weeks, but you can download any you want from the cloud or alternatively use an SD card. It suits my needs perfectly. Now I just need to set it up to work with Alexa. lol
Very good camera for the price. Good video quality.
I like the magnes on the base of the camera, becaise of that you can pretty much attached it anywhere you want. The Neos Smart cam is a camera based on the Xiaomi Xiaofang which i owned before it does pretty much everything the same exept you can’t view recording using your mobile. You can only see alerts videos trigger by movement. To watch the recorded video from the specific day and time you need to remove the memory card and view it on the pc. Thats why only 4 stars.
Although this is not sold as a baby monitor this is what we are using it for, it is much cheaper than the 200+ Baby cameras currently on the market.
We have this set up over the cot and can monitor baby live via the app on our phone or via our Amazon Echo shows. We can arm and disarm the motion and noise detection independently. When armed the camera will send a notification to your phone to alert you of activity, I also have this set up so it will buzz my Fitbit (Charge3) watch. Via the Neos app we can also record videos and take still photos, we have used this to capture some cute baby moments to share with family.
We love this camera and it works very well for our needs, however the potential downside when using this as a baby are:
1. You only get 1 motion/sound notification alert every 5mins (not an issue for us as one Alert and we just check in on the camera live to see if baby settles back down without one of us going in)
2. The alerts have a slight delay (12sec delay as you get alerted after the camera has recorded the activity)
3. The two way sound works like a walkie talky, you can’t speak and listen at the same time.
4. Neos Boost, yes gives the advantage of more notifications without a 5min break between them. However, it also gives you a 60sec recording of the activity and there is no way to change this, which means there would be a 60sec delay before your app was notified of activity instead of 12 secs.
5. When watching live via Amazon Echo show the camera will eventually time out, not a huge issue as you just need to ask Alexa to show you the camera again. This can be annoying when you just want to check instantly on what baby is up to.
6. Downloading and sharing the videos can be hard as it doesn’t save to the phones media gallery I have no idea where is saves to, I’m using Android on a Samsung S8 phone, the sharing directly to social media (WhatsApp) just keeps giving me an error.
Overall we love this little camera and are indenting to buy another for our living room so we can monitor baby playing if we need to leave the room (eg. to prepare milk/food or nip to the toilet).
I don’t normal write product reviews, however I have made an exception for this product. I have been looking for a camera for some time, as an animal constantly likes to leave its business on my front grass. So I wanted to find out what was doing it.
Most cameras I looked at were nearer 100 and I didn’t really want to spend that kind of money. So I took a gamble on this camera. Well I must say, I am very impressed. So easy to set up. Took a couple of attempts to get it connected to the app on my phone, but eventually got there. Picture quality is very good. I have it located inside looking outside, so I needed to turn off the night vision mode, however it can see outside perfectly during the night (I will put out there though that I do have a street light outside my property, which will help it).
Don’t listen to people saying that the app asks for an enormous amount of your data to get it working. It asks for the standard stuff; name, email and phone number (and your number is required if you want to arm the camera when you are away from the house).
The only piece of advise I would give, is that it only supports up to 32Gb micro SD card storage. I made the mistake of purchasing a 128Gb, and it wouldn’t record to it. However purchased a 32Gb micro SD card and it records to it perfectly.
For a camera less than 30……you really can’t go wrong. And a 32Gb micro SD card for around 5…..come on…….absolute bargain.
Great picture day and night, only downside is I sometimes have to arm the camera myself when I’m not in the house. Still worth the money and extra security it offers
I bought this camera with limited expectations due to the pricing. I have to say though I was blown away with the performance of the camera. Day and Night vision are great. The notifications work well and has been very good. My only small gripe would be that it does not hold onto the network setting when powered down, which means resetting it up again. That said it is a small gripe as the set up is very easy with your phone and a QR code. I would certainly buy another.
Clear picture on live view. Excellent night vision and easy to set up. Just right for that price. 2 way sound is bad though and noisy and I feel that’s the only negative for my needs .
Bought this camera for specific purpose and so far looks like it will more than do the job. Amazing price point as well. In terms of other reviews which state registration etc is intrusive. I have to disagree – you just don’t give the information it asks for on sign up – its just not needed – and you can choose to skip. Other than name/email and mobile number which pretty much everything asks for these days, then it doesn’t need any more info.
Took less than 10 mins to get it all set-up and running. More than happy with the product. App seems easy and simple to use.
Initial set up was a bit fiddly.
Wall mount is a metal disc, that you screw on the wall. The camera has magnets in its feet that attach. The problem with this arrangement is that any pull on the cable is likely to pull it off the wall. There are slot in mounts that are better for the job. Just a shame that they are not included in the price.
These work by monitoring for any change in the image. So you can mount it inside, and have it watch through a window ( I am told that PIR based sensors triggers don’t work through glass).
You can set it to watch for activity in a customisable rectangle, before recording. Shame that its not a customisable shape / angle. But thats a minor detail. This is a great camera for the price.
Good picture quality but the bad side is the app always logs you out and when you try to log in it keeps saying wrong log in details when you try multiple times over a time then suddenly it works, this is very frustrating espically when you pay for the product monthly and then spend a lot of time not being able to view i
Really pleased with this camera, great night vision, a good image for the amount that i paid for it.
Cable was not overly long but was long enough for one to be mounted above a door.
The included mount wasn’t the best so I brought one from Ebay (shown in the first image) rather then the magnetic one as this would provide more of a mechanical connection.
The other image is of a window mount which I will be buying to allow for an easy install to a window rather then sticking or drilling to the frame itself.
Really pleased with this camera, great night vision, a good image for the amount that i paid for it.
Cable was not overly long but was long enough for one to be mounted above a door.
The included mount wasn’t the best so I brought one from Ebay (shown in the first image) rather then the magnetic one as this would provide more of a mechanical connection.
The other image is of a window mount which I will be buying to allow for an easy install to a window rather then sticking or drilling to the frame itself.
Pros: Great clear video. Some useful features. Nice clean app. I wired the camera outside, together with a protective box and can see who is at the door (you cant keep inside as the night vision light to be able to see outside activity in the dark, adds a glare to the window and so ruins the image). We have replaced our Baby Monitor with a Neos Camera and its amazing to check in on baby whilst at work on the app.
But
Cons: at critical moments the app can freeze, not record. Features just aren’t good enough yet, even with the monthly subscription that I signed up for.
Conclusion: it is a great general camera to use just to check in on activity in the home – but there are not enough features for Neos to be considered a security camera contender.
Pros: Great clear video. Some useful features. Nice clean app. I wired the camera outside, together with a protective box and can see who is at the door (you cant keep inside as the night vision light to be able to see outside activity in the dark, adds a glare to the window and so ruins the image). We have replaced our Baby Monitor with a Neos Camera and its amazing to check in on baby whilst at work on the app.
But
Cons: at critical moments the app can freeze, not record. Features just aren’t good enough yet, even with the monthly subscription that I signed up for.
Conclusion: it is a great general camera to use just to check in on activity in the home – but there are not enough features for Neos to be considered a security camera contender.
Pros: Great clear video. Some useful features. Nice clean app. I wired the camera outside, together with a protective box and can see who is at the door (you cant keep inside as the night vision light to be able to see outside activity in the dark, adds a glare to the window and so ruins the image). We have replaced our Baby Monitor with a Neos Camera and its amazing to check in on baby whilst at work on the app.
But
Cons: at critical moments the app can freeze, not record. Features just aren’t good enough yet, even with the monthly subscription that I signed up for.
Conclusion: it is a great general camera to use just to check in on activity in the home – but there are not enough features for Neos to be considered a security camera contender.
Pros: Great clear video. Some useful features. Nice clean app. I wired the camera outside, together with a protective box and can see who is at the door (you cant keep inside as the night vision light to be able to see outside activity in the dark, adds a glare to the window and so ruins the image). We have replaced our Baby Monitor with a Neos Camera and its amazing to check in on baby whilst at work on the app.
But
Cons: at critical moments the app can freeze, not record. Features just aren’t good enough yet, even with the monthly subscription that I signed up for.
Conclusion: it is a great general camera to use just to check in on activity in the home – but there are not enough features for Neos to be considered a security camera contender.
Fantastic cameras. I have 3 of them now as I was blown away by the first one I purchased (from currys admittedly). I DO have mine set up as outside cameras using the third party outdoor housing (9 on amazon) but they’re excellent. And the WiFi signal never drops even though they’re outside. I have a purpose outside camera with a huge WiFi Ariel that is terrible. These Neos cams are much better. They’re much smaller than I expected too.
Easy to set up and install. App is easy to navigate.
The only downside is not being able to extend the recordings when motion activated. Maybe in a future firmware release.
I love the design of this camera. The fold-out legs are very neat and allow the camera to be positioned in a wide variety of ways, either free-standing or stuck to a wall using the sticky pad which comes with it. A magnet attaches the camera to the pad but, unlike another camera I tried out, the bond is quite strong, so it wouldn’t easily fall off. The picture is excellent and live view works well, even when I’m out of range of the wi-fi signal.
I have a Ring camera as well but I think this is every bit as good with the advantage of the being cheaper than the equivalent Ring.
Bought this product as stated free storage where I was paying for my other cctv cameras. But 2 days in keep getting reminders 13 days trail expires and 2.49 to boost to record more than 12 seconds. Doesn’t state i MUST pay to keep using at 12 seconds record, but looking at reviews afterwards its a new charge that others have to pay. Not sure if it’s one charge for all 3 camera’s or each… we will see.
After 7days 1min free recordings is no longer available, you’ll get 12 secs. If you want 1min you have to pay a subscription.
I wouldn’t say it captures every motion but most. Make sure you have a good WiFi connection as you find that at time’s you’ll get an unable to connect message.
I mainly use it to see where deliveries are left and when they arrived.
Used while away
it’s easy to set up and descreet
The app works well , however, I get the occasional false alert from what looks to be some electrical interface. Slight heart attack.
The quality of the video is good enough to see what’s going on , and pause on a face if close by.
Other than that it’s great, and hopefully will never have properly test it !
Also, it feels durable enough to last a few years.
Good security cam for the price. Setup was pretty easy and no major issues. Once or twice the camera sensitivity resets to low but other than that the quality of footage is great
Update – after getting a error timeout on the app, its useless. Can’t reset it, can’t create new profile and get access to camera. Nothing works so in the bin it goes!
Great little security camera with overall good performance, however I will only give it 4 stars because of 2 vital functionalities that have been promised and not implemented to date. 1. Lack of integration to Google Home ecosystem. 2. The lack of ability to view recorded footage on the SD card via thre Neos Smarthome App.
for the low price this is actually a pretty amazing bit of kit . to be able to go on holiday and view your home or look out the back window or door without opening the curtains . keep and eye on the dog , the garage etc . Caught a badger , a family of foxes and a the neighbour stealing my vegetables . best 20 quid I spent . easy to set up and powered by a usb. I powered on a battery pack and in my van as well. useful bit of kit ! clear picture audio feedback, 12 sec recordings automatically records on noise or motion to a cloud . option to upgrade to longer by monthly sub . not seen the need so far though .
Easy to set up with the step through instructions.. Easy to mount on wall with the metal disc that sticks where u want it and then the camera connects to it magnetically…. Would be nice to get 2 of the metal discs as occasionally I’d like to move the camera but I’d be being picky if I though that was a negative…
Reccomended by my brother and he wasn’t wrong
Great quality for the price
Quick and easy setup image quality is o, app is a bit clunky and needs to be messed with a bit to get it to work for me it seems to lock up and needs to be exited before it will access live view, not really a hardship the detection is also very slow to notify when it detects movement, but I expected that all in all good value.
Can’t fault this product for the price. I have this looking out of my front window looking over my car and front door. I can see who is knocking at my door and what is going on outside wherever I am with the app on my phone.
I mainly wanted something cheap but visible in my window as a deterrent. This does the job, and the video quality is ok.
However if you need a camera to record for long periods, maybe spend a bit more and get a higher spec camera.
Brilliant addition to the house. Ensures we can check what’s going on live. Although more features would be gained from the premium option that wasn’t required for our needs. We even went ahead and bought a second one.
You may have to turn your camera sensitivity down a little as noise from other parts of the house triggered notifications.
This is a really nice camera for the price. The review mentioning intrusion by app is ridiculous – 1. It’s a British company not Chinese 2. The reason for storing phone details is that the app has this nice feature whereby it can automatically activate camera if the phone is away from home.
My only gripe is that the free clips are too short.
Grate value for money. This little bad boys are great! I use this to keep an eye on the children in the living room whilst i am working in my office!
Good points:
– easy to setup.
– app works good 99% of the time. Easy to use. Intuitive.
– currently using 64GB microSD card and works perfectly I have had 1128gb with no problems
– Night vision and motion detection works very well however the motion detection can be a little strong in some occasions
– notifications are great and come through to your phone very quickly!
– cannot get any cheaper! this is a low as it gets!!
Bad points:
– Picture quality could be a little better but is hard to argue when factoring in the cos
– cannot view the recordings on the SDcard unless you take the card out and put it in a laptop.
– microphone is quiet.
Overall this camera is amazing for the money, only downside is that it does not integrate with Google Home unlike it’s twin the Waze cam which does! (however is double the price).
Has to be a five star rating, other smart camera manufacturers take notice, cheap smart tech is achievable!
Grate value for money. This little bad boys are great! I use this to keep an eye on the children in the living room whilst i am working in my office!
Good points:
– easy to setup.
– app works good 99% of the time. Easy to use. Intuitive.
– currently using 64GB microSD card and works perfectly I have had 1128gb with no problems
– Night vision and motion detection works very well however the motion detection can be a little strong in some occasions
– notifications are great and come through to your phone very quickly!
– cannot get any cheaper! this is a low as it gets!!
Bad points:
– Picture quality could be a little better but is hard to argue when factoring in the cos
– cannot view the recordings on the SDcard unless you take the card out and put it in a laptop.
– microphone is quiet.
Overall this camera is amazing for the money, only downside is that it does not integrate with Google Home unlike it’s twin the Waze cam which does! (however is double the price).
Has to be a five star rating, other smart camera manufacturers take notice, cheap smart tech is achievable!
Grate value for money. This little bad boys are great! I use this to keep an eye on the children in the living room whilst i am working in my office!
Good points:
– easy to setup.
– app works good 99% of the time. Easy to use. Intuitive.
– currently using 64GB microSD card and works perfectly I have had 1128gb with no problems
– Night vision and motion detection works very well however the motion detection can be a little strong in some occasions
– notifications are great and come through to your phone very quickly!
– cannot get any cheaper! this is a low as it gets!!
Bad points:
– Picture quality could be a little better but is hard to argue when factoring in the cos
– cannot view the recordings on the SDcard unless you take the card out and put it in a laptop.
– microphone is quiet.
Overall this camera is amazing for the money, only downside is that it does not integrate with Google Home unlike it’s twin the Waze cam which does! (however is double the price).
Has to be a five star rating, other smart camera manufacturers take notice, cheap smart tech is achievable!
Grate value for money. This little bad boys are great! I use this to keep an eye on the children in the living room whilst i am working in my office!
Good points:
– easy to setup.
– app works good 99% of the time. Easy to use. Intuitive.
– currently using 64GB microSD card and works perfectly I have had 1128gb with no problems
– Night vision and motion detection works very well however the motion detection can be a little strong in some occasions
– notifications are great and come through to your phone very quickly!
– cannot get any cheaper! this is a low as it gets!!
Bad points:
– Picture quality could be a little better but is hard to argue when factoring in the cos
– cannot view the recordings on the SDcard unless you take the card out and put it in a laptop.
– microphone is quiet.
Overall this camera is amazing for the money, only downside is that it does not integrate with Google Home unlike it’s twin the Waze cam which does! (however is double the price).
Has to be a five star rating, other smart camera manufacturers take notice, cheap smart tech is achievable!
I should point out I didn’t even begin the setup process for this camera and judging by the other reviews it’s incredibly invasive. I can imagine what it is like from other cameras I’ve used; overpriced cloud storage for fifteen-second clips.
Alternatively, custom-firmware is available on GitHub allowing the camera to be viewed via a network stream.
I have about thirty cameras (including vastly more expensive ones than this) running through Blue Iris (one-off payment premium software) and, I admit, some parts of it were a pain in the arse and I’m a computer science student so I’m fairly tech-literate.
I had to configure Blue Iris to open the RTSP stream when it cuts out, allowing BI to reconnect, followed by BI killing the VLC process upon successfully loading the stream.
Additionally, I had to modify some of the code (Python) in the firmware to keep the infrared lights off during the automatic night-mode trigger because I wanted to solely use an IR illuminator.
Why the good review? Well for this plus a micro-SD card its about 25 and I reckon 25 and an hour-ish of your time is pretty cheap for a camera capable of BI integration and continuous 24/7 recording (again, only with cfw).
I also cannot help but anthropomorphise the little guy, he has a Pixar lamp-esque charm.
If you’re not going to mod it then don’t buy it, they’re nearly always terrible and have serious data concerns.
If you are then yeah, buy it.
I should point out I didn’t even begin the setup process for this camera and judging by the other reviews it’s incredibly invasive. I can imagine what it is like from other cameras I’ve used; overpriced cloud storage for fifteen-second clips.
Alternatively, custom-firmware is available on GitHub allowing the camera to be viewed via a network stream.
I have about thirty cameras (including vastly more expensive ones than this) running through Blue Iris (one-off payment premium software) and, I admit, some parts of it were a pain in the arse and I’m a computer science student so I’m fairly tech-literate.
I had to configure Blue Iris to open the RTSP stream when it cuts out, allowing BI to reconnect, followed by BI killing the VLC process upon successfully loading the stream.
Additionally, I had to modify some of the code (Python) in the firmware to keep the infrared lights off during the automatic night-mode trigger because I wanted to solely use an IR illuminator.
Why the good review? Well for this plus a micro-SD card its about 25 and I reckon 25 and an hour-ish of your time is pretty cheap for a camera capable of BI integration and continuous 24/7 recording (again, only with cfw).
I also cannot help but anthropomorphise the little guy, he has a Pixar lamp-esque charm.
If you’re not going to mod it then don’t buy it, they’re nearly always terrible and have serious data concerns.
If you are then yeah, buy it.
I have been using this camera for almost a year now and it’s good for indoors but not recommended for outdoors
Night vision is perfect you can see very well as to who it is
It records noises and detects a moving object and alerts you straight away on your phone
Reason why I’m giving it a 4 star is because it doesn’t record 24/7 there should be an option for tha
Picture quality is fair. Good value for money at the price I bought it. Mount is limited directionally. Been using 3 for a few months now to keep an eye on elderly parent and the App is poor. Looks good but you cannot change order of cameras, pause recorded videos or view recordings stored on SD Card remotely. I often have trouble viewing the stream but the bandwidth at the property is low so that may be the reason (That said I have little trouble viewing the feed from the Nest doorbell)
This is the easiest camera to set up I’ve ever used and is incredibly cheap.
The picture quality is good. Motion detection is too sensitive for objects going across the field of view, but not sensitive enough for objects coming towards the camera. It also detects when the outside light comes on (mine is outside), the light being seen as movement. This can become tiresome where cats are always triggering the outside light.
The software is good, although it has constant reminders to upgrade the software to the subscription version (no real need for my use) but otherwise this camera / software does exactly what is needed for basic security around the home.
Good little camera. Took a bit of work (and patience) to setup, but once up and running, it has been very reliable and has reasonable picture quality and motion detection.
It is worth paying for the subscription to allow more clips to be recorded and longer. Also means you can set a schedule for recording.
The night vision is excellently indoors, illuminating a large room, but if the area is too big (or outside) is is less effective.
My issues in setting it up were because it will only use 2.4 Gz Wifi, and if your network operates 2.4 and 5 Gz in parallel, it struggles.
It’s great but It only dose a few seconds and it takes a few minutes before it can record again(free version) premium version is not better either .. I didn’t try to put a sd car yet.. but as a camera is very good considering the price !
It’s beautiful. Surprised that the video clips (live and recorded) are so crystal clear, with nice colour. I haven’t checked the night vision yet. Motion and noise detection are effective, nearly detect and send message to my phone immediately.
About the setup, I was a bit worried about the requirement of home address. However, I just found out that it’s just an option for Auto-arming. Hence, all I need is just my email address information. So happy with this purchase.
Only a minor comment that the power cord is quite short (about 1.9m) so it’s quite difficult for me to find a suitable location for it.
It’s beautiful. Surprised that the video clips (live and recorded) are so crystal clear, with nice colour. I haven’t checked the night vision yet. Motion and noise detection are effective, nearly detect and send message to my phone immediately.
About the setup, I was a bit worried about the requirement of home address. However, I just found out that it’s just an option for Auto-arming. Hence, all I need is just my email address information. So happy with this purchase.
Only a minor comment that the power cord is quite short (about 1.9m) so it’s quite difficult for me to find a suitable location for it.
It’s beautiful. Surprised that the video clips (live and recorded) are so crystal clear, with nice colour. I haven’t checked the night vision yet. Motion and noise detection are effective, nearly detect and send message to my phone immediately.
About the setup, I was a bit worried about the requirement of home address. However, I just found out that it’s just an option for Auto-arming. Hence, all I need is just my email address information. So happy with this purchase.
Only a minor comment that the power cord is quite short (about 1.9m) so it’s quite difficult for me to find a suitable location for it.
It’s beautiful. Surprised that the video clips (live and recorded) are so crystal clear, with nice colour. I haven’t checked the night vision yet. Motion and noise detection are effective, nearly detect and send message to my phone immediately.
About the setup, I was a bit worried about the requirement of home address. However, I just found out that it’s just an option for Auto-arming. Hence, all I need is just my email address information. So happy with this purchase.
Only a minor comment that the power cord is quite short (about 1.9m) so it’s quite difficult for me to find a suitable location for it.
I paid 20 when it was on offer and brought two. I have a very professional set up already so Neos was just to cover little areas. I didn’t hold out on it being that good but they are fantastic for the money.
The 2.50pm subscription is worth it. Alerts you to motion when you move a set distance from the cameras and timed alerts. Motion is very spot on. I have both camera against windows looking out with night vision off due to glare from the IR but with street lights it still gives a great colour image.
Two way audio is decent.
These cameras are good quality for the money you pay, however the manufacturer seems to have control over how long you can watch the replay if you do not have a micro SD card 12 seconds. Then they then Push for you to upgrade to 1 minutes at a cost. This I do not like, it is my camera and I should be able to use it as I like. Other than that I like the camera.
Neos is an excellent little camera for a great price. The image quality is great and the app fairly easy to operate. We use it as a nursery camera and in Conjunction with echo show which was easy to set up. The one thing missing would be the ability to pan and tilt the camera remotely.
Excellent compact camera for basic home surveillance. Indoors only is a disappointment, but as an indoor unit the function well. The auto arming mode when my mobile phone leaves the premises works well, and the free cloud storage for recorded clips is a nice feature the competition does not have. I originally bought one unit to try out but have now bought 2 more and may increase that in the future. Definitely recommended if you’re looking for a basic unit to perform simple surveillance.
These arrived on 22nd Feb 2020 and out of the box they felt like high quality. The packaging and feel are almost Apple-like. High quality items based on the Wyze Cam type cameras. They’re mains operated via an Android mini USB type cable which plugs in the back. There’s a fold out stand and magnetic self adhesive wall plate with each camera.
I ordered the twin pack but unfortunately my cameras did not work out of the box. Setup went well but the camera just wouldn’t display. In fairness to the Neos team, they made some suggestions and one of them worked. The camera must be installed on a device that uses network time. I had mine set to manual.
Once this frustration had passed it worked.
I have given this only 4 stars as despite being tech savvy and computer literate, I still needed their support which annoyed me.
Great cameras at a fantastic price, web access and live view all works great.
Well worth it.
I waited to review this until it had suffered some real winter weather. Apart from snow this has dealt with two named storms and lots of rain. Still water tight and giving an excellent picture. Used with Alexa “Alexa show me the front door” and it does! There is however a 5 second delay which may be my network set up which has two routers talking to each other (usually!) – don’t know. I will update if and when it gives in. By the way used with its dedicated wall mount which helps with the weather proofing. Should really come with the mount included in the price – but that isn’t Amazon’s way of course!
Such a good camera. I wanted something so I could keep an eye on my house when not around. As I wanted to cover a few areas I couldn’t justify the outlay of some of the better-known makes as they total up to a lot of money. When I found the Neos I bought one to give it a go. Quality is great and has all the features I wanted. I have just bought my 4th one and couldn’t be happier. Great product at a great price!
For the price I wasn’t expecting much but thought it might add some quick simple extra security. I was very pleased with the quality of the Neos Cam once opened the box. Very quick and simple to set up. I ordered one to place inside my garage. It connected to the house wifi no problem. I think the image on the night vision is good. I ordered a 2nd one straight away and intend to fix that up outside on my garage pointing along my driveway. Until the fully covered outdoor box arrives I have placed it pointing out of the upstairs front bedroom window. I’ve now got a 3rd one on order as i will put one round the back of my house. I like the ability to have the app on my phone and check up on all my cameras while i’m out of the house. Shame you have to pay to get more than the 12 sec video clip but I’ve not really bought them for that. I have put micro sd cards in them so they can capture the video on these. I think for the price you can’t go wrong, what’s not to like?
For the price I wasn’t expecting much but thought it might add some quick simple extra security. I was very pleased with the quality of the Neos Cam once opened the box. Very quick and simple to set up. I ordered one to place inside my garage. It connected to the house wifi no problem. I think the image on the night vision is good. I ordered a 2nd one straight away and intend to fix that up outside on my garage pointing along my driveway. Until the fully covered outdoor box arrives I have placed it pointing out of the upstairs front bedroom window. I’ve now got a 3rd one on order as i will put one round the back of my house. I like the ability to have the app on my phone and check up on all my cameras while i’m out of the house. Shame you have to pay to get more than the 12 sec video clip but I’ve not really bought them for that. I have put micro sd cards in them so they can capture the video on these. I think for the price you can’t go wrong, what’s not to like?
Took dozen’s of attempts to generate qr code and connect to WiFi but did work with perseverance. Did a firmware update but never came back online. Had to go through the pairing process again lots of times. Motion detection I’d very effective, perhaps a little too much for how we have located it. App is basic but very impressed with the performance once it was all setup. Great value for money and have already recommended to colleagues.
I absolutely love this camera. Having originally dismissed the need for a video monitor for my baby, I found myself getting paranoid if he went for a nap and slept a little longer than normal and woke him up sometimes if I wanted to sneakily check on him! Recently we’ve put him in his own room and it’s been fab being able to check on him whenever I feel like it. Camera quality is excellent, love that I can record footage or take pics, and also handy when he stirs during the night to see if he’s settling ok. Handy app that always loads ok, night vision is good and works. Packaging is neat too. Overall a great wee camera
well what can i say .. amazing little Home Security Camera .. so tiny it shocked me .. the pic quality is amazing through the App and the App is easy to use .. Im going to get a Micro SD card 32GB so i can record 24 hours .. (2-3) days then it records over previoius recordings. only Con is Sound Quality when reviewing all i hear is crackling and when reviewing live feed it crackles ..but what can you expect for the price. For me this does not dilute the product .. its still and excellent unit, Would defo buy another one if i need it .
Edit : im a little dissapointed in the hike in price to 29.99 now , what have you implimented in to the product thats worth the 5 increase in price .. i havent noticed anything . are you getting a little greedy now ? this product is definitely not worth 30 as it is, 20 – 25 i was happy with but not 30
Great little camera been wanting another camera where you can turn night vision off as having a glare from the window. I have another brand that I have on the landing window ledge and have it on day mode all the time and the pictures are great from it.
Tried 2 other brands before this to put in front bedroom of my house but you couldn’t turn night vision off.
So when I found this I thought I would get it and very happy with it, has having a lot of problems around my area, I live alone with 2 dogs so these cameras are a just what’s needed along with me having pir lights fitted. I live in a private rented house and I dont know if the landlords would allow me/ or them be willing to put outside security cctv cameras on.
I have two of these. They are very impressive for the price and size. I think the picture quality could be a bit better but they’re very good. You can see most things in good detail and they capture even slight movements. Switching a light on, moving curtain, even shadows trigger them. The app is easy to download and use although sometimes the connection isn’t the best. When switching from one camera to the next on the app, if you do it too quickly, it’ll ask you to reconnect. I wait a few seconds before switching because of that. Irritating obviously but otherwise they’re fine. They pick up sound quite well although there’s a very slight lag between the sound and picture. They’re not so good at hearing what you say when you speak through the app as it’s a bit muffled but you can still understand what’s being said. The position is fixed but they have quite a wide angle view so you’ll see most things from wherever you position them. Set up was very easy and straightforward too. Took around two minutes from plugging one in to having it working. Just download the app first to make it faster setting up. I’m pleased with them and would recommend them.
I have two of these. They are very impressive for the price and size. I think the picture quality could be a bit better but they’re very good. You can see most things in good detail and they capture even slight movements. Switching a light on, moving curtain, even shadows trigger them. The app is easy to download and use although sometimes the connection isn’t the best. When switching from one camera to the next on the app, if you do it too quickly, it’ll ask you to reconnect. I wait a few seconds before switching because of that. Irritating obviously but otherwise they’re fine. They pick up sound quite well although there’s a very slight lag between the sound and picture. They’re not so good at hearing what you say when you speak through the app as it’s a bit muffled but you can still understand what’s being said. The position is fixed but they have quite a wide angle view so you’ll see most things from wherever you position them. Set up was very easy and straightforward too. Took around two minutes from plugging one in to having it working. Just download the app first to make it faster setting up. I’m pleased with them and would recommend them.
Picture quality is great, as is the night vision. The only thing that needs real improving is the two way microphone. A: it’s far too quiet. B: It’s quite laggy when talking to something through the cam. It often breaks up. Improve on that and this cam is perfect!
Great camera for the price I wasn’t expecting it to be as good as it is especially in night vision but it is very clear. When it is linked with echo show it needs an option for the camera to stay on and not time out after 10 mins
We had an issue whereby our 12 month old would sleep in her crib but would sit upright waiting for either mummy or daddy to come for her. She was be drifting off in that position but as she would drop her head she would flinch back up (most likely having that falling feeling). But she was never sleeping because of it – she was half in, half out of sleep.
Everytime peeped into her room, she would know we were there because of the floor creek or slightest of light from outside her room suddenly making her room brighter – so she would open her eyes wide open! This would go on for 3 hours – she wasnt sleeping when she should!
So we got a cam – so we could monitor her, so rather than peek into her room and make noise or let in light, the camera could show us! She eventually began laying down and now we can see when she is comfortable / uncomfortable.
In addition, because our house size, my wife and I live in bedroom downstairs and she is upstairs – so this means we dont always have to constantly get up to go and check. Means me and wife have more time together rather than start/stopping netflix everytime.
Havent used this yet as a means to monitor the house when out – but will definitely be looking at getting a 2nd and possibly 3rd in the future.
love this device.
We had an issue whereby our 12 month old would sleep in her crib but would sit upright waiting for either mummy or daddy to come for her. She was be drifting off in that position but as she would drop her head she would flinch back up (most likely having that falling feeling). But she was never sleeping because of it – she was half in, half out of sleep.
Everytime peeped into her room, she would know we were there because of the floor creek or slightest of light from outside her room suddenly making her room brighter – so she would open her eyes wide open! This would go on for 3 hours – she wasnt sleeping when she should!
So we got a cam – so we could monitor her, so rather than peek into her room and make noise or let in light, the camera could show us! She eventually began laying down and now we can see when she is comfortable / uncomfortable.
In addition, because our house size, my wife and I live in bedroom downstairs and she is upstairs – so this means we dont always have to constantly get up to go and check. Means me and wife have more time together rather than start/stopping netflix everytime.
Havent used this yet as a means to monitor the house when out – but will definitely be looking at getting a 2nd and possibly 3rd in the future.
love this device.
We had an issue whereby our 12 month old would sleep in her crib but would sit upright waiting for either mummy or daddy to come for her. She was be drifting off in that position but as she would drop her head she would flinch back up (most likely having that falling feeling). But she was never sleeping because of it – she was half in, half out of sleep.
Everytime peeped into her room, she would know we were there because of the floor creek or slightest of light from outside her room suddenly making her room brighter – so she would open her eyes wide open! This would go on for 3 hours – she wasnt sleeping when she should!
So we got a cam – so we could monitor her, so rather than peek into her room and make noise or let in light, the camera could show us! She eventually began laying down and now we can see when she is comfortable / uncomfortable.
In addition, because our house size, my wife and I live in bedroom downstairs and she is upstairs – so this means we dont always have to constantly get up to go and check. Means me and wife have more time together rather than start/stopping netflix everytime.
Havent used this yet as a means to monitor the house when out – but will definitely be looking at getting a 2nd and possibly 3rd in the future.
love this device.
We had an issue whereby our 12 month old would sleep in her crib but would sit upright waiting for either mummy or daddy to come for her. She was be drifting off in that position but as she would drop her head she would flinch back up (most likely having that falling feeling). But she was never sleeping because of it – she was half in, half out of sleep.
Everytime peeped into her room, she would know we were there because of the floor creek or slightest of light from outside her room suddenly making her room brighter – so she would open her eyes wide open! This would go on for 3 hours – she wasnt sleeping when she should!
So we got a cam – so we could monitor her, so rather than peek into her room and make noise or let in light, the camera could show us! She eventually began laying down and now we can see when she is comfortable / uncomfortable.
In addition, because our house size, my wife and I live in bedroom downstairs and she is upstairs – so this means we dont always have to constantly get up to go and check. Means me and wife have more time together rather than start/stopping netflix everytime.
Havent used this yet as a means to monitor the house when out – but will definitely be looking at getting a 2nd and possibly 3rd in the future.
love this device.
Really easy to set up, good value for money, easy to link to your smartphone or alexa display. Great device if you want to be able to see and hear particular room. We use ours to monitor the dogs when we’re out and it’s great as we can also talk to them if we want to calm them down. We’ve bought another one since and use it for all sorts of things. Sometimes even set it up over the stove to keep an eye on a boiling pot to save us having to wait in the kitchen as we can carry on watching a film in another room for example
I think these are brilliant.
Re the intrusion – I didn’t have to inout my phone number or address when it asked i simply skipped that part. So i dont really see the issue that others are raising.
Night vision – this is really good. You can see in the dark just fine, i use it in kids bedroom. What more could you want. The only thing is occasionally when i think it would be light enough it remains on night vision when in the auto mode. However a small issue.
These are really dinky and non intrusive at home. Multiple ones work with the app which is great.
I used to have the much larger and ugly chinese cheap wifi cameras and much prefer these. They actually look nice.
Good quality camera for a great price but that is only if you want it as a stand alone system. If you want the ability to link to ifttt and alexa routines then this isn’t for you. Great camera but I wont be using due to this limited ability.
So easy to set up and the quality is amazing. I leave music on for my dog so I was worried the sensor would be going off constantly but it seems to know the music is playing and only alerts me if my dog barks which is great.
My only negative is it will notify me if my dog moves (ie leaves the room ) it notifys me but then the dog will be back in the room and it hasn’t notified me again. This isn’t a major issue though.
I brought this rather than buying a really expensive baby monitor and to be honest I’m glad I did!! It does exactly the same as a expensive one! Works well! As I’m able to speak through the app on my phone for if she’s crying and if I’m not on the app and she moves around or makes a noise I will get a message saying the camera has picked up motion… I’m so glad I had brought this! Can’t wait to hook it up to the Alexa as well!
I am over the moon with this little camera. My daughter is autistic and has severe learning difficulties. Her behaviour is very hard to manage and if she’s left alone for more than 10 seconds she will hurt herself or break things…. Being able to keep an eye on her all the time via my phone is amazing! I’m able to hear her and she is also able to hear me if I need to speak to her. The quality of the picture is fab especially considering the camera is so cheap! Night vision is also fantastic! I couldn’t recommend this camera enough! So much so that I’m thinking of getting another couple to use as a pet cam and 1 for a security camera to look outside. 5 stars!!
Great camera no faults apart from there’s no skill for alexa, which is mainly why I got it, think there used to be a skill but can’t see it in the search or won’t discover it. Otherwise still a really good camera for the price, we will be getting more
I bought this on a whim as it was down to 20 for black Friday. Very small camera that can be hidden pretty much anywhere which is very good. I’ve set mine up with a 16gb SD card a 5000mah external battery to assure that if there was a powercut it would still be fliming footage for a few hours.
Setup is very simple and takes a few minutes. I’ve only used the included magnetic to hold it in place which so far seems to be doing a good job. The audio works well and can be heard from where I’ve placed it. Night vision is ok and works for me.
Overall it’s a 20 camera that doesn’t require a subscription and can record in 1080p, what’s not to like!
You may have seen all the hype for this camera on social media and YouTube. I decided to give it a go and see what it was like and I have to say it’s incredible.
For the money I paid I couldn’t give it less than 5 stars. Admittedly the camera isn’t crystal clear, but for the money. It excels expectation.
Motion sensing is great and you can see with green boxes exactly where the motion triggered.
Night vision is very good and I would say it’s just as good as other expensive night vision cameras.
Finally the app is good. Straight forward to set the device up, using the app is easy and you can set the camera alert system as Armed so you will only receive notification when this is set.
Overall a fantastic camera, I imagine the price will eventually go up from 29.99 so it would be my advise to buy!
You may have seen all the hype for this camera on social media and YouTube. I decided to give it a go and see what it was like and I have to say it’s incredible.
For the money I paid I couldn’t give it less than 5 stars. Admittedly the camera isn’t crystal clear, but for the money. It excels expectation.
Motion sensing is great and you can see with green boxes exactly where the motion triggered.
Night vision is very good and I would say it’s just as good as other expensive night vision cameras.
Finally the app is good. Straight forward to set the device up, using the app is easy and you can set the camera alert system as Armed so you will only receive notification when this is set.
Overall a fantastic camera, I imagine the price will eventually go up from 29.99 so it would be my advise to buy!
I bought one of these a short while ago just to try and see what all the fuss was about and I have to say they are awesome! Image/video quality are fantastic, night vision is an amazing feature, motion and sound detection are second to none. I installed it into my livingroom to check on my cat when i’m at work, which is handy as the wee rascal gets up to all sorts!
I love it so much I bought a second unit for my kitchen area which overlooks my front door, highly recommend this device to everyone.
Works great, Android app and IOS app both very similar and work well.
Picture quality is excellent, and was very straight forward to setup.
I only have one for now but will probably buy more and pay the subscription as its a good security solution.
Only complaint is when I use it on my Amazon echo show the picture is delayed approximately 3-5 seconds, but on the phone app is pretty much real time with very little delay.
I needed to replace baby monitor as battery died, this isn’t the best solution as a baby monitor in honesty as unless you have the app open it can take a few seconds to receive a notification and open up the app.
Not a criticism of the camera or service, just a fact that a video baby monitor is better for this purpose, but if you’re child is older and you just like to check in periodically then it’s great.
Night Vision is good, motion detection is good and will record 60 second clips without requiring a subscription but can record longer with the subscription.
To be clear, subscription is optional and not required to use the camera and app.
2 way talk function also works well with minimal delays.
All in all happy customer and will probably buy some more to use around the house.
Looks pretty cool too compared to other products I’ve used, very small and compact.
Works great, Android app and IOS app both very similar and work well.
Picture quality is excellent, and was very straight forward to setup.
I only have one for now but will probably buy more and pay the subscription as its a good security solution.
Only complaint is when I use it on my Amazon echo show the picture is delayed approximately 3-5 seconds, but on the phone app is pretty much real time with very little delay.
I needed to replace baby monitor as battery died, this isn’t the best solution as a baby monitor in honesty as unless you have the app open it can take a few seconds to receive a notification and open up the app.
Not a criticism of the camera or service, just a fact that a video baby monitor is better for this purpose, but if you’re child is older and you just like to check in periodically then it’s great.
Night Vision is good, motion detection is good and will record 60 second clips without requiring a subscription but can record longer with the subscription.
To be clear, subscription is optional and not required to use the camera and app.
2 way talk function also works well with minimal delays.
All in all happy customer and will probably buy some more to use around the house.
Looks pretty cool too compared to other products I’ve used, very small and compact.
Works great, Android app and IOS app both very similar and work well.
Picture quality is excellent, and was very straight forward to setup.
I only have one for now but will probably buy more and pay the subscription as its a good security solution.
Only complaint is when I use it on my Amazon echo show the picture is delayed approximately 3-5 seconds, but on the phone app is pretty much real time with very little delay.
I needed to replace baby monitor as battery died, this isn’t the best solution as a baby monitor in honesty as unless you have the app open it can take a few seconds to receive a notification and open up the app.
Not a criticism of the camera or service, just a fact that a video baby monitor is better for this purpose, but if you’re child is older and you just like to check in periodically then it’s great.
Night Vision is good, motion detection is good and will record 60 second clips without requiring a subscription but can record longer with the subscription.
To be clear, subscription is optional and not required to use the camera and app.
2 way talk function also works well with minimal delays.
All in all happy customer and will probably buy some more to use around the house.
Looks pretty cool too compared to other products I’ve used, very small and compact.