Outdoor Security Camera with Color Night Vision, Ctronics 1080P PTZ Digital Zoom CCTV Camera Surveillance Camera Home Security with 355°Pan 90°Tilt Auto Tracking Human Detection Two-way Audio
This wifi security camera brings your home security, give you a wonderful life.
Auto tracking
This Wi-Fi surveillance camera has the function of automatic tracking of human movement, offering you complete protection. When you or any other person moves in front of the frame, the camera will always move leaving the person who passed by the camera in the center of the frame.
Color night vision
this wifi security camera has two modes of night vison: Colored and IR night vision. With dual light source design and 4 floodlights & 5 Infrared lights, this home security camera can show you vivid color images in total darkness, the CCTV camera uses a new generation of array infrared technology, higher reliability and better night vision. Maximum night vision distance up to 25m.
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4 Screens in one4 Screens in one, If you have purchased more than one “Ctronics” security camera, you can watch them. All on one screen on your mobile phone allowing you see all your surroundings in one place, happy keeping safe. | All Platform SupportedCtronics security ip camera supports smartphones (iOS, Android), tablets (iPad, Android), PC(Mac OS, Windows). This is the most convenient way to watch from anywhere, anytime. | Your Privacy Comes FirstWe offer AES 128-bit Encryption, it’s officially recommended by many security agencies (including NSA). It’s more than enough, it could take billions of years for a Brute Force attack to find a password to decrypt original message. |
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Stronger wifi signalThe Ctronics team has developed a new CCTV surveillance camera with the stronger antenna to enable customers to have a smooth surveillance. This stronger antenna ensures that the camera receives a Wifi signal twice as strong as the normal WiFi surveillance camera. You no longer have to worry about buffering or stuttering video. | Excellent heat dissipationWith built in metal material of the key part of the security camera, it allows the wifi security camera has excellent heat dissipation, unlike the others camera are built with plastic, it will has bad heat dissipation, our CCTV camera give you no worries and full protection, bring you a better life. | 1080P Full HDWith 1080P full HD, you can capture anything clearly as you want, it bulit with 4 floodlights & 5 Infrared lights, It uses a new generation of array infrared technology, give you a higher Visual enjoyment. |
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Cover every concer, no blind angleThanks to the horizontal movement of 355 ° and vertical of 90 ° you can remotely control the video camera by rotating to look at every corner, internal or external, via your smartphone. The built-in microphone in the Wi-Fi camera can record what really happened and the ambient sound on the scene. | Camera Length, width and heightthis camera height is 30cm, length is 11cm, width is 17cm. | Package including1x wifi security camera (SD card is not include), 1x user manual, 1x network cable, 1x power adapter,1x Screw bag |
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| Waterproof | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Network | 2.4G Wifi Only | 2.4G Wifi Only | 2.4G Wifi Only | 2.4G Wifi Only | 2.4G Wifi Only |
| Optical Zoom | |||||
| Pan Tilt | 355° Pan 90°Tilt | 355° Pan 90°Tilt | 355° Pan 90°Tilt | 355° Pan 95°Tilt | 355° Pan 90°Tilt |
| Storage | Micro SD Card | Micro SD Card | Micro SD Card | Micro SD Card | Micro SD Card |
| Pixel | 1080P | 1080P | 1080P | 1080P | 5MP |
| Color Night Vision | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| APP | Ctronics | Ctronics | Ctronics | Ctronics | Ctronics |
| Support Device | iOS/Android/ Windows/Mac | iOS/Android/ Windows/Mac | iOS/Android/ Windows/Mac | iOS/Android | iOS/Android/ Windows/Mac |
| Dimensions: | 30 x 11 x 17 cm; 920 Grams |
| Model: | 285-Z4 |
| Manufacture: | Ctronics |
| Origin: | China |
Amazing product easy to install and fit. High quality pictures and amazing humanoid function for tracking
Very happy with product going to order another for the rear of the house
Also features an alarm mode so in an area you don’t want anybody getting into as soon as the camera spots movement it triggers an alarm
Definitely recommend purchasing. Only 2 slight problem unless you plug in to your router we seem to keep loosing wifi contact but it still works as it should
I would also purchase a large mini sd card also
This is the second Ctronics camera I’ve purchased. Based on value for money I’ll give this model 5 stars. The picture quality is good, both day and night, and it comes with quite a few variables to play around around with. It’s quite easy to set up and the Ctronics app is also very user friendly as you can load all your Ctronics camera’s on to one viewing platform. I also can’t fault the helpline who repsonded quickly and helped me solve a problem, which turned out to be user error.
You will need an IP65 junction box if fitting them outside as the power/control cables are quite short. You’re also likely to need an extension for your power cable and ethernet cable if you’re going direct to your router. All in I’m very happy with these cameras, I bought them on offer for less than 50, fantastic value.
I’ll definitely be buying a third Ctronics camera and adding it to my collection.
Fairly easy to set up from instructions, which need to be read a couple of times. (Can still only get it to record 15 seconds at a time on the alarm record despite changing to 60 seconds and setting it to apply…Maybe I need to read the information again?) Brilliant view even at night, especially the infrared. (Have seen hares and deer. 🙂 ) Zoom is only digital and view not so good in the rain at night (so only 4* for motion detection and picture quality) and it alarm records all the time in the rain, but it does say that.. Pan and tilt work well. Using the camera wired to wifi extender due to location required. Overall gives us a great view across the area we want to see most of the time with ongoing recording as needed. Great item for the the price.
Good quality for the price. Wide and clear view unlike some others which have very narrow view. Setup is pretty simple.
Good camera once configured. Needs separate SD card before it can be used, which should be stressed. Other than that would buy agai
Easy to set up. Replay a bit jittery when viewed from device, but OK when downloaded.
A good camera system for your home great coverage and quality reproduction of images. A good buy.
Excellent Security day and night. PTZ feature is great. If I could gave afforded to pay a little more I would have gone for optical zoom instead of digital zoom but other than that, it is a first-class camera.
Image quality would have liked to have been better. But for the price it’s good.
Installed for only 2 days and already helped apprehend a thief trying car doors in our road.
He had the elderly neighbours worried and afraid for some weeks.
The camera alerted me via my phone at 1am that someone was in the road.
Caught him red handed. And now he is gone. 🙂
This camera is absolutely fantastic. The night vision picture quality is amazing and so clear. It has motion detection so always records at the right time. It’s 360 spin feature is great for being able to simply move the camera to whichever angle you need it at. I use this camera to watch my car and am not always able to park in the same spot, so being able to simply spin the camera to point at the car is brilliant. I 100% recommend this to anyone wanting that extra bit of security.
Great quality camera for the price
Really clear picture both day and night which is very impressive
Motion detection works well a few times it
has moved off target by itself for no reason but this can be checked and corrected in live view via the app
Install was pretty straight forward
Remember to install the memory card before mounting the camera also scan the 3d barcode to ease setting up the app
Setting up the app was quite easy
No issues on android or ios both worked well
The built in led floodlight is very bright and works really good for night vision
Only issues encountered so far are
Dropped connection – so far it has only done this twice since install which means you cannot access the camera remotely and have to physically power the camera off then reboot it
Memory card – not sure if it will support a 128gb card but i am going to give it a go as soon as i can as the data gets overwritten after around 5 to 6 hours unless you have time to download the footage via the app
with the connection issues mentioned above it would give a bit more backup time
Another issue is the two way speaker i can hear the sound from the camera but cannot speak to anyone in view of the camera – also you can hear a faint buzzing noise on the sound from the microphone
One other issue is the recording time as it only records in about 15 minute chunks
so you could miss a small amount of footage each time it starts a new recording
Viewing live or recorded data from the camera via the app works well having used it on an iphone, ipad also android fone
Pretty happy with the product does exactly what it was purchased for at a very reasonable price would definately reccomend this product
This is my own honest review of this product and do not have connections with
the sellers
Excellent value for money quality of picture excellent easy to set up
I purchased two of these for surveillance front and rear of our property, particularly for remote monitoring during away times (fitted 64GB micro SD card).
Be aware that despite the wide panning ability the camara remains at one (configurable) position which is the alarm ‘trigger’ view, also further defined by an adjustable window within that view. Once triggered with human recognition switched on, the camera will pan/ tilt (not zoom) to track movement, after which it returns to the view as above. You can not define an automatic sequence. of views
Positives:
Relatively easy to set up & install (make sure to configure and test connection to your router before you mount externally!)
Performs surprisingly well for a camera at this price point
Human recognition and tracking generally very good (not perfect – see below)
Good night vision
Negatives:
Installation: If you want no wires showing, a large hole needs to be drilled behind the mounting plate to accomodate the built in cables/ moulded connectors (20mm dia min)
Control/ monitoring: This camera has no encryption and is based on P2P and ONVIF hence relatively insecure – I turned ONVIF off but kept P2P as it makes it easy to access the camera off site (ie via internet) using a smartphone app. – you pays yer money and takes yer choice! The Citronics app is basic but ok, however I found the CamHiPro app better. The web interface gives access to more settings
Performance: Whilst the human recognition is good, I found that alarms are also triggered by similar sized groups of pixels changing, for example the plume of steam from my central heating boiler, bushes swaying in the wind (try to avoid these when setting the trigger window). Also, all these types of cameras will alarm at night when rain falling past the infra red illumination reaches a certain intensity
Perfect! I’ve been looking for a security camera for a while and this 1 suits all my needs.
The night vision is on point and the motion detector works a treat, just what you need for peace of mind when it comes to the security of your home.
Very happy with my purchase.
Camera came really quick, was easy to set up. Packaged nicely and had instructions for how to set up. I’ve had other cameras from the ctronics range and this one does have the better picture. The others are completely wireless where as this one you need the power cable and can only record to a hard drive. The camera connected to WiFi easily but the only downside it’s a different app to the one that runs the other cameras so can’t have them all in one place but it’s not really a big deal. I would definitely recommend the light is also handy when it picks up motion in the dark. Great value fir money
his wifi camera has many settings including ,
colour night vision ,
auto tracking,
set up using phone app, was easy .
two way audio is good for annoying the dogs . much fun had…lol
picture quality is good with 1080p resolution.
wifi connection is good, though camera prefers 5ghz (not 2.4ghz) though most people should have 5ghz now anyway.
ive been using for a month now with no issue , even though its out in the Scottish winter. (rain, wind, very cold)
i would recommend as a easy to use and install security camera .
though you may need a 12v Male Plug: 2.1 x 5.5 x 10mm straight connector to Female socket: 2.1 x 5.5 x 10mm straight connector extension lead.
these leads are cheap on amazon.
Brilliant camera. This is the 2nd ctronics camera I have and they are both brilliant. They are so quick and easy to set up and provide amazing coverage and picture quality to give you that added security for your home. I am so impressed with them, I was a little sceptical with the price at how good they’d be but they are so much better than another well known make my mum has which was 5 times the price. I would not hesitate to buy another if I needed to.
My ezviz system stopped working so I have bought 3 off these. Not overly expensive.
They were very easy to set up
I had 3 x 64 GB memory cards from old system so I set them up and barely touched the space on the card.
Playback is very good.
The motion tracking is brilliant and works extremely smoothly.
The pictures them selves are very good but not great.
They can be blurry but still clear enough if required.
Overall worth the money just don’t expect crystal clear images even on the HD settings.
Been using ctronics cameras for a while now and purchase this camera as an upgrade to my existing setup.
On unboxing the item was throughly impressed on the look and feel of the product. Within 2mins the camera was set up on my WiFi.
Haven’t put it up yet to see full action but have completed a Dummy run to see quality. Looks good so far!
Great camera and fantastic colour night picture, This is the best night colour camera I have purchased, the colour is fantastic day or night, the camera has so many great functions especially human recognition and can easily detect animal or human, a great camera at a great price I highly reccomend i
This camera is absolutely amazing! The picture quality is so clear even the night vision and I love how I can control the movement from my phone I definitely recommend this camera to anyone who’s looking for a really good quality one
easy to set up phone app and pc ip camera app all working ok lots of features . i set mine up in the living room with ethernet cable then the phone app checked all was working ok then i mounted the camera . email settings took a while to get right but now sorted. Gmail email setting posted as a guide find your own settings for smtp yahoo hotmail etc. Recordings under record management i set record format to avi. VLC Player then plays the recordings ok all round happy with this camera
Can’t go wrong as a deterrent for unwanted intruders. My brother saw mine and ordered two for his house. I just had a technical glitch with the alerts, contacted Eric at technical support and he quickly had it all working again – it turned out be my iphone rather than the Camera – highly recommend the camera and technical support.
For the price its an excellent camera. Little bit rough around the edges software wise though, but nothing that detract from its purpose. The main issue I have is the strange timing issue when using the talk back funtion in the app. You have to click the button and wait a second or two before talking as it only starts sending out the audio a second or so after you have pressed it.
I would have liked to have had more options for the audio stream such as bit rate as my recording software does not quite support any of the options the camera offers. Also a ceiling mount option would have been good.
But still very happy overall.
This is super easy to set up from my iPad . It literally took 5mins to connect up and get all working after i downloaded the app from iTunes. So far app works great and camera quality is excellent. I just need to work out how i can connect to a hard drive so can have 24h recording.
This is super easy to set up from my iPad . It literally took 5mins to connect up and get all working after i downloaded the app from iTunes. So far app works great and camera quality is excellent. I just need to work out how i can connect to a hard drive so can have 24h recording.
Whilst I find the picture quality of the camera to be quite good, it does have a slightly “over-processed” look to it. To explain further, if you have ever adjusted a photo on your computer and slightly over-sharpened it, that is the best description I could give: It’s almost as though the sharpening needs toning down a little as the picture is close to becoming pixelated. Night vision is very good but is also a little overdone, the five infra-red LED’s are powerful to the point that anyone in close range is completely whitened out like a ghost, therefore, recognition of a wrong-doer would be impossible in some instances but having said that, the illumination further afield is brilliant with the LEDs illuminating a large area! Tracking can be a bit hit and miss if a person walks at a reasonable pace as the camera has trouble keeping up. Slow walkers are fine though.. so just put up a sign – Burglars please walk slowly in this area! 🙂
Mac users are very poorly served by the software supplied and you will find very limited settings indeed. Luckily enough I also have an iPad on which I can adjust several settings including tracking, night colour (via led lights) and sound. I believe the phone app is the most comprehensive as far as controls are concerned although I have not seen or used the app personally.
Zoom is… well it isn’t, not on a Macbook anyway! You can pinch and expand the pic on the iPad screen which increases the view but it then becomes pixelated anyway so is of limited use only.
So there you are, my overall impression of the camera is, its better than most at the same price and is certainly cheap for a PTZ camera but it does seem to be compromised in its abilities – It does many things well but with none outstanding in their own right, but then it’s all down to the price point I guess. Even though this review may seem quite damning, I certainly wouldn’t say don’t purchase one of these units, as overall I’m very happy with mine for the price paid. I just hope sharing my personal viewpoint has been helpful.
To finish, here is a helpful tip for novices (like myself) – if you choose to hardwire the camera which is so much more reliable than wi-fi, then purchase a good quality cable for example – “Cat 6, 100% Copper, RJ45 External P.O.E. cable” as it’s worth that little extra which you have to pay for it. Also, I discovered “POE Splitter wires” (see pic) which I never knew existed and come in a pair for around 3.50. You simply use one at each end of the RJ45 cable and that will run the camera power via the said cable (hence POE – Power Over Ethernet), you are then running just a single cable from the camera to the router (or NVR recorder). The power transformer for the camera is plugged into an electrical socket next to the routers plug (in my set-up) and I connect my MacBook via router-wi-fi and the downloaded app. In my pictures, you can see that I have placed all the camera wires inside a waterproof box and mounted my camera onto the box to bring it out past that dreaded drainpipe! Smaller boxes are available and are quite cheap and can be placed underneath the camera to contain those loose wires from the camera. Someone else in another Amazon review stated that you can also push the wires into the rear of the camera frame rather than leaving them dangling, so the choice is yours. Well, there you go.. I will add updates should I have any problems with the camera in the near future. One other point before I go is to ensure that you have a reasonable internet speed. My internet is ‘El-Cheapo’ so I’m getting around 5-6 Mbps download speed which does give me a little camera lag and a little research on the net suggested an internet speed of around 7.5 Mbps is ideally required for each camera fitted. 🙁
Speedy delivery!
Item is exactly how described and we are really happy with the camera.
Perfect for what we need
The night Vision is good
And picture quality is better than we expected and easy to use once installed
The best camera, with real time notifications and colour night vision. I like the alarm sound when getting human detectio
This is my second outdoor ctronic cameras. Brilliant quality for the money. I had a recording and playback problem. Contacted Elnum at the help centre. He gave me guidance on what to do . It worked. Huge thankyou to Elnum. I am now back up and running again. This camera is used at the rear of my cafe. I feel a lot more secure now .
Don’t purchase these products .. constantly offline and doesn’t hold a WiFi connection very well the other night we had a man stabbed outside the house .. but cctv failed to capture it because it can’t keep a stable connection and is always offline .. serious avoid these cheap Chinese products
INITIAL SET UP IS VERY EASY TO DO. PICTURE WAS INSTANT. IT IS A BIT MORE DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND SETTINGS THERE AFTER. OVERALL A VERY GOOD CAMERA AT A VERY GOOD PRICE. I WAS ALSO EXTREMELY LUCKY ENOUGH TO WIN ANOTHER CAMERA VIA THE SCRATCH CARD THAT WAS IN THE BOX. BRILLIANT. THANKYOU VERY MUCH CTRONICS.
I think this camera is good quality and a little
Difficult to connect to WiFi system. Tried to contact CTRONICS but after completing email unable to send as they have an encrypted set of numbers/ letters which is impossible to read you would think they don’t want to help or be contacted quite frustrating very poor customer service
The picture quality is excellent including the night vision. The added benefit to the night vision is you can turn the picture into colour which lights up and deters people from entering the garden, it’s like an added security light which is so powerful it lights up my whole garden. I have found this a great feature when people have been lurking around.
On the negative side the app could be better, I have had to reinstall it a couple of times but it now working ok.
I really struggled whether to give this 3 or 4 stars. When it works, it’s great. Nice clear picture day and night. Like the floodlights that come on at night to turn the picture from B&W to colour. Also like the way it tracks you around the garden when it detects you, then goes back to your preset position once you’ve gone. Also like the way you can move the camera by moving your finger across the screen of you phone or tablet.
Things I don’t like about it, are firstly the trouble I had putting it up. Unless I missed the part in the instructions where it says the camera body can be moved, (or removed), from the mounting bracket it gets in the way of the screws. I used my own screws and rawlplugs as didn’t trust the tiny ones that came with it. I had to use much shorter screws in the bottom two holes so I could get a ratchet and socket on them as there was no room for a screwdriver. Not even a stubby! Also the Ethernet connector is left open! If you’re not using it, there’s not a blanking cap to cover it so it’s protected from the elements. Had to tape it up to cover it. But the main problem I have with it, is the amount of times I can’t connect to it. When it connects to phone or tablet, it’s great. I love it. But most of the time, when it won’t connect, I just want to rip it off the wall and send it back! Also the time setting is a pain. On the rare occasions I manage to connect to the camera, I have to reset the time setting on it, as it always goes back to GMT +8. Which is no good in dear old Blighty!
Brilliant when it connects to the app. myself and 2 others can only access the camara about 70% of the time.
Liked the fact it was simple to set up, the picture quality for such a cheap ptz camera is excellent, it’s manufactured to a reasonable quality and should stand up to our inclement weather in the UK, dislike the fact the WiFi drops off regularly, however the camera still keeps recording, the bottom fixing screws are a little difficult to access but can be managed, all in all very pleased.
his camera is brilliant, really clear picture during the day and night.
you do get false detections at times, the only thing that i have not been able to do is set my email address to my mobile phone so at the moment i dont get any notifictions on my phone.
but it as not put me off i have just ordered another camera for our back garden.
its a shame that you do not get enough cable with the camera which you have to buy seperate
The camera is very easy to set up. Picture quality is super. Night vision excellent too.
Motion and human detection sensor faultless. Wanted the camera for the purpose of keeping an eye on motorcycles in the garage. One of the alarm settings is a barking dog which I think is a great feature. The alarms are quick and easy to disarm from the app on your phone. The price makes this super value with far more tech quality and features than I was expecting. Highly recommend this camera!
We was looking for a camera for a while and have read really great reviews about this camera so went for it. So happy we did, so easy to set up and get connected to the ctronics phone app.
Love the tracking feature as it follows movement when it senses it which is amazing for peace of mind and for brilliant security coverage
Great camera, used in my back garden, easy set up, track movement, push alarm to phone good night vision and daylight pictures bought a second one for the front went for 4K picture much more detail very happy with both.
These cameras are spot-on for the price. Picture quality is good, and for this price brilliant and setup is so easy. Seller and customer service are great, with prompt and polite reply’s. I have purchased another one. Brilliant.
well it took a long time to set up but the picture Quality is very good took me along time to sort this out but very pleased with this camera night vison is very good with good led lights if needed
Very impressed with this camara, far superior to my swann set up costing 250 and that was half price, the night mode is good and the colour night mode is to, very easy to set up, also tracks, wish I knew about these camaras a couple years ago, a lot for the price,would have saved be countless headaches.
Very impressed with this camara, far superior to my swann set up costing 250 and that was half price, the night mode is good and the colour night mode is to, very easy to set up, also tracks, wish I knew about these camaras a couple years ago, a lot for the price,would have saved be countless headaches.
Great camera. Great to have ONVIF on a cheaper end camera intergrated it into home assistant it can send a snapshot of the camera view when motion is detected. Well built camera would definitely recommend.
EDIT: Used the Camhi app instead of Ctronics own app and all working well
This security camera is brilliant, clear video and pictures even at night.
Easy to set up although the instructions could be a little clearer and go into things a bit more in depth.
The only downside is the power cord, it comes with a 2m cable so I would definitely recommend getting the 10m extension cord that us listed below unless you have a socket within 2m of where you put the camera
Amazing camera. The picture quality is incredible, and the night vision is perfect for detecting anything in the dark. I love the way the camera moves when there’s is any movement in the area. You can also view it from your phone and talk through the speakers. I would definitely recommend this. Makes you feel safer in your own home.
I recently purchased a new property and I did bring along the camera equipment from my previous property to this one. However I did need an extra one to go at the front of the building as my existing ones only covered the back.
I’m really impressed with this camera as not only was easy to set up but the actual quality of the images is really superb compared to other ones that I’ve purchased in the past. At the price I would say this is definitely up there with some of the higher market items and definitely worth it.
It has night vision to which is obviously super important, and having looked back at the camera it’s safe to say that the night quality images are really excellent. Couldn’t be happier with it and will probably order a few more in the future to replace my old existing ones.
Amazing camera. The picture quality is incredible, and the night vision is perfect for detecting anything in the dark. I love the way the camera moves when there’s is any movement in the area. You can also view it from your phone and talk through the speakers. I would definitely recommend this. Makes you feel safer in your own home.
Very good clear images that alert straight to your phone. The kids have taken great delight in helping to set up as it has a 2 way speaker system installed with it. Very easy to install and the infra red night vision is still very clear. Excellent planning system and even when set on automatic tracks very well. Very happy with the product and got with a 20 off voucher through Amazon, although would have been happy to pay the full price for this camera.
After having three nights of some helpful idiot slashing our car tyres and having to replace them decided on this particular camera as it seemed just what was needed, being of the older group we didn’t want one too complicated. I am so pleased with this camera, it does all that it promised, very clear picture both daytime and night time, easily moves around to show a bigger picture and couldn’t have asked for a better one, my family are so impressed they are looking into buying the same one. It doesnt look out of place on the side of the house either. Hopefully this is working as a deterrant to anyone else who feels like causing a nuisance of them selves in the future.
We brought two of these cameras after recent trouble in the area.
However I was disappointed to discover you can’t constantly record unlike other cameras.
This camera is amazing! I couldn’t believe the size for money. Quality of the picture is great, easy to install & I was able to set it up to my phone with ease. Great setting adjustability. Remote control from my phone. Motion detection is great. Alerts me when movement in the perimeters I set. Was watching when a cat walked into frame and didn’t send alert so humanoid detection works. Works well from my 4g away from home. 2 way speaker is awesome although I’ve turned it off as I could hear from a distance so a but intrusive but just one tap of the screen turns it back on. Output audio is great. You won’t find a better camera for price. My friend paid 200 for her system and is now going to switch to this one as it does more! Defo worth the money and then some!
This is such a great security camera, we have set it up in the window upstairs and it gives us really clear imagery of what’s going on in the street. We can watch our parked cars and see anyone approaching the house. I would highly recommend.
Great intelligent camera easy to install after I purchased a extension lead for the power supply for 3.99.
Got to say I’m really impressed with the constant tracking and recording which you can download on to your phone. It really is a good purchase and very cool playing around with it!!!!
eplaced a static cam that was past it
the pic is really clear the camera is quite bulky but great value for the money
say to set up if you have a bit of experience
Having decided it was time to get a security camera I was a bit overwhelmed by the sheer number of different cameras to choose from. Eventually though I settled on Ctronics after reading all the reviews and I definitely made the right choice. The number of features that come with this camera I don’t think can be beaten at this price. I wanted a wireless camera that would record in 1080P with good night vision and I got that and more. Flood lights, two way audio, auto tracking, the list goes on. Setup was nice and easy and it was connected to the app in no time. I’ve only had the camera up a day and haven’t had a chance to check out the tracking feature yet but if it’s as good as the rest of the camera then I know I won’t be disappointed.
Fantastic Camera and the price is so reasonable the Quality is so clear the night vision is terrific I’m going to get another one for the back of my house definitely would recommend I feel so much safer in my home
I can not recommend this camera enough, the quality of the picture is amazing. I had a friend look at it who works as security and he commented that it’s better than the ones they use in a well known shop. The night vision is great especially because our house is really dark at the back. I love how it connects to my phone and alerts me to any motion it picks up.
I’m sure it’s fine but I can’t get it to connect to anything or anything to recognise it. I don’t want give it a bad review as it’s probably me doing something wrong. But I’ve tried 5 times now following the instructions and nothing.
Camera is great, only problem is the app doesn’t have a feature to say weather your home or away, so your phone isn’t constantly alerting you when another family member is at home…would be good if they added this feature. Also panning on the phone is painful – instead of say two full screen width swipes it’s about 15 to to pan the camera along its full path. Apart from this, love i
In Brief:
Easy set up
Human tracking (COOL)!
CamHi app can be used
Superb picture quality
Onboard storage or external or both
Straight forward manual
Quality build
No bad points for me
Verdict: Recommend buying this at 49.99 before price goes back up to 69.99.
In detail:
I’ve been looking at pan & tilt cameras for a while as I wanted one to supplement my fixed cameras which I have 5 of scattered around the place all using the CamHi App. I didn’t want to have to use another App and the ones I could see on Amazon using the CamHi App would cost me near enough 100 which I wasn’t prepared to pay. Fortunately for me having read one of the reviews for this camera someone mentioned they used the CamHi App and that was it, sold!
It arrives well packaged and secured in strong stiff bubble wrap. Supplied is the camera, ethernet cable, screws & wall plugs, power supply and manual. I ordered a 64Gb micro SD card from Amazon B073JYVKNX to fit in this camera. Setting up was straight forward and I’ll list the procedure as follows:
1. Download App, I used CamHi
2. Install SD card if using onboard storage, unscrew cover on camera and insert card, see manual.
3. Connect ethernet cable to camera and router (I used a powerline adapter)
4. Connect power supply and switch on.
5. Wait a minute or so and on the App tap ‘Add Camera’ or +
6. Click search off ‘Lan’
7. Tap the camera its found, the I.D. of the camera shown e.g. TTTT-123456-PYBDE should match the I.D. printed
on the side of the camera.
8. It will then ask you to set time zone and change password to your choosing. Use GMT 0:00 Europe/Dublin with
DST set to on or off for time zone.
9. Now go to main menu and tap on the settings cog next to the displayed camera.
10. Now select Wi-Fi settings, then Wi-Fi manager and choose your router, type in password of router and
connect.
11. Once it displays ‘Wi-Fi success’ you have then connected camera to your wifi.
12. Pull out ethernet cable and the camera will momentarily go off line but then connect to wifi.
13. That’s it, your all set to install the camera wherever you want.
It’s best to read the manual and play around with the App as there is a lot that can be done with the camera and there’s a ton of settings and features on the App. The App works on android and Apple plus PC software can be downloaded which in my opinion is even better than the App.
The coolest thing I like about this camera is the wide angle of view and the pan & tilt. The camera can simply be moved by just swiping the screen, it’s quite good to be honest. The next best thing is the ‘Human Tracking’ feature. If a person comes into view, the camera will follow that person until they go out of view, the camera then resorts back to its original position. Watching the camera feed live when this happens is amazing, a yellow box appears around the person and the camera follows them! I have read reviews that say it isn’t perfect but it hasn’t failed me yet.
There are FTP settings, email alerts, two way voice conversation, alarm setting etc, again best to read the manual on all this. I’ve set my camera to record direct to the onboard SD card, by clicking ‘recording schedule’ on the app menu, you can change the time segment lengths of each recording, mines set at 900 seconds, which allows me to view around 15 minute recording segments at a time plus it makes searching the footage easier and quick to download the data from the camera to my phone. The 64Gb SD card will give me on average about 8 – 10 days of recordings, then when the memory runs out the camera will start over writing the earliest recordings.
The quality of the picture is excellent, when viewing on the App be sure to select HD viewing (Bottom right corner), this will give you a perfect image. Night time is just as good, one can choose colour or monochrome image although the colour option at night isn’t as clear as the monochrome.
That’s basically it, I’m over the moon with it and would highly recommend this camera.
I set my camera up on my mobile phone, which I found very easy to do if you followed the directions in the instruction manual. If you did want to use it on your PC a LAN cable is provided.
After setting up the camera the interface on my mobile was easy to understand and using the basic features was so easy to customise to your needs. I particularly like the human detection that tracks them as they move.
I do have some other security cameras and the two way audio function on this camera is by far superior to my other cameras as it’s much louder and clearer.
The picture quality is excellent for a camera in this price range and the night vision is also very good. Another feature I like is when the lights come on with human detection.
I have fitted a SD card to my camera and the playback is very easy to use and I like the way it’s broken up into sections making it easy to find the section of recordings you want. Also showing on the clips what ones have detections on them.
Overall a very nice camera that has plenty of functions for a reasonable cost.
This camera was very easy to install, when looking at other cameras I loved the fact that this one tracked and kept playing where others don’t.
I would highly recommend this camera if your looking for cheap but efficient!
I have had a lot of cameras in the past and this one is by far the best one yet ! It helps keep my motorbike protected in my garden & also helps us all feel safe at night ! Brilliant app to use and it’s so easy to set up ! Highly recommend!!
I have a couple of cameras already and thought for the money this seemed to have new features at a great price (auto tracking and ptz). Nicely packaged, setup was very easy. I used Ethernet rather than WiFi. Note one of the plastic antenna has nothing inside (presume for a different model).
Image quality looks ok. Settings are more intelligent than my other cams at a similar price when bought.
Let’s see how long it lives for, but pretty crazy the amount of tech in this package for the money. Note the camera is all plastic (looks fine and feels solid)
Not only is this product brilliant… the customer service you receive from the sellers are incredible, they answer any queries and are really quick, I cannot fault this product in anyway and such good value for money! Would definitely purchase agai
When first installed,the camera worked perfectly,but now it has completely stopped working, checked internet connection, power supply, but now at a lost as to know what to do, return window has expired by 1 day (29 Sept)
This camera works perfectly as a front porch camera, I have it set so that it only picks up people at my door rather than everyone that passes, so I am not unnecessarily disturbed.
The picture is clear and it is easily installed. The light also helps when we return home after daylight.
Delivery was quick and supplier communication was excelle
Very pleased with our new security camera.
We haven’t used a security camera before so was a bit nervous about the whole set up, however the set up was straightforward and easy.
You can control your camera from your app, giving you the convenience of viewing images at any time.
The camera also has auto tracking, following those who pass by.
It also has a microphone feature, allowing you to communicate through the camera should you need to.
The images are also good quality.
A great security camera and deterrent.
Quick delivery and reasonably priced.
out of frustration I bought this unit and boy am I glad the first one ( different maker) didn’t work as this unit is pure class , what you are getting is a really high quality picture, day and night ,the tracking is excellent and returns to original position when finished.
easy to install ,bottom 2 fixing screws can be got at if you twist camera to the side .
app is easy to set up .
a 64gb card is good for about 2 weeks recording.
if you are looking for a high quality product at a great price don’t look any further this is a no brainer.
by the way I have my illegal dumping friends now on camera and reg and passed on to the authorities who will make them make a nice contribution to the local community .
thanks ctronics for a great ki
Great camera and excellent value for money!
Easy to set up and you can view the picture anytime you like on your phone plus can move the angle on your phone. Great quality picture, am really happy
This is a brilliant piece of surveillance! Delivery was next day, super fast. Packaging : amazing, the product was very Secure! Tested & all is working fantastically. This has exceeded my expectations! So worth purchasing. Thank you for such a brilliant product. Would recommend this product to all my family and friends! It’s a must have!
Really speedy delivery and well packaged too.
After a spare of vandalism in the area I decided to take the plunge as my daughter was getting anxious at night. This has helped so much and already she feels much safer.
I will add to the review as its used to give a fuller experience of the item.
Very happy so far!
The camera, power supply and included parts come very well packaged with air cushioning in the box. Setup is very easy with the Ctronics app. Control of the camera is better than I expected, you can swivel the camera from your touch screen! There is also automatic human detection which works excellently.
Picture quality is truly fantastic, I was very surprised. The WiFi connectivity is great as well, I had no signal issues.
I’d really recommend this camera if you’re looking to up your home security or if you have any reason to survey your premises.
Really speedy delivery and well packaged too.
After a spare of vandalism in the area I decided to take the plunge as my daughter was getting anxious at night. This has helped so much and already she feels much safer.
I will add to the review as its used to give a fuller experience of the item.
Very happy so far!
We love this security camera. The human tracker lets us know when people are approaching and the wifi enables us to check whenever we like. It helps to make me and my family feel safe at home. It’s not huge so not very noticable but still looks stylish. Fairly easy to set up with simple instructions to follow. I would definitely recommend if anyone wants something to make you feel safe and give you piece of mind
Ordered this camera after already having a CTRONICS rechargeable camera for a few years so knew it was a quality product
this camera is plug in so no worries of running out of charge
When it arrived it was simple and quick to install
The picture quality is excellent and I like the fact that it has auto tracking so it picks up anyone who goes behind our house too without the need for a second camera
The night colour vision is very good, there is an option on the app to use the led light when dark
Notifications to the app are instant and the feature of it being sent by email with a photo is great
The two way audio system is good for speaking to delivery people when ou
Its perfect all round easily installed great pic quality very happy
This product arrived before I expected it to which is always welcome. We got it out of the box to see it was bigger than we expected but once the product is up against the house it fits in nicely. Set up wasn’t too bad but did get complicated for a novice on these things, switching to WiFi from LAN etc. Once worked it out and walked through the instructions it really wasn’t too bad. Have got alerts set up to a mobile devices for movement, which is fabulous and handy that you can even talk through the two way speaker to whoever is on the other end. Overall really impressed with the functions available and being able to control which direction the camera looks in via the app aswell. Will be ordering a micro sd card for it so we can record photos/videos for future reference. Night vision on it is great and gives very clear picture and even has an alarm that you can remotely activate from the app to alert people to possible situations.
I chose this camera over others in the entry level bracket based on other reviews and the fact that the camera can record colour night vision.
I wanted to set this up as a stand alone unit to run along side my traditional CCTV system, not recording constantly but on motion detection. The unit does have some great features but I do wish you could dial in and adjust some other features to do with the night vision and motion detection. The motion detection records 15 second clips and you cant adjust the clip length. I also find the motion detection at night quite limiting on what it picks up. You seem to have to be quite close to the camera for night activation. Whereas during daylight hours the motion detection is far better. The colour night recordings work by detecting movement via infrared black and white monitoring. The camera then turns on 4 ultra bright LED’s and switches to colour filming. It films for it’s 15 seconds tracking the object then returns to its home position. I like the fact that the LED’s come on and track the persons movement which I think could be a good thing in it’s own right.
The camera uses a micro SD card upto 64GB. It can be set to record all the time, as a schedule or as I have it set, upon motion detection. Each 15 second clip uses abour 3-4 MB of space. It logs each recording with a time and date stamp and you can access the camera via the Ctronics app to download and view these recordings. They’re in 1080P HD quality and I believe it uses a 2mp sensor for this. My only gripe with the video quality is the colour night recordings, they’re quite foggy and with movement the camera struggles to pick up much detail. In daytime I have no issues.
I found the unit easy to setup, the most time consuming part was selecting the most suitable location for the camera.
I like the camera and I think it’s great value for money and nice quality. It may even help catch someone up to no good so it’s a thumbs up from me.
This is a Top Quality HD Security Camera!
Super easy to install as you have to download the Ctronics app from Google Play or App store. Connect to the camera and then to your Wifi!
It has Motion Detector!!!
Voice Reply to the camera from your phone or computer.
Also Night Vision!
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I am so amazed by it and I can access it anytime I am not at home and I can press record and save to my phone too on a day to day!
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Any CONS?
Nothing I am not happy about! It definitely does what it says on the box!!!
I would definitely recommend buying a Security camera from this seller!!!
Wanted to replace a camera that I brought many years ago as the focus has gone. I had a couple of requirements; 1) Be ONVIF 2) Work with Synology Surveillance Station.
This ticks the box for both. Setting up the camera was easy with the instruction leaflet, however I did need to reset the camera twice before it worked and a note for other users if you are using your mobile to set up the camera disable mobile data when you connect to the cameras WiFi otherwise you may not be able to complete the setup.
Photo/recording quality is great, motion detection is pretty good. The PTZ controls work great.
Very happy, great price for a great camera.
Well built and sturdy, easy to connect using scan option.do this before mounting because only scan code is on unit.
Dislike bulky connectors, visible unless you drill a huge hole in wall, to accommodate them. with a little effort on my second unit i managed to hide two of them in base, leaving power connector.
Overall a nice product.
Couldn’t find anything to say what size MicroSD card to use. I used a 256GB card and it works fine.
picture quality is very good as is the ability to take photo’s and record movement. the video recording is easy to access and good quality. Im looking to buy a second one for the back of my house.
The only issue I have with this Camera is that it only records Alarm movement in 14 second bursts, so if you have 2 minutes of movement you will have at least 8 short recordings. Why they configured it like this I have no idea, maybe they will fix this in a future software update. Having tested this for a couple of weeks I have now purchased another to cover the rear of my property I’m so impressed by the first one. Highly recommend this Camera it really is excellent. I can live with 15 second recording clip it dosent miss any movement during the clips you just have to click each one to view all the detected movement.
It’s a really good camera I found it easy to install. The camera has a motion sensory, it also has human detection. it can cover 355 degrees which was a pleasant surprise as there is no blind spots for the camera.
On your phone you can app zoom in and out. You can zoom in on things that looks suspicious or that are at a distance.
Using the app you can communicate with who is at your door as the camera has a built in speaker.
The camera is HD, The night time mode is super clear. Overall I’m very pleased with my purchase.
I have tried a couple different cameras and this one is by far the best one I have tried. It was soEasy to use and install too. The picture quality is great and the night vision is very clear.
Having had a few unwelcome visitors looking around my house in the night time I thought it was time to install some extra security.
The video camera was packed very well and arrived promptly, which was good as I had a couple of days holiday in which to install it and get to learn to use it’s functions.
I followed the instruction booklet which gave various methods on how to connect the camera to your phone and your wifi. I could choose a wired LAN connection to set it up or do it wirelessly, I chose wirelessly as it looked straightforward.
I chose to temporarily install it in my garage to get an idea of camera coverage etc. It fixes with four simple screws and the supplied power supply is plugged into the unit’s cable. I’m going to move it to the outside of my garage at around 2.2m high, although any height can be chosen but bear in mind you will have to stretch the power supply to an internal socket.
I’m going to place the cables through the wall where it is dry as the cables and connections will benefit from this.
After downloading the CTRONICS app synchronise the date/time with your phone. Apparently the CAMHI also works. When setting up the app bear mind if you choose Scan QR code you will have to scan the sticker on the top of the camera for it to link up with the app.
A SIM card is not included but so far I’m happy for it to send the images/videos to my phone. If you want to install a SIM then it’s a Micro SD card 64M, A SanDisk Ultra SD card will do.
There are 6 functions as the top of the screen that allow you to flip the screen, zoom in, ask it to send email alerts when the camera detects an intruder, change the colour on screen to be black and white or colour, turn on intelligent tracking where the camera follows a person, turn on or off sound, take a photo/video. Most of these I found very useful.
The audio function is at the bottom left and you can listen live or hold the mic (bottom right) and speak through the camera.
The spotlight comes on when detecting someone in the night time when it is dark.
The pictures and videos can be saved on your phone. The quality of the video and pictures looks very clear.
I like the idea that you can pre record to play a message to any unexpected visitors !
I would like to know if there are any option to add firmware updates if and when they appear.
I can recommend this camera to anyone who wants to add extra security around their home., it has lots of useful functions and I feel happier at home and if we are away.
I have not this video came for long so I’m currently only giving it a four star,
my rating may change when I see how durable this unit is. But so far I am really happy.
Got this camera for my garden so I can constantly keep an eye on my new puppy & garden sheds and kids play area, the picture quility is amazing, so easy to install, looking forward to purchasing more products from this brand. Well worth the money 10/10
Using this out the back on the shed, it always picks up when my partner is going into the shed. What i like about this one that my others dont do, is this one you can move it!!!
I purchased this camera due to having a number of van thefts in my village. Its the perfect camera when im at work i can check in when i need to by using the app on my phone. The quality of the picture is really good and it has a motion detection so folows you around. The nighttime quality is just as great too considering most of the van thefts happen during the night. Another bonus feature that is so helpful is i get notifications if someone is at my door so if i miss a parcel and can speak to them through the camera and request they leave it somewhere safe! Its really come in handy and made me feel safer. Its so easy to install and is not run on batteries so you dont have to worry about changing them constantly you can also connect to your computer or laptop too!
After moving to our first family home we needed a security camera. I am glad we chose ctronics outdoor security camera as it is amazing!
It is so easy to set up and connects to the ctronics phone app, it has amazing night vision which gives a clear picture.
You are also able to hear people through the camera and also speak back to them!
I love the tracking feature as the camera is able to follow movement which puts our minds at ease and makes sure that all areas are covered!
Would defiantly recommend this security camera!
The app is easy to use and can position the camera how you want, when you want as it has a 355 degree rotation.
You have a 2 way audio system with it too so if anyone put this in the garden to watch their kids play safe you could communicate with them without having to actually go out or watch the video back to see any incidents that happened (kids falling etc).
The camera has a double antenta for better WiFi connection and it seems really good from what I’ve witnessed having no connection issues at all.
All in all I’m very happy with this purchase.
Second camera I’ve bought from this company. Absolutely brilliant. Picture perfect and has an amazing clear lens. Picks up people on the motion detector. Exactly what I was looking for for my new home!
I really liked the multiple features it has, including amazing night vision which gives you such a clear picture of whoever is outside
You can hear what they are saying through it and you can also talk to them through it on a phone app
It notifies you when there’s movement near the camera and can even email you images
You can even pre record a message for it to say whenever there’s movement
Really impressed as it’s a lot better quality than I thought it would be for the price
Much bigger in size than expected, requires to be plugged in, which is a problem for an out door camera.
Very fast delivery. Thank you