Neos Smart Cam Twin Pack 1080P Indoor 2-Way Audio White
| Weight: | 480 g |
| Size: | 2 Count (Pack of 1) |
| Dimensions: | 5 x 5 x 5.6 cm; 480 Grams |
| Model: | SmartCam |
| Part: | NS-CAM-02-2PK |
| Colour: | White |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Manufacture: | Neos |
| Colour: | White |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Size: | 2 Count (Pack of 1) |
Blown away, great camera 👍
Wow! For such a cheap camera I was blown away by the features of this camera and app. Footage auto saves to the Web and is easy to view. Add an sd card (which I have done) and you have instant access to your footage. App is super easy to set up and although I don’t like the fact I have to supply my address on signing up that’s really a minor gripe as I can’t find any fault with this. Night vision is, again for the price point, is top notch.
Good, could be improved
Very impressed with them but, a few niggles; the cameras pick up light on the movement sensor such as the sun shining on something, they sometimes have a hissy fit and have to be reset usually at most inconvenient moments (technology eh!) and it would be most useful if you could change the tone of the phone alert to something more unique, or be able to make it louder. I got these to be alerted when Mum leaves her home unexpectedly, she’s taken to wandering off and we need to know to go and find her.
Good features hardware and software well designed and manufactured
Hooked up a power bank that lasts a day if power is lost. Really great features using as a security cam the only thing I would say is that what is the point of haveing an SD slot that could record two weeks or a month like other cameras which are a fraction of this value camera to just record 12 second clips, which wipe however long? Might last decades or a century. That is the only feature I think is missing as it would be nice to have this feature for obvious reasons. I have basically turned my camera in a 700 Arlo camera with a usb power bank. So along with the magnetic plate cam move my camera around and have it also monitor my drive quite easily, hopefully the developers can somehow implement constant record to SD card into the software. The software is well made and the features are great not like some of those crap chinese poorly made interfaces. The settings and preferences are amazing like the auto geo fencing setting alarm, mobile viewing, sound and motion alarm sensitivity and sharing recordings, notifications of triggers and recordings to play back, adding cameras and sharing live view is also a bonus, cloud storage amazing, boost easy to access and good value considering arlo you have to opt into just to use it which I think is unfair considering you already have to fork out for Wi fi. I have managed to connect a Mi-Fi device network so added bonus for me, the features are reliability are well beyond those of the cheaper Far Eastern Chinese ones so not even comparable in my opinion, Face ID is also amazing but not yet used, two way audio is great.
Setting up was a piece of cake, I gave the other one to someone else and set it up for them too.
Great piece of technology well worth its value for features, hardware I would say well designed and made, magnetic base great idea and having the ability to swivel is a great idea for positioning. Night vision is also very clear.
Really happy with it so far just wished they utilised the SD card a bit more. I am not even sure many thanks recodrings do not save to it but you can not play back the recordings from it which I know a 64gb card can record a month into incase you want more the 13 second clips or recordings, which are useful but if you have a lot of activity going back over them can show you even if your camera was not recording for some strange reason which I think is also important.
Good features hardware and software well designed and manufactured
Hooked up a power bank that lasts a day if power is lost. Really great features using as a security cam the only thing I would say is that what is the point of haveing an SD slot that could record two weeks or a month like other cameras which are a fraction of this value camera to just record 12 second clips, which wipe however long? Might last decades or a century. That is the only feature I think is missing as it would be nice to have this feature for obvious reasons. I have basically turned my camera in a 700 Arlo camera with a usb power bank. So along with the magnetic plate cam move my camera around and have it also monitor my drive quite easily, hopefully the developers can somehow implement constant record to SD card into the software. The software is well made and the features are great not like some of those crap chinese poorly made interfaces. The settings and preferences are amazing like the auto geo fencing setting alarm, mobile viewing, sound and motion alarm sensitivity and sharing recordings, notifications of triggers and recordings to play back, adding cameras and sharing live view is also a bonus, cloud storage amazing, boost easy to access and good value considering arlo you have to opt into just to use it which I think is unfair considering you already have to fork out for Wi fi. I have managed to connect a Mi-Fi device network so added bonus for me, the features are reliability are well beyond those of the cheaper Far Eastern Chinese ones so not even comparable in my opinion, Face ID is also amazing but not yet used, two way audio is great.
Setting up was a piece of cake, I gave the other one to someone else and set it up for them too.
Great piece of technology well worth its value for features, hardware I would say well designed and made, magnetic base great idea and having the ability to swivel is a great idea for positioning. Night vision is also very clear.
Really happy with it so far just wished they utilised the SD card a bit more. I am not even sure many thanks recodrings do not save to it but you can not play back the recordings from it which I know a 64gb card can record a month into incase you want more the 13 second clips or recordings, which are useful but if you have a lot of activity going back over them can show you even if your camera was not recording for some strange reason which I think is also important.
AMAZING CAMERA
I purchased an expensive cctv due to having security issues and had to return it as it kept cutting out I have had this device for two days now and even when walking around Tesco I could see my home and talk to my dog all I can say is amazing for the price and the screen display is so clear so happy I am going to purchase more as gifts for my friends and family 🙂 thank you
Small camera but perfect quality pictures
This is a fabulous gadget its quite small and easy to set up, just download the app and then pair it to your wifi, you can put it in any room or have it pointing outside to cover the garden which is why i have it, you can add an sd card so you can download and watch back and the picture is crystal clear, it detects every movement and sound you can also alter the sensitivity, or turn off the sound completely,the only thing that isnt good is the night vision its very grainy and you cannot see much, however if you turn off the night vision and just use without its a perfect picture day or night, you also get a boost pack which lasts for 14 days and then you need to pay if you want to keep it, its for 1 minute clips , in my opinion you don’t need this added extra, i love this little gadget and bought a few of them.
Small camera but perfect quality pictures
This is a fabulous gadget its quite small and easy to set up, just download the app and then pair it to your wifi, you can put it in any room or have it pointing outside to cover the garden which is why i have it, you can add an sd card so you can download and watch back and the picture is crystal clear, it detects every movement and sound you can also alter the sensitivity, or turn off the sound completely,the only thing that isnt good is the night vision its very grainy and you cannot see much, however if you turn off the night vision and just use without its a perfect picture day or night, you also get a boost pack which lasts for 14 days and then you need to pay if you want to keep it, its for 1 minute clips , in my opinion you don’t need this added extra, i love this little gadget and bought a few of them.
Doesn't miss a heartbeat....
Arrived promptly in well designed packaging. Full instructions, good english and diagram and soooooo many (Glowing) YouTube review’s & unboxing videos that I am not going to even bother (to post an image or video) I will say that I work as a private investigator and these smartcam are top notch. If you want my short review – here it is – BUY THEM. If you are still unsure don’t buy anything because you will never be convinced – not matter the product.
Yes I could conceal them and squirrel away in a covert location and get the footage (any footage) required by attaching to a power-bank (to supply power for a couple of day’s) Having said that their primary purpose is as a security cam for which they are superbly specc’d. Yes you could improve…….but that would increase the price. Just a point here that many people were saying that these are cheaper via the suppliers own website. I found they were adverting at 10.00 more for 2 pack than Amazon were selling. Not a big deal but Amazon currently appear cheapest (May 2020) Having stated that I still believe they are a good deal either via the Neos Smartcam website or via Amazon.
You can be tech savvie or tech dumb these are easy to set-up and operate and cheap to boot. What not to like?
Doesn't miss a heartbeat....
Arrived promptly in well designed packaging. Full instructions, good english and diagram and soooooo many (Glowing) YouTube review’s & unboxing videos that I am not going to even bother (to post an image or video) I will say that I work as a private investigator and these smartcam are top notch. If you want my short review – here it is – BUY THEM. If you are still unsure don’t buy anything because you will never be convinced – not matter the product.
Yes I could conceal them and squirrel away in a covert location and get the footage (any footage) required by attaching to a power-bank (to supply power for a couple of day’s) Having said that their primary purpose is as a security cam for which they are superbly specc’d. Yes you could improve…….but that would increase the price. Just a point here that many people were saying that these are cheaper via the suppliers own website. I found they were adverting at 10.00 more for 2 pack than Amazon were selling. Not a big deal but Amazon currently appear cheapest (May 2020) Having stated that I still believe they are a good deal either via the Neos Smartcam website or via Amazon.
You can be tech savvie or tech dumb these are easy to set-up and operate and cheap to boot. What not to like?
Excellent for the price
I have a nest camera as my main camera at 300 . But this is a brilliant little camera for the price , and the service is getting better and better . It is basic as it only records short clips when it senses movement or sound , I use it to monitor the back door and kitchen . The range (WiFi) seems short but if you have good internet it should be fine . I will definitely buy more
Good cam for the money.
I use this camera inside pointing out to the back garden. I have read some reviews saying they this cam is useless using like this as night vision reflects against the glass/window when it gets dark outside. If people actually made an effort before writing bad reviews, in the app you can turn night vision off and it then works perfectly.
The clips are short but of you pay a small fee each month you get longer and more frequent clips. To see if that’s for you take up their free month trial. Motion detection is decent as is picture quality is good. It’s a great live cam too.
All in all it’s pretty good for the money and better than more popular names brands at a fraction of the price.
Does the job
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.
It doesn't need to know your address
I’ve seen so many reviews slating it for asking for your address. It ONLY asks for that if you want to use the automatic arm/disarm function. Where it automotically arms and disarms the system when you leave and come back to the house.
I can’t believe how clear the video is given the cheap price. I’ve bought it for my son who has seizures. I want to check he isn’t having them at night. Even in the pitch black I can see him fine. Notifications come to my phone.
Extremely happy for the price.
Great CCTV
This camera is a great reasonably priced camera as you can see in the image I purchased the external wall mount which is a must for night vision as the camera will just reflect off the glass if you have it pointing out of a window.
All you do is install the app sync camera to your phone via the app and the CCTV will arm automatically when you leave you’re property.
Great so fa
Great little camera, does the job nicely, I think the noise quality on recordings could be improved to reduce noise feedback and when speaking through the camera the speach sounds robotic. I had some trouble setting it up as I inputted my address incorrectly, I thought my internet wasn’t connecting because the cause of set up failure wasn’t clear, happy I managed to figure it out. I’m impressed with the motion detection and sensitivity of the camera, the night vision is quite clear. Picture quality could be improved but for the price it’s an excellent product.
This is a no brainier, if you want an internal camera for your home.
There really isn’t much it can be faulted on, cloud storage is limited by about by a short time but this is free can be extended with a subscription of 2.50 a month (up to 4 camera I think).
Picture quality is great and setup is easy.
The only negative I have is that the camera is exactly the same as the Wyze camera, except for the firmware and software that Neos use that is different, and Neos have not yet written a firmware/software update to allow there cameras to view stored footage on SD card (bought separately), something that the Wyze camera has been able to do for ages. If you want to watch footage stored on the internal SD, you have to take it out of the camera and watch on your PC. Neo’s has said they are working on this for many months, should be a very easy fix…….. Maybe they don’t want to activate it because they want people to subscribe to there 2.50 service, which is fair enough, but how about activating this for people who do subscribe to the 2.50 service???
This is a no brainier, if you want an internal camera for your home.
There really isn’t much it can be faulted on, cloud storage is limited by about by a short time but this is free can be extended with a subscription of 2.50 a month (up to 4 camera I think).
Picture quality is great and setup is easy.
The only negative I have is that the camera is exactly the same as the Wyze camera, except for the firmware and software that Neos use that is different, and Neos have not yet written a firmware/software update to allow there cameras to view stored footage on SD card (bought separately), something that the Wyze camera has been able to do for ages. If you want to watch footage stored on the internal SD, you have to take it out of the camera and watch on your PC. Neo’s has said they are working on this for many months, should be a very easy fix…….. Maybe they don’t want to activate it because they want people to subscribe to there 2.50 service, which is fair enough, but how about activating this for people who do subscribe to the 2.50 service???
This camera can not be beaten at this price, Just needs Google Home intergration to be perfect!
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!
This camera can not be beaten at this price, Just needs Google Home intergration to be perfect!
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!
Need to pay monthly fee for full features.
Easy to set up cameras and install the smartphone app.
Cameras give a good quality picture and wide angle of view
The basic free package is ok but you really need to pay the monthly fee to keep the “boost” features which are really necessary. That costs approx 30 a year.
Cracking little camera - provided you hack i
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.
Great hardware, Great price, software has missing features
Bought 3 of these for inside and outside (with a casing) and the camera hardware is really good and the picture and sound quality is easily worth the 20-30 price, if not more. Flexible mounting options in the box and great magnetic base. Very impressed with the hardware overall.
Software: the app is reliable enough but needs a few more features which could easily be added. Disclaimer: I know Neos are a small company and are working on improvements but would be lovely if some of my wishes could be granted! They do have a feature request on the app but not sure if it gets looked at as only a few features seem to get added even with over a thousand upvotes.
1. Ifttt support to work with wider range of devices
2. iPad and Apple TV support (including multiple streams would be awesome)
3. Ability to reorder cameras in the main app screen
4. Smaller home area, my camera only arms several streets away from my house.
5. Turn off notifications for armed/disarmed. I only want notification for motion/sound not that I have moved several streets from my house (see point 4)
6. Alexa skill able to arm/disarm cameras so can be added to Alexa routines
This may seem like a negative review but I am really impressed with the cameras I am just fussy over software so want some extra functionality/flexibility
Easy to set up and use and very good value.
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.
Impressed for a cheap indoor camera
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.
Fantastic, are the premium brands 10x better? No!
First thing. For 25 it is impossible not to consider this a fantastic security product. The picture quality, build and night vision might not be on par with a 200 unit but it’s so close that it simply doesn’t feel like good value to go expensive. They aren’t supposed to be outdoor cameras but you can buy third party cases, I have two outdoors fully open to sun, wind and rain: no issues whatsoever.
At 25 you actually can’t go wrong here
Ok produc
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 !
Crystal clear image/video - Easy to set up - No private information required
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.
Almost perfect but.... (oh and security?)
Absolute breeze to set up. Motion detection and night vision is top draw. It works flawlessly. Almost to the point that you become quite addicted to checking in on what’s going on. I’m forever getting motion detection messages only to discover my cat is going mad in the kitchen. I even got some very spooky footage of a cereal box seemingly slide all by itself across a kitchen table onto the floor. Poltergeist detetor as well then! The only negative is the inability to remotely talk through it. This is a feature of the camera but any time I use this function from the phone app all people can hear is crackling, so a conversation is 100% out of the question (for me anyway).
As others have mentioned security is a grey area but it’s the same with a lot of modern technology. We live in an age where Londoners are being arrested for merely looking away from facial recognition cameras. I’m worried like everyone else, but, what can we realistically do when the masses believe that people like Boris and Donald are a good idea? The establishment’s Orwellian vision is firmly set in motion and it’s hard to avoid it. They have us electing their desires as our own and self surveilance is just another tool in their assault on our civil liberties. Why be seen inflicting it upon the people when they can just as easily have us do it to ourselves. Entertained and enthralled, here we are…
Almost perfect but.... (oh and security?)
Absolute breeze to set up. Motion detection and night vision is top draw. It works flawlessly. Almost to the point that you become quite addicted to checking in on what’s going on. I’m forever getting motion detection messages only to discover my cat is going mad in the kitchen. I even got some very spooky footage of a cereal box seemingly slide all by itself across a kitchen table onto the floor. Poltergeist detetor as well then! The only negative is the inability to remotely talk through it. This is a feature of the camera but any time I use this function from the phone app all people can hear is crackling, so a conversation is 100% out of the question (for me anyway).
As others have mentioned security is a grey area but it’s the same with a lot of modern technology. We live in an age where Londoners are being arrested for merely looking away from facial recognition cameras. I’m worried like everyone else, but, what can we realistically do when the masses believe that people like Boris and Donald are a good idea? The establishment’s Orwellian vision is firmly set in motion and it’s hard to avoid it. They have us electing their desires as our own and self surveilance is just another tool in their assault on our civil liberties. Why be seen inflicting it upon the people when they can just as easily have us do it to ourselves. Entertained and enthralled, here we are…
Just buy it now you can’t go wrong 👍🏼
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.
Dont be put off by the naysayers
First of all, I set up my camera without having to provide card details, my address or telephone number. This is an OPTION for if you want the camera to automatically arm or disarm when you leave/return home rather than you having to set it manually or to pay a monthy subscription for additional features. For the purposes I use the camera for I dont need these extra features.
The camera itself is a neat little thing that fits in nicely with the surroundings. The fitting plate I havent used but I’ve been thinking if I do use it I may use command strips rather than the adhesive pad provided so that it’s easy to move if needed.
I do find the notifications come through a little delayed if I come home and I’ve not turned the alerts off before I come in, but it’s literally seconds so this doesnt cause any issues.
The app is easy to use, although a warning to android users, the live view may not work initially, you need to make sure the time on your phone is set to automatic as a work around for this to happen. It is something they are aware of and as far as I’m aware are working on.
For the price of the camera you cant really go too far wrong. If you’re not subscribed your video notifications will be 12 seconds, but if you go on the app and into live view you can record longer from there.
Seriously thinking of getting another for the property, where I’m thinking doesnt have a power source close by, but these can be powered by power banks.
All in all I’m happy with the purchase and the price of the product, I paid much more a few years ago for a product that has since stopped working and I refused to pay the price again, especially when this does the same thing at more than half the price.
Dont be put off by the naysayers
First of all, I set up my camera without having to provide card details, my address or telephone number. This is an OPTION for if you want the camera to automatically arm or disarm when you leave/return home rather than you having to set it manually or to pay a monthy subscription for additional features. For the purposes I use the camera for I dont need these extra features.
The camera itself is a neat little thing that fits in nicely with the surroundings. The fitting plate I havent used but I’ve been thinking if I do use it I may use command strips rather than the adhesive pad provided so that it’s easy to move if needed.
I do find the notifications come through a little delayed if I come home and I’ve not turned the alerts off before I come in, but it’s literally seconds so this doesnt cause any issues.
The app is easy to use, although a warning to android users, the live view may not work initially, you need to make sure the time on your phone is set to automatic as a work around for this to happen. It is something they are aware of and as far as I’m aware are working on.
For the price of the camera you cant really go too far wrong. If you’re not subscribed your video notifications will be 12 seconds, but if you go on the app and into live view you can record longer from there.
Seriously thinking of getting another for the property, where I’m thinking doesnt have a power source close by, but these can be powered by power banks.
All in all I’m happy with the purchase and the price of the product, I paid much more a few years ago for a product that has since stopped working and I refused to pay the price again, especially when this does the same thing at more than half the price.
Great little camera. Good price.
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.
Great little cameras. Well worth the money.
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.
Easy set up, good quality but bad after sales support.
Great camera. Easy to set up but having real problems adding another user. Customer support keep telling me what I’ve already tried and not really listening. Now I’ve not heard from them and no help in resolving my issue. Little disappointed but you get what you pay for I suppose. Camera great, customer support rubbish.
Great camera
Would be better mounted outside, the night vision does glare off of my windows when it is turned on, thus hindering the picture a little, so bear that in mind when thinking about where you position the camera. All in all a great camera, for a great price. Videos can be saved to your phone, and handy alert notifications. We also have it linked to our Amazon Echo show which is a nice bonus
Great quality camera's & very reasonably priced. Bought 4 so far.
Great for the price. Easy to set up, easy to use, records audio activations aswell as motion video activations. Everything is stored online & free.
Some say they are worried about the GPS requirement, but this is for auto arming/disarming when leaving the house, & I find that a really convenient option.
ONLY negative is the Alexa integration doesn’t seem to work STILL. they’ve been working on ot for over 2 months, but cannot connect via my alexa show…
Lasted a winter - so far!
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!
Brilliant value for money!
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!
Great camera, Great price.
I scoured amazon for many hours getting lost in the endless pages of budget cctv cameras. I was beginning to get a little frustrated, and knew I had to settle on one soon. I kept reading reviews which weren’t showing the camera in its best light. I was wondering if I was doing the right thing, but I bought it, because this camera was the smallest, the nicest looking, and one of the best prices. Having now had the camera over a month, I can’t say one bad thing about it. It is a perfect budget cctv camera, and I don’t understand any of the bad reviews. I always read them before buying something and they sometimes put me off, but this time I’m glad they didn’t. The camera is easy to set up, the quality of the video is great, and it has continuous recording if you use an sd card. It also links to your phone for live viewing. it is everything I wanted out of a cheap cctv setup, and I couldn’t be happier. highly recommended by me. 5*
Good quality produc
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?
Quality
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
Fantastic!
Bought a different brand of this kind of thing a couple of years ago, this one is miles better, and cheaper. The app is incredibly streamlined and automatically turns motion detection on when you leave the house if you set it to, setup was incredibly simple and fast. The picture quality is fantastic and the motion detection on standard setting can even bre triggered by dust motes, it’s that clear, luckily it’s simple to turn down the sensitivity in settings.
In summary first impressions it’s top notch and well worth the money!
Quality
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
amazing produc
Was really sceptical at first with this camera but It surprised me with how good it is. The quality is up there with ring and nest camera’s for less then half the price at 25 pound. Works flawlessly with the android app and alexa fire tv/stick also works seamlessly with third party apps. Like tinycam pro so you can view multiple feeds at the same time if your looking for quality at a low price I would definitely recommend this product…
Cheap Home 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 for the money
We’ve just turned our garage into a little studio for my other half and set this up in there, mainly for a bit of security. She has a kiln in there which runs for 12 hours at a time and various things need to be done at different temperatures. This little camera is so good that we can even read the LCD display on the kiln which is really handy if she doesn’t want to be out there all the time. Even when the studio is in complete darkness you can still see what’s going on. I’d definitely recommend this camera.
Cam again.
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.
Almost perfec
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!
Good for the price but even better if ...
Great little CCTV camera for the money.
I bought 2 and rooted the one with the Dafeng firmware concerned that neos was a shuffling my data to China but having dug a little deeper and not wanting to maintain a raspberry Pi and router rules I found out that Neos are a UK company and seem to have their own firmware so will be bound by GDPR. Previous concerns around the App wanting too much information in another review seem unfounded as I was only asked for my address which was explained.
We have ours pointing at the street and mostly get notifications within 30 seconds on the app. One exception was at the start of the new year where events seemed to be being missed. This was a one off though as I haven’t seen it since.
I’d like to see Neos add rtsp like the Wyze cam now supports even if they include this as part of the premium subscription.
It would also be good if it were possible to disable audio in the App as ours is mostly pointing outside through the window.
Great camera! Quality is fantastic!
Bought this for a slightly different reason. As a baby monitor for our daughter.
I have an amazon echo show that I used as the base and one of these cameras in her bedroom. The camera is excellent for the price. It comes with an app that is good but not quite streamlined enough.
The live feed on the app seems to work better on the same Wi-fi than away from home. I have had a couple of issues connecting from outside the house occasionally.
The motion detection works brilliantly and the night vision is great.
Genuinely surprised how good the quality is for the price!
The delay on the app on the local network is about a second if that. When I connect it to my echo show that delay jumped to about 6-7 seconds. So wife isn’t quite convinced the echo show pairing makes a good enough monitor. It does also disconnect after about an hour when connected to the echo show, so I have to tell it to reconnect every so often.
Am interested in getting more to use for home security.
Brilliant picture quality, definitely needs the option not to time out on echo show
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
Used as Baby Monitor - love this
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.
Used as Baby Monitor - love this
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.
Very easy installation, works brilliantly
UPDATE: I decided to try two other big brands and both failed in comparison, these might sound cheap but the quality is there. Better image results than even 2k cameras due to better exposure settings, not a lot of good having high res if the image is far too dark or light, the Neos gets it right. Also you can turn off the infra red LEDs if you need to place behind glass and point outside, big brands still can’t do this yet, crazy. So I’m back on the Neos and very happy.
This was super easy to install. I installed the app, told it my Wi-Fi details, pushed a button on the camera, scanned the QR code on the app screen, done.
It only asked for my name and address and email, nothing else.
The app works great on my iPhone and iPad. I’ve hooked it up to my Amazon Echo Show 8 easily.
The motion detection works a treat, night vision is bright and clear, sound is clear in both directions.
The camera is so well designed, just a cube with a pull out stand that lets it stand upright, look down or up or stick it to the wall with the supplied magnetic mount which means you can take it down easily if you ever need to and stick it back up again.
It comes with a usb power supply and a long flat usb cable in white.
There’s also a protected by Neos camera window sticker if you want to use it.
Amazing price for such a well designed, well functioning piece of kit.
Replaced baby monito
Within 2 years we were on our 4th Motorola baby monitor, 150 and it kept becoming faulty. In general baby monitors have bad image quality, poor sound and can be quite slow but you pay a premium as it’s a baby product. I’ve been banging on for ages to my wife that we should just get a WiFi camera and once I set this up she said… why didn’t we just get one of these!!! You can imagine the anger in me that built up a little haha And it’s the first time she’s accepted my ‘I told you so’ comment.
Image quality is fantastic day or night. Sound quality is brilliant and it’s 2 way. Gone are the days we try and find the monitor… I’ve got the app on my phone, wife’s phone and my tablet.
There are only two draw backs… 1. you need WiFi for it to work therefore you couldn’t use it if on holiday in a poor WiFi area, but remember you only need WiFi for the camera. You can access the live feed from the app on any network wether that be WiFi or 4g.
Second draw back… no baby monitor music but to be honest, it’s annoying! And turns out… our little man doesn’t even care that it’s not on. He’s prob relieved!
Honestly, it’s 25, give it a go.You’d think it was 400 when you compare it to a baby monitor quality.
My last personal fav about this is that you no longer need to worry about how far you are away from the camera as the range is infinite. Therefore you can put the kid down for a nap whilst you’re in the garden having a bbq in the summer and still see them fast asleep (if you’re lucky).
Great little camera
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
Great Value - Doesn't disappoint!
I have had my camera a month now, in short it’s great, but there are a couple of things to mention..
I have upgraded so I get longer videos, this is well worth 2.50 a month for me. Plus the schedule of being able to arm on a timer is great.
If you use the app actively, you will not notice any issues. However if you close the app out and you have the auto arming set to when you leave the house, the camera will not arm. In other words, keep the app running in the background so the camera will arm itself and record.
This really is an indoor camera, I face mine out the window at my cars, so I get some glare from the glass, but there are mounts for external available.
All round best you can buy for 25. There is some noise on motion pictures, but decent image when slow / still.
Awesome
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...
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.
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!
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.
Baby montio
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!
Works great with Amazon Alexa devices
The camera is overall very nice and does its job very well. Easy to install and handle. But, do not buy the extra mounting kit that I did. Its totally unnecessary. Just drill a hole in the plastic if You need to. Highly recommended!
Great little camera, would recommend
Really happy with the camera, does a lot for a low price. Bought it for my parents and was easy to setup and have all 3 of us access the camera to get alerts. Even though they’re indoor camera I have one pointing at the driveway and it works well with good night vision.
Within the settings you can turn features on or off, night vision, motion detection and noise detection and how sensitive the motion detection is.
Great camera, alexa issue tho
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
Fantastic camera for the price..
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!
Great at what it does
Lets be clear this is never going to replace a proper CCTV camera anytime soon but for the money and ease of use its fantastic. The term “it just works” has never been more fitting as that is just what it does it works. The picture quality is more than adequate. Had it delivered, setup and working in the morning before going on holiday so we could keep an eye on our house from Spain! so good we bought another one and used it to keep an eye on the dog whilst we are out after he had been ill. Online support is excellent as well.
So much better then expected
I received my 1st NEOS Smartcam today and have to admit that after reading all the comments I was ready for sending it back but as there where also quite some positive feedback I just had to try it myself. It arrived very quickly via Royal Mail. I then got on to installing the camera. It was refreshing how easy it was also I have to say that nowhere was mentioned that the camera can only be connected to a 2.4Ghz so if you are unlucky and have only a 5Ghz modem this camera will not work with your network. However most modems are dual channel and with that the setup could not be easier. During the installation process you get guided through via voice from the camera and the status of the process is displayed on your phone / tablet. After a few minutes I got the picture and was positively surprised of the quality. I mainly be using the cameras (yes, I already bought a second one after having my first camera connected and running for not even one hour) to check on my dogs whilst I be upstairs. As you can see in the picture the camera handles the light from the window very well. I had much more expensive cameras in the same position and all I got was shadows. I don’t know what the night time quality will be like but be sure that it will do its job as good as it does it at daytime. I honestly have no idea why there are so many negative comments / reviews are as I can only recommend the camera.
Very well priced indoor cam.
For the money the unit is great, motion detection and noise all work saving clips and sending to your smart phone. Option to add a SD card for recordings, includes a mic and speaker works sort of. Watch live feed either via wi fi or phone network. For the money very hard to beat.
Great camera......poor app
Great camera in itself, rally impressed for the price, however the app lets it down. I was hoping to use this as baby monitor however the live stream times out after 10-20 minutes. Having to relaunch the app just to live view is annoying.
This little camera has been unfairly maligned in some of the reviews here.. Or the company has taken note and changed its settings [Nov 19]. Its a buy, please read on for a detailed comment on each feature, and do kindly mark this review helpful if you find it so. I normally don’t write this long reviews but someone’s got to correct the record
0) Overall – if you are buying a cheap camera, please make it this one, and not something shipped over by a company based outside the EU which doesn’t have to comply with local laws or at least EU law isn’t easily enforceable. It ticks almost all the boxes, and you can be assured that coming from an eternal gadget geek, it works for me.
1) privacy – [TICK] no it does not want your address. See my screenshot of the made up address I put in. If you want to use geofencing and auto arming when you leave home etc, of course they need to know your location and where your home is.. I didnt turn that feature on. I only had to out my email and phone number, which is standard for most online logins with OTP being sent to your phone etc..
2) Security – [TICK] I haven’t done an indepth ‘phone home’ analysis of the camera sofware but was easily able to turn cloud recording, noise detection etc. off in the app. Obviously to access the stream on your phone while you are out and about, the data does have to go through their servers. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will post a review of their encryption standards, but I for one feel much better know this is a UK based company that has to comply with EU law… Even though the hardware is obv China made.
3) Setup – [TICK] very straight forward, do make sure your router SSID (WiFi name) is different for the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz networks, so something like mywifi-2g and mywifi-5g etc., as the device is not 5g compatible..most cameras arent.
The instructions are very clear. You have to get the app, setup an account, turn the camera on, give it the WiFi details via the app (granted this always makes me nervous… But I think they are sent to camera via a direct connection and are not later stored in the cloud.. As I had to put it in again for every setup). The camera then connects to Neos and registers itself. There are voice prompts from the camera to keep you updated.
NOTE: if you have the highest (paranoid) level setting on your router firewall, the camera will be blocked. I had this, my Nest cam got setup OK but always had small issues on streaming data to my phone when not on 4g. This ‘high’ setting also blocked some Amazon Alexa features, voip, WhatsApp video calls…so Neos are not alone. Facetime (apple) did keep working flawlessly, and so did Google Hangouts at that security level which blocks almost all incoming connections at all ports. But if you want to use most of the Internet, you’ll have have to decide for yourself. Your router will have the setting at medium as default, and most router makers will recommend the medium setting. When you have IoT devices in the home, your firewall is the last defence.. Please take this seriously and only change settings if you know what you are doing. NEVER have it at low or turned off. Anyways back to the camera..
4) image quality – [TICK] I use it indoors, it is full 1080p and is comparable to my Nest cam. Both in day mode and in night mode. The camera field of view is enough to cover a 100sq foot area relatively well, similar to nest cam (sorry i am not putting pics of this, but rest assured it holds its own, given its price, with Nest, which is the defacto standard in consumer cameras for me)
5) sound – [TICK-ish] it’s OK. And the two-way chat is slightly laggy but manegable. I have a ‘geek’ level Internet connection with mega bandwidth (multi-100mbps) both down/up-load so it’s not that. I think it’s the cloud capacity deployed on the neos app. The Nest cam on the same WiFi network had no stutter in two-way speech.
6) Smart home – [TICK?] Alexa, Google home etc.. Now amazon sell this in a package with their echos (that’s how I first got it), so you do expect it to be compatible. It is. I don’t have Google’s hub, only the minis so I cannot comment. Note you can enable the Google assistant ON your nest cam and talk to it, like an extra speaker! This does not do that with Alex, is merely compatible with alexa skills and let’s me say things like ‘show me xxx camera’, to get a pleasing view on my echo show or fire TV etc..
NOTE: their alexa streaming has had a few issues over the last few days, BUT the company keeps you updated in the app (see screenshot) and tells you what is going on. Their own app kept working without interruptions and I could see the camera feed on my phone. Now this is annoying, but I haven’t dropped a star – mainly because of the price…I can get 5 of these cams for one Nest. Also, they kept me informed, and their core app kept working all the time.. So unless this is an extended disruption to Alexa for Neos, I’ll put up with it..
7) Attachments – [TICK] the micro USB cable is long enough. You can only use theirs or a similarly thin one cause of the recessed port. The wall attachment is very handy. The camera has magnetic feet so will happily sit securely on top of my fridge without attachments.
8) Build – [TICK] plastic but pleasing functional design (for me at least). The magnetic feet are just about strong enough to hold it in place and the hinge is solid to have it angled and not slip.
9) misc – [TICK] what is with the insurance company website?! Well, if you check it out, it does make sense. Looks like an insurance startup who give smart devices with their policies realised, hey we could sell these things and use the cloud capacity / infra /app investment we are putting in for our insurance customers to have less idle time etc.. Lets also sell our cameras,maybe we can do it cheaper than most others. So this isn’t from their FAQs, but if i was doing a startup like this, I’d have thought the same. Fair enough. If anything, I like that the company selling the cam is also an insurance provider and has to deal with all the regulation that entails in the UK. You can use the cam they supply with the policy directly in the Neos standalone app according to thei FAQs. I haven’t got their policy so can’t attest to it.. But I might get a quote from these lot too at my next renewal!
10) this is an indoor camera – the porch may be OK (fingers crossed for the foggy nights), but nothing where it can get moisture and certainly nothing where the overhead protection is not adequate.
12) SD card – [TICK? ] I haven’t tested loop recording but seems to read the 32GB sd card fine
Good price, easy to setup and great picture quality.
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.
This little camera has been unfairly maligned in some of the reviews here.. Or the company has taken note and changed its settings [Nov 19]. Its a buy, please read on for a detailed comment on each feature, and do kindly mark this review helpful if you find it so. I normally don’t write this long reviews but someone’s got to correct the record
0) Overall – if you are buying a cheap camera, please make it this one, and not something shipped over by a company based outside the EU which doesn’t have to comply with local laws or at least EU law isn’t easily enforceable. It ticks almost all the boxes, and you can be assured that coming from an eternal gadget geek, it works for me.
1) privacy – [TICK] no it does not want your address. See my screenshot of the made up address I put in. If you want to use geofencing and auto arming when you leave home etc, of course they need to know your location and where your home is.. I didnt turn that feature on. I only had to out my email and phone number, which is standard for most online logins with OTP being sent to your phone etc..
2) Security – [TICK] I haven’t done an indepth ‘phone home’ analysis of the camera sofware but was easily able to turn cloud recording, noise detection etc. off in the app. Obviously to access the stream on your phone while you are out and about, the data does have to go through their servers. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will post a review of their encryption standards, but I for one feel much better know this is a UK based company that has to comply with EU law… Even though the hardware is obv China made.
3) Setup – [TICK] very straight forward, do make sure your router SSID (WiFi name) is different for the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz networks, so something like mywifi-2g and mywifi-5g etc., as the device is not 5g compatible..most cameras arent.
The instructions are very clear. You have to get the app, setup an account, turn the camera on, give it the WiFi details via the app (granted this always makes me nervous… But I think they are sent to camera via a direct connection and are not later stored in the cloud.. As I had to put it in again for every setup). The camera then connects to Neos and registers itself. There are voice prompts from the camera to keep you updated.
NOTE: if you have the highest (paranoid) level setting on your router firewall, the camera will be blocked. I had this, my Nest cam got setup OK but always had small issues on streaming data to my phone when not on 4g. This ‘high’ setting also blocked some Amazon Alexa features, voip, WhatsApp video calls…so Neos are not alone. Facetime (apple) did keep working flawlessly, and so did Google Hangouts at that security level which blocks almost all incoming connections at all ports. But if you want to use most of the Internet, you’ll have have to decide for yourself. Your router will have the setting at medium as default, and most router makers will recommend the medium setting. When you have IoT devices in the home, your firewall is the last defence.. Please take this seriously and only change settings if you know what you are doing. NEVER have it at low or turned off. Anyways back to the camera..
4) image quality – [TICK] I use it indoors, it is full 1080p and is comparable to my Nest cam. Both in day mode and in night mode. The camera field of view is enough to cover a 100sq foot area relatively well, similar to nest cam (sorry i am not putting pics of this, but rest assured it holds its own, given its price, with Nest, which is the defacto standard in consumer cameras for me)
5) sound – [TICK-ish] it’s OK. And the two-way chat is slightly laggy but manegable. I have a ‘geek’ level Internet connection with mega bandwidth (multi-100mbps) both down/up-load so it’s not that. I think it’s the cloud capacity deployed on the neos app. The Nest cam on the same WiFi network had no stutter in two-way speech.
6) Smart home – [TICK?] Alexa, Google home etc.. Now amazon sell this in a package with their echos (that’s how I first got it), so you do expect it to be compatible. It is. I don’t have Google’s hub, only the minis so I cannot comment. Note you can enable the Google assistant ON your nest cam and talk to it, like an extra speaker! This does not do that with Alex, is merely compatible with alexa skills and let’s me say things like ‘show me xxx camera’, to get a pleasing view on my echo show or fire TV etc..
NOTE: their alexa streaming has had a few issues over the last few days, BUT the company keeps you updated in the app (see screenshot) and tells you what is going on. Their own app kept working without interruptions and I could see the camera feed on my phone. Now this is annoying, but I haven’t dropped a star – mainly because of the price…I can get 5 of these cams for one Nest. Also, they kept me informed, and their core app kept working all the time.. So unless this is an extended disruption to Alexa for Neos, I’ll put up with it..
7) Attachments – [TICK] the micro USB cable is long enough. You can only use theirs or a similarly thin one cause of the recessed port. The wall attachment is very handy. The camera has magnetic feet so will happily sit securely on top of my fridge without attachments.
8) Build – [TICK] plastic but pleasing functional design (for me at least). The magnetic feet are just about strong enough to hold it in place and the hinge is solid to have it angled and not slip.
9) misc – [TICK] what is with the insurance company website?! Well, if you check it out, it does make sense. Looks like an insurance startup who give smart devices with their policies realised, hey we could sell these things and use the cloud capacity / infra /app investment we are putting in for our insurance customers to have less idle time etc.. Lets also sell our cameras,maybe we can do it cheaper than most others. So this isn’t from their FAQs, but if i was doing a startup like this, I’d have thought the same. Fair enough. If anything, I like that the company selling the cam is also an insurance provider and has to deal with all the regulation that entails in the UK. You can use the cam they supply with the policy directly in the Neos standalone app according to thei FAQs. I haven’t got their policy so can’t attest to it.. But I might get a quote from these lot too at my next renewal!
10) this is an indoor camera – the porch may be OK (fingers crossed for the foggy nights), but nothing where it can get moisture and certainly nothing where the overhead protection is not adequate.
12) SD card – [TICK? ] I haven’t tested loop recording but seems to read the 32GB sd card fine
Can’t see why you’d buy anything else
Very easy set up. Solid app. Good build quality. Excellent picture quality and detection. Why buy anything else?
Things to bear in mind:
– night vision doesn’t work through glass. The IR lights reflect back. So can’t monitor outdoor spaces at night unless outdoors itself.
– you get short videos for free. 12s clips and then a 5min gap until next one. You can go unlimited with a microSD card or get longer 1min videos with 5min gaps for 2.50 per month.
– needs constant power over USB and WiFi
I’m rarely this impressed. It’s great.
Great Value - High Quality - low price
I’m always trying to wait a bit till I leave the review of the product so after months of having one I decided to purchase another 2 on black Friday as they’ve been on even better offer.
Right for 25 you would not expect much right? but honestly for that price this camera blows a mind.
I have it placed in 3 different location around my apartment, which one location it’s slightly poor in wifi signal but camera still works well.
Night vision is alright, got good distance of view and quality ain’t that bad.
streaming to your phone? works fine, although if you put down app and then come back it shows that can’t connect to camera but it’s enough to go back to main interface and go back to camera and it works fine, haven’t even got much latency but that’s may vary of your internet quality.
12 sec clips when motion/sound detected, it’s not bad and can be extended to 60sec when paid subscription which is around 3/month which isn’t bad either, I’ve got them mostly to watch my cat while we’re away for few days. and for that reason they are great.
why only 4 stars for motion detection? in daylight it works great, but on night vision not necessary, you can see cat moving in a background but it won’t detect it until it will get close enough or his eyes will reflect ir light back to cam.
But I’m happy with them, so ended up with 3 after few weeks of checking just one… and can recommend it to anyone who does not expect it to recognise the faces, but give you simply insight/view into what’s happening at the moment in your household etc.
And reviews about address requesting issue? well when I sign up, I didn’t wanted to arm it automatically so I had choice to do not provide my location info, so clearly you’ve got choice on this one, and even so I wouldn’t be so worry, if someone would like to grab you address in most countries it’s public information anyway and your phone tracking you 24/7 anyway… and from what I have found Neos is some sort of home insurance company, that you can use their services so I guess those cam are mainly the addon to service, and to make them cheaper they just selling them also separately. Have fun and enjoy 😉
For the money, excelle
They replaced Motorola Focus 35 cameras, which are getting tired.
The App is simple to use and video plays back well. You can record from your mobile, share access, toggle night vision and do generally everything you need (as an amateur for DIY).
There are, however some absent features. You should be able to view on an Echo. Unlike Ring, you can’t set ‘when neos senses movement’s do X either. The former doesn’t work, the latter isn’t an option.
Also, they’ve emailed re pricing of the premium package, its all over the place. Last month one price, this month another, with a whole new pricing structure for 2020. Crazy.
Great Value - High Quality - low price
I’m always trying to wait a bit till I leave the review of the product so after months of having one I decided to purchase another 2 on black Friday as they’ve been on even better offer.
Right for 25 you would not expect much right? but honestly for that price this camera blows a mind.
I have it placed in 3 different location around my apartment, which one location it’s slightly poor in wifi signal but camera still works well.
Night vision is alright, got good distance of view and quality ain’t that bad.
streaming to your phone? works fine, although if you put down app and then come back it shows that can’t connect to camera but it’s enough to go back to main interface and go back to camera and it works fine, haven’t even got much latency but that’s may vary of your internet quality.
12 sec clips when motion/sound detected, it’s not bad and can be extended to 60sec when paid subscription which is around 3/month which isn’t bad either, I’ve got them mostly to watch my cat while we’re away for few days. and for that reason they are great.
why only 4 stars for motion detection? in daylight it works great, but on night vision not necessary, you can see cat moving in a background but it won’t detect it until it will get close enough or his eyes will reflect ir light back to cam.
But I’m happy with them, so ended up with 3 after few weeks of checking just one… and can recommend it to anyone who does not expect it to recognise the faces, but give you simply insight/view into what’s happening at the moment in your household etc.
And reviews about address requesting issue? well when I sign up, I didn’t wanted to arm it automatically so I had choice to do not provide my location info, so clearly you’ve got choice on this one, and even so I wouldn’t be so worry, if someone would like to grab you address in most countries it’s public information anyway and your phone tracking you 24/7 anyway… and from what I have found Neos is some sort of home insurance company, that you can use their services so I guess those cam are mainly the addon to service, and to make them cheaper they just selling them also separately. Have fun and enjoy 😉
Not quite Wyze
Very good camera for the money. With an SD card you have 24/7 coverage and the free cloud storage provides enough to be confident you’ll capture “most” things. Not a perfect system but the app is being updated so unfair to judge the software too much. The hardware itself is very good and the night vision is almost better quality than the day, though it does make an audible click every time it switches to night mode. The picture quality leaves a little to be desired but does work.
You’d probably be better off with a higher end camera set up if you were serious about home security but I’m happy this does an adequate job for internally and suits me perfect as a nursery camera.
Not quite Wyze
Very good camera for the money. With an SD card you have 24/7 coverage and the free cloud storage provides enough to be confident you’ll capture “most” things. Not a perfect system but the app is being updated so unfair to judge the software too much. The hardware itself is very good and the night vision is almost better quality than the day, though it does make an audible click every time it switches to night mode. The picture quality leaves a little to be desired but does work.
You’d probably be better off with a higher end camera set up if you were serious about home security but I’m happy this does an adequate job for internally and suits me perfect as a nursery camera.
Unexpected high quality for the price
Before I review the product can I address the other reviews I have seen on here about the intrusive information required during setup.
A lot of people complain it needs your address and phone location and ask why this is needed.
These cameras have an auto arming feature. When they detect your device (phone location info) leaving your property (home address info) they will auto arm and when you come home they will disarm. (Or you can manually switch this).
This is a feature of these cameras and that info is adjustable in the settings. If you do not want this to work and are concerned about your privacy then put generic info in the boxes. They do not verify the information. Your email address is required to use the download and view uploaded videos that they store for FREE on their remote servers for your security. The same as any site that requires a login to access data.
Also, to the people complaining about this, you are happy to upload videos of the inside of your home and the activity therein to their servers but get upset that they need your phone number as part of the registration process?? Most online accounts use a phone number backup for password reset confirmation codes etc..
Now that is out of the way..
I had a 500 arlo cctv system which I bought on amazon prior to this camera. It was ok.. but heavy maintenance, charging units, constant upgrades, firmware and app etc. And it was no better than these cameras with a very similar user interface and features.
I bought one of these to see what it was like and within 24 hours we bought 2 more they were so good. Zone selection, 2 way audio, very good clear room coverage, auto night vision, adjustable noise and motion sensitivity etc.
Set up was extremely easy but I had to quickly google how to set the devices up with Alexa show. This works really well but I have yet to discover if 2 way audio works with alexa show.. as yet i cannot use it to send audio to the camera, but can watch and listen to the cameras on the show. But this feature works well through the phone app.
The whole setup has worked so well I have now removed my expensive arlo system, bought sd cards for the neos cams for constant footage backup and even subscribed to neos boost. A couple of pounds a month for extended off site footage on their servers.
Overall, really happy but I hope they opt to include an outdoor cam soon so I can cover external areas all in the one app. This is sadly still a lacking addition.
Brillia
Have to admit this is a belting camera for the price got it on sale for 20 bought it to test out as a budget security camera not expecting it to be much but I was surprised, so impressed I bought a second now I’m under no illusion that this is an indoor camera but I have set them up to look through the windows front and back and even through glass image quality is great motion detection and auto night vision for 20?? Set up is easy, but updating the firmware took a few attempts but keep trying it will do it, the app is good but has a few kinks which is to be expected as a beta version and I assume the makers will sort out in time, it stores clips to the cloud, the clips are 12s long when it detects movement and or noise, also you can set the sensitivity of these too all for free in the app, brilliant. But if you want more for a small subscription of a cost of a coffee you can extend to recording time to 1min and set area for the detection so obviously it’s a no brainier really, honestly I don’t work for this company I’m just very impressed with this camera note I’ve not added any pictures or videos cause there are weirdos out there hence the cameras
Extremely Impressed With This Device
I purchased my first one about a week ago and after spending a short time getting it to work to my satisfaction I experimented with it in different locations in my house.
I was so impressed that a couple of days ago I purchased a second camera that has performed in a similar manner to the first one.
The only hitch I have encountered so far is a recent failure to be able to connect to Alexa via an Amazon Fire Stick, but this was only a gimmick for me, as I use the cameras with my smartphones which works very well.
UPDATE 9th Dec.
Alexa connection problem sorted and now working fine on both my cameras.
After researching the manufacturer and associated insurance company, I decided to get a quote for my building and contents cover which was very competitive, especially with a 20% reduction for using the cameras.
When my renewal date is due, I think they will be very high up my shortlist.
Great device, but apps need updating.
Love this thing so far, only downside is the iOS app is in serious need up updating and there’s no ipad version for some reason….
I had to turn the night vision off as I have the camera looking through a window, so when the ir is on all you can see it the reflection of the lights, but as I’m pointing it at my driveway and there are street lights I can see really well, though if you have this in a room I would think the night vision would be great.
Cheap baby cam anyone?
I had problems with a time out connection during setup, this was due to me downloaded the Wyze app instead of the Neos after the Neos apps was correctly installed setup was a breeze.
I currently have it linked to a Fire 8 tablet on the charging dock with Show mode enabled “Alex show me the front door”. Wait a few seconds and it displays on the tablet. So far it’s been flawless apart from the slight delay but that’s due to the WiFi connection, the picture quality is good both night and day. So if you need it for a cheap nanny cam it would do the job.
I may flash the RSTP firmware at a later point.
As others have commented the setup requires some personal information, things like email are mandatory for the registration link, but name and address umm… Not too sure about that how about? Mr M Mouse at 123 Sesame street that’ll work.
For a cheap camera that’s Alexa compatible it’s flipping awesome.
Easy to set up and good picture quality.
The camera is cheap and does exactly what you would expect. The night vision is great and the motion and sound detection is very sensitive. I had to reduce it to the lowest setting. The only downside is the limitations on the video clips on the remote server.
Vary good value and easy to use.
Vary good product, was easy to set up, it can’t be set up on a 5G network so slight downside but as more and more stuff transfer to 5G it will start to declutter the 2.4G network.
Just have to make sure you have a 2.4G network.
App is good and easy to use, very simple to alter sensitivity’s of motion and noice detection plus easy to flip picture for when camera is mounted upside down.
Plus it syncs to Alexa, so can see feeds on fire TVs and echo shows.
Utterly brilliant - incredible value for money
Five stars in all categories!
I already have two Nest Cams for outdoor use that are considerably more expensive than this (and require an ongoing subscription too). While it’s true this only for indoor use so is not as robust as a Nest Cam, in pretty much every other respect this is equally good and comes for an almost “throw away” price. Incredible value for money and HIGHLY recommended.
The way the motion detection is presented (rectangle on image to see what it has spotted moving) is actually better than Nest – it’s good to know what the camera was “thinking”.
The Android app is also pretty good – again does a lot of things similar to Nest.
Good but room to improve
Hard to review these cams but I’ll give it a go.. For the money they are a five star cam but.. When you consider it wouldn’t take much to make them better like support in the app to stream and show recordings from sd card to your phone or the ability to adjust focus (because let’s be honest it is better to fine tune the focus on them) the cameras could be amazing but because they had to compromise to keep costs down it keeps them from being a first choice to many. I hope the makers actually read these reviews and improve the features, even if they cost a little more to buy it’d be worth it as reliability and ease of use and small form factor make these really attractive as a budget cctv system
Great for the money and Firestick connection solved
Great little cam does so much for 25.00 Im writing this review after seeing alot of people cant connect to fire stick or show. heres the secret
When setting up the cam you can name it , mine was called kitchen. Trying to connect through my Firestick caused major problems, although it was all paired and i could see the cam on my phone app. Saying ” Alexa show me kitchen ” just didnt work.
Now if you look at the camera settings, little cog on top right of the Neos App. Scroll down to Camera Name.
Device Name = Smartcam
Room = Kitchen
So Alexa wants to hear “Alexa show me Kitchen Smartcam” and bang 5 seconds and my cam is on a 32 inch TV. Note that both above names can be changed.
Hope this helps any of you having trouble connecting.
Perfect little camera
For the price this is amazing! I have bought 4 of these now. Easy to set up and install app on phone,bought a weatherproof mount and placed this camera outside under the eave of the house as inside i got too much glare and reflection from window,I wanted to be able to see outside my house and our cul de sac…perfect! Ive had no problems at all,can see outside anytime i want to…even on holiday. Night vision is good and picture is crystal clear,we have even had the pleasure of watching a bat everynight go past our window and its that clear you can see through its wings! . I would highly recommend this camera.
I purchased this camera about a week ago, and i must say I’m pretty impressed the picture quality in the day is very good and the motion detection for movement and sound are also good but a bit sensitive.
I purchased an outdoor housing for it and put it outside facing my back door, I did add some sealant where the wire comes out and where it screws together just to be on the safe side.
Overall rating: I’ve given it a 5 because for the price it costs it’s amazing.
Night vision: I’ve given it a 4 because the night vision works fine close up but unless I have my security lights on I can’t see the top of the garden.(not really a problem as I have a full cctv security camera system as well.)
Motion detection: I’ve given it a 5 I have it set to the lowest sensitivity which seems fine, it does pick noise from a noisy motorbikes going past and the wind if it’s a windy day.(not a problem)
Picture quality: I’ve given it a 5 The day time picture is superb but again the night time is not so good but that might be me I’m used to looking at a higher resolution picture with my main system.
For the price of this camera it’s brilliant, I set mine up on a tablet and got the option to use location for auto arming I didn’t use it and it works fine.
I purchased this camera about a week ago, and i must say I’m pretty impressed the picture quality in the day is very good and the motion detection for movement and sound are also good but a bit sensitive.
I purchased an outdoor housing for it and put it outside facing my back door, I did add some sealant where the wire comes out and where it screws together just to be on the safe side.
Overall rating: I’ve given it a 5 because for the price it costs it’s amazing.
Night vision: I’ve given it a 4 because the night vision works fine close up but unless I have my security lights on I can’t see the top of the garden.(not really a problem as I have a full cctv security camera system as well.)
Motion detection: I’ve given it a 5 I have it set to the lowest sensitivity which seems fine, it does pick noise from a noisy motorbikes going past and the wind if it’s a windy day.(not a problem)
Picture quality: I’ve given it a 5 The day time picture is superb but again the night time is not so good but that might be me I’m used to looking at a higher resolution picture with my main system.
For the price of this camera it’s brilliant, I set mine up on a tablet and got the option to use location for auto arming I didn’t use it and it works fine.
Very good, especially condisering the price
Really impressed for the price, bought this to monitor the interior of my motorhome incase there was ever a break in, tested this week in the house while I was away. motion detection seems really good, although there is a slight delay of a minute or so. picture quality is good and very surprised at the night vision quality.
Great camera, great pic, app functionality and night vision.
My first camera. I have it watching outside my windows from the inside. It works brilliant.
During the day when we are at home, it just takes pics of constant movement.
It auto detects when we have left the house and then arms itself, taking videos of moving people and cars in the area.
You can arm it manually before bed.
You can also record live to your phone from the app as well as recording constantly to an sd card.
People in other reviews give out because of privacy concerns but to be honest they are unfounded.
The devices function is to arm itself based on your location so naturally its going to need gps access on your phone to do this. This is completely optional.
It also looks for your address for its location which again is optional.
If you are concerned about privacy then you can just setup the account and do no more than that.
I use all the features and it is great but then again I dont wear a tin foil hat so it is easy for me to do.
I gave it four stars for one reason and that is because of the setup.
The app scans for the closest ssid and auto populates it in the setup. The issue I had with this is that the ssid it populated was for the 5.8ghz wifi which the device is not capable of doing, so why it detected it is a mystery. The setup would fail until I worked out what was going on. As soon as I changed it to the 2.4GHZ ssid, setup worked immediately. The company should change the setup to display all networks so you could select the correct one.
Great product, going to buy another.
Great camera, great pic, app functionality and night vision.
My first camera. I have it watching outside my windows from the inside. It works brilliant.
During the day when we are at home, it just takes pics of constant movement.
It auto detects when we have left the house and then arms itself, taking videos of moving people and cars in the area.
You can arm it manually before bed.
You can also record live to your phone from the app as well as recording constantly to an sd card.
People in other reviews give out because of privacy concerns but to be honest they are unfounded.
The devices function is to arm itself based on your location so naturally its going to need gps access on your phone to do this. This is completely optional.
It also looks for your address for its location which again is optional.
If you are concerned about privacy then you can just setup the account and do no more than that.
I use all the features and it is great but then again I dont wear a tin foil hat so it is easy for me to do.
I gave it four stars for one reason and that is because of the setup.
The app scans for the closest ssid and auto populates it in the setup. The issue I had with this is that the ssid it populated was for the 5.8ghz wifi which the device is not capable of doing, so why it detected it is a mystery. The setup would fail until I worked out what was going on. As soon as I changed it to the 2.4GHZ ssid, setup worked immediately. The company should change the setup to display all networks so you could select the correct one.
Great product, going to buy another.
Very impressed - 5 stars from me
I am so impressed with this little camera! The picture quality is amazing for the price. Download the app, follow the on screen instructions, setup is simple and quick and it works very well. I have it pointed out of my front window because I wanted it for security and also to see what wildlife passes by.
It easily picks up neighbours coming and going in their cars and the postman coming up the drive. As others have said there are reflections if you point the camera through a window at night – I will play around with positioning, maybe if I can get the camera flush with the window this would be reduced but I will still be able to see any intruders or wildlife
For the money this is an amazing little camera. I have wanted one for ages but could not really justify the price tag if the more expensive models but I am so happy with this
It detects noise as well as motion so if the tv is on or we are speaking or coughing it alerts us – doing its job and I can see that I can adjust the sensitivity if I want to, which I may well do
I have had it less than a day but it seems good quality and I am very happy with it 🙂
What they don't tell you!
It can support 128GB SDCard regardless of what it says in the description. The constant recording can only be accessed by removing the SD Card from the device and viewing it on another device. There is a 5 minute motion and auditorial detection interval when uploading to the cloud: so if something happens in those 5 minutes since previous detection, you will have to manually check the SD Card. Finally the night vision is pretty bad and short range, especially if you are trying to use it out of a window: the infrared LEDs reflect off of the window in night vision.
Great price
For the price you are paying you get a great cameras . The motion is not gratest one picture is not 1080p the night vision is not bad altrough you do get zombies eyes .. But overal is not bad camera. i will be updating if anything changes
Easy to use, good picture but doesn’t record for very long
Perfect to keep an eye on your house, I’ve got mine in the hallway and can easily see who’s come in and out, only downside is it only records 7s and then won’t record for a few more seconds – but I knew this when buying from reading reviews. Great thing is you don’t need a subscription to view on the app and is very simple, also can add cameras to the app so can have all your cameras in the same place.
Excellent Buys.
Love these WiFi cctv cameras.
12 second clips recorded on movement or 1 min on paying small subscription per month.
Love the ease to set up.
Easy to affix.
Mains wire a bit short. Had to buy extensions.
Not intrusive at all.
Turn off night vision if facing outside through a window if you’ve pir floodlighting outside. Else night vision reflects off glass.
Inside it’s good picture and adequate clear not grainy picture for price.
I wish you could turn off the microphone is my only thing like you can the on light.
Got 2 tempted for a third.
Records footage to the app so you can check in anywhere. It can alert you to movement etc.