YI Home 1080P Security Camera Twin-pack, WiFi Indoor IP Camera with Night Vision, Motion Detection, 2-way audio, Home Security Surveillance System for House/Office/Pet/Baby/Elder/Remote Monitor(2 pcs)

Simple set up
Long wire and plug supplied
Excellent packaging and robust
You don’t have to subscribe to online systems just purchase a micro SD card
Haven’t had any issues with logging etc
The intercom function is excellent
These have been used in conjunction with existing CCTV system where there are black spots.
Can’t recommend enough!

We have 4 places around our property. 3 on the perimeter and 1 we use as a pet cam inside. So simple and easy to set up. The app is so easy to use to adjust the setting to get want you need.
Cables are a bit short, be careful if you try to get extra long ones as the cameras are quite powerful and not all extensions will work.

ow, this camera is decent, it really is.
this is just my experience, those who are more knowledgeable will do better, those who aren’t might complain.
in the beginning, with all new gadgets/etc, there’s a honeymoon phase, everything is exciting and you’re glad to have attained said item, i was.
having used it for a while, with no real nor desperate need for it; it’s okay, it’s pretty exciting, very good, new and flashy.
easy setup, simple enough to feel very happy with said new purchase rather than a “oh what have i bought now?!” type of moment.
first few days/weeks to months, of usage, it seems very handy, a welcome addition to daily life.
we bought this camera without desperation, but for sensibility.
the 6 second clips, with activity (motion/person) detection on, it’s intriguing to say the least. very, very good overall.
i would turn off the infrared light if you’re using it to point outward through a double glazed window, like we are.
i personally, am a stay at home person, i felt relief through having this gadget, i could share the live camera stream to my partner whom is at work through the day, lovely jubbly.
it’s only until my local council’s binman decides not to take my recycling bin, that i find some questions coming up.
seeing only 6 seconds unless you subscribe to “kami” cloud, i’d realised that the camera wasn’t recording 24/7, but only keeping 6 second clips, for a fair amount of time i’ll admit, quite good to be fair.
although, right now, after scouring the questions and answers on this product am i disabling certain settings to see if i can record 24/7 rather than receiving the shorts.
having looked, not many an answer truly remedies my conundrum.
fret not, i’m not a plaintiff, still so very happy with the new technology i didn’t have before.
if you’re new to cameras, it’s a good product to start with, especially so if you’ve no need for one but would like one.
if you have sound detection on, my camera being placed in the living room, on the windowsill outwards, facing the street, it happily picks up my dreadful singing in the kitchen which is right next to the room it lives in. so if using for parenting reasons, it’s a clever gadget to have, don’t quote me though as we are all of different opinion on what’s decent or not.
again, no real need, but helps with pesky door knockers and watches over our beloved car.
it does it’s job honestly, just read the descriptions, reviews and questions/answers, you should be happy as larry.

I have Yi dome camera in a central position covering my longe dining room and conservatory and through a doorway into my kitchen. It works an absolute treat. I can monitor these areas when I’m away from home and it alerts me when someone like my son comes in whilst we are away, and we sometimes have a two way chat via the camera. I wanted another camera to cover my back garden as I back onto woodland and I’m always worried that someone will one day attempt to get in from over the back. I didn’t want the hassle of fitting an external camera which requires drilling a hole for the power so I fixed this one to the glass on the inside of my utility room. I now have a panoramic view of my back garden and yes it detects humans and alerts you, thankfully only my wife hanging out the washing mostly. I have left the quite bright blue power light on, to deter anyone peering over the back fence, especially at night. Only downside is that I have had to turn the infra red lights off as this reflects off the glass but I have PIR lights over the back and achieve a very good picture when those detect movement and light up the garden. A grey but still clear picture is seen without any lighting so its got excellent night vision anyway. There has been a couple of random false notifications, two large wood pigeons and during a bit of a gale the waving apple tree was detected as a human, but this has been minimal. I used some clear double sided tape to fix the base to the glass, shame it wasnt a suction base. A tube of cardboard between the lens and glass will eliminate the slight reflections from the curtain net at certain times of the day if you are ultra fussy, but it isnt essential. A potential burglar would have to break the window to compromise the camera which should alert the neighbour and I haven’t got the worry of weather affecting an externally placed one. I’m very pleased with my quick and simple and very inexpensive CCTV alarm system. The short 60 second clips are ideal to download but you can subscribe to cloud storage. I installed a 32 Gb card.

Not wanting or needing high security, we have little to protect, I ordered this as an economic and simple precaution. It senses a person approaching the property, notifies me via my phone and takes a short recording. The length of the recording can be increased, but that costs more. The pictures are good quality and the person recorded pretty recognisable. I believe it to be excellent value and a useful crime prevention tool. Given the price, better then expected.

I bought this to keep an eye on elderly parents with a 2 way speaker. Well made camera from a good company that will take 64gb micro SD card. It got a good wide view, nice sharp picture and night vision can be switched off in app. The camera is well made but this model don’t pan around however the view is nice and wide. It is made for indoors use so not weather tight. The app is really well designed and it will high light in red any movement or loud noise in the timeline. Very easy to setup which I find a pain with other cameras of this type. Well worth a try

For the price, this is an awesome little camera. Good quality picture, night visions not too bad, sound is good, alerts could be improved upon – such as; I put one in my window, so I can see whose at the door and sometimes it just doesn’t capture someone coming right up to my door, which is a bit worrying, but it’ll record like a bird or a bus. But, most of the time, it’s ok. It only records 6second clips, after that you have to pay. But at least it’s somewhat free – some cameras you have no choice but to pay a subscription. I can also do my shopping in Asda and then look on the app on my phone to see if there’s any parking at home

So overall, very happy, especially for the price.

I’ve updated the review due an issue with connecting to WiFi. Whilst is was very frustrating, the customer service received was above excellent, very prompt replies and a number of of possible fixes to solve the problem. Sadly none worked. They have very kindly sent me a replacement. The whole process was the kind of customer service you want, 6 star . Resolved within a week.

Actually found this small camera of excellent value. Super picture quality on HD and easy to set up. Works great with Alexa Show, so if you are upstairs in bed, ask Alexa to show the camera.

Motion detector is very sensitive and picks up movement well , not used the audio properly however does work nicely .

Will buy more and hopefully the Outside wireless one. Waiting for the sales

Its okay, I’m using to film outside at a window for my car. Its not great visibility on poor foggy, misty days really but that could be down to moisture on my window. Other days is great. It is sensitive and on windy days the activity level is alot down to tree movement etc.
I didnt subscribe to membership as you have to pay more for this.
The camera is cost effective and I can be assured when I go out I can keep an eye out.
I guess more piece if mind!

These are truly fantastic. I bought one of the originals (720p) many years ago for my garage and it’s still going strong.
This one I bought to use as a baby monitor. We have a very expensive baby monitor with video and app modes. It fails all the time and is pretty much useless.
This latest camera sits next to the baby monitor and works perfectly with both noise and motion detection.
You don’t need a subscription to use these cameras and can add a micro sd for longer recordings.
The app works perfectly on apple devices and is installed on 4 different devices we own.
I’m looking forward to buying Yi’s outdoor camera next.

I was a little concerned having read some reviews that I may have had to turn the 5ghz network off on my BT 6 router prior to connecting. There wasn’t any issue at all, easily found the network and connected.
Picture is good, night vision clear. Interestingly the lens rotates to “straighten” the picture. As I has this on a slightly sloping surface it worked well.
The motion detection had a slight delay but that’s not at at all an unusual finding on cameras. Iverall very happy

The camera is excellent and covers a space approximately 7 foot wide. It’s perfect for what we need and automatically changes to night vision which is extremely clear view.

The only thing I would say before purchasing is to make sure you have a device where your display settings can be set to permanently on. This app doesnt work with a locked screen. (we use a laptop to keep an eye on our puppy over night and its brilliant)

Haven’t used the motion detection so cant comment on that.

We also haven’t signed up for cloud storage as we dont need it. But if you want to be able to save recordings, this is something you need to do. Although it’s only 3.99 a month.

Good product for us to be used as a monitor. I was expecting less because of the price, so very happy with the purchase.

Really good well priced little camera. I got it as a “Grannie watch” camera. I’ve got it placed so my mother triggers it when she passes, just for peace of mind that she’s OK, perfect! Also useful in a nursery to check the little one is OK.
I use an SD card so movement is stored, no need for an expensive plan.
I have one at home that I use through the window. I have the IR light turned off so there’s no reflection on the glass, I live on a main road so there’s plenty of light from the street lights for a clear picture. If you use it somewhere remote, the picture won’t be so good. Using it indoors of course you can use the IR light and the picture is great.

The camera quality is decent. I have it pointing out the window and due to reflections, it does impact the quality, baree that in mind. I do find this effects night vision so I can’t comment how good that is.

The app is well laid out but can be slow to connect to the life feed. Scrolling through the time line is inaccurate and you’re unable to just time a specific time. The app is always trying to get you to sign up for the cloud service.

I have not signed up to the cloud service, mainly because it is expensive. All my notifications that come through are only 6 seconds long, but I can then to into the app to see the specific time of the detection. All my recordings are saved onto a big memory card I had lying about.

All in all, the camera is OK. For the price it’s good, we feel safer at home. If you need cloud storage, maybe worth looking around at cameras with different plans.

Ordered this as part of a lightning deal
The good:
* The night vision is spot on
* Video quality is excellent at this price
* Once the SD card is entered, on the app you can view all events and not just the 6 seconds that the Yi cloud offers and also record the parts you want to keep from the app itself. I don’t wish to subscribe to pay monthly as I have far too many subscriptions already so it’s good I still have a way for local playback.

Update: There was some issues I listed here, but I have resolved them by updating firmware so loads better now.

For the price you pay, this is a seriously good bit of kit. No, the 1080p isn’t top notch but it’s decent, the night vision isn’t cutting edge but it pretty darn good. For 22 you get an awful lot, perfect if you want a bunch of these around your home – great thing i love about Yi products is they just WORK and well! The App is always spot on, no bugs, fast and easy to use. The best thing I like about this is I don’t need to take out a cloud plan if i don’t want to, instead I popped in a Micro SD and simply record the footage to my phone that I wish to keep! If you review this next to much more expensive alternatives it comes up short in quality, but not by much and the App for me is easier and much better. I would highly recommend this product, not just if you are on budget!!

I bought this to put in my porch so that I could record anyone who comes into the front garden. It works through the window and gives a very clear picture. I have set it up to send an alert to my mobile phone (wherever I am) if anyone comes near the porch. Very pleased.
I was burgled and the camera I had set up in the porch caught a very good picture of one of the men when he came to ring the doorbell. He avoided the house cameras, but failed to see this one which was situated in the window of the porch. The camera alerted my phone and I was able to ask my neighbour to check. (Too late to catch the burglars unfortunately)
A few of my friends have now set one up in their window or porch.
A very good and cheap way to keep an eye on things.

I was a bit sceptical about getting a surveillance camera as I’d heard they could be fraught with security issues such as host servers storing videos of your home and habits. My brother works in information security so I asked him which camera to get and he said that this company was one of the “least bad”, providing I update the firmware, and change the default password. So far the camera has been okay. We use it to monitor our new puppy and it just about meets our requirements. The video is pretty good, and the night vision is surprisingly good. However, the camera requires a very strong internet connection and the sound has been terrible/ very intermittent (I think because of the connection). This has meant that we haven’t been able to set up noise detection notifications, which was originally one of our requirements to check if the puppy was whining while we were away. Instead we just have to check in occasionally with the video to see if he is asleep or pacing.

For the price this is a very good security camera. Software easy to use and camera fairly straightforward in setting up. Only niggle I have is the camera software has a habit after several hours to stop generating a live thumbnail on the alerts video clip.
Basically when working; once a short video clip is recorded you see a thumbnail of the what the camera is actually looking at.
However, what often happens is you lose that live thumbnail view and is then replaced with the default picture of a room that comes with the software.
In other words when it works, by quickly glancing at all the thumbnails you can see where the movement was generated and what it was.
However, when it does not work all you see is the same thumbnail picture and have no idea what was recorded until you click on each thumbnail to view the short recorded image.

Great all round for a good price after a previous experience I was a little wary but i couldn’t be happier with the product easy to set up , night vision is brilliant excellent clarity , sound is good not tin like I only need and use live feed so no need to purchase a SD card or cloud I have viewed the cameras from other counties still the same quality only down side is the blue light illuminates a pitch black small bedroom but we can live with that great product for a good price

I bought this camera to keep an eye on my home, whilst I am out. It gave me peace of mind, knowing that everything is okay. I can open up the Yi Camera App on my phone and view the live camera feed and/or view any previous alerts.

I even managed to check in on my home, whilst traveling abroad to Spain. I had mobile data roaming, so it was possible to check the cameras, just as if I was in the UK. Of course, when I went into the mountain areas, where there is no mobile data reception, I could not check anything. Most UK networks include the cost of data roaming in the EU. Outside, Europe, roaming charges can be expensive, although Wi-fi may be available.

Motion Detection – the best feature is the motion detection, which is very sensitive. Sometimes, I have viewed the 6 second alert footage on my phone and wondered why it has been flagged up, only to notice in distance a car or a passer by. It is very sensitive.

Picture Quality – it is described as 1080p quality. The camera is okay, but I do not think if it is good enough to identify burglars. The camera has night vision, so it can record detection, but drops to black and white mode. You may consider having good lighting side by side. You will need to experiment. Also, I am not sure if it can read car number plates etc…
Street lighting or car headlights can blind it.

Windows PC – You can download Windows PC software to be able monitor on your PC. You can monitor multiple cameras at the same time.

Wired CCTV ? – I did consider a Wired CCTV Camera system. Such as those by HikVision, who are a world leader in CCTV systems. Whilst their products are tried and tested and used by professionals, but they don’t have the cloud back up (unless you use a third party company). The subscription rates of those were more expensive, then rates for wireless cameras. The Wired CCTV system records locally to a recorder on your premises. However, a burglar can steal the recorder. The wired CCTV systems are robust, but they lack the flexibility and nimbleness of wireless systems.

Nest / Hive / Ring – they have been advertising a lot. However, their subscription models are expensive. With Yi Camera, I have the option of stopping the subscription and it also backs up to memory card.

This product is not bullet proof. If a burglar is in your home, they can turn off the camera (just by turning off the switch). Although, you would have been sent the 6 second alert on your phone (if in time). This product has no battery back up, but many other wireless cameras dont have this feature either. So if there is a power cut, it has no power to keep recording. In addition, you need to have power back-up for your Wi-Fi router. You may be in an area, where Wi-fi stops working or is unreliable, so there is no back-up to switch to mobile data. As you can see, there are multiple lines of failure. If I had lots of money, I would fit a wired 4k Camera system from HikVision.

Trial – it mentions there is a one month trial, but you have to pay a subscription, before you can get it.

32GB – I ordered this card, but if you are only doing motion detection, then you can use a smaller capacity card.
UPDATE: You may be better off with a 64GB, if your camera is facing the street, you will get lot of alters if the trees blow in the wind or a bird flies by.

Subscription – they have a subscription of 7 day x 5 camera recording for 60 euros per year. Motion detection only. They have continuous detection, but that is more expensive. Continuous recording is far more expensive.

Power- it gets power from a USB socket on the wall.

EzVIZ – I also bought a wireless camera from this brand (because it is made by HikVision). An industry leader in CCTV. However, the EZViz is their range of wireless products. Having had both brands side by side. The YI Camera is far more superior. EzViz apps is n’t so great. I like the fitting system of EzViz (it has a magnetic base).

I read some of the negative reviews for the Yi Camera, however, I have not experienced any issues. Set up was very easy and reliable.

UPDATE 2020: YiCamera, help me find that my new neighbours, had turned the property into what I suspected a pop-up brothel, everyone was coming night. I suspected criminal activity. It help me find out what was going on at night, but video quality is n’t good enough to identify people, if they are walking fast, wearing hoodies. If a car headlights are pointing into the camera at night, it is going to capture a white blur. However, it did help me figure out what was going on, as I could hear cars turning up, people talking on the street at night at 1am, 2a, 3am 4am and disturbing my sleep, but the camera helped me put a picture, to what I was hearing in bed.

I am paying for cloud, but I have no idea, how to save from it.

Reviewing footage: That is a chore. As I had suspected criminal activity on my street. I had a memory card reader, and transfered the files to the PC for reviewing. Each file is 60seconds long. It does take time, but I found out the quickest way it to use VLC and the playlist editor and speed through it as it has a skip 10 seconds feature. SO you can review files and delete unwanted files.

Complying with regulations: You need to see the ICO web site, as there are guidance on how to deal with CCTV footage. I put signage up. You also need to decide how long to keep the data. YI will delete things after 7 days (depending on subscription and memory card).

Phone Data: If your camera is going to face the street, then make sure you have adequate data for your phone. If the camera is facing the phone, then you wont get much alerts.

Wishlist: I have written to Yi for a feature request. One camera faces my living room, so very little activity. If there was an altert, I wanted to be notified right away as a matter of urgency!!!. However, if I have another camera facing the street and garden. I don’t want to see an alert about a bird flying. So I don’t want my phone to ping. So I might get 30 or 40 alerts, I would review them when if I get time….

Please leave a ‘Helpful’ note, so I know my efforts have helped others.

The set up process is extremely easy and quick. Download the app and follow instructions. The camera talks to you to let you know where its at in the setup process and if a step fails or succeed. I was pleasantly surprised how easy it was to set up (I work as a computer programmer and used to tricky stuff). The picture quality is great and so is audio and the 2-way intercom system works quite well I have to say. The night vision picture is also very good and the motion detection works very well, almost too well.

The app is also quite easy to navigate and use and looks very nice, I do wish they would add IFTTT support though and maybe some explanations for certain settings.

I’ve only used it a couple of days but already ordered a second one.

This is a quality camera. Gives a crisp clear image with many options in the app to control your camera. It has a good feel and look about it. I have several Yi cameras and all work very well. The camera works well through glass and as it can be fitted close to or touching the glass it prevents the majority of reflection. I don’t use the night vision as this doesn’t work through glass, however if there is sufficient light it will capture reasonable quality. I have tried to upload a clip but it seems I can’t so here is a still to show the quality at 3am with no night visio

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Update: Item replaced by Yi. Amazon offered a refund only but would have to pay for posting and packaging…Very happy with the replacement. Use it to watch my bike and house when going away. Happy customer
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Initial review: Item stopped working after roughly 1 month (faulty USB connector) . Covered by warranty however both Yi and Amazon are not facilitating its replacement. This review will be altered/removed if any progress is made…

This is for the 1080p Yi Home Camera.

I really like this little camera. Image quality is good, it has night vision and is very reasonably priced compared to some other cameras. Set up was very easy and took about 2 minutes. It is powered via a 6ft long micro USB cable. If you want to put it up high or somewhere more than 6ft from a mains socket you can buy USB extension cables or connect it to a rechargeable powerbank and this means you can put your camera more or less wherever you like as long as its indoors.

The most Impressive thing about this camera for me is the ease of connecting to it via the 4G network when I am out and about, something which some other cameras seem to struggle with but which seems to me to be essential. I had the builders in recently doing my bathroom and my Yi camera caught them having a nosey in my bedroom while I was out. Needless to say, they withdrew pretty quickly when they noticed the camera! I promptly received a push notification to my phone and had no trouble viewing a 6-second clip of the event which started just before motion was detected so I didn’t miss anything, and also the live feed, all over 4G. When I got home I was able to access the SD card in the camera and view the whole event. The camera keeps recording to the SD card for 2 minutes after motion ceases just to make sure it doesn’t miss anything.

Overall I think this is a very good little camera for the price.