ieGeek Solar Security Camera Outdoor Wireless,Rechargeable Battery Powered CCTV Camera with Solar Panel,1080P Upgraded WiFi Camera,PIR Motion Detect,Night Vision,2-Way Audio,IP65 Waterproof,SD/Cloud

I have 4 cameras now and this one is an improvement with regards to only recording people (instead of recording literally anything that moves or any change in light on previous cameras). This results in fewer false alarms. It’s quite a wide angle but the quality of image is excellent. It also has sound which is good. The solar panel has so far been more than able to keep the battery charged and it’s never lost power over the last few weeks.

Never had one of these before, so:
The good – pretty decent picture quality in the daytime. “Pings” to the phone are reasonably quick, if you’re on the same wifi. Solar panel makes it totally “set and forget” and I’ve never got close to 3/4 battery even in winter.
The not-so-good – the range from the wifi hub seemed limited to about 4-5m through a window. The fixture doesn’t really tighten enough and so has needed reset after high winds. Seems to be a magnet for spiders, and webs across the cameras field mean ir detection after dark stops working (possibly it means the unit can only “see” as far as the web reflecting ir?). Also, cold and frosty weather means it’s touch-and-go whether it will trigger, possibly frost on the lenses? Trying to enclose it means you’re back to the problem of ir bouncing off whatever (clear!) surface is in front of the camera instead of seeing through it.
The bad – I’ve not got it work as a remote way to see what’s going on at the house if I’m away, but suspect I might have my phone set only to do certain things over wifi instead of data. I don’t have a yearning to ask children in the garden “is it fun?” as the various types of these cameras all seem to have in their blurb, so perhaps I’m not the target audience for that anyway.

My camera is situated about 70 feet from my house but I get a great 90% WiFi signal from it. The battery indicator is always on full despite poor light some days thanks to the solar panel. The only downsides with this so far is not being able to block out sensor pick up zones. The other downside is not being able to link it to my Echo Show. Otherwise very pleased so far.

After reading many reviews, courtesy of Amazon, I chose this camera as it had a rechargeable battery, and comes with a solar panel all at a fair price- so no need to find a suitable exterior fixing point. I have both a micro 32GB card installed and paid in advance for a the Cloud sub. I placed the solar panel in what I hope will be a suitable place and left it to charge the in-built battery for half a sunny day before connecting the camera. Fitting it was very easy, and the app works well. I have only given 4 stars for night vision as our garden has no street lights and if no house lights are on it is pitch black. I think an intruder would be picked up, but for any purposes of ID after it may be doubtful. I think that the sellers/makers of this type of kit should be encouraged to be clear about night vision by informing possible clients that the system benefits from some street lighting to be able to pick out the shadowy intruder – nighttime has to be the favourite for a break-in from the back garden. The quality of the daytime screen and motion detection during the day is very good, but I think that the night vision is equally, if not more important than day. I would recommend this camera unit.

I wasn’t expecting much but this is a fantastic camera. It was very easy to set up and the only two important considerations:
1. Where to site it, it is works on a IR beam to trigger motion detection and takes 1 second to fire up.
2. Pay attention to the instructions, especially on placement of the solar panel.

The mobile app has enough features to impress (snapshots, live cam, alerts, and an intercom). Everything is timestamped too. It has IR for night vision and shoots in full HD. No subscription needed either, just get a good size SD card for it (I bought 64Gb which is loads).

Had it running for three months now – faultless. Very recommended for the money.

Had previously a video doorbell – a cheap clone of the well-known v-doorbell. The program that operated it was never satisfactory – and eventually, uninvited, started to show ads as well as the front door. It had to go! Early days on this camera but very promising. Installation instructions a bit brief but in understandable English; installation process – both mechanical fixing and wifi, pretty straightforward. Excellent picture. Saves brief videos on internal card – have not tried cloud save yet. The solar panel seems to keep battery indicator on screen at full – though will have to see what happens with more limited winter sunshine. Downside is that it only works on Android and Apple phones – not on Windows. There are workarounds they say, but not yet tried.

Very good totally wireless outdoor security camera. It was straight forward to install on our garage facia and looks very neat. We initially did experience some issues with connecting to the app on my iphone 11, however, it connected seamlessly to my husband’s android mobile having found a useful how to video on Youtube. The quality of the pictures you get both night and day is very clear and motion detection is spot on. The camera batteries so far have charged off of the solar panel. Will be interesting to see if this works as well in less sunshine. Altogether an exceptional security camera for the price. I would buy another one the same

What an excellent camera I love everything about it. I was sceptical about the solar panel charging the battery but its excellent the battery has only dropped to 76% then charged back up to 100% . The battery only dropped that low because I was using it a lot setting it up.

The camera is totally wireless so can be installed anywhere as long as you can pick up the wireless internet signal.

The night vision is really good and the PIR motion detection is great. The cloudedge app is really easy to setup and use and I have just ordered another camera as I was so impressed.

I bought two cameras to keep an eye on my house, I have been using it now and they have given me excellent results. Good image day and night, friendly application on the mobile, it triggers alarms if it detects movement (configurable), it has a motion tracking function, and you can share the video from the cameras with several people (you decide who and which cameras to share as well as the level of authority they will have to adjust the cameras). It has a two-way communication system where you always hear what’s going on near the camera and you can send messages using the mobile app. For me the setup was easy, I haven’t had a single problem. If you are looking for a good value and easy to use camera this is a very good option. I haven’t used the recording option, I haven’t needed it.

Overall, I think the camera and accessories are very good considering the price. The battery charge level is displayed in the app so you can recharge it in time and the battery actually lasts a very long time. The night vision is also very good. I tested it in the basement with almost no light and bikes etc are all very easy to see. Sound is also transmitted and you have the ability to talk “back” through the built in speaker in the camera. The delay is minimal. The reception is also fine.

Excellent value for the price of the product. Highly recommended.

Great camera, no need to drill holes or run wires, as long as you have the sun. Fantastic Hd quality video compared to scart system I have. The only downside is wind blowing the trees does trigger motion detection which gets a little annoying on mobile alerts but this can be turned off. It would be nice if you could delay the motion detection for a couple of hours when working next to the camera, although you can set motion detect schedules which is useful. It doesn’t appear to work with Alexa but am not bothered now! Probably good to check you have a WiFi signal where you want to install firs

The best thing about this camera is that you dont need any cables/wiring to install it. Just charge it with provided USB cable and mount it either with screws provided, or in my case I used two-sided strong adhesive tape. Even though it is outside my property, I have no problems regarding WiFi connectivity, as the camera has 2 antennas to strengthen the signal. The photo/video quality is very detailed (you can change between SD or HD). It can keep short snaps on its internal memory, or you can purchase a MicroSD memory card for longer video recordings.
Battery will last you weeks before you need to recharge it again (obviously, depending on how often the motion detection gets trigerred). A great purchase overall!

So the camera is supposed to last 6 months without charge. It has been running for a week and it now has 14 % battery remaining. The camera is mounted 3 meters from the router and never records more than 50% WiFi signal strength. Very disappointed.

Update: 18th June 2021:
The camera performance did not improve. Their customer service is great and they offered a full refund. For this reason, I gave them a 4 star.

This is a shame as the hardware looks OK. They need a quick firmware update to resolve connectivity and battery issues.

Extremely easy to connect and configure to wifi and very easy to install – the Wi-Fi range is very good for size of the camera. Installing and mounting the camera is very simple with the removable pivot arm – but be careful not to place undue pressure on the camera when attached to the arm as the securing nut is only press fitted into the rear of the camera.
The night vision is again very good for the price and movement detection needs to be setup once fitted via app as it is very sensitive. The camera uses CloudEdge app which allows for 4 cameras to be displayed at once for no extra cost.

Extremely easy to connect and configure to wifi and very easy to install – the Wi-Fi range is very good for size of the camera. Installing and mounting the camera is very simple with the removable pivot arm – but be careful not to place undue pressure on the camera when attached to the arm as the securing nut is only press fitted into the rear of the camera.
The night vision is again very good for the price and movement detection needs to be setup once fitted via app as it is very sensitive. The camera uses CloudEdge app which allows for 4 cameras to be displayed at once for no extra cost.

Great product – good value for money. You need to check carefully where you are going to place your camera before purchase – I couldn’t get the solar panel in a place, that reached the camera and got sufficient south facing sun. Without that, the battery discharged quite quickly.

This is a really good wireless camera that is easy to setup and provides a nice clear image. The battery life so far has been really good (I keep checking the live feed like a kid with a new toy!) and this will improve 100% once I’ve added the solar panel that comes with it, which will keep the batteries charged 365 days a year. The setup process was straightforward and the App is easy to navigate, so configuring the camera is nice and quick. My favourite aspect is the wireless feature as I could install it myself with a few screws, rather than paying a security company 100’s to achieve the same thing. I will certainly consider at least one more ieGeek camera for another location.

This is the second iegeek camera I have purchased , nice solid build quality, completely weather sealed , picture quality is excellent, covers the whole of my back garden which is pretty big and the night vision is very good , motion detection is great , I get an alert on my phone if the camera detects movement and it also records if you have a memory card inside , I’ve had one of these cameras for just under a year and the battery last ages on that one , love the fact that it’s completely wireless and charges from the solar panel , great security camera

An excellent solution to covering all the security required around the home to give us peace of mind. This was my choice after looking for quite some time. I decided to buy the option with the solar panels and now own 5 of these which are all running on the mobile app. This turned out very well as the panels keep the batteries fully charged even in the UK where the weather is not always sunny, however, with a small amount of sun these keep the cameras in full charge by getting at most only half a day of sun once a week. Note, that you need to place the panels in a convenient sunny orientation in order to collect the charge for the cameras. They are fully waterproof and operate in all types of weather even after the fierce winds that we have been having here of late.
The cameras are run off the app on mobile and can be used to see and record any footage captured. The cameras also pick up motion in day and nighttime situations.
I can highly recommend these cameras to anyone who is looking to get security installed. The means of installation is also so easy because no cables are required (except from your solar panel to camera), however, you should check your WiFi as this needs a fair signal to operate back to your phone app. Our WiFi is pretty good and gets us out to the garage without a problem.

My first impressions of this product are very positive. Solid construction, good mounts and sturdy feel. The packaging often gives you the indicator of what to expect and this was also nicely put together. I tried another more well known brand before this but ended up sending it back. The night vision with this is much better, as is the breadth of view. Motion detection in daylight is spot on and very quick to alert. At night it has a slight delay but I think that is caused by my security light causing the night vision to flip from using the IR sensor. I am still tweaking the settings for this because I’d like to capture the foxes and badgers activity if possible. The battery still shows as 100% even after probably 30-ish triggers, several live views and various changes so I am hopeful that it will last for months. The solar panel will help with that too. The app is pretty good with only a brief delay in connecting to the camera for viewing purposes. I had a small problem with the firmware update at the start where the process appeared to freeze half way through but clicking back to the previous screen and then tapping the update button again and it went through just fine. A decent user guide too. Initial charging of the internal battery took about 3.5 hours, until the blue light came on, so shorter than expected. I have no hesitation in recommending it at this stage and will update this review after a period of use.

The ieGeek outdoor security camera was easily installed (6 drilled holes into the wall – 3 for the camera bracket, 3 for the solar panel bracket). The wifi signal works fine as the camera is within 10 metres away. App is easy to use and our separately bought SD card works as expected (the camera formats it when you install it). The camera can miss very quick movements but once triggered it still records whatever follows. Both day and night imaging is clear. The feeling of security is there despite it not being a full CCTV system and the added bonus is the relatively cheaper outlay.

I have a number of the ieGeek cameras without solar power and have found them to be excellent. The only thing that I hated was that you had to drill holes through walls to run the power cable through to a power socket. So I was delighted when I found they do this solar powered version as I needed to add a couple more cameras to my home security system.

The setup is straight forward; download an app and link the camera to your network (don’t forget to add an SD card which isn’t supplied but can be purchased cheaply enough).

The picture quality is excellent, both during daylight and with the nightvision mode.

The solar panel is awesome, meaning no longer a need to run any cables at all. The connection is WIFI (so network cable needed) and the solar panel simply plugs into the camera and provides all the power (so no power cable needed).

I haven’t attached it in position yet (due to a illness I’ve not been able to get up a ladder) but I’ve had it sitting in the bedroom window pointing out and it’s been charging perfectly well for the last three weeks.

I definitely recommend this camera.

I’ve bought a few Igeek cameras over the years and this camera is the best yet.
I bought this as I needed a camera that didn’t need mains power as I’ve got no power in the garage and fitted the solar panel on the garage roof which was very easy to do. It comes with fixing and a bracket so it can be fixed and adjusted to any direction. I’ve had the camera over a week now and I had a slight problem recording the first evening so I contacted the customer services and they replied within 5hrs and told me how to sort it so 5 star customer services.
This camera is better than my older wired versions as the WiFi receiver is a lot stronger and picks up the signal at the back of the house now which the older cameras didn’t.
The battery and solar panel work great as the battery hasn’t dropped from 100% yet.
The sensor on the camera has been upgraded from the older cameras as it doesn’t pick up birds and flies and doesn’t set off the alarm notification every few mins which was very annoying. The battery is built into the camera and needs a big charge before first use. Think it was 6 hours!
I would 100% recommend this camera to everyone.

I have two of these cameras. One is abroad and I get good updates from UK. Good day image. Night image has 4 infrared as seen in picture and works black and white. Motiin detection works well and can be scheduled.It is sturdy and well built. It have used solar panels before and they trickle charge so make sure battery is full before installing. Both camera and panel have good fixings. App is easy to use and connection was easy if you follow instructions.

Purchased this camera as I needed something that I could position outside with minimal maintenance and this certainly the best solution.

The instructions to set up the camera are very easy to follow and was very simple. Load the cloudedge app, click add camera and then follow the instructions on screen which involves adding your Wi-Fi details and adding the camera by scanning a QR code the app generates. This only took a couple of minutes and it was all set up.

The camera comes with separate mounts and fixings for both the camera and the solar panel including a 3-metre cable which means that you can mount the solar panel in a better position if needed to capture the light. Mine is secured high in a tree with the camera lower down for a better position which captures the back garden/garage, even in the dark I can see the picture clearly (the garden is approx. 50 ft which is a good range.

I have noticed with the solar panel is that it takes a bit of time to kick in but once it does keep the charge topped up so you can leave it and forget about it. You can tell the charge is working as the LED near the USB port lights up blue.

So far both parts working as expected even with lots of rainfall which runs right off the panel. I have this set up so I receive an alert to my phone if the motion detection is triggered which works great, since I have installed its mainly been neighbours cats and a curious bird but reassuring to know it works.

Great piece of kit that you can put up and forget about that essentially self-charges. Would highly recommend.

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I spent some time on my review, including the selection of screenshots and a video clip as your site suggested.
I took particular care to follow your guidelines. I even was careful to highlight any shortcomings of the product.
I have since taken some time to compare my draft review with others which you HAVE published and I cannot follow the superficial standardised explanation you have given me so far.
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Is there any point in me ever sending you reviews of ANY products in the future?

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My initial thoughts on this camera is that it is excellent.
I mounted the camera above front door on wall. Be aware, the fixing screws are not very long and I have very tough bricks – so instead, I drilled the mortar. The camera is quite heavy (a bag of sugar), so make sure the screws secure the mount firmly – you might have to use longer screws. I installed the solar panel on side of house facing due south – in UK, this is the optimal position for solar panel (and try and tilt it to 30 degrees). The USB cable from solar panel to camera is 1.2 metres which was plenty for me to mount camera…see pics – I had to coil excessive wire.
So, how good is it? It’s very easy to set up with Cloudedge app (when you scan the QR code on phone to camera on page 13 of manual it says the camera will make a sound ‘Boogu’ – what it means is ‘beep’ – haha!). Don’t be a bit thickie like me and look for QR code on box – you have to hold the QR code on phone in front of camera…a senior moment…doh!
The wifi signal you can check on ‘installation guide’ in Cloudedge app before you fully install – mine is 74% (good according to app), which is a bit strange as router is less than 10 metres away…but where camera is positioned is two thick walls away…and I didn’t bother tilting the aerials for better reception…it works OK.
I installed a relatively cheap 128GB class 10 Sandisk card in it – cost me less than 13 from a reputable supplier.
It is very good at ‘human’ recognition, I’ve only seen one false trigger at night off a neighbours black cat.
I actually altered the settings for recording (which is not recommended – as battery drain is higher), to record footage for one minute and re-trigger if continuous motion is detected. Power settings – ‘Maximum shooting time – 1 minute’ and ‘shooting interval off’ (this stops the camera from waiting for another default time of 2 mins before re-triggering to conserve battery). But, you can read battery percentage in app (‘basic function’, ‘power management’ in app menu) and mine is still at 100%! – so far, I’ve only seen battery drop to 93% (and that was because I played with it excessively). It re-charged to 100% next day off solar panel. Obviously, if it gets loads of triggers from people approaching house – you might have to change the settings back.
I had doubts that it would work at night – the infra red leds are not lit. However…it triggered when my chinese takeaway delivery driver came to front door last night and recorded him. It seems that the camera can detect human in pitch black and then turn infra red leds on to illuminate area…I checked this myself.
So the Cloudedge app…
I was reserved about buying this camera, because I am a cheapskate and refuse to pay for any cloud subscription each month.
It turns out, you don’t need the cloud subscription – the app sends notifications to your phone in approx 3 seconds with 2 snapshot pics (when you open Cloudedge notification). You can also view the video footage in ‘history’ tab in app. This is a bit fiddly to set the timeline to view, but once you get the hang of it, not too bad.
The app recommends that you leave it running in background on your phone, to receive alarms…I’m not a fan of any app that drains my phone battery, so I turned it off. Guess what, it doesn’t need to be running in background – it still sends notifications within 3 seconds regardless…and that was on 4G phone network (not wifi).
The video and sound footage is really good.
The intercom feature is also great – hold the intercom button and talk to people on doorstep…works a treat.
The only drawback with this app, is you cannot download video footage to phone memory. You will have to use ‘screen video recording app’ on your phone when playing back recordings to get a recording outside app. I have talked to the seller about this, and they assure me they are introducing this feature soon in app.
I’ve also attached a very short clip of a trigger captured and screened recorded on my phone with GF taking the dogs for walk…as an example of app…sound and video…
Hope this helps for anyone who is thinking of buying this camera. It’s exceeded my expectations so far – guess the proof will be in the pudding long term.
Phil

My initial thoughts on this camera is that it is excellent.
I mounted the camera above front door on wall. Be aware, the fixing screws are not very long and I have very tough bricks – so instead, I drilled the mortar. The camera is quite heavy (a bag of sugar), so make sure the screws secure the mount firmly – you might have to use longer screws. I installed the solar panel on side of house facing due south – in UK, this is the optimal position for solar panel (and try and tilt it to 30 degrees). The USB cable from solar panel to camera is 1.2 metres which was plenty for me to mount camera…see pics – I had to coil excessive wire.
So, how good is it? It’s very easy to set up with Cloudedge app (when you scan the QR code on phone to camera on page 13 of manual it says the camera will make a sound ‘Boogu’ – what it means is ‘beep’ – haha!). Don’t be a bit thickie like me and look for QR code on box – you have to hold the QR code on phone in front of camera…a senior moment…doh!
The wifi signal you can check on ‘installation guide’ in Cloudedge app before you fully install – mine is 74% (good according to app), which is a bit strange as router is less than 10 metres away…but where camera is positioned is two thick walls away…and I didn’t bother tilting the aerials for better reception…it works OK.
I installed a relatively cheap 128GB class 10 Sandisk card in it – cost me less than 13 from a reputable supplier.
It is very good at ‘human’ recognition, I’ve only seen one false trigger at night off a neighbours black cat.
I actually altered the settings for recording (which is not recommended – as battery drain is higher), to record footage for one minute and re-trigger if continuous motion is detected. Power settings – ‘Maximum shooting time – 1 minute’ and ‘shooting interval off’ (this stops the camera from waiting for another default time of 2 mins before re-triggering to conserve battery). But, you can read battery percentage in app (‘basic function’, ‘power management’ in app menu) and mine is still at 100%! – so far, I’ve only seen battery drop to 93% (and that was because I played with it excessively). It re-charged to 100% next day off solar panel. Obviously, if it gets loads of triggers from people approaching house – you might have to change the settings back.
I had doubts that it would work at night – the infra red leds are not lit. However…it triggered when my chinese takeaway delivery driver came to front door last night and recorded him. It seems that the camera can detect human in pitch black and then turn infra red leds on to illuminate area…I checked this myself.
So the Cloudedge app…
I was reserved about buying this camera, because I am a cheapskate and refuse to pay for any cloud subscription each month.
It turns out, you don’t need the cloud subscription – the app sends notifications to your phone in approx 3 seconds with 2 snapshot pics (when you open Cloudedge notification). You can also view the video footage in ‘history’ tab in app. This is a bit fiddly to set the timeline to view, but once you get the hang of it, not too bad.
The app recommends that you leave it running in background on your phone, to receive alarms…I’m not a fan of any app that drains my phone battery, so I turned it off. Guess what, it doesn’t need to be running in background – it still sends notifications within 3 seconds regardless…and that was on 4G phone network (not wifi).
The video and sound footage is really good.
The intercom feature is also great – hold the intercom button and talk to people on doorstep…works a treat.
The only drawback with this app, is you cannot download video footage to phone memory. You will have to use ‘screen video recording app’ on your phone when playing back recordings to get a recording outside app. I have talked to the seller about this, and they assure me they are introducing this feature soon in app.
I’ve also attached a very short clip of a trigger captured and screened recorded on my phone with GF taking the dogs for walk…as an example of app…sound and video…
Hope this helps for anyone who is thinking of buying this camera. It’s exceeded my expectations so far – guess the proof will be in the pudding long term.
Phil

I’ve never done a detailed review of anything on Amazon before, but having bought this camera and been so impressed with it, I thought it deserved a thorough and honest review.

It’s absolutely incredible how technology has moved on – this compact little camera packs in a lot!

I’ve had it up a week to monitor some hedgehogs that visit, and it does a great job at recording their movements at the feeding station – see the videos! It’s mounted very close to the ground, and to the hedgehogs, so the powerful IR light is a little too strong when they get very close, but it does a good job, recording still photos and short video clips of their movements. Using the free CloudEdge app, the still photos are sent immediately to my phone, and the video clips are saved on the SD card and can be viewed and downloaded remotely (they work well on a relatively slow broadband upload speed of only 1mb — no discernible lag or pauses). There is an optional cloud subscription service which I trialled for 7 days where the video clips are automatically uploaded to – worth doing if worried about the camera being tampered with. It worked well.

The camera was really easy to install – good quality mounting kits for both the camera and solar panel, and both allow full flexibility to adjust the angle to point the camera at, or the solar panel to catch the sun at. After 7 days and the recording set to record clips as long as possible (1 minute) with no gaps between alerts, both of which will use more battery, the battery has only gone as low as 95%, but has easily topped up automatically with the solar panel to 100% every day, despite not having sun on some days.

The app is really easy to use, and shows a useful timeline that you can zoom in and out of the markers where recordings have been made to watch the footage recorded. You can set a time schedule for recordings – my only minor gripes are that sometimes when using the timeline to jump to a time where there was a recording, is that it sometimes snaps back to the previous recording and not the one you wanted, so you have to make sure you select closer to the one you want. Also the schedule for recordings won’t allow a single duration that covers from an evening through to the morning – you have to create two time slots, eg: 7pm to midnight, then midnight to 6am.

My main use is night time recording, and it is very effective at that (although I should probably position it a little further away from the area it’s filming – sometimes the hedgehogs touch the camera!). Light levels vary, and you can see the camera automatically adjusting itself when it’s too bright or dim so that the recording always shows something recognisable. At night you don’t get as much detail as during the day, and fast moving objects can be a little blurry, but that’s an issue with any IR camera.

You can select to record in HD or SD – I use HD all the time – with large SD cards, storage space isn’t really a problem, and the level of detail in HD is really good – particularly during the day.

The sound pickup is excellent – it’s very sensitive and seems to pick up things you might even have trouble hearing if you were there in person! I also used the intercom feature to have a full-on conversation with someone – that would be very useful if mounted by a front door.

All in all, this is a superb camera and I am delighted with it – the fact that you don’t have to provide a power source is particularly helpful – as long as it can get a reasonable strength signal from WiFi, and you’re set to monitor your house 24 hours a day, from wherever you may be.

This is the third iegeek outside camera that I have purchased the first two being wired and this one their new wireless model with solar panel.
The reason for buying this model was for the convenience of not running any cables to the area I was installing it which is away from the house. It was easy to set up using the Cloudedge App which I have never used before and is simpler to setup than the CamHi App, used with the other iegeek wired models; it would be good if the same app was available for both styles of cameras but not a deal breaker.
The camera is very well built and feels like a good quality product. The picture quality is very good especially when set to HD; the night vision is just as good.
Great value compared to more expensive security systems without the hassle of running cables everywhere, just connect to your wifi router, download the App and you are good to go. I personally didn’t sign up for the Cloud service, I just installed a micro SD card and save any alerts to this.
Great customer service is available from iegeek if you require any advice, they are really quick to respond to any query you might have.

We have been regular users of ieGeek products over the years and have a wired camera over the garage and a battery powered camera overlooking the car. I decided to get a 3rd camera at the back of the house as we once had an intruder wandering around our conservatory.

The camera arrived next day. Installation was simple. I used my own rawl plugs though as they are a little tougher and necessary for my walls. The camera and solar charger were both easy to fit.

I have used the required Cloudedge app before so was familiar with the functions. Adding this extra camera was incredibly simple. I just had to hold a code in front of the camera and it was registered. I can now see both the front and rear camera in one app which is a big bonus. The app is free and notifies me when there has been movement detected. Ive fitted a 32gb memory card to play back short video recordings too.

I’m happy with the video and photo quality and does what I’d expect for the price.

I have installed the solar charger too but as I live up North it will be interesting to see how effective it is. I can only really test this after a few moths of use. My other camera (with no solar charger) has lasted 3 months so far and still hasn’t needed to be charged. I would there expect this to last much longer still.

Overall a great product and whether or not you want the solar charger is up to you, depending upon whether or not you want to take the camera down every few months to charge it.