Description
Get the full picture of any space in your apartment, dorm or home with the Kasa Spot Pan Tilt. Receive instant alerts and live stream 1080p HD video to your smartphone, Alexa or Google Assistant supported display. The Spot even provides HD video up to 30 ft. with Night Vision. EC70 continuously records and stores footage on a local MicroSD card up to 64 GB (MicroSD card not included). Premium cloud storage options are available.
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They do track objects that trigger them, maybe not as smoothly as higher priced options (I don’t know, have not tried others).
For the mobility of relocating the camera by simply picking it up and finding a new location, it’s massively more practical than the full wired systems available. Until you know where you want those more expensive cameras to be permanently installed, these cameras are a great alternative! Also, great for keeping a watch on who’s passing by your place at window-level.
Wired cameras have to be mounted high enough to be safe from getting ripped down by trespassers, these see through windows during the day very well. Interior night vision is top notch, seeing outside through windows at night is more difficult.
With the sensitivity turned up, every time a tree branch blows it triggers the cameras. This leads to near constant triggering of alerts during the late Spring, Summer and early Fall.
And, lots of recordings every day. So, you need to use the App to designate areas to watch for motion, or it’ll drive you nuts and frustrate you. To the point that you may start to ignore the notices.
The App provides great control, and allows remote on/off, sensitivity setting changes, you can set to record noise triggers or remove that, set trigger zones, move the camera via the App, and other adjustments.
I have noticed that the App actually does offer more functions, and work a little more smoothly, through my phone than my very new tablet. No idea why, it should be the same App for both platforms, no?
But, of course watching the playback on the larger screen is so much better, so I do use both.
The service plan allows storage of recordings from up to 10 cameras for $10 per month. Much more cost effective than others I looked into.
The cons:
Can’t see thru glass with the built-in lights, at night. Reflection off the glass blinds the camera.
That should have been obvious to me from the start, since these are designed for indoor use only. but I had naively hoped for better night vision performance.
So, if looking out a window, get a motion-activated light to trigger so you can see what’s going on out there. Just don’t set it up where it will shine in your bedroom and wake you up.
App functionality on phone is higher than on tablet, no idea why. You will want to have the App on at least a phone, if not both.
Sometimes, some cameras will trigger, others won’t, for the same event.
Deer moving around the house sometimes are ignored by one camera, recorded by another. Also happened that another outdoor camera from another manufacturer recorded a vehicle trespassing, these cameras didn’t. Had to adjust the sensor sensitivity, but I think the baseline software settings should be set to trigger sooner on vehicles.
Branches moving on the breeze cause constant notices, even with Person Detection Mode activated.
A more elaborate software system might offer better monitoring, but for the pro systems, this requires fully wired systems with dedicated main recording components/control systems . Much more expensive, and I can’t afford to open the walls throughout the property.
Overall, these are great! I have bought several models, both the fixed ones and the bigger moving ones. All look great when set to the highest recording resolution, seem to last a long time, and are a breeze to set up or switch from spot to spot.
I very much recommend this camera! I also hope the manufacturer can produce a 4K version.
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I went with this one because of the impressive amount of positive reviews while also being so affordable. Setup took all of 10 minutes and finding the perfect spot was easy because of how compact it is.
A huge bonus is that a subscription is completely optional, unlike most others that require a fee or have very limited features without one.
To this day I have never paid for this subscription because of the value I get without one! I can access the camera from anywhere and the app, i can see live video, it’s impressively clear quality whether day or night mode, sound detection notifications when a sounds made that’s louder than your set noise limit (in my case it’s to know when she’s barking), motion tracking is the most useful feature for us while we’re trialing her freedom moving into the teenage phase. I can keep an eye on her and let her have some more freedom while making sure she’s safe. The two way speaker helps a lot with praising good behavior and correcting undesirable ones. Being able to be consistent whether home or not has made a drastic difference in how quickly she learns.
10/10 Just buy it!