This security camera by Lindo comes with everything you'll need, except for a screwdriver and device to load the app onto. It charges with the supplied USB C - C charge wire. And of course it comes with the mounting hardware and screws.
Installation is very simple. Attached the mounting plate with 2 of the 3 supplied screws, then slide on the swivel head with the camera attached. And that's it.
Instructions for use and set up are very good. The supplied instructions give you the basics to get onto the app. It is in the app where everything else gets done.
The app is called Lindo Life and there is a QR code in the instructions to scan to download. I just went to my app store to get it.
So the first thing the app will do is connect to the cameras by Bluetooth. From there you will need to set up the connection to your WiFi with a password. The instructions say to keep the camera within 20 feet of your router or you may need a repeater in between. I have my camera 40+ feet from my router and I am not using a repeater. The only signal problem I am experiencing is a delay, which I had when the camera was 5 feet from the router. It appears the video signal doesn't go straight to your device, rather it gets sent out to the cloud to be redirected back to your device. There is a considerable amount of delay, but this may be due to my internet, it has a DSL rate of upload which isn't fast at all.
For an added price you can get features like Privacy Zone so your neighbours don't get recorded. Or you can pay for more cloud storage with longer than 10 second videos. Personally I think a 10 second video can be quite adequate and it is wonderful it is provided for free, unlike some other cameras I've reviewed.
The video quality is pretty good. I'm not displaying it on my large TV so checking quality is being done from my cell phones screen. You can use 2 fingers to zoom in on the video and when zoomed in the quality was still pretty good.
There are different sensitivity settings. Each setting has its own battery drain level. If you want the battery to last a year, you'll have to minimize all the settings. I have mine set medium to low sensitivities so time will tell what that does to the battery.
From the app you can listen and talk through the camera. There is an alert siren you can activate, take pictures and record videos. And no, it appears there is no internal storage in the camera. It's all cloud storage.
The night vision has the option of recording in black and white with IR lights, or the visible white light can be on for colour recordings. Or you can chose no night time recording.
The app also provides a nice snooze feature. It can be set for 45 minutes, 2 hours, 5 hours, 8 hours, 10 hours. This way if you have activity where recording isn't necessary, and you want to conserve the battery, setting the snooze timer does this.
I haven't found an issue with this security camera, except for it being so internet dependant. For that reason, which is what causes the delay when at home sitting next to the router, I am giving 4/5 stars. Developers, when I'm home the live stream should be going straight to my device, not the cloud storage complex then back to my device!
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