TL;DR: YGWYPF. These units are better than some, but not a solid solution for true security, and if you have to reach out to customer/tech support, you’re likely in for a very long and frustrating experience. I think as far as Geeni / Merkury goes, I’ll be sticking to smart light bulbs and outlets.
So, I’ve adopted much of the Geeni / Merkury ecosphere. Generally speaking, they’re dependable, easy to set up, and quality products at a reasonable price-point. Needing to replace my outdated and now-malfunctioning older exterior cameras, I was excited by the potential of this unit: fully wireless, battery-operated weatherproof HD security camera? Yes, please. Build-quality seemed fine. The unit is beefy, most likely due to the combo of a large battery and a strong magnet. Speaking of the magnet, I was *very* impressed by the ingenuity and strength of the magnetic mounting system: the unit is very stable when mounted this way (but obviously, this mount is not truly secure: someone could easily just grab and make off with the camera, so mounting this way would be more secure if mounted well out of reach to prevent this). It is nice that they also include a screw-on bayonet-style mount as well.
The issue is with its connectivity, especially with regards to Amazon Alexa and the Echo Show. I purchased three (3) Echo Show units expressly in order to monitor security from various rooms in my home. While I have no problem monitoring my Geeni Sentinel 1080p indoor camera -via- all my Echo Show devices, as well as in the Geeni app, I have tried repeatedly (including hard resets and reconfigs) to get Amazon Alexa to “see” the Freebird at all, although it IS viewable in the Geeni app on both my phone and tablet. Contacting Geeni customer service (twice) is a frustration measured on a different scale, which wound up necessitating interfacing with the offshore “developers” in Who-Knows-Where-Istan. After supplying the relevant info to them, I haven’t heard back from in over a week, and have received zero help since I asked for it, nor remedy.
Outside of that issue, in the case of all Geeni cameras, one should be aware that as far as security goes, you’re not going to be able to quickly “see” the view from this camera on a wireless display other than your phone through the Geeni app. On an Amazon Echo Show (on a very beefy mesh network, no less) the time it takes for the camera view to populate is between 6-10 seconds. So someone considering this as a true security camera solution should understand that you’re not going to get a view of any camera on an Echo Show in the event of a time-sensitive situation (like, say, a trespasser).
Pretty disappointed over-all…
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