ZUMIMALL Outdoor Security Cameras, 2K Battery Powered Wireless Indoor Surveillance Camera with Siren, Color Night Vision, AI Motion Detection, Cloud/SD, IP66 Waterproof, 2.6G WiFi (Type C Charger)

I have a long history working with security camera and alarm systems, first as an installer but later as an engineer… so when I come across something so impressive in it’s ease of use and quality of features I don’t mind giving it a shout out. Bonus, it cost almost nothing compared to most components I normally work with. So why did I buy it? Really on a whim, I was playing with various dashcams that had WiFi and was not impressed at all so when I saw this Wifi Cam on sale I gave it try and Wow, I’m so glad I did. This is a one off use case but I like to be able to see in my car remotely, specifically when I travel with my dog and leave her in the car while I run into a restaurant. The range in this cam’s WiFi is outstanding and if I need more range I just turn on the hotspot in my car and the cam connects up right away and I can see my car from anywhere. Great image quality, sound, motion alarms, and the darn thing has the best mounting system, a strong magnet and ball joint type mount… the mount is stuck to a rear window using the included tape and the camera just magnetically grabs on and can be easily pulled out to charge. Oh by the way, I get about a month of battery life, even on the coldest days the battery runs strong.

So super affordable, great battery, great image, great features, and super simple to use… the downside? I don’t have more applications for these things. Yeah, I’ve bought 3 so far, so affordable I gave one away as a gift 🙂

Update June 19 2022: Wonderment: solar panels have kept battery fully charged on both my cameras for a really long time now. This is new and I don’t fully understand why, I made no adjustment to solar panels. I don/t plan on complaining about this.

I got my second camera today and am happy to note that they made some improvements. Motion sensitivity has been given an adjustment slider from 1 to 10, previously they only had high and low and they have added an audible alarm triggered by human motion, if you need it. They have also added a shooting interval designed to save power. I see that they have included a lifetime warranty; nice feature. The solar panel looks smaller but has nearly the same active area because they made the bezel very small The mounting hardware is somewhat improved, locking mechanism is made of steel not some plastic which would strip out if tightened too much. This happened with my first one.

Update Jan 3, 2021; I am happy to say that the solar panel has kept the battery charge at or near 100% during all of the dreary days we have been experiencing. Maybe the solar panel generates enough heat to melt any snow before it accumulates,

Update October 10, 2020: This is the one to get. Solar5 Panel still keeping charge at 100% and WIFI reception is great. I am still struggling on how to delete history and, unfortunately, their service department has been less than helpful. I have grown accustomed to simply formatting the SD card when I want to get rid of history. frustrating but not a deal breaker.

Update August 28, 2020: The battery hasn’t dropped below 100% recently. I think the Solar Panel is doing a really great job of keeping it charged. It remains to be seen, however, how it well it will perform come winter.. It may be necessary to adjust the angle of the panel to compensate for the lower sun angle in the winter. We shall see and report if it is.

Update August 9, 2020: This is really quite a good camera. It does, however, work considerably better if it sees 80% or better WIFI signal strength.

There is an anomaly I haven’t been able to understand and it has to do with video “History”. There are times when I have no alerts and yet there are history videos that can only be deleted by reformatting the SD Card. (I’m not using the cloud). When this happens a check of the SD card indicates there is nothing written to it and yet format deletes the videos. I thought it might be the cache but deleting that doesn’t get rid of history. I have asked the supplier on several occasions about and they try to help to no avail.
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The service I have received from this company is truly outstanding. I don’t believe I have ever received service from any company that is as responsive and caring. It is appreciated

Image quality is satisfactory. I can’t compare it to other cameras so I don’t know what quality to expect in this price range. Setup was easy and Wi-Fi connectivity is good. The CloudEdge app for the iPhone does a great job as well.

I like the fact that it has night vision and motion detection as well

I feel more secure knowing I will be alerted when there is activity in the watched area

After I have had a chance to evaluate this camera/solar panel for a while I will update my review again.

Installed and working just fine. Some problems with Solar Panel Mounting, The plastic locking nut for the solar panel stripped forcing me to utilize a steel nut replacement. I have contacted the supplier on this issue. Also while setup is easy there are some things that need attention:

1. Wait to install any SD Card until after setup is done, the camera wouldn’t connect with it in (for me, anyway)
2. I set mine up close to router like they recommend but when I moved to final location I had to set it up again.
3. You need at least 80% Wi-Fi signal strength at the install location. I can’t stress this enough.
4. Be careful tightening the Solar Panel Black Locking (round). It is plastic and can strip. I think if you completely remove the mounting sleeve from the bracket and screw it to the Solar Panel first it might work better. I have added a photo of the bracket for clarity.

Other than that this looks to be a great camera, very wide angle and great image.

I purchased 2 cameras in May. The installation was very easy and I was surprised with the good picture quality for both the day and night modes. The app is very convenient and lets you control many features in a smart way. I connected the cameras to the Zumimall solar panels and they work great with the cameras.
The only problem I had is that after 6 months, one of the cameras stopped working. The customer service replied quickly to my emails and explained what I should do to fix the situation. When we understood the camera will not come back to life, they immediately shipped me a new camera.
I think that the cameras are with a very good quality. Especially for the price. It can happen that something is malfunctioning, but I was very satisfied with the support of the customer service.