YI Pet Security Camera 1pc, 1080p 360-degree Pan-Tilt Smart Indoor IP Cam with Night Vision, 2-Way Audio, Motion-Tracking，Human Detection, Phone App, Compatible with Alexa and Google

Super easy to set up. The quality of the video is great and picks up well on voices

Great camera a lot of good options/features for $22.99 plus tax I paid for it. When combined with the Yi home app it does exactly what I need it to do. Would definitely recommend for anyone looking for a low cost security camera.

I’ve been using Yi cameras for a few years now, and I’ve found them to be a good value but a little flaky at times.

Positive:
– Nice feature set, including free features that some manufacturers view as premium features
– No need to subscribe to a cloud service if you install an SD card
– Nice industrial design
– Audio/video syncing issues with previous versions might be fixed: Earlier versions of these cameras could let audio and video get out of sync by several seconds in recordings. So far, this has not happened with these cameras.
– Very easy set up.

Negative:
– The Yi software can be flaky. Features sometimes disappear or stop working, and it can take a few weeks or months for things to work properly again.
– Does not tilt down very far.
– Occasional network connectivity issues even with strong internet connections. (In fairness, the same thing happens with other products, such as Ring.)
– Unlike previous Yi cameras, these seem to require the use of the included cable to power the cameras. Despite appearing to have a standard micro-USB connector, I was unable to get any of my other micro-USB cables to power these cameras.
– High latency in camera movement commands: Even with a great internet connection, it can sometimes take 2-3 seconds for a camera movement command to register.
– Mediocre low light performance: By the standards of 5 years ago, these would be fine, but the low-light sensor performance in these cameras seems a bit outdated now.

UPDATE: Lowering my rating to 1 because my pet destroyed the power cable, which should be an easy replacement, but standard cables won’t work with this product (they plug in but the camera won’t work). I even bought high performance cables and it still doesn’t work, it will literally only work with their own cables. And there’s no option to just purchase a replacement cable from the company because they have ZERO product support. No way to contact them, at all. These are basically disposable cameras at this point. Save your money.

First of all, this product is COMPLETELY useless without paying for a subscription. Unless you’re just looking for a live security camera with no recording ability, you need to pay for a subscription. I did the one week trial and then paid for a full year subscription, but less than a week after my payment went through, the cloud service stopped working anyway. Even though my purchase history clearly shows that I was charged for the plan, the cameras won’t record and it tells me I need to upgrade again. The “customer support” is useless – it’s a very poorly made bot that will never get you to a live person.

On the hardware side, the camera works fine but is not great. The design limits visibility so you really need to mount it to a wall or ceiling if you want decent coverage of your room. If you set it on a table, the plastic will block it from seeing anything more than about 20 degrees down.

The motion detection is hit or miss – catches a lot of minor lighting changes but sometimes misses entire people or animals right in the middle of the field of view. The motion tracking is pretty awful; it swivels to correctly track activity maybe 20% of the time and the rest of the time just swivels excessively for no reason, often turning itself to face a wall and away from the activity. The night vision is just alright; it’s not amazing but it works as long as there’s a bit of ambient light. I suspect it would not work if it was pitch black.

Overall, not the best product considering that the cost of the device plus subscription means you’ll spend hundreds over a few years. If they even decide to give you the service you paid for, that is.

Buena relación calidad/precio

I had camera set up and once I switched the network. Camera will not respond. It’s nonfunctional.

Good like always, loving it!

i wasnt sure if these cameras would be of any value… but boy was i wrong ,easy setup, great picture and audio quality. The application is easy to use to setup the cameras. I have to say it take a few minutes to learn how to use the many function .. Still playing with them.. the only thing that I have as a suggestion is offer the ability to go 180 degrees in situations where the camera is located in corner … no need to have it go full 360 and record my wall. …. That’s about the only thing I have as a constructive input… ALL IN ALL extremely happy