Customer Reviews for Swann - Smart Indoor/Outdoor 1080p Full HD Wi-Fi Wire-Free Security Camera - White
Customer Rating
4
Good portable capture device
on December 14, 2017
Posted by: Ranger M.
Mainly used to capture nocturnal wildlife, the night vision is on par with some of the decent gamecams in the market. Wi-Fi setup was quick but camera took awhile to retrieve live view. After live view got going, the camera worked fine although connection can still be bit flaky at times. More user interaction-feedback should be put into the app when Installing new firmware, for some inexplicable reason, the app doesn't show any progress indicator, anyway I followed the manual instructions (good pictorial guide) which were spot-on and had the firmware installed finally. Also, the app was updated a few days ago and now appears to allow for more regular recordings. I haven't fully tested the settings yet but i'm hoping this would allow for more close encounters footages at the site.
I have this camera mounted in my backyard on my daughter's playset and pointed at the back patio about 40 feet away. The camera seems to wake up and record reliably when people or animals are detected (I mostly end up getting video of the dog drinking water), but there are some clips with no people or animals when the sun is bright and the wind is up in the afternoon. I do have the sensitivity set to the highest level, though. Also, the image quality is great when zoomed out, but it does get pixelated when zoomed in. All in all, not perfect, but a good value over higher priced cameras out there.