Swann Alert Indoor Security Camera, 1080p, Heat & Motion Sensing, 2-Way Talk, Audio Analytics and Siren, SWIFI-ALERTCAM
$89.99
Last updated on April 18, 2024 3:41 am Details
- See more in full HD 1080P video This state-of-the-art indoor surveillance camera sees faces logo on clothing labels on boxes & other close-ups in crystal clear HD quality The cameras’ Construction provides 24/7 protection and smart Audio analytics The indoor camera has a 110-degree viewing angle & night vision up to 32ft with a 2 way audio microphone & speaker/siren
- True Detect heat & motion sensing Swann heat and motion-sensing technology reliably detects warm moving objects like people and pets triggering recording and push notifications so you can act immediately to prevent unwanted activity With reliable notifications and fewer false triggers you’ll save time and stress
- Tired of paying for extra storage? Enjoy free video storage with no ongoing costs This wired security system delivers reliable home office and retail protection 24/7 Have peace of mind knowing that if something happens you will always have evidence with video clips saved for free to secure Cloud for 7 days & local memory for 2 days
- SECURITY MADE SMARTER “Alexa show me the front door ” With this security system you can speak to see as it works with Alexa enabled smart devices like your Echo Show Echo Spot and 4K Fire TV Also compatible with Google Assistant and Chromcast Enjoy security in the palm of your hands with live streaming from multiple cameras and multiple sites playback video receive push notifications and more on your mobile device via the latest Swann Security app
- We have your back not only do our security cameras have your back We do too Everything you need to get started is in the pack including power cable stickers and mounting screws If anything goes wrong your Swann surveillance camera system is backed by a full 12 month
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Swann Alert Indoor Security Camera, 1080p, Heat & Motion Sensing, 2-Way Talk, Audio Analytics and Siren, SWIFI-ALERTCAM
$89.99
Smurphette –
It’s hard to review a product that’s app controlled without reviewing the app as well. Especially when it seems to be the only app you can use with it. I’ll at least try to seperate app comments from camera comments.
This is an INDOOR camera. It’s not subtle. Fairly large for a home monitoring camera. The cord is only 4 feet long, and it has to be powered. It’s a regular electrical plug on one end, and an old school mini USB on the camera end. The plug came with an adaptor for another country, and the window stickers came in several languages. It stands on the base and can be angled and swiveled as much as you like by hand to get the right position. I only had stability issues when the weight of the extension cord pulled it off the top of the entertainment center. Once I had that supported, it stayed put just fine.
I could not get the two way audio to work properly. Even 40 feet away, I got feedback at both my phone and the camera, but couldn’t hear anything spoken into the phone through the camera’s speaker. The reverse worked pretty well – I could hear even the smallest background noises – dog walking around, cat playing in a paper bag, etc – from my phone as picked up by the camera.
Video quality during the day is washed out, but night vision is good looking. And now we get into the app.
The app is terrible. I can’t dislike it more. From the ten second load screen EVERY TIME I open it, to the controls that don’t do anything. It almost wants to be malware. It won’t let you install it without giving it access to take and record as well as access, pictures, video and audio.
This is definitely an indoor camera, yet the app will not see it as one. No matter how many times you switch it to ‘indoor’, the next time you look at that setting, it’s outdoor again. I’d guess this is why daytime indoor images are washed out. There are no zones, like many other cameras have, so you can’t set it to only see a doorway or not where your kids run through all the time.
There isn’t an arm and disarm function really. You click the app, wait the ten seconds for it to load, and it turns your camera on to live view it, no matter the prior settings. Click in the upper left to open the menu, and select Device Settings. You may have to select your camera at this point, sometimes it does, sometimes not. There, you can set the device name, TRY to set the proper time zone (took a dozen tries to make it stick) , view the wifi connection and the name of your wifi network. Click on camera settings, and you can select video quality – low, high, or max. There’s no telling what those actually are. Here, you have also have a Mode setting, of indoor, outdoor, or auto. Mine will always set itself to outdoor, no matter what I click on. You also have the option to mirror and flip the images, and adjust the mic and speaker volume. Sometimes, it works.
Backing up to the previous step because we see there’s no way to turn off alerts in camera settings, we then go to Motion Settings. You can set the Motion Detection settings sensitivity to off, close, medium, far, and max though again, it doesn’t really define what those are. Below that, there’s “Human detection” which is something other than motion detection, though I suspect it’s just ‘tall’ motion. This has the same sensitivity selections as the prior setting. Below this, there are sound detection, with the same settings, and siren duration, with off, 30, 60, 90, and 120 second options.
Backing up again, we see an option for Storage. This lets you view previous recordings. I’ve no idea whether videos, images and audio are stored locally on the device, or in a cloud, though it would seem like it would have to be cloud based, and that kind of bothers me since I can’t keep it turned off. The terms of service note that in the event of an alert, their staff will monitor all video until the alert is cancelled, I think by law enforcement. Which means that potentially, some staffer is going to go looking through every video of your kid running through the house nekkid before bath time, every video of you behaving as if you were in private. I wouldn’t mind that they keep the live feed on when an alert goes through until law enforcement tells them turn it off – and how would they know to do that? But I don’t like that they can go through all the old video as well. Or that I can’t turn it off. I guess if you want privacy, you shouldn’t have a camera in your home.
TLDR: The camera takes nice night vision video, but the app renders day video unusable, and the ability to disable /turn things off during certain time of day is buried in settings. And that doesn’t stay set very well. Opening the app starts the camera recording again.
Andrew –
I bought this camera to sit inside and look out our front window at our door. Since the wired connectivity would be a bit difficult outside, I wanted to get one that would stay indoors and watch outside. I was eyeing other Swann products, so I thought this one would be a nice segue into more expensive bullet cams.
The setup of the camera was pretty straightforward with help of the app and instructions, but the Swann Security app (Android) is very noisy and wants your location when you sign up and when you connect a camera, plus full rights to audio and video. This concerns me because I want to be keeping an eye on my house, not having somebody/company keep an eye on me. Strike one.
Once the camera was up and running, I placed it into the window at night to only discover that there is a massive glare with the IR, which does not penetrate the glass, totally prohibiting night time vision through the glass. You cannot see anything. Strike two.
I waited until daylight to try the color view. The quality is very nice and minimal delay between the action and when you see it on your phone, maybe 2-3 seconds. I placed the camera in the window and went outside to try the motion detection. Unfortunately, it did not work. Due to the glass, the camera cannot detect heat, thus not triggering the motion sensor. I thought it would be a little better since people are only two feet away from the glass outside, but that was not the case. Strike three.
Lastly, I tried viewing the live video through the app in the middle of the day, but the video would not come up. A unplug/plug of the camera fixed this, but it did not work when I wanted to view. Strike four.
I really wanted to like this camera and the app, but the camera has it’s limitations and the app has it’s concerns. I plan on returning this camera to try a different brand.