wansview Outdoor Security Camera, wansview 1080P Wireless WiFi Home Surveillance Waterproof Camera with Night Vision, Real-time APP Alert, Remote Access, Works with Alexa -W4-2PACK

I've been playing with these cameras for about a week now. I also own Arlo Pro's so my findings are based on what I like/dislike compared to those.My findings:-The build quality of these cameras seem very good. The housing is sturdy and metal not cheap plastic.-The wifi range is excellent, however, if you are on the limits of the range you will get poor results as would be expected. See suggested software improvements below.-Video quality is excellent in day and night-Motion detection is great but limited when not on cloud. Pretty much have to get cloud subscription to make these cameras useful as security/video capturing cameras. Also not sure about how much on board storage is in these cameras. See software improvements below.-The power cable is a bit bulky/hard to hide. It's nice that there is an ethernet connection option which is why the power cable is so bulky but I wish there was a good way to hide it. Maybe an optional larger mounting plate?-The power cable is a bit short, about 6ft. Since it's an AC adapter plug it's hard to modify or get longer cable. Would have been better as a USB power plug that you could buy long lengths of (I used 20' for my arlo's).-no microphone on camera so no audio recording or listening while watching live view-No speaker function so can't speak to people while in live viewOverall, the hardware is excellent, the software needs improvement.Software improvements that would make this a top of the line camera:-Separate alert(phone notifications) and motion sensor. I'd like to turn on the motion sensor to capture the video but do not need alerts/notifications sent to my phone every time-The non-cloud based motion captured video has a limit of 11 seconds, not until the motion has stopped! So it only records 11 seconds of video, even if the motion continues and does not make a consecutive 11 seconds video. So if the motion, such as a burglar, is moving in front of the camera for 1 minute, you would only get the first 11 seconds of that video. We need the option to record more than 11 seconds/until motion stops similar to cloud based. Also unsure how much memory is in this camera?-Cloud videos don't have 11 second limitation but are hard to review. They should be the same format as the "alert" section. They are shown as a time table instead of video clips so you have to know what time frame the video you want to view was or go through each captured event to find the video you're looking for. Would be much more user friendly to show thumbnail images of the motion captured with the time stamp beside the video, exactly like the "alert" videos are.-The wifi signal strength needs to be shown for each camera. How do I know my wifi connection is good enough /reliable? I set one of the cameras up far away from the router and it connected fine but it would stop working after some time. A power cycle gets it working again but it randomly stops and does not record any video. It shows "online" but I can't get it to play any live video.

Easy set up. Does need to be plugged in but works via wifi once it's set up. So you do have to have a outlet nearby or use an extension cord. We used our own screws to hang because I feel like the ones provided were kind of cheap. App set up was easy and overall we haven't had any major issues. The camera does capture motion, and you can take pics or keep recording if you need to. Only thing I dislike is that the second you have to zoom in, the picture quality is terrible so you can't get details that could be important. The weather proof part knock on wood works great but we haven't dealt with snow or cold yet, so that is to be determined. Once you record something you can save it to your phone- takes about a day to receive it. You also need to make sure to save your 10 sec recordings the same day or else they disappear the following day. It keeps recordings from midnight the previous night - so the only complaint I have about that is if I go to bed at 10 and the phone has recordings, I won't be able to see/know there was an issue because anything prior to midnight gets erased the night before. So I wish there was a setting to save different time frames or not delete immediately so I can see if I missed anytihng. You can access camera from your phone as long as you have wifi which is great. Lots of great features. I do wish like your email there could be an option where you can click boxes next to the video to save or delete- that'd be cool or have a trash where if you accidently delete something you can recover it. The night feature is great - only problem I have is that spiders are attracted to it so it built a web so any time web blows due to wind it records it and/or bugs. but you can change motion setting so that might help. overall we are pleased with the cameras and intend to make another purchase in the future.

Update 11/29/19While there were some issues with night vision as well as one of the cameras no longer working, Wansview customer service has gone above and beyond to solve all of my issues, which is much appreciated. For a low-end security camera, these cameras are a good value which is backed up by their support team to ensure satisfaction.Update: 10/16/19The night vision on one of these cameras is defective. This is a continuing problem with this camera. I purchased the W4 two pack of cameras and one of the cameras night vision was defective. Wansview customer service told me that they would send me a replacement for it and sent me a screen shot of the order that they supposedly sent through Amazon fulfillment and when it didn't arrive, I contacted Amazon this morning with the order number and they told me that the camera was not sent and that the seller's account was under review for unauthorized activity. I have purchased 5 Wansview cameras over the last month (3 W4's and 2 Q5's) and two out of the 5 have night vision problems.So, the best thing about this camera set up is that the installation and set-up are SUPER easy and while I'm pretty tech-savvy, I have no experience with security cameras whatsoever so that was a big plus. My biggest complaint is that the cloud recording only works through your phone screen - there is no way to log into your cloud storage to review your notifications (of which there are a TON each day). I re-purposed my 9 inch Fire HDX tablet to install the app and make it a little better. I have two cameras in my front yard to capture both sides of my property. The clarity is nice but I can only live view one camera at a time which is a pain switching back and forth between cameras. I purchased this set due to the great reviews and ease of set up but the underlying reason for making the purpose is due to concerns of safety due to some miscreants that have moved into the area that are lurking around the property in the evening hours so being able to view more than one camera footage simultaneously is pretty important should something happen. I'm trying to get answers on the simultaneous viewing of all cameras through customer support but CS is in China so I'll have to wait on that. Still contemplating whether or not to return this purchase.