
This is great, but it’s important to note that Ezviz does not include the cards with the cameras themselves.
#Camera ezvid pro#
Pro Tip: Our Ezviz cameras both came with slots for Micro SD cards. The videos may not exactly be cinematic, but we have no complaints overall. Ezviz gave us instant peace of mind knowing this eagle-eyed camera was perched right outside our house.Īny drawbacks? Well, besides the occasional fluctuation in quality whenever our Wi-Fi’s speed dropped, we’d say this is a perfectly reliable camera. We positioned the camera there to watch out for thieves who might take advantage of the clear weather to drive around the neighborhood and look for easy targets. The field of view was also impressive, covering most of our yard and keeping a clear vantage point over the street. In the snapshot below, you can see the contrast between the blue sky, the forest green along the treeline, and the lush green grass (can you tell we’re proud of our lawn?). We loved the color definition on the outdoor camera.
#Camera ezvid 1080p#
The Ezviz camera captured those days very well, showing us impressive detail in its playback, and delivering clear 1080p images with little interference.

#Camera ezvid full#
Video Resolutionįor the majority of our testing protocols, we enjoyed a full week of sunny, beautiful late-summer weather (a rarity in Ohio). Two-Way TalkĪfter spending some serious one-on-one time with our C1C for our tests, we were eager to see what tricks our outdoor camera, the Ezviz C3N, would have up its sleeve. As with so many security cameras these days, you tend to get what you pay for.

What we will say, though, is that not too many other cameras can stack up to Ezviz in both price point and advanced features. You can read more about that in our Nest Security Cameras review, though. Nest cameras, you’ll note, are pricier than our Ezviz, starting at $179.99 for their battery-operated indoor/outdoor camera. facial recognition, literally reading our faces to learn who’s familiar and who’s not. These are, after all, relatively inexpensive cameras while Ezviz’s motion detection technology handles exceptionally well, it doesn’t perform at the level we’ve seen in Google Nest Cams, which have leapt boldly into A.I. We don’t know too many humans with four legs. If an animal passes through the view, the camera thinks it, too, is a human. Sounds cool, right? Right, but with a note of caution: While our camera does tell us when the motion detected is the human kind, it just kind of ends there. Our Ezviz cameras boast AI person detection. As the camera adapts to your lifestyle, you must also adapt to its capabilities and limits. The point is, you may not get it right the first time and that’s okay. What we hadn’t considered was that we’d have to walk to get to the sofa, which still triggered the motion sensor. At first we blocked out just the sofa area because we knew we’d be lounging there most of the time. The question, though, is “Does it work?” Well, in our experience, it does but not without a little bit of trial-and-error. It’s a lot smoother than the motion zoning experience we had when we unboxed Ring’s Stick Up Cam: You can tap on the screen to block out zones in Ring’s app, but you can’t get as precise without a grid like Ezviz has. We have to say, we really like this grid style. We also have a guide to the best battery-powered cameras for you, if you’re open to looking at other brands. If you find yourself in that latter category, Ezviz has about a dozen battery-powered cameras. Some folks like the ease of plug-and-play since you never have to worry about charging up the cameras and you don’t have to deal with bulky battery packs, but some folks like the cleaner look of not having wires running down the walls.

Now you might read that and think “Great!” or “Ick!” How your cameras are powered is a matter of preference.
#Camera ezvid install#
That means we were free to install them wherever we’d like, just so long as we were close to a wall outlet. The Ezviz cameras we tested were also plug-in models.

They may not look pretty, but we had good Wi-Fi reception outdoors thanks to them. The outdoor model is aided by the two Wi-Fi antennas sticking out from both sides. Or what’s in those boxes, specifically.īoth of our Ezviz cameras were easy to connect to our home Wi-Fi. Now that we know what we’re dealing with, let’s get back to our boxes.
