Very Quick
"* Inexpensive, can record to microSD, great app, works great."
"set up one then instantly bought 2 more."
"To reduce the noise pollution produced by the microphone (as previously mentioned), i d like to be able to turn the volume of my iPad down (which is what I use primarily at night to monitor the camera) as I do have sensitive ears with the iPad on a nightstand next to our bed, baby suddenly screaming in the middle of the night is extremely startling and just be able to see the volume of sound coming from baby s room along with what is happening."
"* I've only had it a couple of days, but the set up was easy and it's working great so far - including the cloud video storage."
"I upgraded my wifi to a whole-home mesh system (which I planned to do regardless of the issues with the cameras) and the connectivity improved somewhat, but was still not consistent, even with one of the cameras sitting less than a foot from one of the wifi points."
"A lot of bad reviews on Apple App Store about it since the original app was pulled by Apple, but they ve made enough improvements to the Lite version that I honestly can t tell if I m missing any functionality."
"Here are just some of those features: set a 4 digit passcode or Touch ID to view camera feed, ability to turn camera and mic on/off, flip the image 180 degrees, pan view for wider angles in portrait mode (uses motion of your phone similar to the 360 videos or swipe), record while viewing live!"
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Quick
"* Really fun little cameras. set up one then instantly bought 2 more. My perspective on life has been altered."
"There is a part toward the end where you are instructed to hold the QR code on your phone/iPad screen in front of the camera for it to scan it and then it registers itself on your WiFi network, all within seconds!... To reduce the noise pollution produced by the microphone (as previously mentioned), i d like to be able to turn the volume of my iPad down (which is what I use primarily at night to monitor the camera) as I do have sensitive ears with the iPad on a nightstand next to our bed, baby suddenly screaming in the middle of the night is extremely startling and just be able to see the volume of sound coming from baby s room along with what is happening... Even better, you can go back in real time the camera records when the audio threshold passes or when motion is detected in the specified area (all configured in the app); a microSD card is required for the this, though (luckily I had a spare lying around)."
"Originally, I had these set up on the default wireless router we received from AT&T with our Fiber internet and the connection was very spotty... I upgraded my wifi to a whole-home mesh system (which I planned to do regardless of the issues with the cameras) and the connectivity improved somewhat, but was still not consistent, even with one of the cameras sitting less than a foot from one of the wifi points... I explained the issues and after some back and forth, was told to connect them to a different network, because my network was not compatible with the cameras."
"* I originally wanted a Nest-like camera to use as a baby/nanny monitor and was confused by all of mixed reviews online across all products so wanted to set the help others who are in a similar position... - The Wansview that I tried head-to-head with the Yi had worse picture quality (also didn t love the fishbowl lens), and had a really significant lag even from the exact same spot as the Yi... A lot of bad reviews on Apple App Store about it since the original app was pulled by Apple, but they ve made enough improvements to the Lite version that I honestly can t tell if I m missing any functionality."
"* Updated 9/2018: I have tried several other known name cameras and the quality of this is very good compared those out their with a good app... Here are just some of those features: set a 4 digit passcode or Touch ID to view camera feed, ability to turn camera and mic on/off, flip the image 180 degrees, pan view for wider angles in portrait mode (uses motion of your phone similar to the 360 videos or swipe), record while viewing live!... With YI you get free 6 second motion clips with cloud storage and if you want to view full clips you will need to add a micro SD card."
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"Coming from a camera with a monitor that would only work when certain electronics are powered off or nowhere nearby and would disconnect and beep twice LOUDLY to let you know hey, fix this or beep even louder (regardless of what the volume is set to, even muted) when the battery is low..... There is a part toward the end where you are instructed to hold the QR code on your phone/iPad screen in front of the camera for it to scan it and then it registers itself on your WiFi network, all within seconds!... I do wish, though, the notification system was more robust (particularly, the app automatically opens when baby is crying or moves), however this is mostly due to limitations in iOS; a proprietary monitor like our old one has this advantage... To reduce the noise pollution produced by the microphone (as previously mentioned), i d like to be able to turn the volume of my iPad down (which is what I use primarily at night to monitor the camera) as I do have sensitive ears with the iPad on a nightstand next to our bed, baby suddenly screaming in the middle of the night is extremely startling and just be able to see the volume of sound coming from baby s room along with what is happening... Even better, you can go back in real time the camera records when the audio threshold passes or when motion is detected in the specified area (all configured in the app); a microSD card is required for the this, though (luckily I had a spare lying around). I wish that, if you are not interested in using the YI Cloud (which I can t imagine anyone ever would anyway), all mention of it within the app ceases... YI s service outages resolve themselves within minutes, which is fine by me; it probably goes out during the night and I don t notice because every morning, the camera is on and doing what it s supposed to do."
"Originally, I had these set up on the default wireless router we received from AT&T with our Fiber internet and the connection was very spotty... I upgraded my wifi to a whole-home mesh system (which I planned to do regardless of the issues with the cameras) and the connectivity improved somewhat, but was still not consistent, even with one of the cameras sitting less than a foot from one of the wifi points. I've tested other similar cameras (Wyze, Nest) in the same places as I have these and had absolutely no issues with them... I explained the issues and after some back and forth, was told to connect them to a different network, because my network was not compatible with the cameras... Well, if all 3 of these cameras are experiencing the same problem, and other products do not, maybe it is a problem with the product... The app is decent, although I've found settings will randomly change, and not because of an update... They're less than half the cost, the app is WAY better and they have far more features."
"* I originally wanted a Nest-like camera to use as a baby/nanny monitor and was confused by all of mixed reviews online across all products so wanted to set the help others who are in a similar position. I ended up ordering this Yi 1080p camera and the Wansview 1080p camera to do a trial, figuring I could always splurge on the Nest cam if the others didn t work out. For anyone considering getting the Yi camera as a baby monitor, I highly recommend it for this over more traditional baby monitors... - The Wansview that I tried head-to-head with the Yi had worse picture quality (also didn t love the fishbowl lens), and had a really significant lag even from the exact same spot as the Yi... It s not foolproof and you still want to be keeping an ear on your baby, but it s good for capturing 80% of scenarios even with a white noise machine on and definitely met our needs. - Love that it records a 6 second clip with any of the alerts so you can review and decide if it s worth paying attention to... A lot of bad reviews on Apple App Store about it since the original app was pulled by Apple, but they ve made enough improvements to the Lite version that I honestly can t tell if I m missing any functionality."
"* Updated 9/2018: I have tried several other known name cameras and the quality of this is very good compared those out their with a good app. I just ordered another camera and actually read the privacy policy which I recommend you do, unless you don t care about that stuff... If someone delivers a package and puts it on my porch which will then activate mobile notifications, the camera playback will record BEFORE the person fully walks up to my porch (the detection zone)... Here are just some of those features: set a 4 digit passcode or Touch ID to view camera feed, ability to turn camera and mic on/off, flip the image 180 degrees, pan view for wider angles in portrait mode (uses motion of your phone similar to the 360 videos or swipe), record while viewing live!... With YI you get free 6 second motion clips with cloud storage and if you want to view full clips you will need to add a micro SD card. Clips are saved for at least 5 days (could be longer, I haven t really paid attention)... They are definetly competing hard with the more expensive well known players like Nest, Blink, Canary, Samsung etc."
