Arlo Video Doorbell finally comes to the UK for £179.99 undercutting Ring & Google Nest Hello
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Arlo Video Doorbell finally comes to the UK for £179.99 undercutting Ring & Google Nest Hello

ByJames Smythe

I love smart video doorbells, they are probably one of my favourite bits of new technology in recent years as I used to miss the doorbell all the time which is very inconvenient due to the nature of my work. While the home surveillance market has become completely saturation, good options for video doorbells are…

Netatmo Smart Outdoor Camera (Presence) gets upgraded with Siren – Pre-order now for £319.99
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Netatmo Smart Outdoor Camera (Presence) gets upgraded with Siren – Pre-order now for £319.99

ByJames Smythe

I reviewed the Netatmo Smart Outdoor Camera (formerly Netatmo Presence) just over a year ago, and it has been one of the best surveillance cameras I have reviewed, and I still use it today. Netatmo was one of, if not the first companies to offer AI object detection with their camera, the indoor one is…

Ring Doorbell 3 Plus Review – Privacy concerns aside, Ring still dominate the battery-powered smart doorbell market
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Ring Doorbell 3 Plus Review – Privacy concerns aside, Ring still dominate the battery-powered smart doorbell market

ByJames Smythe

[Update 12/05/2020] Ring reached out to me to confirm some of the privacy aspects of their system. I have copied the full statement at the bottom of the review Smart home surveillance and smart doorbells have boomed in the past few years with dozens of options available on Amazon. However, if you are looking for…

Ring Video Doorbell 3 vs 3 Plus vs 2 vs Pro vs Eufy Doorbell – What has Ring improved? Which is the best alternative?
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Ring Video Doorbell 3 vs 3 Plus vs 2 vs Pro vs Eufy Doorbell – What has Ring improved? Which is the best alternative?

ByJames Smythe

There is no getting away from the awful PR Ring has had recently, it has been revealed that the company has some serious issues with privacy as well as agreements with law enforcement to share your data. They are trying to improve though; they claim to have locked down the privacy concerns enforcing mandatory 2FA…

Imou Ranger IQ Review – A PTZ human detecting camera compatible with NVRs
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Imou Ranger IQ Review – A PTZ human detecting camera compatible with NVRs

ByJames Smythe

While I am not a huge fan of indoor cameras for my personal usage, I was quite excited to be offered to review the Imou Ranger Pro, which provides a wide range of impressive features including: PTZ with 355 degree pan and 90 degree tilt Human detection – which can then smart track with PTZ…

WD Purple vs Seagate SkyHawk Network Video Recorder Surveillance Hard Drive Comparison? And are Surveillance Drives Needed?
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WD Purple vs Seagate SkyHawk Network Video Recorder Surveillance Hard Drive Comparison? And are Surveillance Drives Needed?

ByJames Smythe

Over the past few months, I have upgraded my home surveillance, moving from cameras that recording motion only to microSD cards, to cheap Ezviz NVR and finally a BlueIris NVR with Sentry AI human detection. I have done everything as cheap as possible, and that includes re-using old desktop hard-drives. I had one of them…

eufyCam vs Arlo – Which is best & is the Arlo Ultra or Pro3 worth it over the eufyCam 2 & 2C?
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eufyCam vs Arlo – Which is best & is the Arlo Ultra or Pro3 worth it over the eufyCam 2 & 2C?

ByJames Smythe

Arlo, formerly owned by Netgear has long been the dominant company for wire-free security cameras, I would argue that they are the company responsible for the popularisation of the battery-powered wire-free outdoor surveillance camera. Since the launch of Arlo, many companies have come along replicating their features, many of them are inferior, plenty of them…

BlueIris with Sentry AI Human Detection Review – How accurate is the AI for recognising people?
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BlueIris with Sentry AI Human Detection Review – How accurate is the AI for recognising people?

ByJames Smythe

BlueIris is an extremely popular piece of camera recording software allowing you to turn a Windows PC into powerful NVR that offer vastly superior features to most affordable network video recorders. I recently replaced my Ezviz NVR with a self-built system based on the Ryzen AMD Ryzen 3 2200G, it is not the most powerful…

eufyCam 2C Review – Is it better than the ANKER eufyCam E & Arlo HD?
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eufyCam 2C Review – Is it better than the ANKER eufyCam E & Arlo HD?

ByJames Smythe

I reviewed the eufyCam E almost a year ago, and I was extremely impressed with it, to the point that I still use it to this day. The claims of 365-day battery life are probably not far off, I have only charged one of the cameras since my review, and that was because I had…

H.View Colour Night Vision Outdoor POE IP Camera Review
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H.View Colour Night Vision Outdoor POE IP Camera Review

ByJames Smythe

On my quest to improve my home security, but not spend a fortune, I came across the H.View Colour Night Vision POE camera. At £99.99 it is not the cheapest option out there, but I managed to get it for just £76.79 back in October. The appeal of this, and the reason to spend more,…

The best network video recorders (NVR) for CCTV home surveillance cameras including 4K, ONVIF, POE
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The best network video recorders (NVR) for CCTV home surveillance cameras including 4K, ONVIF, POE

ByJames Smythe

I am a big fan of outdoor IP home surveillance cameras; I personally think they are one of the best deterrents for thieves and criminal behaviour on your property, and in the event of something happening, you have some video footage to show the police or insurance companies. Many of the wire-free surveillance cameras I…

The Best Colour Night Vision Home Surveillance Security Cameras for 2020 – Starlight CCTV cameras
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The Best Colour Night Vision Home Surveillance Security Cameras for 2020 – Starlight CCTV cameras

ByJames Smythe

In recent years, one of the big improvements in home surveillance is the availability of cameras that can record video at night in full colour Starlight Vs Darkfighter Darkfighter is specific to Hikvision cameras and these are able to provide full-colour images up to 0.002 lux, and black and white up to 0.0002. Starlight is…

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