YI Home Security Camera, 1080p 2.4G WiFi IP Indoor Surveillance Camera with Night Vision, Motion Detection, Phone App, Pet Cat Dog Cam Compatible with Alexa and Google Assistance

ADD FIVE STARS TO BRING TO TOP OF LIST FOR REVIEWS,NOT A GOOD PRODUCT ANY MORE THERE ARE TO MANY ADS!when you open the app to view your cameras in a emergency situation to see who is at the front door pounding you get a 15 second advertisement and if you want to watch a record video you got to watch a 5 second advertisement.

Love these cameras. super easy to install. the size isn’t to big. function is great and easy. the speed matches your internet speed.

EDIT: I can no longer recommend these products to anyone. The company is really pushing for people to purchase the cloud packages. So much so that anytime you ask for support, the first thing they say is, you should upgrade to the premium plan, or have you upgraded to the cloud service.Now they are pushing ads when you launch the app and you cannot turn them off without, you guessed it, purchasing a premium plan.So please, before you purchase anything from Yi, check up the community forums and look at how many people are complaining about different things and the canned responses they get back. It is sad, I used to like these cheap little cameras and I would promote them and show them to people, now I will steer them awayOriginal review below:I'll start off with I have purchased 4 of these cameras over the last few years. I had the old black 720p, the newer 720p that only came in white for some reason and then 2 of the 1080p versions. My older ones have worked great. I switched out the black base (720p) with the newer 1080p camera so that I could mount it in my front window to watch the porch area. I had to purchase a 10 foot usb cable to reach the outlet and to route it along the outside of the window frame, but it was cheap, and isn't really visible.So my take-Pros:1. Cheap - The cameras are inexpensive and you don't have to use the cloud service when you use the SD card option. I see some of the reviews complaining that they can't see longer videos, but I haven't had that problem and all my cameras have the latest updates.2. Easy to install - The app (Android in my case) was easy to install, then scan the back of the camera, identify your 2.4 Ghz WiFi (it doesn't work on 5Ghz yet), type in your password, point your phone at the camera and wait. Camera connects and you are good to go. I was even able to share one of my cameras with someone else so she could check in as well. She could make changes, but she could view it on her phone and on the desktop app.3. Desktop app - You can install a PC software, which I use when I worked late so no one could sneak off the elevator at work and scare the &*^% out of me.4. Motion record - It works pretty well and you can change the amount of movement needed for activation and how frequent it sends you the notice.5. Mounting - you can pop off the vertical piece and there are 3 small screw holes in the base. I used these to mount the cam upside down in the front window.6. Support (sorta)- The few times I've had to contact support for something they got back to me within 24 hours. I realize that they are not US based, so there is a time difference. I will also say that I had a camera that stopped connecting to my network and they sent a replacement right away.Cons -1. Night shots - Night vision isn't very good, but that is probably more to do with the fact I'm shooting through a window. I have the cams angled to help, but still get some IR reflection. If a car drives by the headlights wipe out the video as well before it can shutter the lens.2. Connections - I wouldn't have to mention this on the older cameras, but I did have a camera that stopped connecting to my network. I tried resetting the camera (SOOO many times), I tried it on other networks (I even setup a new dedicated network) and when it wouldn't work, tech support sent me a new 1080p camera.3. Connections part deux - The new camera connects to the network well, but will go offline every so often. At first I thought one of my animals was unplugging it because that was how the camera seemed. I couldn't ping it, no connection or anything. I have now plugged it into a remote switching outlet that I can then power cycle the camera to get it to reconnect. Sometimes it will go 5 days before it needs to be 'rebooted', but I had to reboot at 6:30 last night and again at 7:30 this morning. Hopefully this one isn't getting ready to die too.4. Audio - They advertise this as 2-way audio, which it is, but don't plan on using it as an intercom device. My voice would come out 'tinny' from the camera, which you should expect from a speaker that small. I have had some times where the audio didn't match the video, but it would only be off a fraction of a second upto a full second. It is more annoying really.

I love these little devices for how much they cost. I started by buying a pack of 4 and less than a day later I ordered 5 more. I was sold on being able to see 9 cameras at once like one of the product images shows...unfortunately that is only for the PC desktop version so far. The Mac version only shows 4 cameras at a time. There is a hack you can find online on how to launch the same program twice on a Mac, so then you could have 8 cameras showing up on two monitors if you really wanted. And the Ios app is pretty good too except that you can only go into one camera at a time, the rest of the cameras show up as an old thumbnail until you tap into it. would love to see more of a live feed on my phone. The two way audio on these isn't great, but it is so amazing to be able to chat with someone at the door step and not be there. I have to say that I didn't buy these so much for protecting my home from outside intruders as much as basically monitoring what my 4 boys are doing all throughout our home. I loved having the cameras so much that I went ahead and bought 9 of the 32 GB mini SD cards to put in each one of them so that I now I could go back in time and review footage! I ask my son for a drink and it turns out he was shaking it up. Someone gets hurt, we can go review the footage. Been able to catch the kids doing white lies. See who is beating up on who. Been able to check in on them and make sure they are doing there chores. Its like having an extra set of 9 eyes in the home. Kids need near constant supervision or they are bound to destroy stuff, make huge messes or get into fights with each other and of course I have one that points out away from home for more checking the front yard, traditionally type security. Wish the cables were longer, but I'm sure you could find a similar cable to do the trick. Also each one of them has to be plugged into a power source and then you just hook it up to your WIFI internet. The other really cool thing is when you are out and about or anywhere with an internet connection and you can just login on your phone and monitor the feed of your cameras. One time I saw the dog up on the table and I turned on the two way audio and said "Cody! get down!" and he got down. like I said the audio back and forth isn't that great, but it can get the job done. the picture quality is suprisingly good for like 20 bucks a pop. For me to able to have 9 cameras running with SD cards and ZERO cloud subscriptions and zero ongoing fees all for under $300 I thought was a pretty good deal.Cons: one of my cameras was not showing great color...it had a pink hue to them...I wrote into support and got some automated messages, but never heard back any answers to my questions.Another one is having issues connecting, despite turning off and on and hard resetting. And another one has some dead pixels which kind of bother me.Also the desktop app.....the feeds time out after 30-60 min and it keeps making me refresh the thing. I dont like that considering what these are... a live feed of cameras for security purposes....that really should just sit running 24/7 kind of thing ...I keep leaving feedback on their app, who knows where it goes though.oh I was going to say that I use my power that my house had setup for the Christmas lights...that is how I power the two cameras by the door.So I am actually returning the 3 cameras that had the issues and Amazon gives me 14 days to send them back meanwhile the new ones should be here by tomorrow or so....so a pretty painless return process...although all returns are kind of annoying.I have 9 right now .... but I am already scheming where I could use more coverage. Point one at the Backyard? The chicken coop? The hallway?So I do love them....also like the ability to turn off the status light so they don't draw as much attention. So despite some of the issues mentioned, I'm happy with what I got, going to replace these 3 and possibly add more to the fleet down the road. If you found this helpful, drop me a like!Go ahead and buy them already! You wont regret it.....and just get the SD cards now too while you are at it!