SwitchBotBaby Monitor with Camera, Audio Two-Way Talk, Pan/Tilt Cam 2K for Home Security, Indoor Camera WiFi 2.4G Works with Alexa, Night Vision, Privacy Mode

Fast and easy to use with the app ecosystem

I already own the original 1080p version and love it, so was excited to get this upgraded 2k version to get higher quality video. I use it to check up on my cat when I'm not home, and this 2k version will works better for me to find her when she tucks herself away in those corners. I'll pair it with the original to get better coverage of her favorite hiding spots and her food tray. The original was already good; the upgraded resolution on this one makes it even better.

After using the camera for about 2 weeks, I found it to be quite decent for the price point. While initially I had a lot of problems setting up and operating the camera when I first received it, most of the problems were resolved from a firmware release.My main issue with it currently is that the camera can be unresponsive sometimes in streaming video to the app. If you open the app and haven't used the camera in a while, it will show up as offline even though it is regularly pushing event notifications. If you attempt to view the video stream, it will fail to load the video until you attempt multiple times. This can be problematic if there is an event that happened that you need to watch in real-time. I'm hopeful that this can be further resolved with another firmware release.I regularly use the Wyze Cam v3 so naturally, I mentally compared this camera against that one. Both cameras are very similar in features. Both offer recording to microSD or cloud and integrate with the same cloud services (Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa). The Wyze has the leg up on having better night vision and RTSP support, but the user interface on the Switchbot app is a lot better in that it is easier to navigate and the settings you want to access are more easily accessible. In addition, Switchbot has a privacy mode in which the camera lens completely closes for the privacy-conscious.I found the motion detection and motion tracking to be really good on the Switchbot. You can even set the motion detection to specifically only alert on human motion although I wish there was a way to set a cooldown for alerts so they don't keep going off.I wish the next version of this camera would be able to tilt even further down since with the camera on a table next to my baby's playpen, it is still unable to get the full view of the playpen without mounting it higher up.

Got it to use in our toddlers room and the camera is wonderful. App doesn’t go offline every 10-30 minutes like our last but our kid is at a place where he wants me to talk to him but this camera doesn’t seem to allow it. I’ve put the volume all the way to 10, enabled 2 way audio since the one way, walkie talkie function didn’t work at all. Short charger cord too, barely makes it from the wall mount to the floor, no clue how I’d do a ceiling mount. Debating whether to return it.Oh. Cannot use dual band wifi either - had to create a totally separate 2.4gHz network which isn’t a huge issue but enough of a pain to make me think twice about returning.

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The camera tracks my dog until they go out of the angel of view. If the camera tracks all the way to left and doesn't pick them up moving back. Then the camera is all the way to the left or right field of view. Now there is a blind spot and no camera coverage.If the camera were to come back to center after what it is tracking is out of view. Would be a great fix.The camera isn't user friendly compared to other camera that I use. With the not coming back to center makes it not worth my time on the learning curve.I do have temperature sensors that work great and smart plugs that were perfect until I did a firmware update.Update 02/18/2024. SwitchBot has followed up and the camera will not come back to center.I have since found another problem. The camera doesn't download the video when you press the download icon. It only downloads the thumbnail. You have to play the video and record the video, to get a copy of it. This is the same for the indoor camera also.Good camera if you can work with the limitations. The indoor camera will not detect my cat, but this camera does detect the cat.I suggest you use SwitchBot camera in every possible way and make sure they do what you want in the thirty day return window.

Like all the swtchbot devices it just works. Really can’t beat it. Really happy with all the cameras and blind tilt motors, they’re all awesome

Very easy to set up the camera with the switch bot app from iOS store. I can remotely control the camera and choose the angle of capture. Highly recommended