Review on Geeni Look Indoor Smart Security Camera, 1080p HD Surveillance with 2-Way Talk and Motion Sensor, Compatible with Alexa and Google Home, No Hub Required, Black (2 Pack) by Keith Montague

This little economical camera has been great. I originally wanted to be able to monitor doors, and this was cheaper than 2 door sensors. I have been pleasantly surprised by how useful the camera is. I never have trouble accessing the camera remotely and there are no cloud storage fees and no additional hub required. You just need an SD card. There was an update that fixed what I would consider a minor security issue where you could access a portal that would allow a reset of the camera if you were on the same network (no password needed). Now there aren't any open ports for this sort of thing so I'm happy with that update. If you remove the SD card and put it in a PC, you can't view the videos. The file sizes match up with what one might expect, but I couldn't play them with any video player I use (VLC etc.) as if they were secured and only view-able through the app. I like that feature for security, because if the SD card is taken there are not personal videos on it that anyone can see. Of course, if the entire camera were taken it wouldn't be hard to figure out how to do that. The included power cable is short, but it's just a micro USB so those are everywhere. The video quality is excellent and the night vision works well too. The talk feature is not very usable, but at this price the camera still deserves a 5. Motion and sound detection works well too and can be configured.