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Review on Wireless Hidden Spy Camera: HD 1080P Mini DIY Cam with Mobile App for Live Streaming, Motion Detection Alerts - Home Security Nanny Cams by Wilbert Luoma

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Performance and privacy

This camera is exactly what I wanted. Small, decent picture quality, good access to streaming, etc. The main thing is that it works. As others have pointed out, motion detection and notification are very cool, but if they don't save anything to the micro SD card, and if the files that get saved there when you do a forced recording, they're saved in a regular format that your PC can use not read or use, then what's the point? It's also a little disconcerting when things that are actually stored are stored somewhere in an unknown cloud, leaving open questions about the device's true privacy and security. Even after removing the micro SD card and "holding the reset button for more than 10 seconds to hard reset the device" and starting from scratch was the test video captured after opening the box for the first time , still there. Where? The ability to remotely access and receive notifications is great, but there's no risk of not knowing where files are going, how they're being used, and who might be able to access them. My old version of the same basic camera is just stuff to talk to the phone and router and write to the chip and that's it. Private. This one feels like it just arrived from bigbrotheriswatchingyou.com and doesn't work very well anyway. It's not worth the time I've spent fixing it over and over again. If you don't want to use the data for anything and don't care where the data goes and agree to keep it connected all the time, buy it. It's great for live views, push notifications, and almost invisible. If you are concerned about privacy, want a higher quality APP, or want to use saved data, keep shopping.

Pros
  • Satisfied so far
Cons
  • Fulfilling